Archive for November 11th, 2019

Doctors, nurses are burned out on the job, does that put patients’ health at risk?

At least one-third of doctors and nurses — and possibly as many as half – are burned out from their jobs, raising concerns about the effect of that fatigue on the care patients are receiving, according to a recent study. The report published by the National Academy of Medicine states that between 35% and 54% of medical clinicians report experiencing symptoms of burnout. Researchers found that stress starts in medical school, where aspiring doctors are already […]

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Beyond the operatory: Implementing officewide infection prevention

The spread of infectious diseases is commonly discussed in the context of hospitals and long-term care facilities. But it should be no surprise that the dental industry is not immune from these threats. The spread of harmful bacteria and viruses in the dental setting can happen quickly and across all parts of the office, not just the operatory. One study isolated colonies of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a difficult-to-treat multidrug resistant organism, from operatory surfaces […]

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