When four biomedical engineering students from Tulane University were chosen for an internship at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) last summer, they were tasked with identifying an unmet clinical need – something that would not only save money for the agency but improve patient care and satisfaction.
They brainstormed multiple ideas, ultimately settling on a project they dubbed “Socket To Me” improving the costly and time-consuming process of manufacturing lower limb prosthetic sockets.
With a grant from the National Institutes of Health, they spent the summer transforming their idea into an actual design a winning design.
At the SLVHCS’s recent Performance Excellence Fair, the team of Kali Dancisak, Carly Harad, Ava Heller and Marjie Williams, won first place out of more than 40 department entries. Judging was based on such factors as patient outcomes and satisfaction, cost-effectiveness, increased workforce efficiency and engagemen
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement in recognition of the 75th anniversary of academic affiliations with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):
Hospitalizations rose by 28 for a total of 1,717 COVID-19 positive patients across the state. Author: Kevin Dupuy Updated: 2:40 PM CST December 30, 2020
Louisiana reported its largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as the number of patients hospitalized across the state with the disease continues to rise.
The Louisiana Department of Health reported 6,754 new cases of COVID-19 and 51 deaths. Hospitalizations rose by 28 for a total of 1,717 COVID-19 positive patients across the state. The new cases were from more than 52,000 new tests reported since Tuesday.
The health department said that Wednesday’s update did not include a backlog of cases which makes it the highest number of daily cases reported in Louisiana since the pandemic began.
Fauci appeared on Good Morning America on Tuesday to promote the vaccine
He said it was safe and that both Trump and Pence and Biden and Harris should get it as soon as possible for security reasons
Polls have indicated that as many as 41% of Americans don t think the vaccine is safe
They are skeptical of how quickly it was produced and what the long term effects are
There remains no data on if it safe for children under the age of 16 or pregnant women
Fauci said it was developed quickly because of extraordinary science and investment
He said no corners were cut in testing how safe it was