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Research Agenda for Entrustable Professional Activities Among US Surgical Specialties.
Ann Surg
January 2025
Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The magnitude of advances in surgical care inspires awe consistent with the impact of these developments on patients' lives. With this comes greater knowledge, new practices, and novel technologies for integration into residency training, making the skillset required of today's residents quite different from those in the past. Competency-based medical education and learner-centered approaches offer innovative and studied methodologies for teaching, learning, and assessment to meet the demands of today's educational environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLabel Accuracy and Quality of Select Weight-Loss Dietary Supplements Sold on or near US Military Bases.
Nutrients
December 2024
Consortium for Health and Military Performance, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
: Sixty-eight percent of service members are living with overweight or obesity, some who may not consult a healthcare provider when they decide to lose weight. Instead, they often turn to weight-loss dietary supplements for self-care solutions. The purpose of this case series study was to examine the label accuracy and quality of select weight-loss dietary supplements sold on or near US military bases across the country.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPromoting trans patient autonomy in surgical preparation for phalloplasty and metoidioplasty: results from a community-based cross-sectional survey and implications for preoperative assessments.
BMC Med Ethics
December 2024
School of Public Health and Social Policy, Faculty of Human and Social Development, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Background: Some transgender and nonbinary people undergo phalloplasty and/or metoidioplasty as part of their medical transition process. Across surgical disciplines, a variety of resources are used to assist patients who are preparing for surgeries, including educational materials, workshops, peer support, and lifestyle changes. For gender-affirming surgeries, patients undergoing assessments to discern whether they are ready to undergo the surgery, and to assist them in achieving preparedness when needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHow to assess fitness to drive in patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances through an applicable decision support system.
Forensic Sci Int
December 2024
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, Reggio Emilia 42122, Italy. Electronic address:
Disturbances in cardiac rhythm affect a significant fraction of the population; they can have an ample range of repercussions on one person's quality of life, from negligible to lethal. As an implication, arrhythmias concern many private, commercial and public-passenger-vehicle driving licence holders. In their practice, medical professionals can be asked to assess an arrhythmia patient's fitness to drive effectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConsiderable variation exists in the delivery of acute stroke care and stroke outcomes across settings and population groups. This is attributable in part to variation in resources among emergency departments in the United States, most notably in rural regions. Structural constraints of the US health care system, including the geographic distribution of where patients live relative to the location of hospitals and certified stroke centers, will continue to mean that many patients with stroke initially present to community emergency departments that have fewer stroke-related resources.
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