Back in October, I went to Yonkers, NY, the headquarters of Consumer Reports, to join a group of patient safety advocates nationwide in founding a new, nationwide network dedicated to advancing patient safety. On January 31, that idea became reality: thePatient Safety Action Network. This new ...
It’s important to stay on top of your health and we’re the biggest advocates of patients taking their health into their own hands. However, you need good tools if you plan on getting anywhere. Search engines like google are one of those tools that can do as much harm as good. We’...
Teach Patients to be Their Own Advocates Empower your patients to be their own advocates. You can do this by providing meaningful, continuous patient education. Teach them how to take care of themselves, teach them prevention, teach them about their medications, and teach them signs of worsening...
Patient adherence is a key factor in achieving orthodontic treatment success [1,2,3]. Poor patient adherence during and after active treatment may result in less satisfactory treatment outcomes, deleterious effects, longer duration of orthodontic treatment, and relapse after treatment [1,3]. Although...
You may not find many people familiar with mesothelioma near where you live. However, if you search online, you can find active communities you can turn to for support. Learning from medical professionals, patient advocates and mesothelioma survivors will help guide you on your treatment journey....
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Similarly, a recent study advocates that to support the development of students’ SRL optimally, we need to focus on facilitating and organising learners’ engagement in co-regulated learning from the start of the medical curriculum [4]. This shared sentiment transcends the boundaries of the two ...
Advocates say many 9/11 first responders are currently in limbo, waiting for life-saving care. They want to know the status of the World Trade Center Health Program. May 1 More Political News Health News Health News Exclusive Ducklings hatch from Long Island farm almost wiped out by bird flu...
because of pressure I receive from pharmaceuticals or advocates for certain therapies, competing interests that might influence my recommendation, and so on. As for continuation of care should I be no longer available in your care for any reason, every effort will be made to ensure that you are...
advocates for recording the surgical time-out (or other events) in the OR with the intent of using the playback in a constructive manner to improve teamwork. Similarly, we have mentioned in several prior columns the LOSA (Line Operations Safety Audits) audits done in aviation. In these, ...