Communicating through a mask with elders: 3 things to remember
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 13, 2020
Geriatric experts say a simple memory tool can help clinicians convey sincerity and meaning to elders and dementia patients – despite COVID-19 challenges.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, April 7
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2020
Surgical masks appropriate for most COVID-19 treatment, finds study … Coronavirus is aerosolized through talking, exhalation … Fiber consumption linked to lower breast cancer risk … African Americans...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, April 6
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2020
Trump wants masks on all nursing home workers, temperature checks for all, and separate COVID-19 units … COPD linked to greater odds of developing lung cancer … Nursing homes’ top strategies for...
Better to bring masks and respirators from home than to go without: Joint Commission
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
Employers should not discourage workers from using their own masks or respirators while supplies are short, says the safety advocate.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, March 31
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2020
When might experimental drugs to treat Covid-19 be ready? A forecast … COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury, poor outcomes for patients with heart conditions … FDA expedites review of COVID-19 diagnostic...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, March 23
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 23, 2020
Millions of seniors live in counties with no ICU beds, posing extra coronavirus dangers … Act’s passage means more masks for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 … CDC provides guidance on when workers...
Facilities urged to conserve dwindling medical supplies as pandemic persists
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2020
One in five eldercare facilities will run out of masks, gowns and other PPE if current supplies aren’t carefully conserved, says AHCA / NCAL.
Most senior living facilities short on coronavirus-fighting supplies, survey finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
More than two-thirds of the nation’s senior living facilities report trouble sourcing equipment, particularly N95 respirators.
Face masks an ‘acceptable’ alternative to respirators during supply shortage: CMS
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 13, 2020
Save respirators for procedures likely to generate respiratory droplets and increase the risk of viral exposure, the agency says.
Feds increase emergency access to personal respirators, including N95 masks
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 03, 2020
The FDA has authorized the use of respirators normally approved for industry to maximize supply for care providers during the coronavirus outbreak.