Patients, Docs Rip ED Waits in Massachusetts John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, October 6, 2009 Nearly two-thirds of Massachusetts emergency physicians report more patients are seeking emergency care as… Read more »
Year: 2009
Oct 6 09 ACEP: 2/3 of ED docs are seeing more patients and increased wait times due to MA “health reform”
Oct 7 2009 Study: Probiotics very effective in preventing colds and influenze like symptoms in pre-schoolers
Leyer GJ, Li S, Mubasher ME, Reifer C, Ouwehand AC Pediatrics. 2009;124:e172-179 Summary Leyer and colleagues conducted a randomized trial with 2 treatment arms and 1 control arm, in a… Read more »
Oct 7 09 From MDPH: Video on administration of live, attenuated nasal spray flu vaccine
The updated Handling and Patient Administration of Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) video is now available on FluMist.com. Click the following link to watch this video to learn how FluMist… Read more »
Oct 7 09 Study: Partial protection against novel influenza A/H1N1 2009 from seasonal flu injection!
October 7 09 Ch Tribune: Bagged salad safety: Rising threat of food-borne illness lurks in convenient packages of leafy greens
Bagged salad safety: Rising threat of food-borne illness lurks in convenient packages of leafy greens Leafy greens are the riskiest food regulated by the FDA, researchers for nonprofit center say… Read more »
Oct 6 09 Herald “Expert [member of MNA’s EP Task Force]: ‘Flu shots coming ‘too late’”
Sluggish delivery of the swine flu vaccine is putting thousands of Bay State residents at risk for the potentially deadly virus before they even get a shot at a preventative… Read more »
Oct 5 09 ANA getting $ from CDC to push nurses to get immunized
Nursing News ANA Awarded Funding to Boost Immunization Rates for Nurses and Public Oct. 5, 2009 – The American Nurses Association (ANA) announced it has been awarded a two-year cooperative… Read more »
Oct 6 09 IOM Report: “Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations”
The IOM (Institute of Medicine) has issued a report: “Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations”. A pdf of the Report is attached and you… Read more »
CDC adult influenza triage algorithm
TOMORROW! CDC COCA Conference Call: H1N1 Pediatrics Update and Overview of CDC’s Child Care Guidance – October 7, 2009
Continuing Education Credits/Contact Hours (CME, CNE, CEU and CHES) are available for this COCA Conference Call! COCA Conference Call: H1N1 Pediatrics Update and Overview of CDC’s Child Care Guidance… Read more »
