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Two Decades Of Citizen & Patient Engagement

Two Decades Of Citizen & Patient Engagement LOOKING BACK Matthew Mendelsohn THE FUTURE Will Falk Click here to download the entire PDF

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Longwoods eLetter September 20, 2011 – Hospital Errors… more than you thought!

Quote “. . . almost two-thirds of nursing faculty are 45 to 60 years old and likely to retire within 15 years.” Heather Cathro writes about Pursuing Graduate Studies in Nursing Education: Driving and Restraining Forces Essays Hospital Errors Ten Times More Common Than Thought? By Chris Fleming Off the Cuff When more means less […]

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eHealthRecord.info Vol. 8 No. 19, September 14, 2011

FACTS AND STATS About 75% of workers at U.S. healthcare provider organizations use social media tools for professional purposes, according to a survey by Frost & Sullivan and the Institute for Health Technology Transformation. The survey was conducted between April and May 2011. The researchers interviewed 63 individuals working at different healthcare provider institutions. Of […]

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Longwoods eLetter September 13, 2011

Quote “Once the body gets used to a diet it adjusts and weight loss stops, leading to frustration on the part of the dieter. Inevitably most people will go back to their old eating habits, but with the body’s metabolism slowed down, they gain even more weight than before. And that’s your yoyo effect,” Dr. […]

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How to find text on a webpage

Find text and other information on a webpage from the Microsoft Windows webpage Watch this video to learn how to find text on a webpage (1:11) (Keyboard shortcut to find text on a webpage –  press Ctrl+F) Finding the information you want on the web often requires more than just searching for a webpage. Once […]

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HR Resources Newsletter Vol.4 No.18 | September 8, 2010

Longwoods™ Publishing presents the HR Resources Newsletter – access to: a database of best practices; Longwoods™ recruitment sites; key employer recruitment portals; a history of leadership transitions and appointments; current employment opportunities and more. The HR Resources Newsletter is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from:  Recruiters: Post Nurse Jobs at no charge. Advertise free […]

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Longwoods eLetter September 6, 2011

Quote “Thousands of patients fear they may be the unlucky victims of the latest endoscopy and anesthetic misadventures. Ya gotta wonder.” Steven Lewis looks at Scary Headlines We Don’t See. Essays Are healthcare workers too pre-occupied to wash their hands? Read this: WASH YOUR BLOODY HANDS (From the New York Times) Why is this even […]

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More than half of Americans drink too many sugary drinks and the problem is worst among minorities, the poor and the young

Consumption of Sugar Drinks in the United States, 2005–2008 Cynthia L. Ogden, Ph.D., M.R.P.; Brian K. Kit, M.D., M.P.H.; Margaret D. Carroll, M.S.P.H.; and Sohyun Park, Ph.D., M.S. Consumption of sugar drinks in the United States has increased over the last 30 years among both children and adults (1–3). Sugar drinks have been linked to […]

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eHealthRecord.info Vol. 8 No. 18, August 31, 2011

Fact and Stats The general public is increasingly using social media, mobile technology and online news outlets during disasters, according to a survey by the American Red Cross. The two-part survey – conducted by ORC International on behalf of the organization – polled 1,011 individuals by telephone and 1,046 people online between June 23 and June […]

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Longwoods eLetter August 30, 2011

Quote “Then, something happened.” Bob Evans. Click here to find out what. Essays Will Falk Comments on John Ronson’s essay “LHINs at Five years – What Now?” Off the Cuff Tom Closson: 17 clips to retirement. No. 3 “. . .the most fundamental challenges, both practical and ethical, that healthcare institutions have to face in […]

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