http://www.regenstrief.org daily 1 2006-07-07T14:14:21Z http://www.regenstrief.org/news/when-the-patient-can-t-decide-study-looks-at-physician-perspectives-on-surrogate-decision-making.html Family members are often called upon to make medical choices for patients who are unable to do so themselves. Researchers led by Alexia Torke, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc., studied how physicians treating these patients interacted with surrogate decision-makers. No publisher breyes 2008-08-18T19:04:13Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/children-with-hiv-in-low-income-countries-more-adherent-to-treatment-than-children-in-high-income-countries.html Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute and Moi University School of Medicine are the first to report that adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) to fight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in children who live in low income countries is as high as or higher than adherence by children living in high income countries. No publisher breyes 2008-08-14T15:19:53Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/news_item.2008-08-01.5214793071 The decision to undergo surgery can be particularly difficult and confusing for older adults. In a study published in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Richard M. Frankel, Ph.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine, and colleagues report that older patients and their surgeons do not communicate effectively when exploring surgical treatment options. No publisher breyes 2008-08-01T13:01:50Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/end-of-life-physician-patient-communication-ensuring-final-chapter-is-enacted-with-the-greatest-skill-and-compassion-possible.html Although a growing body of research supports a link between effective communication and patient, family and physician satisfaction, doctors, including oncologists and other specialists who frequently care for terminal patients, do not routinely receive training in end-of-life conversations during medical school, residency training, or after they start to practice medicine. No publisher breyes 2008-07-23T13:28:25Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/integrating-palliative-care-for-dementia-into-primary-care.html Greg A. Sachs, M.D., has received an award from the National Palliative Care Research Center to conduct a study aimed at improving quality of life and decreasing suffering for older adults and their family caregivers. The award is one of only two pilot project support grants funded by NPCRC in 2008. No publisher breyes 2008-07-14T19:07:29Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/news_item.2008-07-01.1946374446 Patients enter hospitals every day for a variety of reasons but usually without the thought of developing a new health problem. Yet every year thousands of hospitalized Americans acquire infections during hospital stays, causing risk of complications, prolonged stays and an increased burden on the health-care system. No publisher breyes 2008-07-01T19:00:15Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/neurological-assessment-of-older-adults-a-crystal-ball-to-the-future.html Standard neurological exams of older adults are good predictors of future brain health and quality of life. These tests should become part of the physician’s routine examination of older adults say faculty from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research in an editorial in the June 23, 2008 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. No publisher breyes 2008-07-01T18:59:47Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/university-geriatrics-specialist-awarded-australian-fellowship.html Steven R. Counsell, M.D., director of the Indiana University Geriatrics Program, will begin a prestigious six-month Packer Policy Fellowship at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia in July. No publisher breyes 2008-07-01T18:59:19Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/fssa-announces-indiana-flood-victimse-health-support-center.html The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced the creation of the Indiana Flood Victims eHealth Support Center (1-877-788-5888) as a part of the relief effort for disaster victims across the state. This support center will provide doctors with medical information of flood victims, to the extent obtainable, for treatment purposes. FSSA is leading the effort between the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), who is handling the calls, and Electronic Data Systems (EDS). No publisher breyes 2008-07-01T18:58:47Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/how-best-to-treat-chronic-pain-the-jury-is-still-out.html How best to alleviate chronic pain, a leading cause of disability and employee absenteeism, continues to perplex both patients and their doctors. No publisher breyes 2008-06-09T17:05:08Z News Item