Well this has been a busy week in health news but for now I'll focus on just a few topics. Next week, I hope to get topic contributions for you!
#1-- here is a link to a CNN report regarding post mastectomy breast reconstruction. The startling statistic is that for every 10 women who qualify for breast reconstruction only 3 are informed. WOW! As a health care provider, this is the take away...nurses are actively involved in educating their patients at different access to assist the patient so they are completely and accurately informed.
Listen for yourself and think about it! breast reconstruction
#2 latest and greatest use of technology in health care (maybe). Read all about it and think how this could impact the practice of medicine- if you were a patient would you want to know if your physician used his phone to evaluate your CT? Cool or creepy?
ct's on mobile devices
Keep reading and listening to stories of interest and always think about the potential effect on health care --now or later.
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I think that the breast cancer reconstruction issue is unfair to women who have survived breast cancer. All breast cancer patients should be informed about breast reconstruction as an option, if possible. My mother has breast cancer and she wasn't informed about any breast reconstruction.
ReplyDeleteA huge over sight by medical staff would be how robotic most act when dealing with something like cancer. There are so many different resources out there for cancer patients and survivors (everything from cleaning their house for free to free wigs) but medical staff seem too be either uneducated on these resources, or just don't take the time to pass along the needed information to their patients, and either way it is a tragic fail on their part. It is usually left up to the families and patients to research topics of interest on their own because very little it really discussed in the doctors offices. It needs to change.
ReplyDeleteOn the topic of Doctors and their handheld devices, I say kudos. I think if a device can allow the doctor to get results and evaluate images faster, and from anywhere, then we have a greater chance of getting a diagnosis that much sooner than before.
ReplyDeleteIn some cases, time is of the essence. What if your doctor is out of town on business for some reason and can't review the images till he returns next week. Maybe it was just a simple image of your lungs, but because he had his handheld device with him he was able to view those images, saw a dark spot, and ordered labs etc. the same day. Wouldn't you want to know if that spot was cancerous or not, sooner, rather than later? I think this will be a good thing. A bit creepy, yes, but only if you take into count that that maybe your doctor is using the rest room while viewing your images... now that's a little creepy to think about lol.
I think breast reconstruction after a mastectomy is a great idea. Many women feel less like a woman after a mastectomy and many become depressed. Having reconstructive surgury could help with the healing process. The woman could focus on healing and not her missing breast.
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