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Pros and Cons of ‘Proning’ COVID-19 Patients in ICU
Many COVID-19 patients admitted for critical care may be periodically placed on their stomachs, a potentially life-saving course of treatment called “proning.” But proning makes intravenous lines difficult to access, drains patient oral secretions onto line sites, and increases the risk of some healthcare-associated infections.
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Will There Be a Winter Surge of COVID-19?
Even amid an ongoing storm of other respiratory infections, some argue that the widely predicted winter surge of COVID-19 in the United States will be blunted by vaccination, natural infection, and hybrid immunity in the population.
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Global Warming and Infectious Diseases
Professor: Global warming and climate change favor the continuing rise of pandemic viruses and multidrug-resistant bacteria.
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CMS: Infection Preventionists Required in Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized requirements in long-term care that call for at least a part-time infection preventionist and emphasizes Certification in Infection Prevention and Control as a key credential of expertise.
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Disclosure Needed if Physicians Own Outpatient Facilities
Physician ownership creates an inherent conflict of interest, known as “dual agency.” This means the physician has a personal financial stake that could conflict with the ethical obligation toward patient well-being.
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What Happens if Post-Approval Studies Are Delayed or Do Not Show Benefit?
Essentially, the ethical issues are how to consider the interests of patients today, who are willing to accept uncertainty in the hopes a drug works because they do not have time to wait, and the interests of patients tomorrow, who would prefer to have stronger evidence about what works and what does not.
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Ethical Approaches for Accurate Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
When researchers are comparing treatments in clinical trials, proxy reports might be a useful surrogate for patients whose self-report cannot be obtained or is unreliable.
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Updated Ethics Guidance on Medical Informatics
Privacy, security, informed consent, and conflict of interest are ethical issues in healthcare that also are relevant in the health informatics field. A revised code of ethics from the American Medical Informatics Association addresses these and other concerns.
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Can Interactive Tools Make Informed Consent Patient Friendly?
For someone weighing whether to participate in a clinical trial, receiving a 20-page consent form can act as a deterrent. IRBs should be thinking about the consequences of information overload.
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Parents Struggle to Contact Ethics Consultants
If they do not know the service even exists, how can patients or families ask for an ethics consult?