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Empowerment Self-Defense Arms ED Staff Against Rising Workplace Violence

Physician's Weekly

For physicians, nurses, medical assistants, and support staff, workplace violence (WPV) is now a daily hazard, inflicting physical injury, emotional trauma, and eroding the quality of patient care. The emergency room has become a pressure cooker, and healthcare professionals are paying the price. The Warner Bros.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

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But that combination is actually quite common, and it’s quite challenging to diagnose and manage, at least in the traditional sense. We think of it really as a kind of a management tool as well. In terms of how you can, how you can manage these issues. George 19:37 Exactly, exactly. Alison 22:13 Just adding to that.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

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So that’s one, this patient-centered geriatric assessment and management approach. Not every hospital or every health system is the same physically or financial incentives or which clinical programs exist and patient demographics. Eric: And particularly, the one that seems the hardest is changing the physical environment.

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Surgical Communication: A Podcast with Gretchen Schwarze, Justin Clapp and Alexis Colley

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Well, there’s this descriptive phase where there’s a verbal and physical examination and the conditions discussed, and then, procedures are discussed. ” To hide my professional opinion, does that help? People think of the phases of a typical clinical consultation. Alexis: Yeah. Alexis, why don’t you?

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Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

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Eric 23:45 Yeah, I love that, too, because I think that one for me really is, can our interventions need to target the patient population that we’re managing? We did not just rely on a physical symptom measure, which many of our colleagues are doing. It’s not just about physical symptom management.

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Grief, Loss, and Well-Being Debriefing: Vickie Leff, Matthew Loscalzo, Craig Blinderman

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You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. These debriefings create a safe outlet for health care professionals to talk about the feelings resulting from their work. Turns out, it’s maybe not.