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Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - February 12, 2012, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the February 12, 2012 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• USA Gold Humanism Honor Society Members Participate in 'Focus on Compassion' Week
• USA Physicians Featured at Go Red for Women
• COM Dean to Present Lectures at Medical Scholars Forum
• Forensics Building Under Construction
• Next Week's DSS - Dr. K. John McLaughlin
• USA Physicians Named Best Doctors

Differences In Immunity Offered By The Influenza Vaccination Among Active Duty Us Air Force Personnel From 2007-2011, Billy D. Pruett

Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the potential difference in vaccine effectiveness among Active Duty Air Force (ADAF) personnel vaccinated against influenza from 2007-2011. Particularly, to determine if any difference in the protection offered is based on sex, vaccine type, or both.

METHODS: The proposed study incorporated a cross-sectional design using the Department of Defense’s (DoD) comprehensive databases. Laboratory-confirmed influenza and other Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) cases were identified for each of the four influenza seasons of interest, vaccination status and history was then verified, and 2x2 tables were constructed in order to calculate odds ratios.

RESULTS: No consistent difference in vaccine effectiveness in …

Editorial Board

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Editorial Board for Winter 2012, Volume 3, Issue 3 for INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND CARE NEWSLETTER.

Upcoming Faculty And Staff Development Programs

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Upcoming Faculty and Staff Development Programs including: Manuscript Writing Workshop, Interprofessional Education and Care Practicum, Faculty Recruitment for the Health Mentors Program, Register today for JCIPE’s 2012 Conference, Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) 2012 Institute, Ehpic 2012—Educating Health Professionals in Interprofessional Care, Collaborative Change Leadership: A Certificate Program for Healthcare & Health Education Leaders and All Together Better Health VI.

In The News

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

In the news including: APTR/Healthy People 2020 and Collaborating Across Borders (CAB III).

Exploring And Evaluating Interprofessional Training: A Brief Overview, Barret Michalec, Phd

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

This paper provides a general overview of an upcoming

evaluation plan with JCIPE that began this fall. This plan was

constructed primarily because although numerous training

institutions have constructed and implemented various courses

and programs designed to provide students with extensive

learning opportunities steeped in interprofessional education

(IPE)1-3, projects employing longitudinal and/or mixed-methods

approaches to understanding the multi-faceted barriers to and

facilitators of IPE within health professions training have been

quite limited. Similarly, few evaluation plans have attempted to

unearth if and how students are exposed to interprofessional

values outside of IPE-specific programs or how these team-based

values may translate …

Team Training Obstetrical Simulation Drills To Improve Perinatal Outcomes, Deborah A. Cruz, Msn, Rnc, Crnp, Carol Carofiglio, Phd, Msn

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Sixteen year-old, timid Noelle arrived on the labor floor with complaints of severe abdominal pain and headache, onset earlier today at school. During her intake, she confided to her nurse that she is probably about 7 months pregnant with no prenatal care. Only her boyfriend knew. Her parents were oblivious. Noelle was petrified to tell her mother of the pregnancy. Mom arrived on the labor floor about thirty minutes later and was shocked to discover her daughter’s condition. The physician explained the situation to Mom. Noelle was 30 weeks pregnant, hypertensive with seizures. Mom could barely comprehend her daughter’s illness, …

Interprofessional Education In A Department Of Urology, Maryann Sonzogni

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Optimum health care delivery requires increasing reliance allied health care professionals who are members of highly functioning teams. However, few allied health care professionals are trained in the specific field of urology. Within our urology department, care of patients is fragmented into different segments with little to no crossover of staff. Patient care may benefit from specialty training and additional education sessions for those involved in patient care. Interprofessional Education (IPE) offers a potential way to improve collaboration and may enhance healthcare outcomes.

From The Editors, Christine A. Arenson, Md, Elizabeth Speakman, Edd, Rn, Cde, Anef

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Welcome to the latest edition of the JCIPE Interprofessional Education and Care Newsletter! Since our last edition, we have had some changes at JCIPE. First, founding Co-Director Dr. Molly Rose has begun a phased retirement and stepped down from her JCIPE position. Although parting is always bittersweet, we are thrilled that Molly is continuing to champion interprofessional education from her position in the Jefferson School of Nursing (JSN), and also still serving as chair of our Evaluation Workgroup. At the same time, transitions bring us the joy of new partners – and we are delighted to introduce Elizabeth Speakman, EdD, …

Music Therapy To Sever The Silence Of A Childhood Holocaust Survivor, Amy Clements-Cortés

