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Full-Text Articles in Health Information Technology
Web-Based Interactive Mapping From Data Dictionaries To Ontologies, With An Application To Cancer Registry, Shiqiang Tao, Ningzhou Zeng, Isaac Hands, Joseph Hurt-Mueller, Eric B. Durbin, Licong Cui, Guoqiang Zhang
Web-Based Interactive Mapping From Data Dictionaries To Ontologies, With An Application To Cancer Registry, Shiqiang Tao, Ningzhou Zeng, Isaac Hands, Joseph Hurt-Mueller, Eric B. Durbin, Licong Cui, Guoqiang Zhang
Internal Medicine Faculty Publications
BACKGROUND: The Kentucky Cancer Registry (KCR) is a central cancer registry for the state of Kentucky that receives data about incident cancer cases from all healthcare facilities in the state within 6 months of diagnosis. Similar to all other U.S. and Canadian cancer registries, KCR uses a data dictionary provided by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) for standardized data entry. The NAACCR data dictionary is not an ontological system. Mapping between the NAACCR data dictionary and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Thesaurus (NCIt) will facilitate the enrichment, dissemination and utilization of cancer registry data. We introduce …
Improving Social Determinants Of Health Screening Implementation Through Collaboration: Leveraging A Clinical-Academic Partnership., Bradley E. Iott Mph, Ms, Jessica Pater Phd, Ms, Shauna Wagner Bsn, Rn, Tammy Toscos Phd, Tiffany Veinot Phd, Mls
Improving Social Determinants Of Health Screening Implementation Through Collaboration: Leveraging A Clinical-Academic Partnership., Bradley E. Iott Mph, Ms, Jessica Pater Phd, Ms, Shauna Wagner Bsn, Rn, Tammy Toscos Phd, Tiffany Veinot Phd, Mls
Health Services and Informatics Research
Problem Addressed and Project Purpose Motivated by the transition to value-based payment models, 1 there are growing efforts to capture information about patients’ social determinants of health (SDOH) in United States (US) healthcare and provide subsequent services targeted at those health-related social risk factors. The collection of data about social risk factors creates opportunities for healthcare providers to make referrals to social service agencies to address individual patients’ needs and to tailor treatment plans to individuals’ specific needs, a goal of precision health2,3. Hence, by accurately and appropriately collecting SDOH data from patients and actionably displaying these data to providers, …
Solving Community Sars-Cov-2 Testing With Telehealth: Development And Implementation For Screening, Evaluation And Testing., Aditi Joshi, Resa E. Lewiss, Maria Aini, Bracken Babula, Patricia C. Henwood
Solving Community Sars-Cov-2 Testing With Telehealth: Development And Implementation For Screening, Evaluation And Testing., Aditi Joshi, Resa E. Lewiss, Maria Aini, Bracken Babula, Patricia C. Henwood
Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Telehealth has emerged as a crucial component of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic emergency response. Simply stated, telehealth is a tool to provide health care from a distance. Jefferson Health has leveraged its acute care telehealth platform to screen, order testing, and manage patients with COVID-19-related concerns.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to describe the expansion and results of using a telehealth program to increase access to care while minimizing additional potential exposures during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS: Screening algorithms for patients with SARS-CoV-2-related complaints were created, and 150 new clinicians were trained within 72 hours to address …
Technology And Workflow Recommendations To Improve Use Of Guideline Directed Medical Therapy For Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction., Roy Robertson Md, Ryan Ahmed, Tammy Toscos Phd, Victor P. Cornet Ms, Shauna Wagner, Sarah Colletta, Carly Daley, Michael Mirro Md
Technology And Workflow Recommendations To Improve Use Of Guideline Directed Medical Therapy For Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction., Roy Robertson Md, Ryan Ahmed, Tammy Toscos Phd, Victor P. Cornet Ms, Shauna Wagner, Sarah Colletta, Carly Daley, Michael Mirro Md
Health Services and Informatics Research
BACKGROUND: Optimal use of Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) is the cornerstone of reducing mortality and morbidity in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Interventions targeted at increasing GDMT use are necessary to improve outcomes. Integration of a pharmacist in specialty clinics may improve GDMT use; However, the potential benefit may be underrealized due to constraints in technology use and workflow.
