Articles Tagged With: recommendations
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Nursing Union Condemns CDC Respiratory Changes
National Nurses United condemned new COVID-19 recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that shortens the isolation period for the public to as little as 24 hours if symptoms abate and the person is non-febrile.
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Ethical Responses if Faculty Object to Teaching Physician-Assisted Death
Multiple recent papers focus on the ethics of conscious objection of providers participating in medical aid in dying. However, there are little to no recommendations or guidelines for conscientious objection to teaching medical aid in dying.
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Identifying High-Risk Cancer Patients Through Appropriate Screening
Less than 20% of average-risk women receive guideline-adherent cervical cancer screening, and guideline-adherent screening was highest for primary human papillomavirus testing.
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USPSTF Steers Away from Various Supplements as Preventive Tools
Board says existing evidence lacking regarding cardiovascular disease and cancer.
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Updated Aspirin Guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The authors of new recommendations advise avoiding initiating aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults age 60 years or older, individualizing decisions based on characteristics and preferences for patients.
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Patient Pool Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening Expands Under Amended Criteria
CMS lowers age, smoking history thresholds.
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Antibiotic Therapy: How Long Is Long Enough?
The CDC and the American College of Physicians have provided advice on the best practice regarding the duration of antibiotic therapy for several common infections. -
CDC Revises COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance
In a move that affects healthcare workers and their patients, the CDC has refined its guidance regarding the length of quarantine for individuals exposed to COVID-19. Previously, CDC recommendations stated those exposed to someone with the virus should quarantine for 14 days to prevent the potential spread of the disease to others. However, experts have concluded a shorter quarantine period should be safe in most cases.
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Policy on Inappropriate Treatment Used in 25% of Ethics Consults
This suggests providers are searching for definitive tools, in addition to the ethics committee, to help resolve difficult end-of-life cases.
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CDC Advisors Draw Fire for COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
A CDC advisory panel has designated frontline essential workers and those age 75 years and older as the next priority groups to receive COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The decision came amid considerable criticism and controversy at an emergency meeting on Dec. 20, 2020, with the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voting to continue the rationing process while vaccine stocks are insufficient.