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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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Closing the gender leadership gap: a multi-centre cross-country comparison of women in management and leadership in academic health centres in the European Union

Human Resources for Health, 2017
BackgroundWomen’s participation in medicine and the need for gender equality in healthcare are increasingly recognised, yet little attention is paid to leadership and management positions in large publicly funded academic health centres.
E. Kuhlmann, P. Ovseiko, C. Kurmeyer, K. Gutiérrez-Lobos, Sandra Steinböck, Mia von Knorring, A. Buchan, M. Brommels   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Secondary centres of economic activity in the East Midlands: Summary Report [PDF]

, 2009
This summary report outlines the findings of a study of secondary centres of economic activity in the East Midlands. Secondary centres are defined here as urban settlements that are smaller than a principal urban area, but still significant as a centre ...
Atherton, Andrew, Price, Liz
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Transverse oscillations of two parallel coronal loops [PDF]

, 2008
Context. Collective oscillations of two or more coronal magnetic loops are observed very often. Aims. We study the eigenmodes of oscillations of a system consisting of two parallel magnetic loops. Methods. The linearised MHD equations for a cold plasma
Andries, Andries, Arregui, Aschwanden, Aschwanden, D. Robertson, De Moortel, Dymova, Dymova, Dymova, Edwin, Erdélyi, Erdélyi, Goossens, Luna, M. S. Ruderman, McEwan, Nakariakov, Nakariakov, Ruderman, Ruderman, Ruderman, Ryutov, T. Van Doorsselaere, Terradas, Terradas, Tomczyk, Van Doorsselaere, Van Doorsselaere, Van Doorsselaere, Van Doorsselaere, Verwichte   +31 more
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Information needs of patients with cancer: results from a large study in UK cancer centres

British Journal of Cancer, 2001
As part of a multi-centred study evaluating a communication skills training model for clinicians, we collected information preferences using an adaptation of Cassileth's Information Needs questionnaire from a heterogeneous sample of 2331 patients ...
V. Jenkins, L. Fallowfield, Jacqueline Saul   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Engaging fathers in preventive services: fathers and family centres [PDF]

, 2000
Although many fathers are spending more time caring for their children in the home, men continue to be conspicuous by their absence from mainstream family support services.
Ghate, D, Hazel, N, Shaw, C
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Insights into electrochemiluminescent enhancement through electrode surface modification [PDF]

, 2013
The electrochemiluminescent (ECL) properties of a luminescent metal centre, [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+), can be significantly modulated through its electronic interaction with neighbouring centres and the polymer backbone used to confine it on an electrode surface.
Bard, Calvert, Cameron, Cameron, Cass, Dennany, Dennany, Dennany, Dennany, Dennany, Devadoss, Emmet J. O'Reilly, Haas, Hodgkinson, Hogan, Hu, Knight, Lee, Lee, Li, Lynn Dennany, O'Reilly, Obeng, Qu, Richter, Robert J. Forster, Sato, Swager, Tia E. Keyes, Van Houten, Wallace, Ward, Wei, Weisner, Wilson, Xu, Zu   +36 more
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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus, Floortje Strobbe, Annemarie A. Verrijn Stuart, Hanneke M. van Santen, Gerlof D. Valk, Sasja A. Schepers, Rachel S. van Leeuwaarde   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source