13 research outputs found
The Impact of Patient and Provider Education on Statin Therapy Initiation and Adherence in Type II Diabetics
No full textPurpose/Background
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a common, chronic disease that increases the risk of coronary artery disease and stroke fourfold, which makes protecting cardiac function a priority. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and American Heart Association (AHA) recommend the prescription of statins to reduce cardiovascular complications. Unfortunately, provider and patient adherence to this recommendation is poor.This study aimed to determine if shared-decision making and patient follow-up within a 6 month period of being newly diagnosed with T2D has an effect on the initiation rate of statin therapy.
Methods
In this retrospective study we requested data from the University of Tennessee Family Medicine clinic on newly diagnosed diabetic patients from December 2021 to December 2023 that met criteria (40 years or older, eligible for statin therapy, new diagnosis of T2D, had at least one follow-up appointment within the last 2 years). Information requested included the patient’s sex, age, baseline HbA1C, referral date, and whether or not statin therapy was initiated within 6 months of diagnosis. The data was then analyzed for descriptive statistics using Intellectus statistical analysis software.
Results
Twenty-nine patients (8 male, 21 female) met inclusion criteria. The mean age of the participants was 52.8 years (female mean age: 54.9 years; male mean age: 47.5 years), and the mean baseline HgA1C was 9.16%. Of the 29 patients included in the study, 100% of them had statin therapy initiated within 6 months of diagnosis.
Implications for Nursing Practice
The results of this study are reassuring that patient follow up within 6 months of a new T2D diagnosis is key in initiating current statin therapy guidelines. These findings reinforce the essential role of nurse practitioners in the management of T2D and associated cardiovascular risk, highlighting the importance of patient education, regular monitoring, and collaborative care
Session 2: Nurse Leaders Virtual Summit April 2021
No full textThe purpose of the Summit is the provide an avenue for nurse leaders to disseminate their leadership journey.
Learning Outcomes for Course Participants and Attendees: Characterize at least two leadership traits of nursing leaders. Identify where you are in your personal nursing leadership journey.
This session features Dr. Carolyn Hart, Dean of Nursing at Coker University as the opening speaker.
The remaining speakers are scholars from two Sigma Academies: the Experienced Academic Leadership Academy and the Sigma Nightingale Challenge. See the author details field for specifics.
Summit Hosts: Matt Howard, DNP, RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, CPN: Director of Scholarship Resources, Sigma Danielle Perkins Manning, PhD, RN: Manager of the Center for Excellence in Nursing Education, Sigm
About 900 UND students eligible to walk across the commencement stage during December ceremonies
No full textAbout 900 UND students eligible to walk across the commencement stage during December ceremonies
The University of North Dakota held its winter commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 19, at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on campus. About 900 students were eligible to walk across the stage to receive diplomas or certificates. Below is a list of students who were eligible to graduate, listed by state, province and/or country, along with their hometowns.
