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Simulated Interprofessional Education Discharge Planning Meeting to Improve Skills Necessary for Effective Interprofessional Practice.

Prof Case Manag

September 2018

Leslie M. Smith, DPT, PT, CCS, is Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan-Flint (UMF). She graduated from the UMF with a master's degree in physical therapy in 1995 and earned a transition DPT from Utica College in 2015. Leslie was named to the Interprofessional Leadership Fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2016 and completed in 2017. Megan Keiser, DNP, RN, CNRN, ACNS-BC, NP-C, is Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Michigan-Flint. She received her BSN in 1986 and a master of science in medical-surgical nursing in 1990, both from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her doctorate of nursing practice in 2012 from Wayne State University. She was a member of the inaugural cohort for the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Simulation Fellowship. She has participated in many grant-funded research projects involving interprofessional practice in health care. Carman Turkelson, DNP, MSN, RN, CCRN, CHSE, is Assistant Professor of Nursing and Associate Director of the Nursing Simulation Center. Dr. Turkelson earned her doctor of nursing practice with a focus on interprofessional education using simulation from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor in 2013. She received her master of science in nursing education (MSN-Ed) from Michigan State University in 2008. Dr. Turkelson was named to the Interprofessional Leadership Fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2017. Amy M. Yorke, PhD, PT, NCS, is Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan-Flint (UMF). Dr. Yorke received her master's degree in physical therapy in 1993 from UMF and earned her PhD in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences from Western Michigan University in 2013. Dr. Yorke was named as an Interprofessional Leadership Fellow at the University of Michigan in 2017. Benjamin Sachs, SPT, is a second-year doctorate of physical therapy student at the University of Michigan-Flint. Ben received his BS in health science from the University of Central Florida. He serves as a graduate research student assistant for Interprofessional Education. Karen Berg, DPT, PT, OCS, is Clinical Assistant Professor and Co-Associate Director of Clinical Education at the University of Michigan-Flint (UMF). Dr. Berg earned her BS in physical therapy from Wayne State University in 1989 and her Transitional DPT from Des Moines University in 2010. She is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist and an APTA advanced credentialed clinical instructor.

Purpose Of Study: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a simulation-enhanced interprofessional education (Sim-IPE) discharge planning learning experience using simulated patients (SPs), to explore the ability for students to communicate with each other and to a patient/caregiver, and to use clinical thinking to make a safe and appropriate interprofessional discharge recommendation.

Primary Practice Setting(s): Educational institution; university simulation center.

Methodology And Sample: A Sim-IPE was performed with students from physical therapy (N = 46), nursing (N = 25), and social work (N = 11).

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Changing Health Professionals' Attitudes and Practice Behaviors Through Interprofessional Continuing Education in Oral-Systemic Health.

J Dent Educ

December 2017

Ms. Mowat is Study Coordinator, Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario; at the time of this study, she was Research and Evaluation Lead in Medical Education, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Prof. Hein is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, as well as Director of Education, International Centre for Oral-Systemic Health, Director of Continuing Professional Development Dentistry and Dental Hygiene, and former Director of Continuing Interprofessional Education, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Ms. Walsh is Educational Specialist, International Centre for Oral-Systemic Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Prof. MacDonald is Associate Professor, School of Dental Hygiene, College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Dr. Grymonpre is Professor, College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; and Dr. Sisler is Professor, Department of Family Medicine, and Vice Dean of Continuing Competency and Assessment, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba.

Integration of oral-systemic science into clinical care holds promise for improving patient outcomes and presenting opportunities for individuals in various health care professions to learn with, from, and about each other. The aim of this study was to examine whether an interprofessional continuing education program dedicated to oral-systemic health improved participants' attitudes toward interprofessional education and collaboration between dental and non-dental health care professionals and whether it influenced the physicians' practice of screening for debilitating oral diseases. The study took place in 2014 and used a mixed-methods approach, consisting of Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) surveys conducted before, immediately after, and six months after the intervention, as well as surveys of self-reported practice behaviors and semi-structured interviews.

