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Comment on Telework – Gaining Acceptance in Healthcare by Camping Tables

Camping Tables — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:43:20 +0000

Camping Tables…

[...]You can certainly see your skills in the paintings you write. The arena hopes for even more passionate writers like you who aren’t afraid to mention how they believe. At all times follow your heart.[...]…

Comment on The Quaid Foundation – Chasing Zero by Barbara LaMore

Barbara LaMore — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:05:32 +0000

I was a kidney donor many years ago. I was left sitting in a chair as my bedding was taken and then never replaced . I was left without any ability to reach the call button. I had no pain meds administered ,nothing to eat or drink for many hours.I was crying in pain and agony when my husband came to my rescue. He went into the hall and yelled”so you throw away the donor once you take the organ”%&%#! As it was I had been in surgery 4hrs longer than I was suppose to be. When I emerged I had been gutted. the incision was not small in fact it went from my sternum to my belly button. When my husband and I asked what had happened we were never told . Along with my DR’S , I was unable to obtain my records for 7 yrs. Even then there was no explanation for the lengthy surgical stay. Nor was there any explanation for the large incision or the cut to my diaphragm.We trust total strangers with our lives. We teach our children not to.

Comment on The Quaid Foundation – Chasing Zero by Barbara LaMore

Barbara LaMore — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:50:45 +0000

I went to a Walgreen Pharmacy unfamiliar to me, since our preferred Walgreen pharmacy was unable to fill my son’s prescription of Lovenox. I asked the Pharmacist ” Are there any special directions I need to be aware of?” He stated “Just give one syringe Twice daily (am & pm) . I stated ,”OK, I am not familiar with this med so I will sit and read the instructions” If I had listened to the pharmacist; I would have given my son .1ml TOO much of Lovenox at each administration( twice daily). I made sure that the Pharmacist was aware that he had given me the wrong dose to administer and I notified Walgreens Pharmacy also. Always read the instructions – You are the first line of defense!!

Comment on The Quaid Foundation – Chasing Zero by Barbara LaMore

Barbara LaMore — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:36:08 +0000

Warning ! Be very careful if you are required to administer Lovenox. The syringes are not scaled. If you are prescribed .2mls of Lovenox, You will receive pre-drawn syringes of .3mls of Lovenox. You will need to find a vessel/ measuring device in order to discard .1ml of Lovenox to ensure the proper dose is administered . I notified Sanofi that their company should include a measuring device for discarding unwanted medicine to ensure the accurate prescribed dose of medication is administered. By using a scaled syringe filled with .1ml of water : I finally found that the center of my plastic compass used for geometrical measurements in Math held .1ml of Lovenox. I was able to then discard the unwanted amount of medication and administer the proper dose of Lovenox to ensure my child’s safety. Talk about the room for medication errors!!!!!! Why is this allowed???

Comment on Patient Blood Management Conference Coming to Pittsburgh in 2012 by Rita Schwab

Rita Schwab — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:27:51 +0000

Dr. Oladele,

Thanks for your comment – and we’ll look forward to seeing you in Pittsburgh in September.

Rita

Comment on Patient Blood Management Conference Coming to Pittsburgh in 2012 by Dr Oguntimehin Oladele

Dr Oguntimehin Oladele — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:37:36 +0000

it is interesting to see how much research has gone into revealing to us how much patient could do better without blood transfusion especially with the increasing evidence showing the complications arising from unneccesary usage of it. As a medical practitioner from nigeria, l look forward to also coming for the program. hope to see you friends over there too.

Comment on The Quaid Foundation – Chasing Zero by Chris Peck

Chris Peck — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:03:49 +0000

Last year the CVS pharmacy gave me twice the dose of heparin, I was on that for5 days then had to be hospitalised and needed emergency surgery for a ruptured colon.
The surgeon told my family that he could not do the surgery since my blood was so thin it was off the charts
After two days of taking plazma my blood was barely on the chart but I was going septic sto the surgeon had to go in. He informed my family not to expect me to survive
CVS said oh well we will try not to do that again.
They never even informed the State of Texas that they screwed up so now I have to tell the state
The hospitals make some mistakes but the pharmacy is gona kill you!

Comment on Telework – Gaining Acceptance in Healthcare by Best Companies for Telecommuting (work at home)

Best Companies for Telecommuting (work at home) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:11:58 +0000

[...] Telecommuting helps healthcare administrators and other professionals in this field increase their productivity by spending time away from the institution/company. Remote workers also help support the initiative to move healthcare records into electronic formats, though privacy concerns regarding off-site medical records access need to be addressed. It's interesting to note that the healthcare industry has the greatest adoption of telecommuting, according to the blog Supporting Safer Healthcare. [...]

Comment on Grand Rounds 3.50 by holmangregDR

holmangregDR — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:17:09 +0000

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Comment on Ethics and the Advance Directive by WysWoods

WysWoods — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:17:22 +0000

I work to repost these articles because some of the stories I hear when we display at health fairs are amazing. I recently heard a lady say at her age (28) she thought it was too early to think about advanced directives. Maybe someone will be helped as they peruse the posts on the social mediad places