Study suggests isolation of patients with MRSA does not reduce cross-infection in ICUs
...dy in the intensive-care units of these two London teaching hospitals. Admission and weekly screens were used to ascertain the incidence of MRSA colonisation. In the middle 6 months, MRSA-positive patients were not moved to a single room or treated as an infected group of patients unless they were at risk of ...New programme will train the next generation of health leaders
...se will address this by focusing on developing the teaching and learning skills of participants and applying these to critical public health management areas, such as mental health and infectious diseases. A key aim of the course is to enable participants to begin using their new knowledge as soon as they ret...New findings on patient safety at children's hospitals
...rcent of children in the new study were treated at teaching hospitals, compared to 50 percent of children in the other study. The new study's design also allowed the researchers to examine the complete coded diagnoses of each case in which the initial analysis showed a patient safety issue. This allowed them...Stanford study shows hypnosis helps kids undergoing difficult procedure
...e the children more control of their experience by teaching them to focus on being somewhere else, potentially helping them to deal with the anxiety and pain caused by the catheterization. Forty-four children participated in the study. All had been through at least one distressing VCUG in the past. About half...Scientists identify protein critical to melanoma growth
...ealth. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a principal teaching affiliate of the Harvard Medical School and is among the leading cancer research and care centers in the United States. It is a founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), designated a comprehensive cancer center by the Nationa...Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia affiliate, recognized for efforts to fight glaucoma
....glaucomacongress.org. Harlem Hospital Center is a teaching institution affiliated with the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University Medical Center. A venerable member of the community, Harlem Hospital was founded in 1887. Today, at 400 beds, it is the largest health facility in Harlem capab...Book celebrates centenary of city's advances in public health
... Edinburgh distillers, and provided laboratory and teaching facilities for medical officers of health and student doctors. The Institute, in Warrender Park Road, is now used by the University as student accommodation. The successor to the Usher Institute, public health sciences, is now located in the old Medi...Dairy Council of California program receives high marks from teachers & students
...ogram that reinforces language arts and math while teaching health in an innovative way, has received exceptio...Healthy Choices, Healthy Me! for its dedication to teaching variety within the food groups and providing supporting teacher materials. Teachers also found that...Learning to cover up reduces risk of skin cancer
...d there was good evidence for the effectiveness of teaching children how to protect themselves from the sun. "Virtually any primary school can be an appropriate environment in which to carry out sun-protection programs," says lead study author Mona Saraiya, M.D., M.P.H., of the Centers for Disease Control and...Urban hospitals bear the brunt of motorcycle injuries
...deaths have been on the rise since 1997, and urban teaching hospitals are bearing the brunt of caring for thos... injuries were more likely to be admitted to urban teaching hospitals, Coben says. "These patients had longer stays, with higher total charges. They were also m...New Jersey Institute of Technology pioneers new way to teach engineers
... was so happy with the results of implementing the teaching method at NJIT that he, along with two colleagues,... Magazine. And those who benefit most from the new teaching method are the students. "The studio method is a much more intriguing way to learn," said Dennis Den...Three-year health study of teenage girls is underway at Trenton Central High School
...mplements and extends the current curriculum while teaching principles to be used over a lifetime. It is especially geared to adolescent girls and focuses on the issues confronting them," says Dr.Ashton, who is being supported by Ellamarie Russo-DeMara,.D.O. of ShapesUSA, and Melda Grant and Constance Kelly o...Computer assisted standing orders improve adult immunization rates
..., Inc. The new study took place at an urban public teaching hospital over a 14-month period and overlapped two influenza seasons. Participants were randomized into two groups. In both groups, the computer identified patients who were appropriate candidates for the vaccinations -- they were over 65, or had o...Computerized orders effective in increasing administration of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines
...2 overlapping influenza seasons at an urban public teaching hospital. The hospital's computerized physician order entry system identified inpatients eligible for influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. For patients with standing orders, the system automatically produced an order directing a nurse to adminis...Drug-eluting stents adopted quickly, with early disparities
...he researchers found that university affiliated or teaching hospitals and those with a higher volume of angioplasties were more likely to be using the newer stents. When the FDA gave its approval, it recommended that drug-eluting stents were to be used initially for fairly straightforward cases of blocked art...OHSU unique in broadbased teaching of new breast exam recommendations
... Institute provides the only comprehensive program teaching the standardized CBE not only to medical students, residents and practicing clinicians, but also to professionals who will bring this technique to a wider audience within their own communities. Part of the Institute's program includes the integration...Safer drug prescribing for seniors in nursing homes: Canada leads the way
...or Stroke and Cognition). It is a fully affiliated teaching site of the University of Toronto and includes an on-site pharmacy. "Previous research has suggested that as many as half of all adverse drug events occurring in the nursing home setting may be preventable," says Dr. Rochon. "CPOE with clinical...Low cost drug helps reduce deaths, repeat heart attacks
...amilton, said: "Part of our mission as an academic teaching hospital is to advance health care through education and research. We commend Dr. Yusuf and Dr. Mehta for their leadership and commitment to investigating best practices and finding better ways to help people around the world deal with important heal...Delays in test result reviewing common
...edicine practices affiliated with two large, urban teaching hospitals. Physicians were asked about specific systems they used to manage test results and how much time they spent managing test results. Of the physicians who completed the surveys, 83 percent reported at least one delay in reviewing test resu......inics include the UH location as its main clinical teaching facility, along with a satellite clinic at Baylor College of Medicine in the Texas Medical Center. The CSE gives alternatives to patients who face the challenges of maintaining an independent lifestyle and performing everyday tasks. Even with gl...