Exciting news! We have received £2.1m to develop a contact lens that can repair eye damage 👁
The team, led by Dr Hannah Levis, will work on an eye ‘bandage’ that makes direct contact with the outer layer of the eye, or corneal epithelial tissue, to heal persistent defects.
Hannah said: “Persistent corneal epithelial defects pose a clinical challenge even for experienced ophthalmologists and unfortunately standard treatments tend to be ineffective. Sadly, this results in patients experiencing prolonged discomfort and diminished vision.
“We’re delighted to have received this funding to carry out this important work that will positively impact patient welfare but also provide cost saving alternatives for healthcare services.”
Read more: https://lnkd.in/evXdT9J3TCAT at SNBTS │ Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, University of Liverpool
Amid ongoing headwinds facing the health care sector, Lifespan health system and Brown University expanded their affiliation to strengthen top-quality patient care, medical education and biomedical research in Rhode Island.
Lifespan will change its name to Brown University Health — to be referred to commonly as Brown Health — later this year through a rebranding effort, enhancing its ability to recruit and retain world-class physicians and reflecting a deeper alignment between Lifespan’s clinical care and Brown’s academic and research focus. The affiliation also includes reciprocal financial investments between Lifespan and Brown, which will continue as separate, independent organizations after the implementation of the Lifespan rebrand.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/eZ-5kYbR
A Financing Strategy to Expand Surgical Health Care
Desmond T. Jumbam, Che L Reddy , John G Meara , Emmanuel M. Makasa, and Rifat Atun
"This #article examines options for financing expanded surgical #health#care services in #LMICs as part of broader efforts to achieve #UHC. The #study#analyzes#trends in health systems financing, approaches to expand fiscal space for health, and empirical perspectives on the design and scale-up of policies to improve #surgical#systems to develop a #strategy to fund the expansion of surgical health care in LMICs. The article is organized into 3 parts. Part 1 examines the critical contextual elements needed to understand the financing of surgical health care in LMICs. Specifically, it explores the evolving #global health #priority of surgical health care, current policy interventions to improve surgical health care, and the current state of funding surgical health care within broader trends in LMIC health system financing. In Part 2, we discuss the key features, components, and process of a surgical health care #financing strategy (#SHFS). We conclude in Part 3 by proposing a unifying framework with policy considerations for how policymakers could adopt the SHFS approach to fund the expansion of surgical health care as part of ongoing efforts to achieve UHC"
Department Policy and Advocacy, Operation SmileHMX – Harvard Medical SchoolBoston Children's HospitalUniversity of the Witwatersrand
....
Cite this article as: Jumbam DT, Reddy CL, Meara JG, Makasa EM, Atun R. A financing strategy to expand surgical health care. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2023;11(3):e2100295.
Presenting today part of the PhD study from #FranziskaWeber#dkvf2023 in Berlin in cooperation with #CorelienKloek#CindyVeenhof from #UMCUtrecht and #HochschulefürGesundheit Our Conclusions: First study to identify the prerequisites, barriers, and facilitating factors of #BlendedCare in patients with knee and/or hip #osteoarthritis. Increasing acceptance of stakeholders towards digital healthcare is necessary. Consideration of needs and prerequisites crucial for the development and implementation of "Blended Care" (especially in the Outer Setting). Foundation for relevant interest groups, practitioners, and researchers to develop and implement various "Blended Care" scenarios. For more information, we refer to our paper and the infograph.
Today we share Anne Wilson’s enlightening conversation with Professor David Putrino.
We need dedicated research on bedbound patients – so often they are excluded from research because it is viewed as "too hard" to involve them, which is not the case. Making reasonable accommodations for bed- and house-bound patients to participate in research is, in fact, good and ethical research practice. In addition, we need comprehensive educational resources to share the knowledge of some of the physicians and clinicians who have experience in treating these patients, so that more clinicians can come to understand how to manage the care of these individuals.
Too many patients living in this situation are viewed as "too difficult" and many clinicians don't even know where to begin. Skilled education can help here and can provide many clinicians with a roadmap of ways to improve quality of life for these individuals who are living in very tough conditions.
Professor David Putrino, Director of Rehabilitation Innovation at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Listen here: https://vist.ly/3a6f8
This new study in #HSR from Marie V. Plaisime PhD, MPH et al examines the experience of interracial anxiety among health professionals and how it may affect the quality of their interactions with racially marginalized populations.
What is known: Interracial anxiety is a feeling of discomfort during interracial interactions that is associated with less willingness to serve marginalized groups among medical students and lower-quality patient interactions among clinicians.
What this study adds: Interracial anxiety and the experiences that shape it may be important considerations in selecting and training medical students and residents.
Conclusion: Neighborhood and friend group composition had independent effects on interracial anxiety, indicating that premedical racial socialization may affect medical trainees' preparedness to interact effectively with diverse patient populations.
Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gEHzyXGqWileyAcademyHealth#HealthServicesResearch
"We have to look at where the future of medicine is going!" says Brittany Busse, MD, a Co-Founder of ViTel Health, a champion for independent physician practices and equitable care, and a Lifestyle Medicine and Food as Medicine patient advocate.
