Protocol for assessing phagocytosis activity in cultured primary murine microglia.

In this protocol, we describe steps to assess inflammation-induced cell response in cultured primary murine microglia through the analysis of fluorescent bead phagocytosis. We detail primary murine mixed glial cell culture preparation followed by microglia-specific isolation. Further, we describe treatment with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce phagocytosis of fluorescent beads, followed by quantitative analysis using fluorescent imaging and Fiji - ImageJ software.

Food Insecurity and Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review.

Background And Objectives: Addressing food insecurity while promoting healthy body weights among children is a major public health challenge. Our objective is to examine longitudinal associations between food insecurity and obesity in US children aged 1 to 19 years.

Methods: Sources for this research include PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus databases (January 2000 to February 2022).

Decolonizing agriculture in the United States: Centering the knowledges of women and people of color to support relational farming practices.

While the agricultural knowledges and practices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and women have shaped agriculture in the US, these knowledges have been colonized, exploited, and appropriated, cleaving space for the presently dominant white male agricultural narrative. Simultaneously, these knowledges and practices have been transformed to fit within a society that values individualism, production, efficiency, and profit. The authors use a decolonial Feminist Political Ecology framework to highlight the ways in which the knowledges of Indigenous, Black, and women farmers have been and are being colonized; a tradition that makes alternative agriculture a predominantly white space.

Thirty-Day Hospital Readmissions: A Predictor of Higher All-cause Mortality for Up to Two Years.

Introduction Readmission within 30 days is used as a standard quality metric for hospitalized patients. We hypothesized that patients who get readmitted within 30 days may have higher short- and long-term mortality. Material and Methods Using administrative data, we retrospectively analyzed 2,353 patients admitted to inpatient medicine service over a period of one year.

Readmissions on Teaching Versus Non-Teaching Services: Are They Any Different?

Introduction There is a paucity of comparative data on readmissions between teaching services (TS) and nonteaching services (NTS). Therefore, we designed this study to determine if there are any differences in readmissions between the two services. Materials and methods A unique cohort of 384 readmissions during one year was retrospectively examined at Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Medical Center.

Decision making for health care managers and supervisors: theory into practice.

Health care managers and supervisors make decisions throughout the day. Often, they use the common steps of decision making. This article describes common decision theories that underpin the steps.

Environmental scanning: allied health leaders' selection of strategic information.

In environmental scanning, deans and directors of allied health units face the task of making sense of volumes of information from their internal and external environments. A study was conducted to detail the information processing of 108 allied health deans and directors of institutional members of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions. The study was a survey that included basic demographic questions and two scenarios, each representing a strategic situation.

Human experimentation: historical perspective of breaches of ethics in US health care.

Health care supervisors and managers may participate in ethical discussions and serve on ethics committees in their health care organizations. To aid them in their participation and service, this article expands upon the knowledge of ethics that they obtained in their academic training. The article provides readers with a common language based on frequently cited cases and key documents.

Ethical issues and the electronic health record.

Ethical issues related to electronic health records (EHRs) confront health personnel. Electronic health records create conflict among several ethical principals. Electronic health records may represent beneficence because they are alleged to increase access to health care, improve the quality of care and health, and decrease costs.

Utilization of information technology in eastern North Carolina physician practices: determining the existence of a digital divide.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has emphasized the importance of utilizing health information technologies, thus making the availability of electronic resources critical for physicians across the country. However, few empirical assessments exist regarding the current status of computerization and utilization of electronic resources in physician offices and physicians' perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of computerization. Through a survey of physicians' utilization and perceptions of health information technology, this study found that a "digital divide" existed for eastern North Carolina physicians in smaller physician practices.

Fgf8 induces pillar cell fate and regulates cellular patterning in the mammalian cochlea.

The mammalian auditory sensory epithelium (the organ of Corti) contains a number of unique cell types that are arranged in ordered rows. Two of these cell types, inner and outer pillar cells (PCs), are arranged in adjacent rows that form a boundary between a single row of inner hair cells and three rows of outer hair cells (OHCs). PCs are required for auditory function, as mice lacking PCs owing to a mutation in Fgfr3 are deaf.

Job redesign and the health care manager.

Health care supervisors and managers are often asked to redesign jobs in their departments. Frequently, little information accompanies the directive. This article lists sources of change in work and defines key terms.

Coping with a turbulent health care environment: an integrative literature review.

Health care employers of allied health personnel and the academic programs producing these professionals have had to cope with an environment of major changes and ongoing turbulence. To better understand the descriptions of and research on the health care environment in relation to strategic typologies, an integrative literature review was conducted. Drawing from multiple disciplines, the information presented offers potential models and approaches to assess and respond to a turbulent health care environment for both schools of allied health and allied health practice sites.

Environmental scanning and the health care manager.

Health care managers and supervisors work in an environment of major changes and ongoing turbulence. Basic terms and strategic approaches are described to enable managers and supervisors to better understand the process of environmental scanning in the turbulent health care environment. Drawing from multiple disciplines, the information allows health care managers and supervisors to improve their skills as environmental scanners as they develop and implement strategic plans in this environment.

An investigation of telephone use among cochlear implant recipients.

The purpose of this study was to examine telephone use among cochlear implant recipients. A questionnaire was constructed and mailed to 803 adults who received a Clarion cochlear implant system manufactured by Advanced Bionics Corporation. Questionnaire recipients were implanted at least 12 months prior to receiving the questionnaire (i.

Using a multipronged approach to implement organizational performance improvements.

Efforts to improve organizational performance sometimes fail. One way to increase the likelihood of a successful implementation is to adopt a multipronged approach. This article describes a multipronged approach for change management and performance improvement.

Approaches to leadership development used by deans of allied health.

Deans and directors of allied health units in member institutions of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) were surveyed to determine their approaches to leadership development. Of 99 deans and directors surveyed, 75 (76%) responded. All respondents had held at least one academic administrative position before their current position; assistant or associate dean were the most common positions.

Health informatics: ethical issues.

Ethics is a component of the education of health care mangers and supervisors. Recent advances in the technologies of health informatics present these leader with new ethical challenges. Holding the promise of beneficence, these technologies are purported to increase access, improve quality, and decrease the costs of care.

Filling the position of lead administrator in schools of allied health: the experience of search committees.

This study was conducted as the second phase of a larger study assessing leadership development in schools or units of member institutions of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions. A survey was mailed to the chairs of 21 search committees for the position of lead administrator (i.e.

Leadership progression in schools of allied health.

The purpose of this study was to determine the number of future vacancies in the lead administrator positions (i.e., dean or director) in schools and units of allied health academic programs and the potential pool of candidates for the positions.

Renewal versus burnout: a career blueprint.

The art of renewal keeps managers and supervisors enthused and excited about what they do. Renewal preserves the sense of purpose that managers and supervisors bring to their jobs and careers. Renewal can be learned and is based on the basic theories of motivation and coping.