Automated Nanoliter Volume Assay Optimization on a Cost-Effective Microfluidic Disc.

Optimizing multireagent assays often requires successive titration of individual components until the optimal combination of conditions is achieved. This process is time-consuming, laborious, and often expensive since parallelized experimentation requires bulk consumption of reagents. Microfluidics presents a solution through miniaturization of standard processes by reducing reaction volume, executing multiple parallel workflows, and enabling automation.

"Play!": Combatting Pathocentric Epistemic Injustice in Chronic Pain Care.

Epistemic injustice is an analytical framework that is used to describe a wrong done to someone in their capacity as a knower. Epistemic injustice is well-documented across the healthcare spectrum, particularly in relation to the patient's capacity to understand, and thus derive meaning from, the experience of illness. This article contributes to the body of scholarship exploring how to achieve pathocentric epistemic justice by way of ethnographic case study.

The role of mental health nursing in pediatric hematology/oncology - Part 3: Evaluating feasibility, acceptability, and appreciation.

Introduction: In February 2022, we introduced the innovative new role of mental health nurse clinician (MHNC) in pediatric hematology/ oncology in a pediatric hospital in Quebec with the aim of better addressing the needs of young cancer patients and their families. In two previous articles, we explained the method used to develop the role, as well as the strategy employed to implement it.

Objectives: In this article, we seek to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation strategy by measuring role feasibility.