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Cardiovascular, Neuromuscular, And Immune Responses And Adaptations To Blood Flow Restriction Training (Bfr), Hallie S. Wilk

Student Publications

Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFR) is an innovative training technique that has recently stupefied scientific research. Experiments continuously question the effectiveness of the phenomenon, which claims the ability to induce similar muscular hypertrophy and strength of higher-load resistance training, despite a resistance level of around 20-30% of an individual’s 1RM (O’Halloran, 2014; Scott, 2016). The most crucial aspect of BFR is that an individual needs to be engaging in physical activity while restricted by some sort of wrapping device. These devices could be a cuff, elastic knee wrap, or more, as long as there’s decreased blood flow to the recruited …

Getting Started As A New Preceptor, Neeloufar Fakourfar, Emmanuelle Schwartzmann

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Clinical experience in the healthcare field plays a crucial role in shaping future professionals into competent and well-rounded providers. Equally important is the ability to facilitate the learning process of learners to promote self-directed, lifelong learning and critical thinking.1-3 Preceptorship can vary in approach depending on the design of the learning experience: direct instruction, modeling, coaching, mentoring, and facilitiation.4-6 In addition, there are many teaching tools available such as One-Minute Preceptor, layered teaching, providing reflections, and thinking out loud.7-9 To be an effective preceptor, developing skills through self-reflection and seeking out professional development to strengthen areas of weakness are important. …

Diet Quality As A Mediator Of The Relation Between Income-To- Poverty Ratio And Overweight/Obesity Among Adults: Moderating Effect Of Sex, Sajeevika S. Daundasekara, Nipa P. Kamdar, Ashley Dao, Anna E. Greer, A. Lisako, J. Mckyer, Daphne C. Hernandez

Public Health Faculty Publications

Poverty status influences obesity and dietary quality, and dietary quality influences obesity. How these relationships differ by sex is unclear. The current study aims were to 1) determine whether dietary quality mediates the relation between income-to-poverty ratio (IPR) and overweight/obesity (OV/OB) among men and women, separately, and 2) determine whether either of the mediated paths differs by sex. Four cycles of NHANES (2007-2014) were merged to obtain an unweighted study sample of 12,768 adults with complete data. Exposure variables included self-reported measures of IPR, Healthy Eating index (HEI) total score to measure diet quality, and sex. Direct assessment of height …

University Clinical Media Resource: Best Practices To Create, Maintain, And Maximize Visibility On A Social Media Platform, Megan Stone, Salwa Khan, Payton Chandler, Isabella Korsgard, Michelle Escue, Ann Beck Phd, Ccc-Slp, Heidi Verticchio Ms, Ccc-Slp

Graduate Independent Studies - Communication Sciences and Disorders

This paper reviews the need for social media platforms as a tool for healthcare facilities to provide resources, market their business, and interact directly with clients. Steps to creating a social media platform will be discussed, in addition to how healthcare facilities should frequently review competing healthcare providers’ social media pages to stay competitive with the target population. Special considerations for the audiology and speech-language pathology programs at Illinois State University will be explored, and ethical considerations for engaging in healthcare on a social media platform will also be analyzed in this paper. The Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic at …

South Dakota State University : Research Fall 2019, South Dakota State University

State of Discovery South Dakota State University's Research Magazine

[Page] 2 Curcumin formulation on its way to health product market
[Page] 4 Flexibility key to forging research partnership with Kodo Kids
[Page] 6 Researcher examines hope among children in Flint, Michigan
[Page] 7 Plant pathologist battles stem canker
[Page] 8 Removing ‘Typhoid Marys’ restores health of Custer bighorn sheep herd
[Page] 10 Breeder, food scientist help improve quality of oats, increase local production
[Page] 13 SDSU, community leaders explore new ways to drive research, partnerships
[Page] 14 SDSU, community leaders explore new ways to drive research, partnerships
[Page] 16 Engineering builds business connections through Research Park
[Page] 17 Research …

The Flame, 2018-2019, Mennonite College Of Nursing

The Flame (1985-present)

The Flame is a newsletter of Illinois State University's Mennonite College of Nursing

A Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program For Treating Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy, Joseph M. Day, Ann M. Lucado, Timothy L. Uhl

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Scapular muscle weakness in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy is an identified impairment and is part of a multimodal rehabilitation approach. The published literature provides little information regarding specific rehabilitation guidelines that address both the proximal scapular muscle weakness and local elbow/ wrist dysfunctions common in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy. The purpose of this clinical commentary is to describe a comprehensive rehabilitation strategy for individuals with lateral elbow tendinopathy. This program emphasizes a phased therapeutic strategy that addresses proximal and local dysfunction along the kinetic chain. This clinical protocol is currently being tested for efficacy as part of a …

Radical Hysterectomy For Operable Early Cervical Cancer In Hiv-Positive And Hiv-Negative Women In Western Kenya, Peter M. Itsura, Rachel N. Deraney, Elkanah Omenge, Philip Tonui, Barry Rosen, Susan Cu-Uvin

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Radical hysterectomy is well tolerated with no increase in complications in HIV-infected women and is an appropriate form of treatment for early-stage cervical cancer in HIV-infected women.

