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The Wright State – Lake Campus 2019 – 2020 Scholarly Review, Wright State University - Lake Campus

Lake Campus Research Symposium Reports

This report provides a listing of the scholarly endeavors from Lake Campus during the 2019 calendar year, spanning across disciplines.

This document contains the Annual Research Report from 2019 and the Research Symposium Program from 2020.

Healthcare, Better Together, Briana Hailey, Brandon Hazelton, Rachel Mckinney, Lisa Rosen

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster addressing the question: Is a patient-centric approach more effective than a problem-centric approach when treating a patient in an interprofessional health setting?

Stop The Bleed: A Community Event, Brittnie Fredenburg, Hadley Warner

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster discussing a Stop the Bleed event held at UNE. Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign that was introduced by the White House in 2015 in response to the tragedy of the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012. The campaign emerged as a way to improve survival rates by providing bystanders with adequate training to know how to stop the bleed.

Understanding An Interprofessional Team Through The Lens Of The Intentional Relationship Model (Irm), David Bach, Emma Canducci, Bailey D'Antonio, Vanessa Dufford, Marissa Paquette, Jonathan Wermers

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster describing the following process: The Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) is designed to explain the therapist's roles and demands in both establishing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a patient. While based in occupational therapy, this model has wide implications on being applied in many contexts, including an interdisciplinary team. While based in occupational therapy, this model has wide implications for the application to health care interdisciplinary teams. The objective for our team was to analyze our own interactions with Alex and identify how our ability to use different modes of the IRM and mode-shift made an impact on …

Importance Of Sbirt Training In Undergraduate Curriculum, Jessica Collins, Chelsea Kimball, Shannon Keavy, Laurel Pearson, Gillian Turco

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster detailing investigation of the question: What is the significance of Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and why is it important to implement in undergrad curriculum?

Inspire : Vol 3, Issue 4, Department Of Medicine

INSPIRE – Department of Medicine Archives

Content

• Message From the Chair
• COVID-19: Crisis Inspiring Virtual Innovations
• Nephrology and Urology Simulation-based Workshops
• Featured Faculty: Dr Saad Shafqat
• “Take exemplary care of your patients. If you do that with honesty and ability, all good things will follow”
• Publications

Vital Signs, Spring 2020, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A thirty-one page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, alumni profiles, class notes, and more.

How Do Surgeon Preferences And Technique Variances Affect Outcome?, Anastasia Axiopoulou, Caroline G. L. Cao, Katherine Lin Md, Keith Watson Md

Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Materials

The goal of the research project is to create a blue-print of a robot-assisted hysterectomy procedure to support design and evaluation of technology to enhance system performance. To create this blue-print, we will conduct a task analysis, model the cognitive task flow and decision making, and develop a simulation of the hysterectomy procedure. The surgical simulation will be used as a platform to train surgeons on robotic-assisted hysterectomies, as well as to assess learning and performance. Additionally, it will be used to design and develop techniques and novel technology to support surgeons in their performance of the surgery. Current research …

Identifying Easy Indicators Of Dementia, Swati Padhee, Tanvi Banerjee, Valerie L. Shalin, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan

Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Materials

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a degenerative chronic neurodegenerative disease that affects millions of people and whose care costs billions of dollars. There is growing evidence that variations in speech and language may be early indicators of dementia. One of the most initial symptoms of dementia is speech impairment, including difficulty in finding words and changes to the grammatical structure. These early indicators can be detected by having the patients perform a picture description task, such as the Cookie Theft task from the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination. However, much of the state-of-the-art NLP for dementia has been limited due to the …

Measuring Nomophobia And Exploration Of Consequences And Comorbidities, Sarah Marie Fryman, William L. Romine

Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Materials

Excessive use of smartphones has coined the term “Nomophobia”, or fear of not being able to use your smartphone. For many, these devices have become an extension of ourselves, which raises hesitation on whether or not society has become addicted to smartphones. Specific diagnostic criteria for smartphone addiction have yet to be settled, and even appropriate to use the word “addiction” when describing excessive usage of smartphones is controversial.

