Helping the Helpers: Adaptation and Evaluation of Stress First Aid for Healthcare Workers in the Veterans Health Administration During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: Early interventions are needed to support the behavioral health of healthcare staff in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress First Aid (SFA) is a self-care and peer support model for reducing burnout and stress that is designed for use in high-stress occupations.

Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation of an SFA program in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

A Novel Tablet-Based Approach for Hearing Screening of the Pediatric Population, 516-Patient Study.

Objective: Assess a tablet hearing game as a screening instrument for pediatric hearing loss.

Methods: All children age 3 to 13 presenting to the ENT clinic of a tertiary hospital clinic over a 3-month period were eligible for study. Five hundred sixteen were entered by completing the tablet screen with calibrated tablet/headphones.

Prediction models in the design of neural network based ECG classifiers: a neural network and genetic programming approach.

Background: Classification of the electrocardiogram using Neural Networks has become a widely used method in recent years. The efficiency of these classifiers depends upon a number of factors including network training. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of evidence available to enable specific design choices to be made and as a consequence, many designs are made on the basis of trial and error.