Urbanicity As A Moderator Of The Relationship Between Stigma And Well-Being Outcomes For Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses, Emily Leickly

Dissertations and Theses

During the deinstitutionalization movement in the 1960s, community mental health centers and supportive and affordable housing for people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) was concentrated in economically disadvantaged urban centers. Today, these urban centers are becoming increasingly gentrified and unaffordable for people with SMI. Affordability is no longer synonymous with urban living, and supportive housing for people with SMI is increasingly found in non-urban areas. Given this shift, it is important to understand the potential impacts of non-urban living on people with SMI. Non-urban environments provide potential benefits for the general population, including reduced traffic and increased proximity to the …

Texas, The Death Penalty, And Intellectual Disability, Megan Green

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract forthcoming

The Write Stuff - Autumn 2019 (Vol.16, No.4), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2019

• Scientific Publications and the Research Medical Library join forces, expand services
• Incorporating sex as a biological variable in NIH grant applications
• Hyperlinks in NIH grant applications
• Altmetrics: Looking beyond citation analysis to measure impact
• Guidelines for reporting your research methods to improve reproducibility and rigor
• Unusual terms used in scientific writing and publishing: Core Grant

Modifications For An Overnight Camp For Children With Chronic Illnesses, Victoria Walker

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

An overnight camp is something that almost every child looks forward to attending. Unfortunately, children with chronic illnesses are often not able to attend these types of camps. However, medical camps that institute modifications can make overnight camp stays a reality for children with chronic illnesses. The purpose of this study was to explore modifications made for children with chronic illnesses at a medical camp. The two research questions for this study were: 1) what modifications do overnight camps make for children with chronic illnesses to keep them safe and promote fun, and 2) how can these modifications be applied …

"Will Using Telemedicine With Medical Command During Situational Awareness Escalation Add Value To Patient Care?", Kathy Farrell, Bradley Bishop, Lisa Carney, Matthew B. Johnson, Natalie Masters, Lisa Pruitt, Sherry Mccool, Laura Fitzmaurice

Posters

No abstract provided.

Making The Management Of Acute Otitis Media A Snap, Cassandra Newell, Donna Wyly, Tanis Stewart, Alaina N. Burns, Brian R. Lee, Rana El Feghaly

Posters

AIM:

To improve Watchful Waiting or Safety Net Antibiotic Prescription (WW/SNAP) in children >6 months old diagnosed with acute otitis media by Advanced Practice Nurses in the Emergency Department by May 2020.

Optimizing Antibiotic Management Of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media In An Emergency Department, Alicia Daggett, Alaina N. Burns, Brian R. Lee, Nirav Shastri, Patricia Phillips, Rana E. El Feghaly

Posters

Problem

Children diagnosed with acute otitis media (AOM) at the Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Emergency Department routinely get antibiotic prescriptions. There is rarely discussion with families about watchful waiting (defined as discussion of observation with parents and providing a safety-net antibiotic prescription that parents can ill if the patient is not improving or is worsening over the next 48 hours).

The aim of this quality improvement project is to increase watchful waiting for AOM at the CMK ED by 20% by March 2020, with an overall goal of decreasing antibiotic use for AOM.

Collaboration Between Rheumatology Clinic And Specialty Pharmacy To Positively Impact Patient Experience And Hospital Stewardship, Alaina Linafelter, Julia G. Harris, Robert Herr, Stephanie Quinn, Ashley M. Cooper

Posters

Biologic medications are commonly utilized to treat pediatric rheumatic diseases. Being high-cost, most third-party payers require dispensing through a specialty pharmacy. Children's Mercy Hospital Specialty Pharmacy (CMH SP) started acceting patients in March 2015.

The number of patients benefited by the superior service of CMH SP has risen steadily, leading to high patient satisfaction and financial benefits for the hospital.

