By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: For decades there have been warnings of the over-prescription and over-use for antibiotics. Apparently the fear of facing ‘super-bugs’ or person’s immune systems […]
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: I went to visit one of our most experienced pediatricians the other day, Dr. Shirley Cridland. As we were discussing writing articles that […]
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: April 2016 yielded a case of dengue, but Cayman Islands health officials state it has been imported: “Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. […]
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: I have watched with interest the strike of junior doctors in the UK over pay cuts and long hours. Five answers to what […]
Successful Launch & Very Special Thank You! It is not often that the different professionals in the health care field socialize together. Usually it is a nursing event or a […]
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: Medical Journals have covered this particular challenge but very little is known to the public. In 2008 a group of primarily specialist nurses […]
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: Bad things do happen to famous people. Dennis Quaid and his wife experienced healthcare harm for the first time when their twins were […]
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director Safety in any industry is an ongoing challenge. To achieve ever improving safety in health care requires balanced research, tenacity and dedication to […]
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (‘CDC’) in Atlanta, it’s pretty scary. How scary? “On any given day, about […]