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ICCs for mean scores for pairs among the three remaining raters was 0.81 to 0.84. Mean JSEO scores from the four raters correlated with the JSPPPE (rho = 0.45, p = 0.03) and IC (rho = 0.68, p less then 0.001), but not the EEC (rho = 0.345, p = 0.1). Conclusions We found validity evidence for the use of a modified JSPPPE for an observer to assess empathy in a recorded encounter with a SP. This may be useful as medical educators shift toward competency-based tracking. The brevity of this tool and potential assessment using video are also appealing.Objective Caregivers of children with medical complexity (CMC) face decisions about tracheostomy. The objectives of this paper are to identify facilitators and barriers to tracheostomy decision-making (TDM) process for CMC. Methods Using phenomenology as its methodologic orientation, this qualitative study conducted in North Carolina between 2013 and 2015, consists of semi-structured interviews with 56 caregivers of 41 CMC who received tracheostomies, and 5 focus groups of 33 healthcare providers (HCP) at a tertiary care children's hospital involved in TDM for CMC. Participants were asked to share their experiences and perspectives on the TDM process. Qualitative data were transcribed, coded, and organized into themes as is consistent with thematic content analysis. Olaparib Results Five themes were identified. 1) Caregivers perceived decision about tracheostomy for their children was theirs to make. 2) Strategies that increased caregivers' active participation in the TDM process facilitated the TDM process. 3) Caregiver emotional stress and lack of understanding about tracheostomy were barriers. 4) Good HCP communication during the TDM process was valued; poor communication was a barrier. 5) Collaboration among HCP facilitated TDM, especially when nurses were involved, whereas fragmentation in care was a barrier. Conclusions Caregivers take a primary role in the TDM process. Many caregiver and HCP-level facilitators and barriers for TDM exist. Augmenting the facilitators and reducing the barriers identified in this study could improve the TDM process for CMC.Objective Shared decision-making (SDM) may improve outcomes for children with medical complexity (CMC). CMC have lower rates of SDM than other children, but little is known about how to improve SDM for CMC. The objective of this study is to describe parent perspectives of SDM for CMC and identify opportunities to improve elements of SDM specific to this vulnerable population. Methods Interviews with parents of CMC explored SDM preferences and experiences. Eligible parents were ≥18 years old, English- or Spanish-speaking, with a CMC less then 12 years old. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed by independent coders for shared themes using modified grounded theory. Codes were developed using an iterative process, beginning with open-coding of a subset of transcripts followed by discussion with all team members, and distillation into preliminary codes. Subsequent coding reviews were conducted until no new themes emerged and existing themes were fully explored. Results We conducted interviews with 32 parents (27 in English, mean parent age 34 years, SD=7; mean child age 4 years, SD=4; 50% with household income less then $50,000, 47% with low health literacy) in inpatient and outpatient settings. Three categories of themes emerged participant, knowledge, and context. Key opportunities to improve SDM included providing a shared decision timeline, purposefully integrating patient preferences and values, and addressing uncertainty in decisions. Conclusion Our results provide insight into parent experiences with SDM for CMC. We identified unique opportunities to improve SDM for CMC that will inform future research and interventions to improve SDM for CMC.Previously obtained data suggests that noradrenaline (NE) released from the efferent locus coeruleus (LC) endings in hippocampal formation (HPC) may serve as an important modulating signal involved in the pharmacological mechanisms responsible for the production of type 2 theta rhythm in rats. Hence, two distinct hypotheses were tested in the present study 1/ if the decrease in HPC level of NE is correlated with the desynchronization of HPC field potential, then the inhibition of LC would be expected to abolish HPC type 2 theta rhythm; 2/ if the increase in HPC NE level is correlated with synchronization of HPC field potential, then the stimulation of LC would be expected to produce type 2 theta. The experiments were performed using an experimental model of HPC type 2 theta rhythm recorded in urethanized rats. It was demonstrated that electrical stimulation of LC produced type 2 theta rhythm whereas procaine injection into LC, in contrast, reversibly abolished type 2 theta. The possible relation of type 2 theta rhythm with some disturbances of Alzheimer disease are addressed.Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by deposition of β-amyloid protein (Aβ), neurofibrillary tangles and cognitive deficits resulting from neuronal cell death. In search for the molecular underpinnings of the disease, we were interested in the relationship between Aβ, L1 cell adhesion molecule and protein kinase D1 (PKD1), which are not only implicated in neural development and functional maintenance in the adult, but are also neuroprotective under pathological conditions. Based on our observations that L1 and phosphorylated, i.e. activated, protein kinase PKD1 (pPKD1) co-localize in cultured neurons, we investigated the functional relationship between L1 and pPKD1 in the frontal lobe of an AD human cortical tissue microarray, and found increased and positively correlating levels of both molecules when compared to a non-affected human brain. Also in the APPSWE mouse model of AD, L1 and pPKD1 levels were increased in the frontal lobe. To investigate whether L1 influences PKD1-based functions in AD, cultured cortical neurons were stressed with either H2O2 or oligomeric Aβ1-42, in the presence or absence of recombinant L1 extracellular domain, and PKD1 phosphorylation was measured. As indicated by the cell viability assay, L1 maintained neuronal survival under oxidative stress and under application of oligomeric Aβ1-42, when PKD1 activity was inhibited, suggesting that L1 ameliorates some aspects of Aβ1-42 pathology in parallel with reducing PKD1 function.