PROJECT INTENT: To understand existing processes and explore workflow optimization opportunities to enhance use of GDMT prescription for patients with HFrEF.
METHODOLOGY: Teams of 2 researchers performed contextual inquiry4 during in-situ, 2-hour observations with 5 physicians, 3 …
Operability, Usefulness, And Task-Technology Fit Of An Mhealth App For Delivering Primary Health Care Services By Community Health Workers In Underserved Areas Of Pakistan And Afghanistan: Qualitative Study, Shehla Zaidi, Abdul Momin Kazi, Atif Riaz, Ammarah Ali, Rabia Najmi Taha, Rawshan Jabeen, Umerdad Khudadad, Saleem Sayani
Operability, Usefulness, And Task-Technology Fit Of An Mhealth App For Delivering Primary Health Care Services By Community Health Workers In Underserved Areas Of Pakistan And Afghanistan: Qualitative Study, Shehla Zaidi, Abdul Momin Kazi, Atif Riaz, Ammarah Ali, Rabia Najmi Taha, Rawshan Jabeen, Umerdad Khudadad, Saleem Sayani
Community Health Sciences
Background: The recent proliferation of digital health technology in low- and middle-income countries has made it possible for community health workers (CHWs) to use mobile health (mHealth) to perform tasks such as data collection and training. Although most studies focus on the prospect of digital apps to motivate and connect CHW, only a few have captured end-user experiences with mobile-based apps. We examined the experience of frontline health workers with a move towards digitalized real-time data to record maternal and childcare services in remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Objective: Our study aimed to explore CHW perceptions on the operability …
Reducing Emotional Distress For Childhood Hypoglycemia In Parents (Redchip): Protocol For A Randomized Clinical Trial To Test A Video-Based Telehealth Intervention., Susana R. Patton, Andrew Mcconville, Arwen M. Marker, Alexandra D. Monzon, Kimberly A A. Driscoll, Mark A. Clements
Reducing Emotional Distress For Childhood Hypoglycemia In Parents (Redchip): Protocol For A Randomized Clinical Trial To Test A Video-Based Telehealth Intervention., Susana R. Patton, Andrew Mcconville, Arwen M. Marker, Alexandra D. Monzon, Kimberly A A. Driscoll, Mark A. Clements
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
BACKGROUND: Despite the introduction of new insulin analogs, insulin pumps, and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), young children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) remain vulnerable to episodes of hypoglycemia because of their unpredictable eating and activity patterns and high degree of insulin sensitivity. Caregivers and young children living with T1D learn to fear hypoglycemia because it is uncomfortable, unpredictable, and dangerous. Up to 60% of caregivers of young children with T1D report moderate to severe levels of fear of hypoglycemia, and caregiver fear of hypoglycemia relates to lower quality of life for families and suboptimal child glycemic control. Yet, until …
The Rapid Increase In Telemedicine Visits During Covid-19, Chelsea Johnson, Kathryn Taff, Brian R. Lee, Amanda Montalbano
The Rapid Increase In Telemedicine Visits During Covid-19, Chelsea Johnson, Kathryn Taff, Brian R. Lee, Amanda Montalbano
Patient Experience Journal
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, facilitated telemedicine encounters were available at outreach locations; however, our tertiary children’s hospital had not invested widely in direct to patient telemedicine. Our daily pediatric subspecialty visits dropped from an average of 2066 visits a day prior to COVID-19 in our community to 1000 patients a day during the study period. Over the four-week period from April 15 to May 12, 2020, patient and family experience ratings of percentage of positive responses (9 or 10) on the provider rating 0-10 scale between telemedicine and in-person visits were compared for our pediatric subspecialty clinics using a …
Automatic Recognition, Segmentation, And Sex Assignment Of Nocturnal Asthmatic Coughs And Cough Epochs In Smartphone Audio Recordings: Observational Field Study, Filipe Barata, Peter Tinschert, Frank Rassouli, Claudia Steurer-Stey, Elgar Fleisch, Milo Puhan, Martin Brutsche, David Kotz, Tobias Kowatsch
