Nurse Injury Prevention Pays Off
According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, hospitals say that they have made encouraging progress amid efforts to protect nurses from workplace... Read more
New Coalition to Address Diagnostic Errors
A new coalition has been formulated to address diagnostic errors. The Coalition to Improve Diagnosis, which comprises of medical societies,... Read more
UK Follows US Transparency Model for Healthcare Savings
As of 2016, UK National Health Service (NHS) staff will be obliged to declare gifts or hospitality received from drug companies and medical... Read more
Fast Food Ousted to Improve Hospital Staff Health
Starting September, the Cleveland Clinic has removed McDonalds from its cafeteria and has decided to focus on healthier food options for its... Read more
Multi-source Feedback Improves Surgeon Performance
A performance evaluation tool widely used in industry is effective in assessing surgeons' adherence to standards of excellence and promoting... Read more
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Nurse’s View: Looking Back at Last 12 Months
Hello, my dear readers, Time flies, and here we are – in April 2021. The last few weeks have been quite emotional because I started to review what has happened over the last 12-13 months, that is between March 2020 – April 2021. I have only so much space to write down my thoughts here, but Jesus – we would need LIVES... Read more
Patient’s Voice to Cancel Cancer: Autonomy for Patient and Oncologist – That Helps
Let’s start with a quip. When you want to become an oncologist, you only need three or four years of primary school. You need to be able to read and write. The pathologist will tell you what type of cancer the patient has, you can read in the protocol what to do, what the treatment is, and for the dose you need to know: ‘Is it a man or a woman,... Read more
Nurse’s View: “How Are You, Nurse?”
If somebody had asked me this question, “How are you, nurse?” 6-8 weeks ago, I would have probably cried. The situation in Great Britain was pretty tough, worse than in March-April 2020, when the whole crisis of COVID-19 started for us in the UK! I guess no other European country had to go through that bushfire we have to go through with the... Read more
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Liver Fibrosis: Patients Can Be At Risk Of Death Even Without Exhibiting Symptoms
2020 18 Dec
1 in 5 advanced fibrosis patients evolves to cirrhosis in as little as two and a half years. The liver is the largest gland in the human body and, weighing roughly two kilograms, it is the second largest organ after the skin. Its varied functions include supplying the brain with glucose, filtering toxins out of the blood, producing proteins,... Read more
Spotlight On: Sutter Health Fights Pneumonia One Toothbrush at a Time
2020 23 Apr
Pneumonia can be deadly in a hospital setting. Two main factors contribute to the approximately 20 percent mortality rate of this healthcare-associated infection (HAI). First, whatever condition brought the patient to the hospital in the first place has likely weakened them, making the patient more vulnerable to the illness. Plus, the germs that patients... Read more
Spotlight On: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Reduces CLABSI with APSS #2
2020 23 Apr
HAIs are costly both in terms of harm/mortality and cost. Close attention to aseptic practices and monitoring patients can greatly reduce the incidence of these infections. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are the most costly type of hospital-acquired infections, both in terms of morbidity and mortality, and financial... Read more
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Connecting imaging and information in the era of AI
The 13th edition of Medical Imaging Informatics and Teleradiology (MIIT)... Read more
Shared Journey Towards People-Centred Health Systems
From narrative to action The one... Read more
Breast Cancer Screening After Male-to-Female Transition in Transgender Women
Despite the lack of general consensus about the optimal breast cancer... Read more
Precision Medicine in Sepsis
Multiple failed clinical trials testing immunomodulatory therapies for... Read more
Radiology Resources in Timor-Leste: Limited Imaging Choices in a Small Yet Poor Country
An evaluation of the imaging profile of Timor-Leste’s... Read more
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