December 2018 Research Thursdays Summary

key words:  research literacy, funding and grants, sharing related research in the field, research in integrative health

The December Research Roundup

Review of the "Research and Metrics Thursdays" theme from the public Facebook Page and newsletter

1. Mindfulness program for the management of chronic pain, a Mindful.org article, What Mindfulness for Opioid Addiction Looks Like
2. Evidence-based Acupuncture.  Research summaries and EBA Connect program.
3. Research Funding Opportunity--NCCIH and NIH funding if you work in pain management or addiction, especially the field of opioid addiction.  Check out the new (12.10.2018) funding announcements related to the NIH HEAL initiative. Learn more about the HEAL initiative at this webpage.  If you have heard me talk about the National Pain Strategy document the past couple years, HEAL builds upon parts of the work laid out in that very large federal public document.

Recommended Studies to Read (started this in the summer and fall newsletters)

• December
• "Case Reports of Acupuncturists and Massage Therapists at Mayo Clinic:  New Allies in Expediting Patient Diagnoses".  Explore March/April 2018.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2017.02.008
• November
• Acupuncture in the Emergency Department (ED), Allina system of Minnesota.  #EDacupuncture
• Adam S. Reinstein, Lauren O. Erickson, Kristen H. Griffin, Rachael L. Rivard, Christopher E. Kapsner, Michael D. Finch, Jeffery A. Dusek; Acceptability, Adaptation, and Clinical Outcomes of Acupuncture Provided in the Emergency Department:  A Retrospective Pilot Study, Pain Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 1, 1 January 2017, p.169-178. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnv114
• October
• From the Mayo Clinic, St. Mary's and Methodist hospitals, a prospective study of integrative medicine services in an inpatient setting.  
• 87% of the integrative medicine services were massage therapy performed by an NCBTMB certified massage therapist and 9% were acupuncture services by an LAc.  
• Both services were found to statistically significantly decrease pain level post-treatment.  
• Over 1/3 of the hospitalized patients fell asleep during treatment, which researchers found fascinating as future research potential since good quality sleep/rest helps decrease need for medications (whether it is meds to induce sleep or meds to decrease pain because lack of sleep increases pain and other symptoms), and significantly improves outcomes in an environment (inpatient hospital space) that is not naturally conducive to rest.  
• source/citation:  Stephanie D. Clark, Brent A. Bauer, Sairey Vitek, Susanne M. Cutshall.  Effect of Integrative Medicine Services on Pain for Hospitalized Patients at an Academic Health Center.  Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. 2018.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2018.07.006 
• September--see the newsletter, under "Metrics and Research Thursday" for full list.
• Tai Chi for Fibromyalgia.  study highlight in September (BMJ visual abstract image):  Tai Chi for fibromyalgia significantly improves symptoms compared to exercise, particularly at longer-term (6 months) practice and interventions.  
• My take-away from the article:  keep practicing Tai Chi as part of your health and wellness routine!  
• Wang Chenchen, Scmid Christopher H, Fielding Roger A, Harvey William F, Reid Kieran F, Price Lori Lyn et al.  Effect of tai chi versus aerobic exercise for fibromyalgia: comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial.  BMJ 2018; 360: k851.  

