Which psychological needs profile exhibits higher engagement and favorable attitudes toward interprofessional education? A cluster analysis among health and social care Hong Kong students.

Background: This study aimed to investigate which basic psychological needs profile, based on different levels of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, could exhibit higher student engagement and favorable attitudes toward interprofessional education (IPE).

Methods: A total of 341 undergraduate and postgraduate health and social care students enrolled in an IPE simulation participated in this study. Data were analyzed using a person-centered approach using a two-step cluster analysis, multiple analysis of variance, and bootstrapped independent t-tests.

Treprostinil Use in the NICU.

Background: Treprostinil is a prostacyclin analogue that is frequently used in the pediatric and adult population to treat pulmonary hypertension; however, it is not often a drug of choice for patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of treprostinil as a treatment for pulmonary hypertension of the neonate.

Data Sources: Electronic databases such as PubMed, CINAHL, and Embase were used for this literature review.

Uncovering the factors underlying collaboration outcomes in interprofessional education: A preliminary investigation involving healthcare students.

Background: Interprofessional education (IPE) incorporates healthcare students from various disciplines to learn with, about, and from one another, aiming to foster effective collaboration. However, the factors that promote these collaboration outcomes remain elusive. Recognizing this knowledge gap, this study utilizes self-determination theory applied in a ten-day IPE programme.

Preoperative Imaging in Cochlear Implants.

Objective: To determine the utility of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in cochlear implant candidates.

Study Design: Retrospective case review.

Setting: Tertiary referral hospital.

The role of constraints and information gaps in driving risky medicine purchasing practices in four African countries.

Substandard and falsified (SF) medical products pose a major threat to public health and socioeconomic development, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In response, public education campaigns have been developed to alert consumers about the risks of SF medicines and provide guidance on 'safer' practices, along with other demand- and supply-side measures. However, little is currently known about the potential effectiveness of such campaigns while structural constraints to accessing quality-assured medicines persist.

Reducing the Burden of Disease Associated With Periprosthetic Fractures: Prevention and the Need for Improved Perioperative Care.

The management of periprosthetic fractures remains challenging and controversial. There continues to be a significant burden of disease and substantial resource implications associated with fractures following total joint arthroplasty. Achieving consensus opinions regarding the prevention and treatment of this problem has important implications given the profound effect on patient outcomes.

Lowering the Incidence of Endophthalmitis Following Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injection: An Analysis of Aseptic Protocol Adjustment.

Background And Objective: The impact of anti-sepsis-anesthesia sequence in intravitreal injection (IVI)-associated endophthalmitis is unknown. We compared outcomes of patients who had 10% topical povidone-iodine before or after 2% topical lidocaine gel during IVIs.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study of IVIs in nine clinical sites was undertaken.

Can a Smartphone Application Help Address Barriers to Reporting Substandard/Falsified Medical Products? A Pilot Study in Tanzania and Indonesia.

Introduction: Reporting is an essential component of efforts to combat the distribution and circulation of substandard and falsified (SF) medical products worldwide. However, little is known about why health care professionals (HCPs) do not report suspect products to the national medicine regulatory authority (NMRA) and what measures might address this. This pilot study aimed to assess the utility of a smartphone application for reporting SF medical products in Tanzania and Indonesia.

Childhood asthma in the Bronx, NY; the impact of pollutants on length of hospital stay.

Objective: The length of hospital stay (LOS) is a proxy of asthma exacerbation severity and healthcare cost. The study aims to estimate the effect of ambient air pollution on pediatric asthma LOS in the Bronx, NY.

Methods: A total of 1,920 children admitted to the hospital in Bronx, NY due to asthma during 2017-2019 period were included in the study.

Validation and adaption of an Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model of medication adherence in older patients with multimorbidity.

Objective: To test and adapt the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model in explaining medication adherence for older patients with multimorbidity.

Methods: Older patients with at least three chronic conditions (N = 254) were recruited from community health centers in Changsha, China. All participants completed a self-administrated questionnaire assessing adherence information, personal motivation, social motivation, behavioral skills, medication adherence, depressive symptoms, medication treatment satisfaction, treatment burden, and disease burden.

Bilobed flap reconstruction after en-bloc removal of solitary fibrous tumor of the lacrimal sac.

Purpose: To report a rare case of a solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the lacrimal sac and discuss considerations for management of similar cases.

Observations: We present the case of a 41-year-old woman who presented with a primary lacrimal sac SFT for which she underwent en-bloc surgical resection. We discuss management options for SFTs and our surgical approach for this case: bilobed flap reconstruction of the medial canthus and inferior orbit.

Methodology of the INVestigating traIning assoCiated blasT pAthology (INVICTA) study.

Background: Subconcussive blast exposure during military training has been the subject of both anecdotal concerns and reports in the medical literature, but prior studies have often been small and have used inconsistent methods.

Methods: This paper presents the methodology employed in INVestigating traIning assoCiated blasT pAthology (INVICTA) to assess a wide range of aspects of brain function, including immediate and delayed recall, gait and balance, audiologic and oculomotor function, cerebral blood flow, brain electrical activity and neuroimaging and blood biomarkers.

Results: A number of the methods employed in INVICTA are relatively easy to reproducibly utilize, and can be completed efficiently, while other measures require greater technical expertise, take longer to complete, or may have logistical challenges.

Associations of Pediatric Symptom Checklist Scores with Sexual Activity and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Urban Adolescents.

Objective: To assess the association between the Youth Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (YPSC-17) and adolescents' reports of ever having sex and with having positive testing results for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Methods: Analyzed electronic data from primary care clinics for 27,901 adolescents aged 13-17 years with responses to the YPSC-17 and urine screen results for gonorrhea/chlamydia.

Results: On the YPSC-17 in total 8.

Incidence of neonatal sepsis after universal antenatal culture-based screening of group B streptococcus and intrapartum antibiotics: A multicentre retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To compare the incidences of early and late-onset neonatal sepsis, including group B streptococcus (GBS) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) before and after implementation of universal screening and intrapartum antibiotics prophylaxis (IAP).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Effects of a nurse-led medication self-management intervention on medication adherence and health outcomes in older people with multimorbidity: A randomised controlled trial.

Background: Older people with multimorbidity are usually required to manage multiple medications and complex medication regimens. However, clinical guidelines for medication management almost entirely focus on a single disease. Further research is needed to assess the efficacy of medication self-management interventions for older people with multimorbidity.

The Gift of Life: Interprofessional Organ Donation Curriculum in Pediatric Critical Care.

Background: The number of patients awaiting organ transplantation is high, particularly in Pediatrics, in which available organs are scarce. To maximize organ donation opportunities and to provide quality end-of-life care, clinicians from all professions must be familiar with the process. There continues to be important gaps in core competencies regarding organ donation, including donor criteria and eligibility, timing of referral to organ procurement organizations, neurological determination of death, donation after cardiocirculatory death, and donor management.