Expanding Access through Representation and Inclusion in the Spiritual Care Workforce: An Exploratory Qualitative Examination of Insights from Somali Muslim Chaplains and their Educators in the USA.

Diversifying the chaplain workforce in hospital spiritual care departments and Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) programs is essential for meeting the needs of a religiously diverse population in the USA. We interviewed seven total participants, including two Somali Muslim chaplain students and their Muslim and Christian chaplain educators in one CPE program. Participants described their personal journeys and motivations for pursuing careers in healthcare chaplaincy, their impact on hospitalized patients, and the role of expanding perspectives for those with little prior exposure to Somali Muslim faith leaders.

Qualitative healthcare worker survey: Retrospective cross-sectional case study on COVID-19 in the African context.

Background: Despite the presence of COVID-19 epidemiologic data in Africa, there are gaps in the understanding of healthcare workers' concerns and fears early in the pandemic.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional multi-country pan-African qualitative survey case study on the perceived effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in the continent focused specifically on personal safety and misinformation. The survey was distributed to 13 countries via snowball sampling of practitioners between April 22 and May 15, 2020.

COVID-19 in Africa: Survey Analysis of Impact on Health-Care Workers.

As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads across Africa, little is known about the impact of the pandemic on health-care workers (HCWs) in the region. We designed an anonymous survey distributed via e-mail and phone messaging to 13 countries through the African Hepatitis B Network. We obtained 489 analyzable responses.

Clinical, biochemical, and pathophysiological analysis of SLC34A1 mutations.

Mutations in SLC34A1, encoding the proximal tubular sodium-phosphate transporter NaPi-IIa, may cause a range of clinical phenotypes including infantile hypercalcemia, a proximal renal Fanconi syndrome, which are typically autosomal recessive, and hypophosphatemic nephrolithiasis, which may be an autosomal dominant trait. Here, we report two patients with mixed clinical phenotypes, both with metabolic acidosis, hyperphosphaturia, and renal stones. Patient A had a single heterozygous pathogenic missense mutation (p.

Activation energies of selenoxide elimination from Se-substituted selenocysteine.

Transition states for selenoxide elimination have been determined for a series of Se-substituted selenocysteine (RSeCys) derivatives that have potential use in the prevention and treatment of cancer, either directly or in conjunction with cisplatin (to reduce its nephrotoxic effects). Reduced activation barriers vs R=Me and R=Ph are found when the alkyl chain length is increased or when activating groups are para to the selenide. Ortho substitution of Lewis bases stabilizes the transition state by directly donating electron density to the selenoxide.