Functional hemispheric asymmetry in female prefrontal hemodynamics corresponding to changes in auditory sense during pregnancy and child raising.

We carried out further research into the prefrontal hemodynamics corresponding to changes in a women's auditory sense during pregnancy and child raising. A total of forty-six volunteers took part in our experiment, and we divided them into several groups in accordance with the progress of their child raising. For the auditory tasks performed by the volunteers, we used two auditory stimulations: the sound of baby crying, and a classical music as a control.

[Effectiveness of a Computer-facilitated, Pharmacist-driven Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Infection Management].

In recent years, hospitals have routinely implemented antimicrobial stewardship (AS) programs, and it is important that these programs are effective. Consequently, we utilized a customized computer system to support infection management and implemented a pharmacist-driven AS program in our hospital. Using this computer system, a pharmacist monitored the daily usage of carbapenems and agents against anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and generated a patient database.

[Economic evaluation of adjustments of levofloxacin dosage by dispensing pharmacists for patients with renal dysfunction].

Since April 2011, a dosage adjustment program has been implemented at Gifu Municipal Hospital. In this program, upon receiving a prescription for renally eliminated drugs, pharmacists verify patients' serum creatinine concentrations by using a computerized medical record system to evaluate the patient's kidney function and suggest the appropriate dosage to doctors, if necessary. In our study, we used questionnaires that were administered to pharmacists and doctors at the hospital to investigate their respective working times and the cost of the program, in order to comprehensively analyze the clinical resource costs of the hospital and evaluate the economic burden of the program for levofloxacin.