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#HealthyAging is a movement giving rise to health fairs put on by seniors' centres. An example is shown below. Across Ontario, there would be several of these exhibitions each week serving the Healthy Aging Movement. Dental care has yet to connect with these health fairs. Most seniors consider dental care as an expensive service only to be used when in pain.But no longer. A #Prevora booth makes perfect sense for seniors' health fairs. This new preventive treatment can be demonstrated at the fair, and has the right features for seniors -- it is painless, quick and affordable, and available from a local independent hygienist (who promotes her/his practice by manning the booth). An aging community obviously wants different, more suitable healthcare services. Prevora is rated by seniors as "very important" and "very beneficial for general health."

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Checkout my latest article that outlines a few of the key health care and life sciences issues and developments that Maynard Nexsen PC and Maynard Nexsen Health Care will be following in Alabama throughout 2024. #HealthLaw #healthcarelaw #lifesciences #lifesciencesindustry #regulatorycompliance

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An interesting podcast by #BMJAre you making the connection between #sustainablehealthcare and #climatechange in your clinical practice or in #healthcareeducation?I recently posted about how I'd woven #nhs #netzero and #healthinequalities into a simulated practice session for #nursingstudents at Edge Hill University on performing a 12 lead ECG - I decided to treat the session as a challenge because in the teaching materials it said to "don an apron".This podcast spoke to me - I've been a member of the Nurses Climate Challenge Europe Network for a number of years, to learn from peers across the EU how to promote positive change in #nursing. I'm also a firm believer in #communityaction to improve population health and #socialprescribing (although if communities were more connected we wouldn't need social prescribing). As a #nurseeducator Im aways looking for opportunities to deliver more through my teaching .....It's clear to me that the things I do for our planet - drinking water from a reusable bottle, walking or biking, spending time in nature, eating seasonal fruit/vegetables and avoiding/reducing meat, dairy and fish - are also good for my health and my pocket. I'm trying to be a #rolemodel and I'm discussing these things at every opportunity when teaching.Let's keep weaving #planetaryhealth into health professional education and embed these ideas in #highereducation

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🌟 Exciting Seminar Announcement! 🌟The Healthy Ageing and Chronic Conditions Research Institute are proud to be supporting the "Medicines Management for Older Adults in their own homes" seminar on May 1st, 2024, from 12:30 to 2:30 at the Awen Institute, Singleton Campus, Swansea University. 🕛 Agenda:12:00 Sandwiches12:30 Introductions by Professor David Hughes12:35 Background: No changes in unplanned admissions due to ADRs for the last 2 decades by Professor Sue Jordan12:45 The ADRe Profile - Vera Logan on clinical effects of using the ADRe Profile with older, poly-medicated people living in their own homes1:10 Questions and Discussion1:20 Tea / Coffee1:30 Medsafe Old – Marianne Kollerøs Nilsen on ensuring medication safety for older recipients of municipal home care services1:55 Questions and Discussion2:05 Panel discussion of the ‘Way Forward’💡 "If you are not monitoring … you are going to end up with disasters … people made ill or conditions deteriorate or mistakes.” 💡Medication-related harm accounts for ~50% of preventable harm during healthcare delivery, and costs ~$42 billion each year (WHO 2022).🎤 Speakers:Marianne Kollerøs Nilsen: BSc (Pharmcy), MSc (Health Science), PhD, currently a postdoctoral fellow for MedSafe-Old.Vera Logan: BSc (nursing), MA (education), MA (teaching), completed her doctorate in nursing in Swansea University.David Hughes: BA, MA, Ph.D., Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, emeritus professor specializing in health policy.Don't miss this opportunity to delve into crucial discussions surrounding medication management for older adults.For more information, visit:ADRe Profile Website bit.ly/3vGjmmLMedsafe-Old Website bit.ly/3vEJbnc#MedicationManagement #HealthyAging #ElderCare #Seminar #Healthcare #HealthyAgeingAndChronicConditions #HACCRI #SwanseaUniveristy

