Be a Better Caregiver Every Day
Are you the primary caregiver of an elderly loved one? You should know the importance of having the right skills and the latest methods in the field. If you’re worried about your capacities, or if you would like to further your knowledge, a course on caregiving is for you.
We at Saint Theresa Nurselink, Inc. offer the following training:
1. CPR
2. First Aid
3. Medication Technician (Includes a 20-hour course and 4-hour clinical update)
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CPR Facts You Need To Know
Becoming CPR-certified is useful in a lot of ways. There’s no way you can’t benefit from being one. Need more convincing to get a CPR certification? Let these official stats guide you:
1. The number of cardiac arrests that happen outside the hospital in the U.S. is at 383,000 yearly.
2. 88% or 4 out of 5 cardiac arrests happen at home.
3. You can double or triple a person’s chance of survival by doing CPR.
4. CPR can save someone else’s life.
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National Health Center Week Is On Us!
This August 4-10, we celebrate National Health Week to honor and raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments of the nation’s health centers over the past five decades.
To take part in the events and for more information, visit healthcenterweek.org/
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National Health Center Week
Home Visits Help Identify 'Complex Needs,' but ACO Difficulties Persist
“The majority (80%) of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) report using home visits for some patients with complex needs, according to new research published in Health Affairs. Larger, integrated ACOs were more likely to use home visits due to the high staffing costs associated with implementing a home visits program.
While ACOs report successfully using home visits to identify unmet social and clinical needs of complex patients, researchers found challenges addressing those needs persist. High implementation costs and reimbursement rules are also roadblocks to improving care.”
Source: www.healthcaredive.com/news/home-visits-help-identify-complex-needs-but-aco-difficulties-persist/556071/
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Home visits help identify 'complex needs,' but ACO difficulties persist
Scientists Identify Mechanism of Impaired Wound Healing in Diabetes
“It was found that local inhibition of Notch1 signaling markedly improved the wound healing in diabetic animals, but not in non-diabetic animals.
"Our results indicate that this is an attractive new target for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers," says corresponding author Sergiu Catrina, senior lecturer at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery at Karolinska Institutet. "Substances that affect this cellular signaling have already been developed for use in other diseases."
Read more: www.news-medical.net/news/20190326/Scientists-identify-mechanism-of-impaired-wound-healing-in-diabetes.aspx
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Scientists identify mechanism of impaired wound healing in diabetes
Health Quote of the Day
“At the end of the day, your health is your responsibility.” - Anonymous
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