The impact of clinical pharmacist integration in a community rheumatology clinic.

Purpose: To describe the benefits of pharmacist integration into a community rheumatology clinic in terms of clinical outcomes, patient and provider satisfaction, and clinic time efficiency.

Methods: A 6-month study was conducted at a community rheumatology clinic to compare clinical and patient and provider satisfaction outcomes before and after a clinical pharmacist (CP) was integrated into the clinic staff to assist with providing medication counseling, ordering and monitoring laboratory tests, monitoring adverse effects and medication adherence, and titrating medication doses. The primary outcome was the change in Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID-3) scores from baseline to 3 and 6 months after CP integration.

A comprehensive analysis of 30-day readmissions after emergency general surgery procedures: Are risk factors modifiable?

Background: Modifiable risk factors associated with procedure-related 30-day readmission after emergency general surgery (EGS) have not been comprehensively studied. We set out to determine risk factors associated with EGS procedure-related 30-day unplanned readmissions.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database (2013-2019).

The wealth gradient and the effect of COVID-19 restrictions on income loss, food insecurity and health care access in four sub-Saharan African geographies.

Introduction: While there has been considerable analysis of the health and economic effects of COVID-19 in the Global North, representative data on the distribution and depth of social and economic impacts in Africa has been more limited.

Methods: We analyze household data collected prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and during the first wave of COVID in four African countries. We evaluate the short-term changes to household economic status and assess women's access to health care during the first wave of COVID-19 in nationally representative samples of women aged 15-49 in Kenya and Burkina Faso, and in sub-nationally representative samples of women aged 15-49 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Lagos, Nigeria.

The effect of age and sex on outcomes following isolated moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

Purpose: The impact of female sex on traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcomes remains controversial. The combined impact of age and sex on TBI outcomes must be clarified. We hypothesized that females have better outcomes than males in the premenopausal age group.

Temperature-responsive silk-elastinlike protein polymer enhancement of intravesical drug delivery of a therapeutic glycosaminoglycan for treatment of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome.

Interstitial cystitis (IC), also known as painful bladder syndrome, is a debilitating chronic condition with many patients failing to respond to current treatment options. Rapid clearance, mucosal coating, and tight epithelium create strong natural barriers that reduce the effectiveness of many pharmacological interventions in the bladder. Intravesical drug delivery (IDD) is the administration of therapeutic compounds or devices to the urinary bladder via a urethral catheter.

Reporting sterilization as a current contraceptive method among sterilized women: lessons learned from a population with high sterilization rates, Rajasthan, India.

Objective: Measuring current use of contraception relies on self-reported responses from survey respondents. Reporting validity may be affected by women's interpretation of the question and may vary by background characteristics of women. The study aims to understand levels and patterns of underreporting of female sterilization in a population with high sterilization rates.

The Role of Rehabilitation Specialists in Canadian NICUs: A 21st Century Perspective.

Unlabelled: Rehabilitation specialists are an integral part of the team in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). New approaches to rehabilitation practice in the NICU have evolved over the past decade that aim to promote child health and development.

Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the current roles of the occupational therapist (OT), physical therapist (PT) and speech-language pathologist (SLP) in Canadian NICUs as compared to the roles documented in an earlier national survey conducted 15 years ago.