ER patients with substance abuse treatment need incur higher health care costs
... emergency department visit itself can represent a teachable moment for a patient." The researchers estimated that 27 percent of adult emergency department patients in Tennessee have unmet substance abuse need. Compared to patients without substance abuse treatment need, patients with unmet need were younger,...Even health-conscious women going without colonoscopy
...ening mammogram is so accepted, we can use it as a teachable moment to educate women about colorectal cancer risk," says Carlos. "They've already accepted going in to see a doctor for a breast cancer check, and tolerating discomfort for the sake of their future health, so why don't we use that time as a means ...Outpatient pediatric visits good opportunity to help parents quit smoking
...arents. "Harnessing the pediatric visit sets up a teachable moment for smoking parents, because they are concerned about the health of their child," says Winickoff. "Many physicians think that parents would refuse smoking cessation services, but we had 80 percent saying they wanted it, which is similar to wh...This is your heart on drugs: Study improves ER treatment for cocaine's heart effects
...We want to see if an emergency room visit can be a teachable moment, and interrupt a vicious cycle of drug use and medical problems," says Weber. He and the project's principal investigator, Brenda M. Booth of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, lead a team of researchers that's gathering data on...Young adults dont heed warning message of heart attack or stroke in family
.... Perhaps greater emphasis on this strategy at the teachable moment when a family event has occurred may help to influence preventive health behaviors among young adults, he suggests....