5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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What is self-care? How to cut through the marketing noise and actually practice it
Barbara Riegel of the School of Nursing spoke about the concept of self-care, which “goes all the way back to Hippocrates.” “Self-care centers upon the idea of being aware of yourself every single day and asking yourself questions like, ‘Did I get enough sleep? Did I eat right? Did I get in some exercise?’” she said.
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There’s so much we still don’t know about pain
Rosemary Polomano of the School of Nursing said the rise of doctors prescribing opioids to treat chronic pain in the late 20th century “was not based on strong science.”
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These patients are hard to treat
Mary Naylor of the School of Nursing spoke about her work leading an effort to reduce hospitalizations among Medicare patients using “hot spotting,” a model that allocates extra resources to “super-utilizers,” people who need more health care services than the average individual.
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Cancer patients’ desire to avoid opioids puts them at risk of harm including overdose, Penn study finds
Salimah H. Meghani of the School of Nursing led a study that found that opioid mismanagement, such as going on and off the drugs or stockpiling pills, may expose patients to harm.
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Meet the Womanikin, the breasted vest working to close the CPR gender gap
Marion Leary of the School of Nursing weighed in on why people may hesitate to perform CPR on women. “We’ve been training people relatively the same way since CPR was first quote-unquote ‘discovered,’” she said. “We need to start thinking about how we can use the technology and innovation of today to really train people differently so that they feel comfortable performing CPR when the time arises.”
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Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing said that mandated nurse-to-patient ratios result in fewer complications, infections, and injuries, as well as lower mortality rates.
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Where did all the men go? In Philly, women outnumber them by 90,000 — the widest ‘gender gap’ among major U.S. cities.
Janet Chrzan and Adriana Perez of the School of Nursing hypothesized about the reasons women are outliving men in Philadelphia. “Women are tougher,” said Chrzan. “They have better immune systems, and they tend to survive better than men in every society.”
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Virtual reality is having a senior moment
PIK Professor George Demiris said virtual reality has shown early promise for dementia patients, though it’s not a substitute for human contact. “We have to look at innovation and different tools to come up with new solutions to address issues of social isolation and loneliness and allow people to stay engaged and active,” he said.
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As children, they survived cancer. They faced the fallout as adults
Linda Jacobs of the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about Penn’s cancer-survivorship program, which helps prepare survivors for a lifetime of continued care. “Our goal isn’t to frighten people,” she said. “Our goal is to make it so people follow up.”
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Suicide attempts rising for black teens, study shows
Two studies, one led by Terry Richmond of the School of Nursing and the other by Atheendar Venkataramani of the Perelman School of Medicine, were cited in an article about the emotional impact of trauma on black people.