Daily Archives: February 15, 2019
Fri, February 15 – 10 Stories of The Day!
15 Feb, 2019 | 01:23h | UTC
1 – Computer vs. patient: Fighting for residents’ attention – SCOPE (free)
Original Article: Characterizing electronic health record usage patterns of inpatient medicine residents using event log data – PLOS One (free)
Related: Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free) AND Date Night with the EHR – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers – The New York Times Magazine (10 articles per month are free) AND To Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) AND “It is like texting at the dinner table”: a qualitative analysis of the impact of electronic health records on patient–physician interaction in hospitals – Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics (free) AND A Time-Motion Study of Primary Care Physicians’ Work in the Electronic Health Record Era – Family Medicine (free) AND Care-Centered Clinical Documentation in the Digital Environment: Solutions to Alleviate Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free) AND Electronic Health Record Usability Issues and Potential Contribution to Patient Harm – JAMA (free)
2 – Head to Head: Should we screen for atrial fibrillation? – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Should we screen people for irregular heartbeat? – The BMJ, via ScienceDaily (free)
Related: USPSTF Statement: Screening with Resting or Exercise Electrocardiography (ECG) Not Recommended (free Guideline and commentaries) AND Wearable technology to screen for atrial fibrillation: does it raise more questions than it answers? (free commentaries) AND Get Ready For A Tsunami Of ECGs (free commentaries)
Related Cochrane Review (just published): Pregabalin for neuropathic pain in adults – Cochrane Library (free) and Commentary: Pregabalin for neuropathic pain: balancing benefits and harms – Evidently Cochrane (free)
4 – Guideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea – JAMA (free)
Original Guideline: 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea (free)
Related Guidelines: Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of travelers’ diarrhea: a graded expert panel report (free) AND Guidelines for the Investigation of Chronic Diarrhoea in Adults: British Society of Gastroenterology (free)
Related Report: Global Burden of Diarrhea (free report and commentaries)
5 – Next-Generation Sequencing of Infectious Pathogens – JAMA (free)
Related: Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free resources) AND Next Generation Sequencing of Infectious Pathogens in Public Health and Clinical Practice – JAMA (free podcast) AND Integrating Advanced Molecular Technologies into Public Health – Journal of Clinical Microbiology (free) AND Next-generation sequencing technologies and their application to the study and control of bacterial infections – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (free) AND Whole-Genome Sequencing of Bacterial Pathogens: the Future of Nosocomial Outbreak Analysis – Clinical Microbiology Reviews (free)
6 – Decolonization to Reduce Postdischarge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: At-home decolonization cuts MRSA, other infections – CIDRAP (free) AND Outpatient cleaning regimen cuts MRSA infection by a third – News Medical (free) AND Cleaning routine shows promise in curbing superbug infection – Associated Press (free)
Worth reading.
Related: Guideline: Deprescribing Benzodiazepines (free guideline and resources) AND Position Statement: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
Commentaries: Diet drinks may be associated with strokes among post-menopausal women – American Heart Association (free) AND Post-menopausal women who drink diet soda have increased stroke risk – UPI (free) AND Artificially Sweetened Drinks Linked to Stroke, Heart Disease – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
10 – Association of Behavior in Boys From Low Socioeconomic Neighborhoods With Employment Earnings in Adulthood – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Inattention in Low-Income Boys Tied to Lesser Earnings in Adulthood – PsychCentral (free) AND Low-income boys’ inattention in kindergarten associated with lower earnings 30 years later – Carnegie Mellon University (free) AND Behavior at Age 6 May Predict Adult Income – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Computer vs. Patient: Fighting for Residents’ Attention
15 Feb, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCComputer vs. patient: Fighting for residents’ attention – SCOPE (free)
Original Article: Characterizing electronic health record usage patterns of inpatient medicine residents using event log data – PLOS One (free)
Related: Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free) AND Date Night with the EHR – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers – The New York Times Magazine (10 articles per month are free) AND To Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) AND “It is like texting at the dinner table”: a qualitative analysis of the impact of electronic health records on patient–physician interaction in hospitals – Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics (free) AND A Time-Motion Study of Primary Care Physicians’ Work in the Electronic Health Record Era – Family Medicine (free) AND Care-Centered Clinical Documentation in the Digital Environment: Solutions to Alleviate Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free) AND Electronic Health Record Usability Issues and Potential Contribution to Patient Harm – JAMA (free)
Meta-Analysis: Benefits and Harms of Pregabalin in the Management of Neuropathic Pain
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:51h | UTCRelated Cochrane Review (just published): Pregabalin for neuropathic pain in adults – Cochrane Library (free) and Commentary: Pregabalin for neuropathic pain: balancing benefits and harms – Evidently Cochrane (free)
BMJ Head to Head: Should We Screen for Atrial fibrillation?
