To assess the influence of HIV-related and CVD-related variables in the existing WIHS study, including viral load, immune dysfunction, inflammation, metabolic disorders, HIV medications, gut microbiota, and metabolomics, on CVD risk as measured by cIMT.
This is a research study to develop new ways to measure the well-being of people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
The utility of syndromic management for STIs is predicated on up-to-date information on the etiologies of the syndromes being treated. Periodic assessments of N. gonorrhoeae among women presenting to care with LAP and AVD+ are important for treatment guidelines. Additionally, assessing pharyngeal N. gonorrhoeae among women with genital infections, which has never been done in this population, is critical to ensure adequate treatment and prevent AMR.
Pregnancy complications are increasing in the United States, and this is worse for Black patients, who are 3-4 times more likely to die from pregnancy than White patients. Pregnancy complications and deaths cause large physical, social, and financial burdens for patients and their families. Our study aims to decrease pregnancy complications for all patients, but especially for Black patients, by decreasing institutional racism and bias in healthcare and improving community-based social support during pregnancy.
The purpose of this study is to identify best practices for implementing and sustaining an integrative pain management program for pediatric patients in a children's hospital. We will conduct interviews with representatives from pediatric integrative pain management programs from around the United States to learn about how they built and sustain their programs.
Core concepts within disciplines of science have allowed educators to teach the most foundational and critical knowledge efficiently, and students to obtain essential skills and knowledge required for a given discipline. Recent decades have seen many science disciplines applying and confirming the benefits of core concepts. However, there is limited research on the core concepts of healthcare administration and leadership, especially within pharmacy. Consequently, the lack of consensus on core concepts prevents consistency among training programs teaching pharmacy administration and leadership (PAL). Given the increasing value of didactic training for PAL and attributes within training programs such as MS degrees for pharmacy, a set of core concepts must be well defined to assist with didactic PAL training. In the world of rapidly evolving medical services, technologies, and policies, strong PAL skills can lead to advanced global health and the alleviation of some of the world's most pressing healthcare challenges
Caffeine is a drug that may reduce brain injury in the setting of a disease called hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. This is a research study to determine the most appropriate and safest dose of caffeine in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
In partnership with the NC Injury and Violence Prevention branch, the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center has been facilitating a peer learning network initiative for harm reduction practitioners in the central Appalachian region for the past 3 years. This initiative, the "Sharing Harm Reduction Practices (SHARP) Network," is funded by the CDC's Overdose Data to Action program and is entering the final project year. We are conducting a process evaluation of the network to document 1) the ways in which the network has supported practitioners in their work and 2) how we built the network in case other regions would like to replicate our efforts. We plan to conduct 8 qualitative interviews with peer members to understand their experience as network participants.
The purpose of this research study is the exploration of crafts in library instruction centering special collections materials. This study is concerned with instructional practices in special collections and its role in the higher education system.
The purpose of this study is to understand if there are core differences present in the brain imaging scans of a fetus who has a limb difference. These imaging scans will be completed before and after the birth of the child. This study will also allow us to counsel families and provide education on the specified limb difference.