Development of a Productivity Model at a Pharmacy Consolidated Service Center.

Background: Health systems have implemented pharmacy consolidated service centers to address increased patient volume, elevated drug costs, and decreased reimbursements. Assessing pharmacy productivity remains a challenge as metrics have historically been determined by calculations of variables that do not capture the actual work. Several investigators have demonstrated improved labor outcomes in health-system pharmacy with the use of novel productivity models.

Copper and nanostructured anatase rutile and carbon coatings induce adaptive antibiotic resistance.

Contaminated surfaces are vehicles for the spread of infectious disease-causing microorganisms. A strategy to prevent their spread is applying antimicrobial coatings to surfaces. Both nanostructured anatase rutile and carbon (NsARC), a TiO formulation, and copper are examples of antimicrobial agents that are used in making or coating door handles and similar surfaces, to reduce microbial loads.

Identification of ClpP Dual Isoform Disruption as an Antisporulation Strategy for Clostridioides difficile.

The Gram-positive bacterium Clostridioides difficile is a primary cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea, threatening both immunocompromised and healthy individuals. An important aspect of defining mechanisms that drive C. difficile persistence and virulence relies on developing a more complete understanding of sporulation.

"We can't just have a casual conversation": An institutional ethnography-informed study of work in labour and birth.

Labour and delivery units often become contested workplaces with tensions between obstetrics, nursing, and midwifery practices. These tensions can impede communication and raise concerns about provider wellness and patient safety. Remedying such tensions requires inquiry into the drivers of recurrent problems in interprofessional practice.

Antimicrobial and biofilm-disrupting nanostructured TiO2 coating demonstrating photoactivity and dark activity.

Antimicrobial materials are tools used to reduce the transmission of infectious microorganisms. Photo-illuminated titania (TiO2) is a known antimicrobial material. Used as a coating on door handles and similar surfaces, it may reduce viability and colonization by pathogens and limit their spread.

The Infant Cuddler Study: Evaluating the effectiveness of volunteer cuddling in infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome.

Objectives: St. Michael's Hospital launched a volunteer cuddling program for all infants admitted into the neonatal intensive care unit in October 2015. The program utilizes trained volunteers to cuddle infants when caregivers are not available.

Process-Induced Nanostructures on Anatase Single Crystals via Pulsed-Pressure MOCVD.

The recent global pandemic of COVID-19 highlights the urgent need for practical applications of anti-microbial coatings on touch-surfaces. Nanostructured TiO is a promising candidate for the passive reduction of transmission when applied to handles, push-plates and switches in hospitals. Here we report control of the nanostructure dimension of the crystal plates in anatase columnar crystals as a function of the coating thickness.

Nanostructured TiO anatase-rutile-carbon solid coating with visible light antimicrobial activity.

TiO photocatalyst is of interest for antimicrobial coatings on hospital touch-surfaces. Recent research has focused on visible spectrum enhancement of photocatalytic activity. Here, we report TiO with a high degree of nanostructure, deposited on stainless steel as a solid layer more than 10 μm thick by pulsed-pressure-MOCVD.

An Oncology NP-MD Partnership: Challenges and Rewards.

The State of Cancer Care in America report shines a spotlight on the significant increase of cancer survivors by 2026. One strategy to help care for the increased number of patients that require ongoing care is to hire more advanced practice providers. This article provides some keys to developing a positive, professional partnership with oncologists.

O-MAX chemotherapy: high activity in metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma and possible relation to subclinical hemolysis.

Objectives: Our objectives were to confirm the activity of O-MAX chemotherapy in adenocarcinoma of the stomach and esophagus, particularly the high rate of complete remission (CR) and the relation of subclinical hemolysis to CR.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-five patients with metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma were treated with O-MAX. Two developed cancer-related hemolytic-uremic syndrome (C-HUS); both achieved CR.

Utility of the neuropsychological evaluation in an acute medical hospital.

Although recent studies have demonstrated the importance of cognitive assessment in medical settings in general, there have been no specific studies addressing the utility of the neuropsychological evaluation in the acute inpatient hospital setting. The current study examined the use of inpatient neuropsychological evaluation by treating physicians in an acute medical hospital for patient care and discharge disposition. Participants were 100 inpatients within an urban medical center who received a neuropsychological evaluation.