Job Stress Increases Heart Attacks In Women: Ongoing Work Will Cover More Ground
June 28, 2011 | Story
Work-related stress can take a serious toll on health, especially for women. Scholar's new work will delve deeper.
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Scholar Beats Incredible Odds to Become a Physician: Conducts Groundbreaking Research
January 30, 2011 | Story
After overcoming obstacles that would have stopped most people in their tracks, a Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program scholar dramatically changes the way we view heart disease in diverse groups.
Scholar Develops New Approach to Heart Disease Research
July 15, 2010 | Story
Scholar's body of work suggests a more effective way to conduct medical research when looking at multicultural populations.
Improving Heart Failure Patients' Ability to Self-Manage
January 14, 2010 | Story
Washington Hospital Center staff developed a series of videos on heart failure called, "Finding Balance."
Improving Cardiac Care by Regular Reviews of Core Measures
January 14, 2010 | Story
Cardiology nurse practitioners, both employed by the hospital and private, meet regularly to conduct practice reviews.
Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Population-Based Analysis
September 30, 2008 | Story
From 2001–2005, Albert used a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program to conduct a population-based analysis of cardiovascular thrombosis.
Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH
October 1, 2005 | Story
Johnson received her MMFDP fellowship in 1993 and continued her research into the appropriateness of and access to cardiology care for minorities and women.
Adequate and Stable Nurse Staffing Is Key to Improving Care for Heart Failure Patients
May 1, 2013 | Story
New study finds nurse staffing plays important role in implementation of measures that improve care for heart failure patients in rural hospitals.
Hospital Focuses on Community Engagement to Help Reduce Readmissions
April 8, 2013 | Story
Methodist South Hospital formed a multidisciplinary in-hospital team to develop interventions targeted at reducing the hospital’s readmissions rate.
Prevention or Treatment: Why Is Heart Disease Mortality Dropping?
October 24, 2012 | Story
Forty years of debate has failed to identify the most effective method of reducing coronary artery disease.