Black Psychiatrists Call on White Colleagues to Dismantle Racism in Profession, APA at Town Hall Meeting
Last night APA hosted thefirst of a series of member town hall meetings to address structural racism in the organization ’s history, among colleagues, in current psychiatric practice, and in the education of medical students and early career psychiatrists. A distinguished panel of Black psychiatrists and a guest physician spoke to more than 500 APA members about what must be done to dismantle the processes and insti tutions that confer advantages upon white people and impede the lives and livelihoods of Black people, not only in the profession of psychiatry, but in the nation as a whole.APA President Jeffrey Geller, M.D....
Source: Psychiatr News - June 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: APA Ayana Jordan Black Lives Matter black psychiatrists Danielle Hairston health disparities Jeffrey Geller presidential task force psychiatry structural racism Thea James Walter Wilson Source Type: research
A global bibliometric and visualized analysis in the status and trends of subchondral bone research
Conclusion:
The number of publications about subchondral bone research would be increasing in the next years based on the current global trends. Attention should be drawn to the latest popular research, including “Mesenchymal stem-cells”, “Autologous chondrocyte implantation”, “Microfracture” and “Pain”. Therefore, more and more efforts will be put into mechanism research on subchondral bone, which may inspire new clinical treatments for osteoarthritis and other related diseases based on subchondral bone. (Source: Medicine)
Source: Medicine - May 29, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Source Type: research
High Prevalence of Hepatitis C Infection Among Adult Patients at Four Urban Emergency Departments - Birmingham, Oakland, Baltimore, and Boston, 2015-2017.
Abstract
Identifying persons with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has become an urgent public health challenge because of increasing HCV-related morbidity and mortality, low rates of awareness among infected persons, and the advent of curative therapies (1). Since 2012, CDC has recommended testing of all persons born during 1945-1965 (baby boomers) for identification of chronic HCV infection (1); urban emergency departments (EDs) are well positioned venues for detecting HCV infection among these persons. The United States has witnessed an unprecedented opioid overdose epidemic since 2013 that derives pri...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - May 14, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Galbraith JW, Anderson ES, Hsieh YH, Franco RA, Donnelly JP, Rodgers JB, Schechter-Perkins EM, Thompson WW, Nelson NP, Rothman RE, White DAE Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research
Food insecurity and substance use in people with HIV infection and substance use disorder
Volume 43, Issue 1, 2022, Page 104-112 . (Source: Substance Abuse)
Source: Substance Abuse - May 6, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Akila RajaTimothy C. HeerenAlexander Y. WalleyMichael R. WinterAldina MesicRichard Saitza Graduate Medical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA, USAb Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, Source Type: research
The associated press stylebook changes and the use of addiction-related stigmatizing terms in news media
Volume 43, Issue 1, 2022, Page 127-130 . (Source: Substance Abuse)
Source: Substance Abuse - April 29, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Lily G. BessetteSacha C. HaucHeidi DanckersAgata AtaydeRichard Saitza Boston College Public Health Club, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USAb Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, Source Type: research
Take Steps Now to Mitigate Mental Health Effects of COVID-19
In the aftermath of disaster, there is often an uptick in the number of people with mental and behavioral disorders. Experts predict the same is likely to emerge in the wake of COVID-19.“In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears likely that there will be substantial increases in anxiety and depression, substance use, loneliness, and domestic violence; and with schools closed, there is a very real possibility of an epidemic of child abuse,” wrote Sandro Galea, M.D., of Boston University School of Medicine; Raina M. Merchant, M.D., of Perelman School of Medicine; and Nicole Lurie, M.D., of the Coalition for Epi...
Source: Psychiatr News - April 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: anxiety child abuse COVID-19 depression disaster domestic violence JAMA Internal Medicine mental health Nicole Lurie Raina Merchant Sandro Galea Source Type: research
Development and psychometric properties of a new brief scale for subjective personal agency (SPA-5) in people with schizophrenia.
CONCLUSION: We developed a new, five-item Subjective Personal Agency scale (SPA-5) that can be completed by people with serious mental illness. Further studies are needed to confirm the results outside Japan.