Automatic Recognition, Segmentation, And Sex Assignment Of Nocturnal Asthmatic Coughs And Cough Epochs In Smartphone Audio Recordings: Observational Field Study, Filipe Barata, Peter Tinschert, Frank Rassouli, Claudia Steurer-Stey, Elgar Fleisch, Milo Puhan, Martin Brutsche, David Kotz, Tobias Kowatsch
Dartmouth Scholarship
Background: Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic respiratory diseases. Despite increased investment in treatment, little progress has been made in the early recognition and treatment of asthma exacerbations over the last decade. Nocturnal cough monitoring may provide an opportunity to identify patients at risk for imminent exacerbations. Recently developed approaches enable smartphone-based cough monitoring. These approaches, however, have not undergone longitudinal overnight testing nor have they been specifically evaluated in the context of asthma. Also, the problem of distinguishing partner coughs from patient coughs when two or more people are sleeping in the same room using contact-free audio …
Strengthening The Evidence Base For Telehealth For Abortion Service Delivery, Nadi Kaonga
Strengthening The Evidence Base For Telehealth For Abortion Service Delivery, Nadi Kaonga
Journal of Maine Medical Center
Telehealth – which is the use of information and communication technology to provide clinical services to patients remotely – provides an opportunity to extend safe abortion services to women. A recent review article on telehealth for abortion service delivery found it to be acceptable, feasible and safe when compared to in-person service delivery. Despite the promising findings, the evidence base can and should be strengthened to optimize the impact of such services for women. Areas for improvement include evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of telehealth implementations in more remote settings and with women across variable levels of technoliteracy, conducting cost-effectiveness …
Psjh Telehealth Covid-19 Repsonse, Todd Czartoski
Psjh Telehealth Covid-19 Repsonse, Todd Czartoski
Articles, Abstracts, and Reports
No abstract provided.
Utilization Of Evidence-Based Telehealth For Routine Follow-Up Visits In Outpatient Palliative Care, Nienke Sahelijo Bsn, Rn, Dnp-Fnp Student, Kori Fitzgerald Dnp, Fnp-C, Joseph F. Burkard Dncs, Crna
Utilization Of Evidence-Based Telehealth For Routine Follow-Up Visits In Outpatient Palliative Care, Nienke Sahelijo Bsn, Rn, Dnp-Fnp Student, Kori Fitzgerald Dnp, Fnp-C, Joseph F. Burkard Dncs, Crna
Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Manuscripts
Objectives: Palliative care services constitute a vital part of the oncology treatment plan. Much of the suffering associated directly with cancer itself or as a result of treatments can be mitigated with the early incorporation of palliative services. Unfortunately, access to palliative care remains elusive due to a lack of qualified providers. This evidence-based project was implemented in an effort to address gaps in care for advanced cancer patients. The goal was to provide telehealth visits for follow-up of stable patients to manage symptoms and psychosocial challenges with equivalent or improved satisfaction as compared to their last in-office visit …
Telemedicine Certified Recovery Specialists For Patients With Opioid Use Disorders In The Emergency Department In Covid-19, Kory S. London, Md
Telemedicine Certified Recovery Specialists For Patients With Opioid Use Disorders In The Emergency Department In Covid-19, Kory S. London, Md
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2020-)
COVID-19 is a staggering tragedy in a number of manners, but the lack of available access points to healthcare services due to federal, state, local and institutional regulations and decisions creates higher levels of patient vulnerability.
Patients with opioid use disorders (OUD) are especially vulnerable given high levels of coexistent housing insecurity, food insecurity and lack of primary care at baseline. These patients frequently utilize the emergency department for both medical and non-medical concerns.
