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Allied Corner Speech-Language Pathologists T R E N D S & O U T LO O K S F O R A L L I E D H E A LT H T R AV E L E R S Mammographers Single read with computer-aided detection is alternative According to a study published in the October 2008 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a single reading of mammograms with computer-aided detection is a viable alternative to a double reading for screening. Fiona J. Gilbert, MBChB, DMRD, FRCR, Roland Sutton Chair of Radiology at the University of Aberdeen Institute of Medical Sciences in Scotland, along with a team of researchers, found that the proportion of cancers detected by a double reading was 199, compared with 198 for a single reading using computer-aided detection. Single mammography reading is standard practice in the U.S., with commercial computer-aided systems used in approximately 30% of all screening mammography. Double reading is standard practice in about 12 European countries and is recognized as the best method for detecting small invasive cancers. Computer-aided detection can improve the rate of identifying malignant lesions in mammograms read by a single reader. HT Source: Nelson, R. (2008, October 2). Single mammography reading with computer-aided detection is viable alternative to double reading. Retrieved October 10, 2008, from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/58147. Insurance coverage needed for civilian TBI In a poll commissioned by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and conducted by Zogby International, 65% of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) reported that inadequate health insurance coverage hinders U.S. civilians’ recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI). The poll surveyed SLPs who belong to ASHA and work on rehabilitation teams in hospitals and community health centers. The leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults is TBI—from falls, assaults, car crashes, and “struck by/against events.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports approximately 1.4 million TBIs occur annually in the U.S. “Those who have it can suffer devastating and long-term consequences made all the more difficult by the unavailability of adequate insurance coverage,” concludes ASHA President Noma B. Anderson. To support ASHA’s efforts to improve insurance coverage for TBIs, visit www.asha.org or attend the 2008 ASHA convention, slated to take place at McCormick Place West in Chicago, Illinois, November 20-22. Source: ASHA.org. (2007, June 19). ASHA poll: Inadequate insurance coverage hinders the public’s recovery from traumatic brain injury. Retrieved October 10, 2008, from http://www.asha.org/aboutnewstbievent/tbi pressrelease.htm Jennifer Samuels is associate editor of Healthcare Traveler. Circle Career Card No. 615 Circle Career Card No. 600 Circle Career Card No. 624 62 Healthcare Traveler November 2008 www.healthcaretraveler.com http://www.asha.org http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/58147 http://www.ASHA.org http://www.asha.org/about/news/tbievent/tbipressrelease.htm http://www.asha.org/about/news/tbievent/tbipressrelease.htm http://www.meridianmedicalstaffing.com http://www.acrossamer.com http://www.healthcaretraveler.com

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Healthcare Traveler - November 2008 Editor’s Desk Contents In a Flash Paws for Thought Field Notes You Said It Perks and Preferences A Latitude Adjustment Drug Update Clinical Tips Advice of Counsel Cityscape Advertiser’s Index Name It When In. . . It’s in the Bag Contest Rules Big Deals Tax Facts Going the Distance Allied Corner Classifieds Tales from the Road

Healthcare Traveler - November 2008

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