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Acupuncture is a 3,000-year-old healing technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1997, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) documented and publicized acupuncture’s safety and efficacy for treating a wide range of conditions. Acupuncture is now covered by many insurance policies and is used most broadly to relieve pain. Acupuncture improves the body’s functions and promotes the natural self-healing process by stimulating specific anatomic sites--commonly referred to as acupuncture po...

1. Treatment Options for COVID-19 (30 min) In this episode, Dr. Borjan and Dr. Whitby discuss a wide range of treatment options for COVID-19, and what we currently know based on available studies. Discussion includes therapies with proposed antiviral activity, use of convalescent plasma, and agents being used to address cytokine storm. They also touch on use of anticoagulants, nutritional support, and other supportive care measures. Jovan Borjan, PharmD BCIDP is the Clinical Pharmacy Specia...

Burnout has been a main issue in the aspect of healthcare. Though there is inadequate research identifying factors specifically related to burnout among physicians, determination of these factors is crucial to enhancing health of providers and healthcare services. From many perspectives healthcare profession¬als are at increased risk of experiencing burnout syndrome, especially now with the Covid-19 pandemic exhausting the system. This podcast discusses the relationship between medical professio...

Bleeding disorders are a group of disorders that share the inability to form a proper blood clot and can be present in adolescents and young adults. They are characterized by extended bleeding after injury, surgery, trauma or menstruation. Evaluation of adolescent girls who present with heavy menstrual bleeding could include assessment for underlying causes and evaluation for the presence of a bleeding disorder. Treatment for blood disorders vary, depending on the patient's age, condition and se...

Research has generated valuable data identifying, confirming, and addressing inequities in the delivery of healthcare.  However, these inequities persist.  The available interventions, programs, and policies designed to address the inequities are not being adopted in routine practice settings.  The other part of the issue is biases in healthcare. Both implicit and explicit bias are prevalent in the medical field. According to the CDC, black women are 3-4 times more likely to die f...

African-Americans continue to be the least healthy ethnic group in the USA, indicative of years of racial and social injustice. Universal causes of sub-optimal racial disparities in healthcare require equally universal solutions. Positive trends in health disparities tend to be driven by social development programs, economic investment in education, and participation of ethnic groups in policy, reform, decision-making, and expansion of access to healthcare. It is important for providers to ident...

In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. They stated that there is a high risk of this disease spreading to other countries around the world. In March 2020, the World Health Organization made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. This time of crisis is generating stress throughout the population, but especially among the front line health...

On January 31, 2020, Health and Human Services Secretary, Alex M. Azar II, declared a public health emergency (PHE) for the United States to aid the nation’s healthcare community in responding to COVID-19. The outbreak of respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, COVID19, from Wuhan City, Hubei Province in China has caused high morbidity and mortality rates. The beginning of the outbreak was linked to a large seafood and live animal market, suggesting animal-to-person spread. Later, a...

Workplace violence rates continue to increase in healthcare. There are constant challenges and obstacles for providers when interacting with patients. In addition, there is a regulatory requirement to provide workplace violence awareness education to all healthcare providers. This online course helps participants develop situational assessment to deliver optimal outcomes. It also gives participants a deeper awareness of risk and helps to unify the entire organization by establishing common langu...

Recent behavior/violence reports in RL6 (ambulatory setting) have identified that providers and staff are unintentionally escalating patients or visitors towards more aggressive behavior. During staff debriefing, it has been identified that staff does not know how to handle these situations. The undesirable behavior is often unintentionally rewarded and communicated to others. The purpose of this class is to teach basic de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to all staff and providers in ...