Forward momentum: Progressive change through diversity equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) in academic healthcare.

Purpose: This study evaluates the impact of a two-year Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) intervention program within a radiation oncology department. We analyzed employee perceptions of inclusivity, bias, training, and career development, recognizing the challenges of assessing DEI initiatives in an evolving sociopolitical context.

Methods: A voluntary survey was distributed in 2021 and 2023.

Intra-Articular Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Chronic Elbow Osteoarthritis in Dogs: A Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.

Intra-articular stem cell therapy may help alleviate lameness caused by osteoarthritis in dogs. Umbilical cord-derived stem cell (UMSC) therapy has not yet been investigated in a veterinary clinical study. We hypothesized that dogs treated with intra-articular UMSC will have improved limb function and quality of life when compared to dogs treated with a saline placebo injection.

Caudal Mediastinal Fish Hook Foreign Body with Pulmonary Artery Penetration in Two Dogs.

A 1.5 yr old spayed female mixed-breed dog and a 3 yr old spayed female Labrador retriever were evaluated for suspected esophageal fishhook foreign bodies. Radiographs yielded fishhook foreign bodies present caudal to the cardiac silhouette.

Three-dimensional assessment of the influence of juvenile pubic symphysiodesis on the pelvic geometry of dogs.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the 3-D geometry of canine pelves and to characterize the long-term effects of juvenile pubic symphysiodesis (JPS) on pelvic geometry by comparing the pelvic configuration between littermates that did and did not undergo the procedure. ANIMALS 24 Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, or Labrador Retriever-Golden Retriever crossbred service dogs from 13 litters. PROCEDURES At 16 weeks old, puppies with a hip joint distraction index ≥ 0.

Outcomes and complications following surgical correction of grade IV medial patellar luxation in dogs: 24 cases (2008-2014).

OBJECTIVE To determine short- and long-term outcomes and complications of dogs undergoing surgical correction of grade IV medial patellar luxation (MPL). DESIGN Retrospective case series. ANIMALS 24 dogs (29 stifle joints) that underwent surgical correction of grade IV MPL between March 2008 and April 2014.

Biomechanical evaluation of a non-locking pre-manufactured loop suture technique compared to a three-loop pulley suture in a canine calcaneus tendon avulsion model.

Objective: The purpose of this cadaveric study was to compare the strength of a non-locking pre-manufactured loop (SpeedWhip™ [SW]) suture pattern using Fiberwire® with the three-loop pulley (TLP) suture pattern using polypropylene for the surgical repair of canine calcaneal tendon avulsion injuries.

Methods: In vitro biomechanical study using 22 paired tendons collected from 11 canine cadavers. Paired tendons were repaired with either a SW suture pattern using Fiberloop® suture or a TLP suture pattern using polypropylene suture.

Disseminated Scytalidium infection in a German shepherd dog.

We report a systemic mycosis in a German shepherd dog caused by Scytalidium spp. The patient presented for progressive cervical pain and forelimb hemiparesis. Cervical computed tomography revealed lysis associated with multiple vertebrae and a soft tissue mass adjacent to the spinal cord, as well as prescapular lymphadenopathy.

Correcting vitamin D deficiency using over-the-counter supplements.

A patient was seen in a mass-merchandiser community pharmacy for medication therapy management services. The patient was taking over-the-counter vitamin D3 for the treatment of deficiency. Her therapy had increased her vitamin D serum levels, but not sufficiently.