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Study uncovers prevention tactics for sports-related brain injuries among children, youth

Ice hockey accounts for nearly half of all traumatic brain injuries among children and youth participating in organized sports who required a trip to an emergency department in Canada, according to a new study out of St. Michael's Hospital.

30 Mar 2013

AACN selects seven Pennsylvania hospitals to participate in nurse leadership training program

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses selects seven Pennsylvania hospitals as the newest participants in its hospital-based nurse leadership and innovation training program.

30 Mar 2013

Two St. Michael's nursing leaders recognized for outstanding leadership

The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario has recognized two St. Michael's nursing leaders for outstanding leadership. Ella Ferris, executive vice-president, programs, and chief nursing and health disciplines executive, received the Leadership Award in Nursing Administration.

26 Mar 2013

Scientists identify potential treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have unlocked another piece of the puzzle surrounding idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an often fatal lung disease with no cure and no effective treatments.

25 Mar 2013

Patient participation in care (PPC): an interview with Professor Wendy Chaboyer, NHMRC

Patient-centred care, that is partnering ‘with’ patients, rather than providing services ‘to’ them, is advocated as a way to improve patient safety.

25 Mar 2013

Financial Times special report focuses on tuberculosis

The Financial Times has published a special report, titled "Combating Tuberculosis 2013," as World TB Day on March 24 approaches.

25 Mar 2013

Research roundup: Number of nurses linked to NICU infections; Comparing Medicare budget plans

Neonatal intensive care units – which provide care for infants who are critically ill – are costly and require a significant amount of nursing services.

25 Mar 2013

Homeless people have disproportionately higher risk for TBI compared to general population

Homeless people and their health care providers need to know more about traumatic brain injuries to help prevent and treat such injuries, a new study has found.

22 Mar 2013

Study examines overuse of ER for nonemergency visits

Visits to the ER are not always for true medical emergencies - and some policymakers have been fighting the problem by denying or limiting payments if the patient's diagnosis upon discharge is for "nonemergency" conditions.

21 Mar 2013

CPF and PFF to partner with ATS to fund pulmonary fibrosis research

The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis, the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, and the American Thoracic Society-the world's leading professional organization for pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine-today announced that the CPF and the PFF will again partner with the ATS to fund pulmonary fibrosis research.

21 Mar 2013

Loyola receives Silver Medal of Honor for Organ Donation

Loyola University Health System was awarded a Silver Medal of Honor for Organ Donation by the Department of Health and Human Services. Loyola is recognized for achieving and sustaining national goals for donation, including a donation rate of 75 percent or more of eligible donors during the time period of April 1, 2010, through March 31, 2012.

19 Mar 2013

Very low birth weight infants do not receive optimal nursing care, finds study

Very low birth weight infants, those weighing less than 3.25 pounds, account for half of infant deaths in the United States each year, yet a new study released in today's issue of JAMA-Pediatrics documents that these critically ill infants do not receive optimal nursing care, which can lead to hospital-acquired infections that double their death rate and may result in long-term developmental issues affecting the quality of their lives as adults.

19 Mar 2013

Patients treated for pneumonia likely to develop new cognitive impairments, research shows

The long-term consequences of pneumonia can be more detrimental to a person's health than having a heart attack, according to joint research from the University of Michigan Health System and University of Washington School of Medicine.

19 Mar 2013

Cultural factors delay life-saving treatment for women in Saudi Arabia

Women in Saudi Arabia, who suffer heart attacks, are delaying life-saving treatment because they need a man's permission to travel to hospital, new research by the University of Ulster has revealed.

18 Mar 2013

Telestroke programs improve access to life-saving stroke care

Telestroke programs substantially improve access to life-saving stroke care, extending coverage to less populated areas in an effort to reduce disparities in stroke care access.

16 Mar 2013

Probiotics help stress-associated gastrointestinal disorders, study says

For those with irritable bowel syndrome who wonder if stress aggravates their intestinal disorder, a new University of Michigan Health System study shows it's not all in their head.

15 Mar 2013

Cardiohelp assists heart by pumping blood to oxygenator in seriously ill patients

A viral infection was causing life-threatening heart failure in Loyola University Medical Center patient Michelle Rivera.

14 Mar 2013

Pre-treatments for peripheral neuropathic pain patch receive European Commision approval

The European Commission (EC) has approved expanded options for pre-treatment prior to use of QUTENZA (8% capsaicin patch). Before application the patient may now take an oral analgesic, or the treatment area may be pre-treated with a topical anaesthetic.1 The 8% capsaicin patch is the first and only licensed high concentration (8%) capsaicin cutaneous patch for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain in Europe.

14 Mar 2013

USPTO issues patent to Echo Therapeutics’ Prelude SkinPrep System

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing its needle-free Symphony CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 8,386,027, "Skin Permeation Device For Analyte Sensing or Transdermal Drug Delivery," for the Prelude SkinPrep System, the skin permeation component of the Symphony CGM System.

12 Mar 2013

AACN issues Tele-ICU nursing practice guidelines

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) issues the first authoritative document to define practice guidelines specifically for the emerging subspecialty of tele-ICU nursing practice.

11 Mar 2013

Critical Care News and Research

Study uncovers prevention tactics for sports-related brain injuries among children, youth

AACN selects seven Pennsylvania hospitals to participate in nurse leadership training program

Two St. Michael's nursing leaders recognized for outstanding leadership

Scientists identify potential treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Patient participation in care (PPC): an interview with Professor Wendy Chaboyer, NHMRC

Financial Times special report focuses on tuberculosis

Research roundup: Number of nurses linked to NICU infections; Comparing Medicare budget plans

Homeless people have disproportionately higher risk for TBI compared to general population

Study examines overuse of ER for nonemergency visits

CPF and PFF to partner with ATS to fund pulmonary fibrosis research

Loyola receives Silver Medal of Honor for Organ Donation

Very low birth weight infants do not receive optimal nursing care, finds study

Patients treated for pneumonia likely to develop new cognitive impairments, research shows

Cultural factors delay life-saving treatment for women in Saudi Arabia

Telestroke programs improve access to life-saving stroke care

Probiotics help stress-associated gastrointestinal disorders, study says

Cardiohelp assists heart by pumping blood to oxygenator in seriously ill patients

Pre-treatments for peripheral neuropathic pain patch receive European Commision approval

USPTO issues patent to Echo Therapeutics’ Prelude SkinPrep System

AACN issues Tele-ICU nursing practice guidelines

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