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In this podcast, Dr. Shawn Dowling explains the benefits and costs of the Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), a complex healthcare intervention used for entering and managing orders.
“CPOE and EHR (Electronic Health Records) are the future of where patient health data is moving toward”, Shawn says. Effective ways to enter, collect and communicate data bring benefits to providers and patients. There are the potentials to reduce errors, increase patient safety, and maximize the use of information for appropriate medical decisions. Shawn highlights the importance of clinical decision support and describes how CPOE works as a tool to help physicians make the best decision at the point of care.
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In this episode Dr. Gabriel Fabreau describes some of the clinical issues and needs for recently arrived refugee families in Canada.
In Calgary there are many private sponsors, faith groups, and families who help refugees but are unaware of the existence of Mosaic (http://mosaicpcn.ca/Pages/default.aspx).
This is a specialized multidisciplinary refugee health clinic that provides care, support and help to refugees, physicians and anyone who wants to know how to care for recently arrived families. More help can be found at the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
(https://www.ccisab.ca/services/services-for/refugees)
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In this episode Dr. Eddy Lang talks about the stress and pressure in Canadian Emergency Departments and in particular in Calgary. He explains when individuals should visit the Emergency Department and provides alternative suggestions to visiting the Emergency Department (E.D.).
After listening to this podcast, listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. Chandra Thomas talks about safety related to medications in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Individuals with CKD are at very high risk for medication incidents associated with enormous costs for the society and the individuals.
After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
1) Understand the risks for medication related safety incidents in patients with CKD
2) Know the complexity and uniqueness of individuals with CKD
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In this episode Craig Curtis talks about the role of pharmacists in Alberta in the development and use of the CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) Pathway. He highlights the importance of building an evidence-based pathway that includes international recommendations easily accessible to family physicians and pharmacists.
After listening to this podcast the listeners will be able to recognize the primary interventions for managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults:
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In this episode Marlene Donahue talks about simulation and the growing interest and demand for healthcare applications. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:1) Look at the evolution of simulation into healthcare,2) Explore the diversity of applications and uses for simulation in healthcare,3) Consider areas and possible challenges for future development and research.
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In this episode Dr. Jessica Simon describes Advance Care Planning as a novel social process.
After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. Sam Gharbi describes patient handover as a major issue in patient safety.
After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. Liane Ginsburg updates our thinking about patient safety culture and patient safety climate.
After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. Wes Jackson gives a detailed description of the online CKD clinical pathway.
After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. Jeptha Davenport provides the definition of migraine, the meaning of ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’ headaches, and a list of 'red flag' features to recognize life-threatening headaches.
After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. Chester Ho discusses pressure ulcers and their causes, costs, prevention and management.
After listening to this episode, listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Jonas Shultz discusses how the built environment affects patient safety and patient outcomes.
After hearing this episode listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. Bhatia explains the harms associated with the over utilization of low value care, a type of care that provides little benefit to the patient and increases costs for the health system. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. Dave Hogan introduces the concept of "deprescribing" which is defined as carefully getting patients off some of the medications.
After hearing this episode listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. John Conly highlights the importance of antibiotic stewardship, which is the appropriate and optimal use of antibiotics in outpatient and inpatient settings. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. Deborah Marshall and Karen MacDonald discuss how the lack of consistent outcomes, adverse event definitions and non-standardized measures challenges their ability to compare outcomes between total hip replacement and a newer technology called hip resurfacing. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Brent Thorkelson, a Registered Paramedic and Senior Staff Development Officer with AHS EMS, joins us to talk about an ambulance design study conducted in collaboration with the W21C and Auto 21.
After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
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In this episode Dr. Selena Au defines PFCC and highlights its importance by sharing a case in which a young girl experienced a tragic adverse event that could have been prevented by better use of family centred care. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
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