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University of Michigan via Medical Xpress
Cher Zhao recently had the rare opportunity to practice skills belonging to the most advanced surgeons: reconstructive cartilage grafting. The setting, however, was fitting for the University of Michigan Medical School resident.
Scalpel in hand, Zhao sat at a table carving precise measurements out of realistic material designed to mimic the texture of human cartilage.
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Healthcare IT News
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has broken ground on a new $119 million facility meant to help physicians and nurses train for next-generation care delivery using emerging virtual and augmented reality technology.
The Omaha-based Davis Global Center will deploy various simulation platforms to help optimize medical training for clinicians, with an eye toward ultimately improving quality and safety, officials said.
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The New York Times
Dr. Perri Klass writes: "Just how much rudeness is there in the hospital, and who bears the brunt of it?
A few weeks ago I wrote about a study that looked at what happens to medical teams when parents are rude to doctors. In these studies of simulated patient emergencies, doctors and nurses working in the neonatal intensive care unit were less effective in teamwork and communication, and in their diagnostic and technical skills, after an actor, playing a parent, made a rude remark about the quality of the hospital."
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MedCity News
Add patient engagement to the list of open-ended healthcare terms.
A 2013 Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs even described it as “a broader concept that combines patient activation with interventions designed to increase activation and promote positive patient behavior, such as obtaining preventive care or exercising regularly.” Pretty ambiguous.
As the term is inherently vague, it takes on different meanings for everyone.
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Joan Spitrey
On May 12, 2016, on an overcast cool morning, a grassroots movement took a stand on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Hundreds of nurses from around the country gathered to bring attention to patient-nurse ratios. But more importantly, they gathered to show their fellow healthcare workers that they would no longer be silent when it came to patient safety.
From that grand but humble beginning, it was clear that a movement was afoot, and plans immediately began to continue the momentum. This year's Nurses Take DC rally will be held Friday, May 5, again on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol and hopes to draw hundreds more nurses, healthcare providers and members of the general public.
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STAT
The United States is a nation of patients. More than 300 million Americans encounter the nation’s healthcare system at least once in the space of five years. It’s essential that every health care encounter is safe and free from harm. Sadly, that isn’t the case. Other patients get the wrong medications, endure mistakes in surgery, experience falls in the hospital, receive treatments meant for someone else, develop pressure ulcers, and more.
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Washington State University via The Seattle Times
“I have wanted to be a doctor since I was young,” says George Novan M.D., an infectious diseases physician and associate dean for Graduate Medical Education at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.
But even long-held aspirations come with surprises, and challenges. In his second year of medical school, Dr. Novan had an experience that surprised him, challenged his expectations, and taught him a lesson that’s stayed with him throughout his career.
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Forbes
Healthcare systems around the world are struggling under the immense changes in both demography and technology in the Western world.
The demographic boom of the post-war years has largely run its course, with falling fertility rates combining with greater life expectancy turning a demographic premium, whereby societies benefit from a large working age population and a relatively small retired population, into a considerable burden for Western economies as the baby boomers move into retirement.
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Christina Thielst
Leadership is multifaceted, complex and full of daily challenges — especially in the healthcare field. When talking to most healthcare CEOs, one often hears that their people are their greatest resource, helping them keep pace with the evolutionary changes. If this is true, investments made in this area can yield great results.
Consider Abraham Maslow's studies and his "hierarchy of needs" for human motivation. Maslow identified safety and security as basic needs, so it makes sense that an organization and its leaders would want to ensure a safe and secure workplace for their greatest asset — those about whom they care.
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University of Maryland
Eighteen months ago, when their son was born prematurely with several complex medical conditions, Keshawn Tolbert and Kevin Kirby Sr. did not know they would one day be in front of an audience of more than 350 University of Maryland, Baltimore students and faculty, sharing their story of how a team-based approach to health care has benefited their family.
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