Tag: Patient Care
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Exploring Interventions to Reduce Antibiotic Overuse
Simple behavioral interventions can be effective at curbing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, if adopted for the long term, according to a recent study published in JAMA.
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How Having a Stroke Renewed a Physician’s Faith in His Profession
Todd Kuiken, ’90 MD, PhD, ’91 ’95 GME, professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern shares his personal story.
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Research Progresses on $3.5M HRSA Grant
Several research projects focused on addressing gaps in the medical care of diverse populations are underway at the Center for Primary Care Innovation, funded by a $3.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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Northwestern Medicine Caregivers Practice Having Difficult Conversations
Frontline caregivers practiced breaking bad news to simulated patients in an interactive workshop broadcast from Feinberg’s Simulation Lab to four other Northwestern Medicine locations.
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Northwestern Hospitals Among the Best in Latest U.S. News Rankings
U.S. News & World Report recognized three Northwestern Medicine hospitals in its 2017-18 rankings of America’s Best Hospitals. The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab once again earned the top spot among rehabilitation hospitals in the country, and Lurie Children’s ranked first among children’s hospitals in Illinois.
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Medical Student Heads to India to Assess Management and Cardiac Care
Fourth-year medical student Kyle Yoo has been selected as a Fogarty Global Health Fellow and will travel to Kerala, India to study the interplay between management practices and acute cardiac care.
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Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Graduate Programs Celebrate a Decade of Education
Northwestern recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the creation of the Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety program, the first graduate-level program in the field.
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Scientists Use Wearables to Track Patient Data
Northwestern scientists and clinicians are using wearable technology to gather a wealth of novel information about patients and to devise innovative ways to treat and prevent disease.
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Comparing Quality at Veterans and Civilian Hospitals
Veterans Affairs hospitals outperformed civilian hospitals on most measures of quality and patient safety, but scored lower on indicators of patient experience, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Conference Celebrates Research and Scholarship
Feinberg’s inaugural Medical Humanities and Bioethics Conference brought together faculty, students, staff and alumni to showcase the wide range of research taking place throughout the medical school.
