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Geriatric Care Managers – Joan Garbow

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www.joangarbow.com

When Optimism Is Unrealistic

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:37:50 +0000

When Optimism Is Unrealistic
But despite clearly understanding the purpose, and limits, of early-phase trials, the patients were also blinded by what researchers called an “unrealistic optimism,” or an optimistic bias, when it came to applying that knowledge to their own particular situations. A majority of patients assumed that the experimental drugs would control their cancer and that they would experience benefits but not complications.
In essence, they believed they would fare better than the average patient enrolled in the same trial.
NY Times 3/3/11

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9/4/10 Medical Myths That Can Kill You

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:36:36 +0000

Some myths are harmless. But some can kill you if you don’t get the facts from a doctor. In this Lifescript exclusive, NBC News medical correspondent Dr. Nancy Snyderman debunks the most dangerous health misconceptions – and shares secrets that could save your life. Plus, test your women’s health IQ…

http://www.lifescript.com/Health/Everyday-Care/Myths/Medical_Myths_That_Can_Kill_You.aspx?utm_campaign=2010-09-19&utm_source=healthy-advantage&utm_medium=email&utm_content=healthy-well-wise_Medical%20Myths%20That%20Can&FromNL=1&sc_date=20100919T000000

8/01/2010 Nurse Navigators – A New Patients Advocate

dennis — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:36:25 +0000

Navigating through the emotional, medical, social and financial process after being diagnosed with a serious disease is completely foreign to most people. The feeling of being alone, scared and confused is typical. Realizing just how intimidating this is, hospitals have started patient advocacy programs that enable patients with experts to navigate them from diagnosis to treatment and hopefully a cure.

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Aging Differences – Men versus Women

dennis — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:49:15 +0000

We know that women are from Venus, at least that what the book says, but where the heck did men come from? Art Gottlieb, a licensed social worker and former director of the Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum has a special perspective on aging differences. His special association with men in the military is key to understanding how life experience impacts who and what we are. Where we come from, what our values are play key roles in how we see ourselves and the roles we play in society. So why wouldn’t that hold in diffences between the sexes as we go into our older years.

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Abnormal Test Results May Not Get to Patients

dennis — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:02:19 +0000

If you think your doctor will automatically tell you if you have an abnormal test result, think again. Researchers studying office procedures among primary care physicians found evidence that more than 7 percent of clinically significant findings were never reported to the patient.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/health/23patient.html

When All Else Fails, Blaming the Patient Often Comes Next

dennis — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:50:59 +0000

Doctors and psychotherapists generally don’t like it when their patients don’t get better. But the fact is that lots of patients elude our clinical skill and therapeutic cleverness. That’s often when the trouble starts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/health/21mind.html

Patient Power- Making Sure Your Doctor Really Hears

dennis — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:07:47 +0000

It’s one thing to feel like a master of the universe when wearing a buttoned-down power suit. But how can you negotiate anything — how can you even contemplate “Getting to Yes,” as one motivational best seller puts it — when standing barefoot in a paper gown under the fluorescent lights at a hospital or a medical clinic?
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/health/15cons.html

Patient Satisfaction: the Hospitalist's Role

dennis — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:42:19 +0000

Patient satisfaction is a highly desirable outcome of clinical care in the hospital and may even be an element of health status itself (1). A patient’s expression of satisfaction or dissatisfaction is a judgment on the quality of hospital care in all of its aspects. Whatever its strengths and limitations, patient satisfaction is an indicator that should be indispensable to the assessment of the quality of care in hospitals.

http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/256805/Patient_Satisfaction_the_Hospitalists_Role.html

Parental Stress Increases Kids' Risk of Asthma

dennis — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:22:00 +0000

Parental Stress Increases Kids’ Risk of Asthma: Interesting how environment can effect health. Now study shows that the level of stress reported by the children’s parents had a significant impact on the kids’ susceptibility to other common contributors to asthma.

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