Putting community first, in a new social justice initiative Q&A Putting community first, in a new social justice initiative The Community Collaboratory for Co-Creation, led by Penn Nursing and Penn Engineering, will focus on research, education, and community engagement and outreach.
Alumni Award of Merit and Creative Spirit Awards honor seven alumni Top row, left to right: Judith Bollinger, Al Filreis, Stephen Goff, and Ghislain Gouraige. Bottom row, left to right: Mike Kowalski, Clemson Smith Muniz, Ashley Zampini Ritter, and John Vosmek. Alumni Award of Merit and Creative Spirit Awards honor seven alumni Stephen Goff is awarded Creative Spirit Award and Al Filreis is to receive the Faculty Award of Merit.
Moving past conflation of race and genetics nocred Moving past conflation of race and genetics Race is not genetic. Race is a social and political construct. However, the conflation of race and genetics is one way that racism persists in medicine and research.
The Hopkins doc vs. the vaccine consensus Penn In the News Politico.com The Hopkins doc vs. the vaccine consensus The School of Nursing’s Melanie Kornides says that it is hard to determine how much impact a professional basketball player’s anti-vaccine stance will have on vaccination rates. Addressing systemic inequities linked to readmission for minority stroke patients Addressing systemic inequities linked to readmission for minority stroke patients Racial minorities are disproportionately affected by stroke. A new study reveals readmissions between Black and white stroke patients may be linked to the level of nurse staffing in the hospitals where they receive care. Penn Libraries opens newly renovated Biotech Commons The Penn Libraries has transformed its former Biomedical Library into a renovated and updated space, now named the Biotech Commons. A new feature is an Anatomage Table that will allow the review and virtual dissection of life-size virtual cadavers outside of clinical lab coursework. Libraries visualizationist Lexi Voss conducts a demonstration. Penn Libraries opens newly renovated Biotech Commons The Penn Libraries has transformed its former Biomedical Library into a newly renovated space with a new name, the Biotech Commons. Claims of anti-vax nurses fueling hospital staff shortages ignore the limited support and lack of mental health care for COVID's frontline workers Penn In the News Business Insider Claims of anti-vax nurses fueling hospital staff shortages ignore the limited support and lack of mental health care for COVID's frontline workers Eileen Lake of the Nursing School researched the impact of poor working conditions on nurse-staffing levels. The study, supported by additional data, revealed that staffing shortages reflect systemic problems with pre-pandemic origins. More intensive and personalized strategies may be needed for weight loss More intensive and personalized strategies may be needed for weight loss In a two-year randomized clinical trial, researchers investigated whether financial incentives and environmental change strategies, together or separately, help employed adults with obesity lose weight and keep it off. Hospitals with more nurses linked to better outcomes, more satisfied patients Hospitals with more nurses linked to better outcomes, more satisfied patients According to a new study published in Medical Care, hospitals that employ more inpatient nurse practitioners have lower surgical mortality, higher patient satisfaction, and lower costs of care. Guess which states are best at requiring vaccines? Not the ones you might think Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Guess which states are best at requiring vaccines? Not the ones you might think Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing says the success of vaccine policies can vary widely depending on how they are implemented. Load More
Addressing systemic inequities linked to readmission for minority stroke patients Addressing systemic inequities linked to readmission for minority stroke patients Racial minorities are disproportionately affected by stroke. A new study reveals readmissions between Black and white stroke patients may be linked to the level of nurse staffing in the hospitals where they receive care.
Penn Libraries opens newly renovated Biotech Commons The Penn Libraries has transformed its former Biomedical Library into a renovated and updated space, now named the Biotech Commons. A new feature is an Anatomage Table that will allow the review and virtual dissection of life-size virtual cadavers outside of clinical lab coursework. Libraries visualizationist Lexi Voss conducts a demonstration. Penn Libraries opens newly renovated Biotech Commons The Penn Libraries has transformed its former Biomedical Library into a newly renovated space with a new name, the Biotech Commons.
Claims of anti-vax nurses fueling hospital staff shortages ignore the limited support and lack of mental health care for COVID's frontline workers Penn In the News Business Insider Claims of anti-vax nurses fueling hospital staff shortages ignore the limited support and lack of mental health care for COVID's frontline workers Eileen Lake of the Nursing School researched the impact of poor working conditions on nurse-staffing levels. The study, supported by additional data, revealed that staffing shortages reflect systemic problems with pre-pandemic origins. More intensive and personalized strategies may be needed for weight loss More intensive and personalized strategies may be needed for weight loss In a two-year randomized clinical trial, researchers investigated whether financial incentives and environmental change strategies, together or separately, help employed adults with obesity lose weight and keep it off. Hospitals with more nurses linked to better outcomes, more satisfied patients Hospitals with more nurses linked to better outcomes, more satisfied patients According to a new study published in Medical Care, hospitals that employ more inpatient nurse practitioners have lower surgical mortality, higher patient satisfaction, and lower costs of care. Guess which states are best at requiring vaccines? Not the ones you might think Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Guess which states are best at requiring vaccines? Not the ones you might think Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing says the success of vaccine policies can vary widely depending on how they are implemented. Load More
More intensive and personalized strategies may be needed for weight loss More intensive and personalized strategies may be needed for weight loss In a two-year randomized clinical trial, researchers investigated whether financial incentives and environmental change strategies, together or separately, help employed adults with obesity lose weight and keep it off.
Hospitals with more nurses linked to better outcomes, more satisfied patients Hospitals with more nurses linked to better outcomes, more satisfied patients According to a new study published in Medical Care, hospitals that employ more inpatient nurse practitioners have lower surgical mortality, higher patient satisfaction, and lower costs of care.
Guess which states are best at requiring vaccines? Not the ones you might think Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Guess which states are best at requiring vaccines? Not the ones you might think Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing says the success of vaccine policies can vary widely depending on how they are implemented.