An integrative review of the impact of allied health student placements on current staff's knowledge and procedural skills in acute and primary care settings.

Background: Staff shortages limit access to health services. The bidirectional benefits of allied health clinical placements are understood in the domains of student learning, health service delivery, and future workforce development. Still, the benefits to current workforce outcomes remain unknown.

Impact of Drug Interactions on Major Bleed Rates in Patients Taking Direct Oral Anticoagulants.

While direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have less stringent monitoring, favorable pharmacokinetics, and fewer drug interactions compared to warfarin, there is still a potential for drug-drug interactions. There is limited evidence showing total impact of DOAC drug interactions on major bleeding events. This was an IRB-approved retrospective, case control, single center study.

Evaluation of Hypoglycemia and Potential Risk Factors in a Veterans Affairs Community Living Center.

Objectives: To describe hypoglycemic events in a Veterans Affairs (VA) community living center (CLC) population and to determine predictive risk factors associated with hypoglycemia.

Design: Retrospective, exploratory, observational chart review.

Setting: Tertiary-care VA Healthcare System CLC.