A5019791863- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Global Health and Surgery
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Travel-related health issues
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2024
Harvard University
2022-2024
Boston Children's Hospital
2024
Massachusetts General Hospital
2020-2024
The Ohio State University
2024
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
2021
Duke University
2021
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2020
University College London
2009
Royal London Hospital
2009
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many patients receiving pediatric palliative care (PPC) present with surgically treatable problems. The role of surgery in the these patients, however, has not yet been defined. We conducted a cohort study children PPC to assess incidence, type, and likely purpose surgical interventions performed after initiation PPC. METHODS analysis on enrolled an ongoing, multicenter, prospective study. Patients aged <30 years services were eligible for inclusion Analyses...
In the setting of immense social, political, medical, and cultural challenges last year, medicine has been made acutely aware its participation in inequity response offers allyship as a framework for clinicians to pursue change, using tools already apart practice medicine. Allyship workplace can be summarized strategic mechanism used by individuals become collaborators who fight injustice promote equity through supportive personal relationships public acts sponsorship advocacy. The idea may...
In the recent release of Doximity program rankings, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department Surgery was ranked number one among surgical training programs nationally. MGH leadership celebrated success both internally and on social media. However, a photograph accompanying congratulatory tweet which featured program's young surgeons in generated an impassioned negative response. Many Twitter took note group's apparent whiteness commented problematic absence people color photograph....
This Viewpoint discusses the pitfalls of failure-to-rescue metrics and importance palliative care within surgical care.
This study aims to appraise recommendations from an expert panel of surgical educators on optimizing education and training in the setting contemporary challenges.
In brief We describe a first-of-its-kind audit of LGBTQ+ inclusivity in fertility care providers across the United Kingdom. Despite efforts being made to improve inclusion care, our results paint picture widespread gaps clinical and cultural expertise alongside significant barriers inclusion. Abstract patients comprise one fastest-growing user demographics yet they remain under-represented research, practice, discourse. Existing studies have revealed systemic barriers, including...
Importance Most youths receiving palliative care undergo many surgical interventions over their lifetimes. The intended purposes of in the context goals are not commonly articulated. Objective To describe and intervention propose a framework discussing using goal-oriented language. Design, Setting, Participants This retrospective cohort analysis was conducted among subset patients enrolled between April 2017 March 2021 prospective multicenter study (the Pediatric Palliative Care Research...
There is a shortage of data on intimate partner and interpersonal violence in sub-Saharan Africa. We, therefore, sought to characterize patterns sex-based risk in-home Malawi. We performed retrospective analysis the Kamuzu Central Hospital Trauma Registry from 2009 2017 adult patients presenting emergency room following assault. Data variables collected include basic demographics, injury characteristics, outcomes. bivariate for covariates based sex Poisson regression estimate domestic...
Both faith-based organizations (FBOs) and non-faith-based (NFBOs) make significant contributions to healthcare in low- middle-income countries, particularly for patients with fewer economic resources. The perception that FBO NFBO are dissimilar may contribute there being insufficient interactions between them. But fact, faith humanitarianism intimately historically connected. As a byproduct, share both accomplishments criticisms, including echoes of imperialism lack neutrality. A mutual...
Missions have been a part of the Christian faith since its genesis. Various approaches to transmitting through missions implemented over time, some with unforeseen and frankly negative, long-term political, social, even theological consequences. In medical missions, specifically, consequences include potential compromised individual collective health. These vulnerabilities make it essential consider theoretical practical which we, as Christians, engage our neighbors. Missiologists critically...