Physician executives need to lead the charge and actually reduce harm to patients. Simply capping malpractice awards or changing the rules of litigation is not enough.
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Drug Alcohol Depend Rep
March 2025
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States.
Background: Syringe services programs (SSP) are evidence-based venues offering harm reduction services to persons who inject drugs (PWID), such as sterile syringes, STI/HIV testing, and linkage to care to decrease drug use-related morbidities and mortalities. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked with reduced resilience, while increased resilience can help PWID attend SSPs. This study examined the potential mediating role of resilience between ACEs and SSP attendance among PWID.
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January 2025
Pharmacy Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Introduction: Medication errors occur at any point of the medication management process and are a major cause of death and harm globally. The perioperative environment introduces challenges in identifying medication errors due to the frequent use of time-sensitive, high-alert medications in a dynamic and intricate setting. Pharmacists could potentially reduce the occurrence of these errors because of their training and expertise.
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January 2025
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
The application of extended reality (XR) technology is rapidly expanding in the medical field, including anesthesia. This review aims to introduce the current literature on XR utilization to help anesthesiologists adopt this technology in education and clinical practice. XR is useful for both knowledge acquisition and skill training in a wide range of settings, from students to medical professionals.
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December 2024
THIS Labs, Trumpington Mews, Cambridge, UK.
Objectives: Suboptimal intrapartum electronic fetal heart rate monitoring using cardiotocography has remained a persistent problem (EFM-CTG). We aimed to identify the range of influences on the safety of using EFM-CTG in practice.
Design: Scoping review to identify influences related to the practice of intrapartum EFM.
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