The business of business is usually simple. Take management, for instance. You can read management books or spend hours in the classroom… or you can just follow some simple shortcuts: 1. Manage individuals not numbers, because the only way to change the numbers is to change people’s behaviors. 2. Adapt your style to each person, […]
Read MoreSepsis figures in 1 of every 2 to 3 hospital deaths, according to findings from a study of more than 7 million adult hospitalizations across the United States. More than half of the deaths from sepsis occurred in people who initially appeared less seriously ill, Vincent Liu, MD, and colleagues report in a research letter […]
Read MorePublished in Br J Anaesth. 2014;112(4):617-620. Decisions regarding fluid therapy, whether this be in the operating theatre (OT), intensive care unit (ICU), emergency department (ED), or general ward, are among the most challenging and important tasks that clinicians face on a daily basis. Specifically, almost all clinicians would agree that both hypovolaemia and volume overload […]
Read MoreEvery business owner and manager knows that a revolving door of staff can be very costly to his or her company. That’s why it’s important to spend some time focusing on what’s really motivating your employees. 1. Respect. The thing your staff wants most of all is respect. And respect comes in many forms. One […]
Read MorePublished in Anaesthesia. 2014 Aug;69(8):872-7. doi: 10.1111/anae.12729 Authors: Bidd H et al Abstract Pain distant to an operative site is under-reported but sometimes more severe than pain from the surgical site. Intra-operative passive movement could possibly reduce this pain. This preliminary study was designed to assess the practicalities of conducting a randomised controlled trial of […]
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