Italo Calvino. A Journey Toward Postmodernism

My journey toward mindfulness: a personal narrative.

When fi rst meeting the parents, I was struck by how earnestly they soaked up every word I said. They looked at me with unabashed trust when I explained how I realized that this was a scary time for them, and that we would do our best to uncover an answer and would not send them home until we and they were comfortable. Over the next 48 hours we diligently monitored Clarisa and, just as we expec...

Beacon Bound: a journey toward excellence.

“In Our Unit” highlights unique practices, innovations, research, or resourceful solutions to commonly encountered problems in critical care areas and settings where critically ill patients are cared for. If you have an idea for an upcoming “In Our Unit, ” send it to CRITICAL CARE NURSE, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; fax, (949) 3622049; e-mail, [email protected]. The process of being “Beacon ...

The Paradigm Shift and the Evolution toward Postmodernism in C

Memoir of Italo Serafini

Almost a year has passed since the death of italo Serafini but his memory lives on. in fact, having got over the emotional distress coming from his demise, that seemed unacceptable even though inevitable, we can now sedately pay homage to him as a maestro, colleague and friend. There can be no doubt that professionally he gave infinitely more than he received. For years he was the pre-eminent i...

A pharmacy's journey toward the patient-centered medical home.

OBJECTIVE To describe the integration of a clinic pharmacy with a patient-centered medical home (PCMH). SETTING Primary care clinic in Monroe, WA, from 1981 to January 2011. PRACTICE DESCRIPTION Pharmacists and physicians with a previous working relationship in a family practice residency program established colocated practices in 1981. In addition to traditional pharmacy services, collabor...