The Homeless Hospital Liaison Program: An Interprofessional Program to Improve Students' Skills at Facilitating Transitions of Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness.

Problem: Traditional medical school curricula lack specific training on caring for individuals experiencing homelessness, and the literature suggests that medical students' attitudes toward these individuals become increasingly negative during medical school.

Approach: To increase discharge planning support for individuals experiencing homelessness, the Homeless Hospital Liaison (HHL) program was developed at the University Medical Center New Orleans in January 2017-May 2017. Student liaisons are recruited from all 4 years of medical school and a graduate-level social work program.

An observational study to determine the effect of delayed admission to the intensive care unit on patient outcome.

Introduction: Delayed patient admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to lack of bed availability is a common problem, but the effect on patient outcome is not fully known.

Methods: A retrospective study was performed using departmental computerised records to determine the effect of delayed ICU admission and temporary management within the operating theatre suite on patient outcome. Emergency surgical and medical patients admitted to the ICU (2003 to 2007) were divided into delay (more than three hours from referral to admission) and no-delay (three or fewer hours from referral to admission) groups.

Pediatric malignant ovarian tumors: a 43-year review.

Thirty-eight girls with malignant ovarian tumors were reviewed and studied during a 43-year period, 1945 to 1988 inclusive. The age range was 3 to 16 years. Eighteen girls were prepubertal and 16 were pubertal at diagnosis.