Safe Sleep In The Nicu, Ashley Mirabile, Barb Haney, Dianne Wilderson, Beckie Palmer, Ashley Domsch, Eugenia K. Pallotto

Posters

Goal: To evaluate a staff education program on approach to improve in the rate of eligible NICU infants in safe sleep in a busy 84-bed level IV NICU.

Outcome Measures; Improve safe sleep compliance for eligible patients to 90% or greater by December 2019.

Process Measures: Audits from bedside RNs showing compliance with safe sleep.

Planned Intervention: In December of 2018 a multidisciplinary work group brainstormed and implemented best practice safe sleep education for staff and parents. September 2019 a Safe Sleep Educational Toolkit was made available for staff.

Results: Safe Sleep compliance has gone from 53% to 90% in …

Assessment And Improvement Of Data Collection Errors Through Inter-Departmental Collaboration, Charlott Williams, Kelli L. Behr, Mary Moffatt, Rangaraj Selvarangan

Posters

Specific Aims:

1. To maintain the ED team's high rate of accuracy in data collection
2. To begin team participation in corrective action planning
3. To improve interdepartmental problem solving

Conclusion

Open communication about errors among all collaborating departments, combing with a shared approach to solving them:

• improved morale and perception of error tracking by the team
• led to a decrease in errors overall, and
• increased interdepartmental collaboration

When all members of the interdepartmental team work together with a positive approach to corrective action, improvement in error rates is a natural outcome of the solutions derived.

Improving Malnutrition Identification In The Outpatient Setting, Kristi Thaete, Karen Stephens

Posters

Identification of Pediatric Malnutrition in Outpatient Clinics is the First Step to Allowing Registered Dietitian (RD) Involvement in the Improvement of Patient Care.

Anatomy And Physiology I & Ii (Abac), Leslie Pryor Mcintosh, Deloris Hesse, Andrew Mcintosh, Heather Cathcart, Arielle Hunt, Kingsley Dunkley

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Anatomy and Physiology I & II was created under a Spring 2018 Pilot for G2C and Scaling Up OER Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Each collection contains the following materials:

• Linked Syllabus or Syllabi
• Initial Proposal
• Final Report

Cost-Efficiency Of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine/Robinul In Reversing Neuromuscular Blockade, Joel Fryfogle

Doctoral Projects

As healthcare costs in the United States continue to rise, healthcare providers must do their part to negate the expenses incurred by hospitals and patients. However, some treatments or medications may be more beneficial than others but come at a higher price. Such is the case with sugammadex, a medication approved for use in 2015 that can effectively and reliably reverse paralysis brought about by aminosteroidal induced neuromuscular blockade with rocuronium. Neostigmine/robinul combinations have traditionally been used for neuromuscular blockade reversal but with less efficient results than sugammadex (Abad-Gurumeta et al., 2015). Hence, a cost analysis was conducted at a …

Evidence-Based Best Practice Policy Recommendation For Postoperative Sore Throat, Corey Gambrell

Doctoral Projects

Airway management is a fundamental aspect of patient care when general anesthesia is being administered. Unfortunately, tracheal intubation can lead to the development of postoperative sore throat (POST) in the recovery room. POST is a minor yet preventable consequence of manipulation and injury of the airway mucosa. POST is routinely considered a minor postoperative complication; however, the occurrence of POST can have a negative influence on patient satisfaction as well as their perception of the perioperative experience. The etiology of POST is multifactorial, but evidence indicates that prevention is possible when evidenced-based practices are employed by anesthesia providers. A targeted …

Analyzing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using Relational Frame Theory, Experiential Avoidance, And Emotion Regulation, Ritvik Dutta

Kean Quest

Relational frame theory (RFT), experiential avoidance (EA), and emotion regulation (ER) are psychological frameworks that can inform useful conceptualizations describing the experience, perpetuation, and maintenance of obsessive and compulsive symptomology in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). RFT-based processes of language and cognition, including bi-directional stimulus relations, arbitrarily applicable derived relational responding (AADRR), and relational framing facilitate evaluative and higher-order conditioning; together, these forms of conditioning can account for the experience and perpetuation of obsessions. EA, which is a behavioral process addressed by acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), can contribute to the maintenance of compulsive responding through negative …

Improving Housing Quality To Reduce Asthma Rates And Healthcare Costs In Athens-Clarke County, Ga, Samantha J. Harris, John M. Johnston, Maria Bowie, Grace Bagwell Adams

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Background: Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that often develops from controllable environmental factors, such as poor air quality. Our study examined the relationship between mold in the home, which compromises indoor air quality, and asthma prevalence in Athens-Clarke County (ACC), Georgia.