Recommended Studies to Read in Older Newsletters

• August 2018 newsletter
• Metrics:  Don't underestimate the simplicity and usefulness of patient satisfaction surveys as one of your clinic's metrics
• "We found that hospitals' patient satisfaction scores are useful signals of quality, which surprised me to some extent," said Joseph Doyle, an economist at M.I.T. and one of the studies authors.  
• "Hospitals with more satisfied patients have lower mortality rates, as well as lower readmission rates."  New York Times article. 2017.07.24  
• Original study is a working paper, Evaluating Measures of Hospital Quality by Joseph Doyle, John Graves, and Jonathan Gruber.  National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), working paper no.23166, issued in February 2017.  
• Research and delivery method practicality for teaching self-care basic breathing and meditation techniques:  email and mobile app.  
• This study targeted oncology clinicians, who have a high burn-out rate.  What delivery method (tool) allows ease-of-access and may increase participant compliance for studying a self-care therapy?  possibly email and/or mobile apps.  More research needed.  
• Carie Heeter and Rebecca Lehto.  Meditation App Benefits Hospice and Palliative Care Clinicians.  Oncology Nursing News.  July 31, 2018.  
• July 2018 Newsletter
• Evidence-based Acupuncture. Research summary updating the old WHO statement on recommending acupuncture for specific conditions, Evidence for Acupuncture is Growing Exponentially.
• May 2018 Newsletter
• Spotlight on a research paper out of the Allina Health Systems of Minnesota, one of the Bravewell Legacy system programs, "Cost Savings from Reducing Pain through Delivery of Integrative Medicine Program", published in the peer-reviewed journal JACM.
• citation:  JA Dusek, Griffin KH, Finch MD, Rivard RL, Watson D. Cost Savings from Reducing Pain through Delivery of Integrative Medicine Program.  The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Jun 2018.  https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2017.0203

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The December Self-Care Saturdays: inspiration for your home self-care practices

key words:  self-care, practitioner resilience, wellness, mindfulness practices; mindful cup of tea, mindfulness learning with kids, "forest bathing"--nature the outdoors and your health, dealing with holiday stress

The December Self-Care Roundup

Some inspiration from the Self-Care Saturdays theme over at our public Facebook Page

The Mindful Cup of Tea

• Practice mindfulness or "being-in-the-present-moment" with a warm cuppa.  My kids do this well with their hot chocolate lately--down to watching the marshmallows melt.  
• For resources (and gift ideas!) on mindfulness, go to our "Are You in the Present Moment?" post.
• For more on practicing mindfulness with kids, the "Health and Wellness Learning with Family" post.

Breathe Like a Bear by Kira Willey

• This is my family's 2018 favorite and the book is based on her songs.  I recommend getting the matching songs; most of them are part of her Mindful Moments for Kids music compilation.  More at this blogpost.  If you follow an Amazon affiliate link from our blogpost and buy within a few hours, a few pennies of your purchase go to the Project.  However, if you want to support the Project the best and most direct way is through our website. Thank you.

Have you heard about "forest bathing" or want to read more about the health benefits of spending time outdoors?
Check out these recommendations...🙂🏞🧗‍♀️🛶🚲🏔🎣☕️
Nature, the Outdoors, and Your Health on our Gift Ideas page, just below the "outdoor fun" section:

• Forest Bathing:  how trees can help you find health and happiness
• Shinrin Yoku:  The Japanese Art of Forest Bathing
• The Nature Fix: why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative by Florence Williams
• Blue Mind:  the surprising science that shows how being near, in, on, or under water can make you happier, healthier, more connected and better at what you do by Wallace J. Nichols
• The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs:  use outdoor clues to find your way, predict the weather, locate water, track animals--and other forgotten skills of natural navigation by Tristan Gooley

Self-care check in...how are you doing today with the holiday stress?  Challenged to stay grounded? (12.21.2018)

• Take a moment while you are reading this and breathe several belly breaths (diaphragmatic breathing) and stretch.
• It's the longest night of the year tonight.  Great time to be quiet in the evenings and enjoy the starlight or the bright winter moon (if you have minimal cloud cover).  Please share a photo of your night sky when you take time to go outdoors this weekend.  For all of you in stormy weather conditions, stay safe and maybe share a pic of your warm mug of cocoa cheer.
• Related articles:  mindful cuppa, short daily practices to manage overwhelm, and tips for dealing with holiday stress from Mindful.org.

Move Your Body!

"Remember how amazing you felt the last time you hit the gym or took a hike in the woods?  How clear and calm you felt after your last yoga class?  Exercise can settle your mind.  It can make you feel refreshed from head to toe.  It helps to dissolve tension in places you may not have realized were tense.  You want to remember this feeling.  The next time you exercise, pause for a few minutes afterward.  Sit down or lie down to fully savor the post-exercise glow....The state of your body reflects the state of your mind.  A good walk clears away the mental cobwebs."  Read more at Winter Got You Down? article on Mindful.org.

