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When patients first start methadone treatment opioid use disorder, they must show up five to six days per week in person to get their daily dose. To determine which factors play the largest role in a person’s decision to quit methadone treatment, LDI associate fellow Ashish Thakrar and his colleagues asked patients and staff about why those on methadone decided to stop.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
A new analysis comparing Penn Medicine OnDemand services with in-person care shows that telemedicine visits are significantly less expensive to deliver.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The seven-year grant will enable researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine launch efforts to uncover how the development and maintenance of heart cells is influenced by DNA.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, the Supreme Court is tasked with deciding whether applying the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, a public-accommodation law, to an artist to speak or stay silent violate the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Penn Carey Law’s Tobias Barrington Wolff filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the State of Colorado
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
Current research at the interface of dental medicine and engineering was in the spotlight as the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry, the collaborative center between Penn Dental Medicine and Penn Engineering, presented its 2nd Annual Symposium: Dentists, Scientists & Engineers Transforming Oral Health.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
Penn Engineering’s new podcast series highlight innovation with the opportunity to focus on and discuss impact. Each episode of the series will feature a Penn Engineering faculty member as the moderator, as well as additional faculty members that serve as thought leaders and panelists.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Three Penn construction projects have been awarded 2023 Grand Jury Awards from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia: the Burk-Bergman Boathouse renovation and addition, repairs to the David Goddard Research Laboratories (Goddard), and the renovation of historic Kelly Writer's House.
FULL STORY AT Facilities and Real Estate Services →
For patient care technicians across the health system, learning opportunities abound at every career stage. A PCT holds certified nursing assistant certification in addition to PCT-specific certifications that allow them to take on additional responsibilities such as medical testing procedures.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
When a patient arrives for surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital, one of the first people they may meet is Darnell Mullins. As a patient care technician (PCT) in perianesthesia, he greets each patient in their room, answers any questions they may have about their procedure, and transports them from the pre-operative unit to the operating room. Ultimately, PCTs are some of the first health care professionals who set the expectations for a patient’s visit.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The Survivor Link + Public Health AmeriCorps program will continue to provide financial support for SP2 students to join a cohort of over 100 social work students from across the U.S. engaging in AmeriCorps service to support survivors of domestic violence.
FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →
