Increased caseloads may explain why reducing resident physicians' work hours doesn't always improve patient safety June 24, 2020 Randomized trial of shorter work shifts traces error rates to high numbers of patients per resident physician
Survey Finds U.S. Adults Largely Supported Measures to Limit Spread of COVID-19 in May June 22, 2020 An online survey conducted in May found that almost 80 percent of Americans supported stay-at-home orders and nonessential business closings related
In Memorium: Sleep pioneer and AASM Founding President Dr. William C. Dement June 17, 2020 The AASM regrets to announce the passing of our founding president, Dr. William C. Dement, on June 17, 2020.
Stanford University's 2019 J.E. Wallace Sterling Lifetime Achievement Award in Medicine Recipient: Charles A. Czeisler, PhD '78, MD '81 November 7, 2019 The Stanford Medicine Alumni Association honors Dr. Charles Czeisler with the The J. E. Wallace Sterling Lifetime Achievement Award in Medicine.
Program in Clinical Effectiveness November 6, 2019 The 32nd Annual Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE), is now accepting applications for this summer’s program which will run July 6-August 14, 2020
2019 Peter C. Farrell Prize in Sleep Medicine October 28, 2019 Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD, FRCP, FAPS, Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Division of Sleep and Circadian
Eliminating Extended Work Shifts Improves Sleep Duration for Senior Resident Physicians June 10, 2019 A new study led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital is the first multi-center randomized clinical trial of senior resident physicians
Patrick M. Fuller. Ph.D., awarded the 2019 A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award March 7, 2019 Patrick M. Fuller, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth
2019 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award January 10, 2019 In 2009, Drs. Frank A.J.L. Scheer and Steven A. Shea, together with their colleagues, published a landmark paper in the Proceedings of the National
Emery N. Brown Wins 2018 Dickson Prize in Science December 20, 2018 Carnegie Mellon University announced Dec. 5 that Emery N. Brown, the Warren M. Zapol Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School, has won the
Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH, named chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital December 7, 2018 Excerpted from an announcement from Boston Children's Hospital CEO and Physician-in-Chief: We are pleased to announce that after a national search
Study Finds Harmful Medical Errors Fell 38% Following Implementation of a Multicenter Program to Improve Doctors’ and Nurses’ Communication with Families December 7, 2018 Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, in conjunction with the Patient and Family Centered I-PASS Study Group, found