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This guest editorial reviews the facts surrounding the current opioid overdose crisis in the United States, including the history of opioid use and abuse leading up to the current crisis, and the impact of the crisis on the healthcare system. The editorial concludes with concrete recommendations and actions that Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) can take to combat this deadly and tragic epidemic. As leaders in the healthcare system and experts in opioid use and pain management, CRNAs have a moral and professional obligation to help patients and families affected by opioid misuse in any way possible.

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Objective: To explore how access to a family medicine clinic co-locating with the Children's Aid Society (CAS) of Hamilton in Ontario helped meet the unique needs of children in care.

Design: Qualitative research using semistructured face-to-face and telephone interviews.

Setting: The CAS of Hamilton.

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Student Self-Assessment of Operative Dentistry Experiences: A Time-Dependent Exercise in Self-Directed Learning.

J Dent Educ

May 2017

Dr. Metz is Associate Professor and Chair, Department of General Dentistry and Oral Medicine, University of Louisville School of Dentistry; Dr. Durski is Assistant Professor, Department of General Dentistry and Oral Medicine, University of Louisville School of Dentistry; Dr. DeGaris is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of General Dentistry and Oral Medicine, University of Louisville School of Dentistry; Dr. Daugherty is Associate Clinical Professor, Department of General Dentistry and Oral Medicine, University of Louisville School of Dentistry; Dr. Vaught is Professor, Department of General Dentistry and Oral Medicine, University of Louisville School of Dentistry; Dr. Cornelius is a Master of Science in Oral Biology student, University of Louisville Graduate School; and Dr. Mayfield is Professor and Associate Dean, Department of General Dentistry and Oral Medicine, University of Louisville School of Dentistry.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the process of student self-assessment on operative dentistry skills across four years at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. First, a retrospective analysis of the Class of 2016 students' self-assessment and faculty assessment grade sheets was conducted to determine mean differences and correlations across time. Both preclinical (D2: n=120) and clinical (D3: n=120; D4: n=120) grade sheets were evaluated.

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Need for Mental Health Providers in Progressive Tinnitus Management: A Gap in Clinical Care.

Fed Pract

May 2017

is a clinical health psychologist in the psychology and audiology services at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven. is a program manager, and is a research career scientist, both at the VA Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research at the VA Portland Health Care System in Oregon. is the deputy division chief at the Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence, Defense Health Agency in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Schmidt also is assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Henry also is a research professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.

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Development of an HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Protocol for Trainees Engaging in Academic Global Health Experiences.

Acad Med

November 2017

G. Arora is assistant clinical professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Palliative Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California. R.M. Hoffman is associate clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.

Problem: Global health (GH) education programs have become increasingly common in U.S. medical schools and graduate medical education programs, with growing numbers of medical students, residents, and fellows participating in clinical experiences in settings with high HIV prevalence and limited resources.

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Challenges of Dental Assisting Students in Their Pursuit of Academic Success.

J Dent Educ

April 2017

Ms. Leong is a Graduate of the Master of Science Program in Dental Hygiene, University of California, San Francisco; Prof. Laughter is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California, San Francisco; and Dr. Rowe is Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California, San Francisco.

The aim of this study was to identify the challenges encountered by dental assisting students, especially those from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups (UREG), that affected their achieving academic success. In 2016, directors of the nine northern California dental assisting programs were contacted via email to explain the study and request an opportunity to administer the 26-item survey to their currently enrolled students. Student responses were entered into a survey research program, which tabulated the data and calculated the frequency of responses to each item.

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Maternal-Child Microbiome: Specimen Collection, Storage, and Implications for Research and Practice.

