In the “Guide to COVID-19 Vaccine Communications, A Practitioner’s Guide to the Principles of COVID-19 Vaccine Communications, Ann Christiano and Jack Barry from the Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida share 8 Principles of COVID-19 Vaccine Communications. The introduction video provides an overview and the eight short videos discuss each principle. Created in partnership with Purpose …
Recent studies have suggested that to reach immunity, immunocompetent SARS-CoV-2 seropositive adults may only require 1 dose rather than 2 doses of a messenger RNA vaccine, however, these studies did not include older adults. Older adults living in nursing homes are at higher risk for severe COVID-19, and the immune response to the vaccine may differ from that of younger, …
Syncope is the most common form of transient loss of consciousness (TLOC), defined as sudden-onset bradycardia and vasodilation leading to an abrupt decrease in cardiac output, cerebral hypoperfusion, and temporary loss of consciousness. Many of our residents experience episodes of syncope similar to this that may be triggered by orthostatic or emotional stress, pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Why some individuals …
Company Announcement Scentsational Soaps & Candles, Inc., is voluntarily recalling 5 lots of Scentsational Soaps & Candles scented Hand Sanitizers from the Black and White Collection and Photo Real Collection and 3 lots of Ulta Beauty Collection scented Hand Sanitizer Spray packaged in 3.38 and 3.4 fluid ounce spray bottles, respectively, to the consumer level. See products listed in the …
Health officials in the state of Michigan announced that 246 fully vaccinated Michiganders contracted coronavirus from January to March, and three have died. “These are individuals who have had a positive test 14 or more days after the last dose in the vaccine series”, said Lynn Sutfin, a spokesperson for the state health department. “These cases are undergoing further review …
The American Society for Health Care Risk Management has released several Patient Safety Tip Sheets with assessments and recommendations for various safety concerns in healthcare. Among the topics discussed are the following: Normalization of Deviance in Healthcare Technology and Patient Safety Patient Safety Organizations Value of Incident/Event Reporting Communication Please consider reading through these tip sheets and share with staff …
Disposable medical procedure masks are commonly worn in health care and public settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Filtered Filtration Efficiency (FFE) for procedure masks is generally below that of high-efficiency N95 respirators certified by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and foreign-sourced equivalents (i.e., KN95). However, many procedure masks available to the public are constructed with …
In early April, FEMA will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020, for deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19) to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. FEMA is moving rapidly to implement this funeral assistance program nationwide. “At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during, and after …
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Comparative Health System Performance (CHSP) Initiative to study the characteristics of high-performing health systems and to understand how health systems use evidence-based practices, including patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). The effective adoption and use of PCOR evidence holds promise as a way to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs. However, little …
Bortezomib is a common multiple myeloma therapy that can cause treatment-related peripheral neuropathy, a risk factor for falls. The relationship between bortezomib and falls in older patients with multiple myeloma is unknown. In a recent study published in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology, in older adults with multiple myeloma, bortezomib was associated with an increased risk of having a diagnostic …
