Lifespan
Lifespan is Rhode Island's first health center formed in 1964. Lifespan includes five hospitals in Rhode Island and the mission is to provide better health care delivery to the citizens of Rhode Island and New England. Lifespan is ranked high with comparable integrated health care delivery systems nationally. News releases, education and patient care information is published on-line.
Providence, RI, 02903
Very good experiences don't just happen for patients
A new training program for emergency department staff at Rhode Island Hospital teaches communication skills by having staff take part in simulations of real patient experiences. The goal is to improve the patient experience ...
Jan 29, 2012 |
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The impact of deleting 5 personality disorders in the new DSM-5
A newly published paper from Rhode Island Hospital reports on the impact to patients if five personality disorders are removed from the upcoming revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th edition (DSM-5). Based ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Studies uncover keys in sudden cardiac death
Researchers in Rhode Island Hospital's Cardiovascular Research Center have published two new studies focusing on the causes of arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death (SCD) when a genetic disorder is present. ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Behavioral management to reduce substance abuse, crime and re-arrest for drug-involved parolees
A study from Rhode Island Hospital has found that collaborative behavioral management may be effective in reducing substance abuse among convicted marijuana users who are paroled. The findings have important implications ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Behavioral interventions can increase condom use, reduce sexually transmitted infections
Behavioral interventions aimed at reducing sexual risk behaviors, such as unprotected sex, are effective at both promoting condom use and reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) long after the initial intervention, ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Study analyzes link between HIV infection and overdose risk
A study from Rhode Island Hospital is the first to systematically review and analyze the literature on the association between HIV infection and overdose risk. The findings show a 74 percent greater risk of overdose among ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Improving depression in nursing home rehab patients through telemedicine
A new pilot study is getting underway in Rhode Island aimed at improving depression in nursing home rehabilitation patients, all through telemedicine. Geriatric mental health specialists from Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Exercise may be better than stents for PAD patients
Supervised exercise was shown to be more effective than stenting or medication for improved walking ability in patients with peripheral artery disease. The findings from a national study were reported today at the 2011 American ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 16, 2011 |
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RI Hospital finds dehydration scales not accurate for determining dehydration levels in children
A physician team from Rhode Island Hospital led a study to evaluate the accuracy of the commonly used dehydration scales as they apply to children in a low-income country. Based on their experience in Rwanda, ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Study finds legalizing medical marijuana does not increase use among youth
A Rhode Island Hospital physician/researcher will present findings from a study investigating whether legalizing medical marijuana in Rhode Island will increase its use among youths. Lead author Esther Choo, M.D., M.P.H., ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Measuring outcome in the treatment of depression via the Web
A newly published paper from Rhode Island Hospital reports that Web-based assessments for outcome measurements of patients in treatment for depression are valid and reliable. The findings indicate that the Internet version ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2011 |
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How staff perceptions of their roles impact patients experience in the emergency department
A study from Rhode Island Hospital examined how the perception of roles among emergency department staff can impact patient satisfaction. Through a web survey with embedded interventions, the researchers were able to determine ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Researchers pilot new acute hepatitis C screening strategy for HIV-infected patients
Researchers at The Miriam Hospital demonstrated a practical strategy for regularly screening HIV-infected patients for acute hepatitis C virus infection (HCV), a "silent epidemic" that is rising undetected in this population ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 18, 2011 |
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'My bladder is full and I can't think!' - Lifespan researcher wins Ig Nobel Prize
Peter J. Snyder, Ph.D., vice president of research for Lifespan, received one of 10 Ig Nobel Prize awards during the annual ceremony last night at Harvard University. Snyder, along with his co-authors and colle ...
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Study finds lack of testing for Legionella
A new study from Rhode Island Hospital shows that guidelines concerning testing patients for possible community-acquired pneumonia due to Legionella may underestimate the number of cases being seen by clinicians. The study ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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