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Better Quality of Care for Chronically Ill
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[18/01/2013] Patients who received Guided Care, a comprehensive form of primary care for older adults with chronic health problems, rated the quality of their care much higher than patients in regular primary care, and used less home care, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Better Quality of Care for Chronically Ill - Read more
”The wounds are cleaner and the wound edges can grow closer together“
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[08/01/2013] Whether it is due to a chronic condition or after surgery – wound healing often gives patients a hard time. Several therapies promise relief, but which of them really keep their word? Negative pressure wound therapy is currently examined very closely and carefully. ”The wounds are cleaner and the wound edges can grow closer together“ - Read more
Hospices Restrict Patient Enrollment
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[10/12/2012] In a national survey of enrollment policies at hospices, researchers have found that the majority of hospices in the United States have at least one enrollment policy that could restrict access for terminally ill Medicare patients with high-cost medical needs. Hospices Restrict Patient Enrollment - Read more
Experts Offer Tips to Resolve Conflicts
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[28/11/2012] It's one of the toughest questions patients and their loved ones can discuss with physicians: When is further medical treatment futile? The conversation can become even more difficult if patients or their families disagree with health care providers' recommendations on end-of-life care. Experts Offer Tips to Resolve Conflicts - Read more
Options for Leaders to Reduce Costs
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[16/11/2012] Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes calls for national decision makers to consider local experience in reducing disparities in diabetes as health reform implementation advances. Options for Leaders to Reduce Costs - Read more
Hispanic Caregivers Impacting Care
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[29/10/2012] Language barriers and the immigration status of caregivers appear to impact the care of Hispanic children with cancer and affect the experience of the families within the medical system, according to a study. Hispanic Caregivers Impacting Care - Read more
Improving Medical Research Education
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[26/10/2012] Fostering and improving medical research education is crucial to biomedical research and clinical patient treatment, and as such it has been identified as the main challenge in every joint European Science Foundation (ESF) - European Research Medical Councils (EMRC) strategy report. Improving Medical Research Education - Read more
Feedback Helps to Clean Hands
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[24/10/2012] A major three-year trial led by researchers at the University College London, in partnership with the Health Protection Agency, has shown that giving one-to-one feedback to healthcare workers makes them twice as likely to clean their hands or use soap. Feedback Helps to Clean Hands - Read more
“Hands are playing the most important role in conveying pathogens“
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[23/10/2012] According to the German Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, BMG) there are around 600,000 hospital infections every year in Germany alone, which result in 15,000 deaths. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, 20 to 30 percent of the infections and deaths would be preventable by adhering to well-known rules of hygiene. “Hands are playing the most important role in conveying pathogens“ - Read more
Robots Uncover Stroke Disabilities
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/10/2012] When it comes to stroke rehabilitation, it takes a dedicated team to help a person regain as much independence as possible: physicians, nurses, physiotherapists and others. Now, a University of Calgary research team had added a robot to help identify and customize post-stroke therapy. Robots Uncover Stroke Disabilities - Read more
Access to Care Differ by Parents' Immigrant Status
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[11/09/2012] Health is an important part of development, with links to how children do cognitively and academically, and it's a strong predictor of adult health and productivity. A new study of low-income families in the United States has found that children's health and access to health care services differ according to the immigrant status of their parents. Access to Care Differ by Parents' Immigrant Status - Read more
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Increases Mortality
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[10/09/2012] Untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality in the elderly, and adequate treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may significantly reduce this risk, according to a new study from researchers in Spain. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Increases Mortality - Read more
Improving Care and Reducing Costs
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[07/09/2012] America's health care system has become too complex and costly to continue business as usual, says a new study from the Institute of Medicine. Inefficiencies, an overwhelming amount of data, and other economic and quality barriers hinder progress in improving health and threaten the nation's economic stability and global competitiveness. Improving Care and Reducing Costs - Read more
WalkMate System for Improving the Quality of Life
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[29/08/2012] Tokyo Institut of Technology‘s researchers have developed an innovative, non-invasive therapeutic intervention that may improve the mobility, stability, and quality of life of Parkinson’s disease patients. WalkMate System for Improving the Quality of Life - Read more
Dangerous Caregivers for Elderly
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[12/07/2012] Agencies place unqualified, possibly criminal caregivers in homes of vulnerable seniors. Study shows ways of prevention. Dangerous Caregivers for Elderly - Read more
Majority Live in or Near Poverty
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[12/04/2012] The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from the University of California Los Angeles Centre for Health Policy Research has found. Majority Live in or Near Poverty - Read more
Many Patients Get Drugs with Opposing Effects
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[27/10/2011] You wouldn’t break your car while stepping on the gas - or wash down a sleeping pill with espresso. Yet many people taking common Alzheimer’s disease medications - cholinesterase inhibitors - are given medications with anticholinergic properties, which oppose their effects. Group Health Research Institute scientists investigated how often that happens. Many Patients Get Drugs with Opposing Effects - Read more
Telemedicine - Cross-linked Paramedics
In the day-to-day medical care, telemedicine is seen as a sensible complement to classic care situations. Especially in times if massive staff shortages and a rising number of deployments of rescue services, a reliable and fast telemedical care, that transmits vital data and other information beforehand, can save lives. Telemedicine - Cross-linked Paramedics - Read more
Hygiene in Hospitals - "Germ-free zone"
Avoiding dangerous infections and making sure, that patients and staff in the hospital get better or stay healthy - that is the job of hygiene experts who are responsible for this sensitive task in the hospital. Partly, just little things have to be taken into account, but sometimes sophisticated equipment is needed.Hygiene in Hospitals - "Germ-free zone" - Read more
Dementia: An underestimated problem
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/08/2011] Dementia is a disorder caused by malfunctions in brain performance, from which in Germany alone approximately 1.2 million people are suffering from. Since dementia mostly appears in the third phase in one’s life and the number of affected people is increasing constantly, all industrial nations are facing entirely new challenges.Dementia: An underestimated problem - Read more
Multimedia in Hospitals: IT-revolution at the Patient's Bedside
The day-to-day life is barely conceivable without technological innovations. Nearly everything is connected – the same applies increasingly to the health sector. Intelligent technical integration of patients’ beds into a hospital network allows more comfort for the patients and better working conditions for the medical staff.Multimedia in Hospitals: IT-revolution at the Patient's Bedside - Read more
“The time until the doctor sees the patient is used efficiently”
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[10/01/2011] After an accident or in case of an acute illness fast help is needed. Ambulance vehicles, the flying ambulance and the walking patients – they all seek help at the accident and emergency department of a hospital. But how can you achieve to care for a number of critical patients simultaneously in an optimal way? “The time until the doctor sees the patient is used efficiently” - Read more
It Is a Pain to Take Care of Pain
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[04/01/2011] Researchers report that chronic pain takes a toll on primary care providers as well as their patients. They conclude that providers' needs should not be ignored if pain care is to be improved. It Is a Pain to Take Care of Pain - Read more
Predicament in Care - Is the society prepared to take care for the elderly?
