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There are very few published descriptions of programs that address the mistreatment of medical trainees

Few Published Programs Address Medical Trainee Mistreatment

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Most common format of program is combination of lectures, workshops, and seminars
Introduction of genomic screening into routine health care is dependent on demonstration of clinical utility

Demonstrating Clinical Use Will Speed Genomic Screening

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Field could advance more quickly if data from research participants, consumers got to clinic
Although physicians typically struggle with change

Learning to Change Important for Improving Practice

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Physicians need to accept that the health care industry is changing and that change is difficult
Individuals with bicuspid aortic valve and mitral valve prolapse have a higher risk of developing infective endocarditis than the general population

Infective Endocarditis More Common with Valve Issues

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Antibiotic prophylaxis should be reconsidered with bicuspid aortic valve, mitral valve prolapse
Use of billing and clinical data can help to identify undiagnosed hypertension

Tool Improves Identification of Undiagnosed Hypertension

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Use of billing data alone shows that up to one in eight hypertension cases might be undiagnosed
Existing policy has been amended to encourage licensing boards to require disclosure of physical or mental health conditions only when these would negatively impact a physicians' ability to practice medicine

Medical Boards May Contribute to Mental Health Stigma for Doctors

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Existing policy amended to encourage only current mental health disclosures
In an article published in Physicians Practice

Four Strategies Help Doctors Make Personal, Professional Gains

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Strategies include taking time for reflection, breaking away from pack, focusing on something specific
The rate of 30-day index readmissions after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is 19.2 percent

Readmission Rate 19.2 Percent After Acute Exacerbation of COPD

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Patients and clinical factors predict readmissions within 30 days of index admission for AECOPD
For patients with asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Risk of Heart Failure Up in ALVSD Patients With Diabetes

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Increased risks for those with diabetes and asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Acute myocardial infarction occurred in one of every 12

2002 to 2014 Saw Hike in AMI Rate in Pregnancy, Puerperium

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Rate of acute myocardial infarction one per 12,400 for those hospitalized during pregnancy, puerperium