At the Oklahoma VA, for instance, family members are encouraged to be present in the patient’s room during rounds. The entire multidisciplinary team that rounds on the patient can talk to the family and patient together. “When that doesn’t work out,” says Dr. McCaffree, who is also ...
Present it for discussion and validation to the committee. Review the action plan on an annual basis. Present your core set of measures to the hospital management Hospital management buy-in for the ASP is critical from the start. Ideally, each party commits itself to a set of actions, with...
The surge continuum framework previously cited can increase PICU capacity during emergencies in a standard fashion, based on regional requirements. Similar principles were used by PICUs to increase adult ICU capacity for the adult COVID-19 ICU surge during the first COVID-19 wave in the United ...
the expressive model opens up about her personal challenges on the job. “I find it difficult to master my moods and emotions. As a model, you must present yourself perfectly in front of the lens. But many factors can directly or physically affect you, such as jet lag or extreme...
Transdisciplinary research and knowledge translation are increasingly regarded as key concepts underpinning applied research across the health and social sciences, due to their presumed potential in addressing complex, “wicked” problems and improving t
to specify process improvements for the management of obstetric emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used a brief video showing a process for managing a post-partum haemorrhage in women with COVID-19 to elicit recommendations on how the process could be improved. Two Delphi rounds were ...
Because the symptom is heterogeneous in phenotypical presentation (it can present as trembling/ shuffling, or akinesia) and manifests during various circumstances (it can be triggered by e.g. turning, passing doors, and dual-tasking), it is particularly difficult to detect with motion sensors. ...
“Pancreatic cancer is very aggressive, and patients who present with the cancer at an early stage are a minority,” says Dr. George Yacoub, medical oncologist and Earl’s primary oncologist at Wake Forest Baptist. “Those with early stage pancreatic cancer can undergo surgery to remove the tum...
Managers could also consider introducing “ethics rounds” to support healthcare professionals in handling ethically difficult situations [10,83]. To this end, ethical dialogue with senior professionals and reflection on ethically critical aspects of patient cases within inter-professional expert groups ...
Background Health care-associated infection (HAI) is an infection occurring in a patient during the process of care in a hospital or other health-care facility, which was not present or incubating at the time of admission. HAIs can also appear after discharge from the hospital and include ...