Search Tag: multidisciplinary teams

ICU Management

Multidisciplinary-care-in-the-icu-who-s-in-charge

2016 08 Feb

Who should direct care in the ICU? And is the model of “ship’s captain” still valid in the era of multidisciplinary team-based care? “The question of who is captain of the ship is too often a distraction and, more importantly, does not contribute to good patient management", write Michael Nurok,  MBChB, PhD, medical director of the Cardiac-Surgical...Read more

ICU Management

I-act-a-quality-improvement-training-model

2014 10 Nov

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) contribute to significant morbidity, mortality, and economic burden in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that one in 25 patients acquires an infection related to care received in the hospital. These infections result in approximately $40 billion in annual excess healthcare...Read more