Patient Education Management Archives – April 1, 2011
April 1, 2011
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Want successful breastfeeding? Educate minutes after birth
Good health practices begin within hours of birth when mothers start learning how to properly feed their newborn baby. -
Steps to earn label of Baby-Friendly USA
Many hospitals in the United States have chosen to be designated as Baby-Friendly USA, even though it isn't an easy task to obtain this designation. The hospitals featured in this month's cover article have the designation or are obtaining it. -
To support education, instigate a hospital policy
Hospital policy needs to be supportive of the education process for breastfeeding for moms to be successful. -
Provide continuum of breastfeeding education
If women have trouble breastfeeding, they will not continue, says Genevieve Preer, MD, a pediatrician in the Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC). -
Motivate change: Use a few key questions
How do you get patients to put into practice the steps for better disease management, prevention techniques, or adherence to a medication regimen? -
Teach exercise to counter side effects of treatment
The benefits of exercise are varied. Regular physical activity can prevent certain diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, help manage weight, boost energy levels, and promote better sleep. -
Key to adherence to meds for diabetes? Educate
Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients with diabetes better stick to their drug treatments plans. -
iPhone quit-smoking apps don't make the grade
A new study finds that iPhone software applications designed to help people quit smoking fall short of the mark because they do not meet accepted standards, according to a report from Health Behavior News Service, part of the Center for Advancing Health. The study appears online and in the March issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. -
Warm weather may hurt MS patients' thinking
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) might find it harder to learn, remember, or process information on warmer days of the year, according to new research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu April 9 to April 16, 2011. -
Guiding seniors through EOL processes
Seniors covered by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's Medicare Advantage plan are guided through the end-of-life processes by case managers who empower the members with the education, resources, and assistance they need to make their own decisions about what kind of what kind of care they want to receive at the end of life.