Methods: Data from the Athens Wellbeing Project’s 2016 survey of 1,354 households in ACC was employed to examine indoor air quality and asthma prevalence in ACC. We provided descriptive statistics to examine asthma prevalence and asthma predictors, including the proportion of respondents reporting mold and pest problems, smoking prevalence, and the proportion of households reporting clinical obesity. We …

Participatory Process For Implementing A Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention: An Action Plan For Local Sustainability, Selina A. Smith, Joyce Q. Sheats, Sandra J. Hamilton, Mary S. Whitehead, Ernestine Delmoor, Thomas Britt, Cassandra Harris, Janette Robinson-Flint, Cheryl Johnson, Corliss Mckeever, Connie L. Sorrell, Vincent R. Green, John W. Harmon, Dorothy L. Reddic, Jane Giddens-Cabarrus, Shirley Gordon-Seay, Benjamin E. Ansa, Daniel S. Blumenthal

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Background: Rigid protocols can hamper translation of evidence-based interventions from research to real-world settings. This investigation aimed to develop procedures for modifying the study protocol of a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project and to analyze the theoretical constructs that underlie this process.

Methods: The research project is a dissemination and implementation study of the Educational Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening (EPICS), an evidence-based intervention targeting African Americans in the United States. The study is being conducted in a partnership with community coalitions in 15 different cities. Each site initially presented unique issues that required modification of the study protocol. …

Social Media Usage And Influenza Beliefs, Risk Perceptions And Behavioral Intentions Among Students At A University In Southeastern Us, Jingjing Yin, Pei-Ling Tseng, Kotwoallama Reine Zerbo, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Levi Ross, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Background: To document social media usage for the retrieval of health information among college students; and to understand the beliefs, risk perceptions and behavioral intentions among participants who retrieved CDC influenza information via social media.

Methods: We conducted an online survey to a convenience sample of students at a university in Southeastern United States during Spring 2015. The survey was self-administered and every matriculating student received an electronic invitation to participate at least once.

Results: A total of 930 students completed the online survey. Most participants (n=905, 97.3%) reported that they had used a social networking site in the previous …

Health Care Access By Weight Status In The State Of Georgia, Elizabeth Pullekines, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Background: Obesity continues to grow in prevalence in the United States and within the state of Georgia. Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic and preventable diseases. As such, obese individuals have higher demand for health care services than non-obese individuals. In addition, the health care system can play a role in preventing obesity and other conditions caused by obesity.

Methods: This research follows the established positive relationship between health care use and access to health care services through insurance coverage. The paper analyzes how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affected insurance coverage and access to health care services …

88th Annual Georgia Public Health Association Meeting & Conference Report, Colin K. Smith, Regina Abbott, Eleanora Zhilyak, Christy Sims

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

The 88th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Public Health Association (GPHA) was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 11-12, 2017, with pre-conference (April 10th) and post-conference (April 12th) Executive Board meetings. As Georgia’s leading forum for public health researchers, practitioners, and students, the annual meeting of the GPHA brings together participants from across the state to explore recent developments in the field and to exchange techniques, tools, and experiences. In recent years the venue for the GPHA annual conference has been Atlanta, but in an effort to expand participation across the state the 2018 GPHA Annual Meeting and Conference is …

Insights In Health Administration Education: Understanding The Role Of Personality In Teamwork, Lesley A. Clack, Erica Droste

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Background: Developing a health promotion program plan requires attention to the links between objectives, activities, and overall program goals. Instructors developed the “Connecting the Dots” worksheet to help students establish these linkages.

Methods: The “Connecting the Dots” worksheet included six questions pertinent to the students’ health promotion program plans. The worksheet was given to the students in a flipped classroom setting. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the tool was based upon group presentations at the end of the semester.

Results: Students developed more viable program plans that included stronger links between objectives and corresponding program activities.

Conclusions: The “Connecting the …

Experiences Of Violence Among Female West African Asylum Seekers In Atlanta: A Qualitative Analysis, Kathleen E. Curtis, Dabney P. Evans

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Background: As the world faces the greatest number of displaced persons in history, it is urgent for countries offering refuge and asylum to understand the needs of these vulnerable populations. Asylum seekers face great uncertainty in the US legal system, and female asylum seekers often face additional challenges. The Atlanta Asylum Network (AAN) facilitates access to low or no-cost physical, psychological and gynecological evaluations to enable a fair and complete judicial process. The purpose of this analysis is to assess the presence of various types of violence experienced by a population of female West African asylum seekers, and to make …