scholarly journals Kinesiology Tape: A Descriptive Survey of Healthcare Professionals in the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott W Cheatham ◽  
Russell T Baker ◽  
Thomas E Abdenour
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Kinesiology Tape ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Introduction to Antitrust and the Provision of Healthcare in the United States and European Union

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Greaney ◽  
Okeoghene Odudu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
Market Power ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Healthcare Provision ◽  
Apparent Absence ◽  
Market Solutions

This chapter discusses healthcare provision in the United States and European Union, setting out some of the challenges faced and solutions adopted when seeking to use antitrust law to address market power problems arising in systems of healthcare provision. In the United States, where market solutions have greatest acceptance, antitrust has played and continues to play an important role in setting boundaries regarding conduct that providers and payers may undertake. In European jurisdictions, despite the apparent absence of markets, antitrust has played a similar role on the provider side while leaving the payer side largely untouched. Thus, antitrust has been used to prevent the use or abuse of market power held by healthcare professionals, institutional healthcare providers, or a combination of the two groups, to ensure that such agreements are in the interests of healthcare service users rather than the professionals or providers themselves. Where antitrust has struggled in European jurisdictions is with the behavior of payers and the decisions that payers make—revealing, in Europe at least, some limits of antitrust.

scholarly journals Opposition to Pharmacist Contraception Services: Evidence for Rebuttal

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Madeline Mitchell ◽  
Courtney Stauffenberg ◽  
Veronica Vernon ◽  
Cortney M. Mospan ◽  
Allie Jo Shipman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Training Cost ◽  
Preventative Services ◽  
Fragmentation Of Care

Pharmacist contraception services are growing across the United States. Several states have authorized pharmacists to prescribe contraception, and the interest in other states continues to grow. Opposition to these practices exists and centers on discussions related to safety, training, cost, and fragmentation of care. We review these arguments and provide evidence refuting these concerns. Pharmacist-prescribed contraception increases access to care, and patients express interest in utilizing this service at the pharmacy. Pharmacists follow evidence-based recommendations. Counseling on preventative services and referral to other providers is part of contraception care by pharmacists. Training programs have been developed to equip both pharmacy students and pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to successfully provide these services. This article can serve as a guide for pharmacists and advocates when discussing pharmacist-prescribed contraception with policymakers, patients, and other healthcare professionals.

Three Continents, Two Fathers, One Donor: A Non-Puerperal Relactation Case Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 089033442199932
Author(s):  
Indira Lopez-Bassols ◽  
Lara Olchanetzky Duke ◽  
Gayle Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Lactation Consultant ◽  
Full Support ◽  
Specialist Physician ◽  
Male Couple

Introduction A woman was able to relactate 7 years after breastfeeding her children. She donated her expressed milk to her friends, a same-sex male couple, who had a child through surrogacy in the United States. She lived in London and shipped her milk to Hong Kong, where they lived. The infant thrived on the donated expressed milk received during the first 3 months of his life. Main issue This case is unusual because the woman was not breastfeeding at the time, which would have made expressing easier, and she was not adopting. She consulted a National Childbirth Trust Breastfeeding Counsellor and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® who helped her explore non-puerperal relactation protocols. Management Her plan started 6 months before the birth and included the use of domperidone, frequent expressing by hand and with a hospital-grade pump. A breastfeeding specialist physician made suggestions on the dosage of domperidone. She donated a total of 35.06 L. She had the full support of her partner and family. Conclusion Non-puerperal induced lactation and relactation offer ways to make human milk accessible to all infants, particularly those from LGBTQ+ families in which no parent is lactating, as was the case with the same-sex male couple participating in this study. It is essential to disseminate the knowledge and skills needed to support non-puerperal induced lactation and relactation among all healthcare professionals involved.

scholarly journals Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Employee Retention among Healthcare Professionals in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mouhamadou Sow ◽  
Ambroise Ntamon ◽  
Rosa Osuoha
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Leadership Components

With the endemic health care professional shortage seen both in the United States as well as globally, retaining staff is a high priority. Much like other organizations who rely on human capital, health care professionals are the most important resource for improving patient outcomes, and for achieving organizational performance. Leaders must effectively manage their employees in order to retain top talent and meet organizational goals. One reason for high turnover rates among healthcare professionals is the lack of recognition they are given by their leaders. With this in mind, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between transformational leadership components and turnover intentions of health care professionals. One hundred and twenty-seven healthcare professionals from the United States participated in the survey. Participants were recruited through a LinkedIn group of healthcare professionals. More than 100 healthcare professionals from the United States responded to an online survey that contained the Global Transformational Leadership Scale, The Turnover Intention Scale, and demographic questions to describe the sample. A correlational analysis was conducted to determine the type of relationship between the health care professional’s perceptions of their supervisors’ transformational leadership and their intent to turnover. The results of this study support the theory of transformational leadership. The health care professionals’ turnover intentions were negatively correlated with the transformational leadership components, which indicate that as their turnover intentions increased their positive rating of their supervisors’ transformational leadership behaviors decreased.  

Electronic Cigarettes: Their Role in the Lives of College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 089719002110268
Author(s):  
Carla Daniel ◽  
Christa Haddad ◽  
Jamie L. McConaha ◽  
Philip Lunney
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
High Prevalence

Background: Electronic cigarettes have increased in popularity amongst college-aged adults. Although often advertised as smoking cessation tools, students have taken to them as their primary exposure to nicotine. For many reasons, e-cigarettes are extremely convenient and have become the most common tobacco products among this generation. Objective: To assess perceptions and reasons for e-cigarette use in college students Methods: A 20 question online Qualtrics® survey was distributed to college students aged 18 and above across the United States. All responses were anonymous and data were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative inferential and descriptive statistics. Results: Of those who used e-cigarettes, 67.7% are not likely to smoke when they are upset or sad, 56.8% disagree that stress is a factor, and 83.5% cited that alcohol was involved when smoking. Most respondents, 74% (n = 467), associated smoking with emotions of happiness, joy or peace. 43.7% who associated e-cigarettes with happiness or peace were more likely to agree that stress was an influence versus 26.5% for those who did not (p = 0.004). Conclusion: Results show a high prevalence of e-cigarette usage among college-aged students. Emotional pleasurable connections with e-cigarettes, similar to traditional cigarettes, play a role in their use. This information will allow healthcare professionals to tailor educational messages surrounding cessation.

scholarly journals Utilization of the Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS) Collaborative electronic mailing list (listserv) by healthcare professionals

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Christopher C. McPherson ◽  
Zachary A. Vesoulis ◽  
Talene A. Metjian ◽  
Mirela Grabic ◽  
Summer Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽  
Antimicrobial Stewardship ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mailing List

Abstract Optimizing pediatric antimicrobial stewardship is challenging. In this retrospective study, we evaluated 515 original e-mails to 482 members of the Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS) Collaborative electronic mailing list ([email protected]). The plurality of threads discussed clinical practice guidelines, and pharmacists were most likely to initiate and respond. Representation was geographically diverse within and outside the United States.

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