By Abdulmohsen A. Al‐Mukhaild As the new chief operating officer (COO) at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), I help align the systems, staff and operations that shape our health system’s ability to meet patients’ needs, as well as their expectations. I was in Baltimore earlier this year to participate in a leadership development program Johns […]
Resetting the Brain for Post-Stroke Recovery
Posted by | Care Providers, Patient Care, Patient Safety, ResearchBy Pablo Celnik, M.D. Stroke is the third-leading cause of disability worldwide and a major cause of dementia and depression, according to the World Health Organization. Recovery from a stroke can take months or years, depending on the patient’s loss of functions. So my team from the Center of Excellence in Stroke Treatment, Recovery and […]
‘Because of You, the Future of Neurology in Zambia Is Brighter’
Posted by | Care Providers, Medical EducationBy Dr. Deanna Saylor Zambia has the world’s sixth-highest prevalence of HIV. And HIV/AIDS — often associated with neurological effects — continues to be the No. 1 cause of death in this southern African nation. Many of Zambia’s other top causes of death — malaria (No. 2), stroke (No. 5), meningitis (No. 7) and syphilis […]
A Welcome Party on World Patient Safety Day
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Collaboration, Latin America, Medical Education, Patient Care, Patient SafetyThis post’s publish date, Sept. 17, aligns with International Patient Safety Day, a global campaign to rally stakeholders across health care systems to work together to improve patient safety. I think it bodes well that this is also the day Johns Hopkins Medicine International welcomes Hospital Sírio-Libanês (HSL) into our global collaborative health family. Located […]
Big Steps for a Kuwaiti Child with Cerebral Palsy
Posted by | Care Providers, Middle East, Patient CareBy Shenandoah Robinson, M.D. Before I began treating Mohammad Almutairi, 9, he walked with a gait typical of patients with cerebral palsy. His muscles were shorter than those of a healthy child, and his hamstrings were tighter — they pulled him up on his toes and forced his legs to cross as he tried to […]
Promoting Healthy Weight, Patient by Patient
Posted by | Clinical Program Development, Collaboration, Middle East, Patient CareThe patient was a grandmother. She had diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea and a body mass index of 84 — more than four times what experts consider healthy. She waited four years to become an eligible candidate for bariatric surgery, but physicians deemed her case too risky. Then, last October, Hien Nguyen, a Johns Hopkins bariatric […]
Filling the Practitioner Pipeline in China
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Asia Pacific, Collaboration, Medical EducationSince 2016, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) has been working with Taikang Insurance Company, China’s largest non-state-owned insurance financial group. If that seems like an unusual partner for Johns Hopkins, Taikang has a dedicated arm that focuses on health care investments and businesses, including health and wellness products and services, continuing care retirement communities, hospitals […]
Engineering Precision Cardiology
Posted by | Care Providers, Collaboration, Health Innovation, Medical Technology, Middle East, Patient Care, Precision Medicine, ResearchBy Dr. Hugh Calkins Here at Johns Hopkins, we are blending engineering and cardiology to create more personalized approaches to diagnose and treat heart rhythm disorders. Leveraging innovations in cardiac imaging, computer simulations and data science could help us manage these disorders, which can lead to elevated risks of blood clots, stroke, dementia and death. […]
Rousing Research Through Global Affiliations
Posted by | Collaboration, Middle East, ResearchResearch is at the foundation of Johns Hopkins Medicine — from basic research, where scientists study how cells function, to clinical research that builds on those findings using trials, to translational research that takes information gleaned from those trials and delivers them to our patients as innovative treatments. Research is also at the foundation of […]
Building Bridges Between Pediatric and Adult Care
Posted by | Patient Care, Patient SafetyBy Rosalyn Stewart In a previous post, Kathy DeRuggiero discussed how Johns Hopkins helps patients transition from pediatric to adult care by having a children’s hospital integrated within our flagship hospital. We see the best outcomes when we work in tandem with patients, when possible, and their families — though no transition is easy. I […]