Existing pathways to assist these patients utilize in person certified (peer) recovery specialists (CRS) who are not employed by the enterprise. Given the need to limit …
Covid-19 Student Telehealth Support Initiative, Yash Varma, Mary White, Alexandra Leto
Covid-19 Student Telehealth Support Initiative, Yash Varma, Mary White, Alexandra Leto
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2020-)
SKMC students partnered with numerous TJUH departments and developed a telehealth support initiative to:
- Help TJUH patients navigate the telehealth system
- Reduce system-wide appointment delays experienced by patients
- Provide direction to COVID-19 resources
A Volunteer Script was prepared to help patients troubleshoot common issues with accessing the telehealth system and provide up to date recommendations from the CDC to remain safe.
A Telehealth Clinical Workflow For Academic Radiation Oncology Programs During The Covid19 Pandemic, Gregor Manukian, Md, Phd, Christian Fernandez, Md, Paul Forrest, Adam Dicker, Md, Phd, Mark D. Hurwitz, Md
A Telehealth Clinical Workflow For Academic Radiation Oncology Programs During The Covid19 Pandemic, Gregor Manukian, Md, Phd, Christian Fernandez, Md, Paul Forrest, Adam Dicker, Md, Phd, Mark D. Hurwitz, Md
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2020-)
- COVID19 has resulted in drastic measures to decrease exposure risks within healthcare systems, with cancer patients at increased risk of infection and death (Liang. Lancet Oncol. 2020).
- Telehealth is the delivery of medical care via interactive audio and/or video telecommunication services.
- Telehealth was previously used sparingly within the department of radiation oncology but has suddenly become the preferred method of contact.
- In order to maintain quality of care, patient satisfaction, resident learning, and reimbursement, a robust telehealth clinical workflow is critical.
- Our department engaged various stakeholder to quickly develop a clinical workflow.
Home Telemonitoring Of Covid Patients By Medical Students At The Christiana Care Virtual Practice, Thomas Marconi, Jr, Chelsea Richards
Home Telemonitoring Of Covid Patients By Medical Students At The Christiana Care Virtual Practice, Thomas Marconi, Jr, Chelsea Richards
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2020-)
SARS-Cov2 arrived in Delaware on March 11, 2020. By March 22, 2020, stay at home orders were in place1. During this time, CareVio, a subsidiary of ChristianaCare, was tasked with developing a strategy to monitor the Delaware community. CareVio repurposed Twistle – a telemonitoring application utilized to distribute symptom related surveys and conduct text message conversations for follow up. This service had the capability to act as a virtual information desk and triage patients to be seen by virtual practice providers or the emergency department. Patient monitoring via Twistle was initiated on March 18, 2020 and medical students from Sidney …
Parental Views On Parent-Generated Asthma History In A Pediatric Ed: A Randomized Control Trial, Marc Sycip
Parental Views On Parent-Generated Asthma History In A Pediatric Ed: A Randomized Control Trial, Marc Sycip
Research Days
No abstract provided.
How Immune T-Cell Augmentation Can Help Prevent Covid-19: A Possible Nutritional Solution Using Ketogenic Lifestyle, Ravi K. Kamepalli Md,Fidsa,Cwsp
How Immune T-Cell Augmentation Can Help Prevent Covid-19: A Possible Nutritional Solution Using Ketogenic Lifestyle, Ravi K. Kamepalli Md,Fidsa,Cwsp
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections
No abstract provided.
