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This training is designed to prepare public health officials and workers to effectively plan for and respond to pandemic events in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of children and families, enhances compliance with public health recommendations, and supports resiliency in the pediatric population.
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A recent study from the NIH indicates that there are 50 million or more Americans have high BP warranting some form of treatment. Periodically there are new guidelines released designed to increase awareness, prevention, treatment and control of hypertension. Educating providers on the new guidelines will hopefully increase patient care.
For more than three decades, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has administered the National High Blood Pressure Education...
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Steven Dunn, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Cardiology
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Pharmacy...
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There are a variety of trials that are conducted annually that study the effects of spinal manipulation. Unfortunately, physicians don’t always know or understand the risks and benefits of spinal manipulation. In this presentation we will review these studies and discuss a variety of patient cases on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of neuro-ophthalmic complications of spinal manipulation. The expected outcomes of this webcast are that the target audience will be more...
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About 3 million Veterans enrolled in the VA Health Care System live in rural areas. These rural Veterans sometimes cannot find a way to travel to see a doctor or other health care workers. Rural Veterans might not live near a VA hospital or a VA doctor's office. Some rural Veterans need help to schedule visits to see a doctor or to schedule medical tests or to get medicine from their local drugstore.
The Office of Rural Health (ORH) is a part of the Veterans Health...
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Anselm A. Beach, MS
Chief Planning Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
MidSouth Healthcare Network
Nashville,...
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Respiratory failure continues to be one of the leading causes of death in the United States. According to the World Health Report 2002, respiratory failure is the third leading cause of death in the world. Due to this growing epidemic, there is a need to educate healthcare providers to help them succeed in bettering the lives of their patients. This activity will give participants the information they need about the development of the Artificial Lung and how it is used.
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Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD
Johnston-Wright Professor
Chairman
Department of Surgery
University Of Kentucky
College...
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As the United States becomes a more racially and ethnically diverse nation, health care systems and providers need to respond to patients’ varied perspectives, values, and behaviors about health and well-being. Failure to understand and manage social and cultural differences may have significant health consequences for minority groups in particular.
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Roberto Dansie, PhD
Faculty
Psychosocial Trauma Institute
Missouri School of Medicine
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Limited health literacy is very common among patients in the US. Managing such patients effectively requires that health care providers understand the nature of health literacy and possess specific clinical skills both to assess the health literacy of their patients and to communicate with them in a manner consistent with their health literacy levels.
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Medicare has authorized Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) to review Medicare claims for a three-year period with the goal of identifying billing and coding errors and collecting fees and penalties for incorrect claims. The evaluation and management code assigned by the physician during an encounter and supporting documentation are essential to accurate coding, billing and appropriate reimbursement. Penalties created by the RAC audits may jeopardize the viability of safety net providers. Well...
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Sherry Thomas, CCP, CCP-AS
CEO/Director of Education
PHIA/Medical Staff SOS, Inc.
Louisville, KY
502-473-8806 x 204
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Recent heart disease and stroke statistics indicates that an alarming 23% of patients do not fill their cardiac medications within 7 days post discharge and 18% of patients do not fill the prescriptions even after 120 days. A majority of patients were found to have stopped taking β-blockers between 30 and 90 days with only 45% of the patients taking them at 1 year. Disturbingly, 12% of patients discharged with aspirin, β-blockers, and a statin were found to have discontinued all 3...
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Project Access was created to increase access to comprehensive and coordinated healthcare services for children and youth with epilepsy residing in medically underserved and rural areas. Nine states are working to implement effective communication and outreach strategies to serve selected underserved populations. The Washington demonstration program is working with the Hispanic population in Yakima and Benton/Franklin Counties. This workshop presents some of the barriers confronted by rural...
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