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Our Royal Zoo The Earth, 2025, leopard
No full textArtist(s): Lauren Smith
Materials: Aluminum cans, cardboard, metal, fabric
The idea of Our Royal Zoo can be a powerful metaphor for the moral imperative to protect Earth\u27s ecosystems and their inhabitants. It underscores the interconnectedness of all living things and the need for responsible stewardship. This project was made from old Amazon boxes that I used to draw and make the cardboard animal cut outs. Each royal on this life-raft is uniquely adorned with leftover fabric from small bags that my tea leaves came in or the end roles of special occasion wrapping paper or gift bags that could not be used. The raft is made from recycled coke zero cans and old National Geographic covers since it is one of the only publications widely subscribed to that covers matters related to our ecosystem and broadens awareness. The flowers by which the raft is buoyed are made from crumbled tissue paper. The jewels that adorn both the elephant and sealion are from old recycled metal earrings that had broken and a unique ribbon that came with a gift of spices I\u27d received from a loved one who visited India.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/recycledart2025/1086/thumbnail.jp
Our Royal Zoo The Earth, 2025
No full textArtist(s): Lauren Smith
Materials: Aluminum cans, cardboard, metal, fabric
The idea of Our Royal Zoo can be a powerful metaphor for the moral imperative to protect Earth\u27s ecosystems and their inhabitants. It underscores the interconnectedness of all living things and the need for responsible stewardship. This project was made from old Amazon boxes that I used to draw and make the cardboard animal cut outs. Each royal on this life-raft is uniquely adorned with leftover fabric from small bags that my tea leaves came in or the end roles of special occasion wrapping paper or gift bags that could not be used. The raft is made from recycled coke zero cans and old National Geographic covers since it is one of the only publications widely subscribed to that covers matters related to our ecosystem and broadens awareness. The flowers by which the raft is buoyed are made from crumbled tissue paper. The jewels that adorn both the elephant and sealion are from old recycled metal earrings that had broken and a unique ribbon that came with a gift of spices I\u27d received from a loved one who visited India.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/recycledart2025/1081/thumbnail.jp
Houston Sports Stadiums, 2025, Astros
No full textArtist(s): Byron Frost
Materials: Recycled woodhttps://openworks.mdanderson.org/recycledart2025/1072/thumbnail.jp
Houston Sports Stadiums, 2025, Rockets
No full textArtist(s): Byron Frost
Materials: Recycled woodhttps://openworks.mdanderson.org/recycledart2025/1071/thumbnail.jp
出入口 (deiriguchi; exit and entrance), 2025, detail
No full textArtist(s): Anthony Romo
Materials: Mixed media
During a recent vacation to Japan, the lack of public trash cans in Tokyo meant I had to carry my trash usually until I got back to my hotel for disposal. The quantity of material I brought back to the hotel daily was surprising, so I collected most of my receipts, ticket stubs, and other paper and plastic packaging. This collage became a meditation on the flow of trash into and out of my life and was born of reflection on how much recyclable material I dispose of. The kanji in the center of the piece designate an exit and entrance, i.e., one passage for both, and are used to depict this dynamic flow. The collage is composed solely of material I brought back from Japan and includes receipts, ticket stubs, shopping bags, napkins, paper bibs, stickers, flyers, newspaper, product labels, theme park wristbands, wrapping paper, paper fans, candy wrappers, gacha prize decals, ribbon, price tags, and street food packaging.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/recycledart2025/1056/thumbnail.jp
Spring Stride RTN, 2025, detail
No full textArtist(s): Miriam Bustamante
Materials: Paper, plastic, glue
Paper bags collected from volunteer supplies bags and material management paper bags and shopping bags. Plastic bottle caps from water bottles we recycle and glue. Also the IV caps for the medication we recycle and nurses set aside when they open medication vials.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/recycledart2025/1041/thumbnail.jp
Building Hope, 2025, overhead-view
No full textArtist(s): Tonia Osberg, David Arriaga, Adrian Brilliantes, Josh Ramey
Materials: Glass, wood
David Arriaga used pallet wooden and glass bricks from the Donor wall to build this entry table. Adrian Brilliantes donated the stain. Tonia Osberg worked with FPDC to request bricks for an art project. Josh Ramey also helped to cut the bricks.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/recycledart2025/1037/thumbnail.jp
Building Hope, 2025
No full textArtist(s): Tonia Osberg, David Arriaga, Adrian Brilliantes, Josh Ramey
Materials: Glass, wood
David Arriaga used pallet wooden and glass bricks from the Donor wall to build this entry table. Adrian Brilliantes donated the stain. Tonia Osberg worked with FPDC to request bricks for an art project. Josh Ramey also helped to cut the bricks.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/recycledart2025/1036/thumbnail.jp
Impact of Clinical Decision Support Tool Implementation on Injectable Calcitonin Usage
Full text linkCalcitonin injection is a high-cost medication used to treat hypercalcemia in hospitalized patients. Many institutions have implemented strategies to reduce unnecessary use or waste of calcitonin, including dose rounding, formulary restriction criteria, and limiting the number of doses a patient may receive. MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) utilizes approximately 1200 calcitonin doses per year with no current formulary or dosing restriction criteria. The goal of this study was to evaluate patterns of use of calcitonin at MDACC and implement and evaluate the impact of clinical decision support tools to reduce unnecessary calcitonin use and waste. This is a single-center quality improvement study comparing calcitonin utilization in a pre-intervention cohort of patients initiated on calcitonin from January 1 to April 30, 2024, to a post-intervention cohort from September 18 to October 18, 2024. Calcitonin utilization was quantified by inpatient administration data and retrospective chart review. After evaluating patterns of use in the pre-intervention data, 3 interventions were identified and implemented as clinical decision support tools in the electronic health record. These included calcitonin dose rounding, implementation of an institutional hypercalcemia treatment algorithm recommending use of calcitonin only for severe hypercalcemia, and order directions for calcitonin recommending a 48-hour limit per treatment course. The primary outcome was a composite of total percentage of calcitonin vials administered that were unnecessary or wasted defined as administrations past 48 hours, second vial administered for a dose of 401 to 500 units, or administrations to patients without severe hypercalcemia. Each item was additionally evaluated individually as a secondary outcome. The total calcitonin vials administered that were unnecessary or wasted was 6.70% lower in the post-intervention cohort than the pre-intervention cohort (P = .151). After the implementation of order directions recommending limiting calcitonin to 48 hours per treatment course, usage of calcitonin past 48 hours was significantly lower, by 5.62% (P = .035). With the implementation of a dose standardization rounding protocol, usage of a second calcitonin vial for a dose between 401 to 500 units was significantly lower, by 5.43% (P = .004). After the introduction of an institutional hypercalcemia treatment algorithm, vials used for non-severe hypercalcemia were 2.87% lower (P = .612). These findings suggest that the implementation of clinical decision support tools in the electronic health record may reduce unnecessary calcitonin use and waste
Hematology Oncology Nurses\u27 Grief
No full texthttps://openworks.mdanderson.org/aprn-week-25/1003/thumbnail.jp