Community Practice Patterns for Bacterial Corneal Ulcer Evaluation and Treatment

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Park ◽  
Kim M. Lee ◽  
Helen Zhou ◽  
Moriah Rabin ◽  
Kevin Jwo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Corneal Ulcer ◽  
Community Practice

Sa1414 Community Practice Patterns in Patients Presenting With Biliary Obstruction From Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. AB204-AB205
Author(s):  
Zachary L. Smith ◽  
Sarang Patel ◽  
Daniel J. Mitzel ◽  
Darren D. Ballard ◽  
Nishchal Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Biliary Obstruction ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Community Practice

scholarly journals Use of Parathyroid Hormone Assay after Thyroidectomy: A Survey of US and European Surgeons

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. CMED.S13002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Stein ◽  
J. Pieter Noordzij ◽  
Jessica Kepchar ◽  
Ian K. McLeod ◽  
Scott Brietzke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parathyroid Hormone ◽  
Hospital Stay ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Calcium Supplementation ◽  
Neck Surgery ◽  
Endocrine Surgery ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Oral Calcium ◽  
Practice Location ◽  
Parathyroid Hormone Assay

Introduction Hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy results in prolongation of hospitalization and patient discomfort but can be predicted by PTH assays. However, there is considerable variation in their use. Methods This study was undertaken to document current US and European practice patterns regarding the use of this assay. Anonymous surveys were collected in 2009–2011 from members of the American Academies of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Endocrine Surgery and the European, Italian, French, Spanish and British Societies of Endocrine Surgery. Results There were 356 American (3% response) and 61 European (10% response) respondents. 105 (29.8%) American and 25 (41%) European respondents reported routine PTH assay use. Fellowship trained surgeons reported increased use of the PTH assay (P = 0.004). Shorter reported average post-operative hospital stay was associated with American physicians (P = 0.0001), community practice location (P = 0.0002) and routine calcium supplementation ( P = 0.0015). Conclusions Surgical training was associated with routine use of the PTH assay. Average reported hospital stay was lower for American and community practice physicians and correlated with post-operative oral calcium use.

scholarly journals S&T-25 ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY IN THE CONTEXT OF DOSE ESCALATING RADIATION: COMMUNITY PRACTICE PATTERNS AND OUTCOMES

2016 ◽  
Vol 195 (4S) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogdana Schmidt ◽  
Janet L Cowan ◽  
Kirsten L Greene ◽  
Peter R Carroll ◽  
Matthew R Cooperberg
Keyword(s):  
Androgen Deprivation Therapy ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Androgen Deprivation ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Dose Escalating

Overview of Current Approaches to Aural Rehabilitation for Adults With Cochlear Implants

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1175-1187
Author(s):  
Rachel Glade ◽  
Erin Taylor ◽  
Deborah S. Culbertson ◽  
Christin Ray
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Aural Rehabilitation ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Clinical Models ◽  
Hearing Health

Purpose This clinical focus article provides an overview of clinical models currently being used for the provision of comprehensive aural rehabilitation (AR) for adults with cochlear implants (CIs) in the Unites States. Method Clinical AR models utilized by hearing health care providers from nine clinics across the United States were discussed with regard to interprofessional AR practice patterns in the adult CI population. The clinical models were presented in the context of existing knowledge and gaps in the literature. Future directions were proposed for optimizing the provision of AR for the adult CI patient population. Findings/Conclusions There is a general agreement that AR is an integral part of hearing health care for adults with CIs. While the provision of AR is feasible in different clinical practice settings, service delivery models are variable across hearing health care professionals and settings. AR may include interprofessional collaboration among surgeons, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists with varying roles based on the characteristics of a particular setting. Despite various existing barriers, the clinical practice patterns identified here provide a starting point toward a more standard approach to comprehensive AR for adults with CIs.

Teaching Partners to Support Communication for Adults with Acquired Communication Impairment

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura J. Ball ◽  
Joanne Lasker
Keyword(s):  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Communication Impairment ◽  
Communication Partner ◽  
Communication Partners ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
End Of Life Communication ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Abstract For adults with acquired communication impairment, particularly those who have communication disorders associated with stroke or neurodegenerative disease, communication partners play an important role in establishing and maintaining communicative competence. In this paper, we assemble some evidence on this topic and integrate it with current preferred practice patterns (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2004). Our goals are to help speech-language pathologists (SLPs) identify and describe partner-based communication strategies for adults with acquired impairment, implement evidence-based approaches for teaching strategies to communication partners, and employ a Personnel Framework (Binger et al., 2012) to clarify partners? roles in acquiring and supporting communication tools for individuals with acquired impairments. We offer specific guidance about AAC techniques and message selection for communication partners involved with chronic, degenerative, and end of life communication. We discuss research and provide examples of communication partner supports for person(s) with aphasia and person(s) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who have complex communication needs.

Audiology Service Models in a Family Physician Practice Setting

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sridhar Krishnamurti
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Direct Consequence ◽  
Direct Access ◽  
Practice Setting ◽  
Pediatric Populations ◽  
Family Practice Physicians ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Balance Problems

This article illustrates the potential of placing audiology services in a family physician’s practice setting to increase referrals of geriatric and pediatric patients to audiologists. The primary focus of family practice physicians is the diagnosis/intervention of critical systemic disorders (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer). Hence concurrent hearing/balance disorders are likely to be overshadowed in such patients. If audiologists get referrals from these physicians and have direct access to diagnose and manage concurrent hearing/balance problems in these patients, successful audiology practice patterns will emerge, and there will be increased visibility and profitability of audiological services. As a direct consequence, audiological services will move into the mainstream of healthcare delivery, and the profession of audiology will move further towards its goals of early detection and intervention for hearing and balance problems in geriatric and pediatric populations.

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