Get Outside and Move! 
This 6-month study found that exercise (walking or bicycling) for 30 minutes 3x/week improved your brain's function.  For the study group, about age 65 - 90+, 6 months of exercise at this rate lowered the "brain age" by 9 years.
My takeaways:

• Not moving/sedentary lifestyle is not good for your brain
• You can reverse the effects of a sedentary lifestyle by moving, at least 30 minutes at a time.  Every day if possible.
• With all the data now on health benefits of being outdoors and in nature, for that extra health boost:  do your movement time...
• Outdoors--better if it is a green area (assuming no smog or other air pollution warnings for your area that day), or woods or near a large body of water (lake, sea)
• Do some gardening every week--working with healthy soil is good for our brains, too
• Read more about this study at ReachMD or CNN.

You can read more about the health benefits of time spend outdoors in the book, Nature Fix. You can follow the link to the Amazon store for this book in paperback or audiobook at our gift ideas page under "outdoor fun and health benefits of nature".

Be proactive this holiday season to combat loneliness and help others do the same

"Be proactive this holiday season to combat loneliness or to help others do the same.  Map out a plan before you find yourself feeling fully disconnected and isolated.  By anticipating feelings of loneliness--either your own or of someone else (even a stranger)--you'll be better equipped to face them." If your mind is stuck in dark rut, call for free help at the national hotline:  1-800-273-8255.

Related blogposts
November Self-care Saturdays Roundup

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December Leadership and Workplace Mondays Roundup

keywords:  leadership, workplace, workplace culture, being an employee, mentorship and mentor relationships, mindfulness and leadership

Inspiration for Employees and their Leaders 

Review of the "Leadership and Workplace Mondays" theme from the public HHP Facebook Page, December 2018

"Finding the Space to Lead", a mindful.org article:

"A mindful leader embodies leadership presence by cultivating focus, clarity, creativity, and compassion in the service of others....You can learn to lead with excellence by cultivating your innate capabilities to focus on what is important, to see more clearly what is presenting itself, to foster greater creativity, and to embody compassion....These choices often lead to a win-win-win scenario:  good for the organization, good for the employees, and good for the community."  

"It is also true, though, that these tumultuous times can offer great opportunity and ample possibilities for innovation, as the world becomes smaller and we begin to see the potential to meet the complexities of the day in ways that are truly creative, productive, and compassionate.  It's a time to take leadership, and to redefine what it means to lead with excellence."  

"Just as a pebble thrown into a still pond can create ripples spreading throughout the whole of the pond, so too can the cultivation of leadership presence go far beyond the effect it has on us alone."  

"Taking note of the qualities exhibited by leaders we admire can help all of us pinpoint how to become better leaders ourselves."

Why Kindness Matters at Work, an article from Wharton.

"If we see the impact that mindfulness has on safety and on outcomes for patients in reducing health care errors, how can we not start...looking at this as real way that we can improve the quality of work?"

We don't do leadership; we are leaders from the Garrison Institute

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Related blogposts on Leadership

• Lunchtime Listens
• November Leadership and Workplace Mondays Roundup
• A leader that practices mindfulness and self-awareness is a positive force in his/her organization
• Making Space for Innovation
• National Academy of Medicine's Clinician Well-being Series
• The Mind of a Leader
• Reflecting on Leadership

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Find Your Trail Guides: The Directory of Hospital-based Learning Opportunities for Acupuncturists

This will also be published on the website blog--just getting through some tech learning curve with the website blog.  :)

Last updated:  12.12.2018

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The Hospital-practice Handbook Project’s Directory of Hospital-based Learning Opportunities for Acupuncturists

Full explanation at this blogpost

Go to this Link to add your resource to the directory

Facility or Program	Location	What is available?	Contact Information	Category
Acupuncture Program at Advocate Aurora Health System Learn more about the program in this post.	Greater Milwaukee area, Wisconsin	Shadowing opportunities	Point of contact:  Dr. John Burns John.burns@aurora.org	Shadow
University Hospitals, Connor Integrative Health Program Program website info here.	Cleveland, Ohio	Virtual mentorship	Christine Kaiser Christine.kaiser @UHhospitals.org	Mentorship
Evidence-based Acupuncture More information at this webpage	Online	Volunteer work	Mel Hopper Koppleman	Volunteer, research literacy, biomedical communication

