Publications by authors named "Avni Ahuja"
Immigrants, nearly half of whom prefer a language other than English (LOE), face structural barriers to healthcare. This subgroup is believed to be at increased risk for reduced access to quality healthcare, yet few studies have examined the health needs and utilization patterns of LOE-preferring patients who seek care in the Emergency Department (ED). Given that the ED is often an entry point to the health system, we sought to characterize the health patterns of this population in an urban ED setting.
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- The study investigates the prevalence of traumatic injuries among individuals who prefer a language other than English (LOE) and their healthcare utilization in the U.S. emergency departments.
- It involved a review of 429 patients who used language interpretive services at a trauma center from 2019 to 2021, finding that Spanish speakers were predominant and motor vehicle collisions were the leading cause of injuries.
- The research underscores a significant underutilization of primary care services among LOE patients, indicating that trauma visits could serve as critical entry points for improving their overall healthcare access.
Importance: Dermatologists prescribe more oral antibiotics per clinician than clinicians in any other specialty. Despite clinical guidelines that recommend limitation of long-term oral antibiotic treatments for acne to less than 3 months, there is little evidence to guide the design and implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in clinical practice.
Objective: To identify salient barriers and facilitators to long-term antibiotic prescriptions for acne treatment.