by Juan Acosta | Dec 16, 2020 | Medical Blog, Uncategorized
Planning for any surgery can feel daunting, however preparing for surgery during a global pandemic may be quite overwhelming. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has drastically changed the way we look at our everyday life. If you are facing surgery during this time it is expected...
by admin | Nov 10, 2020 | Blogs, News and Events, Medical Blog, Nurses Blog, Uncategorized
BACKGROUND “Patients undergoing major intestinal surgery resulting in ostomy creation, living with an ostomy, or managing a chronic disease experience worse health than the general population, particularly relating to impaired quality of life. They experience...
by Brittani Holsey | Jun 2, 2020 | Blogs, News and Events, Medical Blog
By: Dr. David Ziring |Associate Director, Cedars-Sinai Pediatric IBD Program |Pediatric Gastroenterology |Cedars-Sinai Medical Center In the midst of this global pandemic, I’ve had an increasing appreciation for the importance of the doctor-patient relationship. The...
by Kristen Furey | Apr 9, 2020 | Blogs, News and Events, Medical Blog
By: 11 Health Last week, I was privileged to be invited to speak at #DigitalCatalyst19. Hosted by the NIHR Clinical Research Network and AHSN, the event brings together clinicians, academics, and industry to share ideas and solve problems faced by healthcare....
by Kristen Furey | Apr 8, 2020 | Blogs, News and Events, Medical Blog
By: 11 Health We’ve just done an analysis of overall complications between patients with stomas and patients without. For this, we took National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) data and compared outcomes for patients with stomas against those without....
by Kristen Furey | Apr 8, 2020 | Blogs, News and Events, Medical Blog
By: 11 Health One year ago, I stood up at the New Technologies Symposium at ASCRS. The American Colorectal Society and introduced the Alfred Alert Sensor. A flexible metal strip attached to the outside of an ostomy and provided both patient full-bag alerts and overall...