Economic burden of antimicrobial resistance on patients in Pakistan.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microbes undergo changes that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective against them, resulting in limited, more expensive treatment options, longer hospital stays, and increased mortality rates. No study has estimated the costs related to AMR in hospitals in Pakistan. This study was conducted to determine the financial burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Pakistan and to compare it with the additional costs incurred by patients who respond well to antimicrobial treatments.

Built Environment and Cardiovascular Diseases - Insights from a Global Review.

Purpose Of Review: This narrative review aims to synthesize global literature on the relationship between cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and components of built environment (green spaces, walkability, food environment, accessibility and availability of recreational and healthcare facilities, and effects of air and noise pollution).

Recent Findings: Increased green space and neighborhood walkability are associated with lower CVD mortality and morbidity; however, benefits have shown differential effects by socioeconomic status (SES). Air pollution is a leading environmental risk factor contributing to CVDs, and it disproportionately impacts low SES populations and women.

Tuberculosis preventive treatment for household contacts at health facility and community settings in Pakistan.

We assessed incremental completion of tuberculosis preventive treatment cascade in household contacts by offering services in community settings. This improved clinical evaluation by 12.4 (95% CI:11.

Utilization of an Electronic Health Record Embedded Enterprise Health Data Exchange: A Single Institute Experience.

Evaluate the demand, volume, and institutional utilization of an EHR-based platform for health data exchange in a single US academic system. A retrospective review (3/2023-4/2024) spanned 11 hospitals and over 500 outpatient sites. Analytic reports from the Epic Care Everywhere Image Exchange Advanced Platform (Verona, WI) captured inbound (requested internally) and outbound (accessed externally) data volumes, including thumbnails and subsequent reference-quality key image retrievals.

Integrating an interprofessional educational exercise into required medical student clerkships - a quantitative analysis.

Purpose: Medical students are integrated into an interprofessional team to help them learn how to provide effective, patient-centered care. Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) introduced a unique, easy-to-implement interprofessional exercise into each clerkship to improve students' understanding of each professional's contribution to patient care.

Methods: Between 2022 and 2023, IUSM medical students interviewed a variety of healthcare professionals engaged in the care of mutual patients using a template of questions; they wrote a brief report and evaluated the experience.