The changing relationship between racial identity and skin color in Brazil.

In recent years, Brazil's non-White (Brown and Black) population became a numerical majority for the first time since the 19th century. Although we know this change was mostly due to racial reclassification, we do not know how such changes are related to skin color, the primary marker of race in Brazil. Using data from six Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP), or America's Barometer, surveys from 2010 to 2023, we examine how changes in racial self-identification (White, Brown, or Black) are related to respondent skin color (light, medium, or dark).

Stories of Bereavement: Examining Medical Students' Reflections on Loss and Grief.

In this qualitative study, we used thematic analysis to examine reflective essay data from students at a United States public medical school ( = 60). We sought to identify how students describe their experiences of loss and grief, as well as examine differences between students' responses to personal and professional loss. Students in both groups reported similar reactions with some expected differences: Students who experienced professional loss more often emphasized skills focused on helping patients' families.

SAFE: Safety of procedural sedation and analgesia administration in the fast-track area of the emergency department.

Objective: To determine whether undertaking procedural sedation in the low-acuity fast-track area is safe and effective in improving patient flow.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study reviewed patients who underwent procedural sedation in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Emergency and Trauma Centre between December 2020 and December 2021.

Results: A total of 411 cases were included.

"It Empowers You to Empower Them": Health Professional Perspectives of Care for Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy Following a Multi-Component Health Systems Intervention.

The Northern Territory (NT) and Far North Queensland (FNQ) have a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women birthing who experience hyperglycaemia in pregnancy. A multi-component health systems intervention to improve antenatal and postpartum care in these regions for women with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy was implemented between 2016 and 2019. We explored health professional perspectives on the impact of the intervention on healthcare.

Taking the next step: How student reflective essays about difficult clinical encounters demonstrate professional identity formation.

Background: Difficult clinical encounters pose emotional and behavioural challenges for medical students. Unless resolved, they threaten students' professional competence and well-being. Learning how to humanistically interact with patients perceived as "difficult" is an important component of the developmental process that underlies professional identity formation (PIF).