Sentences with phrase «doctor and patient groups»

The drug's developers decided to distribute the drug in random fashion after consulting doctor and patient groups.

Speaking of Novartis — the company's experimental CTL019, which is expected to be the first approved drug in a revolutionary new cancer treatment space that turns the body's own immune cells into cancer - killers, is already facing some apprehension from doctors and patient groups who are worried about its eventual pricing.

Not exact matches

Groups of new employees (or a new client's medical - office staff) take turns playing doctor or patient or receptionist and responding to various crises that have been known to occur in a medical - office setting.

Chunyu, a Chinese mobile healthcare app company that connects patients and doctors, raised $ 50 million from China International Capital Corporation (CICC), Rushan Venture Capital under DunAn Holding Group, Pavilion Capital run by Temasek, and BlueRun Ventures, and HealthEdge, a provider of a cloud - based or on - site integrated financial, administrative and clinical software platform for healthcare payers focusing on medical claims and benefits management brought in $ 30 million

The California Medical Association, which represents doctors in California, opposes the measure because of that claim, and also because the group said the cancellation of drug purchasing contracts the state already has with pharma companies «would remove many drugs from the Medi - Cal list of pre-approved medicines — creating a new prior authorization hurdle for patients and their physicians.»

Canada Ontario law to require drug firms to reveal funds paid to doctors» groups, patient advocates, Globe and Mail Trudeau says convicted Sikh extremist should not have been invited to event in India, Toronto Star Canada December retail sales fall amid pullback in electronics, Reuters

The price of insulin has skyrocketed in recent years, with the three manufacturers — Sanofi, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly — raising the list prices of their products in near lock step, prompting outcry from patient groups and doctors who have pointed out that the rising prices appear to have little to do with increased production costs.

A group of Seattle doctors and investors had a plan to revolutionize primary care by freeing themselves, and their patients, from the dictates of insurance.

I have a bachelor degree in social studies and worked for many years with people at group homes in Denmark and experienced everyday how focused the doctors were on trying to cure the patients with drugs.

Patients were divided into three groups, homebirth, hospital birth with a midwife and hospital birth with a doctor.

Doctors, legislators and some patient advocacy groups, however, have criticized the state's exchange for not including out - of - network benefits, arguing that it limits patients» choices and denies them an affordable option for seeing any doctor they want.

She wrote: «The Mid Staffs scandal, and the problems throughout the NHS that it has exposed, have one thing in common: Lives lost in our hospitals because of an unaccountable central management and political organisation, more concerned with fixing the statistics for dispatch - box convenience than looking after patients, which has systematically stifled of the voices of those on the front line: both patients» groups concerned for loved ones, and doctors and nurses concerned for their patients.

The Alliance provided funds and technical support to a broad coalition of patients, doctors, AIDS organizations, citizen groups, and drug treatment programs that pushed the medical marijuana issue to a successful vote in Albany.

Instead, the study authors attribute the risk to «detection bias,» where the group of patients likely to take erection medicines also happens to be more health conscious, more likely to see a doctor, and so more likely to get diagnosed with melanoma than other men of similar age.

Patients and doctors know all too well that cancer is not one disease and there is no singular cure for the complex group of disorders.

As Dr. Nikiforov's group added more genetic sequences to the ThyroSeq test to create a larger and more sensitive version of the test, it is now also performing as a «rule - out» test that can tell doctors with a high degree of certainty that a patient does not have cancer.

Two advocacy groups joined with cancer patients and doctors yesterday to launch a sweeping attack on human gene patents.

And restrictions on what patients are admitted to trials (as Fuller and Flores noted) make the test groups very unlike the people doctors actually treAnd restrictions on what patients are admitted to trials (as Fuller and Flores noted) make the test groups very unlike the people doctors actually treand Flores noted) make the test groups very unlike the people doctors actually treat.

In order for patients to be included in the treatment group they needed to be prescribed anti-osteoporotic therapy by a doctor and be at least 80 percent compliant with the prescribed therapy for at least six months.

«In order to ensure the safety of patients, further research is still vital to ensure that our findings can be repeated with different groups of doctors and patients.

The National Physicians Alliance, one of the doctors groups that opposes Price's nomination, has said his interest in moving to «privatize Medicare would end the healthcare guarantee for our nation's 57 million seniors and drastically hurt our most elderly and vulnerable patients.»

The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF) dispatched more than 700 doctors, health care professionals and relief workers to ground zero, treating about 35 percent of all Ebola patients, starting in MarcDoctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF) dispatched more than 700 doctors, health care professionals and relief workers to ground zero, treating about 35 percent of all Ebola patients, starting in Marcdoctors, health care professionals and relief workers to ground zero, treating about 35 percent of all Ebola patients, starting in March 2014.

Spiegel says support groups and other therapies might improve outcomes by helping patients manage stress and improve communication with doctors.

