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Background: Despite increasing support for family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a review of the literature revealed no published protocols or training curricula to guide hospitals in implementing a family support provider role.

Objectives: To develop a curriculum and train dedicated resuscitation team members whose role is to provide family support during in-hospital resuscitation events.

Methods: An interdisciplinary team developed a 4-hour training session for the family support staff.

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Regulatory T cells and the risk of CMV end-organ disease in patients with AIDS.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr

May 2014

*Department of Pediatric Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO; †Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; ‡Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA; §Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; ‖Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Stanford, Stanford, CA; ¶Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY; #Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; **Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; ††Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Asepeyo Coslada, Madrid, Spain; and ‡‡Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

Objectives: Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific T-cell effectors (CMV-Teff) protect against CMV end-organ disease (EOD). In HIV-infected individuals, their numbers and function vary with CD4 cell numbers and HIV load. The role of regulatory T cells (Treg) in CMV-EOD has not been extensively studied.

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Objectives: To survey outpatients and physicians about their use of, knowledge of, and interest in alternative therapies.

Design: Anonymous self-administered survey.

Settings/location: Outpatient clinics at a major municipal medical center.

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