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An anesthesiologist is charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct after two patients say he assaulted them while they were awaiting outpatient surgery.1
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When an employee is reported to be acting suspiciously around partially clothed and/or semi-conscious patients, investigate and interview the patient and/or the employee reporting the suspicious actions, as well as the employee accused, experts suggest.
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According to new practice guidelines from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, when patients are at increased perioperative risk from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the facility should have emergency difficult airway equipment, respiratory care equipment [nebulizers, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment, and ventilators], radiology facilities (for portable X-rays), and clinical laboratory facilities (for blood gases and electrolytes).
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Outpatient surgery managers can get a jump on reminding staff members not to use certain abbreviations with a new toolkit available from Joint Commission Resources (JCR), an affiliate of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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It can be a challenge to design a training program in human subjects protection that can meet all the needs of varied researchers from biomedical to social-behavioral disciplines, from introductory courses to advanced topics for experienced researchers.
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One of the bigger headaches for IRBs is having to sift through hundreds or thousands of unanticipated problems submissions when most of these should never have been reported.
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Amid growing concern that terrorists may strike with a nuclear weapon instead of a biological one, the government is fast-tracking programs to develop medical countermeasures against radiological and nuclear threats.
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Its a staple of undergraduate psychology studies the research requirement, in which students agree to sign up for surveys and other low-risk psychology research activities in exchange for academic credit.
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Research in family medicine is a diverse field, encompassing everything from practice-based research to educational studies to research involving communities such as American Indian reservations.
