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Successful Strategies For Discharging Medicaid Nursing Home Residents With Mental Health Diagnoses To The Community, Skye N. Leedahl, Rosemary K. Chapin, Carrie Wendel, Beth Anne Baca, Leslie K. Hasche, Grace W. Townley

Human Development and Family Science Faculty Publications

The state and federal push to transition Medicaid residents from nursing homes to the community calls for effective discharge strategies targeted to residents’ diverse needs. This exploratory, mixed-methods study utilized the Minimum Data Set to describe demographics, health characteristics, and transition patterns of Kansas Medicaid residents with mental health diagnoses who were discharged from nursing homes from 2005 to 2008. Discharged residents (n = 720) had multiple comorbidities, and more than half remained in the community following their first nursing home event. In-depth interviews with nursing home staff (n = 11) explored successful discharge strategies. Successful strategies support …

Cultural Proximity And Reflexivity In Interpreting Transnational Media Texts: The Case Of Malaysians Consuming Japanese Popular Culture, Eriko Yamato

The Qualitative Report

Television programs such as animation and drama series from Japan have become common transnational products in Malaysia. Since studies on Malaysians who consume Japanese popular culture are lacking even a decade after its substantial rise in popularity, this qualitative study was designed to explore the media consumption of Japanese popular culture in Malaysia. In this article I examined how Malaysians are interpreting their favorite media texts from Japan specifically revisiting the concepts of “cultural proximity” and “reflexivity” suggested in the other studies of Japanese popular culture and the audience. I conducted in-depth interviews with 12 participants who have been consuming …

Lanthorn, Vol. 49, No. 28, November 24, 2014, Grand Valley State University

Volume 49, July 7, 2014 - June 1, 2015

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Is Couple And Relationship Education Effective For Lower Income Participants? A Meta-Analytic Study, Alan J. Hawkins, Sage E. Erickson

Faculty Publications

The negative effects of family instability on children and adults have captured the attention of legislators and policymakers wondering if something could be done to help at-risk couples form and sustain healthy relationships and marriages. For a decade now, public funds have supported grants to provide couple and relationship education (CRE) to lower income individuals and couples. This meta-analytic study reviewed 38 studies (with 47 independent samples) assessing the effectiveness of CRE for lower income couples (defined as more than two-thirds of the sample below twice the poverty level) in an attempt to form current policy debates. Overall effect sizes …

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The Pediatric Pt Management Of A Survivor Of Cancer: A Case Report, Kaylene Samuels

Case Report Posters

Cancer in the cerebellum in a pediatric population is rare. The cerebellum is responsible for: coordination of ongoing movements, postural control, visual gaze, performing smooth purposeful movements. There is limited evidence investigating the physical therapy management of pediatric survivors of cancer, more specifically, in cerebellum brain tumors. The purpose of this case report was to investigate the PT management of a pediatric survivor of cancer who had a cerebellar tumor resection.

Physical Therapy Management Of An In-Patient After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report, Jareth Pamer

Case Report Posters

Background: Increasing prevalence of knee OA and TKA; according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, there will have been a half a million TKA procedures performed by 2030. Purpose: The purpose of this case report is to describe the physical therapy management of an in-patient status post total knee arthroplasty.

Inpatient Physical Therapy For A Patient With Dementia After Right Above Knee Amputation: A Case Report, Benjamin Blanchette

Case Report Posters

Background: Lower limb amputation is a traumatic procedure that is most commonly performed on individuals who are diabetic or have peripheral vascular disease. Other causes of amputation include infection, trauma or cancer. A sarcoma is a cancer in tissues such as muscle, fat, cartilage, or bone. The treatment goal is to excise and prevent growth or metastasis of the sarcoma. There is limited literature regarding dementia involving motor planning deficits and physical therapy. However, based upon the interventions provided by physical therapists it is believed that individuals with dementia involving motor planning deficits will have some difficulty. Purpose: The purpose …

The Use Of Parkinson’S Disease Specific Rehabilitative Interventions To Treat A Patient With Lewy Body Dementia: A Case Report, Cassandra Dawley

Case Report Posters

Background: Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and the role of physical therapy (PT) in treating this population, is scarce in the literature. LBD is considered a differential diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease (PD); therefore, the idea to use PD specific interventions, primarily Lee Silverman Voice Treatment-Big (LSVT BIG), may be considered a suitable intervention. Purpose: To educate the readers about LBD, how it presents, and how PD related interventions can be used as a treatment.