PMID: 32272978 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences)
Source: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences - April 12, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci Source Type: research
Pharmacy on-site overdose protocols and prevention of overdose
Volume 43, Issue 1, 2022, Page 64-68 . (Source: Substance Abuse)
Source: Substance Abuse - March 18, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Traci C. GreenAyorinde SoipeBrianna BaloyDina BursteinZiming XuanAbigail TapperAlexander Y. WalleyPatricia CaseJeffrey BratbergJanette Bairda Department of Emergency Medicine, Injury Prevention Center, Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Med Source Type: research
Reliability of A New Scoring System for Intraarticular Mineralization of the Knee: BUCKS (Boston University Calcium Knee Score)
We describe and assess the reliability of a novel computed tomography (CT) scoring system, the Boston University Calcium Knee Score (BUCKS) for evaluating intra-articular mineralization. (Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage)
Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - March 11, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Ali Guermazi, Mohamed Jarraya, John A. Lynch, David T. Felson, Margaret Clancy, Michael Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James Torner, Tuhina Neogi Source Type: research
Reliability of a new scoring system for intraarticular mineralization of the knee: boston University Calcium Knee Score (BUCKS)
We describe and assess the reliability of a novel computed tomography (CT) scoring system, the Boston University Calcium Knee Score (BUCKS) for evaluating intra-articular mineralization. (Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage)
Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - March 11, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Authors: A. Guermazi, M. Jarraya, J.A. Lynch, D.T. Felson, M. Clancy, M. Nevitt, C.E. Lewis, J. Torner, T. Neogi Source Type: research
The Bretylium Saga: A Novel “old drug” for Cardiac Resuscitation
Dr. Marvin Bacaner returned from World War II and enrolled in Boston University Medical School then joining the University of Minnesota faculty in the Department of Physiology studying myocardial metabolism. In his studies on cardiac metabolism he would perform myocardial biopsies on dogs which caused them to develop ventricular fibrillation, which disrupted his experiments. While studying a new anti-hypertensive drug, Bretylium, he observed no episodes of ventricular fibrillation following myocardial biopsy. (Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - March 2, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Marvin Bacaner, John Somberg Source Type: research
Lactation Education for Resident Obstetricians: Promoting Breastfeeding Advocates for the Future
This article describes a breastfeeding education curriculum developed by midwifery faculty at Boston University School of Medicine. The project included 3 lectures and a simulation center workshop covering topics including lactogenesis, prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum interventions that promote or limit lactation, hands ‐on latch assistance, hand expression, use of breast pumps and storage of human milk, and common disorders of lactation. Postintervention evaluations demonstrated improvements in knowledge and confidence. Providing breastfeeding education to resident physicians may be an intervention to promote pa t...
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - February 2, 2020 Category: Midwifery Authors: Kari Radoff,
Rosha Forman Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Long-term functional outcomes after traumatic popliteal artery injury: A 20-year experience
CONCLUSION
Increasing age, lower extremity fracture, and prolonged ischemic time worsened long-term functional outcomes. Functional outcome did not improve over time, suggesting that maximal recovery may be achieved within the first 2 years postinjury. Thus, early and effective revascularization remains the only potentially modifiable risk factor for improving functional outcomes following TPAI.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Prognostic, level III. (Source: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery)
Source: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery - January 31, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: AAST 2019 PODIUM PAPERS Source Type: research
The impact of globalization on populations experiencing homelessness.
Abstract
Elisabeth Bahr, OTD, MS, OTR/L is an occupational therapist practicing at the New York City Department of Education in Brooklyn NY and is a member of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists task force on Displaced Populations. She created a program implemented in the Summer of 2018 at Boston University's online post-professional doctoral program titled "The Occupational Therapist as a Global Citizen" which teaches and inspires students to use their OT skill set to become agents of global change.
PMID: 32007968 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Work)
Source: Work - January 26, 2020 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Bahr E Tags: Work Source Type: research
Predicting professional school performance with a unique lens: are there other cognitive predictors?
We investigated the associations between admissions criteria and performance in four cohorts of pre-dental MS in Oral Health Sciences (OHS) program at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine.... (Source: BMC Medical Education)
Source: BMC Medical Education - January 15, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Theresa A. Davies, Madeline B. Miller, Vincent A. Moore and Elizabeth A. Kaye Tags: Research article Source Type: research
