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Patient education about flu shot during a non-life threatening emergency department visit increases vaccination rates, especially in patients without regular pr
<p>Simply asking patients to get the flu vaccine, and combining it with helpful video and print messages, is enough to persuade many who visit emergency departments to roll up their sleeves, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco. </p>
Patient education about flu shot during a non-life threatening emergency department visit increases vaccination rates, especially in patients without regular pr
Educational COVID-19 vaccine messaging in EDs increased vaccination acceptance and uptake among patients who were exposed to the intervention compared with a control group, a recent study found.About 23% of the United States population is reluctant to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Robert M. Rodriguez, MD, a professor in the department of emergency medicine at the University of
Photo by Susan Merrell During the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency department doctors, nurses and other frontline staff experienced unprecedented levels of stress and emotional exhaustion that included nightmares or insomnia, according to a UC San Francisco-led study of emergency departments across the country. The study, among the first to assess mental health effects of the pandemic at a geographically diverse sample of emergency rooms, found that nearly one-fifth of the ER staff were at elevated risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study also reported that reg...