For those patients who may not have access to HF’s smoking cessation program, see below. Sent on behalf of Rick. Quitter’s Circle was successfully launched on June 23, and has already earned positive media attention. Quitter’s Circle is a multi-platform “social” community anchored by a mobile application, designed to help address some common smoking cessation […]
Author: Jennings
Policy: HELIOS Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Protocol for Pain, Agitation, and Delirium for patients on the ventilator (PAD
PURPOSE: The purpose of the pain, agitation, and delirium (PAD) protocol is to: Allow bedside clinicians to manage pain, agitation and delirium for the adult ventilated ICU patient Guide the provider when ordering medications for pain, agitation and delirium. Provide appropriate and safe dosing and monitoring guidelines. Decrease adverse drug events related to medications in […]
Role of inbox coverage – posted on behalf of Thavarajah
For inbox coverage see here. Role of covering doc: Co-sign scripts, triage inbasket, review test results Anything you would normally send to the clinic staff to take care of (appointment changes, help w refills, prior auths) can be forwarded Triage calls requiring immediate attention will still be referred to the checker. Please email the covering […]
Peer Review
Enter a case anonymously for peer review.
Premedication for contrast allergy
Routine/Elective Prednisone 50 mg PO Q6H x 3 doses Administer 13 hours, 7 hours, and 1 hour before contrast media Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg PO x 1 dose Administer 1 hour before contrast media Routine/Elective and patient unable to tolerate oral medications Methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol) 40 mg IV Q6H x 3 doses Administer 13 hours, 7 […]
Reading List
A Reading list containing pdfs of the articles is now available. The files are located on a google drive. The link is also available to the left under “links”.
WIPS Schedule
The first WIPS was a success. Thank you all who attended – your feedback for Yathreb’s project was valuable. Upcoming WIPS can be found here (Firewall). Please check here as the specific Wednesday in a given month may change. In general the target is the 2cnd Wednesday. The above link will also contain discussion notes […]
Friday talks: Fill out the survey to receive credit for attendance
Just a reminder that starting this friday, CME credit for attendance will be given after the survey is completed. Prior to this, attendance was recorded before any surveys were done. For this reason, Sue will be submitting the signatures on mondays to give everyone enough time to complete the survey
Clinical talks are now available on Youtube
Prior talks are now located on Youtube. In the future, this page will list each talk with subject, presenter and date. For now, please visit the youtube page. Thank you to Erics for uploading them and Kamran for creating the youtube page.
Clinical Talks
Prior talks and presentations are now located on Youtube. Please visit the youtube page. and enjoy the interesting and informative presentations.