Workforce
by Talia Lewis | May 13, 2024 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Respirators used in U.S. health care settings, including disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), full face respirators, reusable elastomeric half mask respirators (EHMRs), and powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs), must be approved by the...
by Madeleine Deye | Feb 5, 2024 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health leadership in New York City and their response to the emerging pandemic were in the public eye. Immediately, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) and other local health...
by Madeleine Deye | Jul 10, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
Across the globe, substantial deficits in nursing care delivery threaten outcomes for patients in diverse care settings, including acute care hospitals, long-term care, and home and community-based services. A March 2023 International Council of Nursing...
by Laura DeStefano | May 31, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
This commentary is adapted from commencement speeches delivered by Victor Dzau at the University of Pittsburgh and Tulane University. Graduates, as newly minted health care providers, researchers, and educators, you join thousands of others around the globe connected...
by Madeleine Deye | Feb 13, 2023 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
With the publication of the World Health Assembly’s (2021) Resolution on Oral Health, the World Health Organization’s Global Strategy on Oral Health, and the draft Global Oral Health Action Plan 2023–2030, oral health is now recognized as an integral and...
by Madeleine Deye | Feb 13, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
Surveying the landscape of primary care, the 2021 911±¬ÁÏÍø Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care noted the disappointing lack of progress made on the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 29, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Clinical diagnosis is essentially a data curation and analysis activity through which clinicians seek to gather and synthesize enough pieces of information about a patient to determine their condition. The art and science of clinical diagnosis...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 6, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Background In 2018, the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Academy of Medicine’s (NAM’s) Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic was established to catalyze public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders to develop, curate, and implement multi-sector solutions designed...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 9, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
Health professions are increasingly acknowledging legacies of racial/ethnic prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion. These legacies stem from institutional or sectoral policies, regulations, procedures, and behaviors that create and mutually reinforce...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 21, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
Advances in robotic technologies and intelligent machines will transform the way clinicians care for members of our community within a variety of health care settings, including the home, and, perhaps of far greater importance, offer a means to create a much...
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