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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

We offered trauma-informed support and helped newly displaced individuals connect with health and community resources. We must understand how the current policies impact access to care and identify policy-related barriers faced by our patients and families. Key Principles for Success Center patient voice in every phase.

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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. As The Pitt illustrates, unchecked violence in the ED leads to moral injury, staff attrition, and compromised patient care.

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FDA Disease Specific Workshops: Clinical Trial Designs for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

FDA Law Blog

Sasinowski — On June 17, 2021, FDA gave notice of an upcoming public workshop focused on clinical trial designs for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). PML is a rare disease that occurs when the JC virus (JCV), generally thought to lie dormant in the adult population, takes advantage of immunocompromised individuals.

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Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

In This Issue : New Research: Teaching Patients about Climate Resilience Make the Pledge Today to Go Green Get Ready for Earth Day 2025 (part 2)! It tells your office colleagues and patients that your healthcare practice or clinic is committed to forging a healthier work space and community. The healthcare sector contributes 8.5%

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What is a Leadership Course

LEAD Physician

Physicians must be leaders in their field to provide excellent patient care, manage a large team and coordinate between departments, and support their patient's overall health with information about prevention and maintenance. For example, a physician might be dealing with a patient who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

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At Long Last, FDA Unveils Plan for Rare Disease Innovation Hub

FDA Law Blog

We also commend and congratulate the legions of rare disease patient advocates and the leadership of the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases (“ELF”) who championed the advocacy efforts that led to this important milestone. By Sarah Wicks & James E. Valentine & Frank J.

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Insights into the design, development and implementation of a novel digital health tool for skilled birth attendants to support quality maternity care in Kenya

BMJ

doi: 10.1136/fmch-2020-000845 The appetite for and ability to collect accurate digital patient-level data in low-resource settings has fueled numerous massive global health initiatives. The answer to that question can often be found in an assessment of where those big numbers originate.