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Improving Care for Patients with a Non-English Language Preference (NELP)

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Train your staff on best practices for using phone interpreters. Improving patient safety systems for patients with limited English proficiency: a guide for hospitals. Hospital and health system-level interventions to improve care for limited English proficiency patients: a systematic review. September 2013.

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Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

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Jeff: Do note, however that 2013 guidelines do not recommend one procedure over another and leave that decision up to local surgical expertise, patient specific risk factors, and treatment goals. Nachi: That’s certainly an important point for the candidate patient. Society practice guidelines) Phillips BT, Shikora SA.

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Episode 28 - Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Approach

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Nachi: With the staff notified and the patient searched, the patient should be placed in a room without potentially dangerous items, like tubing or needles. Jeff: Speaking of safety, you will definitely want to engage in safety planning with the patient. Washington DC : American Psychiatric Association ; 2013.