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"The Critical Role of Wound Care Education in Hospice and Palliative Care" Read Corstrata’s blog post detailing how wound care education is essential for hospice providers to deliver high-quality, compassionate care. Check out our latest blog post on the importance of wound care education, highlighting key insights and best practices. Key Takeaways: - Curative vs. Palliative Approaches: Understanding the shift from aggressive treatment to symptom management and comfort in palliative care. - Common Wound Types: Learn about managing pressure injuries, MASD, malignant wounds, chronic wounds, and SCALE. - Interprofessional Collaboration: The importance of a team approach involving nurses, physicians, wound care specialists, social workers, and spiritual care providers. - Cultural Competency: Addressing implicit biases and respecting cultural preferences to enhance patient care and satisfaction. #Hospice #PalliativeCare #WoundCare #HealthcareEducation #PatientCare #wocn

When to use “urgent care”? - You might want to consider an urgent care center for non-life-threatening conditions. The wait is shorter and the stress is less than in the Emergency Room. On the other hand, the ER is more appropriate for serious conditions. How to know which to choose? https://lnkd.in/eRFdwMan

I wish someone would wave a magic wand to fix our current healthcare system - voila! The issue doesn’t fall on one individual and being in the periphery of healthcare, I have nothing but respect and appreciation for all clinical professionals including the physicians, nurses and support staff. It's a reality that a simple doctor’s visit is getting harder and harder to schedule, and it takes even longer to seek a specialist’s attention.  Doctors seem to rotate in and out like a revolving door. A friend left a certain medical group after her doctor blurted out that he can only spend 10 minutes with her.  BUT, there are plenty of good, compassionate doctors and I want to highlight my Primary Care Physician (#PCP) who has been a saving grace for me.  #DrLawrenceGShore of #SutterHealth San Francisco has been my PCP for some years, and I’ve been so lucky to be his patient.  He looks at you, not the monitor, when he talks to you and he doesn’t “check off the questions” but really asks and elaborates.  He makes you feel like you’re talking to an uncle or a grandpa.  He is warm, gentle and accommodating and doesn’t say, “it is what it is”. When he finally set his retirement date for October (not an easy decision), he informed his patients 6 months in advance and sent follow up information on the available doctors.  Although he scaled back his hours, I never felt that he was hard to reach. Today was my last general appointment, and he scheduled my followup test so that he can see the results before his last day.  And I’m not a patient with a life-threatening or serious condition.  This is how he treats every patient.  I know that there are more physicians like Dr. Shore.  Human connection and warmth are a part of the medical care that could make or break the patient’s spirit to heal. For every disappointing experience that makes us cynical about all doctors, we just need to find more Dr. Shore’s so that we can continue to have faith that they care.  #PCP #healthcaresystem #physicians #compassionatedoctors #patientfirst #hosptalityinhealthcare

"Ideally, a patient would be surrounded by their loved ones, their family members, their grandchildren- all around the bed and just holding their hands, Sometimes singing together, I’ve seen that. And I think that’s such a meaningful way to spend your last breath, having your loved ones hold your hand. Now in the code blue situation when you’re really sick, that’s not always going happen. We try to get family in the room, but it’s often a traumatic experience. I think that’s not always the way we want to go. We really have to be realistic and say, if our chance of survival isn’t that high, how is it that I want to go? How much unnecessary suffering are we causing? You know, we promise to do no harm." -Seung Eli Oh, RN, MSN, CCRN For more from this conversation about how healthcare providers can offer quality care and help patients and families in the death and dying process, listen to Episode 92 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience: https://lnkd.in/gxQhUQzx SpendMend #qualitycare #patientcare #familycenteredcare #healthcareleadership #patientcenteredcare #hospitals

This week, I marched in solidarity with my Emergency Medicine colleagues at Ascension St. John hosital 🏥 on Moross I was born at St. John, my mom worked there as a labor and delivery nurse, and I trained in the emergency medicine department during my fourth year at Wayne State University School of Medicine St. John’s Hospital 🏥 and Emergency Department is a critical part of our east side community serving Detroit, Grosse Pointe, SCS, Eastpointe etc… That is why I’m extremely saddened by the corporatization of the emergency medical services there 💰 It's alarming to see how nationwide, emergency medicine staffing agencies are being bought out by private equity groups, whose primary focus tends to be on profits rather than patient care. This shift can have profound implications for all of us. Longer wait times, overworked healthcare professionals, and compromised patient outcomes are just a few of the potential consequences. It's disheartening to know that according to NBC News, nearly 40% of U.S. hospital emergency departments are now overseen, staffed, or managed by companies owned by private-equity firms. Our healthcare system should prioritize people over profits. It's essential that we come together as a community to raise awareness and advocate for change. Our voices matter, and by speaking up, we can push for policies that prioritize patient well-being and support our dedicated healthcare professionals. Let's start a conversation. Have you experienced delays in care at St John on Moross? #HealthcareMatters #PutPatientsFirst #StJohnHospital #DetroitHealthcare #privateequity #detroit #healthcare #medicine

Corstrata’s latest blog delves into why wound care education is essential for hospice providers to deliver compassionate, high-quality care. 📌 Key Takeaways: Curative vs. Palliative Approaches: Recognizing the shift to symptom management and comfort. Common Wound Types: Insightful tips on managing pressure injuries, MASD, malignant wounds, chronic wounds, and SCALE. Interprofessional Collaboration: Emphasizing the value of a team approach for optimal patient outcomes. Cultural Competency: The impact of addressing biases and respecting patient preferences. Read more and elevate your care practices with Corstrata’s expert insights! #Hospice #PalliativeCare #Wounds #WoundNurse #WoundEducation

End-of-life care is not a #sideline issue but a core #component of #compassionate, patient-centered #healthcare. By improving #palliative #care #literacy among #medical #professionals, we can ensure that #patients receive the #support and #respect they deserve in their final #days. This extends beyond #medical #care, and refers to the #ability to #communicate with #empathy and #clarity, guiding patients and their families through some of the most challenging #decisions they will ever face. As #providers, our #goal should be to create a healthcare #environment where #conversations about #death are not avoided but instead are #approached with #sensitivity and #competence. This approach can improve #outcomes for patients and families, #reduce the #emotional #burden on healthcare #providers, and ultimately reflect a more #holistic and #personalized #approach to #medical care. Death is an #inevitable part of #life, and our healthcare system must be better equipped to handle it. By #fostering open, #honest, and compassionate #discussions about end-of-life care, we can provide patients with more #dignity throughout their #experience. Or, at the very least, we can meet patients at the #bedside with #tact and #grace when supporting their wishes and needs near the end of their lives.

There’s a growing buzz about finding the best places for people to get the medical care they need. #EmergencyMedicine physicians are in a prime position to lead this charge. They’re experts at handling all kinds of unscheduled care and seamlessly collaborating with various specialists, programs, and support systems to bridge #caregaps. #Innovation in unscheduled #acutecare is crucial, but it’s a team effort—both payers and providers need to come together to make it happen. ▶️READ ARTICLE: ‘The next frontier of emergency medicine’: House calls following emergency room https://lnkd.in/exitTd7z UC Davis Health

Two elephants in the after-hours care review room 🐘 The government’s after-hours review dances neatly around addressing two elephants: a highly fragmented approach underpinned by conflicting funding signals between tertiary and primary care. https://lnkd.in/g5kne-mh #generalpractice #primarycare #familymedicine