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Governmental public health’s capacity for community collaboration in Oregon
No full textDissertation research explored collaboration between state and local governmental public health agencies and community-based organizations to implement foundational public health services in Oregon. The study also used a modified Delphi survey to explore the distinct but complementary roles of governmental and community partners in advancing the equity workforce capability of the foundational public health services framework. Study results inform how governmental public health can improve collaboration with CBOs for public health system transformation efforts
Empowering women through menopause: implementing personalized nutrition and lifestyle changes to address menopausal health initiatives
Full text linkMenopause and obesity when combined have compounding impacts on a woman's mental and physical health. With the high rate of obesity and the substantial population of women in Oregon at or near menopause, it is important to address the effect that obesity will have on postmenopausal women. At a practice in Oregon, more than half of their 800 post-menopausal women are obese and have at least 1 comorbid condition. Education on healthy nutrition and recommended physical activity was provided at weekly virtual group sessions for 12 weeks that was focused on the unique needs of this population
Assessing and improving prosthetic referral rates in unilateral lower limb amputations
Full text linkThis project analyzed rates of referral to prosthetic services immediately preceding and following unilateral lower limb amputations by an orthopedic trauma unit. The goal was to establish baseline referral data to assess efforts to improve those referral metrics
Development of preoperative patient education using a patient education platform for total joint arthroplasty
Full text linkOrthopedic surgeries, such as total joint arthroplasties, are complex procedures requiring preoperative optimization of patients and planning for extensive recoveries. As with many medical procedures, there is often a gap between existing patient knowledge and a baseline functional knowledge required for a safe postoperative patient recovery. It is the responsibility of the healthcare team, including nurse practitioners, to ensure their patients understand the nature of the procedure and recovery from it through preoperative education. This project explored efficacy of a specific patient education delivery system in this total joint arthroplasty (TJA) patient population
Temperature changes (ΔT) in correlation with number of implant osteotomy preparations in human cadaver tibiae, comparing osseodensification (OD) burs in clockwise (CW) versus counterclockwise (CCW) mode
Full text linkThe purpose of the study was to evaluate the ΔT during the preparation of 360 implant osteotomies using osseodensification burs in clockwise and counterclockwise modes up to 60 times. One thousand (1000) RPM had the least effect in both modes and the 3.0 and 4.0 burs in the CCW mode drastically increased the temperature