Nurs Res

May 2017

Sheila Jordan, MPH, RN, is Doctoral Student; Brenda Baker, PhD, RNC, CNS, is Assistant Professor; Alexis Dunn, MSN, CNM, is Doctoral Candidate; Sara Edwards, CNM, MN, MPH, is Instructor and Doctoral Candidate; Erin Ferranti, PhD, MPH, RN, is Assistant Professor; Abby D. Mutic, MSN, CNM, is Doctoral Student; Irene Yang, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor; and Jeannie Rodriguez, PhD, MSN, RN, C-PNP, is Assistant Clinical Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

Article Synopsis
  • The maternal microbiome plays a crucial role in pregnancy outcomes and the health of both mothers and infants, with ongoing research promising improvements in addressing complications and chronic health issues.
  • This study reviews the best practices for collecting and storing microbiome samples from mothers and children, highlighting the importance of considering medication, health, and hygiene factors before sampling.
  • Effective sampling methods are essential for generating reliable research results, and nurses are tasked with conducting this research and applying its findings in clinical settings, while also navigating ethical challenges related to vulnerable populations.
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Faculty Development for Metro New York City Postdoctoral Dental Program Directors: Delphi Assessment and Program Response.

J Dent Educ

March 2017

Dr. Rubin is Assistant Clinical Professor of Behavioral Sciences in Dental Medicine, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center; Dr. Millery is President, M Research Studio, LLC; and Dr. Edelstein is Professor of Dental Medicine and Health Policy and Management, Medical Center and Chair, Section of Population Oral Health, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University.

Faculty development for dental academicians is essential to cultivate a continuous faculty workforce, retain existing faculty members, enhance their teaching skill sets, and remain responsive to changing program requirements and curricular reforms. To maximize the utility of dental faculty development, it is important to systematically assess and address faculty members' perceived training needs. The aims of this study were to determine priority topics among one group of postdoctoral program directors and to translate those topics into faculty development programs as part of Columbia University's Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-sponsored faculty training program for primary care educators.

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Objective: To determine the value of adding a patient narrative to the clinical assessment of falls in the elderly.

Design: Qualitative study of interviews.

Setting: A fall prevention clinic in Calgary, Alta.

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Feasibility of Using an Arm Weight-Supported Training System to Improve Hand Function Skills in Children With Hemiplegia.

Am J Occup Ther

January 2016

Kathleen Friel, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Brain Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, and Director, Clinical Laboratory for Early Brain Injury Recovery, Burke Medical Research Institute, White Plains, NY.

Objective: This investigation was a pilot feasibility trial evaluating the use of an arm-weight-supported training device to improve upper-extremity function in children with hemiplegia.

Method: A single-group within-subject design was used. Participants were 6 children ages 7-17 yr with upper-extremity weakness secondary to hemiplegia.

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Templated Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Care Plan Documentation for Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury.

Prof Case Manag

April 2017

Joel Scholten, MD, is Associate Chief of Staff for Rehab Services at the Washington DC VA Medical Center and National Director of the VA's Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Program Office. He is Assistant Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and serves as Director of the DC VA's Advanced Polytrauma Fellowship program. Ellen Danford, BA, is Health Science Specialist and Research Coordinator at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. During her time at the VA, Ms. Danford has been highly involved in quality improvement projects and randomized controlled trials. Azadeh Leland, DScPT, is a graduate of University of Maryland post-professional doctor of science in physical therapy and rehabilitation services. She has also completed a 2-year fellowship in Polytrauma and Rehabilitation services at the VA. Dr. Leland has 25 years of clinical experience as a physical therapist. Heather Malecki, DPT, is Polytrauma and Rehabilitation Coordinator for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Washington, DC VA Medical Center. She coordinates the VISN 5 Polytrauma Network Site and Polytrauma Support Clinic Teams. She serves as PT/TBI Fellowship Clinical Director for the Washington DC VA and on the VA National Physical Therapy Federal Advisory Board. Douglas Bidelspach, MPT, currently serves as Rehabilitation Planning Specialist for Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services in VA Central Office where he is responsible for database development, utilization, and management in support of planning and administration of VA rehabilitation and health care programs. Brent Taylor, PhD, MPH, is Associate Director at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System's Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research. He is Associate Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota. Nina A. Sayer, PhD, LP, is Deputy Director of the Center of Innovation (COIN) at the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System, the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research (CCDOR). She is also Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota. Her funded research has examined posttraumatic stress disorders, psychiatric disability, unmet needs for mental health treatment, and traumatic brain injury/polytrauma.

