A5101548165- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Ethics in medical practice
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
- Disaster Response and Management
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Stoma care and complications
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2015-2019
Michigan Surgical Hospital
2019
Littleton Adventist Hospital
2019
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono
2019
Lehigh Valley Health Network
2019
Massachusetts General Hospital
2019
Foundation for Human Potential
2016
Sage (United Kingdom)
2015
University of New Orleans
2015
Pediatrics and Genetics
1994-2007
In Brief How one hospital implemented a family presence policy for invasive procedures and resuscitation interventions.
Susan M. Scott, MSN, RN, WOCN, Office of Graduate Medical Education, The University Tennessee College Medicine, Memphis. Correspondence: 930 Harbor View Dr, Memphis, TN 38103 ([email protected], [email protected]). Speaker Bureau and Clinical Consultant, Sage Products Inc. This study was presented as an abstract at the Association Operating Room Nurses 52nd Congress; April 2005; New Orleans, Louisiana.
This Policy Statement was reaffirmed June 2024. The interests of the public and both medical legal professions are best served when scientifically sound unbiased expert witness testimony is readily available in civil criminal proceedings. As members community, patient advocates, private citizens, pediatricians have ethical professional obligations to assist judicial processes. policy statement offers recommendations on advocacy, education, research, qualifications, standards, business...
Communication of health data has evolved rapidly with the widespread adoption electronic records (EHRs) and communication technology. What used to be sent patients via paper mail, fax, or e-mail may now accessed by their EHRs, also communicate securely medical team certified Although EHR technologies have great potential, most effective applications uses for between pediatric adolescent patients, guardians, teams not been realized. There are wide variations in available technologies, guiding...
This Technical Report was reaffirmed June 2024. The interests of the public and both medical legal professions are best served when scientifically sound unbiased expert witness testimony is readily available in civil criminal proceedings. As members community, patient advocates, private citizens, pediatricians have ethical professional obligations to assist judicial processes. technical report explains how role differs proceedings, standards for witnesses, strategies that been employed deter...
The patient had surgery f o r repair of an abdominal aneunsm.The procedure lasted six hours.The patient's skin was reported to be intact on admisJion the surgical intensive core unit following surger3.On second postoperative day, a 6 x 8 cm bruiselike area over sacrum ,vas reported.Despite treatment and preventive measures, by sixth .rI0 sacral lesion covered with eschar developed.scenario such as one described here may indicate that pressure sore devel-A oped during period.The incidence...
Increasing use of social media by patients and clinicians creates opportunities as well dilemmas for pediatricians, who must recognize the inherent ethical legal complexity these communication platforms maintain professionalism in all contexts. Social can be a useful tool practice medicine educating both physicians patients, expanding access to health care, identifying high-risk behaviors, contributing research, promoting networking online support, enhancing advocacy, nurturing professional...
Minor-aged patients are often brought to the pediatrician for nonurgent acute medical care, physical examinations, or health supervision visits by someone other than their legally authorized representative, which, in most situations, is a parent. These surrogates proxies can be members of child's extended family, such as grandparent, adult sibling, aunt/uncle; noncustodial parent stepparent cases divorce and remarriage; an who lives home but not biologically related child; even child care...
Abstract BACKGROUND: MEK inhibitor trials in pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG) have yielded promising results, but there remains room for improvement since objective responses are rarely complete and disease recurrence after completion of therapy is common. Mirdametinib (PD-0325901) a highly selective MEK1/MEK2 that, preclinical studies, has been reported to superior blood-brain-barrier penetration compared other inhibitors. As such, we recently launched the SJ901 clinical trial...
Accurate assessment of clinical competence and performance in office practice is enhanced through a multi-tool approach. Two tools that offer complementary range information, specific to the patient's chart, are chart audit (CA) stimulated recall (CSR). This paper demonstrates how provide insights into management osteoarthritis elderly. CA provides basic data for choices when areas problem identification, history, physical, investigations, treatments examined. CSR illuminates rationale...
Although most health care providers will go through their careers without experiencing a major disaster in local communities, if one does occur, it can be life and career altering. The American Academy of Pediatrics has been the forefront providing education advocacy on critical importance preparedness. From experiences over past decade, new evidence analysis have broadened our understanding that concept preparedness is also applicable to addressing unique professional liability risks occur...
An estimated 8.7 million children live in a household with substance-using parent or guardian. Substance-using caretakers may have impaired judgment that can negatively affect their child’s well-being, including his her ability to receive appropriate medical care. Although the physician-patient relationship exists between pediatrician and child, obligations related safety confidentiality should be considered as well. In managing encounters who become disruptive dangerous, pediatricians aware...
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Pediatricians leaving private practices to work as employed physicians or independent contractors (ICs) in hospital health systems face new medical liability risks and professional insurance needs. These depend on their defined relationship with the hospital, its status a public