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IRB cheat sheet placemats provide IRB members with clear regulatory information for reference during IRB review meetings.
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In the age of smart phones, iPads, electronic checklists, text message reminders, and other tools, it would be easy to forget that sometimes the best solution is the simplest: no-tech. At least thats what one research and human subjects protection expert discovered when trying to find a way to improve IRB meeting and review quality.
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IRBs searching for highly effective ways to improve protocol submissions and enhance education and training efforts might check out the SWAT! program at Washington University in St. Louis.
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When it comes to boosting return-to-work success after occupational injuries, sometimes more is more.
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Pertussis outbreaks have continued despite a push to provide booster vaccines for adolescents and adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now considering whether additional boosters may be needed, including for health care workers.
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Good communication is the key to promote successful return-to-work among employees with low-back pain, says Denise Knoblauch, BSN, RN, COHN-S/CM, clinical case manager at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL.
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Health care workers may be suffering in silence from work-related dermatitis.
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Information is power the power to prevent occupational injuries. That is the fundamental concept behind a new national surveillance system that will help health care employers track their injuries and compare them to other, similar facilities.
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The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) has launched a free, searchable new application that compiles thousands of federal inspection reports for hospitals around the nation since January 2011.
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The people at Iowa Health System in Des Moines knew they had good patient education methods. Theyd been using teach-back for years, through which patients are never asked yes or no questions like Do you understand the instructions? but are instead asked to repeat back their understanding of what was said by a provider.