Purpose Of Study: Individualized interdisciplinary care is the hallmark for rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Veterans Health Administration (VHA) utilizes an electronic note template to document Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation and Community Reintegration (IRCR) care plans for Veterans with TBI requiring rehabilitation. All Veterans with a TBI diagnosis, receiving skilled therapy for TBI-related issues, and followed by a case manager must receive a care plan.

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Defining Competence in Nursing and Its Relevance to Quality Care.

J Nurses Prof Dev

June 2017

Cory D. Church, MSN, RN-BC, is Assistant Clinical Professor, Texas Woman's University, Dallas, Texas.

A consistent definition of competence in nursing is needed considering the significance to nursing professional development. The author bridges the gap between previous concept analyses of competence by creating an overarching model, while discussing the relationship to quality of nursing care. Significance of competence and quality care to nursing professional development is explored.

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Adolescents and Social Media: Privacy, Brain Development, and the Law.

J Am Acad Psychiatry Law

September 2016

Dr. Costello is Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Dr. McNiel is Professor of Clinical Psychology, and Dr. Binder is Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

Adolescents under the age of 18 are not recognized in the law as adults, nor do they have the fully developed capacity of adults. Yet teens regularly enter into contractual arrangements with operators of websites to send and post information about themselves. Their level of development limits their capacity to understand the implications of online communications, yet the risks are real to adolescents' privacy and reputations.

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True-Threat Doctrine and Mental State at the Time of Speech.

J Am Acad Psychiatry Law

June 2016

Dr. Ferranti is Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Work Place Safety and Psychiatric Assessment Clinic, Division of Psychiatry and Law, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacremento, CA.

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Role Modeling and Regional Health Care Intensity: U.S. Medical Student Attitudes Toward and Experiences With Cost-Conscious Care.

Acad Med

May 2017

A.N. Leep Hunderfund is assistant professor of neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. L.N. Dyrbye is professor of medical education and medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. S.R. Starr is assistant professor of pediatric and adolescent medicine and director, Science of Health Care Delivery Education, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. J. Mandrekar is professor of biostatistics and neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. J.M. Naessens is professor of health services research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. J.C. Tilburt is professor of medicine and associate professor of biomedical ethics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. P. George is associate professor of family medicine and associate professor of medical science, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. E.G. Baxley is professor of family medicine and senior associate dean of academic affairs, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. J.D. Gonzalo is assistant professor of medicine and public health sciences and associate dean for health systems education, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania. C. Moriates is assistant clinical professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, and director, Caring Wisely Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. S.D. Goold is professor of internal medicine and health management, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. P.A. Carney is professor of family medicine and of public health and preventive medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon. B.M. Miller is professor of medical education and administration, professor of clinical surgery, associate vice chancellor for health affairs, and senior associate dean for health sciences education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. S.J. Grethlein is professor of clinical medicine, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. T.L. Fancher is associate professor of medicine, Division of General Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California. D.A. Reed is associate professor of medical education and medicine and senior associate dean of academic affairs, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Purpose: To examine medical student attitudes toward cost-conscious care and whether regional health care intensity is associated with reported exposure to physician role-modeling behaviors related to cost-conscious care.

Method: Students at 10 U.S.

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Peer Support as a Novel Strategy to Mitigate Post-Intensive Care Syndrome.

