Spanish Podcast for Families on Asthma Management As part of Asthma Awareness Month 2013, ACU's Associate Director for Programs, Lois Wessel, FNP participated in a variety of Spanish language radio shows. Here's a clip from an Univision radio show called "El Consultorio de la Dra. Aliza" in which Lois is interviewed about what families can do to manage their asthma. Note: Available in Spanish only. … [Read more...]
Tina Castanares’ Career in Migrant Health
June 19, 2013 by
Dr. Tina Castanares has worked tirelessly to serve the migrant community, and particularly farm workers, in Oregon for more than 40 years. In this interview, Dr. Castanares discussed the challenges facing clinicians working for migrants, as well as what she feels needs to be done by policy makers and clinicians to enhance the quality of care migrants are receiving. She also went on to discuss the importance of end-of-life care, and how trans-disciplinary care is making a difference in the … [Read more...]
Violence in America: The Wider Conversation
May 1, 2013 by
Violence in America: The Wider Conversation By Eugene Steuerle In the aftermath of Newtown and, by one estimate, 25 mass shootings since 2006, the country is engaged in an intense fight over assault-like weapons and the right of Americans to carry them. While I consider it downright stupid and outright dangerous to allow people to buy, sell, and carry around the equivalent of small machine guns—imagine how safe you would feel if all your loony neighbors touted one around—I wish we were … [Read more...]
Clinicians Can Affect Change on Gun Violence
April 5, 2013 by
Dr. Ricky Choi says that hearing and being a part of his patients’ powerful stores has moved him to speak out gun violence. In this interview he reflects on the power of storytelling and how he uses social media, particularly Twitter and blogs, to be heard. “Clinicians under recognize the amount of influence and power that they have,” said Choi, “whether it be on the individual patient level or engaging city councilman, local legislators, state and even at the national level; we have the … [Read more...]
Clinicians and Gun Violence: What to know and what to do
March 15, 2013 by
Clinicians and Gun Violence: What to know and what to do By Annie Savarese, MD On December 14, 2012, twenty children and their teachers were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary. In January of this year, there were forty-three fatal shootings in Chicago. In the United States, gun violence is responsible for over 30,000 deaths and over 70,000 injuries every year. On average, 282 people are shot daily and 50 of them are children or teenagers. How have the medical and political communities … [Read more...]
Randy Hall: Dedicated Advocate for the Underserved
March 14, 2013 by
On Friday, March 8, 2013 ACU recognized Emerson 'Randy' Hall for his dedicated service as an advocate for the underserved. Randy served as an ACU board member from 2008 – 2012. He has made significant contributions to health care for the underserved in the areas of HIV/AIDs, depression and mental health services, diabetes, smoking and access to care, to new only a few. He has been involved in patient advocacy and worked with more than 70 national societies and consumer groups. The … [Read more...]
Policy Brief on Medicaid Expansion
February 4, 2013 by
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council has developed a very reader-friendly four-page policy brief on Medicaid expansion. We encourage you to use it in your advocacy efforts, particularly in those states reluctant to expand their Medicaid programs. The Affordable Care Act gives states for the very first time the option to provide coverage for the lowest income adults in their States, without regard to disability, parental status or most other categorical limitations. Download Medicaid … [Read more...]
Nursing Informatics Symposium
January 11, 2013 by
Scholarship for Registration Available Are you a nurse and using informatics to improve patient-centered care and outcomes? If so, consider attending the HIMSS13 Nursing Informatics Symposium in New Orleans March 2-3, 2013. You will hear from nurse leaders who are achieving quality outcomes using technology and informatics. Nurses engaged in the advancement, implementation and evaluation of technology-enabled quality care will share practical strategies. ACU Members: ACU is offering one … [Read more...]
Tobacco App Now Available for iPhone
December 4, 2012 by
App Helps You Assess and Counsel Patients About Nicotine The new ACU smartphone app that helps clinicians talk to patients about tobacco use is now available for your iPhone. The app includes a six brief questions that clinicians can ask patients to measure their nicotine dependence. Preview the app here. To download and install it, just open the App Store icon on your phone and search for "ACU Tobacco". The app is free to download and install. Android phone users can preview the app … [Read more...]
JHCPU Special Issue on Quality Improvement
September 5, 2012 by
Evidence for Informing the Next Generation of Quality Improvement Initiatives: Models, Methods, Measures, and Outcomes, the August 2012 special supplement to the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU), includes quality improvement initiatives from across the safety net. Among the topics addressed are promoting healthy weight, cancer screening and follow-up, HIV care, medication use, urban health, depression, early childhood caries, diabetes, asthma, and more. View the full … [Read more...]
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