November 13, 2018
On the Front Lines of Anaphylaxis: Using Data to Save Lives
By Advancing the Science contributor
By Ronna Campbell, M.D., Ph.D.; Megan Motosue, M.D.; and M. Fernanda Bellolio, M.D.; Mayo Clinic Anaphylaxis is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that affects millions of Americans. Today, nearly 15 million people in the U.S. have a food allergy and numbers are increasing. Symptoms of anaphylaxis can occur within seconds following exposure to an allergen such […]
Tags: anaphylaxis, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, emergency department, emergency medicine, M. Fernanda Bellolio, Megan Motosue, OptumLabs, Ronna Campbell
December 22, 2016
Is there method in the madness: observation vs. full admission
Last night a 68-year old male presented to the Emergency Department with chest pain. His pain lasted 45 minutes and resolved with 2 nitroglycerin tablets. He has history of coronary artery disease, stents placed within the past 2 years and a previous myocardial infarction. He has hypertension and diabetes. He was pain free by the […]
Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, emergency medicine, M. Fernanda Bellolio, OptumLabs
August 4, 2016
What’s best for my child? What’s best for my patient?
Informed consent made easier in pediatric emergency sedation The science of health care delivery can be very exciting – sometimes offering a futuristic peak into the way things could be. Soon we may have an app that enables near instantaneous health data analysis and distillation, and brings individualized care suggestions to a provider’s fingertips. Crunching […]
Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, emergency department, Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars, M. Fernanda Bellolio
August 4, 2015
From the Desk of a Scholar – Learning, Collaboration, Community
Shannon Dunlay, M.D., is an assistant professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic, with joint appointments in Cardiovascular Diseases and Health Sciences Research, and a recent Health Care Delivery Scholar in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery. ________________________________________________________________________ Having recently completed two years as a […]
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April 7, 2015
On Being a Kern Scholar in the Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery
M. Fernanda Bellolio, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic, and a Health Care Delivery Scholar in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery. ________________________________________________________________________ I remember like yesterday when I received an e-mail from Drs. Jon Tilburt (@DrJonTilburt) and […]
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