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Long‐Term Outcomes of Reduced Intensity Conditioning Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Impaired Cardiac Function

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective High intensity conditioning autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is standard of care for patients with advanced SSc. The role of reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) prior to AHSCT in this population remains unclear. We conducted this study to determine the long‐term outcomes of RIC AHSCT in SSc patients with cardiac ...
Yonatan Lean, Carrie Richardson, Anthony Esposito, Katy Bedjeti, George E. Georges   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validating the InterVA model to estimate the burden of mortality from verbal autopsy data: a population-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: In countries with incomplete or no vital registration systems, verbal autopsy data are often reviewed by physicians in order to assign the probable cause of death.
Sebsibe Tadesse
doaj   +1 more source

Generating cause of death information to inform health policy: implementation of an automated verbal autopsy system in the Solomon Islands

BMC Public Health, 2021
Good quality cause of death (COD) information is fundamental for formulating and evaluating public health policy; yet most deaths in developing countries, including the Solomon Islands, occur at home without medical certification of cause of death (MCCOD)
M. Reeve, H. Chowdhury, P. Mahesh, Greg Jilini, Rooney Jagilly, Baakai Kamoriki, Rodley Ruskin, Deirdre McLaughlin, Alan D. Lopez   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Medical students' initial experiences of the dissection room and interaction with body donors: A qualitative study of professional identity formation, educational benefits, and the experience of Pasifika students

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The first experience of medical students in the dissecting room (DR) likely influences professional identity formation (PIF). Sparse data exist exploring how exposure to the DR and body donors without undertaking dissection influences PIF, or how culture may influence this experience.
Jacob Madgwick, Lynley Anderson, Jon Cornwall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verbal autopsy of 80,000 adult deaths in Tamilnadu, South India

BMC Public Health, 2004
Background Registration of the fact of death is almost complete in the city of Chennai and not so in the rural Villupuram district in Tamilnadu, India.
Peto Richard, Gajalakshmi Vendhan
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting doctors' professional identity development through specialist training

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Anatomy‐centric specialties such as surgery, radiology, and anatomical pathology (AP) have workforce shortages, with attrition during the training phase proposed as a contributing factor. Current understanding of the reasons behind trainee attrition is limited, and there have been calls to increase the depth and richness of research in this ...
Shemona Y. Rozario, Melanie K. Farlie, Mahbub Sarkar, Michelle D. Lazarus   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman, Erik M. Donker, Jelle Tichelaar, on behalf of the CP4T programme   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From paradise lost to paradise regained: A compassionate retuning of assessed seminars

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Universities often aim to deliver a curriculum that is both research‐based and develops transferable skills in students, thereby enhancing their competitiveness in the job market. At the same time, evidence indicates that university students experience significant stress owing to the competitive nature of the assessments, an aspect that is ...
Sarah Stephen
wiley   +1 more source

An Academics Guide to Approaching Bioscience Curricula Design: Stakeholders, Material and Assessment Choice, and Employability

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ultimate aim of all higher education programs is to produce work‐ready graduates who can enter a number of career paths. Bioscience graduates are well suited to a multitude of career paths such as research, education or industry. Designing an undergraduate bioscience program that can prepare learners for this multitude of career pathways ...
Kirsten Riches‐Suman, Simon Tweddell
wiley   +1 more source

Early‐Life Clinical Factors Shape Cerebellar Structure in Preterm‐Born Children

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Preterm birth alters typical brain development due to complex exposures related to neonatal illness, pain management, and brain injury. Despite an increased understanding of neonatal brain injury on developmental outcomes, the association of cerebellar maturation with school‐age motor and cognitive function remains incompletely ...
Victoria Rapos, Steven Ufkes, Cecil Chau, Jessie van Dyk, Ting Guo, Ruth E. Grunau, Steven P. Miller   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source