Research needed to learn which DCIS patients may be candidates for less invasive therapy Sep 26, 2009
The systematic review was prepared through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC) program, by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center. The EPCs develop evidence reports and technology assessments based on rigorous, comprehensive syntheses and analyses of the scientific literature, emphasizing explicit and detailed documentation of methods, rationale, and assumptions. (EurekAlert!)
Medications Effective In Reducing Risks For Breast Cancer Can Also Cause Serious Side Effects Sep 21, 2009
The report is based on a study led by Heidi D. Nelson, M.D., M.P.H., research professor in the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Science University and medical director of the Women and Children's Program and Research Center at Providence Health & Services. It is published online in the Sept. 15 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. (Science Daily)
Study: More Americans at Higher Risk of Heart Disease Sep 15, 2009
There are a lot of reasons for that happy development, but the leading ones are better drugs and technology, closer adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and the simple precaution of getting people in cardiac distress to the hospital fast. All the same, the best way not to need the hospital at all is not to get sick, and even the greatest advances in treatment will amount to little if we can't bring the risk factors under control. (Time.com)
Labor Induction Need Not Increase Cesarean Risk Aug 21, 2009
The research was conducted by a team affiliated with the Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center, which focuses on furthering the practice and translation of evidence-based medicine to improve health outcomes for populations and individuals ... "Elective induction can be done in such a way as to avoid raising c-section rates it's possible," said Douglas Owens, MD, director of the Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center, and an author of the study ... Co-authors of the paper are Anjali... (Science Daily)
Induced Labor May Prevent Need for Cesarean Section Aug 20, 2009
The message for pregnant women is that labor induction can be done without increasing Cesarean risk if doctors give induction sufficient time to work, said co-author Dr. Douglas Owens, director of the Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center. "Women should talk with their physician about how they would handle induction and what their approach to the procedure would be," Owens said in the news release. (MEDLINEplus)
New Method For Neonatal ICUs Reduces Infection And Lung Distress In Premature Infants Aug 13, 2009
The researchers developed the Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality method and applied it to 12 Canadian Neonatal Network hospitals over a 3-year period. Working in multidisciplinary groups, each hospital developed a list of hospital-specific practice changes and priorities to implement in the neonatal ICU.. (Science Daily)
Can Pen And Paper Help Make Electronic Medical Records Better? Jul 29, 2009
"Electronic medical records are instantly accessible to the healthcare team. But so much information is included in an electronic medical record, how does the individual health-care provider pick out what is important at a specific time? Not all uses of paper are bad and some may give us ideas on how to improve the interface between the health-care provider and the electronic record," said Dr. Saleem, who is also a research scientist at the Health Services Research and Development Center of... (Science Daily)
- Switzerland nursing students visit SDSU campus in Calexico 0 Jul 26, 2009
During their time at the Calexico campus, the nursing students were also informed about the evidence-based practice research techniques, which offer new ways of treating patients based on the results, or evidence, found in research, Hoyt said. In the past, whenever cardiopulmonary resuscitation was done, for example, the patient was cared for without regard to body temperature, Hoyt said. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Be accountable for your health care Jul 13, 2009
Get Medicaid, Medicare and other insurance companies together with hospitals, providers and suppliers to set standards, using evidence-based practice, to cover the actual cost. Let's all be accountable. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Reading's Pomerleau receives doctorate Jun 22, 2009
Regis nursing faculty also practice as nurse scientists in several of these hospitals in the development of ongoing clinical nursing research toward evidence-based practice. Nursing faculty and students provide health care in inner-city schools and Rosie s Place to children and women without primary care. (Reading Advocate, MA)
New Guideline For Low-back Pain Interventions, Surgery May 18, 2009
Consequently, we believe these recommendations will give physicians more confidence when treating patients with persistent back pain, said Roger Chou, M.D., lead author, director of the APS Clinical Practice Guideline Program, and associate professor of medicine (general internal medicine), Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center, Oregon Health & Science University. Unfortunately, randomized trials for a number of commonly used interventional procedures are still too limited to generate... (Science Daily)
Chiropractor treats headaches, even migraines, without pills May 1, 2009
A report released in 2001 by researchers at the Duke University Evidence-based Practice Center, found that spinal manipulation resulted in almost immediate improvement for those headaches that originate in the neck, and had significantly fewer side effects and longer-lasting relief of tension-type headache than a commonly prescribed medication. Dr. Gucciardo says that in recent years the medical community has embraced chiropractic because it offers treatment without the use of drugs or surgery. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Lawmakers close doors for sex offender discussion Apr 2, 2009
"While the public was shut out, a lobbyist for the Iowa Department of Public Safety was allowed into the meeting to answer questions for lawmakers.Tjepkes said the issue is both politically sensitive and sensitive from a public safety standpoint."When you talk about aspects of the bill, sometimes you refer to a case that happened" and lawmakers needed to be careful to protect victims' rights, Tjepkes said.MENTAL HEALTH: NAMI Iowa, the state chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill,... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Telehealth for diabetes promotes aging at home, not in the hospital Mar 13, 2009
"People want the freedom to remain in their homes. Telehealth appears to provide a safety net that will allow some of them such as the growing number of individuals with diabetes to age in place and to live where they want to live," said Dr. Chumbler, a medical sociologist who studies access to care and is associate chief of the Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-based Practice at the Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis ... Authors of "Mortality Risk for Diabetes Patients... (EurekAlert!)
New Guideline For Prescribing Opioid Pain Drugs Feb 19, 2009
To create this guideline, researchers in the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) at Oregon Health & Science University collaborated with the APS and AAPM for two years, reviewing more than 8,000 published abstracts and nonpublished studies to assess clinical evidence on which the new recommendations are based. "This guideline was a true multidisciplinary effort that sought to address in a balanced manner the many challenging issues that clinicians face with regard to when and how to... (Science Daily)
Tower tech grants top $700K Feb 18, 2009
The foundation also awarded grants of $94,209 to to implement The Incredible Years, a nationally recognized evidence-based practice targeted toward the parents of young children; and $125,000 to the to assist with the implementation of its technology plan in Erie and Niagara counties. The foundation works to improve the lives of children and adolescents by supporting programs and services for those affected by mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse and by enhancing... (Buffalo Business First, NY)
UK in trouble? Measles, antivax garbage on the rise Feb 8, 2009
Old transfusion practices were derived largely from clinical experience and expert opinion, which is clearly not the same as evidence-based practice. Over the last several decades there has been a growing effort within medicine to re-analyze all of our practices, no matter how old or venerated, to see if they pass scientific muster. (Discover Magazine)
New guideline for prescribing opioid pain drugs published Feb 7, 2009
To create this guideline, researchers in the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) at Oregon Health ce University collaborated with the APS and AAPM for two years, reviewing more than 8,000 published abstracts and nonpublished studies to assess clinical evidence on which the new recommendations are based. "This guideline was a true multidisciplinary effort that sought to address in a balanced manner the many challenging issues that clinicians face with regard to when and how to prescribe... (EurekAlert!)
Routine scans for low-back pain do not improve outcomes Feb 7, 2009
Physicians should not immediately order routine scans for low-back pain unless they observe features of a serious underlying condition, researchers in the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center at Oregon Health ce University report ... "Our study shows that performing routine X-rays or MRIs for patients with low-back pain does not lead to improved pain, function or anxiety level, and there were even some trends toward worse outcomes," said Roger Chou, M.D., lead author; scientific director of the... (EurekAlert!)
