Judith Owens

Judith Owens
crash people resident risk
There's a risk to the resident doctors, and there's a risk to people that residents may crash into on the way home.
causing figuring insomnia last medication pain patient suggest throw understanding
The last thing we want to suggest is that it's O.K. to throw a medication at something without understanding the problem, ... Insomnia is a symptom, not a disorder. It's like pain. You're not going to give a patient pain medication without figuring out what's causing the pain.
caffeine widely
Caffeine is the most widely used drug in the world. That's right, drug,
displaced
There's just never been anything like this before, with so many displaced people, and they're going to be displaced for so long,
cap consider fatigue message national solved
The take-home message here is that the repercussions of fatigue on residents are considerable. This is a national problem, and we shouldn't consider it solved by an 80-hour cap on hours.