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Newsletter, November 2022

Patient Safety Movement

And it’s largely preventable—if not the disease itself (in the case of Type 2 diabetes) then at least the most severe outcomes. The patient is the most important member of their own healthcare team, as diabetes treatment involves a lot of self-care and preventative lifestyle choices.

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Legal and Ethical Analysis of Court-Ordered Ivermectin Treatment for COVID-19

Bill Of Health

A judge in Ohio ruled on Monday that a hospital in the region must administer ivermectin to a patient very sick with COVID-19 in their ICU, despite the decision by the medical staff, in agreement with recent statements by the U.S. Each provider has independent judgement, and in the end it is the patient who decides whose advice to follow.

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A Precautionary Approach to Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Bill Of Health

We call on those promoting psychedelic therapies to uphold the field and patient safety ethically and effectively through rigorous evidence generation, improved training, evidence-informed standard setting, and external licensing/practitioner oversight. Mithoefer & Haden ). Buisson and Ms.

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Most Americans Follow an Eating Pattern in Search of Energy, Protein, and Well-Being – With Growing Financial Stress: A Food as Medicine Update

Health Populi

The bar chart tells us two kinds of people in the health/care ecosystem are much more trusted than other consumers’ touchpoints for the information: these are personal healthcare professionals (say, “my” doctor or nurse practitioner or pharmacist) and registered dietitians or nutritionists.

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Newsletter, January 2024

Patient Safety Movement

“Make your commitment to ZERO… starting with culture of safety from your executive governing board down to the lowest paid employees.” In medicine, thousands of patients sustain preventable harm, and yet we do not know the actual number, as very little is reported.

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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

” Joe Kiani, Founder Patient Safety Movement Foundation Letter from CEO In many parts of the world, February is the month for celebrating love. Approximately 25% of patients experience an adverse event in US hospitals, with over 40% caused by preventable errors. “I believe in persistence.

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Will We See A Field of Dreams for the COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S.?

Health Populi

The strongest impact on consumers’ acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine was from telling people that the vaccine prevented disease in 100% of patients in the clinical trials versus 50% of patients. Democrats were more persuadable toward vaccine acceptance than Republicans or Independents.

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