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..Thus, key advances to improve ccRCC patient care will necessarily include: 1) better methods to identify patients at high risk for metastatic relapse following ..

..models in order to bridge the basic insights gained in mice and the application of these insights to patient care. Among the most prominent of the tolerance induction strategies are CD28/CD40 T cell costimulation blockade and ..

..This would result in improved patient care and cost-effectiveness...

..aims are to (i) estimate the incidence of blood exposure among non- hospital health care workers engaged in patient care, (ii) identify and quantity risk factors for exposure, (iii) quantify availability and use of preventive ..

..follow-up, standardized clinical care, integrated laboratory and child health informatics system for tracking patient care, telecommunication to bypass gaps in infrastructure and socio- behavioral studies to determine the feasibility, ..

..The WHSC of Emory has 1,726 full-time faculty engaged in health-related teaching, patient care and research activities, 952 residents and fellows; 497 medical students; 1,766 other students; and over 154,..

..of genetic material from the same patients and for the translation of our basic research efforts into improved patient care. To identify the cellular alterations leading to neurodegeneration in PD, the UCLA UDALL Parkinson Disease ..

..Unfortunately, there are no high-quality clinical trials to provide Level 1A evidence to guide patient care. We hypothesize that simply withholding warfarin in the perioperative setting for patients with atrial ..

..Unfortunately, there are no high-quality clinical trials to provide Level 1A evidence to guide patient care. We hypothesize that simply withholding warfarin in the perioperative setting for patients with atrial ..

..supporting the use of informatics applications to promote patient safety and to promote standardization of patient care is increasing and warrants investigation related to nursing sensitive quality indicators...

..on nursing workflow, work demands, and productivity and subsequently on the overall quality and safety of patient care. The specific aims of the conference include: (a) Refine a conceptual framework explicating all factors ..

..This award will allow me to reduce VA time to 5/8ths and reduce patient care and on-call responsibilities to 6 hours/week...

..with information system experts and home health care agencies who already use information technology for patient care. A mixed methods design will be employed that includes a focus group with wound experts to provide data on ..

..Such studies make us acutely aware that modulating hemolysis remains at the forefront of sickle cell patient care. Recent clinical trials have been disheartening including L-Arginine, a Gardos Inhibitor, Mg Pidolate is beset ..

..with information system experts and home health care agencies who already use information technology for patient care. A mixed methods design will be employed that includes a focus group with wound experts to provide data on ..

..long-term goal is the implementation of the instrument on a large clinical trial to understand its effect on patient care and outcome measures of manual therapy application. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Low back pain (LBP) is a con..

..of the presentation will be on practical applications - how to translate guidelines into providing quality patient care. Physicians completing any learning unit will understand how to implement the guidelines without being ..

..regarding the principles of cancer genetics, their application to clinical practice, genetic counseling, and patient care as well as addressing ethical, legal and social issues inherent in counseling for cancer genetics...

..5 million people in the US, and cost about $100 billion in patient care. The major unmet need in the AD therapeutic market is for disease modification and disease prevention drugs...

..He aims to improve patient care by expanding the boundaries of MRI from a diagnostic imaging to a treatment guidance modality...

..Rukstalis, M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania as an independent scientist with research, teaching and patient care opportunities in the field of substance abuse treatment. The MCSDA will build on Dr...

..In addition to quality of life implications, substantial economic impact arises directly from patient care and rehabilitation costs as well as loss of patient workforce productivity, and indirectly from the ..

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the foundation for optimizing patient care. Western States Chiropractic College (WSCC) has long been dedicated to providing a science-based education...

..In addition to quality of life implications, substantial economic impact arises directly from patient care and rehabilitation costs as well as loss of patient workforce productivity, and indirectly from the ..

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this proposal is to develop, sustain and disseminate a patient care centered (problem based learning) medical education model for training community-based physicians in nutrition ..

..will receive clinical education to better understand the liver transplantation process and overall delivery of patient care. This training will be provided through formal coursework, directed readings, seminars and conferences, a ..

..Novel insights into its pathogenesis that can be applied to patient care are sorely needed...

..has been on the cutting edge in studying decision making and developing support tools to improve the quality of patient care. While these clinical approaches and tools have been reported in medical journals and employed in numerous ..

