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Clinical
Contributions
2003
Vohs Award Winner
Initiative
to Improve Mammogram Interpretation.
By
Kim A Adcock, MD
The 2004
Vohs award winner from the Colorado region employed a multidisciplinary
approach to minimize variability and inaccurate interpretation of mammograms.
The impressive five-year results are described.
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2003
David M Lawrence, MD, Chairman's Patient Safety Award Winner
Preoperative
Safety Briefing Project.
By
James DeFontes, MD; Stephanie Surbida, MPH
The first
David M Lawrence Patient Safety award-winning project, presented here,
was designed by Southern California surgeons, nurses, anesthetists,
scrub technicians, and administrators with the objective to improve
patient safety prior to and during the operating room procedure.
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Factors Associated
with Smoking Cessation Among Quit Smart Participants.
By
Karen M Polizzi, MPH; Douglas W Roblin, PhD; Adrienne D Mims, MD, MPH;
Dianne Harris, BS, CHES; Dennis D Tolsma, MPH
This is
a description of a comprehensive smoking cessation program and objective
evaluation of outcomes and of factors related to likelihood of success.
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The Myth of the
Preventive-Only Visit.
By
Patricia E Boiko, MD, MPH; Alethea Lacas, MD
This article
explores the current status of the health maintenance visit, including
discussion of the expectations of both patients and health care providers.
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Corridor Consult
When Should Patients Receive the Pneumococcal Vaccination? Case
Example and Suggestions.
By
Adrienne Mims, MD, MPH
Using
a brief case profile, this article discusses the rationale and indications
for administration of this effective preventive measure.
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