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Lunchtime Listen: FDA Roadmap on Patient Reported Outcome Measures

key terms:  for program managers, developing research study designs, designing patient-centered metrics for your clinical practice

Who this Lunchtime Listen recommendation may benefit:

• any of you working in metrics for your clinic, as a clinician or as a program manager
• clinicians who want to understand more about patient-reported outcomes and patient-centered metrics
• if you are interested in health policy and how metrics and health policy collide

Recommended Lunchtime Listen this week:  the National Health Council's webinar series on the "FDA Roadmap" as it relates to growing and developing patient-centered metrics for your clinic or program.  NHC is recommending clinical settings get ahead in creating these before federal mandates require this metrics to be in place.  Depending on your program, your mission, your patient demographic and needs, and your resources, these metrics may take years to develop and implement.

National Health Council Webinar Series Patient-reported Outcome Measures

November 2018 – January 2019

webpage

http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/public-policy/clinical-outcome-assessment

Clinical Outcome Assessments Webinar Series with National Health Council (NHC)
National health policy is adopting more aspects of patient-centered paradigm.  Part of this paradigm is using patient-reported outcome measures. In fact, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released guidance documents on clinical outcome assessment for 2019.  
This webinar series by the NHC is intended to help clinicians and clinical programs and researchers better understand these ideas and this paradigm and discuss a little about what implementation looks like.  The overall take-away I had from this was to start now because implementation of clinic-wide or system-wide metrics appropriately can take years, not weeks nor months...years.

November 2018 webinar:  Patient-Reported Outcomes and Patient-Centered Outcomes 

"Nov. 7, 2018.  In patient-centered research and care, we focus on the outcomes most important to patients.  Often, patients tell us that what is most important to them is how they feel and how well they function in their everyday lives.  These outcomes are referred to in research as patient-reported outcomes or PROs.  So, what is the difference between a patient-centered outcome and a patient-reported outcome?  Are they the same?  The answer is:  No, they are not the same!  In this webinar, presented by Dr. Eleanor Perfetto, you will learn about the difference between patient-centered outcomes and patient-reported outcomes, and whey we need patient-centered PROs in research and care."  Learn more at website listed above.

Video of the presentation:

https://youtu.be/uMleUc4MR2c

December 2018 webinar

"FDA's Roadmap to Patient-Focused Outcome Measurement in Clinical Trials"

Dec. 7th, 2018 webinar

summary:  "in patient-centered research and care we focus on the outcomes most import to patients.  Often, patients tell us that what is most important to them is how they feel and how well they function in their everyday lives.  To capture data on these outcomes in clinical trials, measures must first be developed.  This webinar introduces participants to a document, the Roadmap, developed by the Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) team at the Food and Drug Administration.  The Roadmap helps researchers develop tools that measure outcomes that matter most to patients."

Video of the presentation:  https://youtu.be/4XBhpPVAVhI

The next webinar in the series will be January 17th at 1300 Eastern
"Clinical Outcome Assessment Webinar Series:  Untangling the Terms..." 
The presenter will be defining and providing examples of the following terms used in the past 2 webinars which are important to understand to be able to comprehend the FDA Roadmap about the new clinical outcome guidelines.  Terms to include:  endpoints, items, outcomes, PRO, PROM, and PRO-PM
For this webinar, sign up at this National Health Council webpage

Acupuncturists Working in the Emergency Department at the Aurora Health System of Wisconsin: A Success Story

key phrases:  interview, acupuncture programs, acupuncture for acute pain, acupuncture in the ER, examples of incorporating acupuncture into healthcare systems and hospitals

Who:  John Burns, DPT, MSOM, Manager of Acupuncture at Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Organization:  Advocate Aurora Health Care

Location:  Milwaukee, Wisconsin and surrounding suburbs

What:  Providing services in 11 oncology clinics, 7 OP clinics, 1 ED, 2 IP

website:  www.aurorahealthcare.org/services/integrative-medicine/acupuncture

Dr. Burns with his poster at the AIHM conference. #AIHM18
photo credit Megan Gale

Quick Outline

1. Introduction
2. The Study
3. The Program
4. References

Introduction

Wouldn’t it be great, as a patient, to have access in your local emergency room (ER) to non-pharm therapy option for relief of your strong pain, nausea, or GI symptoms, especially if you have adverse reactions to some medications?  Wouldn’t it be useful, as a provider in the Emergency Department (ED), if you had the ability to refer to a non-pharm therapy within your ED to help ease common ED presenting symptoms of pain, anxiety, stress, and nausea?

