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Public Becoming Aware, Concerned About Healthcare Burnout
As part of its continuing effort to raise awareness about the risks of burnout in pharmacy workers, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists took the unusual step of surveying the public about a condition that is widely reported in healthcare. Overall, 74% of U.S. adults surveyed said they are concerned about burnout among healthcare professionals.
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Federal Healthcare Violence Bill May Get House Vote
A federal bill (HR-139) that would require an OSHA standard to prevent violence in healthcare passed the House Committee on Education and Labor, clearing the way for a possible vote by the full House.The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act was approved by the committee on June 11, 2019.
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Bearing Witness to Patient Stories Can Reduce Physician Burnout
A critical care physician's nearly fatal health crisis led her to discover that an empathetic approach to patient suffering can alleviate burnout.
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Rabies Remains a Concern; New Chief Culprit Emerges
There have been significant changes in recent years regarding which animals pose the biggest threat for rabies.
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Investigators Find Link Between ED Triage Scores, Time to Antibiotics
In the continuing quest to accelerate time to treatment for sepsis patients who present to the ED, investigators at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah have begun to focus not on patient factors, but what clinicians and systems can do to make a difference in this area. One of their findings offers intriguing possibilities.
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In-House Neurologists Respond to Stroke Alerts from Home During Off-Hours, Weekends
The idea is to ensure emergency physicians and patients receive the same timely access to expert consultations they would receive during normal business hours when neurologists are present in the hospital.
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Emergency Nurses Play Central Role in Managing Opioid Use Disorder Patients
Nurses have been on the leading edge when it comes to finding educational, legislative, and real-world ways to help patients who are struggling with addiction.
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Work With Community Partners to Develop Solutions for Opioid Use Disorder Patients
While many emergency physicians are reluctant to tackle the issue of addiction, there is growing recognition that EDs offer a huge opportunity to identify patients with opioid use disorders and link them to meaningful care. The obstacles are many, but forward-thinking emergency medicine leaders in regions hit hard by the opioid epidemic are finding paths to success, often in partnership with other agencies or community groups.