Abstracts From The 26th Annual Health Care Systems Research Network Conference, April 8–10, 2020
Abstracts From The 26th Annual Health Care Systems Research Network Conference, April 8–10, 2020
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
The Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN) is made up of community-based care delivery systems with a shared mission to improve health and health care through research. The network’s annual conference serves as a forum for attendees to disseminate study findings, stimulate collaborations, and share insights about conducting research in real-world care settings. Although this year’s live conference was cancelled to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the oral and poster abstracts accepted for presentation at HCSRN 2020 are published in this open access supplement to Volume 7, Issue 1 of the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, the …
Evaluation Of An Advanced Quality Improvement Program, Arjun M. Dangre Bds Mph, Angelo P. Giardino Md, Phd
Evaluation Of An Advanced Quality Improvement Program, Arjun M. Dangre Bds Mph, Angelo P. Giardino Md, Phd
Journal of Nursing & Interprofessional Leadership in Quality & Safety
Texas Children’s Hospital implemented the Advanced Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Program (AQI) in 2009, designed to train clinicians and staff to develop leaders in quality improvement to improve patient care, lower costs, change culture, and lead improvement initiatives at the organization. Evaluations of the AQI programs measured the program’s effectiveness in achieving its goals and objectives. This paper describes the Texas Children’s Hospital’s Advanced Quality Improvement and Patient Safety program (AQI,) the program’s evaluation processes, and show the results of the evaluation of the AQI programs using evaluation surveys completed by QI participants over the span of 13 successful …
Compassion And Suppression In Caregivers: Twin Masks Of Tragedy And Joy Of Caring, Emanuele Maria Merlo, Sean M. Mcnabney, Fabio Frisone, Federica Sicari, Mihai Paunica, Catalina Motofei, Salvatore Settineri
Compassion And Suppression In Caregivers: Twin Masks Of Tragedy And Joy Of Caring, Emanuele Maria Merlo, Sean M. Mcnabney, Fabio Frisone, Federica Sicari, Mihai Paunica, Catalina Motofei, Salvatore Settineri
Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences
Background: Compassionate caregiving is a critical skill for workers among the helping professions, but the degree of empathy required by caregivers can place high demands on their mental and emotional resources. While many professionals employ successful coping strategies to mitigate these stressors, others experience compassion fatigue or burnout from emotional exhaustion. The objective of this research was to evaluate the relationships between caregivers’ demographic/career variables, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and psychodynamic defense mechanisms such as suppression, repressive function, regression in the service of the Ego, and rationalization. Methods: Participants were 250 caregivers with 178 (71,2%) women and 72 men (28,8%) …
Teaming Together To Care For Our Deaf Patients: Insights From The Deaf Health Clinic, Kate Panzer, Junghyun Park, Leslie Pertz, Michael M. Mckee
Teaming Together To Care For Our Deaf Patients: Insights From The Deaf Health Clinic, Kate Panzer, Junghyun Park, Leslie Pertz, Michael M. Mckee
JADARA
Deaf patients often struggle with accessing culturally competent care. Poor communication and inaccessible health information negatively impact Deaf individuals, resulting in poorer health outcomes and inappropriate health care use. To address this problem, the Family Medicine Department established the Deaf Health Clinic in 2015 through the efforts of healthcare providers fluent in American Sign Language. After that, the clinic faced several management issues, and implemented strategies to address them. The paper discusses lessons learned and suggests potential and tested solutions to reduce gaps in health care for Deaf individuals.
