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09-10-2019 Hsc Committee Agenda, Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

20190906_3rd Floor Remodel Update, Laura J. Hall

HSLIC Blog Post

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20190902_Biomedical Informatics Seminar Series Presents- Philip Kroth, Md, Tamara Wheeler

HSLIC Blog Post

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Multispecialty Opioid Risk Reduction Program Targeting Chronic Pain And Addiction Management In Veterans, Ivana A Vaughn, Rebecca Beyth, Mary Lynn Ayers, Joseph E Thornton, Rajiv Tandon, Ted Gingrich, Stephen A Mudra

Project ECHO Bibliography

A primary care pain clinic and telehealth program manages veterans at high-risk for noncancer chronic pain and addiction, offering education and support to multidisciplinary health care providers to reduce dependence on high-level opioids.

Satb2 Versus Cdx2: A Battle Royale For Diagnostic Supremacy In Mucinous Tumors, Stefan M. Brettfeld, Benjamin D. Ramos, Ryan S. Berry, David R. Martin, Joshua A. Hanson

Pathology Research and Scholarship

CONTEXT.—: Metastatic mucinous tumors present a diagnostic challenge for pathologists as tumor histomorphology is often nonspecific and optimal immunoprofiles are still under investigation.

OBJECTIVE.—: To present a head-to-head comparison of special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2 (SATB2) and caudal type homeobox 2 (CDX2) expression in a diverse array of primary mucinous tumors.

DESIGN.—: SATB2 and CDX2 immunohistochemical stains were performed on whole sections from 44 mucinous colorectal carcinomas and 175 noncolorectal mucinous tumors. A nuclear scoring system measuring intensity (0-3+) and percentage staining (0 =

RESULTS.—: SATB2 demonstrated acceptable accuracy at low to moderate expression levels (H-scores of 1-4). With these …

Perceived Barriers Related To Testing, Management And Treatment Of Hcv Infection Among Physicians Prescribing Opioid Agonist Therapy: The C-Scope Study, Alain H. Litwin, Martine Drolet, Chizoba Nwankwo, Martha Torrens, Andrej Kastelic, Stephan Walcher, Lorenzo Somaini, Emily Mulvihill, Jochen Ertl, Jason Grebely

Project ECHO Bibliography

The aim of this analysis was to evaluate perceived barriers related to HCV testing, management and treatment among physicians practicing in clinics offering opioid agonist treatment (OAT). C-SCOPE was a study consisting of a self-administered survey among physicians practicing at clinics providing OAT in Australia, Canada, Europe and the United States between April and May 2017. A 5-point Likert scale (1 = not a barrier, 3 = moderate barrier, 5 = extreme barrier) was used to measure responses to perceived barriers for HCV testing, evaluation and treatment across the domains of the health system, clinic and patient. Among the 203 …

A Harmless Wireless Quantum Alternative To Cell Phones Based On Quantum Noise, Florentin Smarandache, Robert Neil Boyd, Victor Christianto

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

In the meantime we know that 4G and 5G technologies cause many harms to human health. Therefore, here we submit a harmless wireless quantum alternative to cell phones. It is our hope that this alternative

Humanizing Work Requirements For Safety Net Programs, Mary Leto Pareja

Faculty Scholarship

This Article explores the political and policy appeal of work requirements for public benefit programs and concludes that inclusion of such requirements can be a reasonable design choice, but not in their current form. This Article’s proposals attempt to humanize these highly controversial work requirements while acknowledging the equity concerns they are designed to address. Drawing on expansive definitions of “work” found in guidance published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (“CMS”) and in various state waiver applications, this Article proposes that work requirements be approved for Medicaid (as well as other benefit programs) only if they encompass various …

Memorial Of Perpetual Tears Walkability Report, Jason Shaub

Walking Guides and Reports

On June 21st, 2019, representatives from the Partnership for a Healthy Torrance and the Mid-Region Council of Governments met with VIVA Connects team

Village Of Magdalena Walkability Report, Jason Shaub

Walking Guides and Reports

On April 11, 2019 the New Mexico Department of Health and members from the VIVA Connects team at the University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center co-hosted a walkability workshop with residents of the village of Magdalena. Rooted in the Community Preventive Services Task Force’s evidence-based Community Guide, ten residents and village leaders came out to present researchers with four, community-wide goals they desired technical assistance with. To effectively assess the village as a whole, attendees split into five, resident-researcher teams. Each group focused on a specific area identified by village leaders as either high foot-traffic zones, or regions with …

Viva Connects Intern Wins Unm Undergraduate Pipeline Network Poster Presentation Award!, University Of New Mexico Prevention Research Center

Events

VIVA Connects and the University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center is happy to announce the outstanding achievement awarded to one of our summer interns–Tavia Chuyate.

