Publications by authors named "E E ZIEGLER"

Background: Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) impact health, yet healthcare providers often lack the necessary education to address the unique needs of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. The SOGI Nursing Toolkit was developed to enhance cultural humility among healthcare providers using virtual simulation experiences.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore nurse educators' experiences with debriefing virtual simulations related to the SOGI nursing toolkit within nursing education.

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Objective: Infiltration of adipocytes into the pancreatic parenchyma has been linked to impaired insulin secretion in individuals with increased genetic risk of T2D and prediabetic conditions. However, the study of this ectopic fat depot has been limited by the lack of suitable in vitro models.

Methods: Here, we developed a novel 3D model of functionally mature human pancreatic adipose tissue organoids by aggregating human pancreatic adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells into organoids and differentiating them over 19 days.

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Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have been responding to worldwide changing patient comorbidities, inequalities within access to care, and a shortage of primary care physicians. The scope of practice for these nurses has been expanding internationally but varies across different jurisdictions. For a period of time during the COVID-19 pandemic, APN trainees' opportunities to work with international mentors in-person were limited.

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Aim: To understand how the implementation of primary care services for transgender individuals is undertaken and delivered by practitioners in Northern Ontario.

Background: Northern Ontario, Canada, has a shortage of primary care health practitioners, and of these, there are a limited number providing transgender primary care. Transgender people in Northern Ontario must also negotiate a lack of allied and specialty services related to transgender health and travel over long distances to access those services that do exist.

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Background And Aims: The multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) assay is a noninvasive average-risk colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test. A new biomarker panel was developed for a next-generation test to improve specificity while maintaining/increasing sensitivity. We aimed first to establish an algorithm and cutoff for the next-generation mt-sDNA test and then to validate it using archived samples from the pivotal DeeP-C study (NCT01397747) of the first-generation test.

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