High turnover rate may undermine HIV/hemophilia care
... the researchers. For example, they point out that investing in specialized training represents a considerable investment over and above simply getting a professional degree. Training for a nurses employment in a hemophilia treatment center ranges from $2,000 to $5,000, according to the researchers. In the st...ACP-ASIM updates ethical advice for relationships between physicians and industry
...search, referring patients for clinical trials, or investing in services or facilities) to avoid relationships that might compromise their objective clinical judgment or their ability to serve the best interest of patients. Physicians must disclose a financial interest in medical facilities or research studies...Study quantifies cost-benefit of family interventions to prevent teen alcohol use
... Glen R. Hanson says, This study demonstrates that investing dollars in preventive intervention programs is not only a good public health practice, but it is a good economic practice as well. The personal and public health benefits of preventing teen drinking and adult alcohol abuse are well known. Less well ...Institute will study how worker health affects productivity and profit
... practices can help? Are they cost effective? Does investing in people or technology reap larger productivity payoffs? These kinds of questions are the focus of a new research center, the Cornell University Institute for Health and Productivity Studies (IHPS), which has been established in collaboration with M...Sutter Health announces plan to deploy Bridge MedPoint error-prevention system
... hospitals follow Sutter's lead and recognize that investing in quality can pay off both for patients and in reducing costs." Best-equipped BPOC "Our information technology taskforce concluded MedPoint was the BPOC system best equipped to meet all our clinical and technical criteria," noted Sutter CIO and ...New data confirm KEPPRAs place at the forefront of epilepsy management
... conducted by UCB. We continue to be committed to investing in clinical research that may lead to the improvement of the quality of life of people with epilepsy"....Children's hospital safeguards patient safety
...nitoring of practices and processes. It also means investing in the latest, smartest technology. With this new initiative, and the use of a new ordering system for medication, we are now able to offer more of the latest in patient safety technology to the 55,000-plus patients we treat each year." Making a goo...Physician assistants, nurses and family physicians more likely to care for underserved, study says
...urces for patients most in need, then we should be investing in the training programs that produce primary care clinicians who are likely to work in needy communities," he said....Penn State to host national symposium on fertility decline in developed countries
.... Overall, adults appear to be less interested in investing in children now than in the past. Family scholars from across the nation will converge on Penn State on October 9-10 for the Penn State Annual National Family Symposium to examine the reasons for depressed fertility and the factors people consider ...Laying the foundations for greener living
...nt is so important. I am pleased to see the EPSRC investing in this project". Launch event Agenda: 'Towards a Sustainable Urban Environment' 15th October 2003 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 12 Great George Street, Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3AD 09:00 Registration 09:30 10:15 Press Br...Urgent action required to prevent 500k deaths/yr worldwide from pregnancy-related causes
...our (8%). Many of these causes can be addressed by investing in effective technologies and ensuring their availability to all women in need. Adrienne Germain introduces the series (1) and comments: "2004 marks the 10th anniversary of ICPD [International Conference on Population and Development], when the w...Water and sanitation key to health of infants in developing countries
...ity of Virginia, USA) conclude: "We must not delay investing in measures known to alleviate the devastating long-term societal costs of inadequate water, poor sanitation, and early childhood diarrhoea."...Pediatricians and parents key to improving quality of children's health care
...n children's health care." The authors report that investing in the research and information technology needed to evaluate and improve children's health often takes a back seat to reducing the rising costs of health care an issue re-emerging as a political hot button. Yet the two are inextricably linked, Dr. ...Heart disease and stroke hit younger in developing countries, new report shows
...on to reducing suffering and improving well being, investing in health can be a concrete input to economic development, and indeed is essential for economic and social development in the world's poorest countries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...Distinguished, outstanding, innovative optometrists receive honors from UH
...hip with Dallas Housing Authority. In addition to investing time, Castleberry provides funding for much of the materials used in the clinic from his own practice and volunteers as an optometrist in the clinic, serving patients who are in desperate need of vision care but with no financial means to pay for it....Large portion of late-stage breast cancers associated with absence of screening
Increasing mammography screening rates and investing in research to improve breast cancer detection technologies should be top priorities, according to authors of a study published in the October 20, 2004, Journal of the National Cancer Institute*. As many as 92 percent of late-stage breast cancer cas...IDSA recommends ways to strengthen HHS's pandemic influenza plan
...ening vaccine and antiviral distribution networks; investing in research to advance what we know about influenza and how best to respond; developing prevention, control and treatment strategies; identifying resource needs; and building infrastructure and capacity. Vaccine supply: Because the influenza virus...$2.8 million public-private partnership to examine how surroundings can encourage active lifestyles
... is more than just adding trails and sidewalks but investing in diverse partnerships that bring together citizens, local government and the private sector to build physical activity back into our communities. By creating and promoting environments that support physical activity, we can expand the opportunities...... like MacRae turns away significant business after investing hours with a patient because he discovers that many patients around 20 percent are not good candidates for refractive surgery and might have troublesome side effects. MacRae and other top doctors also use extensive, seemingly repetitive screening t...