Perioperative hypothermia occurs when a patient’s core temperature drops below 36 °C during their surgical journey. Research spanning more than thirty years highlights the negative effects of on clinical outcomes and patient comfort.

BACKGROUND Despite universal recognition of the importance of hand hygiene in reducing the incidence of healthcare associated infections, health care workers' compliance with best practice has been sub-optimal. Senior hospital managers have responsibilities for implementing patient safety initiatives and are therefore ideally placed to provide suggestions for improving strategies to increase ha...

ness to see a celebrated " Dr. Robinson," who had made a special study of his disease. The patient started out from London on what was in those days a long and difficult journey. Some time afterwards Sydenham met him on his return to London; and after he had failed .to find the imaginary " Dr. Robinson." " Are you better? " enquired Sydenham. " Yes," replied the patient I am now quite well; but...

My On the Road travels continued in March at the gracious invitation of Lena Cuthbertson, the Provincial Director, Patient-Centered Performance Measurement & Improvement, Clinical Care and Patient Safety Branch, Ministry of Health, British Columbia (BC) and Co-Chair of the BC Patient Satisfaction Steering Committee. The long trip to the Northwest region of the continent was matched by an extens...

Today and for the foreseeable future, it appears that we will confront continual challenges and almost overwhelming change that could easily disillusion and distract us from our primary purpose of patient care. To avoid that possibility and to ensure our continuing journey to excellence, let us remember and teach: It is always a matter of priorities.

Dear Editor, The relationship between the PhD supervisorand the PhD student is a complex one. Whenthis relationship is neither effective nor efficient,it may yield negative consequences, such asacademic failure (1).The intricacy of the supervisor-studentrelationship may be in part comparable to the onebetween the physician and his/her patient [see,for example (2)]. Both interactions develop ove...

Interviews with the patient that were conducted after the wound had healed were used in order to reflect on his hospital journey and gain insights into his treatment experience. This article demonstrates that new wound product innovations such as Suprasorb X+PHMB (polyhexamethylene biguanide) (Activa Healthcare), along with a multidisciplinary approach, can result in positive outcomes in comple...