Heart attack help: Program helps boost use of key therapies in hospitals
... aspects of patient care, along with education and empowerment of patients, are important elements for the success of any quality improvement initiative." The U-M program's tools include: standing orders, pocket cards of medications and guidelines, a "clinical pathway" that guides doctors and nurses, classes for...Studying growth, poverty and well-being in Africa
...k and vulnerability, including food insecurity and empowerment of the poor. "Specific research projects, methods and technical assistance activities will be defined in collaboration with African policy-makers, stakeholders and researchers," says Sahn. "We do know, however, that we will take a bottom-up perspec...Stanford researchers weigh risks vs. benefits of self-referred body scanning
...e early detection of disease along with a sense of empowerment scans may offer to individuals concerned about their overall well-being. The paper's authors, however, raise questions regarding the risk of radiation exposure associated with CT scanning, which can deliver as much as 2 rads of radiation depending on...Empowerment in cyberspace - Electronic discussion helps cancer patients cope
...that they experienced both improved well-being and empowerment from being in the electronic group. In Denmark 77%..."Telling your own story on the internet becomes an empowerment strategy, and the mailing list is a unique room where the women can express their frustration or joy...'Survival sex' and substance abuse may hinder HIV prevention efforts
...kely to have unprotected sex because of a "lack of empowerment or low self esteem. For example," he said, "does the woman have the ability to say no if the man doesn't use a condom?" Often, said Dr. McGowan, the women have a history of exchanging sex for money or drugs, which probably led them to become HIV-posi...Improving health for mothers and children in South Asia
...are high. Female illiteracy, poverty, and lack of empowerment of women are major barriers to improvement, say doctors. Yet, they show how substantial improvements have been achieved in some places by focusing resources on low cost primary care strategies and tackling socioeconomic issues. A second article revea...Environmental educators win 2004 Tyler Prize
...k - uses a broader, but similar,spirit of regional empowerment to provide graduate-level trainingin the plant sciences to students from Latin American countries,thereby enhancing environmental sustainability. Through a consortium of six graduate training centers and 27institutions, RLB is increasing the ...4 out of 5 eligible patients missing opportunity to benefit from latest HIV breakthrough
...ve, New Jersey, comments: "The true success of our empowerment programme can be gauged by the fact that, of the 64 patients prescribed FUZEON in our clinic since drug launch, 91% are still on FUZEON. My FUZEON patients are greatly motivated by the improvements in their health, sometimes just a week after beginn...Cancer patients in Europe unite with doctors
...ncer and cancer therapy, and offer information and empowerment to help cancer patients cope with the variety of challenges they face. "The Patient Seminar is breaking new ground by genuinely involving patients," said Lynn Faulds Wood, Chairperson of the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC), a colorectal c...New study to use electronic medical records to improve care of patients with diabetes
...advanced technology for record keeping and patient empowerment can improve the care and health outcomes of patien...said. A third cluster will use a Web-based patient empowerment program to give patients access to most of their own medical records on their home computers. On th......chnology's ability to detect diseases; 2) emotion, empowerment and assurance; 3) financial incentives; 4) unsupported statements; 5) appeals based on the popularity of the procedures; 6) statistical information and 7) images. Messages about the happiness and other positive feelings the scans would provide...