Gynecologic interstitial brachytherapy curriculum using a low-cost phantom with ultrasound workshop and a treatment planning workshop is effective.

Purpose/objective(s): Standardized simulation training geared towards interstitial brachytherapy (IS BT) for gynecologic malignancies is lacking in radiation oncology resident education. We developed and implemented a curriculum for IS BT training with (1) lecture on equipment, workflow, and guidelines, (2) hands-on ultrasound-guided IS BT workshop, and (3) treatment planning workshop.

Methods And Material: The cost in materials of each phantom was approximately $66.

Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Ventilator-Dependent High Tetraplegia Managed With Diaphragmatic Pacing Systems.

Objective: To explore participants' experiences after implantation of a diaphragmatic pacing system (DPS).

Design: Cross-sectional, observational study using self-report questionnaires.

Setting: Participants were recruited from 6 Spinal Cord Injury Model System centers across the United States (Craig Hospital, CO; Jefferson/Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, PA; Kessler Rehabilitation Center, NJ; University of Miami, FL; The Shirly Ryan Ability Lab, IL; Shepherd Center, GA).

Computerized memory training leads to sustained improvement in visuospatial short-term memory skills in children with Down syndrome.

This study evaluated the impact of a computerized visuospatial memory training intervention on the memory and behavioral skills of children with Down syndrome. Teaching assistants were trained to support the delivery of a computerized intervention program to individual children over a 10-16 week period in school. Twenty-one children aged 7-12 years with Down syndrome were randomly allocated to either an intervention or waiting list control group.