This kind of care model, called «population health», relies on accurate measurements of each patient's health, and of the care that they receive from a group of hospitals and doctors.

The training programme, a collaboration between the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet and the Silviahemmet Foundation, enables doctors to change dementia care for a growing group of patients.

These differences in age and ethnic groups can be an important reminder that doctors should consider patient preferences when making recommendations and developing treatment strategies, the researchers say.

Doctor Caldwell Esselstyn began treating patients with advanced heart disease using plant based diets with less than 10 % fat and group support beginning in 1985.

Dr. LePine teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors and patients at American College for the Advancement in Medicine; Age Management Medicine Group, Whole Foods Market; and The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA.

The Holtorf Medical group has the most highly trained physicians in this field, and are the doctors that other doctors turn to for treatment, training and help with their most difficult patients.

A wonderful doctor that I had the pleasure of working with for awhile, suggested that I try the GAPS diet because her medical group had seen dozens of patients heal and rid the body of all allergies after being on the diet for 2 years.

While his diagnostic method is not one Holtorf Medical Group doctors would use, we still consider this patient luckier than some, because many women who complain about anxiety, panic attacks, nervousness, palpitations, and insomnia end up with misdiagnoses, including:

Doctor is the noble and sacred profession group, they are spending their own time on the patients and society, let's show thanks and honor to these great white angels again!

A consumer group says patients should investigate fees before they commit to a doctor and haggle if they can't afford it.

And there's zero evidence of the doctor's alleged «radical» treatment plan: The patients have group, gather for meals, sometimes talk to the doc.

Just as doctors often make challenging patients and mechanics often drive cars in desperate need of a tune up, teachers as a group tend to be reluctant passengers on the training journey.

After fifteen years of managing 10 veterinary clinics for two different veterinary groups, Dr. Todd missed the true doctor - patient relationship and elected to

We are a fun, hard - working group of 8 doctors and 30 + support staff that really care about each other and the patients in our care.

Group events and individual bedside visits are requested by the patient's doctors, nurses, occupational and physical therapists or child life specialists.

Lord Saatchi's amendments to the Bill do not address concerns about patient safety raised by doctors, patient groups, and medical research organisations.

In April, a coalition of Massachusetts doctors, hospitals and patient groups announced a «Road Map to Reform» plan, in which seven hospitals planned to offer patients harmed by medical errors a prompt apology and possible financial settlement before a patient files a medical malpractice lawsuit.

«Ontario psychologists claim WSIB unfairly denying patient claims» / (CBC Toronto News, 4 Nov.) A group of Ontario psychologists warn that, in order to reduce the Board's costs and the unfunded liability, the WSIB is ignoring their recommendations for treatment and getting other doctors to overrule their professional opinions about their patients» fitness to return to work.

You can talk to other cerebral palsy patients at conventions and conferences, doctors» offices and support groups.

In 1996, consumer advocacy group Public Citizen wrote to the FDA, urging the agency to require more visible warnings for doctors and their patients.

They will need to know how to design services which appeal to new «customers» — clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) led and owned by GPs but with representation on their board from nurses, hospital doctors and lay members, the NHS commissioning board and its regional outposts based initially on clusters of PCTs, local authorities, who have a new duty to improve public health, and of course increasingly savvy personal budget - holding patients and service users.

How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS • Track record of building professional rapport with the clients • Particularly effective in assisting and facilitating group therapy sessions • Well versed in initiating social activities and convincing the patient to participate in the same • In depth knowledge of medical monitoring • Track record of communicating any health issues immediately to the concerned doctor

About BERG MINIGUTTI PLLC: Berg & Minigutti, PLLC was founded so that independent doctors could remain independent; employees can be treated as part of the medical team within a small group and not as an unknown individual in a corporation; and patients can spend quality time with their provider for a successful future in understanding their health!

I believe that if doctors and health care professionals treat their Aboriginal patients as individuals, rather than a homogenous group of disadvantaged health consumers, we can work towards «closing the gap» within Indigenous health care.

Nonpartisan groups representing nearly every part of the health care industry expressed their vehement opposition, including insurance companies, doctors, patients, hospitals, and other patient - provider groups including America's Health Insurance Plans, ACOG, American Medical Association, the President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and the American Heart Association.

The global prevalence of depression and depressive symptoms has been increasing in recent decades.1 The lifetime prevalence of depression ranges from 20 % to 25 % in women and 7 % to 12 % in men.2 Depression is a significant determinant of quality of life and survival, accounting for approximately 50 % of psychiatric consultations and 12 % of all hospital admissions.3 Notably, the prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms is higher in patients than in the general public.3 — 6 The underlying reasons include the illness itself and the heavy medical cost, unsatisfactory medical care service and poor doctor — patient relationship.7 8 Several informative systematic reviews on specific groups of outpatients have been published.