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🚨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 – 𝐈𝐧𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐳𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 🚨 I’m thrilled to announce that our latest article, "Great Expectations: Semaglutide as Antidiabetic Weight Management in a Psychiatric Hospital," has just been published! 🎉 With 𝐆𝐋𝐏-1 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 playing an integral role in metabolic care, our report explores how these therapies can be integrated into 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 to meet the unmet needs of vulnerable patients. 🧠 Key Takeaways: Inpatient use of GLP-1 RAs in patients treated with second-generation antipsychotics has the potential to: ✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 and improve metabolic biomarkers ✅ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 by reducing insulin requirements 💡 We also provide operational insights for integrating GLP-1 RAs into inpatient formularies and workflows for streamlined care. ✨ Shoutout to my co-author, Grace Shyh, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, and our interdisciplinary team for making this initiative happen! I look forward to how these findings can inspire innovative solutions at the intersection of psychiatry, metabolic health, and inpatient care. #NewPublication #Ozempic #GLP1 #Semaglutide #DiabetesCare #Psychiatry

"Early bird training sessions are highly effective for acute care professionals, offering a proactive approach to spreading awareness and educating them on the use of our AQT machine. These sessions focus on guiding healthcare providers in managing sepsis patients more effectively by utilizing the PCT (Procalcitonin) test. Through this training, we aim to enhance clinical understanding and support better outcomes in sepsis management." #Radiometer #POCT #Acutecare #Sucessnoteasy #AQT #ThursdayMorning

Crowding is a serious problem in EDs, that brings about greater length of stay and greater costs to hospitals. Crowding decreases patient satisfaction and increases medical errors. There are options to address crowding; that can be classified as ED solutions and hospital solutions. Hospital solutions could be tailored to smoothing admissions, early inpatient discharge and full capacity protocols. Some ED solutions are listed below: - Triage solutions: such as bypassing triage when beds available, bedside registration, moving nonemergent patients to a fast-track unit - Scribes: eliminate the wasting time spent on writings - Providers in triage: treating some nonemergent patients in the triage without using a bed - Completion of workup on inpatient unit and bypass a specialty workup in the ED -Triage out: after a medical screening examination, recommending that patients without an emergency condition seek care elsewhere. - Smoothing metrics for better patient flow (reference: Strauss & Mayer’s ED management) #EDcrowding #EDmanagement

Did you miss one of OPEN’s “Introductions to Treating Patients with Buprenorphine” trainings this year? Catch us in 2025 for our first session of the year on March 5, 2025, and registration is opened! Free CME and incentives for primary care providers are again available. For more trainings throughout 2025, subscribe to receive event updates. Learn more and register for this webinar here: https://lnkd.in/g6C56z75 #open #painmanagement #overdoseprevention #communityengagement #webinar #education #training

Lengthy discharge delays are clogging up acute hospitals because there is often a lack of domiciliary care to cater for discharged patients. But this isn't the only factor keeping beds full, although it's admittedly a significant one. Another reason is that patient care is just not coordinated well enough throughout the hospital. Knowing what's happening now, what's happening next and who's responsible are just three critical factors that enable patient care to be streamlined and, even more important, effective and safe. In fact, CAREFUL, does this and so much more, that length of stay times have been seen to improve notably in hospitals using CAREFUL. Ask us how we do it!

***How do We Quantify PA/NP Value in Surgical Settings??*** Aside from: 1. Better Patient outcomes with less delays in visits 2. Increasing Patient access with same day visits 3. Timely answers to patient messages 4. Care Coordination 5. Hours of Patient Education to increase plan adherence The list goes on and on but how to we quantify that into something measurable? The #AAPA gives a viable solution below: #surgicalphysicianassistants #physicianassociates #NCCPA

🔍 How do large health systems monitor anesthesia controlled substances in a high-volume environment? Learn from the University of Kansas Health System, which operates over 1,000 inpatient beds and manages an array of procedural and surgical areas. Check out our recent case study to see how they transformed their practices and enhanced medication security. See the case study results now: https://hubs.ly/Q02LWh5b0 #DrugDiversion #HealthcareAI #Hospitals #HealthcareCompliance

Beebe Healthcare is streamlining its patient experience by expanding the ranks of its medical staff with four new hospitalists to work in units across the hospital and play a critical role in the delivery of efficient, safe, quality-centric care for those who are admitted. Hospitalists diagnose and treat a wide range of medical conditions, and work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of specialty care providers. procedures.https://hubs.ly/Q02Z6RzN0 #ChooseDelaware #NetDE

Do you want to enhance your services with a reliable Nationwide Phlebotomy solution? 😉 Tuli gives clinics like yours the ability to book your patients into 150+ independent pharmacies across the country 👌 📧 Reach out to janelle@tuli.health for more information on how Tuli can benefit your practice. #Phlebotomy #HealthcareServices #ClinicGrowth #PatientCare #TuliHealth

There are a number of arms to this issue. Undoubtedly we require cultures and workload management structures that support collegiality, inter-professional collaboration, and institutional challenge and accountability that leads to the kind of change that optimizes excellence in patient care. The second, and not to be considered secondary in priority to the former, requires a concerted understanding and integration of the ‘experience’ of professional role transition for healthcare professionals. The experience of transition significantly influences and impacts on the new professionals assimilation into their new work context.