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20,000 Oregonians enroll in Oregon POLST Registry

20,000 Oregonians enroll in Oregon POLST Registry

July 09, 2010
The new Oregon Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Registry, which is operated by the OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine through a contract from the state of Oregon, went "live" statewide Dec. 3, 2009. Nicholas_Weltch_6Although ...
Oregon, OHSU and health care reform

Oregon, OHSU and health care reform

July 06, 2010
Barney Speight (Oregon Health Authority) and Dean Mark Richardson were the keynote speakers at the OHSU Annual Professional Board Staff meeting June 28. Dr Fields receives award Mr. Speight provided an overview of Oregon's ongoing health care reform ...
Oregon, OHSU and health care reform

Oregon, OHSU and health care reform

July 06, 2010
Barney Speight (Oregon Health Authority) and Dean Mark Richardson were the keynote speakers at the OHSU Annual Professional Board Staff meeting June 28. Dr Fields receives award Mr. Speight provided an overview of Oregon's ongoing health care reform ...

Dr. Zerbe answers readers’ questions in The New York Times

June 30, 2010
Kathryn Zerbe, M.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, recently responded to readers' questions about anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and related problems, in The New York Times. Dr. Zerbe is a longtime expert on eating disorders. Read the Q&A at ...

Dr. Zerbe answers readers’ questions in The New York Times

June 30, 2010
Kathryn Zerbe, M.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, recently responded to readers' questions about anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and related problems, in The New York Times. Dr. Zerbe is a longtime expert on eating disorders. Read the Q&A at ...
Wellness program helps residents, faculty manage stress

Wellness program helps residents, faculty manage stress

June 29, 2010
Maybe it’s the 80-hour week residents put in, maybe the feelings of being an imposter that afflicts many of them, maybe the stress, or perhaps just the weight of feeling, after four long years of medical school, that they’re back to square one again. ...
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