Daily Archives: May 4, 2017
Association Between Academic Medical Center Pharmaceutical Detailing Policies and Physician Prescribing
4 May, 2017 | 20:14h | UTCAssociation Between Academic Medical Center Pharmaceutical Detailing Policies and Physician Prescribing – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Doctors Prescribe More Generics When Drug Reps Are Kept At Bay – NPR (free) AND Limiting Interactions with Pharma Reps Cuts Brand Name Drug Prescriptions – Physician’s First Watch (free)
As scientists take to Twitter, study shows power of ‘visual abstract’ graphics
4 May, 2017 | 20:16h | UTCAs scientists take to Twitter, study shows power of ‘visual abstract’ graphics – Scienmag (free) (RT @jdimick1 @UM_IHPI)
Have a look: Example of visual abstract and its benefits for engagement (Tweet)
Original article ($ for full-text): Visual Abstracts to Disseminate Research on Social Media: A Prospective, Case-control Crossover Study – Annals of Surgery
See also: an open-source primer on visual abstracts (free)
This new tendency might increase engagement with medical research.
Bystander Efforts and 1-Year Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
4 May, 2017 | 20:17h | UTCBystander Efforts and 1-Year Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – New England Journal of Medicine (Link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Bystander Efforts in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free)
Commentary: Bystander CPR and Defibrillation Are Associated with Better Long-Term Outcomes – Journal Watch (free)
In patients who have initially survived after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, those who were submitted to bystander CPR and defibrillation had lower risk of brain damage, nursing home admission and death after one year when compared to patients who survived but were not submitted to bystander CPR.
Selection of patients for intra-arterial treatment for acute ischaemic stroke
4 May, 2017 | 20:18h | UTCNew decision tool: MR CLEAN-R Registry (free)
This new clinical decision tool will improve the selection of patients with acute ischemic stroke who will benefit the most from intra-arterial treatment.
Urinary catheter care: what does the evidence say?
4 May, 2017 | 20:12h | UTCUrinary catheter care: what does the evidence say? – Cochrane Library (free)
“How frequently should indwelling urinary catheters be changed? Are catheter washouts effective? Which type of catheter reduces rates of urinary tract infection?”. This post look at the evidence regarding urinary catheter care.
Thu, May 4 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
4 May, 2017 | 00:29h | UTC
New decision tool: MR CLEAN-R Registry (free)
This new clinical decision tool will improve the selection of patients with acute ischemic stroke who will benefit the most from intra-arterial treatment.
2 – Bystander Efforts and 1-Year Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – New England Journal of Medicine (Link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Bystander Efforts in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free)
Commentary: Bystander CPR and Defibrillation Are Associated with Better Long-Term Outcomes – Journal Watch (free)
In patients who have initially survived after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, those who were submitted to bystander CPR and defibrillation had lower risk of brain damage, nursing home admission and death after one year when compared to patients who survived but were not submitted to bystander CPR.
3 – As scientists take to Twitter, study shows power of ‘visual abstract’ graphics – Scienmag (free) (RT @jdimick1 @UM_IHPI)
Have a look: Example of visual abstract and its benefits for engagement (Tweet)
Original article ($ for full-text): Visual Abstracts to Disseminate Research on Social Media: A Prospective, Case-control Crossover Study – Annals of Surgery
See also: an open-source primer on visual abstracts (free)
This new tendency might increase engagement with medical research.
4 – Cardiology groups issue guidance on heart failure – ACP Hospitalist
Key points from the recently published AHA Heart Failure Guideline (free)
See also our coverage on the new guidelines on our May 1st issue, see #2.
5 – Association Between Academic Medical Center Pharmaceutical Detailing Policies and Physician Prescribing – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Doctors Prescribe More Generics When Drug Reps Are Kept At Bay – NPR (free) AND Limiting Interactions with Pharma Reps Cuts Brand Name Drug Prescriptions – Physician’s First Watch (free)
See more about conflicts of interest in medicine in our yesterday’s issue, see #10.
Commentary: Gluten-Restricted Diets Seem Not to Lower Coronary Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
7 – Viewpoint: Breaking the Rules for Better Care – JAMA (free) (RT @gmacscotlan)
“Administrative burdens and complexity are alleged to be among the most costly forms of waste in US health care”. This comentary addresses the problem and provide a few suggestions for better care.
See more about the burden of administrative tasks in healthcare in our April 21st issue, see #5, and about physician’s burnout and clerical work in our April 24th issue, see #9.
8 – Interesting read: The Death of Expertise – The Federalist (free) (RT @wellcometrust and @MaryDixonWoods see Tweet)
This interesting commentary may as well be applied to the changing relationships between patients and doctors.
9 – Statins, Like All Medicines, Are Neither Good Nor Bad – By John Mandrola, MD (free)
“I am sick of the “bad” drug frame. My latest fast-writing: Statins, Like All Medicines, Are Neither Good Nor Bad” (RT @drjohnm see Tweet)
10 – Urinary catheter care: what does the evidence say? – Cochrane Library (free)
“How frequently should indwelling urinary catheters be changed? Are catheter washouts effective? Which type of catheter reduces rates of urinary tract infection?”. This post look at the evidence regarding urinary catheter care.