Assessing Current Knowledge of Hearing Impairment With Diabetes by Surveying Providers With CBDCE Certification.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess current knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding hearing impairment and screening referrals in patients with diabetes among providers who have a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CBDCE) Certification.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey created through Qualtrics was emailed to health care providers in the United States with CDCES certification. Providers responded regarding knowledge and importance of hearing impairment compared to other diabetes complications, when they would refer a patient to an audiologist, the percentage of patients referred, and awareness of over-the-counter hearing aids.

Diabetes and Hearing Impairment: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Providers and Patients.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices among providers and patients regarding hearing impairment and screening referrals in people with diabetes.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey design among health care providers and patients at an academic medical center in Oklahoma was used to gather knowledge, attitudes, and practices data.

Results: Only 25.

Pseudomonas stutzeri KC carries the pdt genes for carbon tetrachloride degradation on an integrative and conjugative element.

Pseudomonas stutzeri KC can rapidly degrade carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) to CO2 by a fortuitous reaction with pyridine-2,6-bis(thiocarboxylic acid), a metal chelator encoded by pdt genes. These genes were first identified after a spontaneous mutant, strain CTN1, lost the ability to degrade CCl4. Here we report the complete genome of strain KC and show that these pdt genes are located on an integrative and conjugative element (ICE), designated ICEPsstKC.

Clinical decision-making by fourth-year pharmacy students: Towards an understanding of their uncertainty.

Introduction: Clinical decision-making is a critical process underpinning much of a pharmacist's daily activities. While it is known that pharmacists hesitate to make decisions, it remains unclear whether pharmacy students experience similar hesitancy. The objective of this study was to better understand the phenomenon of decision-making in pharmacy students.

20-Valent Conjugate Vaccine in Older People.

To review the current literature available regarding the efficacy and safety of the 20-valent l vaccine in older people and summarize the current recommendation for use in this patient population. PubMed was searched using the following terms: (PCV20 [Title] or 20-valent [Title] or 20-valent conjugate vaccine [Title]) and English (Language). The current recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and manufacturer package inserts were also reviewed.