Social Work Month 2015 – Social Work Paves the Way for Change 2015 marks a special year for the social work community. The nation will commemorate National Social Work Month in March and the National Association of Social Workers will
The most vulnerable population in the United States is the elderly, and the highest-risk phase of care for these patients is at discharge. However, in most cases, hospitals provide no coordination in transitional care for elderly patients. Information doesn’t transfer
If you are diagnosed with COPD, you and your doctor will discuss a treatment plan just for you. Treatment can options include the following: If you are a smoker, the single most effective treatment is quitting smoking. Take your medicine as
If you are at risk for COPD or have symptoms of COPD, you should be tested. The basic test of how your lungs work is easy and is called Spirometry. For this test, you blow air into a mouthpiece and
COPD is a lung disease that over time makes it hard to breathe. COPD (short for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Obstruction in COPD means that the flow of air in and out of the lungs is less