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Assisting Orlando Health with Patient Experience & Logistics
No full textThis showcase is a narrative of my experience as a volunteer for the Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, operated by Orlando Health. Orlando Health is a non-profit organization that operates a network of general and specialty hospitals across Orlando. Their stated mission is “To improve the health and quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve”. One of their largest clusters of healthcare facilities by far is located in the Doctor Phillips area of Orlando, which includes the hospital where I volunteered. As a volunteer, my job was to improve the background operations of the fifth floor. More specifically, I was tasked with restocking supplies ranging from gowns and gloves, to printer paper and welcome brochures. Additionally, I was involved in managing patient records by organizing information of current patients and securely disposing of discharged patient information in compliance with hospital policy. However, my most impactful task by far involved me acting as a liaison between patients and nursing staff. While my role in the hospital was indeed faceless, it was nevertheless meaningful, as my presence ensured reduced response times from the staff, greater organization, and a fluid state of hospital operations. Overall, this experience taught me about the importance of collaboration and commitment in meeting the demands of the healthcare industry and delivering thoughtful patient care.https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2025fall/1069/thumbnail.jp
Bridging the Digital Divide in Biomedical Healthcare: Policy Solutions for Equity in Access, Literacy, and Infrastructure
No full textThis paper explores the intersection of digital inequity and biomedical healthcare access in the United States, positioning the digital divide as a structural determinant of health. As telehealth and digital platforms become central to care delivery, communities lacking broadband infrastructure, digital literacy, and affordable internet access face compounded barriers to equitable healthcare. The study introduces five critical dimensions—access, availability, adequacy, acceptability, and affordability—as a framework for addressing these disparities. It proposes the Rhizomatic Digital Ecosystem Framework to guide national and local interventions, emphasizing the need for public investment in broadband expansion, digital education, and affordability programs. By treating digital access as a clinical necessity and embedding equity into policy design, the paper offers a roadmap for ensuring biomedical innovation reaches all communities. Ultimately, digital health equity must be legislated and institutionalized across multiple levels of governance and treated as a public health priority
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Collaboration: Exploring Religious Human-Machine Communication and Tensions in Leadership Practices
No full textThe adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) applications has bolstered efforts toward human-machine collaboration. Given the lag in research on AI and religion, this study examines how pastors engage GAI to develop religious human-machine communication practices that constitute their leadership. Findings from in-depth interviews with pastors in the U.S. reveal that they view GAI as an idea generator, research assistant, co-author and translator. Clergy enact multiple ways to incorporate GAI communication in religious education and to enhance sermonic performances. Concurrently, pastors perceive tensions between innovation and established rites, as they contend with the authenticity and spiritual depth of GAI content while meeting the needs of their congregants amid temporal and resource challenges. This article concludes with implications for future research, AI governance and ethics
Partnering for international student success: Opportunities for academic librarians and ESL faculty to support research and information literacy skills
No full textPresentation at the Graduate Student Forum of the TESOL Virtual Conference
With the growing number of international students attending American universities in recent years, academic librarians recognize the importance of serving the needs of that population. However, many librarians acknowledge that they feel unprepared to support international students, due to a lack of training or experience working with multilingual or second-language learners. This presentation offers a review of the literature exploring collaborations between librarians and instructors to better support ELLs in a college and university setting and presents recommendations for both librarians and faculty. While this session focuses on academic libraries and college faculty, the examples of collaborations can also apply to public and school libraries and teachers at various levels
Maximizing Relief: The Benefits of Combining Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block with Sciatic Nerve Block in the Emergency Department
No full textLow back pain accounts for more than 2.6 million emergency department (ED) visits annually, with 40% of Americans experiencing sciatica at some point in their lives. Our case report describes a patient presenting with atraumatic right-sided low back pain and paresthesias in her right leg. We utilized a combination of a transgluteal sciatic nerve block and a lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block to achieve improved pain relief after an initial isolated transgluteal sciatic nerve block left her with persistent anterolateral thigh pain.
We detail the technique for performing this procedure under ultrasound guidance. Our patient experienced significant pain improvement and was discharged in ambulatory status without requiring further oral medications to achieve satisfactory alleviation. A primary limitation for providers in performing ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia is user experience. We aim to provide education to increase the use of this procedure for treating sciatica in the emergency department
Acquired methemoglobinemia secondary to oral ingestion of alkyl nitrite
No full textMethemoglobinemia is a potentially life-threatening condition in which the ferric state of hemoglobin impairs oxygen transport, leading to refractory hypoxia. While most cases are acquired through exposure to oxidizing agents, this report details a rare case of acquired methemoglobinemia complicated by severe hypotension and pulmonary edema secondary to the oral ingestion of alkyl nitrite, colloquially known as a “popper.”
A 54-year-old male presented to the emergency department after orally ingesting an alkyl nitrite product, believing it would be more effective than inhalation. Shortly after, he developed dizziness, dyspnea, and dusky skin, and was found to be hypotensive and hypoxic. Initial arterial blood gas analysis revealed a methemoglobin level of 29.9% [\u3c1.5%] and a chest X-ray showed diffuse bilateral pulmonary edema. The patient was treated with intravenous methylene blue and was admitted to the medical intensive care unit for hypoxic respiratory failure and hypotension. After a second dose of methylene blue and further supportive care, his symptoms resolved and he was discharged on hospital day 4. This case is notable for the unusual route of exposure and the development of severe pulmonary edema, an uncommon complication of methemoglobinemia
Complete Volume 42
No full textThis is the complete Volume 42 of the Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
The Paradox of Financial Competence in Tourism SMEs in West Africa: Accounting Knowledge, Gender, and Tax Bribery Risk in Ghana and Sierra Leone
No full textThis study examines the paradox of financial competence among tourism SMEs in West Africa, where business owners’ expertise in accounting and finance, rather than shielding firms from corruption, may increase their exposure to tax bribery. Using firm-level data from Ghana and Sierra Leone, the analysis reveals that financially competent entrepreneurs are more likely to face bribery requests due to increased transparency and visibility in extractive institutional environments. Logistic regression results show a positive association between financial competence and bribery exposure, with the effect amplified for women-owned firms. The findings highlight a behavioral and institutional mechanism in which competence, signaling financial resilience, attracts rent-seeking attention from inspectors. The study con tributes to institutional and behavioral theories by reframing financial competence as a dou- ble-edged capability in weak governance systems. For managers, the results call for collec- tive transparency strategies, network-based risk management, and stronger oversight mechanisms to reduce discretionary enforcement. For policy and practice, the paper under- scores the need to align financial literacy initiatives with institutional reforms that protect transparent firms from opportunistic exploitation
Episode 66: Taylor Matthew Ashley - Living in Spain (Part 2)
Get PDFIn this episode, we catch up with Taylor Matthew Ashley a few months after his last episode recording in Alicante, Spain. This episode, recorded in February 2025, is a conversation about settling into life in Lorgoño, Spain. Hear Taylor talk about his day to day life supporting his wife Katie on her Fulbright grant year, working on a podcast about his grandfather\u27s life, and planning a second launch of Lilia\u27s Cuban Cafe in Maine.
For more information about Lilia\u27s Cuban Cafe: https://www.instagram.com/liliascubancafe/
For more information about the oral history podcast on Pedro Enrique Prado Pina\u27s life: https://www.youtube.com/@NuestroPapi/video