HealthManagement.org is pleased to introduce the new Editor-in-Chief for EXEC, Ms. Ann Marie O'Grady. O’Grady is Chief Executive of Leopardstown Park Hospital, Dublin, a specialist hospital for older people encompassing services that include rehabilitation, respite care, sheltered housing, day-care services and residential care. It is a not-for-profit independent...
READ MOREAIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which gradually interferes with the immune system and makes a person more prone to infection and tumours, was first recognised in 1981. Since then, it has led to the deaths of more than 25 million people. According to the United Nations Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic2013 , an estimated...
READ MOREPoliomyelitis The lowest annual polio prevalence seen to date was in 2016, with 37 reported cases, so this disease may well be next to be eradicated. The following world regions have been declared polio-free: The Americas (1994); Indo-West Pacific region (1997); Europe (1998); Western Pacific region, including China (2000); and Southeast...
READ MOREThe wife of a hospitalised friend called me one Saturday morning in tears. Gary had been diagnosed two weeks earlier with early-stage bladder cancer and underwent cystoscopic surgery. The catheter was removed a few days later then was put back in because of urinary retention. His urologist removed the catheter, again, on a Thursday afternoon. By Friday...
READ MOREMedical Improv is an exciting teaching tool that can be used to promote emotional intelligence, communication, teamwork, and leadership skills in healthcare professionals. It is different from improv comedy because the focus is on learning instead of performing. In this emerging field, practitioners adapt experiential activities from the world of...
READ MORENot everyone has access to qualified counsellors and expert therapy. Whether due to financial or time constraints or simply not having an approved clinic in their area, thousands of people must still struggle with fears and anxieties despite effective treatments being readily available. If you suffer from anxiety but cannot access the help you need,...
READ MOREKen is International Sales Director at HealthManagement. Responsible for developing long-term global client and partnership relationships through state of the art media solutions, he enables corporate partners to meet their organisations’ strategic goals by increasing their sales and marketing exposure through multi-dimensional media. Before joining...
READ MORECarine Khoury is Director Corporate Engagement Programme at HealthManagement. Responsible for managing the client portfolio, she ensures bookings are fulfilled and a company's marketing exposure is maximised, both via print and digital channels. Prior to this role Carine was Managing Webeditor, ensuring the web portal's content and performance. Before...
READ MOREMahjabeen Farooq is Social Media Manager & Website Content Manager at HealthManagement. She previously worked as a transcriber for Healthmanagement. Before starting to work with Healthmanagement, she studied for a Masters in Business Administration. She started her career as a freelance web content writer and transcriber, and in 2015 started...
READ MOREMindfulness is en vogue: the search volume has nearly quadrupled over the last 5 years according to Google Trends and the PubMed results count echoes this exponential growth as well. Mindfulness began to gain momentum in the Western medical community after the introduction of mindfulness-based stress reduction at the University of Massachusetts Medical...
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