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2013

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Money, Politics And Policy: Lessons From Us Health Care Reform, Nan Schwann Aug 2013

Money, Politics And Policy: Lessons From Us Health Care Reform, Nan Schwann

Nanette M Schwann MD

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Why Did They Die In Cosmetic Surgery, Nan Schwann Aug 2013

Why Did They Die In Cosmetic Surgery, Nan Schwann

Nanette M Schwann MD

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Point-Of-Care Electronic Prompts: An Effective Means Of Increasing Compliance And Improving Outcome (Poster), Nanette Schwann Md, Karen Bretz Md, Sherrine Eid Mph, Terry Burger Mba, Bsn, Rn, Ne-Bc, Cic, Deborah Fry Mt (Ascp), Mba, Cic Aug 2013

Point-Of-Care Electronic Prompts: An Effective Means Of Increasing Compliance And Improving Outcome (Poster), Nanette Schwann Md, Karen Bretz Md, Sherrine Eid Mph, Terry Burger Mba, Bsn, Rn, Ne-Bc, Cic, Deborah Fry Mt (Ascp), Mba, Cic

Nanette M Schwann MD

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Money, Politics, And Policy, Nanette Schwann Aug 2013

Money, Politics, And Policy, Nanette Schwann

Nanette M Schwann MD

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Point-Of-Care Electronic Prompts: An Effective Means Of Increasing Compliance, Demonstrating Quality, And Improving Outcome (Abstract), Nanette Schwann, Karen Bretz, Anthony Ardire, Frederick Ackler, Paul Evans, Dean Romanchuk, Sherrine Eid, Michelle Beck, Terry Burger, Deborah Fry, Harry Lukens, Thomas Mclouhlin Aug 2013

Point-Of-Care Electronic Prompts: An Effective Means Of Increasing Compliance, Demonstrating Quality, And Improving Outcome (Abstract), Nanette Schwann, Karen Bretz, Anthony Ardire, Frederick Ackler, Paul Evans, Dean Romanchuk, Sherrine Eid, Michelle Beck, Terry Burger, Deborah Fry, Harry Lukens, Thomas Mclouhlin

Nanette M Schwann MD

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To See Or Not To See: Ultrasound For Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Nanette Schwann Aug 2013

To See Or Not To See: Ultrasound For Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Nanette Schwann

Nanette M Schwann MD

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Concern For Pain In The Pre-Operative Period- Is The Internet Being Used For Information By Patients?, Denise Hersey, Viji Kurup, Nalini Vadivelu Apr 2013

Concern For Pain In The Pre-Operative Period- Is The Internet Being Used For Information By Patients?, Denise Hersey, Viji Kurup, Nalini Vadivelu

Denise Hersey

OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to provide information regarding prevalence of pain, type of provider managing pain, and use of Internet for information regarding pain, among patients coming for presurgical anesthesia consultation at a major academic institution. METHODS: With IRB approval, patients were invited to participate in a voluntary and anonymous 14 question survey given to them when they presented for anesthesia consultation prior to their surgical procedure. The qualitative/categorical data were summarized by number (percentage [%]) and analyzed by Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test as appropriate. All data analyses were performed using the statistical software SAS, v9.2. RESULTS: …

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Role Of The Internet As An Information Resource For Surgical Patients: A Survey Of 877 Patients, Denise Hersey, Viji Kurup, Allison Consadine Dec 2012

Role Of The Internet As An Information Resource For Surgical Patients: A Survey Of 877 Patients, Denise Hersey, Viji Kurup, Allison Consadine

Denise Hersey

This study was conducted to provide preliminary data regarding current Internet use practices for information about anaesthesia in patients undergoing elective surgical procedures at a major academic institution. METHODS: With IRB approval, 2936 patients coming for preanaesthetic evaluation at a tertiary academic hospital's preadmission testing (PAT) centre were invited to voluntarily participate in a 20-item questionnaire designed to obtain participants' characteristics and Internet use for information pertaining to their upcoming surgery. Data were analysed using statistical software SAS (Cary, NC, USA). Descriptive statistics were calculated for continuous variables using mean (sd), and for categorical data using n (%). Association analysis …

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