Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

Empowerment self-defense training protects emergency department staff, boosts confidence, enhances communication, and fosters a safer work environment. Violence in hospital emergency departments (EDs) has reached crisis levels. The emergency room has become a pressure cooker, and healthcare professionals are paying the price.

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Healthcare Emergency Room Physicals Healthcare Professional 59

GeriPal

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome Justin Clapp, who is assistant professor of anesthesia and critical care and medical ethics and health policy. He’s a linguistic and medical anthropologist at the University of Pennsylvania. You’re a linguistic and medical anthropologist. Gretchen: Thank you. Justin: Hello.

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IT Families Family Patient-Centered 128

GeriPal

AUGUST 15, 2024

We discuss: What is considered a hate incident, how is it tracked, what do we know about changes over time The wider impact of Anti-Asian hate on older Asians, who are afraid to go out, leading to anxiety, social isolation, loneliness, decreased exercise, missed appointments and medications. So we actually included that in our survey.

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Mental Health Community IT Screening 116