Music Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Cd11d Antibody Treatment Improves Recovery In Spinal Cord-Injured Mice, Nicole M. Geremia, Feng Bao, Trina E. Rosenzweig, Todd Hryciw, Lynne Weaver, Gregory A. Dekaban, Arthur Brown

Paediatrics Publications

Acute administration of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) raised against the CD11d subunit of the leukocyte CD11d/CD18 integrin after spinal cord injury (SCI) in the rat greatly improves neurological outcomes. This has been chiefly attributed to the reduced infiltration of neutrophils into the injured spinal cord in treated rats. More recently, treating spinal cord-injured mice with a Ly-6G neutrophil-depleting antibody was demonstrated to impair neurological recovery. These disparate results could be due to different mechanisms of action utilized by the two antibodies, or due to differences in the inflammatory responses between mouse and rat that are triggered by SCI. To address …

Neuroscience Of Personality: Principles Of The Psyche As A Living System, Dario Nardi

Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

The brain is a complex living system. Using colorful slides and anecdotes, Dario Nardi, PhD will overview his hands-on research of the past 5 years in his social neuroscience lab using EEG technology to better understand the neocortex. He spends 2 to 3 hours with each subject, offering a variety of tasks from solo activities like meditating, drawing, and recalling to social activities like poker and speed-dating. The results are in. The neocortex relies upon a dynamic of modules, circuits, and holistic modes to continuously coordinate with the environment in both a top-down and a bottom-up manner. Moreover, individual differences …

A Community-Integrated Home Based Depression Intervention For Older African Americans: Descripton Of The Beat The Blues Randomized Trial And Intervention Costs., Laura N Gitlin, Lynn Fields Harris, Megan Mccoy, Nancy L Chernett, Eric Jutkowitz, Laura T Pizzi

Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Research Papers

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Primary care is the principle setting for depression treatment; yet many older African Americans in the United States fail to report depressive symptoms or receive the recommended standard of care. Older African Americans are at high risk for depression due to elevated rates of chronic illness, disability and socioeconomic distress. There is an urgent need to develop and test new depression treatments that resonate with minority populations that are hard-to-reach and underserved and to evaluate their cost and cost-effectiveness. METHODS/DESIGN: Beat the Blues (BTB) is a single-blind parallel randomized trial to assess efficacy of a non-pharmacological intervention to …

Today - February 10, 2012, Loma Linda University

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- LLUMC and LLU officials address American Health Care Congress
-- School of Behavioral Health organizes
-- Dentistry class of 2013 adopts Honduras
-- School of Pharmacy professor awarded grant to study dopamine neurons
-- School of Dentistry directs pilot program for special needs kids
-- School of Dentistry celebrates SCADA table clinic winners
-- Social work students collect art supplies for Patton State Hospital patients
-- Richard W. Weismeyer wins posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Adventist Communicators
-- New Americans: dentistry faculty from Iraq becomes U.S. citizens
-- Revelations from the road: Chinese …

Families In Need Of Services (Fins) Commission, Institute For Public Health And Justice, Status Offenders

Policy & Position Papers

No abstract provided.

Research Brief: "Bmi Trajectory Groups In Veterans Of The Iraq And Afghanistan Wars", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This brief is about obesity rates among OEF/OIF veterans and how race, education level, gender, and use of the VA play a role in obesity rates. For practice and policy, a fitness education program should be implemented by the VA to help lower obesity rates since obesity can cause more serious health problems. Suggestions for future research include expanding the study to involve veterans from other military eras and expanding the study to look at more risks associated with obesity.

Mobile Applications For Primary Care, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Laude, Jan (Fa 68), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 68. Thesis: “A Contemporary Female Psychic: A Folkloristic Study of A Traditional Occupation” by Jan Laude in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts, Department of Folk and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University.

Lithium Treatment Of Appswdi/Nos2−/− Mice Leads To Reduced Hyperphosphorylated Tau, Increased Amyloid Deposition And Altered Inflammatory Phenotype, Tiffany L. Sudduth, Joan G. Wilson, Angela Everhart, Carol A. Colton, Donna M. Wilcock

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

Lithium is an anti-psychotic that has been shown to prevent the hyperphosphorylation of tau protein through the inhibition of glycogen-synthase kinase 3-beta (GSK3β). We recently developed a mouse model that progresses from amyloid pathology to tau pathology and neurodegeneration due to the genetic deletion of NOS2 in an APP transgenic mouse; the APPSwDI/NOS2-/- mouse. Because this mouse develops tau pathology, amyloid pathology and neuronal loss we were interested in the effect anti-tau therapy would have on amyloid pathology, learning and memory. We administered lithium in the diets of APPSwDI/NOS2-/- mice for a period of eight months, followed by water maze …

The Quandary Of Denial In The Huntington’S Disease Community (Part I), Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.