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - November 23, 2014, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the November 23, 2014 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• 10 Tips for a Healthy Thanksgiving
• Dr. Michael Welsh Gives 2014 Baugh Lecture
• USA Medical Students Host Mobile Mental Health Outreach Event
• December Med School Café - 'Multiple Sclerosis: A Simple Message About a Complicated Disease'

Non-Neutral Evolution And Reciprocal Monophyly Of Two Expressed Mhc Class Ii B Genes In Leach’S Storm-Petrel, Donald C. Dearborn, Andrea B. Gager, Morgan E. Gilmour, Andrew G. Mcarthur, Douglas A. Hinerfeld, Robert A. Mauck

All Faculty Scholarship

The major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) is subject to pathogen-mediated balancing selection and can link natural selection with mate choice. We characterized two Mhc class II B loci in Leach’s storm-petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, focusing on exon 2 which encodes the portion of the protein that binds pathogen peptides. We amplified and sequenced exon 2 with locus-specific nested PCR and Illumina MiSeq using individually barcoded primers. Repeat genotyping of 78 single-locus genotypes produced identical results in 77 cases (98.7 %). Sequencing of messenger RNA (mRNA) from three birds confirmed expression of both loci, consistent with the observed absence of stop codons or …

Outpatient Physical Therapy Management Of A Female Athlete With A Left Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction And Left Medial Meniscectomy: A Case Report, Kyle Brown

Case Report Posters

Background: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a structure within the knee that prevents anterior translation of the tibia on the femur as well as checks lateral rotation of the tibia and extension of the knee. The ACL is typically injured in noncontact sports by a sudden deceleration prior to a change of direction or landing motion. Female athletes are more than twice as likely to sustain an injury to the ACL. An ACL injury is often accompanied by an injury to the meniscus of the same knee. Purpose: The purpose of this case report is to provide a comprehensive …

The Effects Of Robot-Assisted Gait Training And Task-Specific Training On Adl Function And Mobility For A Patient After A Stroke: A Case Report, Maegen Johnson

Case Report Posters

Background: Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death and the leading cause of long term disability in the United States. Repetitive task-specific training has been shown to be favorable in stroke rehabilitation. Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) incorporates gait training and repetitive task-specific training. RAGT has been shown to increase the likeliness of independent walking ability in patients who have experienced a stroke, especially when utilized in first three months. Currently there is limited research regarding the impact of RAGT on ADL function. Purpose: To describe the impact of robot-assisted gait training in combination with task-specific training on the functional …

Multimodal Physical Therapy Interventions Designed To Restore Independence And Motor Control In A Patient With Acute Cerebellar Stroke, Annarae Andresen

Case Report Posters

Background: The cerebellum integrates sensory perception, coordination, and motor control. Cerebellar stroke accounts for 3.4% of the 600,000 strokes that occur annually in the United States. Due to the rarity of ACS, very little research has been conducted regarding multimodal PT interventions as a treatment option. Purpose: The purpose of this case report was to describe multimodal PT interventions designed to restore independence and motor control for a patient with ACS.

November 22, 2014 (Pages 7341-7428), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 44 (2014)

No abstract provided.

Creating A National Society For The Enhancement Of Indonesian Citizenry: Furthering The Liberal Arts In Higher Education, Judith Puncochar

Other Presentations

Three processes come to mind when we think about launching a national society for the enhancement of the Indonesian citizenry by furthering the study of Liberal Arts in higher education. The first is Excitement. People who work with the Liberal Arts experience a shared excitement. Students are genuinely excited to hone critical thinking, decision-making, leadership, and speaking skills engendered through classroom study of the Liberal Arts. Lecturers are genuinely interested in learning how to teach with a student-centered Liberal Arts focus. The second process is Cooperation. Humans in all occupations cooperate and learn interactively and collaboratively together. A …

Conceptualizing Climate Justice In Kivalina, Marissa Knodel

Seattle University Law Review

Due to climate change, indigenous communities in Alaska are forced to develop in ways that adversely affect their livelihoods and culture. For example, decreases in sea ice, increases in the frequency of sea storms, and melting permafrost have so accelerated the erosion of one barrier island that an entire village faces relocation. These indigenous communities, which have contributed little to causing climate change, are limited in their ability to adapt. After examining three broad questions about the effects of climate change on indigenous communities, this Article reaches four preliminary conclusion about relocation as a climate adaptation strategy and its relations …

Fisheries Governance And How It Fits Within The Broader Arctic Governance, Adam Soliman

Seattle University Law Review

Climate change is causing the Arctic ice to melt and fish stocks to change their migration patterns. These changes are increasing access to Arctic fisheries, as well as moving other fish stocks to the north. To prevent the depletion of fish stocks and to protect the Arctic environment, proper fisheries governance requires collaboration between nation-states and specific populations. Fisheries present unique governance and management issues. Unlike other natural resources, fish stocks do not stay in the same place. The non-stationary nature of fish stocks, along with shared sovereignty over the oceans, make coordination between stakeholders the most difficult as well …

Who's Swallowing The "Bitter Pill"?: Reforming Write-Offs In The State Of Washington, Lauren M. Martin

Seattle University Law Review

Washington’s application of the collateral source rule permits recovery for medical expenses that were never incurred and have no relationship to their market value. This application is set forth in Hayes v. Wieber Enterprises, Inc., where the plaintiff sued a restaurant for injuries she sustained from falling down the restaurant’s basement stairs. Why should the collateral source rule compel the defendant in Hayes to pay the original amount billed, $5,800, when the physician accepted $3,300 as payment in full? Is not $3,300 the reasonable or market value of the medical services provided to the plaintiff? This Comment discusses whether Washington …