I met John Burns, DPT, MSOM, at the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) conference #AIHM18 in San Diego in September where he was presenting his ED work at Advocate Aurora Health Care of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in a poster session.  His study looked at the practicality of offering acupuncture services in the ED of a Wisconsin hospital. And, with enthusiasm, I watched him receive first place in the poster session for his team’s work!

Background

Dr. Burns has a doctorate degree in physical therapy and a master of science degree in oriental medicine from Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, Racine, Wisconsin.  For the past 4 years Dr. Burns has been the manager of the acupuncture services program at Aurora Health Care, Sinai Hospital.  During a lunch break at the AIHM conference, I interviewed Dr. Burns about his ED study from the poster, and about the Aurora Acupuncture program.

Part 2:  The Study

More about the AIHM Research Poster Submission

Site of the study presented in the poster:  Emergency Department, Aurora West Allis Medical Center, West Allis, WI. 

What was Dr. Burns’ inspiration for the project? 

With a smile, Dr. Burns notes it was the research study on acupuncture into the ED setting of the Allina Health system of Minnesota by Adam Reinstein and Jeff Dusek that inspired him. The Allina ED study was published in 2017 in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Pain Medicine[1].

Poster Title

“Utilization of Acupuncture Services in the Emergency Department Setting:  A Quality Improvement Study” by John Burns, DPT, MSOM, Jessica J.F. Kram, MPH, Vashir Xiong, MSOM, Jeanne Stark Casadont, MSOM, Tiffany Mullen DO, Nancy Conway, MS, Dennis Baumgardner, MD

 

Dr. John Burns awarded first place of the
 AIHM 2018 posters.
photo credit Megan Gale

Background and Reason for this ED Pilot

Patients often present to the emergency department (ED) for pain.  Acupuncture may decrease acute pain experienced by patients seeking ED services.  Acupuncture is an evidence-based, non-pharmacologic option for pain relief and pain management[2].

Goal of the Pilot

Dr. Burns notes: “the major purpose was to determine acceptability of acupuncture in the ED as either adjunctive or optional care for patients.”  The study was the first to assess the impact of acupuncture in the ED for pain management in the Aurora Health system.  The researchers wanted to determine acceptability of the acupuncture program by the patients and the ED staff.  This was a quality improvement study.

Methods

This was a retrospective observational study of patients in the Emergency Department. 

Patients admitted to the ED were offered acupuncture treatment for their acute pain condition based on their:

·         Emergency severity index (ESI)[3]

·         Reason for visit

·         Their physician’s approval

What Electronic Health Record (EHR) program do you use?

Aurora uses EPIC for documentation.  Dr. Burns worked with IT staff to create a specific data field in the EHR to track outcomes from the acupuncturists’ progress notes. 

Measurements/Metrics Used in ED study

In the ED study, they tracked patient-reported outcomes.  The top 3 measures were:  pain, stress, and anxiety.  The symptoms were measured on the numeric rating scale (NRS), of 0-10 for each.

Striking aspects to note about the study

The demographics of the patients treated represented the demographics of the local ED.

When patients were treated by the ED acupuncturist, they received only acupuncture.  For example, some patients had less than 8 needles per acupuncturist’s discretion, and some did not retain the needles past 20 minutes due to other services needed (such as x-rays).

What are important points/take-aways from this study?

• Acupuncture reduced acute pain.  In the study, patients who received acupuncture reported 50% pain relief (average)
• Acupuncture reduced symptoms of nausea by about 60%
• Acupuncture in the ED setting is feasible

Where is the Emergency Department (ED) research published?