Effect Of A Learned-Threat On Pain Perception And Behaviors, Eric Kruger

Psychology ETDs

Pain is an adverse experience and a motivating force which allows for effective responding to environmental threats. There has been limited research in how pain related consequences can be learned outside of direct experience. The purpose of this study was to investigate if a non-painful threatening stimulus can modulate pain behavior. Forty-three male participants were trained via a computer task to respond to a threatening visual symbol (i.e. learned-threat). Participants also completed a painful task, a cold-pressor task (CPT), prior to and after threat training and were randomly assigned to threat/non-threat conditions during a CPT after the threat training. Repeated …

A Comparison Of Cave Microbial Communities To Cave Roosting Bat Microbiota In El Malpais National Monument, Usa, Nicole A. Caimi

Biology ETDs

The arrival of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a devastating fungal disease, has highlighted the need to better understand bat microbiota and how bats acquire their microbiota. To address this need, we investigated how bat microbiota compare to microbiota from the cave walls in two El Malpais National Monument caves. The external surfaces of six roosting bats from each cave, representing four different bat species, and their associated microbial mats were sampled. One to three air samples were taken in each cave. Samples were sequenced using Illumina MiSeq sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene for bacterial diversity and the ITS region for …

Organic/Inorganic Interfacial Interactions Affecting Metal Reactivity: Water Treatment And Sensor Applications, Mohamed Nabil Shaikh

Civil Engineering ETDs

The aim of this dissertation was to investigate the interactions occurring at the organic – inorganic interface between solid media and aqueous contaminants for water treatment and sensor applications. The gaps in current literature on these interfacial organic-inorganic interactions must be bridged in order to develop advanced water treatment and monitoring technologies for improving water quality and thus, restore and protect the contaminated water resources. As a part of this dissertation, manganese oxides-based composites and electrospun polymer mats were developed and investigated for gaining mechanistic insights of organic (bisphenol A and acetaminophen) and inorganic (uranium) contaminants removal, respectively. These reactions …

09-10-2019 Hsc Committee Meeting Notice, Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

20190823_Welcome Back Wednesday, Amy Weig-Pickering

HSLIC Blog Post

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Implementation Of Liver Cancer Education Among Health Care Providers And Community Coalitions In The Cherokee Nation, Behnoosh Momin, Jorge Mera, Whitney Essex, David Gahn, Margie Burkhart, Danielle Nielsen, Jennifer Mezzo, Alexander J Millman

Project ECHO Bibliography

INTRODUCTION: The Cherokee Nation Comprehensive Cancer Control Program collaborated with the Cherokee Nation Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Elimination Program within Cherokee Nation's Health Services to plan and implement activities to increase knowledge and awareness of liver cancer prevention among health care providers and the Cherokee Nation community. From August 2017 to April 2018, the 2 programs implemented liver cancer prevention interventions that focused on education of health care providers and community members. We used descriptive statistics to analyze data collected from a brief, retrospective pre-post survey for each intervention. We assessed overall awareness and knowledge of liver cancer and ability …

Standardizing Data From The Dead, Shamsi Daneshvari Berry, Heather J H Edgar

Pathology Research and Scholarship

A database of full-body CT scans and associated lifestyle and health data from decedents who underwent an autopsy at the Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) is under construction. The dataset has 68 metadata fields containing data from the OMI's database and interviews with next of kin. Some metadata fields could be mapped to existing standards, but the majority of fields required some modifications to current standards or the creation of new standards.

Curriculum Vitae Of Fr. J. Patrick Hough, Hall & Monagle, Llc

Other Personnel-Type Files

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Assessment Of The Biocompatibilty, Stability, And Suitability Of Natural And Synthetic Polymers And Drugs In The Fda Approval Process, Phuong Anh Hoang Nguyen

Biomedical Engineering ETDs

Regulation of the development, production, marketing, and sales of medical pharmaceuticals and devices in the United States fall under the regulatory functions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The current FDA approval process takes an average of 10 years from start to completion, and costs over $100 million. As a result, companies use many different methods to find additional use of their drugs through marketing directly to the physician, or recycling of previously approved drug moieties. In this work, an evaluation of the in vitro and ex vivo biocompatibility of polymers and drugs in different phases of FDA approval …

20190816_Fall Hours Start Saturday, Kristin R. Proctor

HSLIC Blog Post

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Creating A Public Health Community Of Practice To Support American Indian And Alaska Native Communities In Addressing Chronic Disease, Shawna L Williams, Alexis Kaigler, Amy Armistad, David K Espey, Bruce B Struminger

Project ECHO Bibliography

No abstract provided.

Pilot Rct Of Mbrp In Outpatient Methadone Clinic: A Neuropsychologically-Informed Approach, Jessica Pommy

Psychology ETDs

Introduction: The primary study goal was to assess the feasibility of implementing a Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) in a substance use and methadone clinic using a neuropsychological framework. Methods: Participation interest, retention rates, and feasibility of study design were examined. 13 participants were randomized to waitlist (n = 6) or MBRP (n =7). Associations between baseline variables and retention were examined. Executive function (EF) performance and topological properties of fNIRS resting-state networks were assessed. Results: Power was limited, but quantity of outside treatment was associated with retention. EF was variable, but within the average range. …

Substance Use Treatment Accessibility For Pregnant And Postpartum Women, Adrienne Borders

Psychology ETDs

This study aimed to (1) characterize substance use treatment preferences, barriers, and attitudes in an under-represented sample of pregnant and postpartum women; (2) examine associations between barriers and help-seeking preferences, treatment attitudes, treatment engagement, substance use, and well-being; and (3) examine moderating effects of culture. Participants were 27 women, most of whom were treatment-experienced, of ethnic minority status, and from lower-income households. Results indicated flexibility in treatment preferences, and positive attitudes about treatment despite an extensive number of barriers. Participants indicated greater interference from stigma, relative to instrumental barriers. Qualitative responses revealed unique barriers experienced by this sample, and offspring …

03-05-19 Hsc Committee Meeting Minutes, Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

01-08-19 Hsc Committee Minutes, Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

01-08-19 Hsc Committee Meeting Minutes, Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

05-07-19 Hsc Committee Meeting Minutes, Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

05-07-19 Hsc Committee Meeting Minutes, Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

04-02-19 Hsc Committee Meeting Minutes, Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.