Twenty-five people suffer a critical illness every four minutes, that's 1 in 2.5 adults -- which leads to stress, misery and financial hardship for other family members. Sam Harris reveals some startling statistics and thinks many North Americans need to change their priorities.
Northeast Center for Special Care, a nationally-known ventilator and respiratory program, presented its third annual Mid-Hudson Respiratory Conference on August 9, 2007 in Kingston, NY, as a part of its continuing commitment to the education of respiratory professionals in New York State.
The rising costs of treating a population that visits the ED indiscriminately are forcing hospitals to adopt strategies for reducing non-emergent ED utilization, or perish. Two healthcare organizations that are successfully reducing non-emergent ED utilization by following a prescription of patient education, data mining and organizational support will discuss their methods during a September 25, 2007 audio conference.
In the world of health and wellness eZines, staple internet publication, Early to Rise, launches a website and eNewsletter that stands out from the crowd.
NEF has a long-standing commitment to support graduate education in nursing through scholarships, which were initiated in 1910 with a fund dedicated to Isabel Hampton Robb, a pioneering nurse educator. A century later, at this crucial time in history, NEF has launched a major fundraising campaign, instituted a national NEF Society of Scholars and implemented changes in its application process.