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• Bonaguro, John. Letter from the Dean
• WKU Clinical Education Complex Moves Forward
• College Welcomes New Associate Dean – Sylvia Gaiko
• Visiting Scholar from Bournemouth University, England – Mandy Rumley
• Partners Key to Successful Hispanic Health Fair & Screening Event
• Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) 4-H Program
• Hispanic Initiative Gets $700K in Funding
• American Humanics Program Implemented at WKU
• CHHS Focuses on Gerontology
• Gerontologist Dr. John Krout Visits WKU
• Rural Elderly Advocacy Program with Students (REAPS)
• Kentucky Emergency Medical Services Academy Offers EMS Management Workshops
• A Day to Give …

Revisiting Vaccine Hesitancy, Barriers And Motivators To Obtaining A Flu Vaccine In A New Covid-19 Pandemic World, Ann M. Mayo Rn, Dnsc, Faan, Steffanie R. Cobler Np

School of Nursing and Health Science: Faculty Scholarship

Purpose

To describe and compare patient perceived barriers and motivators and decision-making conflict between two groups of hospitalized patients, those who receive flu vaccines and those who do not.

Data Sources

Data collection during 2003 included extracting data from databases and mailing two surveys to 436 discharged patients. One hundred eight (108) patients participated in the study.

Conclusions

Top barriers included fear of side effects from vaccine (35%) and fear of contracting the flu (30%). Top motivators for obtaining a flu vaccine included previous vaccination (93%) and provider recommendation (62%). Barriers, motivators and patient decisional conflict differed depending upon patient …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 3, June 2004

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 3, June 2004 Robert L. Barchi MD PhD Is Named President of Thomas Jefferson University; Page 4 The Importance of Mentors: David's Story by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75; Page 6 The Center for Human Virology: Confronting the Whole Spectrum of Epidemics; Page 8 Jefferson Selected to Develop Response to Bioterrorism; Page 10 Four Students Win AOA Community Service Award; Page 11 Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan; Page 12 New Book about the Nationally Recognized Physician Shortage Area Program; Page 16

Sjogren’S Syndrome: Recognizing And Treating An Autoimmune Disease, Susan M. Denisco, Linda Ferro

Nursing Faculty Publications

Sjogren's syndrome, one of the most common autoimmune diseases, is characterized by cell-mediated lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands, particularly the salivary and lacrimal glands. It receives little attention in the literature, and frequently goes unrecognized until progressive changes are apparent. This article aids nurse practitioners in diagnosing the disorder in its earliest stages and in initiating proper treatment.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 2004), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Summer 2004 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates
• Leaving a Legacy of Strength
• Alumni Association News
• Physician Helps the Needy – Wherever They Are
• Cover Story: Primary Care and Psychology: Perfect Together
• He’s Got Heart
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn
• Andrew Taylor Still Legacy Society
• PCOM Events

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 2, March 2004

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 2, March 2004 Mentoring: Everyday Lessons by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75; Page 4 Medical College Now Has an Honor Code, Established through Student Initiative; Page 6 JeffHOPE: The Light at the End of the Tunnel for Students as Well as for Patients by Lino Miele '05; Page 7 New Endowed Professorship in Otolaryngology; Page 8 The Jefferson Instructor Who Discovered REM Sleep; Page 9 Foundation Grants Support the Asthma Bus as Well as Research into HIV and Lupus; Page 14 In Memoriam: Frederick B. Wagner Jr. '41; Page 16 Jerome Sherard '81: …