Sex Hormones And Vascular Function, M. Bowling, S. Oparil, F. Hage, R. H. Hilgers, D. Xing

Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.

Smoking Cessation: Where We Stand, Sidharth Sidharth Bagga Md Mba

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds

Objectives:

1. Current state of health (US and worldwide)

2. Steps to improve compliance and physician satisfaction

3. Novel pharmacologic and behavioral approaches

Does Place Of Residence Affect Risk Of Suicide? A Spatial Epidemiologic Investigation In Kentucky From 1999 To 2008, Daniel M. Saman, Sabrina Walsh, Anna Borówko, Agricola Odoi

Epidemiology and Environmental Health Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Approximately 32,000 people take their own lives every year in the United States. In Kentucky, suicide mortality rates have been steadily increasing since 1999. Few studies in the United States have assessed spatial clustering of suicides. The purpose of this study was to identify high-risk clusters of suicide at the county level in Kentucky and assess the characteristics of those suicide cases within the clusters.

METHODS: A spatial epidemiological study was undertaken using suicide data for the period January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2008, obtained from the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics. Descriptive analyses using Pearson's chi-square test …

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

College of Public Health: News & Publications

• Dr.P.H. Candidate Chosen for CDC Volunteer Program

2012 February 7 - Medical Student Education Committee Minutes, Medical Student Education Committee, East Tennessee State University

Medical Student Education Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ex Vivo And In Vivo Methods And Related Compositions For Generating Hematopoietic Stem Cell Populations, Gary Van Zant, Ying Liang

Toxicology and Cancer Biology Faculty Patents

Various embodiments provide methods and related compositions for increasing the population size of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in patients that may benefit from reconstitution of stem cells and/or differentiated cells of the blood lineage. The present methods enable the production of HSCs ex vivo and in vivo by reducing latexin expression and/or latexin activity within HSC exposed to various antagonists. Inhibition of latexin expression and/or latexin activity by various antagonists can promote HSC proliferation and/or inhibit HSC apoptosis. Antagonists that can reduce latexin expression and/or latexin activity can be utilized to regenerate endogenous HSCs within patients affected with disorders, diseases, …

Elucidating The Mechanisms Underlying Alzheimer's Disease-Associated Genetic Polymorphisms, Steven Estus

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Presentations

Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have yielded a bounty of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)s related to Alzheimer's disease (AD) or conditions associated with AD. Here, we will present several vignettes that illustrate approaches to use these results to clarify AD-related pathways and potential therapeutics

Psychosis In Indigenous Populations Of Cape York And The Torres Strait, Ernest M. Hunter, Bruce D. Gynther, Carrick J. Anderson, Leigh-Ann L. Onnis, Jeffrey R. Nelson, Wayne Hall, Bernhard T. Baune, Aaron R. Groves

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Objective: To describe and characterise treated psychotic disorders in the Indigenous populations of Cape York and the Torres Strait.

Design: Cross-sectional analysis of patients with a psychotic disorder identified by treating psychiatrists.

Setting and participants: Indigenous patients aged 􏰀 15 years in Cape York and Torres Strait communities receiving treatment for a psychotic disorder over 3 months in 2010.

Main outcome measures: Prevalence of psychosis diagnoses, intellectual disability, and substance use comorbidities.

Results: 171 patients were included. The prevalence rate in this population was 1.68%, higher for males (2.60%) than females (0.89%), and twice as high in the Aboriginal (2.05%) …

Mental Health Of Indigenous Australians: A Review Of Findings From Community Surveys, Anthony F. Jorm, Sarah J. Bourchier, Stefan Cvetkovski, Gavin Stewart

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Objective: To assemble what is known about the mental health of Indigenous Australians from community surveys. Data sources: A systematic search was carried out of publications and data sources since 2000 using PubMed, PsycINFO, Australian Medical Index, the National Library of Australia and datasets known to the authors.

Study selection: Surveys had to involve representative sampling of a population, identify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and include a measure of mental health.

Data extraction: 11 surveys were found. Data were extracted on prevalence rates for Indigenous people by age and sex, along with comparison data from the general population, …

Ada News - 02/06/2012, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.