Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR)’s Post

Good to have Australian study looking at Surprise Question and Indicator for a palliative approach at the utility of screening for end of life in a tertiary hospital. A simple and seemingly effective way to help identify and respond to needs for care at the end of life in the acute setting. Thanks to the authors.

Our Sunday News blog published October 6th was on the topic of hospital and critical access hospital discharge planning. The link is attached. https://shorturl.at/2mrZC Send your questions to gnash@nashhc.com

"Screening for End-of-Life in Acute Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Survey" by Dr Timothy To, Paul Hakendorf and Professor David Currow has been published in the American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. More here: https://lnkd.in/gvYkhckg "Patients are frequently admitted to hospital in the last year of life. Actively recognising patients at this stage gives the opportunity to plan future care... We performed a cross-sectional survey of all acute medical and surgical inpatients at one tertiary hospital. Two simple screening tools, the 'indicators for a palliative approach' and the 'surprise question' identified a group of patients at greatly increased risk of dying over the next year." #EndofLife #AcuteCare #LastYearofLife

The Surgical Wound Complications recommendations are designed to provide clear advice to health and care practitioners, service managers and commissioners about the fundamentals of evidence-informed care for people with surgical wound complications. They are intended for use in all clinical care settings and aim to support implementation of evidence-based clinical practice in the treatment of surgical wounds. It has been estimated that approximately a fifth of surgical wounds fail to heal within 12 months, leading to considerable patient suffering and NHS cost. Visit our website to view the surgical wound complications recommendations: https://lnkd.in/eZtNxgx5   #SurgicalWoundComplications #SurgicalWounds #WoundHealing #InfectionPrevention #SSIPrevention

The Surgical Wound Complications Recommendations are designed to provide clear advice to health and care practitioners, service managers and commissioners about the fundamentals of evidence-informed care for people with surgical wound complications. They are intended for use in all clinical care settings and aim to support implementation of evidence-based clinical practice in the treatment of surgical wounds. It has been estimated that approximately a fifth of surgical wounds fail to heal within 12 months, leading to considerable patient suffering and NHS cost. Visit our website to view the surgical wound complications recommendations: https://lnkd.in/eZtNxgx5   #SurgicalWoundComplications #SurgicalWounds #WoundHealing #InfectionPrevention #SSIPrevention

Unlock the secrets to optimal neonatal care with our recently conducted online webinar! Delve into the crucial aspects of maintaining normothermia after birth and discover cutting-edge interventions for the "Golden Hour" to ensure the best start for newborns. Don't miss out on this valuable resource to join make a difference in neonatal health. Watch the recording now! #NeonatalCare #GoldenHour #Thermoregulation #gehealthcare #healthcare

The NWCSP has updated its surgical wound recommendations to address surgical wound complications. The recommendations are designed to provide clear advice to health and care practitioners, service managers and commissioners about the fundamentals of evidence-informed care for people with surgical wound complications. They are intended for use in all clinical care settings and aim to support implementation of evidence-based clinical practice in the treatment of surgical wounds. It has been estimated that approximately a fifth of surgical wounds fail to heal within 12 months, leading to considerable patient suffering and NHS cost. Visit our website to view the surgical wound complications recommendations: https://lnkd.in/grVkZFmH #SurgicalWoundComplications #SurgicalWounds #WoundHealing #InfectionPrevention #SSIPrevention

Unlock the secrets to optimal neonatal care with our recently conducted online webinar! Delve into the crucial aspects of maintaining normothermia after birth and discover cutting-edge interventions for the "Golden Hour" to ensure the best start for newborns. Don't miss out on this valuable resource to join make a difference in neonatal health. Watch the recording now! #NeonatalCare #GoldenHour #Thermoregulation #gehealthcare

Unlock the secrets to optimal neonatal care with our recently conducted online webinar! Delve into the crucial aspects of maintaining normothermia after birth and discover cutting-edge interventions for the "Golden Hour" to ensure the best start for newborns. Don't miss out on this valuable resource to join make a difference in neonatal health. Watch the recording now! #NeonatalCare #GoldenHour #Thermoregulation #gehealthcare

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT SIGNS OF HEART DISEASE AND CARDIAC ARREST This month has several important things happening that we, as nurses and an organization, can help with. The one I will focus on this year is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month. We know that men are at a higher risk of coronary artery disease and heart attacks. We also know that men are traditionally very bad when it comes to seeking out preventative care, as well as emergency care. As nurses, we really need to help in educating the public, especially men in our communities, about the risk factors, signs and symptoms of a heart attack or coronary artery disease to help prevent cardiac arrest. We know that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the gold standard in treatment. We also know that the faster a person has an intervention, the better the prognosis. Now, we need the public to understand the signs and symptoms so that they seek treatment early. This year's AAMN Conference will be held Oct. 17-19 in St. Louis. Registration for the conference is still open. There will be several things happening at the conference you won’t want to miss, including an opportunity to help move the organization forward through bylaws revisions. These bylaws will help shape the future direction of the organization as well as modernize the organization to better align to what is happening within other organizations. There will be an online broadcast of the annual business meeting and bylaws vote at 5 pm Eastern on Oct. 18. We need your voice to be heard so that we can meet the needs of all our members while moving the mission of the organization forward. Please make plans to attend, either in person or virtually. Plans are already moving forward for next year. We have the location secured, which will be announced at the conference, along with the conference theme. Next year marks the 50th annual conference, so please begin making plans to attend. I have every confidence it will be a great conference based on the work of our outstanding Conference Planning Committee.  #HeartHealth #NursingLeadership #AAMN #HealthcareAdvocacy #CardiacArrestAwareness #NursingCommunity, Jason Mott PhD, RN, Aaron D. Franklin DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Benjamin Njoku, Scott Kelnhofer