In this engaging episode of Stand Up (for) Doctors! Brittany discusses the background behind leaving her surgical residency, her early experiences with telemedicine, how it propelled her to form her technology company and subsequent medical group, what she is doing to support physicians, and what she wants other physicians to know.
Brittany talks about difficult times during her residency training in general surgery; “I struggled to fit in with the culture.” “You have to say no to yourself over and over again.” “I was told, you’re not serious enough; you’re not dedicated enough to be a surgeon.” “My life just became one struggle after another, my health started to decline, it seemed like no matter what I did I wasn’t good enough, I just wanted out!” Brittany found a way to move forward, and she discusses her foray into telehealth, where she saw doctors really being taken advantage of. She says it kept getting worse and worse every year. In response, Brittany started ViTel Health, and added remote monitoring and health coaching, which evolved into ViTel Health Physician Services Cooperative. All of the physicians involved are completely independent; they can take advantage of shared purchasing. “We’re real doctors who just want to help real people!” We have a conversation about hybrid practice models; it’s not all or nothing; telehealth is one tool. Doctors are taking back control of care delivery, and the environment of care delivery!
You can learn more about Brittany and the work she is doing by connecting with her here, and by visiting her website, link in the comments section.
#physicianadvocacy#physicianwellness#physicianburnout#healthcare#burnoutprevention#physiciangrowth#physicianjourney#physiciancare#physicianempowerment#physicianwellbeing
#healthcare delivery in the US is coming to an inflection point.
Where we are going is largely determined by where we have been in the not-so-distant past.
A time when doctors were happy.
A time when patients felt seen and heard.
A time before managed care and corporate healthcare.
The government is starting to intercede and break apart PE ownership and corporate healthcare monopolies.
The time is coming when independent physicians must step up and take back control.
The future of healthcare will be #physician-led.
Take your first small step today by learning more about our cooperative-based group practice model, which helps physicians succeed!
Vitel Health Physician Services Cooperative
Fierce advocate for physician wellness, Community Ambassador for Medicine Forward, PT
"We have to look at where the future of medicine is going!" says Brittany Busse, MD, a Co-Founder of ViTel Health, a champion for independent physician practices and equitable care, and a Lifestyle Medicine and Food as Medicine patient advocate.
In this engaging episode of Stand Up (for) Doctors! Brittany discusses the background behind leaving her surgical residency, her early experiences with telemedicine, how it propelled her to form her technology company and subsequent medical group, what she is doing to support physicians, and what she wants other physicians to know.
Brittany talks about difficult times during her residency training in general surgery; “I struggled to fit in with the culture.” “You have to say no to yourself over and over again.” “I was told, you’re not serious enough; you’re not dedicated enough to be a surgeon.” “My life just became one struggle after another, my health started to decline, it seemed like no matter what I did I wasn’t good enough, I just wanted out!” Brittany found a way to move forward, and she discusses her foray into telehealth, where she saw doctors really being taken advantage of. She says it kept getting worse and worse every year. In response, Brittany started ViTel Health, and added remote monitoring and health coaching, which evolved into ViTel Health Physician Services Cooperative. All of the physicians involved are completely independent; they can take advantage of shared purchasing. “We’re real doctors who just want to help real people!” We have a conversation about hybrid practice models; it’s not all or nothing; telehealth is one tool. Doctors are taking back control of care delivery, and the environment of care delivery!
You can learn more about Brittany and the work she is doing by connecting with her here, and by visiting her website, link in the comments section.
#physicianadvocacy#physicianwellness#physicianburnout#healthcare#burnoutprevention#physiciangrowth#physicianjourney#physiciancare#physicianempowerment#physicianwellbeing
Have you caught up with the latest issue of the International Journal for Advancing Practice? Subscribers, access it via #OpenAthens for a deep dive into advanced practice across various disciplines. Here's a glimpse:
📚 Editorial insights:
- Professional Identity: Professor Ian Peate OBE FRCN explores the essence of professional identity.
🏥 NHS England workforce, training & education:
- Advanced Practitioner Development: Deborah Harding and Julian Barratt on effective supervision.
- National Assessment Strategy: Vicky Macarthur and Melanie Clarkson discuss collaboration perspectives.
- Physiotherapists' Experience: Catherine Carus et al. on navigating the portfolio route.
👩⚕️ Clinical perspectives:
- Iron Deficiency Anemia: Sue Dean provides an overview.
- Leadership in Action: Emma Mellors discusses taking the lead.
- Role in General Surgery: Greta Hellen Paulraj explores the role in surgery.
- Re-Reporting Neuroimages: Danielle Bradley et al. on supporting dementia diagnosis.
🌐 Multidisciplinary Approach:
- Inclusive Prescribing Education: Wendy Churchouse et al. on embedding diversity principles.
- Research and Nurse Consultants: Catherine Renwick on the nurse consultant's role.
- Educator Networks: Anna Jones et al. highlight UK advanced practice educator networks.
IJAP is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal encompassing all facets of advanced practice: clinical, leadership, education, and research. It's a comprehensive resource for advanced practitioners, offering clinical reviews, research papers, service evaluations, and more.
🔍 Explore the journal, link in the comments. 👇
#AdvancedPractice#Healthcare#IJAPJournal#MAHealthcare
