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Sarah Elizabeth McMillan

MA, MSW, RSW

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Tag: Marfan syndrome

Posted on August 13, 2014December 31, 2018

Viewing the ICU differently

In early June I was invited to attend and speak at a Patient Care Consortium in Chicago, Illinois as part of my role in an ethnographic study on interprofessional teamwork and patient and family involvement in the intensive care setting. My talk was in front of more than fifty experts across the field of critical …

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Posted on April 2, 2013May 26, 2020

My take on Marfan Syndrome

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an example of a chronic illness with acute episodic periods.  What makes it a chronic illness is its long lasting nature, which means instead of "curing it" you "manage it".  However, there are times when a person with MFS may need immediate or emergency care that if not received can result …

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