Proceedings: Sixth International Futures of Aviation Medicine Symposium.

In June 2024, leaders in aviation medicine from across the United States, Canada, and Europe met for the sixth Leonardo Helicopters/Association of Critical Care Transport: The Path to High Reliability Futures of Aviation Medicine Symposium in Miami, FL. The symposia, now held every few years, grew from the 2003 Air Medical Leadership Congress: Setting the Healthcare Agenda for the Air Medical Community. The meetings' goal is to gather leaders to distill, debate, and synthesize the state of the science while identifying, refining, and outlining conditions facilitating favorable evolution in civilian aviation medicine.

Expanding Access to Psychiatric Care Through Universal Depression Screening: Lessons from an Urban Student-Run Free Clinic.

The purpose of this study is to report the utility of a universal depression screening in a student-run free clinic (SRFC) to improve bridging to psychiatric care. Patients (n = 224) seen by an SRFC between April 2017 and November 2022 were screened for depression in the patient's primary language using the standardized Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). A PHQ-9 score greater or equal to 5 prompted psychiatry referral.

Examining the Rate of Clostridioides (Formerly Clostridium) Difficile Infection Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic: An Institutional Review.

Background/ Rationale infection (CDI) is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and is implicated in antibiotic-associated colitis. Similar to CDI, patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) require early identification and isolation, appropriate personal protective equipment, and environmental disinfection to prevent further transmission. In light of this similarity between isolation and protective requirements to prevent transmission of these diseases, we aim to investigate whether there was a decrease in the incidence of CDI during the peak periods of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to historical rates.

Risk of Hepatobiliary-Gastrointestinal Malignancies and Appropriate Cancer Surveillance in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.

Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are at risk of hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal cancers. Increased risk of cancer is a result of the chronic, progressive fibro-inflammatory state which ultimately results in the destruction of biliary ducts. PSC is often associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Effects of Milkfat on the Gut Microbiome of Patients After Bariatric Surgery, a Pilot Study.

Background: The efficacy of bariatric surgery may be in part attributed to altered metabolism via new gut microbiome. Milkfat may promote the growth of microbes that are beneficial in long-term weight loss. Understanding the specific gut microbiome changes after surgery and their relationship to milkfat consumption may yield important strategies for managing obesity after bariatric procedures.