NORTH DAKOTA: Anamoose -- Bobbi Lane (BA); Arthur -- Amanda Lako (BSN); Belcourt -- Jaycee Allery (BSCE), Roselle Martin (BSCN), Priscilla Morin (BA), Savannah Nelson (MSW), Stephanie Parisien (PHD); Belfield -- Brian Richard (MS); Berthold -- Joseph DeRouchey (BS); Beulah -- Jesse Grad (BSIT), Amanda Reinhardt (BA); Bismarck -- Nicole Evans (BA), Brady Feiring (BSEE), Pamala Feist (MSW), Sara Hanson (BS), Sara Hanson (BSED), Lisa Krapp (MS), Melanie Krentz (MS), Sarah Laszewski (BSN, Summa Cum Laude), Brianna McDaniel (MED), Benjamin Morgan (BBA), Darla Mork (MSW), Jessica Nelson (BSED, Cum Laude), Kayla Owens (BSED, Cum Laude), Joshua Page (BGS), Alyssa Preszler (BSN, Summa Cum Laude), Tessi Ross (MPA), Kelsey Schafer (BSKIN, Magna Cum Laude), Leigh Thompson (MBA), Arthur Thorsen (BA, Cum Laude), Kelsey Torgeson (BSED, Magna Cum Laude), Molly Vanderpan (BSN), Apryl Walth (BA, Summa Cum Laude); Bottineau -- Samuel Jelleberg (BBA), Miles Uhrich (BMUS); Bowman -- Erin Kelly (BSN, Magna Cum Laude); Brocket -- Breanna Haugland (BSED, Cum Laude); Buffalo -- Jenna Beilke (BSSW); Cando -- Ethan Kitsch (BSCE), Jenna Randall (MA); Carpio -- Tyler Birdsall (BSA), John Sundsbak (BS); Carrington -- Audra Braaten (BSED, Summa Cum Laude), Casey Caylor (BSN), Ian Harmon (BS); Casselton -- Alex Jacobson (BSGEOL), Jack Wilcox (BBA); Cavalier -- Kate Menzies (BBA), Koree Vivatson (BSN); Center -- Jenny Erhardt (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Clifford -- Jennifer Erbstoesser (BSN, Magna Cum Laude); Cooperstown -- Katie Hanson (BBA); Dazey -- Emily Kunze (MS); Devils Lake -- Erik Berg (BSCSCI), Kasi Eisenzimmer (BS), Lucas Kowalski (BSCE), Sarah Kuntz (JD), Robert Mayers (BSEE, Cum Laude), Brandon Myhre (BBA, Cum Laude), Brandon Myhre (BACC, Cum Laude), Jared Schlenker (EDD), Eric Schneider (BSIT); Dickinson -- Amanda DeMorrett (MED), Jennifer Dotson (BSN), Madison Porter (BACC, Summa Cum Laude); Edgeley -- Taylor Erickson (BACC, Summa Cum Laude); Emerado -- Cassandra Molina (BGS);
Esmond -- Joshua Wolfe (JD); Fargo -- Parker Balstad (BBA), Nicole Bredahl (JD), Graham Carson (BSME), Lisa Carver (BSCJS), Alexander Craychee (BSA), Anthony Desharnais (BSRTS), Alexis Eissinger (BSKIN, Magna Cum Laude), Alison Erickson (MS), Brandon Heisler (BACC), Benjamin Holten (MS), Kassandra Holtz (BA), Rachel Jacobson (BMUS, Cum Laude), Dona Janssen (BSED, Cum Laude), Dona Janssen (BSKIN, Cum Laude), Erika Lake (MSW), Larissa Marsh (MSW), Hope Marty (BBA), Danielle Merrill (BSED), Jason Moch (BACC), Rachel Moore (BSN), Lindsey Nelson (MS), Nicholas Nelson (BBA), Noel Scherer (BSKIN), Noel Scherer (BSRHS), Laurel Striegel (BSN, Cum Laude), Alyssa Swangler (BSN), Eric Thomas (BBA), Nicole Thorstad (MSW), Rollins Urugbezi (BA), Jennifer Vetter (BBA); Fordville -- April Dahlgren (BA); Fort Yates -- Corrine Iron Shield (BSSW); Garrison -- Chelsea Modlin (MSW); Gilby -- Kristine Dale (MED); Grafton -- Jennifer Hartje (BSN), Jennifer Hartje (BS), Alexandra Johnson (BSSW), Cassidy Kujala (BBA), Brittany Such (BSED);
