WHO as resources for nurses and health care professionals

The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies has received designation as a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Collaborating Centre for Nursing Human Resources Development and Patient Safety.
The designation comes after years of planning between the School of Nursing and Health Studies and PAHO, the regional office for the WHO. During [...]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Shines Spotlight on Oral Mucositis

As millions of Americans participate in educational initiatives as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, they should keep in mind an important yet under-recognized consequence of breast cancer therapy: oral mucositis, one of the most common and debilitating side effects of cancer treatment.
Oral mucositis (OM) is a painful inflammation/ulceration of the mucous membranes in [...]

SunOpta Provides Update On New Global Organic Sourcing and Supply Initiatives

SunOpta today provided an update on initiatives undertaken by the Company’s international sourcing and trading operations, specifically The Organic Corporation, operating as Tradin Organics. These initiatives expand SunOpta’s organic sourcing and supply capabilities in Ethiopia.
Recently Tradin Organics finalized a joint venture agreement, through the Dutch government’s Emerging Markets Cooperation Programme (PSOM), with an Ethiopian based [...]

U.S. Department of State Taps IBM to Extend Telemedicine’s Reach to Remote Regions of Pakistan

Munir is five years old, and he lives in a ruggedly remote, rural village in Northern Pakistan. For months, he has suffered from an aggressive and worsening skin lesion that, for want of medical care, has gone untreated. But now, his fortunes have changed for the better — as they have for a growing number [...]

Infohrm Releases New Case Study on Greater Baltimore Medical Center’s Workforce Planning Initiative

Infohrm, the global leader in workforce planning, reporting and analytics solutions, today released a case study highlighting the success of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) in implementing a new workforce planning process that will save the organization over $4 million in staffing costs.
As with many healthcare providers, GBMC, a 335-bed community hospital with 3,200 [...]

HomeHealth Visiting Nurses recently presented $100 scholarships to 12 graduating seniors from York County high schools

Elizabeth Shannon Thompson of Kennebunkport received her bachelor of arts degree (magna cum laude) with honor from Mount Holyoke College on May 25.
Thompson majored in music and minored in psychology. She studied voice and played violin and piano, performing chamber music and with the orchestra. She volunteered as an orientation leader, worked as a music [...]

The Erie County Medical Center’s Continuing Care System expects the investment in voice-assisted care

Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc. announces that Erie County Home, located in Alden, New York, will deploy AccuNurse® voice-assisted care throughout their 586-bed facility. The Erie County Home part of the Erie County Medical Center’s Continuing Care System expects the investment in voice-assisted care to take quality of care to new levels by enabling more proactive [...]