Extracting More Than Resources: Human Security And Arctic Indigenous Women, Victoria Sweet

Seattle University Law Review

The circumpolar Arctic region is at the forefront of rapid change, and with change come potential threats to human security. Numerous factors determine what makes a state, a community, or an individual feel secure. For example, extractive industry development can bring economic benefits to an area, but these development projects also bring security concerns, including potential human rights violations. While security concerns connected with development projects have been studied in southern hemisphere countries and countries classified as “developing,” concerns connected with extractive industry development projects in “developed” countries like the United States have received little attention. This Article will change …

Oil And Gas In America's Arctic Ocean: Past Problems Counsel Precaution, Michael Levine, Peter Van Tuyn, Layla Hughes

Seattle University Law Review

This Article provides context for the controversy facing government agencies charged with making decisions about the future of America’s Arctic Ocean. It then distill themes that, if addressed, could help further a lasting solution for this region that respects its natural and human values while crafting a reasonable path forward for decisions about development. First, this Article offers background about the region, the threats facing it, and some of the challenges in managing the natural resources there. Second, it provides an overview of the legal framework through which the United States government makes decisions about whether and under what conditions …

Minutes, Altrusa International Of Tampa, February-November 2014, Altrusa International Of Tampa Bay, Inc.

Altrusa International of Tampa Bay, Inc. - Records

The meeting minutes for the Altrusa International of Tampa, for February-November 2014.

Student Training In A University Setting Voice Clinic- How Do We Do It?, Chaya D. Nanjundeswaran (Guntupalli), Celia Bassich, Robin Samlan

ETSU Faculty Works

This presentation will discuss the challenges that clinical supervisors face when trying to balance efficient graduate student training and patient welfare in university voice clinics. We will propose a model in which we seek to balance the needs of the patient, student clinician, and clinical instructor.

Dr. William David Leak

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Dr. William David Leak on Nov. 22, 2014 at Saint Phillips Episcopal Church

Changes In Latitudes Call For Changes In Attitudes: Towards Recognition Of A Global Imperative For Stewardship, Not Exploitation, In The Arctic, Taylor Simpson-Wood

Seattle University Law Review

For more than two centuries, the imagination of mariners has been captured by visions of a trade route across the Arctic Sea allowing vessels to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Known as the Northwest Passage, this fabled route is a time- and money-saving sea lane running from the Atlantic Ocean Arctic Circle to the Pacific Ocean Arctic Circle. Now, the thinning of the ice in the Arctic may transform what was once only a dream into a reality. New shipping lanes linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are likely to open between 2040 and 2059. If loss …

Closing The Doors To Justice: A Critique Of Pimentel V. Dreyfus And The Application Of Legal Formalism To The Elimination Of Food Assistance Benefits For Legal Immigrants, Hannah Zommick

Seattle University Law Review

This Comment contends that the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in Pimentel v. Dreyfus employed a legal formalist approach and that by applying this framework, the court prevented legal immigrants, who were caught between the strict eligibility restrictions of welfare reform, from asserting their rights through the justice system. The legal formalist approach “treats the law as a set of scientific formulae or principles that are derived from the study of case law. These principles create an internal analytical framework which, when applied to a set of facts, leads the decision maker, through logical deduction, to the correct outcome in a case.” …

“We Know What We Are, But We Know Not What We May Be:” Marianne Faithfull, Ophelia And The Power Of Performance, Gabriel Rieger

Selected Papers of the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference

No abstract provided.

Call For Special Issue Proposals, Krista Glazewski

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning is seeking proposals for guest edited special topics issue to be published in 2016. The special issue should focus on a targeted area of interest relevant to problem-based learning, project-based learning, case-based learning, anchored instruction, or inquiry broadly. We are open to any areas of specialized interest, whether they are context, content, or process related.

National Grid, Cvs Health And School Of Continuing Studies Celebrate First Professional Development Collaboration, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

Featured News Story

Event on Nov. 20th presented program certificates to the six diverse business owners sponsored by National Grid and CVS Health.

Outpatient Physical Therapy Following Triple Arthrodesis Surgery: A Case Report, Nella Bernardoni

Case Report Posters

Background: Triple arthrodesis is the surgical fusion of the talonavicular, talocalcaneal, and calcaneocuboid joints of the foot. Joint surface preparation includes debridement, removal of cartilage, burring of subchondral bone, and fish scaling of the joint surfaces. The joints are then fused using screws. No inversion or eversion motion, only plantarflexion and dorsiflexion. Primary goals: abolish pain, correct underlying deformities, and restore a stable platform for ambulation. Indicated for severe arthritis, instability, and deformity that cannot be controlled with nonsurgical approaches. Purpose: To provide an overview of triple arthrodesis surgery and to report a case describing the specific outpatient physical therapy …