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Consumers as tutors - legitimate teachers? [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to research the feasibility of training mental health consumers as tutors for 4th year medical students in psychiatry.
Owen, Cathy, Reay, Rebecca
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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Spanish medical students’ attitudes and views towards Mental Health and Psychiatry: a multicentric cross-sectional study. [PDF]

, 2014
Objective The aim of this study is to investigate the attitudes towards mental illness and psychiatry among fifth year Spanish medical students. Methods The study included 171 students from three medical schools located in different areas of Spain ...
A Bulbena, A Korszun, A Montoya, AD Sperber, AH Crisp, Alejandro Salazar, C Levinson Miller, CN Aghukwa, G Pailhez, G Pailhez, G Pailhez, G Thornicroft, I Brockington, I Gilaberte, Inmaculada Failde, Inmaculada Gilaberte, J Gutierrez-Fisac, JL Cutler, JP Reddy, Julian Elorza, K Hayman-White, K Konstabel, Leonardo Casais, Luis Caballero Martínez, M Crespo, M McParland, MM Desai, O Kuhnigk, P Ay, P Byrne, P Byrne, PW Corrigan, R Balon, R Mukherjee, S Rajagopal, S Schieman, S Singh, SM Fernando, T Wigney, TM Lincoln, U Markstrom, Víctor Pérez   +41 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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Attitudes of Japanese Medical Students towards Disclosure of a Diagnosis of Life-threatening Illness [PDF]

, 2009
In this study we investigated the attitudes of Japanese medical students toward being informed of a diagnosis of life-threatening illness. Fourth-year medical students from 20 randomly sampled universities were administered questionnaires that examined ...
Haseba, Yahiro, Hayashi, Kenji, Kanda, Hideyuki, Kaneita, Yoshitaka, Kokaze, Akatsuki, Ohida, Takashi, Ohtsu, Tadahiro, Osaki, Yoneatsu, Shirasawa, Takako, Tamaki, Tetsuo   +9 more
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stress among medical students of Gorgan (South East of Caspian Sea), Iran [PDF]

, 2008
Objective: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of psychological stress and association between the levels of stress and study variables among Gorgan medical students.
Alizadeh, F., Gharavi, A.M., Jahanshahi, M., Marjani, A., Vahidirad, A.   +4 more
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Effects of a single interprofessional simulation session on medical and nursing students’ attitudes toward interprofessional learning and professional identity: a questionnaire study [PDF]

, 2020
Background Participation in simulation-based interprofessional education (sim-IPE) may affect students’ attitudes towards interprofessional learning (through gaining experience with others) and their professional identity (by increasing the ‘fit’ of ...
Burford, Bryan, Davidson, Neil, Greig, Paul, Kelleher, Michael, Merriman, Clair, Platt, Alan, Richards, Elize, Vance, Gill   +7 more
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Potential Early Risk Biomarkers for Reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in Children Post‐Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We sought to identify potential early risk biomarkers for lung disease in children post‐allogeneic HCT. Patients with pulmonary function tests 3 months post‐transplant and plasma samples between days 7 and 14 post‐HCT were included. Six of 27 subjects enrolled had reduced forced expiratory volume 1 (FEV1) z scores.
Isabella S. Small, Pi Chun Cheng, April L. Rahrig, Courtney M. Rowan   +3 more
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Personalizing the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Adapting Training for the Next Generation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pediatric hematology‐oncology fellowship training curriculum has not substantially changed since its inception. The first year of training is clinically focused, and the second and third years are devoted to scholarship. However, this current structure leaves many fellows less competitive in the current job market, resulting in ...
Scott C. Borinstein, Melissa J. Rose, Scott Moerdler, Richard Ho   +3 more
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