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Age Adjusted D-Dimer

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Age Adjusted D-Dimer

Current Healthcare Education

One of the challenges of deciding what content to provide your online community is the amount and frequency of new information that is being published. As healthcare providers, the task is daunting just to keep up with what is going on in your specialty, even more so if you are reviewing your profession in general. One of the benefits of Provider Practice Essentials workshops for attendees is the personalized attention provided by faculty. This not only includes hands on workshops but plenty of Q & A opportunities. In one of my recent discussions with Course Director, Rachel Beatty she shared some of the numerous questions asked by attendees. One of the most pressing questions surrounded the topic of “age adjusted d-dimer”.

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Minor Pediatric Head Injuries

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minor pediatric head injuries tools and info

Head Injury Actions

You will or have seen a multitude of pediatric head injuries come into your practice setting with sometimes frantic parents/caretakers with great concern over their loved one’s wellbeing. The first determination to make, which may be done quickly, is taking immediate action or rather reassure and prevent unnecessary intervention/radiation exposure. In situations such as this, there are available evidence-based clinical tools/algorithms to help assist your plan of care.

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Are there too many ‘Doctors’?

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are there too many doctors blog

Higher Education

In our society significant emphasis is placed on higher education, specifically the number of levels of higher education.  At one point in time, having a high school diploma was sufficient for most professions, and a college degree made you stand out and put you in line for management of some sort.  Doctorate level education was reserved for professionals such as Physicians and Dentists, or career academics like college level professors. As more and more people went on to college and obtained degrees, the Bachelor’s degree replaced the High School diploma as the entry level of higher education and the Master’s degree was conferred upon those who sought more advanced training in specific fields and wished to further their careers.

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Patient-Provider Interactions Part 1: The patient’s and your own experience

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patient provider interactions

The Stress of Hospitals

Emergency departments can be a stressful place, both for patient’s and healthcare providers.  Patient’s are often scared, in pain or other distress, and anxious about what is happening to them, and what is about to happen to them.  As Providers, we are often caring for multiple sick and/or injured patients who all want one-on-one attention, constant interruption by nurses and other staff, plus keeping things like patient satisfaction and turn-around times in the back of our minds so that we can satisfy administration’s expectation of us.  This mixture can easily lead to dissatisfaction by both patients and Providers, which is completely counter to the reasons many of us went into the practice of Emergency Medicine in the first place. It doesn’t have to be like this, and I can show you some ways to help improve everyone’s experience in the ER.

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