Dr. Burns’ paper is not yet published. 

Review of Clinical Program Implications for this Study

Availability of acupuncture services in the ER increases ease of access to non-pharm pain relief. And, for someone admitted to the hospital, having acupuncture as an option in the ER and the inpatient unit may decrease the complexity of their medication panel.  It may reduce the medication panel complexity because it reduces the common symptoms of nausea, stress, anxiety, and pain without medication (non-pharm therapy).

Considerations for future studies

Dr. Burns noted: “This [study] was only a pilot program to determine if acupuncture would be accepted by ED patients and staff.  This was not a controlled study or a study that followed patients over a period to determine changes in their behavior.” 

He says, “Next plan is to repeat the study with a different demographic and provide free follow-up care.”

• Reproduce the ED project in Milwaukee, WI, in next year with different patient demographics
• Track whether availability of acupuncture in the ED reduces opioid prescriptions
• Follow up with patients who receive acupuncture in the ED at an outpatient clinic.  No follow up with the patients was performed for this pilot program due to study limitations.  They found that "following discharge from the ED, less than 2% received acupuncture services within 30 days."  Assumptions about why this may be:  patient choice, lack of reimbursement, even though outpatient services were available at the West Allis site.

Part 3: Acupuncture in the Aurora System

The acupuncture program at Advocate Aurora began in 2002 with one acupuncturist.  The program now employees 11 acupuncturists, full-time and part-time, who provide care in 11 oncology clinics, 7 outpatient clinics, 2 inpatient units, and one emergency department. Acupuncturists in the program are employees of Aurora.

The acupuncture program is part of Aurora’s Department of Integrative Medicine (IM).  The IM department employs practitioners who provide the following services:  massage therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, aromatherapy, and mind-body exercise.  The mind-body exercise therapy program is at Aurora’s psychiatric hospital.

Program Funding and Sustainability

How do they sustain the program?

Program is sustained through philanthropic funding and cash-based service.

Outpatient acupuncture services are cash-based except for the ED study program.  The ED program is sponsored by Aurora at no charge to the patients.  The oncology clinic acupuncture program is supported through both philanthropic funding and cash-based services.

How is program success or failure measured?

The Aurora IM programs are measured with the new model of care: value-based metrics, particularly outcome-based measures.  Program success is not measured solely by RVUs or patient load.

More about what Dr. John Burns does and where he works

Dr. Burns teaches Tai Chi and Qi Gong to patients in the mental health clinic and psychiatric hospital.  This clinical care has been well-received by patients and by staff who have seen patients’ positive response to it.  Dr. Burns also does in-service presentations to the following provider types: acupuncturists, physical therapists, nurses, occupational therapists, and physicians.

Dr. Burns’ Vision for the Aurora Acupuncture program:

Dr. Burns believes acupuncture, as an integrative health paradigm, has a “patient empowering philosophy”.  His hopes to see acupuncture available in all services lines, but especially incorporated into the following services:  neurology, palliative care, and the back and spine group.  He feels the integrative medicine program will benefit when acupuncture services are covered by the following insurances:  Medicare, Medicaid, and the Aurora employee health benefits system.  He would like to bring acupuncture into the mental health clinic as part of the substance abuse treatment program. 

On being a manager of an integrative health program:

Dr. Burns has been in a management position for 4 years.  He wants his LAcs maintain work-life balance.  He understands that clinician resilience and program sustainability are inter-related.  So, he makes this a priority in his role as program manager.

What learning opportunities are available to integrative health students and practitioners interested in hospital-based practice?

Shadowing opportunities are available in his program.  The integrative health courses that teach self-care may be soon be open to the public.

Part 4: References

Contact information for Dr. Burns and the Aurora Acupuncture Program

• email:  john.burns@aurora.org
• program website: https://www.aurorahealthcare.org/services/integrative-medicine/acupuncture

Links to related publications on the Aurora ED Study

• Video from Wisconsin TV station, Fox6Now. 
• October 10^th, 2018.  “’It’s great to have alternative’:  Aurora West Allis offering acupuncture in the emergency room” by LeeAnn Watson and Mary Stoker Smith
• Medscape article
• “Acupuncture in the ED Cuts Pain, Reduces Stress, Anxiety” by Pauline Anderson.  Nov. 12^th, 2018.  

