CRE, which stands for Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, are a family of germs that are difficult to treat because they have high levels of resistance to antibiotics. We are studying how these bacteria spread in the community.

We want to create a registry of new and established patients with Keratoconus who attend the UNC Department of Ophthalmology, with the aim of understanding risk factors, how the disease develops and response to treatment.

The Relational Leadership at Carolina is an implementation and dissemination project. This project will: 1) refine and stabilize the Relational Leadership Institute (RLI) course for health professionals for the purpose of broad dissemination and implementation; 2) provide groundwork to support the catalyzing forces of Relational Leadership and build community through multiple approaches; and 3) establish a pathway and structured support for individuals to contribute to the program at all levels.

Health literacy is the ability for individuals to read and understand health information in order to make health decisions. The American Medical Association recommends that patient information guides are written at or below a sixth grade reading level. However previous studies have found that most patient educational material in urogynecology are written above the recommended sixth grade reading level. The purpose of this research study is to see if patients are better able to better understand informational handouts written at above a sixth-grade reading level compared to informational handouts written below a sixth-grade reading level.

Current dialysis vascular access patient education materials can be overwhelming, not written in plain language, and not have enough realistic information about the steps involved in getting a dialysis vascular access before starting hemodialysis. This study is being done to create and test a dialysis vascular access educational video for patients. Participants would take part in a one-time interview about their thoughts on dialysis vascular access education and their ideas for a vascular access video.

The goal of this study is to evaluate the role of simulation in the development of technical surgical skills.

This study intends to examine how Black, queer, and disabled individuals navigate risk assessments in a "post-pandemic" era and how this may impact their interpersonal relationships and trust in the authority and credibility of the CDC.

This mixed methods study aims to better understand parents' decisions in the Southeast United States who send their children to ACE and non-ACE preschool programs by exploring their characteristics and motivations for enrolling their young children in these programs.

This study seeks to determine the best practices for boosting the Mobile Crisis Workforce in Illinois. Right now, there is a massive shortage of people to help during mental health crises, and it is very important that we figure out how to fix this issue.