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Recognition and Reporting of Medication Errors in the Emergency Department
(2017-11-15)
Despite advances in technology, medication errors continue to take a toll on patients, families, and practitioners. Many medication errors go unreported by nurses due to reasons including inability to recognize unsafe ...
Implementing Interdisciplinary Communication to Decrease Falls in a Post-Acute Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative
(2017-11-29)
Falls are the leading cause of accidental deaths in older adults, and are a growing public health concern. People aged 65 and older are at increased risk for falls and account for 20-30% of mild to severe injuries and more ...
Type.Cast: The Heart of Medicine (2017)
(2017)
An art and literary magazine published by the Brody School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences. The magazine contains artwork and writings by Brody School of Medicine's medical students and others throughout the Health ...
House Calls at The Country Doctor Museum: Museum Serves Rural Community with Mobile Health Units
(2015-02-06)
Symposium poster describes the efforts by The Country Doctor Museum, a small history of rural medicine museum, to meet its community's need for access to health screening and information through the use of mobile health units.
Navigating Uncharted Waters: Creating a culture of assessment
(2019-06-17)
Aim: To make assessment a fully integrated part of operations in order produce more data driven decision-making?
Methods: This poster will be a case study of integrating assessment and analysis of data into operational ...
Improving APRN Utilization of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives in a Family Planning Clinic
(2017-12-07)
Current contraceptive clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) recommend the use of long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), the most effective contraceptives, to prevent unplanned pregnancy in women seeking contraceptive ...
Discussing the Past and Envisioning the Future: A History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series
(2010-10-14)
The Medical History Interest Group (MHIG) was established in the fall of 2001 by the Laupus Library History Collections in collaboration with the School of Medicine’s Medical Humanities department. The purpose was to sponsor ...
The Use of Social Media in Diabetes Education
(2017-11-30)
Abstract
Millions of people in America have diabetes and this disease is a growing concern nationally. Education can be used as a tool to decrease the instance of diabetes and increase diabetes self-management. The ...
Primary Palliative: Advance Care Planning
(2017-11-29)
The lack of advance care planning has led to patients being on care plans not chosen by them, prolonged hospitalizations, increased health care costs, and prolongation of suffering with medical futility. It is important ...
TGF-β Signaling, Via Smad3, Mediates Notch Pathway-Induced Stemness and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Colon Cancer Cells
(East Carolina University, 2017-08-21)
Late stage colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a challenging disease to treat due to several factors including stemness and epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). Dysfunctional signaling pathways in CRC contribute to these ...