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Clinical and Psychological Factors Associated With Return to Work Among United States Diplomats Who Sustained a Work-Related Injury While on Assignment in Havana, Cuba.
J Occup Environ Med
March 2022
Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Green-McKenzie); Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (Dr Shofer); SHARP Rees-Stealy Medical Group, San Diego, California (Dr Matthei);University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Matthei); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Biester); Rehabilitation Medicine Service, Corporal Michael Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Biester); The Center or Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Deibler).
Objective: To determine factors associated with return to work in US diplomats injured during a work assignment in Cuba.
Methods: In this case series work ability was determined at each visit. Questionnaires used included the Symptom Score Questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, Quality-of-Life Inventory, and Patient Health Questionnaire.
Neurological Manifestations Among US Government Personnel Reporting Directional Audible and Sensory Phenomena in Havana, Cuba.
JAMA
March 2018
Center for Brain Injury and Repair, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Importance: From late 2016 through August 2017, US government personnel serving on diplomatic assignment in Havana, Cuba, reported neurological symptoms associated with exposure to auditory and sensory phenomena.
Objective: To describe the neurological manifestations that followed exposure to an unknown energy source associated with auditory and sensory phenomena.
Design, Setting, And Participants: Preliminary results from a retrospective case series of US government personnel in Havana, Cuba.
Importance: Early exposure to complex dietary proteins may increase the risk of type 1 diabetes in children with genetic disease susceptibility. There are no intact proteins in extensively hydrolyzed formulas.
Objective: To test the hypothesis that weaning to an extensively hydrolyzed formula decreases the cumulative incidence of type 1 diabetes in young children.
Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Significant Others' Perceptions of Information Given About the Nature and Possible Consequences of Brain Injury: Analysis of a National Survey.
Prof Case Manag
January 2017
Rosette C. Biester, PhD, is Clinical Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and senior Polytrauma Neuropsychologist at the Michael Crescentz Veteran's Affairs Medical Center. Dr Biester's expertise and contributions to the field of brain injury rehabilitation are recognized nationally, with more than 28 years of experience in clinical care, research, and teaching/training areas. Her current clinical focus is on evaluation and specialized treatment of veterans with dual diagnoses of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder. Her research has focused on assessment of cognitive functioning in mild TBI, outcomes associated with blast-related injuries, challenges in communicating diagnostic and prognostic TBI information, and the association between neuroradiological and neurocognitive outcomes. David Krych, MS-CCC-SLP, CBIS, is a speech and language pathologist who has served people with brain injuries for the past 35 years. Dave's contributions to the field of brain injury rehabilitation-particularly post-acute rehabilitation-are numerous, and his pioneering and ongoing accomplishments have been widely recognized by his alma mater and professional associations to which he has dedicated many years of service. Currently, Dave serves on the Executive Team at ReMed Recovery Care Centers. Dave has presented extensively in the United States and abroad and has published on a number of brain injury-related topics. M.J. Schmidt, MA, CBIS, is both a family member of someone with a brain injury and a professional with more than 25 years of experience in the field. Schmidt has worked in acute and post-acute rehabilitation, as a researcher, and most recently with individuals who are incarcerated. Schmidt is a graduate of Southern Illinois University, with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Administration and Services. She is a certified brain injury specialist and chairs the Council on B
Purpose Of The Study: An online survey was developed to assess how well individuals with brain injuries and family/friends of those with traumatic brain injury (TBI) (significant others) felt they were informed about the nature and consequences of brain injury.
Participants: A total of 117 significant others completed the survey. They were primarily female (84.