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Carbs spike lunchtime glucose
(2021-07-14)
This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column discusses continuous glucose monitoring, insulin resistance, and yogurts with lower carbohydrate contents.
Tips will help young athletes cope with the summer heat
(2021-07-28)
This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is providing tips to help young athletes stay hydrated while practicing in the heat.
Brody's new executive dean discusses ways to remain healthy
(2021-08-04)
This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is focused on Brody School of Medicine's new executive dean, Dr. Jason Higginson, and his views on nutrition and wellness.
Emergency Food Bag and Patient Education for the MOTHeRS' Project
(2021-06-10)
The MOTHeRS’ Project was developed in 2020 with funding from the United Healthcare Foundation (UHF), ECU Physicians, and the Departments of OB-GYN, Psychiatry and Family Medicine, to utilize NC-STeP—a statewide telepsychiatry ...
Improving Interdisciplinary Communication on the Medicine Progressive Care Unit
(2021-07-20)
Effective interdisciplinary communication has been shown to reduce healthcare cost, improve staff satisfaction, and improve patient care. However, since the Medicine Progressive Care Unit (MPCU) accepts patient admissions ...
Health Literacy Improvement Project
(2021-07-18)
Limited or low health literacy has been linked with negative patient outcomes, higher healthcare costs, and difficulty in healthcare decision making. The goal of the Doctor of Nursing Practice project is to improve the ...
Bridging the Gap: Achieving Excellence in Oncology Transitional Care
(2021-07-18)
Transitional care (TC) is the provision of care coordination for at-risk populations aimed at improving continuity and overall patient outcomes. The purpose of the DNP project was to utilize the evidence-based Transitional ...
Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Improving Practice Compliance
(2021-07)
Unhealthy alcohol use is a complex health problem that plagues the veteran population. The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification-Consumption (AUDIT-C) and brief intervention for positive AUDIT-C screens are evidence-based ...
Quality Improvement of Antibiotic Stewardship in the Treatment of Respiratory Infections
(2021-07-15)
Antibiotic resistance rates continue to rise, in part due to the inappropriate prescription of antibiotics for the treatment of acute upper respiratory infections. This quality improvement project focused on increasing ...