Does Hospital Accreditation or Certification Impact Patient Outcomes? Findings From a Scoping Review for Healthcare Industry Leaders.

Objective: This scoping review describes findings from published literature, evaluates the association between hospital accreditation or certification and patient outcomes, and identifies gaps.

Background: Healthcare accreditation and certification organizations set standards and evaluate whether the standards are met. Despite the extensive efforts of both parties to improve healthcare delivery, poor patient health outcomes still exist in the United States.

Development and Implementation of a Climate Change and Health Curriculum Into Pediatric Residency Education.

There is an increasing body of evidence demonstrating the impacts of climate change on health. Physicians recognize the significance but feel unprepared to address it. Despite a call to action from prominent medical organizations, climate change and health (CCH) education has remained sparse.

A Rapid-Response Curricular Approach to Teaching Politically Charged Topics.

Residency education in the United States faces challenges from evolving external influence on evidence-based reproductive and gender-affirming health care (R/GAHC). Curricula must incorporate information and resources to assist residents in navigating changes. To illustrate a process for expeditiously adapting curriculum in response to changing laws affecting R/GAHC.

Review/Perspective: Incidence and treatment of CSF leaks/dural tears (DT) occurring during anterior cervical surgery.

Background: The incidence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks/dural tears (DT) occurring during anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) are typically relatively low. However, this frequency markedly increases when anterior corpectomy and fusion (ACF) are performed to address ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL).

Methods: The reported frequencies of CSF leaks/DT occurring during elective ACDF (i.

Voluntary self-disclosed Indigenous identity of patients in four Canadian health care settings: A multiple-site qualitative case study.

Objectives: The lack of Indigenous health care data in Canada makes it challenging to plan health care services and inform Indigenous leadership on the health care needs of their respective Nations and communities. Several Canadian health care organizations have implemented a voluntary Indigenous identifier of patients within their electronic medical records. This study examines facilitators and barriers to implementing such a voluntary self-reported Indigenous identifier, from the perspective of key stakeholders who work at four Canadian health providers where an Indigenous identifier has been implemented.

Perioperative Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults: A Single-Center Retrospective Review and Analysis.

Introduction: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory in-hospital cardiac arrest has been associated with improved survival compared with conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Perioperative patients represent a unique of the inpatient population. This study aims to describe and analyze the characteristics and outcomes of patients who received ECPR for perioperative cardiac arrest (POCA).

Opsomyoclonus: A rare complication of West Nile virus.

West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne illness that usually presents as asymptomatic or with a viral syndrome, and normally is treated with supportive care or immunotherapy. However, some patients can develop neurologic symptoms of viral meningoencephalitis. This article describes a patient who developed opsomyoclonus, a rare complication of West Nile virus meningoencephalitis.

Re-evaluating Endometrial Thickness in Symptomatic Postmenopausal Patients for Excluding Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Purpose: The current ACR and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines recommend a ≤4-mm endometrial thickness threshold for excluding endometrial cancer in symptomatic postmenopausal patients. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to re-evaluate the optimal endometrial thickness threshold on imaging for excluding cancer in symptomatic postmenopausal patients.

Materials And Methods: A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Scopus from inception to October 2023 was performed in addition to a gray literature search.

Maximizing the Impact of Poster Presentations: A Practical Guide for Nephrology Nurses.

Effective poster presentations are important in disseminating research findings, evidence-based practice projects, and quality improvement initiatives to diverse audiences. Posters are widely presented to peers, stakeholders, and the broader community, providing information in a concise, visually appealing format that promotes engagement, knowledge sharing, and collaboration. This article provides a comprehensive guide for poster development for nephrology nurses to disseminate critical insights, promote evidence-based care, and foster knowledge exchange.

Comorbid Diabetes Is Associated With Dyspnea Severity and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in Black Adults With Heart Failure.

Background: Comorbidities such as Type 2 diabetes mellitus significantly and adversely influence heart failure outcomes, especially in Black adult populations. Likewise, heart failure has a negative effect on diabetes and cardiometabolic outcomes. Dyspnea, a common symptom of heart failure, often correlates with disease severity and prognosis.

Incorporating the Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine into Physician Assistant/Associate Education: A Benefit for Patients, Physician Assistants/Associate Education, and Physician Assistants/Associates.

Introduction: The value of using lifestyle medicine (LM) to prevent disease is well established, yet medical education about LM is inconsistent, for both physicians and physician assistants/associates (PAs). As medical providers, PAs are uniquely positioned, with careers in a variety of disciplines from primary care to intensive care, as well as an ability to move across disciplines throughout their career lifespan. Therefore, the addition of LM principles in PA education can affect patients across the lifespan and in a wide variety of clinical settings.

Clinical Education Capacity of One Regional Physical Therapist Consortium: A Centralized Placement Process Case Report.

Background And Purpose: It has been suggested that capacity for physical therapy clinical education (CE) experiences is limited; however, data remain unavailable. Regional CE networks have been suggested and may facilitate data collection and management of capacity issues. The Ohio Kentucky Consortium of Physical Therapy Programs developed a Consortium Core Network (CCN) from shared partnerships and implemented a centralized placement process.

A Review of Sinus Floor Elevation Techniques: Lateral Window, Transcrestal, Graft Materials, and Biologics.

Various approaches to implant placement in the atrophic posterior maxilla are currently advocated in the literature. Such strategies range from the use of block bone graft, to short, tilted, and zygomatic implants, to sinus floor elevation (SFE). SFE has shown to be a predictable surgical procedure to increase bone height in the posterior maxilla.

The Relationship Between Social Media Use, Nurse Characteristics, and Job Decision-Making.

Objective: To describe nurses' use of social media and examine the relationship between social media use, nurse characteristics, and job decision-making.

Background: Social media shares information, connects, and influences thought. A gap remains in understanding how nurses use social media for professional purposes.

Mitigating Misinformation Toolkit: Addressing COVID-19 Misinformation Through Interprofessional Learning and Collaboration Using a Standardized Patient-Based Educational Module.

Introduction: Medical mis- and disinformation are on the rise and impact patient health outcomes. The complexity of modern medicine and health care delivery necessitates that care be delivered by an interprofessional team of providers well versed in addressing this increased prevalence of medical misinformation. Health professions educational curricula often lack opportunities for students to learn how to address medical misinformation, employ advanced communication techniques, and work collaboratively.

Anaesthesia considerations for assisted reproductive technology: a focused review.

The global burden of infertility is significant and the evidence suggests it is increasing in prevalence worldwide. Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) are fertility related treatments used to achieve pregnancy which involve the manipulation of both oocytes and sperm. The specialty is rapidly growing and anaesthesia may be required for several stages in the ART cycle.

Augmenting patient monitoring during intravenous moderate sedation with artificial intelligence: A pilot study.

Purpose/objectives: A precordial stethoscope (PS) is essential for ensuring clear breath sounds during open airway sedations. However, a traditional PS limits the ability of new users to simultaneously listen to heart and lung sounds alongside experienced practitioners, hindering their learning and development. Bluetooth speaker systems allow for multiple providers but amplify all noise.