Innovation in Medical Education on Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities: Report on the National Inclusive Curriculum for Health Education-Medical Initiative.

The lack of physician training in serving patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) has been highlighted as a key modifiable root cause of health disparities experienced by this high-priority public health population. To address gaps in medical education regarding the lack of IDD curriculum, lack of evaluation/assessment, and lack of coordination across institutions, the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry created the National Inclusive Curriculum for Health Education-Medical (NICHE-MED) Initiative in 2016. The aims of NICHE-MED are to: (1) impact medical students' attitudes and/or knowledge to address underlying ableism and address how future physicians think about disability; (2) apply a lens of health equity and intersectionality, centering people with IDD, but fostering conversation and learning about issues faced by other disability and minoritized populations; and (3) support community-engaged scholarship within medical education.

Analysis of an expanded admission screening protocol for Candida auris at a New York City hospital.

Background: Candida auris (C auris) is an emerging global infectious disease threat, and screening practices for identification of C auris are inconsistent across healthcare facilities. This study describes the utility of expanding a C auris admission screening protocol at an acute care hospital to screen all patients presenting from any skilled nursing facility.

Methods: A retrospective review identified all patients screened on admission for C auris from January 2022 through September 2023.

Intra-cochlear Flushing Reduces Tissue Response to Cochlear Implantation.

Introduction: Intraoperative trauma leading to bleeding during cochlear implantation negatively impacts residual hearing of cochlear implant recipients. There are no clinical protocols for the removal of blood during implantation, to reduce the consequential effects such as inflammation and fibrosis which adversely affect cochlear health and residual hearing. This preclinical study investigated the implementation of an intra-cochlear flushing protocol for the removal of blood.

Anesthetic Management of the Patient with Mitochondrial Disease: A Review of Current Best Evidence.

Anesthetic management of the patient with mitochondrial disease (MD) requires thoughtful preoperative planning and hypervigilant perioperative monitoring. MD affects 1 in 4,000 persons and is often an unfamiliar topic to the anesthesia provider. This review aims to inform the anesthetist on important considerations in perioperative management of MD.

A method for the identification of COVID-19 biomarkers in human breath using Proton Transfer Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry.

Background: COVID-19 has caused a worldwide pandemic, making the early detection of the virus crucial. We present an approach for the determination of COVID-19 infection based on breath analysis.

Methods: A high sensitivity mass spectrometer was combined with artificial intelligence and used to develop a method for the identification of COVID-19 in human breath within seconds.