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Patient Left No End-of-Life Wishes? Surrogates Need Ethicists’ Help
Surrogates face an increased burden if they’re unaware of patients’ end-of-life wishes, according to a growing body of research.
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Report Sheds Light on Inner Workings of Hospital Ethics Committee
A recent report describes the structure and operation of the Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital ethics committee from 2007-2013.
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New Data Shed Light on Nurses’ Reasons for Applying to Clinical Ethics Residency
A clinical ethics residency for nurses met with strong demand at two academic medical centers.
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Controversy Persists as States, Courts ‘Question, Push Back, and Challenge’ Brain Death Criteria
Guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology were recently endorsed by several organizations as a medical standard for determining brain death, despite a controversial Nevada Supreme Court ruling that casts doubt on this stance.
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APIC, SHEA: IC Critical to Antibiotic Stewardship
The nation’s leading infection control associations have reaffirmed their contention that infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists are critical to the success of antibiotic stewardship efforts. -
Dialysis: Overcoming Resistance and Reducing Infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates some 40,000 central line-associated bloodstream infections occur annually in U.S. hemodialysis patients. -
IPs Respond to CMS Legionella Directive
Primarily caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, Legionnaires' Disease outbreaks in healthcare are typically traced to the waterborne bug becoming aerosolized and inhaled in shower mist. -
CDC Detects 221 Bugs with Unusual Drug Resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using its nationwide Antibiotic Resistance Lab Network to detect these virtually untreatable bugs, which can be resistant to whole classes of drugs. -
CDC to CRE: You Cannot Pass
A national containment strategy using powerful lab detection techniques and rapid intervention with infection control measures is blunting the emergence of pan-resistant pathogens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. -
$30 Million in Quality Funding Available From CMS
CMS is offering up to $30 million in funding and technical assistance to clinicians, patients, and others involved in developing and improving quality measures for the Quality Payment Program.