Analysis Of Delays In Processing Times In An Ophthalmology Clinic, Kai Yung Natalie Lui
Analysis Of Delays In Processing Times In An Ophthalmology Clinic, Kai Yung Natalie Lui
Dissertations and Theses
Efficiency is an important component of any medical practice. It facilitates quality care, reduction in wait time, patient and staff satisfaction, and decreased cost. The purpose of this study was to identify bottlenecks in the current processing system in the Eye Center at Hershey Penn State Medical Center. Data was obtained about patients arriving at the clinic for ancillary tests such as visual field testing and retinal imaging. Analysis of this data revealed a statistically significant longer average length of visit for patients who received testing in comparison to those who did not. However, due to the small sample size …
A Survey Of Feature Extraction And Fusion Of Deep Learning For Detection Of Abnormalities In Video Endoscopy Of Gastrointestinal-Tract, Hussam Ali, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin, Mubashir Husain Rehmani, Farhan Riaz
A Survey Of Feature Extraction And Fusion Of Deep Learning For Detection Of Abnormalities In Video Endoscopy Of Gastrointestinal-Tract, Hussam Ali, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin, Mubashir Husain Rehmani, Farhan Riaz
Publications
A standard screening procedure involves video endoscopy of the Gastrointestinal tract. It is a less invasive method which is practiced for early diagnosis of gastric diseases. Manual inspection of a large number of gastric frames is an exhaustive, time-consuming task, and requires expertise. Conversely, several computer-aided diagnosis systems have been proposed by researchers to cope with the dilemma of manual inspection of the massive volume of frames. This article gives an overview of different available alternatives for automated inspection, detection, and classification of various GI abnormalities. Also, this work elaborates techniques associated with content-based image retrieval and automated systems for …
Mobile Personal Healthcare System For Non-Invasive, Pervasive And Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Feasibility Study, Luis J. Mena, Vanessa G. Felix, Rodolfo Ostos, Armando J. Gonzalez, Rafael Martinez-Pelaez, Jesus D. Melgarejo, Gladys E. Maestre
Mobile Personal Healthcare System For Non-Invasive, Pervasive And Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Feasibility Study, Luis J. Mena, Vanessa G. Felix, Rodolfo Ostos, Armando J. Gonzalez, Rafael Martinez-Pelaez, Jesus D. Melgarejo, Gladys E. Maestre
School of Medicine Publications and Presentations
Background: Smartphone-based blood pressure (BP) monitor using photoplethysmogram (PPG) technology has emerged as a promising approach to empower users with self-monitoring for effective diagnosis and control ofhypertension (HT).
Objective: This study aimed to develop a mobile personal healthcare system for non-invasive, pervasive, and continuous estimation of BP level and variability to be user-friendly to elderly.
Methods: The proposed approach was integrated by a self-designed cuffless, calibration-free, wireless and wearable PPG-only sensor, and a native purposely-designed smartphone application using multilayer perceptron machine learning techniques from raw signals. We performed a pilot study with three elder adults (mean age 61.3 ± 1.5 …
Feasibility Of Post-Operative Mobile Health Monitoring Among Colorectal Surgery Patients, Tanya Kuper
Feasibility Of Post-Operative Mobile Health Monitoring Among Colorectal Surgery Patients, Tanya Kuper
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Post-operative readmission following colorectal surgery is a common and costly occurrence. Remote health monitoring via mobile applications has the potential to reduce post-operative readmissions by early identification of complications. This intervention depends on patient acceptance and compliance with available technology. The feasibility of home monitoring using automated daily surveys and wound photo uploads, delivered via a mobile health application, was tested in the immediate post-operative period after colorectal surgery. Patient compliance, the association between generated alerts and readmissions, and patient satisfaction were measured. Patient satisfaction was high; 80.5% of patients reported that they felt safer going home knowing that they …
Utilizing Digital Health To Collect Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes In Prostate Cancer: Single-Arm Pilot Trial, Christine Tran, Ms, Adam Dicker, Md, Phd, Benjamin Leiby, Phd, Eric Gressen, Md, Noelle Williams, Md, Heather Jim, Phd
Utilizing Digital Health To Collect Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes In Prostate Cancer: Single-Arm Pilot Trial, Christine Tran, Ms, Adam Dicker, Md, Phd, Benjamin Leiby, Phd, Eric Gressen, Md, Noelle Williams, Md, Heather Jim, Phd
Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers
Background: Measuring patient-reported outcomes (PROs) requires an individual’s perspective on their symptoms, functional status, and quality of life. Digital health enables remote electronic PRO (ePRO) assessments as a clinical decision support tool to facilitate meaningful provider interactions and personalized treatment.
Objective: This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of collecting ePROs using validated health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaires for prostate cancer.
