October 18, 2016 – HPV Messages
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Anchor lead: Can targeted messages improve acceptance of the HPV vaccine? Elizabeth Tracey reports The HPV vaccine prevents cancer, but less than half of young teenagers receive it. Now brief, targeted messages developed by the Centers for Disease Control and …
October 17, 2016 – Wound Care
PodMed – Week of October 17, 2016
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This week’s topics include use of vitamins and supplements, detecting atrial fibrillation, calcium supplements and heart disease, and use of ventilators in people with advanced dementia. Program notes: 0:35 Vitamins and supplements use 1:35 People continue to do so 2:35 …
PodMed – Week of October 10, 2016
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This week’s topics include Zika complications, hypothermia and in-hospital heart attack, long term heart attack survival and hospital performance, and ADHD medications and bone mineral density. Program notes: 0:35 Hypothermia and heart attacks 1:33 About 6% treated with hypothermia 2:32 …
October 14, 2016 – Finding Palliative Care
October 13, 2016 – Palliative Care Guidelines
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Anchor lead: More evidence is accumulating on the benefits of palliative care, Elizabeth Tracey reports, but most programs aren’t fully staffed. A fully staffed palliative care team includes a physician, advanced practice nurse, social worker and chaplain, but only about …