References

• Tick H, Nielsen A, Pelletier KR, et al.  Evidence-Based Nonpharmacological Strategies for Comprehensive Pain Care. The Consortium Pain Task Force White Paper.  2018. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2018.02.001. 
• Adam S. Reinstein, Lauren O. Erickson, Kristen H. Griffin, Rachael L. Rivard, Christopher E. Kapsner, Michael D. Finch, Jeffery A. Dusek; Acceptability, Adaptation, and Clinical Outcomes of Acupuncture Provided in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Pilot Study, Pain Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 1, 1 January 2017, Pages 169–178, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnv114 

Related Blogposts

• Consortium Pain Task Force White Paper and the Moving Beyond Medications infographic

Tags:  #AIHM #AIHM18 #EDacupuncture

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[1] Adam S. Reinstein, Lauren O. Erickson, Kristen H. Griffin, Rachael L. Rivard, Christopher E. Kapsner, Michael D. Finch, Jeffery A. Dusek; Acceptability, Adaptation, and Clinical Outcomes of Acupuncture Provided in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Pilot Study, Pain Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 1, 1 January 2017, Pages 169–178, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnv114

https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine/article/18/1/169/2924684 

[2] The Consortium’s Pain Task Force White Paper. 

Tick H, Nielsen A, Pelletier KR, et al.  Evidence-Based Nonpharmacological Strategies for Comprehensive Pain Care.  The Consortium Pain Task Force White Paper.  2018.

[3] Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a triage algorithm that measures urgency of case on a scale of 1 to 5. “1” indicates the highest degree of urgency and “5” is the lowest degree, developed by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/esi/index.html

November Leadership and Workplace Monday Roundup

keywords:  leadership, workplace, workplace culture, being an employee, mentorship and mentor relationships, mindfulness and leadership

November's roundup of favorites from the Facebook Page theme day, 

"Leadership and Workplace Mondays"

The Key to a Mindful Work Life from mindful.org

Have you cultivated all 5 types of mentor relationships?
mentor #1:  the master of craft
mentor #2:  the champion of your cause
mentor #3:  the copilot
mentor #4:  the anchor
mentor #5: the reverse mentor
source: TED article, The 5 Types of Mentors You Need in Your Life

Compassion in Leadership, How Compassion Builds Better Companies by Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn:

"Create the right culture, and you create a competitive advantage." 

"The flip side is developing a culture with a compassionate those....create a culture where people take the time to understand the other person's perspective, and not assume nefarious intention; build trust; and align around a shared mission. After nearly 10 years, I still celebrate the fact we can make important decisions in minutes or hours that some companies debate for months.  Create the right culture and you create a competitive advantage."

YouTube video of the talk

Workplace Resource:  Lynda.com
Lynda.com was bought by LinkedIn in 2016 and is available as part of their LinkedIn Learning subscription service.  However, if LinkedIn Learning is not in your budget nor available at your worksite and you want access to Lynda.com, go in to your public library.  Many systems already have a library subscription that is available to patrons (if you have a card, you have access).  If you are not sure if your local library system has it, ask your librarian or your library's designated reference librarian.

The Mind of a Leader 

When leaders are (1) mindful, (2) selfless, and (3) compassionate, this creates trust and social cohesion.  So, when hard times arise, the organization will be ready and resilient.” A 2018 Lunchtime Listen recommendation.

On Servant-Leadership Mindset:  how are you starting your day?
Which self are you starting the day with?  Your task-oriented self or your reflective self?

"When I wake up, I like to put my hands on my knees, sit on the side of the bed and think about what I am going to do today, how do I want to behave, what my values are,' Blanchard said. 'This way, you go into each day with a clear purpose - in this case, being a servant leader.  And now, instead of spending the whole day snapping orders and checking boxes, you can be strategic and focus on bringing the best out of your people."    source:  LinkedIn Learning article 10.29.2018  and related video clip.

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