March 24, 2021

Screening and Management of Age and Medically Related Driving Impairment

Driving is an important means of mobility and independence for older adults, but as people age, they often experience impairments that interfere with their ability to […]
March 11, 2021

Palliative Care

An increasing body of evidence shows Palliative Care’s benefits in conjunction with usual care throughout the serious illness continuum. When included in patients’ care, studies show […]
March 4, 2021

Physician Communication and Care Management: Leadership Strategies

Physicians don’t always communicate appropriately with one another. Multiple elements of the healthcare environment make good communication more challenging. The COVID-19 pandemic can provide additional communication […]
March 4, 2021

Leadership in Crisis

Although healthcare professionals are expected to demonstrate leadership skills in normal times, leadership during a crisis requires an altogether different skill set. Healthcare professionals have recently […]
March 4, 2021

Human Factor-Based Leadership for Reduction of Burnout and Latent Medical Error

All professions have seen a rapid increase in stress, healthcare clinicians’ burnout has multiplied even more dramatically and even more since the COVID-19 pandemic started. A […]
February 23, 2021

Connecting the Brain, Gut, Diet, and Microbiome

The role of the gut-brain-microbiome-diet axis is revolutionizing our understanding of health and disease. New approaches to prevention, screening, and therapy are anticipated. The entire field […]
February 5, 2021

COVID-19 TREATMENT & PREVENTION UPDATE

During the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous antiviral agents, immunotherapies, and vaccines continue to be investigated and developed as potential therapies in the fight against COVID-19. Currently, only […]
February 4, 2021

Communicating Bad News to Patients

At some point in their career, every medical practitioner is in the position of delivering bad news. What constitutes bad news is part of the issue: […]
February 3, 2021

Emotional Intelligence

Providing care in today’s high-stress complex health care environment is no easy task. With newly evolving care patterns, more focus on distance interactions, concerns about care […]