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Disinfectants became ubiquitous during the pandemic, but how does their use affect our health? UCSF School of Nursing experts are studying the pandemic’s impact - from how disinfectants affect people’s health to policy changes that made it easier for people with substance use disorders to get treatment. They're drawing from the lessons learned during the pandemic in order to improve health. 📖 Read our latest Science of Caring article to learn more about the work of Soo-Jeong Lee, associate professor, OiSaeng Hong, professor, and Matt Tierney, professor: https://lnkd.in/gFFwyryu #ucsf #ucsfnurse #ucsfnursing #pandemic #nurseresearcher #covid19

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Lots of opportunities to improve the health system in Michigan. Here are some policy ideas I put together for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy https://lnkd.in/eC7Qh-M3

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A study from The University of Queensland has found evidence that suggests containing hospital costs by limiting bed availability and reducing length of stay may no longer be a viable strategy for Australian hospitals.Hospital utilisation data for the period 1993–94 to 2019–20 indicate that the decline in mean hospital length of stay has slowed considerably, particularly for people aged 75 years or more. The proportions of admissions and bed utilisation for people in this age group have increased.Hear what the researchers have to say, and find a link to the full study here: https://ow.ly/w8En50PACm3

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Taking a loved one with dementia to the hospital means a break in their routine (and yours). One way to help ease the overwhelm is to have a pre-packed “go bag” that’s ready to go, whenever you need it. Here, we share a helpful list of items to put in your go bag that can reduce the stress of an unexpected hospital visit (— plus a few items you should definitely leave at home).#dementia #caregivers #caregiversupport #betterdementiacare

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Remember back when societies everywhere started to #lockdown in a bid to stall for more time to find a way to fight the #covid19pandemic? Those were trying times for everyone, with lessons to learn such that we are not brought to our knees like this again.Did anyone specially avoid the #hospitals during the #pandemic? Was it because that was where #covid19 #patients were most likely at, given that they would seek treatment? Or was it because you felt what condition you had wasn’t a #diagnosis serious enough to warrant straining the #resources available at our public Accident & Emergency rooms?(Does this also imply that during a non-pandemic period, more could be done by everyone to not #burnout the #publichealth and #publichospital resources?)But what if you were #criticallyill? Or you weren’t sure whether you were?~In this publication, my team and I analysed the impact lockdown measures had on the everyday-patient presenting to our #emergencydepartment. During the initial phase of the pandemic, our ED saw a decrease in attendance most notably in non-urgent cases. This could be attributed to the significance of responsible behaviour such as #maskwearing, #handhygiene and #socialdistancing practices which also reduced spread of other (non-#covid) diseases. It also alludes to better utilisation of #emergencyservices and #hospitalresources with right-siting of care of non-urgent conditions to our #primarycare #doctors and #GPs.Conversely, it would be disastrous if critically ill patients stayed home due to fears of nosocomial disease and poor #healtheducation. Fortunately, our study did not demonstrate this. However, the presence of anecdotal evidence (including cases I personally attended) emphasises the importance of public messaging and education during a pandemic.Disease statistics aside, we also looked at waiting time and length of stay as metrics that could be affected by the protocol changes during a pandemic. Despite a decrease in #EDattendances, necessary protocols put in place further stressed our #publichealthcare system in delivering the best care to all our patients. These workflow changes affected both patients (e.g. extra history taking for #contacttracing, #isolation and #quarantine measures) and #healthcareproviders (e.g. training for said new protocols, longer shifts and split teams to contain any nosocomial spread). Creating #surgecapacity in tandem with robust #resourceallocation (sprinkled with a dose of #kindness) was crucial to keep daily operations BAU.Though I’ve since left the A&E #frontlines, my experiences there have been invaluable as I continue to navigate this vast and ever-dynamic world which we exist in!

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