Integration of a nurse practitioner and physician associate leadership structure within an academic cancer center.

Background: Nurse practitioners and physician associates are an essential part of the multidisciplinary cancer care team with expanding and evolving roles within cancer specialties.

Local Problem: As these clinicians flourish, a parallel need for leadership rises to optimize scope of practice, mentor, and retain this crucial workforce. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to development a nurse practitioner and physician associate leadership structure within an academic cancer center.

ACAD10 is not required for metformin's metabolic actions or for maintenance of whole-body metabolism in C57BL/6J mice.

Aim: Acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase family member 10 (ACAD10) is a mitochondrial protein purported to be involved in the fatty acid oxidation pathway. Metformin is the most prescribed therapy for type 2 diabetes; however, its precise mechanisms of action(s) are still being uncovered. Upregulation of ACAD10 is a requirement for metformin's ability to inhibit growth in cancer cells and extend lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Interventions to Improve Advanced Practitioner Work-Related Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction.

Background: Across the United States, an incremental need for cancer care continues to emerge. Specialty nurse practitioners and physician assistant teams have helped in meeting this demand. However, there is a need for evidence-based recommendations to inform appropriate provider-patient staffing ratios that encompass complex cancer treatments and ensure optimal care.

Atlanto-occipital distraction injuries in survivors: craniometrics and associated ligamentous, spinal cord, and blunt cerebrovascular injury.

Purpose: Newer classification systems for upper cervical spine trauma now include ligamentous injury in addition to fracture and dislocation patterns. Assessment of associated ligamentous injury, spinal cord injury (SCI), and blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI) in patients with atlanto-occipital distraction injuries (AODI) are critical for management. We aim to determine the incidence of ligamentous injury, SCI, and BCVI in patients with AODI and assess how craniometrics perform in diagnosis of AODI.