We therefore explore utilize current measures to explore the symptoms of nomophobia and their hierarchy, as well as comorbidities including social anxiety, self-esteem, distracted driving and sleep quality. A total of …

Relief Of Procedural Pain In Infants And Neonates, Allye Camden

Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Materials

Procedural pain occurs in the hospital setting due to a variety of procedures and treatments conducted throughout a patient’s stay. Pain is often assessed in infants and neonates but is not always treated consistently due to the multiple number of pain relief methods. The objective of this literature review is to identify the most effective interventions to relieve procedural pain in infants and neonates. Forty articles were analyzed and synthesized to determine the best pain relief methods to use when providing nursing care to infants and neonates. Based on the results of the literature review, nutritive sucking, positioning techniques, and …

Predicting Alcohol Withdrawal In Intensive Care Units, Reza Sadeghi, Tanvi Banerjee, William L. Romine

Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Materials

Alcohol use disorder is a common health issue in older adults who are facing depression caused by retirement, loss of a spouse, pain, and sleep problems. The prolonged, heavy alcohol ingestion will lead to high alcohol dependency such that cessation or reduction of using alcohol causes alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) in roughly 4 to 72 hours after the last drink. During the initial 8 hours, patients face anxiety, insomnia, nausea, and abdominal pain. This condition is followed by high blood pressure, increased body temperature, unusual heart rate, and confusion. If this syndrome does not receive any treatment, the patients will …

Articulation And Phonological Disorders: Resource List, Amy M. Glaspey

Open Educational Resources (OER) at University of Montana

List of open and free resources used in a course on articulation and phonological disorders. This class covers theoretical perspectives on phonological and articulation disorders with an emphasis on application to clinical management including evaluation, assessment techniques, and intervention strategies.

A PDF and an EPUB version are available using the Download links above.

The Write Stuff - Spring 2020 (Vol. 17, No. 2), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2020

• How to discuss your study's limitations effectively
• Reference letters vs. letters of support for NIH grant applications: What's the difference?
• NCI Bottom Line blog offers insight into grant funding and budgets
• Dissertations, Text Recycling, and Self-Plagiarism
• NIH Increases the use of Notices of Special Interest
• Tips for using Track Changes in Microsoft Word

Literature Review Of Prehabilitation Interventions And Outcomes For Gastrointestinal Cancers, Joseph Boegemann, Kelsey Dumond, Samantha Gagne, Thai Ho, Alex Joseph, Dahne Yaitanes, Amy J. Litterini

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster describing: Prehabilitation (prehab) is the stage of cancer rehabilitation between diagnosis and acute intervention that utilizes targeted physical activity to “reduce severity of current and future impairments.” The purpose of this literature review was to develop a theoretical framework for future research and guidance for implementation of effective prehab for gastrointestinal cancer survivors undergoing surgical treatment in Maine.

Coffee Collaborators Creating Care- Ipti Reflection, Jessica Stewart, Lea Martin, Janet Lavrich, Cammy Macomber, Casey Imelio, Katherine Buscemi, Nicholas Shellenberger

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Poster documenting collaborative case reflection among students in the Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, Osteopathic Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dental Hygiene, and Social Work fields.

An Innovative Collaboration Of An Academic Institution With A Community Recovery Center, Sydney Charles, Jennifer Ritchie, Brian Ruby, Julie Sullivan, Curtis Warren, Nathaniel Whitten, Dahne Yaitanes, Amy J. Litterini

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster documenting the following project: The University of New England (UNE) collaborated with local recovery centers to create an interdisciplinary service learning partnership. Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program explored the role of PT in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) recovery in an elective course. Three interactive PT related sessions were developed for the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at Pinetree Recovery Center with the purpose of providing tools for physical activity to aid in the SUD recovery process.

Interprofessional Care Plan For Alex Simpson, Michael Harris, Sujaay Hari Jagannathan, Michelle Morales, Alyssa White

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Poster documenting an interprofessional approach among Social Work, Osteopathic Medicine, Dental Medicine, and Pharmacy students to provision of care for an uninsured patient with multiple health needs.

Addressing Alex From A Dynamic Team Approach, Julia Busiere, Brianna Fitzgerald, Heather Putnam, Ali Ross, Shannon Yoo, Hadley Warner

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster describing investigation of the question: How is collaboration essential or vital to patient-centered care?

