A5034699260- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Ethics in medical practice
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
RTI International
2020-2023
Neurobehavioral Systems
2016-2017
University of Washington
2016-2017
Postmortem studies are crucial for providing insight into emergent diseases. However, a complete autopsy is frequently not feasible in highly transmissible diseases due to biohazard challenges. Minimally invasive (MIA) needle-based approach aimed at collecting samples of key organs without opening the body, which may be valid alternative these cases. We to: (a) provide biosafety guidelines conducting MIAs COVID-19 cases, (b) compare performance MIA versus autopsy, and (c) evaluate safety...
Context: The National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend that palliative care clinicians work together as interprofessional teams. We created and piloted a 9-month curriculum focused on 3 related domains: (1) patient-centered, narrative communication skills; (2) team practice; (3) metrics systems integration. multifaceted was delivered through 16 webinars, 8 online modules, 4 in-person workshops, reflective skill practice, written...
Background: There is a known shortage of trained palliative care professionals, and an even greater professionals who have been through interprofessional curricula. As part institutional Palliative Care Training Center grant, core team academic faculty staff completed state-wide educational assessment to determine the needs for training program. Objective: The purpose this article describe process results our community in Washington state. Design: We approached cross-sectional descriptive...
<ns4:p>Stillbirth, one of the most common adverse pregnancy outcomes, is especially prevalent in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Understanding causes stillbirth crucial to developing effective interventions. In this commentary, investigators working across several LMICs discuss useful investigations determine stillbirths LMICs. Useful data were defined as 1) feasible obtain accurately 2) informative or help eliminate a cause death.</ns4:p><ns4:p> Recently, new tools for LMIC...
Abstract Background Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face disproportionately high mortality rates, yet the causes of death in LMICs are not robustly understood, limiting effectiveness interventions to reduce mortality. Minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) is a standardized postmortem examination method that holds promise for use LMICs, where other approaches determining cause too costly or unacceptable. This study documents costs associated with implementing MITS procedure from...
Abstract Minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) is increasingly being used to better understand causes of death in low-resource settings. Undernutrition (eg, wasting, stunting) prevalent among children globally and yet not consistently coded or uniformly included on certificates MITS studies when present. Consistent accurate attribution undernutrition fundamental understanding its contribution child deaths. In May 2020, members the Alliance Cause Death Technical Working Group convened a...
Minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) is a useful tool to determine cause of death in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In 2019 the MITS Surveillance Alliance supported implementation small-scale postmortem studies using several LMICs.
Minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS), an alternative to complete diagnostic autopsy, is a pathology-based postmortem examination that has been validated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) can provide accurate cause of death information when used with other data. The MITS Surveillance Alliance was established 2017 the goal expand globally by increasing training capacity, accessibility, availability LMICs. Between January 2019 May 2020, convened multidisciplinary team technical...
Background: With a neonatal mortality rate of 33 per 1000 livebirths in 2021, Ethiopia is working hard to attain the SDG target 12 deaths 1,000 by 2030. A better understanding major causes needed effectively design and implement interventions achieve this goal. Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS), an alternative conventional autopsy, requires fewer resources through task-shifting sample collection from pathologists nurses, has potential support expansion pathology-based post-mortem...
Background: With a neonatal mortality rate of 33 per 1000 livebirths in 2021, Ethiopia is working hard to attain the SDG target 12 deaths 1,000 by 2030. A better understanding major causes needed effectively design and implement interventions achieve this goal. Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS), an alternative conventional autopsy, requires fewer resources through task-shifting sample collection from pathologists nurses, has potential support expansion pathology-based post-mortem...
Background With a neonatal mortality rate of 33 per 1,000 live births in 2019, Ethiopia is striving to attain the Sustainable Development Goal target 12 deaths by 2030. A better understanding major causes needed effectively design and implement interventions achieve this goal. Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS), an alternative conventional autopsy, requires fewer resources through task-shifting sample collection from pathologists nurses, has potential support expansion pathology-based...
Abstract Background Minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) has increasingly been used to improve the diagnosis of disease and identification cause death, particularly in underserved areas. However, there are multiple barriers accessing those who die within community, our study aimed explore perceptions insights community members healthcare providers regarding feasibility implementing MITS settings. Methods A qualitative exploratory was conducted. total twenty one in-depth interviews were...