AACN Adv Crit Care

March 2017

Mark E. Mikkelsen is Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Gates 05042, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 James C. Jackson and Carla M. Sevin are Assistant Professors, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. Ramona O. Hopkins is Clinical Research Investigator, Department of Medicine, Center for Humanizing Critical Care, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah and Professor, Psychology Department and Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Carol Thompson is Professor, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington. Adair Andrews is Quality Implementation Program Manager, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Mount Prospect, Illinois. Giora Netzer is Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Dina M. Bates is Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Aaron E. Bunnell is Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. LeeAnn M. Christie is Research Scientist, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin. Steven B. Greenberg is Clinical Associate Professor, North-Shore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois. Daniela J. Lamas is Clinical/Research Fellow and Gerald Weinhouse is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Theodore J. Iwashyna is Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Center for Clinical Management Research, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, D

Post-intensive care syndrome, a condition defined by new or worsening impairment in cognition, mental health, and physical function after critical illness, has emerged in the past decade as a common and life-altering consequence of critical illness. New strategies are urgently needed to mitigate the risk of neuropsychological and functional impairment common after critical illness and to prepare and support survivors on their road toward recovery. The present state of critical care survivorship is described, and postdischarge care delivery in the United States and the potential impact of the present-day fragmented model of care delivery are detailed.

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Expansion of a Predoctoral Surgical Implant Selective for Dental Students.

J Dent Educ

March 2016

Dr. Seitz is Assistant Clinical Professor of Comprehensive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Dr. Zimmermann is Assistant Clinical Professor of Comprehensive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Mr. Hendricson is Assistant Dean, Educational and Faculty Development, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Historically, predoctoral dental education programs have focused on the restoration of implants in the clinical environment; however, given the increase in dental implant therapy being performed by general dentists, the need to incorporate surgical implant training is becoming evident. This article describes a predoctoral surgical implant selective at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and its evolution across five years to include emerging techniques and technology to enhance students' understanding of dental implant therapy, both surgical and restorative. From virtual implant planning and guided surgery to intra-oral scanning of implants for custom abutments and restorations, students obtained first-hand experiences with a wide spectrum of aspects of implant therapy.

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The Road to Excellence for Primary Care Resident Teaching Clinics.

Acad Med

April 2016

R. Gupta is assistant clinical professor of medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, and associate medical director, General Medical Clinic, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. K. Dubé is research associate, Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. T. Bodenheimer is professor emeritus, Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

Primary care residency programs and their associated primary care clinics face challenges in their goal to simultaneously provide a good education for tomorrow's doctors and excellent care for today's patients. A team from the Center for Excellence in Primary Care at the University of California, San Francisco, conducted site visits to 23 family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatric residency teaching clinics. The authors found that a number of programs have transformed themselves with respect to engaged leadership, resident scheduling, continuity of care for patients and residents, team-based care, and resident engagement in practice improvement.

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Improving Anesthesiologists' Ability to Speak Up in the Operating Room: A Randomized Controlled Experiment of a Simulation-Based Intervention and a Qualitative Analysis of Hurdles and Enablers.

Acad Med

April 2016

D.B. Raemer is associate professor of anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, faculty member, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and senior director of clinical programs, Center for Medical Simulation, Boston, Massachusetts. M. Kolbe is faculty member, Organization, Work and Technology Group, Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zurich, and director, Simulation Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. R.D. Minehart is assistant professor of anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, faculty member, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and teaching faculty, Center for Medical Simulation, Boston, Massachusetts. J.W. Rudolph is assistant clinical professor of anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, faculty member, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and director, Institute for Medical Simulation, Center for Medical Simulation, Boston, Massachusetts. M.C.M. Pian-Smith is associate professor of anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, faculty member, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and teaching faculty, Center for Medical Simulation, Boston, Massachusetts.

Purpose: The authors addressed three questions: (1) Would a realistic simulation-based educational intervention improve speaking-up behaviors of practicing nontrainee anesthesiologists? (2) What would those speaking-up behaviors be when the issue emanated from a surgeon, a circulating nurse, or an anesthesiologist colleague? (3) What were the hurdles and enablers to speaking up in those situations?

