Publications by authors named "Jeffrey Leichter"
Behavioral Health Education, Awareness, and Response Development (BeHEARD).
J Nurses Prof Dev
November 2024
An increased need to support behavioral health concerns such as anxiety and depression was identified in both healthcare employees and patients. To address this gap, a multistate Midwestern healthcare system developed a course to provide education and training on behavioral health for employees in clinical and nonclinical roles. Over 650 participants have attended the course.
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- * A study focused on 14 patients who underwent SAE, analyzing changes in splenic volume and platelet count over time; while splenic volume showed a slight decrease, platelet counts noticeably increased.
- * Results indicated that SAE does not significantly impact long-term splenic volume but does lead to a significant rise in platelet count, showing SAE's effectiveness in managing splenic injury.
Background: Clinical staging systems for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) have poor interrater reliability and may underestimate disease activity. Sonographic staging systems may overcome these challenges, but conventional ultrasound (US) machines are expensive and bulky. Portable (p)US may facilitate the integration of sonography into routine practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is characterized by intramyocardial fibrofatty change. Fat suppression performed during conventional spin-echo imaging has been used to confirm fatty infiltration. The utility of fat suppression for enhancing the interpretation of studies of suspected ARVD has not previously been formally tested.
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