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🔍 New study compares infectious disease transmission prevention practices in Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA hospitals: ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-… APIC #InfectionPrevention #MDRO #VeteransHealth

Finding new ways to reduce CAUTI through innovative approaches and devices. Don't miss this new piece on how external female "wicking" catheters affect urine chemistry profiles! authors.elsevier.com/a/1izZMijjYklG…

Taking Telemedicine Visits From Your Kitchen? Think Again National patient survey indicates clear preferences for where patients think clinicians should take telemedicine (video) visits with their patients. MedPage Today has the scoop! #Telemedicine medpagetoday.com/practicemanage…

Today we remember the D-Day landings at Normandy. We honor those WWII Veterans who took part in Operation Overlord by storming beaches and parachuting behind enemy lines 80 years ago. We are grateful for their service and sacrifice.

Teaching #MedicalStudents to present patient cases (increasingly how students are evaluated) could reduce anxiety these presentations induce. This "Three-Question Approach" is a small change with potential for a big return! #MedEd doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0…

NEW in JAMA Network Open: Our members from Patient Safety Enhancement Program (UMVA) have surveyed hospitals on #flushot policies for staff for more than a decade. Their latest findings show hospitals serving our nation's #Veterans now surpass non-VA hospitals in this kind of #ptsafety: ihpi.umich.edu/news/more-hosp…

It may be the start of summer, but hospitals nationwide are planning ahead for their flu shot campaigns for staff this fall, to protect #patientsafety. Learn more about a new study by our Patient Safety Enhancement Program (UMVA) team on national trends over time: michmed.org/jW22m

Vaccination mandates for healthcare workers in US Veterans Affairs hospitals were nearly absent in past years. Now, new JAMA Network Open study shows that 96% have implemented mandates in an effort to protect patients. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… Sanjay Saint Karen Fowler

New JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine study concerning clinician posture at the bedside reveals that communicating with patients at eye-level, rather than standing, may be beneficial. Full article here: link.springer.com/article/10.100… Nate Houchens Sanjay Saint

"There is indeed something sacred in mentoring others." - Sanjay Saint in the latest JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine "Viewpoint" article. Open access at: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Patient care can be improved. Provider burnout is prevalent. Sacred moments may help. Listen as Dr. Sanjay Saint explains how these pivotal interactions can transform healthcare. Caring for Hospitalized Patients: Introducing the Sacred Moments Initiative bit.ly/42gAcoB

Thanks to Nate Houchens for leading this important work!

A national survey of internal medicine physicians found that experiencing sacred moments with patients is common and associated with lower burnout. ja.ma/4mLrVT5

Now published in JAMA Network Open! Our national survey found that 68% of U.S. internal medicine physicians had experienced a sacred moment with a patient. These meaningful connections may reduce provider burnout & enhance well-being. Read the full study: ja.ma/4mLrVT5

our new piece is published in JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine link.springer.com/article/10.100…

New study now published in JAGS! "While telemedicine has increased dramatically, discomfort and barriers to its widespread use remain for older adults, particularly within the veteran population." Nate Houchens agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

🎙️Thrilled to launch Boundless Moments, a monthly storytelling #podcast. 🫂Real people share moments of connection, grace, and transcendence. 🎧 Listen, rate, & follow wherever you get podcasts. 🌐Learn more & share your own story: sacredmomentsinitiative.org #BoundlessMoments

Sacred moments help combat burnout and remind clinicians why they entered healthcare. Listen as Dr. Sanjay Saint shares his insight on sacred moments and wellbeing. open.spotify.com/episode/2abGtJ…