… groups – may play a role in the variability in the quality of care provided to U.S. nursing home residents with advanced dementia. The study, “ Nursing Home … Susan L. Mitchell, MD, MPH, Senior Scientist, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical … less aggressive interventions may be more in line with the residents’ wishes and best evidence,” said Dr. Lopez. “For example, many nurses may believe that feeding …

… as Vaccine Nears A couple of months ago, I wrote on the importance of vaccines to the public health of our country. In the United States and across the world, we … vaccines. The coronavirus vaccine has the potential to affect all our lives, but for those people who are impacted by the social determinants of health: poor … this pandemic strong. The IHP has evolved our Commit initiative based on the best and most available science related to this pandemic. Following the Commit @IHP …

… Education Guest speaker tells IHP community that “healthcare is a human right for people of all sizes.” Viral, size-inclusive sex therapist  Sonalee Rashatwar — … part of the Institute’s Pride Month event series.  “Pride Month is an opportunity to uplift underrepresented voices within the LGBTQ+ community,” noted  Callie Watkins … a self-identified fat person.  “The literature and research are still emerging on best practices for size-inclusive healthcare,” added Mills, who also attended the …

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… DPT Class of 2026 Moves from Textbooks to Patients … DPT Class of 2026 Moves from Textbooks to Patients Topics Campus Culture Student Life “Listen to your patient, a textbook … 1 CW.   “He is right,” Nieves continued during her student address. “Some of the best sessions have come from simply listening to the patient … actually hearing their story, goals, fears, and hope. For the patients who have difficulty speaking it’s observing their restlessness, the …

… Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy, hopes future brings implantable devices to warn of impending seizures November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month – a time … Therapy, dives deeper into the topic. The conversation below has been edited for brevity and clarity. Give us a brief background on epilepsy.  Epilepsy is a … half of people with epilepsy have an unknown cause.  How does epilepsy impact the way someone lives their life?  With epilepsy, seizures can be triggered by a number …

… cultural inequities in patient care. JEDI Fellows at the MGH Institute are out to heal the world and make it a better place for others by learning the skills they need to address existing cultural … who are now living and working throughout the United States. “It was a great way of letting the new Fellows know what our previous Fellows have done so they get a …