Healthcare professionals are uniquely at risk for diverting prescription medications and becoming dependent upon them. They have extensive knowledge and access to a wide variety of drugs, including narcotics, benzodiazepines,…
Author: Dr. Jim Collins
Benefits of Online Learning in Health Care
More and more healthcare companies are using online learning as an effective and affordable option for compliance training requirements and continuing education. Many leaders in health care now know that…
Infection Control 101
Seniors living in long term care and other residential settings have a higher risk of developing infections and it’s up to us to minimize this risk and keep them safe.…
Customer Service from the Heart
Throughout my entire career as a gerontologist, author, educator and punk-rocker, I have stressed the importance of treating people in the very best ways possible. Call it customer service, hospitality…
Workplace Stress... Let’s Talk About it!
Did you know that stress is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and the entire Western World? Some scholars believe it is the primary reason…
5 Ingredients to a Culture of Happiness at Work
Today’s workplace isn’t the same as our parent’s or grandparent’s workplace. Back in the day, the boss told the employee to jump and the employee responded “Absolutely! How high should…