Corneal perforation due to limbal involvement in Sézary syndrome

Background  

The majority of lymphomas involving the eye and ocular adnexa are B-cell lymphomas. Ocular involvement by T-cell lymphoma is rare. We report a case of corneal perforation due to direct involvement of the corneal limbus by lymphoma in a patient with Sézary syndrome.     

Modulation of neuroinflammation and memory dysfunction using percutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in mice

Background

The vagus nerve is involved in regulating immunity and resolving inflammation. Current strategies aimed at modulating neuroinflammation and cognitive decline, in many cases, are limited and ineffective.

Transdisciplinary Imagination: Addressing Equity and Mistreatment in Perinatal Care

Maternal and Child Health Journal - Inequities in birth outcomes are linked to experiential and environmental exposures. There have been expanding and intersecting wicked problems of inequity,...     

Patient-led decision making: Measuring autonomy and respect in Canadian maternity care

Objective

The Changing Childbirth in British Columbia study explored women’s preferences and experiences of maternity care, including women’s role in decision-making.

Changing clinical profile,management strategies and outcome of patients with biliary tract injuries at atertiary care center in SriLanka

BACKGROUND: Biliary tract injuries are mostly iatrogenic Related data are limited in developing countries. There are lessons to be learned by revisiting the clinical profiles management issues and outcome of patients referred to a tertiary care center in Sri Lanka, compared with the previous data from the same center published in 2006. Such a review is particularly relevant at a time of changing global perceptions of iatrogenic biliary injuries. This study aimed to analyze and compare the changes in the inj...     

Roundtable Discussion: “No One Can Condemn You to a C‐Section!”

Abstract: The stories in this Roundtable Discussion are related by two women whose babies were born recently in Canadian hospitals. Each woman had undergone a cesarean delivery for her first child, and whereas Sophia delivered her second baby by vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC), Marie was unable to find a practitioner or hospital that would allow her to have a VBAC for her second birth. The women describe how they feel about their choices and experiences. Their two accounts and the issues that they raise are discussed in commentaries by a family physician, midwife, doula, and obstetrician. (BIRTH 37:3 September 2010)     

Training Malaysian Pharmacy Undergraduates with Knowledge and Skills on Smoking Cessation

Objective. To evaluate the feasibility of an online training module, Certified Smoking Cessation Service Provider (CSCSP), developed for practicing pharmacists to equip pharmacy students with knowledge necessary for smoking cessation counseling and to assess the changes in student knowledge and skills regarding smoking cessation following training.Design. Sixty third-year and 80 fourth-year pharmacy undergraduates (N=140) were given access to an online module, the main intervention in the study. Two linkable questionnaires were administered to assess students’ preintervention and postintervention knowledge. For the third-year students, an additional role-play training component was incorporated, and student skills were assessed during week 14 with an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).Assessment. Preintervention and postintervention knowledge assessments were completed by 130 (92.8%) students. Sixty-six students scored above 50% for the knowledge component postintervention, compared to 13 at preintervention, demonstrating significant improvement (x2(1, N=130)=32, p=0.003). All third-year students completed the intervention, and 66.7% were able to counsel excellently for smoking cessation, scoring more than 80%.Conclusion. The CSCSP online module developed for practicing professionals was found suitable for equipping pharmacy undergraduates with knowledge on smoking cessation topics. The module, along with role-play training, also equipped students with knowledge and skills to provide smoking cessation counseling.