All on the Same Team: Simulated Learning to Introduce Pediatric Residents to Interprofessional Collaboration with Individualized Education Program Teams.

Objective: Our study sought to determine if participation in a simulated Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting improved pediatric medical residents' attitudes toward the IEP team as an interprofessional health care team.

Methods: Pediatric medical residents on the Developmental-Behavioral and Advocacy rotations at an urban medical center participated in a simulated IEP eligibility meeting for a case of a fourth grader with a specific learning disability. Standardized actors portrayed the child's parent, principal, school psychologist, and classroom teacher.

Asthma and Participation: A Scoping Review.

Asthma is a widespread pediatric chronic disease, but there is limited understanding of its impact on participation (other than physical activity) and the conceptualization of participation. We conducted a scoping review to explore the evidence on the relationship between pediatric asthma and participation in several domains of occupation outlined in the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework 4th Edition. A structured literature search was implemented in PubMed/MEDLINE, Elsevier EMBASE, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Clarivate Web of Science Core Collection, and APA PsycINFO.

The Role of Occupational Therapy in Supporting Youth with Asthma: Therapist Perspectives.

Occupational therapists address physical environments, which can improve outcomes for youth with asthma, a prevalent chronic childhood illness. This study examines pediatric occupational therapists' perceptions of their role supporting youth with asthma, perceived usability of an occupational therapy asthma home assessment, and the impact of asthma on participation. A cross-sectional exploratory survey of 171 participants found that despite lack of tools for asthma trigger reduction assessment and intervention, therapists believe it is within their scope of practice and that they would benefit from an occupational therapy-based asthma tool.

End-ischemic pharmacological cocktail treatment to mitigate rewarming/reperfusion injury.

Increasing shortage of donor organs leads to the acceptance of less than optimal grafts for transplantation, up to and including organs donated after circulatory standstill of the donor. Therefore, protective strategies and pharmacological interventions destined to reduce ischemia induced tissue injury are considered a worthwhile focus of research. The present study evaluates the potential of a multidrug pharmacological approach as single flush at the end of static preservation to protect the liver from reperfusion injury.

Noninvasive measurement of Carbon turnover for evaluation of porcine renal grafts during ex vivo machine perfusion.

Background: Kidney transplantation suffers from a shortage of donor organs. Despite this, a lot of grafts are discarded due to inadequate quality. As many kidneys are afflicted by transient filtration failure early after preservation, classical renal function tests are not applicable to differentiate between prospective recovery or continuing deficit of renal function.