Employees who participate in a workplace weight management program—even those without significant weight loss—have reduced health care costs and improved quality of life (QOL), reports a study in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that Dion Olsthoorn, Senior Software Engineer, Wolters Kluwer Global Platform Office, shared with Lucene/Solr Revolution Conference 2016 attendees how virtualization, cloud elasticity and an innovative queuing system enabled millions of documents to be loaded and indexed in SolrCloud in a matter of hours. The inventive approach taken by the Wolters Kluwer technology team sets the stage for same-day access to huge volumes of new medical full text and bibliographic resources, as well as more powerful searching and higher relevance results. The technology initiative is part of a broader search platform that will enable the company to redefine the way its customers perform searches.
For patients with chronic back pain, "open" treatment with placebo—informing patients that they are taking an inactive pill, and why it might be helpful—leads to reductions in pain and disability, reports a study in PAIN®, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that “A Practical Guide to Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts 3rd Edition” by Alfred Abuhamad and Rabih Chaouj was named the British Medical Association (BMA) Book of the Year for 2016. Four other Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) titles also were highly commended in their categories.
Nurses and other professionals with a special interest in wound care will find an important update of the widely used pressure injury staging system, posted today by the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing. Official journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN®) Society, the Journal of WOCN® is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, in partnership with the Editorial Board and Board of Trustees of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., is pleased to announce the launch of the new open access journal, JBJS Open Access. The journal, now open for article submissions, is the sixth journal of the renowned Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. portfolio that already includes its chief journal, The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, as well as JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques, JBJS Case Connecter, JBJS Reviews, and JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants.
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce it has been selected by the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) to publish their official journal, Global Reproductive Health.
Migrant farmworkers have substantial rates of near- and distant-vision problems, but three-fourths have never had a vision screening test, reports a study in the October issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
The majority of U.S. National Football League (NFL) players who undergo surgery for a herniated disc in the upper (cervical) spine are able to resume their careers and perform at a high level, suggests a study in Spine, published by Wolters Kluwer.
Nearly half of female athletes participating in high school sports have had a diagnosed or suspected concussion—but most don't report these sports-related injuries to coaches or trainers, reports a study in the Journal of Trauma Nursing, official publication of the Society of Trauma Nurses, published by Wolters Kluwer.
Immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) can avoid some of the psychological effects of undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer, compared to waiting for delayed breast reconstruction (DBR), reports a study in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Plastic surgeons have a range of effective products and minimally invasive techniques for patients seeking to reverse the signs of facial aging. A review and update on facial rejuvenation using botulinum toxin "neuromodulators" is presented in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Obese and overweight workers are more likely to incur high costs related to workers' compensation claims for major injuries, reports a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced its appointment, by unanimous vote, to the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI). As an affiliate, non-voting member, Wolters Kluwer will help identify strategic goals and partner with the ANI, a collaboration of organizations that enables a unified voice for nursing informatics, on issues of importance to a growing and very important area in today’s healthcare.
Patients in inpatient rehabilitation after a stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury have significant rates of interruptions of their rehab program—often including being transferred back to the hospital for treatment of complications, reports a study in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are common benign tumors that may be present for years before causing any symptoms. A new set of research-based guidelines for evaluation and treatment of NFPAs appears in the October issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has launched the Zika Resource Portal, a single point of access to trusted clinical knowledge and current information to help healthcare professionals worldwide stay up-to-date on the rapidly spreading virus. The portal provides complimentary access to leading evidence-based point of care clinical, learning and research solutions from Wolters Kluwer, as well as continuous updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO).
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced a strategic alliance with the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc. (NSNA) that will leverage its trusted NCLEX® content, including Lippincott NCLEX-RN PassPoint, to help nursing students better prepare for the exam. An adaptive learning solution developed based on authoritative research on learning, Lippincott PassPoint has helped nursing students achieve a 94.59% NCLEX passing average – significantly higher than the national average of 83.04% during the same year.
Progress in Preventive Medicine Addresses Importance of “P4 Medicine”
Many patients who die of cancer receive no or delayed prescriptions for strong opioid medications—the recommended treatment for cancer-related pain, reports a study in PAIN®, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
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