..pathobiology following thermal injury, with the potential to be translated to clinical practice for improved patient care. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE STATEMENT Thermal injury affects more than 2 million Americans each year...

..objectives are to pursue a career that combines clinical research, mentoring of new clinical researchers, and patient care. The mid-career award would (1) ensure the candidate the time and funding to participate in clinical research ..

..use the family genetic information from the GREAT system to guide clinical decision- making at the point of patient care. Aims number 2 and number 3 will be accomplished by two sequential clinical intervention studies that evaluate ..

..Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and causes delays in patient care during and immediately after dialysis...

..In this study, we propose to link these AUDIT-C scores to clinical data in the VHA's National Patient Care Database (2003-2006), Medicare data (2003-2006), and to mortality data...

..IBC demands a re-education of health care professionals in order to ensure that misdiagnoses are eliminated and patient care is enhanced...

..and applied human pharmacology for those committed to a career integrating basic and translational research and patient care as physician-scientists...

..Earlier detection of heart failure can improve patient care and help stem increasing healthcare costs...

..early detection, treatment, clinical economics, technology assessment, medical decision making, and quality of patient care of neurologic diseases...

..Earlier detection of heart failure can improve patient care and help stem increasing healthcare costs...

..skills can result in a knowledge gap that is carried forward into postgraduate training, and eventually, future patient care. Omitting or taking an incomplete sexual history can result in incorrect diagnosis and improper or delayed ..

..A failure to address this disconnect, can serve as a barrier to both patient care and collaboration, preventing those most in need of effective mental health services from receiving them...

..A failure to address this disconnect, can serve as a barrier to both patient care and collaboration, preventing those most in need of effective mental health services from receiving them...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): KDOQI clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) improve dialysis patient care but their complexity makes them difficult to integrate into the dialysis clinic...

..of medicine, scorecards of performance have improved the quality of healthcare institutions, providers, and patient care. Specific Aims: I seek a K23 award to develop into an independent investigator and to become expert in the ..

..of medicine, scorecards of performance have improved the quality of healthcare institutions, providers, and patient care. Specific Aims: I seek a K23 award to develop into an independent investigator and to become expert in the ..

..The VGER model acquires DNA from discarded blood samples collected from routine patient care, and can link these to de-identified data extracted and readily updated from the EMR...

..electronic medical records (EMR) has the potential of pushing the boundaries of traditional communication and patient care and becoming an essential tool in disease management...

..The VGER model acquires DNA from discarded blood samples collected from routine patient care, and can link these to de-identified data extracted and readily updated from the EMR...

..data will fill this gap in our knowledge and provide timely conclusions, which will have a direct impact on patient care. In order to achieve this over-arching objective, we propose the following specific aims: (1) To determine the ..

..Display and ensure it will not interfere with other critical aspects of anesthetic delivery and appropriate patient care. The display will be evaluated in both patient simulator and operating room settings. 2...

..Collaborative Care Management of Late Life Depression In The Primary Care Setting", found that a team-based patient care approach called "Improving Mood Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment" (IMPACT) was highly effective in ..

..Display and ensure it will not interfere with other critical aspects of anesthetic delivery and appropriate patient care. The display will be evaluated in both patient simulator and operating room settings. 2...

..individual genome sequence for the subset of the genome of clinical interest, the potential for rapid impact on patient care is palpable...

..Conceptually, this study asks whether a clash of organizational goals, occurring when patient care comes at the cost of profits, results in poorer care from for-profit HHA...

..but is of particular concern when it involves physicians and nurses who have primary responsibility for patient care. There is a higher frequency of disruptive behavior in neurologists compared to most other nonsurgical ..

BACKGROUND: While resident distress and its potential to negatively effect patient care have been well documented, little is known bout resident well-being or its potential to enhance care...

..of Patient Perceptions of Physician Empathy (JSPPPE), and a survey about physicians' humanistic approaches to patient care. RESULTS: A statistically significant correlation was found between scores of the JSPE and JSPPPE (r=0...

..Review of: Groopman, Jerome. How doctors think. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007)...

..They can be developed to identify specific activities in caring and perhaps to include evaluations of accomplishment for what patients say they want done...

