Risk of Tendon Injury in Patients Treated With Fluoroquinolone (FQ) Vs Non-Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).

Background: Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are associated with potential tendon injury but comparative risk versus other antibiotic (non-FQ) options for the same indication has rarely been evaluated.

Objective: Describe the incidence (relative risk) of any tendon injury in patients receiving FQs compared with other (non-FQ) antibiotics for treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Methods: A retrospective propensity score-weighted cohort study was performed to evaluate the association between FQ antibiotics and tendon injury at two time points (within one month and within six months of use) compared with non-FQ regimens for treatment of UTI.

Correction: Giving birth: A hermeneutic study of the expectations and experiences of healthy primigravid women in Switzerland.

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Exploring Deep Learning Applications using Ultrasound Single View Cines in Acute Gallbladder Pathologies: Preliminary results.

Rationale And Objectives: In this preliminary study, we aimed to develop a deep learning model using ultrasound single view cines that distinguishes between imaging of normal gallbladder, non-urgent cholelithiasis, and acute calculous cholecystitis requiring urgent intervention.

Methods: Adult patients presenting to the emergency department between 2017-2022 with right-upper-quadrant pain were screened, and ultrasound single view cines of normal imaging, non-urgent cholelithiasis, and acute cholecystitis were included based on final clinical diagnosis. Longitudinal-view cines were de-identified and gallbladder pathology was annotated for model training.

Building Interprofessional Educational Bridges internationally: A reflection on our international partnership to equip future healthcare professionals with skills to care for rural and marginalized populations.

Background: Trans-Atlantic collaboration between nursing and pharmacy programs for interprofessional education (IPE) is uncommon. A literature search revealed limited sources for comparison, leading to the creation of a stakeholder committee from four colleges: Augusta University College of Nursing and University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, representing the United States of America, and Robert Gordon University Schools of Nursing and Midwifery and Pharmacy and Life Sciences, representing Scotland. A proposal outlining an international IPE experience designed to prepare future healthcare professionals to collaboratively address the challenges facing rural and underserved populations by supporting improvements in access to care for both countries.

How to promote midwives' recognition and professional autonomy? A document analysis study.

Objective: To identify challenges associated with midwives' professional autonomy in Belgium and develop recommendations to promote midwives' recognition and professional autonomy.

Design: Through a document analysis study we identified challenges, categorized them into themes and linked them with Greenwood's sociological criteria for a profession. This involved an in-depth synthesis of findings from our published studies to comprehensively examine the challenges to optimizing midwifery autonomy and to develop corresponding recommendations.