Method: The authors conducted a simulation-based randomized controlled experiment from March 2008-February 2011 at the Center for Medical Simulation, Boston, Massachusetts. During a mandatory crisis management course for practicing nontrainee anesthesiologists from five Boston institutions, a 50-minute workshop on speaking up was conducted for intervention (n = 35) and control (n = 36) groups before or after, respectively, an experimental scenario with three events. The authors analyzed videos of the experimental scenarios and debriefing sessions.

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Protocol Standards for Reporting Video Data in Academic Journals.

Acad Med

April 2016

P.A. Rowland is professor, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. R.C. Ignacio Jr is assistant clinical professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, based at Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California. M.A. de Moya is associate professor, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Editors of biomedical journals have estimated that a majority (40%-90%) of studies published in scientific journals cannot be replicated, even though an inherent principle of publication is that others should be able to replicate and build on published claims. Each journal sets its own protocols for establishing "quality" in articles, yet over the past 50 years, few journals in any field--especially medical education--have specified protocols for reporting the use of video data in research. The authors found that technical and industry-driven aspects of video recording, as well as a lack of standardization and reporting requirements by research journals, have led to major limitations in the ability to assess or reproduce video data used in research.

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Development of an opioid reduction protocol in an emergency department.

Am J Health Syst Pharm

December 2015

Victor Cohen, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP, is Corporate Clinical Director of Pharmacy Services (Assistant Vice President), Health and Hospital Corporation of New York City, New York, NY; at the time of writing, he was Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Long Island University (LIU) Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Clinical Pharmacy Manager of Emergency Medicine, Pharmacy Residency Program Director, Postgraduate Year 1 Pharmacy and Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency Programs, Department of Pharmacy, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Sergey Motov, M.D., is Assistant Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine; and Bradley Rockoff, M.D., is Research Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center. Andrew Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS, is PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident, Maimonides Medical Center, and Clinical Instructor of Pharmacy Practice, LIU Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Christian Fromm, M.D., is Director of Emergency Medicine Research, Department of Emergency Medicine; Dimitri Bosoy, M.D., is Emergency Medicine Attending, Department of Emergency Medicine; Rukhsana Hossain, M.P.H., is Research Assistant, Department of Emergency Medicine; and Antonios Likourezos, M.A., M.P.H., is Research Manager, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center. Samantha P. Jellinek-Cohen, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP, is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Health Professions, St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York. John Marshall, M.D., is Chair of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center.

Purpose: Results of a study of an opioid-sparing protocol for acute pain management in the emergency department (ED) are reported.

Methods: The ED of a large hospital conducted a project, the "Opioid-Free Shift," to test a multimodal pharmacologic approach to analgesic therapy as an alternative to routine use of opioids. During a specified eight-hour period, all adults arriving at the ED with a complaint of pain were treated according to an opioid-sparing protocol based on principles of channel enzyme receptor-targeted analgesia (CERTA).

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Mental Health and Immigrant Detainees in the United States: Competency and Self-Representation.

J Am Acad Psychiatry Law

September 2015

Dr. Korngold is Psychiatry Section Chief, Beijing United Family Hospital, Beijing, China. Dr. Ochoa is Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Ms. Inlender is also a staff attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McNeil is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Dr. Binder is Professor and Director of Psychiatry and Law Program, Department of Psychiatry, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

Most immigrant detainees held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities do not have legal representation, because immigration proceedings are a matter of civil, not criminal, law.

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Retrospective Analysis of Motor Development in Infants at High and Low Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Am J Occup Ther

October 2015

Alison E. Lane, PhD, OTR/L, is Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callahan, New South Wales, Australia.

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess upper-extremity and gross motor skills in infants, comparing those at high risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with those at low risk.
  • Data from 39 infants, including 25 at high risk and 14 at low risk, were analyzed from early developmental assessments conducted at ages 2, 4, and 6 months.
  • Results indicated that high-risk infants displayed fewer upper extremity midline behaviors and delayed motor development, particularly noticeable around 4 months, suggesting the need for early monitoring and targeted interventions.
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