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Note on HPR
NOTICE: July 2021 was the final issue of Hospital Peer Review. Subscriptions will be upgraded to All Access on July 9, 2021, free of charge. After July 9, subscribers will have access to our library of more than 1,000 medical articles and 500+ CME/CE credit hours published each year, including same day surgery-related topics.
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Note on IRB Advisor
Note: Beginning with the August 2021 issue, IRB Advisor merged with Medical Ethics Advisor. Subscribers still will be able to enjoy the same IRB management content you’ve come to rely on—plus additional continuing education hours and even more topics.
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Note on EDLL
Note: Beginning with the August 2021 issue, ED Legal Letter merged with ED Management. Subscribers still will be able to enjoy the same ED legal and malpractice content you’ve come to rely on—plus additional continuing education hours and even more topics.
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Note: Beginning with the August 2021 issue, Case Management Advisor merged with Hospital Case Management. Subscribers still will be able to enjoy the same case management and discharge planning content you’ve come to rely on—plus additional continuing education hours and even more topics.
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Using Biomarkers to Predict Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes
Measuring proteins on day of injury could help improve current predictive models.
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FDA Finalizes Rule on Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Affordable devices could be available for sale later this year.
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Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act
Administration, industry tout healthcare provisions included in the sweeping legislative package.
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Emergency Department Management of Violent Patients
A violent patient is someone under medical care who is a threat of danger to themselves, other patients, or hospital staff. Like many of the problems we face in the emergency department, the management of a violent (or potentially violent) patient is not always straightforward. Each encounter will be influenced by the patient’s background, underlying health conditions, comorbid issues, psychiatric history, socioeconomic factors, and much more.
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Smoking Cessation After Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis Could Lower Dementia Risk
A cohort study of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in South Korea revealed patients who stopped smoking after AF diagnosis were at lower risk for developing dementia than those who continued smoking.
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Is the Canadian Syncope Risk Score Valid?
Researchers found the Canadian Syncope Risk Score accurately predicts which patients are low risk for discharge. However, since it is driven largely by the physician’s final risk classification at ED discharge, the score’s clinical utility is uncertain.