Publications by authors named "N L Kester"
Background: Physician characteristics such as education and sociodemographic attributes are associated with particular practice patterns, such as practice in rural settings. Understanding the Canadian context of such associations can inform medical school recruitment and health workforce decision-making.
Objective: The objective of this scoping review was to report the nature and extent of the literature on associations between characteristics of physicians in Canada and physicians' practice patterns.
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- The US faces a significant gun violence issue, highlighted by 698 mass shootings in 2021, resulting in 705 deaths and thousands of injuries.
- Researchers analyzed clinical data from 31 hospitals regarding 403 survivors of mass shootings from 2012-2019, focusing on both physical and psychological injuries.
- Findings revealed that most victims sustained serious physical injuries (primarily from gunshot wounds) and many experienced psychiatric issues, indicating the severe impact of mass shootings on survivors' health and well-being.
In March of 2020, Texas declared a statewide public health emergency in response to the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus, forcing the shutdown of many critical operations across the state. The pandemic has had a massive impact on the refugee population worldwide, increasing displacement and limiting opportunities for resettlement, work, and aid. In an effort to evaluate and address the holistic needs of the San Antonio's vulnerable refugee community during the pandemic, the San Antonio Refugee Health Clinic (SARHC) created a COVID-19 response team that screened and triaged the population, collected data, and provided telemedicine and other urgent teleservices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Civilian public mass shootings (CPMSs) in the US result in substantial injuries. However, the types and consequences of these injuries have not been systematically described.
Objective: To describe the injury characteristics, outcomes, and health care burden associated with nonfatal injuries sustained during CPMSs and to better understand the consequences to patients, hospitals, and society at large.