Recent Articles
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Recent trends of inpatient vs. outpatient thyroidectomy in the US
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareThyroidectomy is the partial or complete removal of the thyroid gland in order to treat thyroid disorders, such as benign enlargement (goiter), overactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) or cancerous lesions.
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Finding a job in healthcare: Negotiations
Catherine Iste Healthcare AdministrationOnce a year, I have the pleasure of being a guest lecturer for an ethics and social leadership class at a local university. The class participants include master's students in nursing and healthcare informatics.
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Working effectively with parents — sometimes silently
Thomas Van Soelen EducationParents are a critical stakeholder in schools, particularly when a leader or governance group needs to make an important decision. What leaders, often times those at the central office, lack are a set of strategies to use with parents other than "let's talk about that."
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3 time-savers for church communications
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityAs I visit churches across the country, I realize that ministries have so much to communicate. Events, promotions, services, requests and stories. Sadly, the more I research behaviors of church staff, I see we're doing more and more while having less time to get it all done.
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Creating the right classroom environment fit for ELLs
Alanna Mazzon EducationSomething I am constantly looking to improve is the design of my classroom. I question everything that is put on the walls or on the back of shelving — specifically whether it is useful or detrimental to the students who share the room. In my three years of teaching, I think I have rearranged my classroom 30 times, and I am still moving small things here and there weekly.
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6 tips for fast text formatting in Microsoft Word
Joe Latta MarketingFor nearly 25 years, Microsoft Word has been the dominant word-processing application in the business world. But according to data from Microsoft's Customer Experience Improvement Program, today's professionals rarely use Word to its full capacity. In fact, they found that of its more than 1,200 functions, just five (paste, save, copy, undo and bold) account for nearly one-third of all function use.
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Current flu epidemic highlights need for universal flu vaccine
Katina Hernandez PharmaceuticalThis year's influenza season is being considered an epidemic with 46 states reporting widespread flu activity and high number of hospitalizations due to the flu or flu-like viruses. The elderly, children and those with pre-existing medical conditions such as asthma are at highest risk.
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Digital distractions: Will last year’s deadly trend follow into 2015?
Christina Nava Science & TechnologyWith technology constantly evolving around us, it's easy to see how our world has become overrun with distractions. These days when you read the news, it's common to come across stories about people who have died either texting while driving or taking a selfie moments before some kind of accident occurs.
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Luxury housing growth mirrors growing wealth gap
Bambi Majumdar Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesA new report from Oxfam shows that half of global wealth held is by 1 percent of the world's population. By next year, they will own more wealth than the other 99 percent combined. This uneven distribution of wealth has had its ripple effects, and even the housing industry has felt the tremors.
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Success in succession: Planning for the future
William D. Pawlucy Association ManagementImagine losing your organization's chief paid staff member or executive director. An unexpected vacancy could take many months to fill and is both costly and disruptive to the organization. Whether you are a volunteer leader reading this or the executive director, a succession plan is critical to the success of your organization.