Muslims and the Making of America, Amir Hussain, Baylor University Press, 2016 (ISBN 978-1-4813-0622-5), x + 132 pp., hb $24.95

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-514
Author(s):  
Tom Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Baylor University ◽  
X 132

The Branch Davidian Symposium and Twentieth Anniversary Memorial, 18–19 April 2013

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Marie W. Dallam
Keyword(s):  
Religious Community ◽  
Memorial Service ◽  
Museum Exhibit ◽  
Baylor University ◽  
Branch Davidians ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Twentieth Anniversary ◽  
Public Forums

2013 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Branch Davidian tragedy in Waco, Texas. On 18 April 2013 an academic symposium was held at Baylor University featuring more than half a dozen speakers who explored topics related to the Branch Davidian religious community, the raid and siege, the fire, and the aftermath. On 19 April 2013 a memorial service was held in Waco that included speakers, a reading of the names of the dead, and the unveiling of a new museum exhibit about the Branch Davidians. The two events, recounted here, provided public forums for acknowledging and reflecting on the events that took place in Waco in 1993.

Religion and Medicine

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Levin ◽  
Stephen G. Post
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Religion And Medicine ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Baylor University ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

In Religion and Medicine, Dr. Jeff Levin, distinguished Baylor University epidemiologist, outlines the longstanding history of multifaceted interconnections between the institutions of religion and medicine. He traces the history of the encounter between these two institutions from antiquity through to the present day, highlighting a myriad of contemporary alliances between the faith-based and medical sectors. Religion and Medicine tells the story of: religious healers and religiously branded hospitals and healthcare institutions; pastoral professionals involved in medical missions, healthcare chaplaincy, and psychological counseling; congregational health promotion and disease prevention programs and global health initiatives; research studies on the impact of religious and spiritual beliefs and practices on physical and mental health, well-being, and healing; programs and centers for medical research and education within major universities and academic institutions; religiously informed bioethics and clinical decision-making; and faith-based health policy initiatives and advocacy for healthcare reform. Religion and Medicine is the first book to cover the full breadth of this subject. It documents religion-medicine alliances across religious traditions, throughout the world, and over the course of history. It summarizes a wide range of material of relevance to historians, medical professionals, pastors and theologians, bioethicists, scientists, public health educators, and policymakers. The product of decades of rigorous and focused research, Dr. Levin has produced the most comprehensive history of these developments and the finest introduction to this emerging field of scholarship.

scholarly journals Nitric Oxide Use in Neonatal and Adult Patients at Baylor University Medical Center

1996 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Bezalel Perelmuter ◽  
Jonathan M. Whitfield ◽  
Michael A. E. Ramsay ◽  
Kevin Lynch ◽  
Daryel Weisner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Baylor University

Multiple B-D Glucan and Cmv Test Ordering By Multiple Physicians – Analysis To Assess The Frequency Of Duplicate Test Orders

2020 ◽  
Vol 154 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S152-S152
Author(s):  
S Fathima ◽  
A R Gardner ◽  
A J Sohn ◽  
R Benavides
Keyword(s):  
Viral Load ◽  
Chart Review ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Multiple Test ◽  
Baylor University ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Time Stamps ◽  
Test Ordering

Abstract Introduction/Objective In teaching hospitals, patients receive direct care from a succession of different physicians, each of whom may order diagnostic tests on the same patient resulting in multiple physicians unknowingly ordering the same test in the same time period, leading to overutilization. We examined the association of test-ordering by multiple physicians with duplication of two tests, Beta D-Glucan (BDG) and CMV Viral Load by PCR non blood, as aid for detection of fungal and cytomegaloviral infections, respectively Methods Retrospective medical records at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas were examined in between 10/1/2019- 10/30/2019. A total 167 test orders were identified for CMV Viral Load non blood and BDG presence in blood. Each medical record was assessed for frequency of ordering along with the physicians who ordered them Results A total 167 tests were ordered in which, 120 times BDG was ordered and 52 times CMV was ordered. Singleton orders were noted in 85(50%) instances of BDG & 30(17%) for CMV.Multiple test orders were 44 (25%) for BDG and 8 (4%) for CMV respectively. Both CMV and BDG were ordered together 57 times. The time stamps of multiple test orders in individual patients was assessed for instances of orders that were less than 3 days apart and analysis showed out of the 44 multiple test orders, 34% (15) test orders were ordered less than 3 days apart and 66%(29) tests were ordered more than 3 days apart for BDG. Upon chart review, most of these quickly successive orders were by different physicians. The estimated costs of the duplicate orders are 4334.0$ & 1104.16$ for BDG and CMV respectively. Conclusion CMV and BDG are commonly ordered on many patients. Analysis shows that many times, physicians order testing when the same test has been ordered very recently by a separate physician. Note that for both tests, retesting in less than three days is not normally indicated, however this happens often, especially for BDG. This is most likely due to difficulty in determining within the EHR what tests are drawn and “pending’ but not yet finalized and reported. With usage of prompts/ alerts in EMR that warn of existing “pending’ orders by another caregiver, the frequency of duplicate test ordering for the same patient may be reduced, in turn reducing the costs of healthcare.

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