Grand Forks -- Rachel Abbe (BMUS, Summa Cum Laude), Syed Haris Ali (PHD), Mohammad Apu (MS), Paige Archer (BBA), Jana Beattie (BSED), Jana Beattie (BS), Adam Berg (BGS), Theodore Bibby (PHD), Kathleen Bockert (BSED, Magna Cum Laude), Abbey Bohlman (MSW), Kathleen Bolstad (MS), McKenzie Brown (BSN, Summa Cum Laude), Trevor Chiasson (BSGDT), Kaitlin Clarke (BSCSCI), Richard Cochran (PHD), Angelique Davis (BGS), Katryn Diers (BS), Keith Ellis (BSA), Kahla Erickson (BSED), Brent Evenstad (BBA), Melanie Faber (BA, Cum Laude), Mary Fontes (PHD), Prosper Gbolo (PHD), Lucas Goodwin (MBA), Laura Grabanski (BACC, Cum Laude), Nicholas Gregoire (BSCJS), Jamie Greicar (MS), Laurie Guy (EDD), Andrea Hahn (BS), Lul Haji-Mohamed (MSW), Kylee Heston (PHD), Bridget Hill (BSSW, Cum Laude), Matthew Hillestad (BSCSCI, Summa Cum Laude), Alison Holcomb (BBA, Magna Cum Laude), Taylor Holm (BS, Summa Cum Laude), Sheryl Holter Vogel (MA), Melanie Honkola (BSED, Cum Laude), Jodie Houle (BA), Deanna Jenkins (MSW), Philip Jensen (BACC), Stacie Jergenson (PHD), Joshua Johnson (MS), Kristin Kalis (BBA), Logan Kassa (BSSW), Andrew Kennedy (BSED), Kelly Kennedy (BA), Corey Knox (MS), Srijan Konwar (BS), Mariah Korczak (BSED, Cum Laude), Karla Kovar (BSSW), Chad Kurtyka (BSED, Cum Laude), Megan Kvasager (JD), Jon Langeliers (BA), Amanda Laturnus (BACC), Ian Leier (BSN), Kelsey Litzinger (BSSW), Alexa Lovelien (BACC), George Lyons (BGS), Andrew Marquardt (MPA), Michael McAtee (BACC), Lynn McGarry (BSSW, Magna Cum Laude), Marie Meagher (BA), Timothy Midboe (BGS), Badera Muhanna (MED), Brian Murphy (MS), Jaclyn O\u27Neil (BFA), Sudeshna Pant (BBA), Kim Pedersen (MBA), Alyssa Penman (BA), Silas Pera (MA), Brittney Peterson (BFA, Cum Laude), Craig Pfau (BSCSCI), Cody Phelps (BGS), Benjamin Prout (BSCHE), Spencer Rea (BBA, Magna Cum Laude), Spencer Rea (BACC, Magna Cum Laude), Josstyn Richter (BSIT), M. Faisal Riyad (MS), Ryan Schlesinger (BSA), Kelly Silletto (BSN, Summa Cum Laude), Heather Smith (JD), Lynelle Smith (MS), Caitlin Staples (BA, Magna Cum Laude), David Stenvold (BBA), Caitlin Stromberg (MA), Tiffany Swarmer (MS),Kylie Theisen (BBA), Laura Thingelstad (BGS), Brent Thomson (PHD), Abby Torkelson (BSED), Sasha Trottier (BSRHS), Maggie Tuck (BSED), Allan Viotay (BBA), Suzanne Ward (BSN, Cum Laude), Suzanne Weber (JD), Brent Weichel (BSCSCI), Emmalee Westrum (BSED), Toni Wheeler (BBA), Laura Woods (BA), Caroline Wysocki (BSN), Yu Zhong (BSN), Nathan Ziegelmann (BGS), Lora Zierke (BSRHS),
