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The Toughest Questions in Health Care: Why Are Residents Burnt Out and What Can Be Done About It?
Residency can be an incredibly stressful part of the medical education experience. In a 2006 study of first-year residents – also called interns – researchers found 4% met criteria for being burnt out at the start of the year. That number was 55% by the end of the year.For the…
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Food is Medicine with Michelle Axe and Rob Gurnee
Food can play a critical role in someone’s health, especially in managing a chronic illness. One approach is helping patients eat better and stay healthier, and it’s a concept called Food is Medicine. The Food is Medicine program at ChristianaCare is called the Delaware Food Farmacy, and it is changing the…
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The Toughest Questions in Health Care: Why Can Emergency Department Wait Times Be So Long?
Lengthy emergency department wait times are nothing new. This has been a national issue since the 1980s. It’s a challenge for every health system – a challenge with no easy solutions. ChristianaCare is home to America’s 15th busiest ED, and in the third installment of our year-long series, “The Toughest…
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Saving Seconds and Reducing Door to Needle Time with Dr. Kim Gannon
Every minute that a brain is not getting blood flow during a stroke millions of neurons are dying. So, every minute, every second counts when treating a stroke patient.That is why ChristianaCare’s stroke team has been on a multi-year journey of exploring every element, every step of the initial treatment…
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The Toughest Questions in Health Care: “How Do We Use and Protect Patient Data?” with Dr. Ed Ewen and Anahi Santiago
Health care providers have a lot of information on their patients – medical histories, demographics, identity and financial data. That means those providers have a responsibility to appropriately use and protect patient data.In the second installment of our year-long series, “The Toughest Questions in Health Care,” Dr. Ed Ewen, Director…
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A Comprehensive Approach to Weight Loss with Dr. Caitlin Halbert and Dr. Lisa Breslow
According to the World Health Organization, worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. Obesity is a serious and chronic health condition. Weight management can be complicated. It’s not always just about willpower and poor food choices.This week Drs. Caitlin Halbert and Lisa Breslow join us for a frank and enlightening…
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Patient-Centered Gene Editing with Eric Kmiec, Ph.D.
This past week the FDA for the first time approved use of a gene editing-based therapy. The new treatment is for people with Sickle Cell Disease. Gene editing has the potential to transform so many areas of medicine. ChristianaCare’s Gene Editing Institute is the only institute of its kind in…
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The Power of Healing Touch Therapy with Stacy Noel
“Reach out and touch someone” is more than a vintage AT&T jingle, it can also be the secret to addressing pain, anxiety, stress, nausea and more.Healing Touch is a heavily researched form of energy therapy that can bring relief and comfort to patients and caregivers alike. Stacy Noel, Nursing Integrative…
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Virtual Nursing in the Hospital with Michelle Collins and Melanie Ries
Especially due to the pandemic, most of us have had at least one telemedicine interaction – maybe sitting at home talking to a clinician via smartphone app when you have a fever or sore throat.But virtual interactions can now also be part of your care when you’re actually in the…
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Innovations in Treating AFib with Dr. Kevin Tsai
The average person’s heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times during their life. As we age the possibility of developing an irregular heartbeat – arrhythmia – increase. Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of arrhythmia. In this episode Dr. Kevin Tsai, a cardiac electrophysiologist with ChristianaCare’s Center…
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