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Category Archives: International
Delirium: Evidence Update (NHS Evidence)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This April 2012 “Evidence Update” on Delirium presents a summary of selected new evidence of relevance to the NICE (2010) … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, National, NHS Evidence, NICE Guidelines, Systematic Reviews
Tagged Benzodiazepines, Bright Light Therapy, CG103, Confusion (Delirium), Delirium Abatement Programme (DAP), Delirium Evidence Update, Delirium Prevention, Delirium Prevention and Management, Evidence Uncertainties, Haloperidol, Interventions to Prevent Delirium, Melatonin, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NICE Clinical Guideline CG103, Olanzapine, Pain Management, PRE-DELIRIC (Prediction of Delirium in ICU Patients), Risperidone, Rivastigmine, Think Delirium
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Evidence Supports Intentional Rounding (King’s College London)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary In January 2012 the Prime Minister made calls for higher standards of nursing care and compassion. One of his main … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Care Rounds, Comfort Rounds, David Cameron, Four P’s: (Positioning; Personal Needs; Pain; Placement), Harm Free Care Campaign, Hospital Pathways Project, Hourly Ward Rounds, Intentional Rounding, Kings College London, National Nursing Research Unit, Proactive Patient Rounds, Studer Group, Time to Care, Ward Rounds (Nurses Inspection Regime)
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Evidence Update: Depression in Adults with Chronic Physical Health Problems (NHS Evidence)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This NHS Evidence update, entitled “Depression in Adults with a Chronic Physical Health Problem” gives an overview of selected recent … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, National, NHS Evidence, NICE Guidelines, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Depression, Depression in Adults, Depression in Older People, Evidence Update on Depression (NHS Evidence), NHS Evidence / NICE, NICE Clinical Guideline CG91
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Dementia: a Public Health Priority (WHO / ADI)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary There are approximately 35.6 million people living with dementia worldwide today. This number is likely to double by 2030, and … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged 10/66 Dementia Research Group, 10/66 Dementia Research Group (ADI), ADI, Advocacy and Advice Services, Alzheimer’s Disease International Kyoto Declaration (2004), Alzheimer’s Disease International’s 10/66 Dementia Research Group, Awareness Raising, Burden of Dementia, Civil Society Initiatives, Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Dementia Policies Plans and Strategies, Early Stage Dementia Care Support Requirements, Early Stage Dementia Symptoms, Eight Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Epidemiology, Late Stage Dementia Care Support Requirements, Late Stage Dementia Symptoms, mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP), mhGAP: mental health Gap Action Programme (WHO), Middle Stage Dementia Care Support Requirements, Middle Stage Dementia Symptoms, National and Subnational Dementia Policies and Plans, Prevalence of Dementia, Seven-Stage Model for Planning Dementia Services, Six Stages of Acceptance of Dementia, Social Epidemiology, Stages of Acceptance of Dementia, Supporting People with Dementia (Common Core Principles), WHO, WHO's Evidence Resource Centre (mhGAP), Young Onset Dementia (YOD)
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Johnson & Johnson Fined $1.1bn Over Risperdal: Subversion of Science? (BBC Health News)
Summary The drugs giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered by a US judge to pay $1.1bn (£690m) for downplaying the risks involved in taking its anti-psychotic drug Risperdal (Risperidone). This is only the latest of fines the company … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychotics, BBC News, In the News, International, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Antipsychotics and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Atypical Antipsychotics, BBC Health News, Prescribing Anti-Psychotic Drugs to People with Dementia
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