Hampden -- Amber Logie (BS, Magna Cum Laude), Amber Logie (BSN, Magna Cum Laude); Hatton -- Katelyn Paulson (BSN), Autumn Russell (BA, Cum Laude); Hazen -- Baylee Carr (BSKIN); Hettinger -- Nicholas Kludt (MS); Jamestown -- Andrew Bjugstad (BSCN), Leah Entzel (BMUS, Magna Cum Laude), Patrick Kellam (MS), Shauna Vistad (MBA); Kindred -- Karen Keith (MS), Keely Torgerson (BA, Magna Cum Laude), Lindsey Torgerson (MED); Kulm -- Micah Schott (PHD); Lakota -- Shane Wall (BSED, Cum Laude); LaMoure -- Dallon Bitz (BA), Kristof Nelson (BA, Magna Cum Laude); Langdon -- Eric Moos (BA); Larimore -- Cody Anderson (BA); Leeds: Dayno Pierson (BSED); Mandan -- Michael Miller (BSPTE); Max -- Brittney Klein (BBA); Mayville -- Zachary Scallon (BA); McVille -- Jennifer Sateren (MS); Minot -- Chris Anderson (BSCJS), Janna Ayash (BA), Alex Bahl (BSPTE), Jenna Bergman (BBA), Kaari Burbach (BA, Cum Laude), Scott Faul (EDD), Karley Feist (BS, Cum Laude), Joshua Frey (JD), Brittany Galvin (BACC), Ashton Hager (BSSW), Michael Houge (MS), Kip Mueller (BS), Jace Olander (BA), Joshua Oothoudt (BA), Ryan Rasanen (BSGE, Summa Cum Laude), Preston Ripplinger (BA), Nigel Schmitz (BSCHE, Cum Laude), Macy Seehafer (BSED, Cum Laude), Christian Sovak (BS), Ryan Westby (BBA); Minto -- Shane Robinson (MED), Kara Schuster (BSSW); Mountain -- Kayley Byron (BBA), Sean Thorfinnson (BSCSCI), New England – Carissa Rasch (BS);
Northwood -- Drake Fisher (BSA, Cum Laude); Osnabrock -- Jayme Balsdon (BSN); Park River -- Misty Boyle (BSED); Pekin -- Brooke Jensen (BS); Pick City -- Melissa Roller (BACC, Magna Cum Laude); Portland -- Elise Pederson (BBA); Ray -- Keaton Bergstrom (BSPTE); Rhame -- Kathleen Larson (BACC, Cum Laude); Richardton -- Andrew Rebel (BS, Cum Laude); Rugby -- Chelsea Halvorson (BSN, Cum Laude), Michael McNeff (EDD); Sheldon -- Jessie Flatt (BFA, Magna Cum Laude); St. John -- Kasey Abrahamson (BS), Andrea Langan (BSN); Taylor -- Kaci Hjelle (BSED, Magna Cum Laude); Thompson -- Taylor Broyles (BBA), Katie Morgan (BMUS, Summa Cum Laude); Valley City -- Shelby Anderson (BA, Summa Cum Laude), Dana Lindemann (MSW); Velva -- Lee Dokken (BBA), Alexandra Podoll (BSN, Summa Cum Laude); Wahpeton -- Kristin Brevik (MS), Brittney Close (BBA), Bryant Friskop (BSKIN), Karli Klocke (BFA), Danielle Korth (BSN, Summa Cum Laude), Kelsey Richels (BA, Summa Cum Laude); Walhalla -- Jessica Goulet (BSN), Molly Hardy (BSN), Cassandra LaPorte (MS); Washburn -- Alexis Meier (BSED); Webster -- Wyatt Regan (BA), Wyatt Regan (BBA); West Fargo -- Dia Rominski (BA), Brittany Summers (BSN); Westhope -- Alisha Braaten (BBA), Katrina Eubank (BA); Williston -- Abbey Dahlberg (MS), Aaron Dye (BSATSC), Brittany Fixen (BBA), Angela Goebel (BA, Summa Cum Laude), Jordan Hahn (BACC, Cum Laude), Luke Lordemann (BBA), Kirby Lund (MA), Jonathon Westphal (BS); Wyndmere -- Christopher Swenson (EDD);
