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Improving Vaccination Uptake In The Latinx Community Through Standardized Outreach, Vanessa M. Arteaga

Master's Projects and Capstones

Vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic has been an issue in the Latinx and Black community since the initial discussions of the emergency use of the experimental Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. The aim of this project is to standardize the patient outreach process to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Patients at a community clinic in Oakland have expressed hesitance of the COVID-19 vaccine. They also exhibited increased frustration with the staff who are contacting them to schedule vaccine appointments and provide information. This resulted in refusal of the vaccine and less than desirable number of vaccine appointments. The objective of this ...

Psychedelics Can Save: The Scientific And Social Case For Rescheduling Psychedelic Compounds, Galen M. Fader

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.

The Injustice Of Unfit Clinical Practice Guidelines In Low-Resource Realities, Nanna Maaløe, Anna Marie Rønne Ørtved, Jane Brandt Sørensen, Brenda Sequeira Dmello, Thomas Van Den Akker, Monica Lauridsen Kujabi, Hussein Kidanto, Tarek Mequid, Christian Bygbjerg, Jos Van Roosmalen, Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch, Natasha Housseine

Faculty of Health Sciences, East Africa

To end the international crisis of preventable deaths in low-income and middle-income countries, evidence-informed and cost-efficient health care is urgently needed, and contextualised clinical practice guidelines are pivotal. However, as exposed by indirect consequences of poorly adapted COVID-19 guidelines, fundamental gaps continue to be reported between international recommendations and realistic best practice. To address this long-standing injustice of leaving health providers without useful guidance, we draw on examples from maternal health and the COVID-19 pandemic. We propose a framework for how global guideline developers can more effectively stratify recommendations for low-resource settings and account for predictable contextual barriers of implementation ...

How The Amino Acid L-Serine Provides Neuroprotection Against L-Bmaa Induced Alzheimer’S Disease, Joseph Cimino

Capstone Showcase

More than 6 million people in America are living with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and there are currently no cures or treatments. It is time to move on from the ꞵ-amyloid hypothesis and broaden AD research. New research is suggesting that dietary exposure to a cyanobacterial toxin known as L-BMAA is causing neurodegenerative diseases such as AD, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Parkinson’s Disease. L-BMAA is misincorporated during protein folding, in place of the proper amino acid, L-Serine. It has been shown that the naturally occurring amino acid, L-Serine, can provide neuroprotection against L-BMAA, but the mechanism by which ...

Move For A Healthy Mind: A Program Of Peer-Led Physical Activity For Adolescents With Depression And Anxiety, Emily Edwards

Master's Projects and Capstones

The following discusses adolescent depression and anxiety and the utilization of physical activity as an intervention or coping mechanism. Adolescents have been experiencing increased rates of anxiety or depression diagnoses over the past roughly two decades. Adolescence is, physiologically, a formative period in the developmental stage from childhood to adulthood. Current barriers to achieving optimal mental health among the adolescent population include the stigmatization of mental health issues, lack of education, socioeconomic status and healthcare access. Further, physical activity has been studied and identified to be an effective treatment for individuals experiencing depression and anxiety. In an effort to treat ...

The Protection Of Children And Their Rights: A Comparison Between The United States And Costa Rica, Abigail Rothweiler

Undergraduate Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Implementing Dysphagia Screenings In Stroke Patients, Meredith Buller

Scholars Week

Dysphagia screenings are important to be done for all stroke patients in order to prevent aspiration, pneumonia, and other complications. All patients should be screened regardless of severity of stroke. Many policies outline that all patients should be screened, but many floors are not implementing the policy on all patients. This article reviews research associated with dysphagia screenings and how to properly perform one. Dysphagia screenings should be performed on all stroke patients at the hospital to achieve the best outcomes post-stroke.

Keywords: Stroke, aspiration, screening, dysphagia

Low Use Of Vacuum Extraction: Health Care Professionals’ Perspective In A University Hospital, Dar Es Salaam, Henrik Makokha-Sandell, Andrew Mgaya, Johanna Belachew, Helena Litorp, Hussein Kidanto, Birgitta Essén

Faculty of Health Sciences, East Africa

Background Use of vacuum extraction (VE) has been declining in low and middle income countries. At the highest referral hospital Tanzania, 54% of deliveries are performed by caesarean section (CS) and only 0.8% by VE. Use of VE has the potential to reduce CS rates and improve maternal and neonatal outcomes but causes for its low use is not fully explored.

Method During November and December of 2017 participatory observations, semi-structured in-depth interviews (n = 29) and focus group discussions (n = 2) were held with midwives, residents and specialists working at the highest referral hospital in Tanzania. Thematic analysis was ...

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Gabbard, A. Gabbard

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders graduate student A. Gabbard.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Decker, A. Decker

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections on the Covid-19 by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders graduate student A. Decker.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Mitchell, W. Mitchell

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student W. Mitchell.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Whobrey, A. Whobrey

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders graduate student A. Whobrey.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Mcintosh, T. Mcintosh

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student T. McIntosh.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Cucino, T. Cucino

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student T. Cucino.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Cecil, S. Cecil

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student S. Cecil.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Caraher, S. Caraher

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student S. Caraher

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Dyer, N. Dyer

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student N. Dyer.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Devore, M. Devore

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student M. DeVore.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Davenport, M. Davenport

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student M. Davenport.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Clemens, M. Clemens

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student M. Clemens.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Mccurry, L. Mccurry

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student L. McCurry.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Hammer, L. Hammer

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student L. Hammer

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Shaw, K. Shaw

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student K. Shaw.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Bolin, K. Bolin

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student K. Bolin.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Mullins, J. Mullins

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student J. Mullins.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Hoyer, J. Hoyer

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student J. Hoyer.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Corder, J. Corder

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student J. Corder.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Holmes, H. Holmes

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student H. Holmes.

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Doerr, H. Doerr

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student H. Doerr

Ua94/6/1 Clinic Covid-19 Reflections - Davis, H. Davis

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reflections of Covid-19 pandemic by WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate student H. Davis.