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Hss Alumni News Fall 2008, Department Of Health And Sport Sciences

Health and Sport Sciences Newsletter

• Becoming A Physical Educator by John Mark Mocas
• President Devore Retires: Suites to be Renamed
• The Department of Health & Sport Sciences Adds Allied Health Major

Toward A Smoke-Free Or, Kay Ball

Nursing Faculty Scholarship

The hazards of surgical smoke are well documented. So why are many smoke evacuation systems going unused?

You can write all the surgical smoke evacuation policies in the world, spell out exactly what you expect to be done and provide the resources needed for compliance, but if you ignore the human element — the surgeons and staff who populate your ORs — then you aren't going to change behavior. Here's how you can educate your teams about the hazards of surgical smoke and get them to use evacuators when necessary.

2008 Cardinal Athletics Vol.2, Issue 2, Winter, Otterbein University

Cardinal Athletics Newsletter

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Understanding Leadership Skills Of Hospice Executives, Paul D. Longenecker

Health and Sport Sciences Faculty Scholarship

The healthcare industry is a rapidly changing environment requiring leaders to possess a high level , of leadership skills. leaders in the hospice industry have experienced the same level of change, but over the brief span of 25 years.With the aging of hospice executives and the dynamic environment of the hospice industry, the need for strong leadership is more important than ever. This research study reports on the perceived leadership skills of hospice executives and is a replication of an earlier study (longenecker, 2006). All study participants were executives of organizations that participated in clinical and operational benchmarking activities at …