Eagala Inter-Professional Team Development, Crystal Clendennen-Peirce, V. S. Thieme

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) is a team approach to problem solving in which a group or team interacts with horses to accomplish various tasks. The horses are not ridden but instead worked in an open setting to allow reflection and understanding between team members. EAGALA has been used in multiple settings, such as, combatting compassion fatigue in community care workers. (Black 8-13) EAGALA uses experiential learning to realize the goals of the participants This offered an opportunity for interprofessional collaboration between the COM, Nursing, and Social Work students with a technique that has been suggested to reduce …

Caring For Caregivers Of A Loved One With Als, Gabriella Timuscuk, Olivia Ryding, Erin Mccormack

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster describing the following project: Supply caregivers that attended the Caring for Clients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) workshop with a care package. This care package provided tools and resources to help relieve stress and ease the burden that caregivers may be experiencing by promoting self care. Fifteen packages were distributed after the facilitation of an all day workshop on November 16, 2019. Each recipient was sent home with a survey that was to be sent back a month later to provide feedback about the contents.

Ccj Corrections Officer Education Program: Medication Assisted Treatment In Jail, Jasmine Edwards, Kristin Gallagher, Arianna Parent, Kristin Demayo

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster describing project with goal of improving perceptions of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and expanding knowledge surrounding the use of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in corrections officers at the Cumberland County Jail.

Bearings House: Community Reintegration Project, Avery Alberghini, Emma Chabot, Laura Garrard, Alyssa Germanos, Abigail Higgins, Madison Kirchner, Maighan Leblanc, Emily Spencer, Haley Ruth, Carly Mckenna, Frank Brooks, Jan Froehlich

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster documenting the following project: Long Creek Youth Development Center offers a variety of activities, an education, mentorship, and structure for Bearings House residents. In addition to those programs, we hoped through building a relationship with residents we could identify their occupational interests and assist in their transition to life in the community. We strived to support residents through their transition to Bearings House and give them an opportunity to further explore their interests as well as expose them to new occupations they may have not previously participated in order to help as they reintegrate into the community.

Together We Stand, Divided We Fall: Formulating An Interprofessional Care Plan For Alex Simpson, Julia Bousquet, Elena Grace, Alyssa Hall, Abigail Hatch, Hannah Pham

CECE Spring Poster Session 2020

Research poster documenting the following project: Utilizing interprofessional team immersion to develop interprofessional skills among other health care professions to plan for the best course of care for our patient, Alex Simpson.

The Scoop, Vol. 7 Issue 1, April 2020, Health Sciences Library

Volume 7

Latest news and events from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for April 2020.

Spring 2020, Joëlle Walls

The Investigator Research Magazine

Dear readers,

We are proud to present the spring issue of The Investigator, giving you an inside look into the varied research and scholarly activities taking place at Kennesaw State.

In a new interview, President Pamela Whitten discusses KSU's growing research reputation and lessons learned from her own experiences as a researcher and mentor. Similarly, our cover story follows three First-Year Scholars as they explore the possibilities of research in Martin Hudson's lab through a new Office of Undergraduate Research initiative.

This publication would not have been possible without the contributions of the editorial team, including undergraduates Kaelyn Ireland, Geena …

Alumni Journal - Volume 91, Number 1, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Editorials
2 | Guest Editorial: Warren R. Peters '69
4 | From the President
6 | From the Deam

News
7 | This and That
10 | School of Medicine News
12 | Students
13 | Wedding Announcements
14 | Alumni News
15 | AIMS Report

APC 2020
16 | APC 2020 in Review: Featuring photos, alumni honorees, and more

Features
27 | Interview Feature: Columbus D. Batiste '98 shares his thoughts on healthy living
30 | Department Reports: Dermatology and Cardiothoracic Surgery: Harry Doa Jr., MD, and Anees J. Razzouk '82 report on their respective departments
and distinguished faculty …

Week Of March 30, 2020, New York Medical College

InTouch

• NYMC Students Support Their Brethren in Healthcare on the Front Line and Behind the Scenes
• Neil W. Schluger, M.D., to Lead Department of Medicine
• Chirag D. Gandhi, M.D., is Named Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery

Covid-19 Newsletter (Vol. 2), Center For Disaster Medicine, New York Medical College

COVID-19 Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Week Of March 23, 2020, New York Medical College

InTouch

• School of Medicine Class of 2020 Celebrates Match Day Virtually
• Adjusting to the Culture Shock of Social Distancing
• Health Sciences Library Offers Online Access and Services