Oct 6, 2009
A study led by Dr. Kenneth Covinsky of the Division of Geriatrics at University of California, San Francisco examines the relationship of pain across the age span. “Our study cannot determine whether pain causes disability or whether disability causes pain,” Dr. Covinsky said. The study did determine that pain sufferers appear “20 to 30 years [...]
Oct 5, 2009
The American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians celebrates its 20th anniversary at their Annual ASATT Educational Seminar and Meeting, October 15-18, 2009, in New Orleans. Click here to get involved in the planning. Click here to see the Schedule of Events.
Oct 2, 2009
October is officially Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month, which is sponsored by the following organizations: the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS), the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS), and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU). The [...]
Oct 1, 2009
Elderly patients who suffer from dementia often communicate their pain through behaviors instead of through stated verbal cues. Caregivers sometimes overlook these behaviors or mistake them for symptoms of dementia rather than signs of pain. Cary Brown, PhD, from the University of Alberta, has developed a toolkit for caregivers so they may interpet signs of [...]
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