Another Kind of Circulatory System
In the depths of the hospital, through doors that often go unnoticed by most employees, is a transportation system that plays a huge role in modern health care. The passengers are not people, although some are samples of people – blood samples, that is, secured in a “carrier” and on their way to the hospital lab. The carriers – cylindrical cartridges with a secure latch on each end — race all over the hospital through pneumatic tubes hidden deep behind the walls. Unit nurses can send samples to the lab for testing, or receive blood products and medications to administer to their patients.
Pneumatic tube syste...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - January 10, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: UMMC Admin Tags: Miscellaneous Technology health care medical center pneumatics tube system UMMC University of Maryland Source Type: blogs
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter – Available for Free
Few regions in the United States have a well-developed organizational resource for area healthcare ethics committees. One of the best is the Maryland Health Care Ethics Committee Network, an initiative of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law’s Law & Health Care Program.
The MHCECN has long published a Newsletter that combines educational articles with timely information about bioethics activities. Each issue includes a feature article, a Calendar of upcoming events, and a case presentation and commentary by local experts in bioethics, law, medicine, nursing, or related disciplines...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - December 22, 2017 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Bespoke 3D-Printed Ear Prostheses Could Improve Hearing Loss Treatments
3D printing technology has changed the way many medical devices are designed and has huge potential to also disrupt healthcare by making devices more accessible, affordable, and personalized to the patient. While we’ve seen 3D-printed parts used in a variety of external limb prostheses and even for implants, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have utilized the technique to create custom-designed prosthetic replacements for damaged parts of the middle ear.
According to lead researcher and study author Dr. Jeffrey Hirsch, reconstructive surgery to treat hearing loss has a high failure rate...
Source: Medgadget - December 11, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Scott Jung Tags: ENT Materials Source Type: blogs
Spreading Thanksgiving Cheer with a Thanksgiving Meal Spread
Between prepping, cooking, cleaning and entertaining, Thanksgiving sometimes turns into a high-stress holiday rather than a time for giving thanks. This time of year is already stressful for families at University of Maryland Children’s Hospital (UMCH), who spend the holidays at the hospital instead of at home.
Members from the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Stevensville, Md. donated a Thanksgiving meal to all UMCH patients, families and staff members, to take one thing off of their plates for the holidays.
Amanda Ackermann, a first year Child Life graduate student at Towson University and a Child Life Scholar at UMCH, coo...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - November 22, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: UMMC Admin Tags: Kids Chesapeake Bay Beach Club Child Life donation pediatrics Thanksgiving Source Type: blogs
What Will You Do Differently at Work Monday?
As ASHA’s 2017 Convention wrapped up on a typically bright and sunny LA Saturday, the Convention Center was abuzz with new ideas for clients’ treatment
We joined the conversation. We asked audiologists and speech-language pathologists what they plan to change up at work, based on convention sessions and conversation. Their inspirations were as varied as the conference subject matter, ranging from rebranding themselves to connecting clients to the community to using a new evidence-based tool for autism treatment.
Here’s a sampling of what they plan to do differently this week.
Reframe my branding: Because of the pers...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 11, 2017 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bridget Murray Law Tags: Audiology Events Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Autism Spectrum Disorder Early Intervention Health Care Hearing Assistive Technology Schools Source Type: blogs
What Will You Do Differently at Work Monday?
As ASHA’s 2017 Convention wrapped up on a typically bright and sunny LA Saturday, the Convention Center was abuzz with new ideas for clients’ treatment
We joined the conversation. We asked audiologists and speech-language pathologists what they plan to change up at work, based on convention sessions and conversation. Their inspirations were as varied as the conference subject matter, ranging from rebranding themselves to connecting clients to the community to using a new evidence-based tool for autism treatment.
Here’s a sampling of what they plan to do differently this week.
Reframe my branding: Because of the pers...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 11, 2017 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bridget Murray Law Tags: Audiology Events Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Autism Spectrum Disorder Early Intervention Health Care Hearing Assistive Technology Schools Source Type: blogs
Frequently Asked Questions-Daylight Saving Time and Kids
Adjusting to daylight saving time can be tough on kids. Dr. Adam Spanier answers some common questions about easing the transition during the time change.
1) What are some ways to prep kids for daylight saving time?
Start to prepare in advance. First, encourage good bedtime routines and a good night’s sleep regularly. Second, ensure good sleep “hygiene.” Cut off electronics well before bed – the lights and stimulation can throw off our sleep cycle. Keep the lights low in the evening. Keep activities quieter. Third, you can gradually adjust bedtime ahead of the change – 10 minutes to 15 ...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - November 3, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: UMMC Admin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Living Legacy Foundation Donates iPhones to Bridge Program to Help Domestic Violence Victims
Bridge Program members with Tiffiny of the Living Legacy Foundation, who facilitated the donation.
