Three Ways To Move the Patient Safety Needle

Ways To Move the Patient Safety Needle – Provide Improved Opioid Use Disorder Treatment to Black Americans

A recent survey published in JAMA Network Open (JAMA Netw Open 2024;7[6]:e2419094) found that:

  • 61% of Americans are unaware that primary care physicians can prescribe medications for opioid use disorder (OUD), and 13% thought they could not do so.
  • A significant majority—82% of those with a history of opioid misuse and 74% who have not misused opioids—expressed willingness to seek such treatment from their primary care doctors or refer loved ones to care.

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The Physician-Patient Alliance Celebrates 13 Years of Moving the Patient Safety Needle

From the desk of the Executive Director of the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety

By Michael Wong, JD (Executive Director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety)

13 Years of Moving the Patient Safety Needle

In July of 2011, I published the first blog about Howard Snitzer who survived 96 minutes without a heartbeat. I was so astonished to hear what happened to Howard that I contacted Howard and the two of us went on to collaborate on further articles on the device that helped save him – capnography.

To see the Mayo Clinic video on Howard Snitzer, please go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsPq3oQZGNs&feature=youtu.be
To see the Mayo Clinic video on Howard Snitzer, please go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsPq3oQZGNs&feature=youtu.be

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Winning the War Against Sepsis

Editor’s Note: Michael Wong, JD (Executive Director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety) interviewed Amy Campbell, PhD, RN, CPHQ (LSBB Quality Nurse Specialist, ECU Health; Chair, PPAHS Sepsis Advisory Board) after her presentation at the 4th World Sepsis Congress. This article discusses Ms. Campbell’s presentation and the need for both quantitive and qualitative assessments for sepsis patients.

Winning the War Against Sepsis at the 4th World Sepsis Congress

At the 4th World Sepsis Congress (April 25-26, 2023), more than 85 speakers from more than 35 countries presented on all aspects of sepsis, including the link to pandemics and AMR, the role of AI, ML, big data, patient safety, the impact of policy, novel trial design, and the latest research. The 4th World Sepsis Congress was attended by more than 15,400 registrations from 187 countries (for a copy of the full Congress report, please click here).

World Sepsis Congress CME - Sepsis Care

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More Than 12,000 People Attended the 2024 World Sepsis Spotlight

World Sepsis Spotlight: The Focus

On April 23, 2024, the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) and the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS) co-hosted the 2024 World Sepsis Congress Spotlight, “Unmet Need in Sepsis Diagnosis and Therapy”. This one-day conference featured 61 speakers and moderators from 29 countries. 

In 9 sessions, internationally renowned speakers, panelists, and moderators addressed the role of AI, predictive modeling in sepsis, the need for early diagnosis and treatment of sepsis in surgical patients, the role of biomarkers, personalized approaches to sepsis management,  how hypervolemia increases the mortality risk in sepsis, community programs to prevent and diagnose sepsis, and much more.

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Physician-Patient Alliance for Health and Safety Grants CME Accreditation to Second Wave of 2024 World Sepsis Spotlight Courses

Editor’s note: To read the press release on GlobalNewswire, please click here.

We are pleased to announce that the remaining 4 sessions from the World Sepsis Spotlight: Unmet Need in Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, hosted by the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) and the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS) have been accredited by PPAHS for continuing medical education (CME) credits. 

Participants can earn continuing medical education credits by accessing the Spotlight sessions here. We are also thrilled to confirm that CME credits for the 2024 WSC Spotlight will be issued free of charge. 

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Physician-Patient Alliance for Health and Safety Grants CME Accreditation to First Wave of 2024 World Sepsis Spotlight Courses

Editor’s note: to read a copy of the press release on Global Newswire, please click here.

We are delighted to announce that 4 of the 8 sessions from the World Sepsis Spotlight: Unmet Needs in Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, hosted by the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) and the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS) have been accredited by PPAHS for continuing medical education (CME) credits. 

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Pain Management Physiotherapy: What are the Benefits of Physiotherapy for Pain Management?

By Paul Gilbert (Oakville Physiotherapy & Wellness Clinic)

Chronic pain can be a debilitating force, hindering your daily activities and impacting your overall well-being. Fortunately, there’s a safe and effective solution: pain management physiotherapy. This specialized form of physiotherapy utilizes targeted exercises, manual therapy techniques, and various modalities to address pain at its source, promoting long-term relief and improved function.

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Are Artificial Intelligence and IT a Threat to Patient Safety?

National Nurses United Survey Finds Artificial Intelligence to be a Threat to Patient Safety

In a survey recently conducted by National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the US, NNU concluded that “artificial intelligence technology (A.I.) often contradicts and undermines nurses’ own clinical judgment and threatens patient safety.”

AI - a patient safety threat?

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