Public health emergency and psychological distress among healthcare workers: a scoping review.

Background: Pandemics and natural disasters are immensely stressful events for frontline healthcare workers, as they provide patient care to a population undergoing the impacts of the disaster while experiencing such impacts to their personal lives themselves. With increased stressors to an already demanding job, frontline healthcare workers are at a higher risk of adverse effects to their mental health. The current COVID-19 pandemic has already shown to have had significant impact on the mental health of healthcare workers with increased rates of burnout, anxiety and depression.

The Number and Distinct Clustering Patterns of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Nerve Terminals.

Upon the arrival of action potentials at nerve terminals, neurotransmitters are released from synaptic vesicles (SVs) by exocytosis. Ca 2.1, 2.

GABA receptor auxiliary subunits modulate Cav2.3-mediated release from medial habenula terminals.

The synaptic connection from medial habenula (MHb) to interpeduncular nucleus (IPN) is critical for emotion-related behaviors and uniquely expresses R-type Ca channels (Cav2.3) and auxiliary GABA receptor (GBR) subunits, the K-channel tetramerization domain-containing proteins (KCTDs). Activation of GBRs facilitates or inhibits transmitter release from MHb terminals depending on the IPN subnucleus, but the role of KCTDs is unknown.

Using In Situ Simulation to Develop a Prone Positioning Protocol for Patients With ARDS.

Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome carries a 40% mortality rate. Prone positioning remains underused owing to clinicians' low degree of confidence, concern about the risk of adverse outcomes, and lack of staff competency training.

Local Problem And Purpose: A prone positioning protocol and educational program were needed in an intensive care unit to achieve compliance with best practices for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome patients.