healthcare Archive
Q. What personal or professional moment or event in your life inspired you to work on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)? A. When I was four-and-a-half years old, I saw my father murder my grandmother. My father was quite a demanding …
In the Spotlight Since October 1, 2013, over 10 million Americans have enrolled in either public or private health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Following the enrollment deadline that passed on March 31, the White House announced …
Current Issues in Healthcare: The cost of a life$95,000.$72.Both of these are figures I came across recently that are related to the cost of someone's life. The first is an estimate of the added costs of prolonging a lung cancer …
By Katherine Welch, M.D.Recently I was discussing health care outreach to people who are prostituted, are street kids, or other similar population groups with someone who works with an organization that does outreach. She told me her organization had “tried” …
Something that made a small headline the other day is when several Republican governors conceded that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here to stay. The purpose of the headline, of course, was to try to suppress some of the …
A few weeks ago, SJS contributor Justin Nutt, MSW, etc. wrote an article on how he serves as a social worker while holding some decidedly conservative views. The article set off a firestorm of comments between those social workers who …
“Certainly physics designed the bombs, biology the germ warfare, chemistry the nerve gas and so on, but it will be the unhealthy emotions of individuals that will trigger these horrors. These emotions can only be controlled, …
The conference opened with Dr. Vaughan Glover, CEO, CAPCH with opening remarks. The opening address was by Mary Ferguson-Paré, Fmr. Vice President, Professional Affairs & Chief Nurse Executive, Recipient, Order of Canada, University Health Network on the topic of: The …
Recently I was able to attend the Canadian National Form on Patient Experience, and felt that my experiences were worth sharing with the SJS community. The conference opened with Dr. Vaughan Glover, CEO, Canadian Association for People-Centered Health (CAPCH) who …
Hospitals are looking to cut costs wherever possible, but what if hiring more social workers was key to decreasing cost? Findings from a study on hospital re-admissions is showing just how significant that difference can be. Laura Bronstein and Shawn …
