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Imported Malaria

Pediatric EM Morsels

2016 Apr; 32(4): 227–231. Food and Drug Administration Approval of Artesunate for Severe Malaria: Enough to Achieve Best Practice? Worldwide, children <5 years old account for 76% of deaths related to malaria, but these are predominantly in Sub-Saharan Africa (WHO 2022) P. vivax , P. malariae , and the less common P.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

Children’s Mental Health Emergency Department Visits: 2007-2016. Parent/Professional Advocacy League: Best Practices: Pediatric Emergency Department Psychiatric Boarding Kraft CM, Morea P, Teresi B, et al. Pediatrics. 2021;147(5):e2020030692. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-030692 Pediatrics. 2020 Jun;145(6):e20191536.

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ToxCard: Radiation-Induced Skin Injury

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In 2016, about 3.05 Additionally, senescent keratinocytes release pro-inflammatory signals, activating immune cells and recruiting neutrophils, which exacerbate tissue injury. 5 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by radiation amplify cellular damage, targeting lipids, proteins, and DNA. This figure is expected to rise to 4.17 9 Figure 1.

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“Rehab” for Addiction is a Problem and a Solution

Sensible Medicine

He also co-led the team whose work led the CDC to issue a major clarification of its 2016 opioid prescribing guideline and is currently a principal investigator of the only national study to examine individual suicides that occur after the reduction of prescribed opioids. These higher quality studies usually achieved better outcomes.

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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. There are several tools that help us identify our implicit biases and bring cultural humility into our daily practice. Conducting research regarding best practices for improving health outcomes for NELP patients. August 2016. April 2007.

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Healthcare Providers’ Role in Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse 

American Medical Compliance

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimated that improper payments in the Medicare and Medicaid programs exceeded $100 billion from 2016 to 2023. Fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) in healthcare present significant challenges, causing substantial financial losses, eroding public trust, and compromising the quality of patient care.

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The Pause- a recognition of a life

Don't Forget the Bubbles

2016) “Implementation of a Post-Code Pause: Extending Post-Event Debriefing to Include Silence”. Best Practices in Mental Health. Be kind and care for yourself and those around you. Please watch this video for a beautiful explanation from Jonathan Bartels of this initiative. Selected References Copeland, A. & & Liska, H.