Methods: Using Apple ResearchKit software, the Strength Through Insight app was created with content from validated HRQoL tools 26-item Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) or EPIC for Clinical Practice and 8-item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Advanced …
Improving Hearing Screenings With Tele-Otology, Ryan J. Miller, Joshua George-Lopez, Robert S. Hong Md, Phd
Improving Hearing Screenings With Tele-Otology, Ryan J. Miller, Joshua George-Lopez, Robert S. Hong Md, Phd
Medical Student Research Symposium
Introduction: The Lions Hearing Center of Michigan (LHC-MI) is an assistance program in Detroit that provides hearing aids to individuals in need. LHC-MI has provided thousands of hearing aids, but such efforts have been costly, requiring patients to make multiple appointments at multiple locations. To streamline this process, the LHC-MI is piloting a new program, titled “Hear Now! Detroit!”, that uses telemedicine to reach patients at community sites.
Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of a hearing screening program that uses telemedicine to reduce the number of visits required to acquire hearing aids.
Methods: Teams of community volunteers were deployed to …
Launching Virtual Care In A Benign Breast Surgery Clinic, Louisa Antonelli Bs, Hassan Nasser Md, Jessica Bensenhaver Md, Lindsay Petersen Md
Launching Virtual Care In A Benign Breast Surgery Clinic, Louisa Antonelli Bs, Hassan Nasser Md, Jessica Bensenhaver Md, Lindsay Petersen Md
Medical Student Research Symposium
The aim of this study is to assess the success of implementation of a telemedicine clinic in a benign breast surgery practice, and the hypothesis was that some women may feel uncomfortable virtually discussing breast complaints and problems. Twelve women seen as new patients in the benign breast surgery clinic and scheduled for surgery were asked if they were interested in having their post-operative visit performed virtually. Demographic information was also collected. Ages ranged from 24 to 77 years, and distance from the hospital ranged from 4.3 miles to 14.3 miles. Of the 12 women surveyed, 8 women were interested …
Successful Pharmacist Intervention To Optimize Guideline Directed Medical Therapy In Heart Failure Patients, Roy Robertson Md, Kris Howard, Elizabeth Meisberger, Emily Keltner Bs, Ma, Mindy Flanagan, Shauna Wagner, Carly Daley, Tammy Toscos Phd
Successful Pharmacist Intervention To Optimize Guideline Directed Medical Therapy In Heart Failure Patients, Roy Robertson Md, Kris Howard, Elizabeth Meisberger, Emily Keltner Bs, Ma, Mindy Flanagan, Shauna Wagner, Carly Daley, Tammy Toscos Phd
Health Services and Informatics Research
No abstract provided.
Effect Of 5-Minute Movies Shown Via A Mobile Phone App On Risk Factors And Mortality After Stroke In A Low- To Middle-Income Country: Randomized Controlled Trial For The Stroke Caregiver Dyad Education Intervention (Movies4stroke), Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Adeel Khoja, Bushra Usmani, Shahvaiz Magsi, Aresha Malani, Zahra Peera, Saadia Sattar, Masood Ahmed Akram, Sumaira Shahnawaz, Maryam Zulfiqar, Abdul Muqeet, Fabiha Zaidi, Saleem Sayani, Azmina Artani, Syed Iqbal Azam, Sarah Saleem
Effect Of 5-Minute Movies Shown Via A Mobile Phone App On Risk Factors And Mortality After Stroke In A Low- To Middle-Income Country: Randomized Controlled Trial For The Stroke Caregiver Dyad Education Intervention (Movies4stroke), Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Adeel Khoja, Bushra Usmani, Shahvaiz Magsi, Aresha Malani, Zahra Peera, Saadia Sattar, Masood Ahmed Akram, Sumaira Shahnawaz, Maryam Zulfiqar, Abdul Muqeet, Fabiha Zaidi, Saleem Sayani, Azmina Artani, Syed Iqbal Azam, Sarah Saleem
Section of Neurology
Background: Pakistan is the sixth most populous nation in the world and has an estimated 4 million stroke survivors. Most survivors are taken care of by community-based caregivers, and there are no inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of locally designed 5-min movies rolled out in order of relevance that are thematically delivered in a 3-month program to deliver poststroke education to stroke survivor and caregiver dyads returning to the community.
Methods: This study was a randomized controlled, outcome assessor–blinded, parallel group, single-center superiority trial in which participants (stroke survivor-caregiver …