Discussion Paper
by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
TW: suicide If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres. Introduction Burnout,...
by Laura DeStefano | Mar 21, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The United States is poised at a critical juncture in health and health care. Powerful new insights are emerging on the potential of disease and disability, but the translation of that knowledge to action is hampered by debate focused on elements...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 17, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Over the past 50-60 years, biomedical science and technology in the United States have advanced at a remarkable pace, allowing Americans to live longer, healthier lives. And while we have gained tremendous benefit from continuous...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 17, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Health care professionals, including emergency response personnel, face unique occupational health and safety challenges, one of which is exposure to uncontrolled airborne infectious particles. To protect themselves, these professionals rely heavily on N95...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 7, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
As an obstetric resident I once took care of a young Native American woman who had been transported by helicopter from a remote rural community because she had been assaulted by her intoxicated partner. She was early in her third trimester, and the damage to...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 6, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Participants and other stakeholders in today’s U.S. health care system are striving for the generation of new knowledge to guide care while at the same time they are also managing growing clinical and organizational complexity, directing considerable...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 31, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | Patient and family engaged care (PFEC) is care planned, delivered, managed, and continuously improved in active partnership with patients and their families (or care partners as defined by the patient) to ensure integration of their health and health...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 30, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
TW: suicide If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres. There are unique stressors faced by...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 18, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
High obesity prevalence persists as a major issue for societies globally (IOM, 2012; WHO, 2013). Chronic overweight and obesity have high health, social, and economic costs (Hammond and Levine, 2010), and the benefits of achieving and maintaining healthy weight...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 13, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Obesity now affects 35 percent of men, 40 percent of women, and 17 percent of 2- to 19-year-old children and adolescents in the United States (Flegal et al., 2016; Ogden et al., 2016). Neither clinical nor environmental changes alone are sufficient to address a...
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