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Coramine Ampuls
No full textPackaging filled with 3 Coramine ampules produced by Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/artifacts_medical/1020/thumbnail.jp
Yearbooks Collection
No full textDes Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences students published yearbooks from as early as 1905 to the early 2000s.https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/uniarchives_slideshow/1007/thumbnail.jp
Poster of DMU Clinic
No full textAn exterior photo of the DMU Clinic building at 3200 Grand Avenue printed on poster board.https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/archive_images/2068/thumbnail.jp
A survey of cancer affiliate network hubs in the US: goals, composition, resources, and evaluation
No full textPurpose: Community hospitals play a critical role in cancer care delivery across the US but face challenges in providing needed services and specialized expertise. Cancer affiliate networks, i.e., formal/informal relationships between a large cancer center (hub) and community cancer centers (affiliates), can potentially improve quality in small hospitals where many Americans receive care. However, published descriptions of these networks are lacking. Thus, we aimed to identify and describe cancer networks across the US. Methods: We assembled a listing of US-based cancer affiliate networks using a formal web searching strategy and surveyed hub representatives regarding network goals, composition, services/resources, and methods for evaluating success. Results: Sixteen of 21 identified networks responded to the survey. All networks focused on improving access/delivery of high-quality cancer care at affiliate sites with common goals that included improving access to services, supporting quality improvement, and recruitment for clinical trials. Networks often included multiple healthcare systems; few had financial ownership over affiliates; and most had participation requirements (e.g., accreditation). Hubs extended a variety of specialized services/resources to affiliates (e.g., clinical trials, genetic counseling, virtual tumor boards). Approaches to evaluation and quality improvement varied. Conclusion: We found that cancer affiliate networks generally aimed to improve access and delivery of high-quality cancer care, with considerable variation in the activities used to achieve and evaluate progress toward these goals. As networks continue to operate and emerge, research is needed to identify best practices for optimizing networks’ influence on the quality of care in resource-constrained hospitals and enabling effective scaling of the cancer affiliate network model
In Reference to Effect of Rurality in Head and Neck Cancer: A Scoping Review
No full textThe recent scoping review by Tomescu et al. on the effects of rurality on head and neck cancer brings a helpful focus to an important topic. There are many disparate effects of rurality on treatment and outcomes that must be better studied in a targeted manner
Image Collection
No full textThe DMU Archives Image Collection contains images of various formats that show the rich history of DMU as well as Osteopathic Medicine over the last 100+ years.https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/uniarchives_slideshow/1005/thumbnail.jp
Trylon Interchangeable Glass Hypodermic Syringe
No full textA box for the Trylon interchangeable glass hypodermic syringe. Other information on the box shows that the Cat. No. is A634E and the size is 30cc. There is one syringe inside the box.https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/artifacts_medical/1023/thumbnail.jp
Wyeth Allergenic Extracts (Bartos System)
No full textThe Wyeth Allergenic Extracts for intracutaneous testing (Bartos System) produced by Wyeth Incorporated. Inside the wooden box are 46 tubes to test various allergies.https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/artifacts_medical/1032/thumbnail.jp
Dunning Colorimeter Renal Function Test
No full textThe Dunning Colorimeter was used to test renal or kidney function. There are 13 of the original 14 bottles in the wooden box.https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/artifacts_medical/1031/thumbnail.jp
Clay-Adams Co. Michel\u27s Wound Clips
No full textA cardboard package with Clay-Adams Co. Michel\u27s Wound Clips. On the package it states that the clips are 14 mm - 9/16 [of an inch] MEDIUM .https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/artifacts_medical/1014/thumbnail.jp