Dr. Jim Collins

Regardless of the industry, every workplace requires managers who are going to bring their team together, deliver high quality service and keep the company both competitive and profitable. This requires a balance in knowledge, experience, organizing and leading, in other words between technical skills and people skills. Effective management also means relying on tried-and-true principles …

It has been well known for some time now that a diagnosis of dementia, whether it’s Alzheimer’s disease or some other form, is a terminal illness and eventual death sentence. Some countries including Canada, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands, have legalized advanced euthanasia for individuals with terminal health conditions, including advanced cardiovascular disorders, treatment-resistant depression …

Cardiovascular disease continues to be both a major health concern as well as a major cause of death. The CDC reports that 1 out of every 3 deaths in the United States can be attributed to heart and vascular conditions and that 1 person dies every 34 seconds from such diseases. Recent research has shown …

The shortage of healthcare professionals in the United States is a growing problem, particularly in rural areas across the country. A recent brief by the National Rural Health Association reports that around thirty-three percent of the population live in what are called primary care “health professional shortage areas” of HPSAs, 77 million live in a …

It is not exactly news that nurses in the United States and around the world are exposed to a wide variety of risk factors associated with negative mental health consequences and outcomes. Challenges including anxiety, depression, cognitive impairment, trauma and PTSD, burnout and sleep difficulties affect nurses routinely. These problems become compounded by lack of …

A condition known as Prodromal or Clinical High Risk (CHR) for Psychosis is a serious mental disorder that may lead to prolonged periods of disturbance or a full-blown diagnosis of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders. While the use of antipsychotic medications may or may not work, they come with unwanted and sometimes dangerous side effects. …

Despite the many improvements in healthcare models and the dawn of integrated health in the U.S., the need to provide timely and appropriate care to older adults managing medically complex conditions over long periods of time and throughout different stages of the life course, is greatly needed. It can be said that a number of …

Neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS, present significant challenges to older adults in the United States and around the world. While many pharmacological treatments are available for these conditions, researchers have investigated how nursing-based physical activity interventions may improve not only physical functioning and mobility, but cognitive functioning …

There is growing interest in the role of CBD and the endocannabinoid system and various functions of the brain like cognitive processing and memory. Research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear medicine imaging (positron emission tomography or PEET and single-emission computed tomography or SPECT) have yielded very interesting results. Learning how CBD impacts brain …