Publications by authors named "T Pollack"
Background: Long-acting injectable antiretrovirals (LAI-ARVs) for HIV prevention and treatment have been demonstrated in clinical trials to be non-inferior to daily oral medications, providing an additional option to help users overcome the challenges of daily adherence. Approval and implementation of these regimens in low- and middle-income settings have been limited.
Method: This study describes the anticipated barriers and facilitators to implementing LAI-ARVs in Vietnam to inform future roll-out.
Housing Instability Screening and Referral Programs: A Scoping Review.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- - This scoping review examines the impact of housing instability on health outcomes and analyzes US health system programs that screen for and respond to this issue, revealing notable variations in methods and policies across regions and demographics.
- - A total of 30 studies from 2003 to 2023 were included, with most focusing on outpatient settings, primarily in academic hospital systems, and largely using custom screening tools rather than standardized ones.
- - The findings highlight a lack of consistency in screening and response programs, indicating the need for standardized definitions and methods to improve effectiveness and comparability in future research.
Employing user-centered design and education sciences to inform training of diabetes survival skills.
J Clin Transl Endocrinol
September 2024
Background: Patients newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (diabetes), who require insulin must acquire diabetes "survival" skills prior to discharge home. COVID-19 revealed considerable limitations of traditional in-person, time-intensive delivery of diabetes education and survival skills training (diabetes survival skills training). Furthermore, diabetes survival skills training has not been designed to meet the specific learning needs of patients with diabetes and their caregivers, particularly if delivered by telehealth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNorthwestern University's Center for Scalable Telehealth Cancer Care (STELLAR) is 1 of 4 Cancer Moonshot Telehealth Research Centers of Excellence programs funded by the National Cancer Institute to establish an evidence base for telehealth in cancer care. STELLAR is grounded in the Institute of Medicine's vision that quality cancer care includes not only disease treatment but also promotion of long-term health and quality of life (QOL). Cigarette smoking, insufficient physical activity, and overweight and obesity often co-occur and are associated with poorer treatment response, heightened recurrence risk, decreased longevity, diminished QOL, and increased treatment cost for many cancers.
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