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:52h | UTCShould we screen for atrial fibrillation? – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Should we screen people for irregular heartbeat? – The BMJ, via ScienceDaily (free)
Related: USPSTF Statement: Screening with Resting or Exercise Electrocardiography (ECG) Not Recommended (free Guideline and commentaries) AND Wearable technology to screen for atrial fibrillation: does it raise more questions than it answers? (free commentaries) AND Get Ready For A Tsunami Of ECGs (free commentaries)
JAMA Clinical Guideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:48h | UTCGuideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea – JAMA (free)
Original Guideline: 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea (free)
Related Guidelines: Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of travelers’ diarrhea: a graded expert panel report (free) AND Guidelines for the Investigation of Chronic Diarrhoea in Adults: British Society of Gastroenterology (free)
Related Report: Global Burden of Diarrhea (free report and commentaries)
Next-Generation Sequencing of Infectious Pathogens
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:47h | UTCNext-Generation Sequencing of Infectious Pathogens – JAMA (free)
Related: Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free resources) AND Next Generation Sequencing of Infectious Pathogens in Public Health and Clinical Practice – JAMA (free podcast) AND Integrating Advanced Molecular Technologies into Public Health – Journal of Clinical Microbiology (free) AND Next-generation sequencing technologies and their application to the study and control of bacterial infections – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (free) AND Whole-Genome Sequencing of Bacterial Pathogens: the Future of Nosocomial Outbreak Analysis – Clinical Microbiology Reviews (free)
Randomized Trial: Decolonization to Reduce Postdischarge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:45h | UTCDecolonization to Reduce Postdischarge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: At-home decolonization cuts MRSA, other infections – CIDRAP (free) AND Outpatient cleaning regimen cuts MRSA infection by a third – News Medical (free) AND Cleaning routine shows promise in curbing superbug infection – Associated Press (free)
Worth reading. The most devastating critique of medicine since Medical Nemesis by Ivan Illich in 1975
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:43h | UTC
Study: Association of Behavior in Boys with Employment Earnings in Adulthood
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:32h | UTCAssociation of Behavior in Boys From Low Socioeconomic Neighborhoods With Employment Earnings in Adulthood – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Inattention in Low-Income Boys Tied to Lesser Earnings in Adulthood – PsychCentral (free) AND Low-income boys’ inattention in kindergarten associated with lower earnings 30 years later – Carnegie Mellon University (free) AND Behavior at Age 6 May Predict Adult Income – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Deprescribing Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists Taken for Insomnia
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:39h | UTCRelated: Guideline: Deprescribing Benzodiazepines (free guideline and resources) AND Position Statement: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
Interesting in learning more about deprescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs? Check out our review just published at: https://t.co/aOB40uwFGM. A collaborative effort by members of @GERAScentre @MacDeptMed @HEI_mcmaster @ResearchStJoes @bruyerecare pic.twitter.com/BrwmhM1y1p
— Justin Lee (@JustinLeeMD) February 14, 2019
Observational Study Suggests Artificially Sweetened Beverages May Increase the Risk of Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, and All-Cause Mortality
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:35h | UTCCommentaries: Diet drinks may be associated with strokes among post-menopausal women – American Heart Association (free) AND Post-menopausal women who drink diet soda have increased stroke risk – UPI (free) AND Artificially Sweetened Drinks Linked to Stroke, Heart Disease – NEJM Journal Watch (free)