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Dear Pandemic: A Topic Modeling Analysis Of Covid-19 Information Needs Among Readers Of An Online Science Communication Campaign., Aleksandra M Golos, Sharath Chandra Guntuku, Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Lindsey J Leininger, Amanda M Simanek, Aparna Kumar, Sandra S Albrecht, Jennifer Beam Dowd, Malia Jones, Alison M Buttenheim

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by an "infodemic"-an overwhelming excess of accurate, inaccurate, and uncertain information. The social media-based science communication campaign Dear Pandemic was established to address the COVID-19 infodemic, in part by soliciting submissions from readers to an online question box. Our study characterized the information needs of Dear Pandemic's readers by identifying themes and longitudinal trends among question box submissions.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of questions submitted from August 24, 2020, to August 24, 2021. We used Latent Dirichlet Allocation topic modeling to identify 25 topics among the submissions, then used thematic analysis to …

Advanced-Stage Melanoma At Presentation Following The Peak Of The Pandemic: A Covid-19 Cancer Canary In A Coal Mine, Ryan Lamm, Md, Walker Lyons, Md, Winnie So, Rn, Alliric I. Willis, Md, Facs, Msph

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

Background: For melanoma patients, timely identification and tumor thickness are directly correlated with outcomes. COVID-19 impacted both patients' ability and desire to see physicians. We sought to identify whether the pandemic correlated with changes in melanoma thickness at presentation and subsequent treatment timeline.

Methods: Retrospective chart review was performed on patients who underwent surgery for melanoma in an academic center surgical oncology practice from May 2019 to September 2021. Patients were split into two cohorts: "pre-pandemic" from May 2019 to May 2020 and "pandemic," after May 2020, representing when these patients received their initial diagnostic biopsy. Demographic and melanoma-specific variables …

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: July-September 2021, Kelsey Duinkerken, Larissa Gordon, Mslis, Med, Ma

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

This quarterly report includes:

• Articles
• Data Sets
• Dissertations
• Grand Rounds and Lectures
• JCPH Capstone Presentations
• Jefferson Research Newsletter
• Journals and Newsletters
• Posters
• What People are Saying About the Jefferson Digital Commons

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: January-March 2021, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi, Larissa Gordon, Mslis, Med, Ma

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

This quarterly report includes:

• Articles
• Dissertations
• Grand Rounds and Lectures
• JCPH Capstone Presentations
• Journals and Newsletters
• Know Diabetes by Heart Meetings
• Library Resources
• MPH COVID-19 Infographics
• Posters
• Scholarly Inquiry Graphics
• The Big in Big Data Symposium
• What People are Saying About the Jefferson Digital Commons

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: July-September 2020, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi, Larissa Gordon, Mslis, Med, Ma

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

Included in this Report

• Abington Health Articles
• Articles
• Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Evaluation (JCIPE)
• Collaborative Research and Evidence shared Among Therapists and Educators (CREATE Day)
• Covid 19-: Spread the Science, Not the Virus
• Department of Family and Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds
• Master of Population Health Program Thesis and Capstone Presentations
• Master of Public Health Thesis and Capstone Presentations
• Jefferson Surgical Solutions
• The Medicine Forum
• Sex and Gender Health Education Summit 2020
• Student Papers and Posters
• Misc. Uploads
• What people are saying about the Jefferson Digital Repository

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: April-June 2020, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi, Larissa Gordon, Mslis, Med, Ma

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

This quarterly report includes:

• New Collection: COVID-19 Papers, Posters, and Presentations
• Articles
• Collaborative Research and Evidence Among Therapists and Educators (CREATE) Day Presentations
• COVID-19 Working Papers
• Dissertations
• Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Capstones
• Educational Materials
• From the Archives
• Grand Rounds and Lectures
• House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Posters
• JeffMD Scholarly Inquiry Abstracts
• Journals and Newsletters
• Master of Public Health Capstone Presentations
• Posters
• Spread the Science, NOT the Virus Seminar Series
• What People are Saying About the Jefferson the Digital Commons

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: January-March 2020, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi, James Copeland, Libt, Larissa Gordon, Mslis, Med, Ma

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

This quarterly report includes:

• New Look for the Jefferson Digital Commons
• Articles
• COVID-19 Working Papers
• Educational Materials
• From the Archives
• Grand Rounds and Lectures
• JeffMD Scholarly Inquiry Abstracts
• Journals and Newsletters
• Master of Public Health Capstones
• Oral Histories
• Posters and Conference Presentations
• What People are Saying About the Jefferson the Digital Commons