..The main barriers included lack of time, inadequate funding, the view that direct patient care should always be prioritised over clinical governance activities and inadequate research and critical ..

..First, perceptions influence behavior with respect to practice environment and clinical decision making. Second, perceptions influence the physician-patient relationship and the interpersonal quality of care...

..The aim of this research was to study American nurses' work autonomy and, in particular, autonomy over patient care and unit operations decisions. Data were collected electronically during July of 2004...

..for this lack of progress is the structure of current nephrology training programs, where ESRD and CKD patient care is not emphasized...

..Just as in designing a well-balanced financial portfolio, educational programs must be equally well balanced to achieve the learning and patient outcomes that residents expect and patients deserve...

..Pediatric residents substantially underestimated their patients' desire to use telephonic interpreters...

..03). Implementation of ACGME guidelines is perceived as NOT improving patient care or clinical experience (F = 100%, T = 90%; P = 0.03) while reducing operative experience (F = 50%, T = 70%)...

..The most likely cause of this problem is that the surgical profession has failed to develop and sustain an adequate research workforce...

..The ultimate goal of the American Board of Otolaryngology's activities is improved patient care.

..and faculty felt that the answers provided by the EBM intern provided useful information and led to changes in patient care. Faculty reported incorporating EBM into their teaching (92%) and practice (75%)...

..institutions that install such systems (as part of directives that "Leapfrog" feels will improve patient care)...

..His report outlines courses of action for policymakers that should guide clinicians away from service disparities and toward the implementation of EBP...

..Learning how a role directly benefits patient care helps nurses in leadership positions meet institutional objectives...

..Judged by its history and recent leadership, the ACR has served and continues to serve this critical function by providing commitment, direction, and voice for our profession's core values...

..Among them, only the operator and environmental benefits can play such roles. Nevertheless, the application of RFID can bring hospitals towards the integration of technology benefits and improved medical safety...

..Although residents report an improved quality of life as a result of these new rules, the attitude that the quality of training is diminished persists...

..The learning collaborative resulted in improved diabetes care in practices that had formerly used quality improvement techniques and especially in sites with a history of organizational change and involvement of residents...

..In general, evidence shows that none of the approaches for transferring evidence to practice is superior to all changes in all situations...

..Both curricula are case-based and emphasize essential skills in patient care, including interview techniques, sensitivity to psychosocial issues, and skills in evidence-based patient care...

..The research, experience, and successful practices from multiple disciplines must be utilized in identifying areas of common interest and concern in advancing work in both of these important areas...

..Thus, prioritizing improvement of work systems in general, rather than focusing more narrowly on specific clinical conditions, can increase safety and efficiency of hospitals...

..It also provides some insight into the types of facilities where preset objectives are more likely to be achieved...

..The purpose of this article is to describe the steps to develop a standardized and scientifically defensible observational system to assess nursing home care quality...

..Little is known about burnout in residents or its relationship to patient care. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of burnout in medical residents and explore its relationship to self-..

..The number and variety of procedures done by internists also increased with greater time spent in total patient care. LIMITATIONS: The number and type of procedures were determined by self-reporting, not direct observation...

..Ultimately, as competency-based assessment is implemented in emergency medicine training, program directors, governing bodies such as the ACGME, and individual patients can be assured that physicians are competent in emergency medicine...

..As such, physicians' practices regarding depression may be influenced by something other than reactivity to their own emotional state...

..internal medicine residents in caring for HIV/AIDS patients and to identify possible strategies to promote HIV patient care that have not been addressed in previous research...

..CONCLUSIONS: Physicians who have been in practice longer may be at risk for providing lower-quality care. Therefore, this subgroup of physicians may need quality improvement interventions...

..Job-sharing is one means of satisfying the growing demand for part-time work among resident physicians and specialists...

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..of the participants is mainly positive, it is unclear how this development will impact the quality of patient care and how it will affect the fulfillment of the training objectives...

..Foundation, established The American Hospital Quest for Quality Prize: honoring leadership and innovation in patient care quality, safety and commitment...

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..We concluded that the curriculum module is ready for wide dissemination across nursing schools to reduce the risk of MSDs among nurses...

..Physicians largely control patient care and can play a critical role in systematically reducing injury...