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Public health researchers studying sensitive issues suicide, domestic violence, drug use sometimes find themselves dealing with more than just the survey questions at hand.
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Students who did practice sessions with a virtual reality "human subject" learned better informed consent skills than did those who only studied consent rules from written material, according to a recent study.
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The two-part process of electronic submission of unanticipated problems at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, requires investigators and clinical trial staff to enter information about the events after passing the chief screening criteria, and then it requires a reviewer to look at what has been submitted.
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When do you withhold or discontinue life-prolonging treatment in cases deemed medically futile? As baby boomers age, the critical issues surrounding these cases will require advance planning and establishment of guidelines.
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The patients are sicker and older, and the procedures are lengthier. This is the challenge faced by surgeons and outpatient surgery staff. How do you make sure the patients that enter your outpatient program are appropriate for outpatient surgery?
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The patient is ready for surgery, or so the surgeon says. However, the circulating nurse says the patient is asking about the risks of the surgery and appears to be confused about what procedure is being done.
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To avoid the spread of respiratory illness in a pandemic situation and every day, Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, has established "sneeze stations" in all of its waiting rooms, including those at seven OR sites.
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