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In a randomized clinical trial involving 773 patients, 4mg or 8mg of zoledronate were compared with placebo in patients with bone metastases from solid tumors (other than breast or prostate cancer). Fewer patients treated with zoledronate developed 1 or more skeletal related events (pathologic fracture, spinal cord compression, radiation therapy to bone, and surgery to bone) at 21 months of treatment.
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Single-agent chemotherapy should be the standard arm against which experimental treatments are tested in randomised trials dedicated to PS2 patients. High priority should be given to the evaluation of tolerability and efficacy of platinum-based combinations, and to the testing of new biological agents. Another research priority is the improvement of supportive care.
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Although federal regulations require health care providers to provide assistance to patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) including translation and interpretation services when necessary there are no objective standards or guidelines for who may work as an interpreter for health encounters. As a result, most hospitals and primary care providers have sketchy programs for communicating with non-English-speaking patients.
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As the population ages and the needs of seniors change, home health managers are looking for ways to make their services more applicable to todays senior population. One way to expand services and increase the visibility of your home health agency is to form partnerships or relationships with other organizations in the community.
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Caregivers often underestimate the responsibilities of caring for an elderly relative.
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Planning is something Americans do on a regular basis. They plan their vacations. They plan for the birth of a new baby. They plan for retirement. And they even plan for death. Yet few plan for the aging process.
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Educating physicians about the cost-effective, high-quality care provided by your facility is only half of the marketing equation. Patients are the other half, and in many ways they are a tougher nut to crack.
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To balance work and family, Cindy Latty, BSN, RN, and Maureen Battles, BSN, RN, share the role of patient education coordinator/clinical educator at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, which is a part of Clarian Health Partners.
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Following is a list of on-line resources to help patient education coordinators assimilate a source of support and information for the families that utilize their health care facilities.