A phone is something many of us take for granted. However, to victims and survivors of domestic violence, a phone serves as their only connection to support and services to help break the cycle. Cell phones often are a target during the escalation of domestic violence, and unfortunately, cost is often a limiting factor in victim and survivor access to phones when a new one is needed.
To help provide this lifeline to those in need, employees at the Living Legacy Foundation donated 26 iPhones to The Bridge Program at the Univer...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - October 25, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: UMMC Admin Tags: Community Outreach patient care Patient Safety and Quality Service Social Work trauma Source Type: blogs
LITFL Review 303
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog
Welcome to the 303rd LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the blogosphere’s best and brightest and deliver a bite-sized chunk of FOAM.
The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the Week
Kenneth Palmer from Karolinska shares his 30-plus years of ECMO experience in a podcast from t...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - October 22, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marjorie Lazoff, MD Tags: LITFL review LITFL R/V Source Type: blogs
Ever wonder where the idea of blue for boys and pink for girls came from?
According to history it wasn’t always that way; it was a gradual process that was shaped over time. Let’s take a look!
Centuries ago, before blue for boys and pink for girls became the norm, both boys and girls were dressed in white. This was due to practicality, since it was easy to bleach dirty clothes.
Jo B. Paoletti, a professor at the University of Maryland who focuses on gender roles, found “that our adoption of gender-specific colors was a gradual process.”
In the middle of the 19th century, pastel colors were becoming more common for children to wear. “In 1918, a trade publication stated that it was p...
Source: Cord Blood News - September 25, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies Source Type: blogs
Mother ’s Memoir of Son’s Opioid Addiction Offers Hope
Lisa Hillman never meant to become a poster child for parents coping with a child’s drug problem. She was an accomplished health care administrator, a fundraising executive married to former Annapolis Mayor Richard Hillman, and the mother of two.
Few people knew about the nightmare that was unfolding at home starting with a phone call from her son’s high school teacher the start of his senior year, alerting her to his possible marijuana use. Jacob’s addiction unraveled from there, resulting in a dependence on opiates that threw his life into reverse: preventing him from returning to the University of Maryland; presen...
Source: World of Psychology - September 14, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Addiction Books Parenting Personal Recovery Alcohol Abuse Alcoholism Drug Use family support Heroin Addiction Life Lessons opioid addiction Prescription Drug Addiction Substance Abuse Source Type: blogs
LITFL Review 296
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog
Welcome to the 296th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the blogosphere’s best and brightest and deliver a bite-sized chunk of FOAM.
The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the Week
Casey Parker writes a magnificent piece, focusing not only on the science but on the humanity...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - September 3, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marjorie Lazoff, MD Tags: Education LITFL review Source Type: blogs
Crosspost: #MoBE17: Microbiology of the Built Environment Research & Applications Symposium – microBEnet: the microbiology of the Built Environment network
Discussion: Myth and Reality of MoBE ManipulationRob Knight(UCSD),ModeratorRita Colwell (University of Maryland)Jeffrey Siegel (U of T)Ilana Brito (Cornell)Jessica Green (University of Oregon)Poster Session& ReceptionThursday October 12thWelcomeJordan Peccia (Yale). Gordon Conference Announcement.KeynoteMarc Edwards (Virginia Tech). MoBE, Public Health and the Flint Water CrisisSession 5 - From MoBE Research to MoBE ApplicationsScott Kelley (San Diego State University).Session Chair.Jack Gilbert (University of Chicago). From Hospitals to Forensic ApplicationsRichard Shaughnessy (University of Tulsa).&nbs...
Source: The Tree of Life - August 26, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
Benefits of a Certified Athletic Trainer On & Off the Field
University of Maryland’s Department of Orthopaedics provides state-of-the-art sports medicine care to athletes and active individuals of all ages on and off the field. Our sports medicine physicians and orthopaedic residents work directly with many of the athletic trainers in Baltimore County, Howard County, and Baltimore City to ensure the same level of care offered to the University of Maryland Terp athletes.
Michael Smuda, MSAT, ATC, LAT is a certified atheltic trainer/physician extender with the University of Maryland Orthopaedics. As fall sports are getting in full swing, he explains how an athletic trai...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - August 24, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: UMMC Tags: Employees & Staff Health Tips Orthopaedics athletic trainer sports medicine sports performance Source Type: blogs
