Publications by authors named "Rachel Thelen"
Article Synopsis
- - Many primary care organizations lack routine collection of sociodemographic data (SDD), which is crucial for addressing health disparities among different populations.
- - A qualitative study involving 33 primary care team members revealed that they use both formal and informal methods to collect SDD, often feeling uncomfortable and facing resource limitations.
- - Participants emphasized the need for better training, streamlined processes, and clear communication regarding the purpose of SDD collection to improve data gathering efforts in primary care settings.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced dental educators to quickly modify the teaching-learning platform without testing outcomes of alternative teaching methods prior to implementation. One critical course affected was the teaching of local anesthesia (LA) that moved from practicing injections using the traditional student-to-student method to the simulation model using manikins.
Purpose: This study compared two LA teaching methods (student-to-student versus simulation) in two consecutive cohorts before and during the pandemic to assess differences in students' skill level and self-confidence.
Δ-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are bioactive cannabinoids. We recently showed that acute THC administration drives region-dependent changes in the mouse brain lipidome. This study tested the hypothesis that cell lines representing cell types present in the central nervous system (CNS), neurons (N18 cells), astrocytes (C6 glioma cells), and microglia (BV2 cells) would respond differently to THC, CBD, or their combination.
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