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A Review of Depression in the Emergency Department
Depression is a worldwide public health problem. A disproportionate number of patients experiencing depression will be seen in emergency departments, many of them for unrelated medical issues.
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Gratitude, Kindness, and Joy: The Light Out of the Pandemic
With approximately 80% of counties in the United States reporting “low” COVID-19 transmission levels as this report was filed, the pandemic has slowed to a still point. Infection preventionists reflect on the damage done and the work that remains.
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APIC Opening a Path for New IPs
The president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology usually is not tapped from a small community hospital. But Pat Jackson, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC, has no lack of experience nor expertise.
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FDA Panel Greenlights RSV Vaccine for Elderly
With some concerns and caveats that put a strong emphasis on post-marketing surveillance, vaccine advisors for the Food and Drug Administration have greenlit two vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus infections in people aged 60 years and older.
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Once Eradicated in the United States, Measles Comes Back
Undiagnosed hospital measles introductions are notoriously labor-intensive, making it necessary to track potential exposures to patients and healthcare workers and determine immune status as necessary.
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Drug Diversion Increasing Risk of Patient Outbreaks
With experts warning drug diversion by healthcare workers has increased during the pandemic, infection preventionists should welcome the news that the medical tech who caused hepatitis C outbreaks in hospitals in eight states remains in a Florida prison.
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Feds Greenlight Expanded Naloxone Availability
The FDA has approved the nasal spray version of the opioid overdose reversal agent for over-the-counter sales.
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Health Systems Look to Duplicate California Substance Use Disorder Treatment Model
Administrators in several states want to leverage their EDs as a critical point of access to identify and treat substance use disorder.
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Why Navigators Are Essential to CA Bridge
While not all participating EDs in California have a Bridge clinic on their campus, the essence of the model is to make it easy for patients to receive the care they need. To do this, each ED should designate a champion to drive the program and a navigator to facilitate treatment access.
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ET3 Pilot Hailed as Big Step Toward Fully Leveraging EMS
In January 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched a five-year pilot program called Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3), an approach that enables participating EMS programs to connect some patients with lower-acuity problems to emergency providers via telemedicine at the scene. Most participants are excited about leveraging the approach to accelerate needed care to patients, decompress EDs, and maximize the skills of the EMS workforce.