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Coming Soon To a Hospital Near You: 17 Perinatal Quality Standards
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/coming-soon-to-a-hospital-near-you-17-perinatal-quality-standards/3992/The National Quality Forum has endorsed 17 perinatal standards to measure and improve quality of care. Maureen Corry, executive director of the Childbirth Connection, talks with host Bruce Japsen of the Chicago Tribune about these coming measures and what they will mean to child-birthing families anReducing Medical Errors at the Bedside
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/reducing-medical-errors-at-the-bedside/3974/Reducing medication errors is a global challenge but the good news is that there are increasingly new and innovative ways companies are looking to find solutions to error reduction. Gary Conkright, chief executive officer of medication safety company InformMed tells host Bruce Japsen about a tool dePurging Type 1 Poliovirus: Steps Toward Global Eradication
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-global-medicine/purging-type-1-poliovirus-steps-toward-global-eradication/3946/The World Health Organization (WHO) is working diligently to eliminate Type 1 poliovirus transmission in endemic countries around the world. Although progress has been made using the trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine, eradication remains elusive. Recent studies have examined the efficacy of a monovaRising Health Costs and the Impact on Consumers
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/rising-health-costs-and-the-impact-on-consumers/3927/Healthcare costs for family coverage continue to rise. But what are the trends this year faced by US workers? Bianca DiJulio, senior policy analyst for the Health Care Marketplace Project at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen how cost shifts will impact cMeasuring Oxygen Saturation in New Guinea Children
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/measuring-oxygen-saturation-in-new-guinea-children/3871/A simple medical device such as an oxygen saturation monitor can make all the difference in a developing country. Dr. Trevor Duke, an intensive care specialist at Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, talks about his study which reduced the death rate from pneumonia in New Guinea by meaNew Drug Therapies for ITP
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/new-drug-therapies-for-itp/3710/New drug therapies have just become available for the rare disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura or ITP. Join our guest Dr. David J. Kuter, director of hematology, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to explain the development of romiplostim and other ITP drugs and what clinical impactCutbacks in Federal Funding for Cancer Research
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-public-health-policy/cutbacks-in-federal-funding-for-cancer-research/3650/According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the United States is in the midst of the longest sustained period of flat federal funding for cancer research. In what ways does this lapse in financial support hinder our ability to find cures and save the lives of patients suffering from anyManaging Mixed Bipolar Episodes
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/managing-mixed-bipolar-episodes/3561/Mixed bipolar episodes as defined by the DSM-IV are relatively rare. But for those of us in clinical practice, this definition may be too conservative to be of use. What is a mixed bipolar episode and how do we best treat these patients? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Robert Post, professor of pFit Feet: Thoughts on Orthotics, Shoes and Beyond
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/fit-feet-thoughts-on-orthotics-shoes-and-beyond/3528/Several studies looking at efficacy for custom and off-the-shelf orthotics indicate that the vast majority of patients don't need a custom device. How do we decide who is an appropriate candidate for each product? How does this debate about specialized product lines project to running shoes and otheDrug Innovations Coming From Outside Big Pharma
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/drug-innovations-coming-from-outside-big-pharma/3524/The climate for innovation in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries is fraught with risk, but also holds great potential for reward. Tim Walbert, the chief executive of Horizon Therapeutics, tells host Bruce Japsen about the prospects for growth in life sciences and the biopharmaceutical industr