Disseminated Nocardia nova in a child with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report.

Background: Nocardiosis is a rare infection that typically results from inhalation of or inoculation with Nocardia organisms. It may cause invasive disease in immunocompromised patients. This case describes nocardiosis with bacteremia and pulmonary involvement in a child with a hematologic malignancy.

Resident Workshop Standardizes Patient Handoff and Improves Quality, Confidence, and Knowledge.

Objectives: Residency programs are required to instruct residents in handoff; however, a handoff curriculum endorsed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education does not exist. Although curricula are available, we preferred to use a curriculum that could be taught quickly, was easy to implement, and used a mnemonic that resembled current practices at our institution. We designed and implemented a novel handoff educational workshop intended to improve resident confidence and performance.

Perceptions of posthysterectomy cystoscopy training in obstetrics and gynecology residency programs.

Objective: The objective of this study was to characterize the training practices of obstetrics and gynecology (OG) residency programs regarding posthysterectomy cystoscopy.

Methods: Two separate electronic surveys were sent to program directors and residents at American Council of Graduate Medical Education-accredited OG programs. Measures included the type of cystoscopy training available, estimates on indications and how often posthysterectomy cystoscopy is performed, and exposure to female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (FPMRS).