MINNESOTA:
Aitkin -- Jessica Schultz (MSW); Alexandria -- Jared Bents (BSEE, Magna Cum Laude), Carson Berger (MBA), Kathleen Bruzik (BSCLS), Joseph Hurlbut (BSED), Jarad McCormick (BSCHE); Andover -- William Berard (BBA). William Henneck (BSA, Cum Laude), Nicholas Herbst (BSA, Cum Laude), Hannah Jaeger (BS), Kyle Johnson (BBA), Joshua Mellem (BA), Myles Severson (BA); Anoka -- Kristina Pentz (BSED); Apple Valley -- Casey Adkins (BSME), Rachel Holt (BSN), Ross Nelson (BBA); Arden Hills -- Marit Sundberg (BSEE, Summa Cum Laude); Argyle -- Amy Dalager (BMUS, Magna Cum Laude); Bagley -- Kelsie Leintz (BACC, Cum Laude); Barnesville -- Sarah Belle Poepping (MS); Baxter -- Nicholas Vitale (BBA); Bemidji -- Brett Dokken (BSA), Jodi Sandmeyer (EDD), Jenna Seegmiller (MSW), Hannah Sweep (BSN, Summa Cum Laude), Chelsea Warren (BSN, Cum Laude); Benson -- Mallory Jensen (MSW); Big Lake -- Kelsey Aydt (BSSW); Blaine -- Megen Cullen (MS), Michael Linnen (PHD), Sarah Sevenbergen (BMUS); Bloomington -- Elsa Anderson (BSN, Cum Laude), Dallas Dupey (BBA, Magna Cum Laude), Zachary Sayre (BSA); Blue Earth -- Dustin Anderson (MS); Bovey -- Bryce Bonham (BSFWB); Brainerd -- Ariana Cibuzar (BBA), Andrea Dalzell (MSW), Jonathan Long (MS), Erin Sweet (BSN); Brooklyn Park -- Taylor Browen (MSW); Brooks -- Kayla Pelletier (BSN, Cum Laude); Burnsville – James Karageorgiou (BGS),Cristian Marin (BSCJS), Anthony Probasco (JD), Jacob Threlkeld (BBA), Zachary Wygant (MS); Cass Lake -- Terri Midboe (BGS); Champlin -- Jordan Cespedes (BA), Michael Galante (BGS), Jacob Stutelberg (BSEE); Chanhassen -- Matthew Jones (BSCJS); Chisholm -- Dylan Blacker (BBA); Columbia Heights -- Justin Tomlinson (BSCHE, Cum Laude); Coon Rapids -- Jordan Thorp (BSN); Cottage Grove -- Erin Caughey (BS), Crystal Klarich (MSW); Courtland -- Daniel Sieh (BSA);
Crookston -- Jeremy Curran (JD), Kari Hitchen (MS), Danielle Larson (BSED), Martha Mino (MSW), Wendy Sturm (JD); Crosslake -- Bethany Walters (MS); Cyrus -- Caroline Fritz (BBA); Deephaven -- Andrew Grinde (BBA); Deer Creek -- Jonathan Swisse (BSME); Delano -- Nicholas Garfield (BA), Amber Shoutz (BSED); Detroit Lakes -- Brock Johnson (BBA), Anna O\u27Gorman (BSSW); Duluth -- Christopher Anderson (BS), Jake Claflin (BSME), Whitney Ritter (BSED), Rachel Janezic (MS), Shannon Kerr (BBA), Aaron Kolquist (JD), Aaron Kolquist (MBA), Samantha Ruberg (BSED, Magna Cum Laude); Ryan Stupca (BSN); Eagan -- Elyssa DeTorre (BA), Nicholas Fortman (BSEG), Kendra Karel (BSKIN, Magna Cum Laude), Carly Lash (BSED, Cum Laude), Michael Lavin (BA); East Bethel -- Diana Dreessen (BA, Magna Cum Laude); East Grand Forks -- Jeremy Alameda (BGS), Alexandra Eades (BSN, Cum Laude), Chelsey Grassel (BS, Cum Laude), Alexandra Hedlund (BSKIN), Matthew Keller (MSW), Kree Kobetsky (BBA), Melissa Mondry (MA), Kristie Novak (BACC), Nicholas Pederson (BA), Danica Konze (BACC), Danica Konze (BBA), Samantha Reimer (BSED, Magna Cum Laude), Cassandra Satterfield (BA), Nichole Tabatt-Taylor (BS); Eden Prairie -- Joseph Divish (BBA), Glenn Dodd (BBA), Kirsten Neubrech (BBA), Kayla Ross (BSN), Carolyn Rothfusz (BSED, Magna Cum Laude), Jonathan Rylander (BA, Magna Cum Laude), Cheryl Sherbrooke (MS), Abby Zimmer (BA); Edina -- Sam Mueller (BA), Joseph Toomey (BBA), Renae Witta (MOT), Zachary Worthy (BA); Erhard -- Kelsey Peterson (BSCLS); Erskine -- Joni Burris (PHD); Evansville -- Kristie Perrin (BSN); Excelsior -- Malia Grosz (BA, Magna Cum Laude); Farmington -- John Gardner (BA), Glendon Gengel (BBA); Fergus Falls -- Michelle Karst (MS), Todd Wahlund (MBA); Fertile -- Mariah Lunak (BBA, Magna Cum Laude); Fisher -- Noah Prudhomme (BSCJS); Forest Lake -- Tyler Casey (BA); Frazee -- Marlee Helmeke (BS, Summa Cum Laude), Andrew Huus (BACC); Freeport -- Nicholas Jungles (BBA), Samantha Waltzing (MA); Fridley -- Amanda Fischer (BGS), Douglas Shaw (BSA), Casey Urbach (BBA);
Goodridge -- Rachel Hanson (BSN, Cum Laude), Ashley Marquis (BSRTS, Summa Cum Laude), Ashley Marquis (BA, Summa Cum Laude); Grand Rapids -- Ryan Dumm (BSME), Luke Gilbert (BSFWB), Thomas Hammann (MS), Joshua Howg (BA), Breanne Jones (BSCJS), Duston Schulte (BSME); Grygla -- Natalee Schultz (MS); Ham Lake -- Kristina LeMire (BA); Hanover -- Johnathan Forsberg (BSA); Hastings -- Mackenzie Lucas (BSSW); Hawley -- Jordan Lee (MPA); Henning -- Jacob Smith (BSEE); Hibbing -- Marcus Bugliosi (BSME), Allison Jaynes (BSSW, Cum Laude), Samuel Saccoman (BBA); Holdingford -- Michael Urbashich (BSA); Hutchinson – Patrick Baumchen (BSME), Michael Schlueter (BSME); International Falls - Ariel Smith (BSME), Jennessa Spry (BSED); Inver Grove Heights -- Sarah Beckmann (MS); Karlstad -- Brittany Wollin (JD); Kenyon -- Jeremy Enzenauer (BBA); Knife River -- Barbara Mattson (MS); Lake Bronson -- Austin Braget (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Lake Elmo -- Alexander Schmidtz (BS); Lakeville -- Nathan Auge (BBA), Frances Brace (BBA), Austin Hoffarth (BSME), Nicholas Johnson (BSCJS), Thomas Maruska (BBA), Thomas Maruska (BACC, Derrick Roller (BSA), Ashley Vick (BSN); Lexington -- Kyle Torres (BSCJS); Lino Lakes -- Maxwell Richardson (BBA); Linwood -- Ashley Lambert (BS); Litchfield -- Bryce Johnson (BSCE, Cum Laude); Lonsdale -- Benjamin Salaba (BBA); Madelia -- Trina Whitney (BBA); Maple Grove -- Betsy Lyons (MS), Brooke Pearce (BA), Paul Redman (BSA); Maplewood -- Lorie Bakken (MS); Mendota Heights -- Madeleine Chapman (BSN), Nicholas De Muse (BSCJS); Mentor -- Ashley Swanson (BSCJS); Minneapolis -- Jacob Huhn (BSCSCI), Sarah Larsen (MSW), Abdulqadir Sheikhmohamed (BSPTE); Minnetonka -- Tyler Adamsheck (BBA), Margot Brandt (BACC), Eric Fallon (BBA), Ian Gloude (BA), Kira Johnson (BS), Monticello -- Jessica Hayda (BS); Moorhead -- Kim Englund (EDD), Patrick Lenertz (MSW), Stephanie Leslie (BSCN), Jasi O\u27Connor (PHD), Karen Stanley (BSED, Cum Laude); Mound -- Ryan Haug (BACC, Cum Laude), William Sullivan (BSA, Magna Cum Laude);
Newfolden -- Britta Hanson (BA), Tyler Knutson (BS, Summa Cum Laude), Tyler Knutson (BSCSCI, Summa Cum Laude); North St. Paul -- Andrew Schmaus (BS); Northfield -- Brooke Finger (BA), Tracy Kruchten (BSA); Orono -- Maxwell Schroeder (BA, Cum Laude); Osakis -- Brianne Giesler (BSSW); Oslo -- Kendra Nagle (BSSW, Cum Laude); Otsego -- Nicholas Coyle (BSA); Park Rapids -- Alyssa Carlson (BSCN, Magna Cum Laude), Bryce Klasen (BSGEOL), Trisha Matheny (BSED, Summa Cum Laude); Pelican Rapids -- Amanda Nelson (MSW); Perham -- Cory Dykhoff (BSME), Jacob Kalina (BACC), Leah Lindseth (MSW); Pierz -- Kevin Groves (BGS); Plato -- Corissa Ruble (BSSW); Plymouth – Hannah Hill (BS),Kevin Hopke (BACC), Amanda Johnson (BA), Nicola Pavia (BA), Cora Pokorny (BBA); Princeton -- Randall Johnson (BSME); Prior Lake -- Richard Sekenski (BSA), Tran Tran (BBA); Ramsey -- Hilary Sinn (BS); Red Lake Falls -- Karl Johnson (BSEE), Stacey Piche (BSKIN); Richfield -- Tyler Bradley (BSME); Rochester -- Christopher Brauckman (BSA, Summa Cum Laude), Brianna Crawford (PHD), Damian Johanson (MS), Ryan Johnson (MS), Stephanie Nett (BSCLS), Julianne Rees (BSCLS), Taylor Schepp (BS), Jennifer Van Cuyk (BSCLS); Roseau -- Thomas Kokal (BSCSCI), Paige Moser (BFA), Setareh Mostofi (BSED), Nicholas Tuttle (BSN); Rosemount -- Samuel Bishop (BBA), Kristin Cloose, Sarah Jacobsen (BA), Tyler Reis (BSATSC); Sabin -- Meghan Fitzgerald (BBA); Saginaw -- Cassiah Westgard (BS); Saint Paul -- Krista Kipper (MS); Sauk Centre -- Crystal Rayamajhi (MEM), Ashly Vikander (MA), Ryan Wolbeck (MSAE); Savage -- Elizabeth Kilian (BBA), Christina Poore (BSED), Samantha Sutherland (BSN); Shafer -- Christian Walburg (BBA, Magna Cum Laude); Shakopee -- Alexander Brandon (BS), Patrick Fitzgibbons (BSA), Matthew Isakson (BSCE); South St. Paul -- Trevor Mikacevich (BSA, Summa Cum Laude); St Louis Park -- Dominique Burling (MPA);