( Source: MEDICA-tradefair.com )
[30/09/2010] Our society is aging rapidly: In 2050 the average age of the German population will increase to around 50 years, every third person will be 65 and older. Are we well equipped for the future of an aging society? And how long will elderly care be affordable?Predicament in Care - Is the society prepared to take care for the elderly? - Read more
Age Doesn't Necessarily Affect Decision-making
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/07/2010] Many people believe that getting older means losing a mental edge, leading to poor decision-making. But a new study from North Carolina State University shows that when it comes to making intuitive decisions – using your "gut instincts" – older adults fare as well as their juniors. Age Doesn't Necessarily Affect Decision-making - Read more
Can Wage Regulation Be Deadly?
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[17/05/2010] A new study links regulated wages for nurses with increased deaths in UK hospitals. It suggests that government regulation of nurses' pay leads to higher death rates in U.K. hospitals. Can Wage Regulation Be Deadly? - Read more
Media May Paint Too Optimistic View
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[18/03/2010] Newspapers and magazines appear more likely to discuss aggressive treatment of cancer and survival instead of death, treatment failure or adverse events. Almost none mention end-of-life care, according to a new report. Media May Paint Too Optimistic View - Read more
Racial Differences in Utilisation
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[12/03/2010] A new study finds that blacks and Hispanics use hospice for advanced heart failure at a rate of up to 50 percent less than whites, despite a markedly higher rate of incidence of the disease in these populations. Racial Differences in Utilisation - Read more
Pilots on Rough Sea
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/01/2010] Sometimes it happens very fast. The partner or parents fall ill and become a case for nursing care. Families in difficult situations do not have to be desperate. Specialists with a special further education can help them – the family health nurses. Pilots on Rough Sea - Read more
„Doctors Have to Accept that Life Is Limited.”
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/01/2010] For decades, dealing with dying patients was no topic for German medical students, even though most doctors have to face death. Finally the subject palliative care has become part of the curriculum. MEDICA.de spoke to Christof Müller-Busch, President of the German Association for Palliative Medicine, about the rising number of patients with old-age diseases and actors in palliative seminars. „Doctors Have to Accept that Life Is Limited.” - Read more
Job Ladder for Nurses
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/11/2009] New occupational fields in care - this is one topic at MEDICA Congress. There exist many possibilities how everyone can adapt competences and climb up the greasy pole by doing further trainings or studies. Professional carers tell how they made it. Job Ladder for Nurses - Read more
Close Caregiver Relationship May Slow Decline
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[29/09/2009] A study led by Johns Hopkins and Utah State University researchers suggests that a particularly close relationship with caregivers may give people with Alzheimer's disease a marked edge over those without. Close Caregiver Relationship May Slow Decline - Read more
The Unknown (Part 1)
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[15/09/2009] by Wiebke Heiss/MEDICA.de
It hits people that lie in hospitals, nursing homes or at home. Nobody knows how many exactly suffer from a bedsore but experts estimate that the costs sum up to many millions of Euros. However, it is possible to prevent a decubitus - not always, though. The Unknown (Part 1) - Read more
The Unknown (Part 2)
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[15/09/2009] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de The Unknown (Part 2) - Read more
The Emotional Cost of Nursing
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[03/07/2009] What are the costs of caring? A new project in the School of Psychology explores nurses’ experience of distress and aims to determine if empathy with patients is associated with traumatic experience in nurses. The Emotional Cost of Nursing - Read more
Costs often Exceed the Yearly Income
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/07/2009] Combine long-term care expenses with other basic expenses and a Los Angeles senior living alone will need twice the median income to survive, according to new data released by the Californian Center for Health Policy Research. Costs often Exceed the Yearly Income - Read more
„Technology Cannot Substitute Staff“
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/11/2008] In future, more and more people will need assistance but fewer nurses will be available. New technologies may help to overcome this gap. Lectures at MEDICA to the topic are held in the forum MEDICA MEDIA. „Technology Cannot Substitute Staff“ - Read more
