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#MeToo in Medicine? Sexual Harassment in Healthcare
It will surprise few employee health professionals that healthcare is no exception to the shocking incidents of sexual harassment being reported nationally in various industries by the #MeToo women’s movement.
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Pediatricians Emphasize Employee Health in New Guidelines
Employee health is heavily emphasized in new infection control guidelines for ambulatory settings by the American Academy of Pediatrics. In the first update of these guidelines in a decade, the AAP emphasizes the importance of mandatory flu shots, other vaccinations as indicated, staff training to prevent transmission, and heightened awareness of the risks of presenteeism.
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Citing Inadequate Staffing, Nurses Sue Detroit Hospital
Claiming staffing deficiencies that place healthcare workers and patients at risk, a nursing union has filed a lawsuit against Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Detroit.
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CDC Recommends Antiviral Treatments Due to Flu Vaccine Mismatch
The predominant circulating influenza virus this season is a poor match with the vaccine, meaning that antiviral drug treatments may be critical for the protection of high-risk patients.
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What’s Driving Physician Burnout? Constant Change
A recent survey of healthcare leaders cited “change fatigue” as one of the primary drivers of burnout among healthcare workers, particularly physicians who work with a traditional autonomy that carries some risk of becoming isolating and depressing.
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Teaching Situational Awareness, De-escalation Techniques
Violence at some level is intrinsically unpredictable, but there are practical methods and techniques workers can be trained in to prevent events — and minimize the effect of events that do occur.
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California Violence Prevention Law Sets New Standard for Nation
Hundreds of hospitals and other healthcare facilities in California are implementing a statewide workplace violence law, with an April 1, 2018, deadline looming to have a written prevention plan in place. Implementing the requirements of the state law — California SB 1299 — are proving challenging at some facilities.
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NIOSH Issues PPE Conformity Assessment Document
Employee health professionals questioning whether their supplies of personal protective equipment are up to date with current performance standards may want to consult new guidelines issued by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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Rare or Unreported? HCW Injuries During Emergency Codes
When a “code blue” is called for immediate patient resuscitation, healthcare personnel rush to the bedside to instigate life-saving measures that may be physically demanding and go on for a prolonged time. How often are healthcare workers injured when performing a code, and what are the primary risks?
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Opioid Fears Recall Beginning of HIV Epidemic
The national opioid epidemic has triggered an irrational fear that is reminding clinicians of the initial reactions to HIV in the 1980s. Part of this is being driven by the new powerful synthetic opioids, such as carfentanil, making their way to the street in a variety of illicit substances.