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Blog: Shining a light on physician suicide
Each year roughly 400 physicians die by suicide in the U.S. Hundreds more report harboring serious thoughts of suicide.
HHS declares public health emergency in Oregon due to wildfires
The Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency and waived certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program requirements in Oregon due to wildfires.
Emergency physicians adapt triage algorithm for COVID-19 pandemic
A structured framework for emergency department triage created by physicians at an academic medical center contains recommendations for personal protective equipment use as well as guidance on the disposition of patients suspected of having COVID‐19.
Nurse urges medication error reporting during pandemic
A hospital nurse working in a busy intensive care unit treating about 20 COVID-19 patients daily shared his observations and concerns in a recent interview with the Institute For Safe Medication Practices.
Survey: Nurses need more emergency preparedness training
Some nurses do not feel adequately prepared to respond to emergencies, according to Charleen C. McNeill, PhD, RN, an associate professor at East Carolina University College of Nursing in Greenville, N.C. McNeill co-authored a study in the Journal of Nursing Administration, which examined nurses' self-reported levels of professional emergency preparedness competence.
NIH study links SUDs with COVID-19 susceptibility
People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Evidence review informs surge plan at California hospital
When COVID-19 reached U.S. shores earlier this year, a task force at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif. conducted a literature review to plan the hospital’s pandemic response.