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Stakeholder perceptions of using “opt-out” for tobacco use treatment in a cancer care setting: a qualitative evaluation of patients, providers, and desk staff

Implementation Science Communications, 2023
Background Continued tobacco use in cancer patients increases the risk of cancer treatment failure and decreases survival. However, currently, most cancer patients do not receive evidence-based tobacco treatment.
Joshua W. Ohde, David O. Warner, Jason S. Egginton, Hildi J. Hagedorn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Statistical process control to monitor use of a web‐based autoplanning tool

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose To investigate the use of statistical process control (SPC) for quality assurance of an integrated web‐based autoplanning tool, Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA). Methods Automatically generated plans were downloaded and imported into two treatment planning systems (TPSs), RayStation and Eclipse, in which they were recalculated using ...
Hunter Mehrens, Raphael Douglas, Mary Gronberg, Kelly Nealon, Joy Zhang, Laurence Court   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment planning with a 2.5 MV photon beam for radiation therapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose The shallow depth of maximum dose and higher dose fall‐off gradient of a 2.5 MV beam along the central axis that is available for imaging on linear accelerators is investigated for treatment of shallow tumors and sparing the organs at risk (OARs) beyond it.
Navid Khaledi, Chris Hayes, Louise Belshaw, Mark Grattan, Rao Khan, James L. Gräfe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving time to palliative care review with predictive modeling in an inpatient adult population: study protocol for a stepped-wedge, pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Background Palliative care is a medical specialty centered on improving the quality of life (QOL) of patients with complex or life-threatening illnesses.
Patrick M. Wilson, Lindsey M. Philpot, Priya Ramar, Curtis B. Storlie, Jacob Strand, Alisha A. Morgan, Shusaku W. Asai, Jon O. Ebbert, Vitaly D. Herasevich, Jalal Soleimani, Brian W. Pickering   +10 more
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A Dynamic System Model for Personalized Healthcare Delivery and Managed Individual Health Outcomes [PDF]

, 2019
The current healthcare system is facing an unprecedented chronic disease burden. This paper develops a healthcare dynamic model for personalized healthcare delivery and managed individual health outcomes. It utilizes a hetero-functional graph theory rooted in Axiomatic Design for Large Flexible Engineering Systems and Petri nets.
arxiv   +1 more source

Q fever outbreak in the terraced vineyards of Lavaux, Switzerland

New Microbes and New Infections, EarlyView., 2014
Abstract Coxiella burnetii infection (Q fever) is a widespread zoonosis with low endemicity in Switzerland, therefore no mandatory public report was required. A cluster of initially ten human cases of acute Q fever infections characterized by prolonged fever, asthenia and mild hepatitis occurred in 2012 in the terraced vineyard of Lavaux ...
C. Bellini, I. Magouras, C. Chapuis‐Taillard, O. Clerc, E. Masserey, G. Peduto, O. Péter, S. Schaerrer, G. Schuepbach, G. Greub   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of pencil beam scanning proton therapy with multi‐leaf collimator calculated by a commercial Monte Carlo dose engine

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the clinical beam commissioning results and lateral penumbra characteristics of our new pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy using a multi‐leaf collimator (MLC) calculated by use of a commercial Monte Carlo dose engine.
Yuki Tominaga, Yusuke Sakurai, Junya Miyata, Shuichi Harada, Takashi Akagi, Masataka Oita   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating adoption and reach in a pragmatic randomized trial of community paramedicine for intermediate acuity patient care

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Introduction: Pragmatic trials aim to speed translation to practice by integrating study procedures in routine care settings. This study evaluated implementation outcomes related to clinician and patient recruitment and participation in a trial of ...
Jennifer L. Ridgeway, Wendy J. S. Sundt, Tami S. Krpata, Amy Glasgow, Olivia A. Smith, Michelle A. Lampman, Jamie L. Smith-Stellflug, Terri L. Menser, Michael B. Juntunen, Chad P. Liedl, Joseph G. Hentz, Jessica J. McCoy, Rozalina G. McCoy   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community paramedic hospital reduction and mitigation program: study protocol for a randomized pragmatic clinical trial

Trials, 2023
Background New patient-centered models of care are needed to individualize care and reduce high-cost care, including emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for low- and intermediate-acuity conditions that could be managed outside the ...
Jennifer L. Ridgeway, Erin O. Wissler Gerdes, Andrew Dodge, Chad P. Liedl, Michael B. Juntunen, Wendy J. S. Sundt, Amy Glasgow, Michelle A. Lampman, Angela L. Fink, Sara B. Severson, Grace Lin, Richard R. Sampson, Robert P. Peterson, Brian M. Murley, Aaron B. Klassen, Anuradha Luke, Paul A. Friedman, Tamara E. Buechler, James S. Newman, Rozalina G. McCoy   +19 more
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Email recruitment for chronic pain clinical trials: results from the LAMP trial

Trials
Background Recruitment for clinical trials and large-scale studies is challenging, especially for patients with complex conditions like chronic pain. Email recruitment has the potential to increase efficiency, to reduce costs, and to improve access for ...
John E. Ferguson, Emily Hagel Campbell, Ann Bangerter, Lee J. S. Cross, Kelli D. Allen, Kimberly Behrens, Mariah Branson, Collin Calvert, Jessica K. Friedman, Sierra Hennessy, Laura A. Meis, Brent C. Taylor, Diana J. Burgess   +12 more
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