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18 Aug Without a firm foundation, the walls come crumbling down: Building positive teacher-student relationships

Posted at 15:37h in Education

In this high-stakes culture in which we operate, why should teachers strive to build solid relationships with their students? I have taught in segregated special education schools. My students had been removed from their feeder schools, usually due to behavioral issues. The urban high school students...

12 Aug Care Transitions and Medication Error Round Up

Posted at 15:30h in Health

This is the final day of the week long exploration of care transitions and medication errors. Knowing the importance and vulnerability surrounding care transitions I will present findings from the literature regarding shovel ready interventions and provide a research-based comparison of each intervention discussed this...

11 Aug Medication Reconciliation and A Culture of Safety: Do they really make a difference in patient safety?

Posted at 01:25h in Health

This is the third day of the week long exploration of care transitions and medication errors. Knowing the importance and vulnerability surrounding care transitions I will present findings from the literature regarding medication reconciliation and safety culture/teamwork that will illuminate their “true” impact in reducing...

10 Aug Checklists and CPOE: Silver Bullets for Medication Errors?

Posted at 01:13h in Health

This is the second day of the week long exploration of care transitions and medication errors. Knowing the importance and vulnerability surrounding care transitions I will present findings from the literature regarding checklists and Computer Order Entry that will illuminate their “true” impact in reducing...

09 Aug Medication Errors and Transitions of Care-Is there Hope?

Posted at 01:01h in Health

I will explore some key causes and solutions to medication errors associated with care transitions using components of Hope Street Group’s analytical model: “Amplify” our productivity- Improve the quality and cost of transitions between acute and other types of care. Care transitions have been identified as...

08 Aug Teacher: The Iconic Profession

Posted at 00:26h in Education

Going Back to Zero Enough already! As a nation, we generally agree that the teacher is the single most important variable in the education of children. However, very little has been done since A Nation At Risk was published in 1983 to improve the status of...