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Harvey's prescriptions reflect this and open a window onto 17th-century therapeutic practice and the personal elements on which such practice was sometimes based.Australia's national electronic health record (EHR), My Health Record (MHR), raises concerns about information privacy and the presumption of consent to participation. In contrast to the "opt-out" framework for participation, consumers must "opt-in" to obtain additional privacy features to protect their health information on MHR. We review ethical considerations relating to opt-in and opt-out frameworks in the context of EHRs, discussing potential reasons why consent for additional safeguards is not currently presumed. Exploring the implications of recent amendments to strengthen consumer privacy, we present recommendations to promote equity in health information security for all Australians using MHR.

Controlled substances management is highly regulated, and requires institutions to have processes in place to maintain a closed-loop. This study was conducted to comprehensively evaluate the current state of controlled substances management, propose optimization opportunities, and implement steps to align the medication use process (MUP) to a defined desired state.

This evaluation was conducted in 2 phases. In phase 1, the current state of controlled substances management was assessed in order to develop a gap analysis tool and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA). In phase 2, a work group was assembled to address opportunities within the FMEA. The work group prioritized opportunities using the risk priority number (RPN), and formulated action steps to align processes with the defined desired state.

Through the literature evaluation, a desired state, consisting of 86 segments, was defined and compared with a gap analysis tool. Direct observation of the MUP allowed for development of 13 process maps depicting current state. Of the 86 segments, it was determined the study institution had a compliance rate of 62%. The remaining 38% correlated with 55 actionable process opportunities that were included in the FMEA. To date, 31 of the 55 (56%) opportunities have been successfully addressed by the work group.

Use of direct observation to formulate a gap analysis tool and FMEA is an effective modality to evaluate controlled substances processes. These tools allow for pharmacy departments to identify and prioritize opportunities to optimize controlled substances management within an academic medication center.

Use of direct observation to formulate a gap analysis tool and FMEA is an effective modality to evaluate controlled substances processes. These tools allow for pharmacy departments to identify and prioritize opportunities to optimize controlled substances management within an academic medication center.

To report outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) combined with internal limiting membrane (ILM) stuffing technique in patients with optic disc pit associated maculopathy (ODP-M).

Data including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), foveal center point thickness (FCP), and maximum height of fluid (max_fluid) (intraretinal or subretinal) were collected from the medical records of the patients.

Six eyes of six patients with a mean age of 28.0 ± 17.68 years (range 9-53 year) underwent PPV + ILM plug surgery. The mean follow-up duration was 25.62 ± 26.11 months (range 11.80-78.00 month) duration. The mean BCVA increased from 1.25 ± 1.04 logMAR (20/355, Snellen equivalent) to 0.86 ± 1.09 logMAR (20/144, Snellen equivalent) at last follow-up (

 = 0.043). Compared to baseline, CMT, FCP, and max_fluid significantly decreased at all visits after the surgery (

 < 0.05 for all visits). At last follow-up, 66.6% of the eyes (four eyes) showed complete resolution of fluid at a mean of 5.25 ± 4.99 months (range 1-12 months) after the surgery.

PPV with ILM plug seemed to be an effective surgical technique in ODP-M. Studies with longer follow-up and higher number of patients are needed to confirm our results.

PPV with ILM plug seemed to be an effective surgical technique in ODP-M. Studies with longer follow-up and higher number of patients are needed to confirm our results.Little is known about the content and quality of reading instruction provided to students with intellectual disability. Navitoclax research buy This study aimed to describe the reading instruction provided to students with intellectual disability who were not yet readers in self-contained elementary classrooms. The teachers of 24 classrooms participated in the study. Systematic observations of reading lessons, follow-up interviews with the teachers, review of teaching material, and content analysis of students' individualized education plans were conducted. Findings indicate that phonics and phonological awareness were taught in most of the classrooms. However, phonics was taught systematically, as recommended in the research, in only less than half of the classes. Sight-word instruction and vocabulary instruction were observed in more than half of the classes. Comprehension instruction of texts read aloud by the teacher was observed in only about a third of the classrooms. Recommendations to support teachers in enhancing the quality of reading instruction are provided.

Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods can provide more specific information about various microstructural tissue changes in multiple sclerosis (MS) brain. Quantitative measurement of T

and T

relaxation, and diffusion basis spectrum imaging (DBSI) yield metrics related to the pathology of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration that occurs across the spectrum of MS.

To use relaxation and DBSI MRI metrics to describe measures of neuroinflammation, myelin and axons in different MS subtypes.

103 participants (20 clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), 33 relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), 30 secondary progressive MS and 20 primary progressive MS) underwent quantitative T

, T

, DBSI and conventional 3T MRI. Whole brain, normal-appearing white matter, lesion and corpus callosum MRI metrics were compared across MS subtypes.

A gradation of MRI metric values was seen from CIS to RRMS to progressive MS. RRMS demonstrated large oedema-related differences, while progressive MS had the most extensive abnormalities in myelin and axonal measures.