Project Orbis: up, up, and away

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Project Orbis is an airplane which is to used as a continuing medical education device for ophthalmologists. United States ophthalmologists are taking their medical and surgical techniques to other countries to promote medical cooperation and the transfer of information with other countries. The experiences of the first trip to Panama are related.

United States, Management, Usage, International aspects, Medical care, United States foreign relations, Surgeons, Panama, Airplanes, Panamanian foreign relations, Ophthalmologists, Paton, David, Munsch, Robert, Project ORBIS

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RNs' role debated: MDs take a look at nursing issues

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The National Commission on Nursing held a meeting to discuss increased responsibility and authority for nurses. Physicians' and nurses' views where heard and cooperation between both groups was stressed as a means toward better patient care.

Nursing and Personal Care Facilities, Nurse practitioners, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Nursing, Vocational guidance

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River rafting no barrier for dialysis patients

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Dialysis patients took a 180 mile raft trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. They were able to do this because of an experimental hemodialysis unit called the wearable artificial kidney.

Services, Recreation, Dialysis, Dialysis (Chemical process), Hemodialysis, Colorado River (North America), Artificial kidney, Gregory, Martin

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