St. Cloud -- Patrick Cavanaugh (BA), Jami Fremstad (MS); St. Hilaire -- Alison Johnsrud (BSRHS); St. Michael -- Ryan St. Arnold (MBA); St. Paul -- Daniel Pantalion (BSIT), James Schmidt (BS), Katherine Borne (MS); Staples -- Ashley Fink (PHD); Stewartville -- Nicole Kanz (MSW), Travis Wellik (BSA); Stillwater -- Kaitlyn Vasko (BA); Sunfish Lake -- Ian Strong (BBA); Thief River Falls -- Robby Anderson (BFA), Ashley Boen (BSED, Summa Cum Laude), John Green, Jr. (BBA), Brady Harbott (BBA), Tiffany Jefferson (BSED, Cum Laude), John Olson, Jr. (BSKIN), Mark Paulson (BSCSCI), Ashley Seeger (BSED, Cum Laude), Jeremy Sich (BGS); Two Harbors -- Erin Hoeft (BS); Ulen -- Amanda Braseth (BA), Amanda Braseth (BSN); Verndale -- Kirsten Lollar (BA); Victoria -- Kyle Economy (BS); Wadena -- Isaac Doll (BSCE), Patrick Riewer (BSCHE, Summa Cum Laude), Claire Smith (JD); Warren -- Amerae Edgar (BACC), Sara Pahlen (BSED, Magna Cum Laude); Warroad -- Hannah Bahnmiller (BA, Summa Cum Laude), Hannah Bahnmiller (BS, Summa Cum Laude), Jason Goldsmith (BBA); Watertown -- Ryan Wood (BSA, Magna Cum Laude); Welch -- Rachel Oeltjen (BA); Winger -- Molly Olson (BS, Cum Laude); Woodbury -- Alyssa Buchin (MSW), Amy Gaides (BSED), Kyle Kronforst (BSEE), Amy Kuper (BSN), Kirsten Meyer (BSN), Alexandra Taracido (BSCN); Zim -- Joseph Paskett (BA);
OTHER STATES:
ALABAMA: Stevenson --Angela Beason (JD );ALASKA: Anchorage -- John McEwen (BBA, Summa Cum Laude), Alexis White (BS); Juneau -- Jennifer Hayes (BSED, Summa Cum Laude); Kenai -- Karen Pala (MS); Ketchikan -- Brendan Morrison (BA); Soldotna -- Stephen Townsend (EDD); ARIZONA: Phoenix -- Reginald Ray McGill (BA), Benjamin Peters (BA), Matthew Wehrli (BBA); Scottsdale -- Sathyavathi Challa (PHD), Brad Qualley (JD); Tempe -- Michael Heier (MBA); ARKANSAS: Omaha -- William Wessels (MBA); CALIFORNIA: Atwater --Tyler Hill (MS); Auburn -- Joshua Garner (BSA); Browns Valley -- Andrew Rice (BBA); Cloverdale -- Sandra Stolfi (MSW); Folsom -- Karin Kawai (BSA); Hayward -- Michael Chang (BSME); Long Beach -- Christopher Berninger (MBA); Los Angeles -- Rochel Akhamzadeh (MS), Chaya Markman (MS), Elisheva Rubanowitz (MS); Pomona -- Christine Wiley (MS); San Diego -- Misty Daniels (MS); San Jose -- Alice Taylor (MSW); Santa Clara -- Rachelle Hansen (PHD); Santa Monica -- Alexander Khan (BSA, Summa Cum Laude); Thousand Oaks -- Marc Wilson (BSA); COLORADA:Colorado Springs -- Taylor Hagemeyer (MS); Glenwood Springs -- Dana Holley (BSA); Littleton -- Heather Craiglow (MS), Daniel Phelps (BS); Louisville -- Dallas Lehman (BBA); Loveland -- Dominic Ponce (BSA); Northglenn -- Lindsey Stelmach (BSPTE, Magna Cum Laude); CONNECTICUT: Newington -- Mariusz Starzec (MS); Unionville -- David Amato (MS); DELAWARE: Wilmington -- Jessica Shahan (MS); FLORIDA: Boca Raton -- Benjamin Derauf (BS); Clearwater -- Sevil Bayram (BSCHEMEG); Kissimmee -- Jim Feske (MSAE); Palm Beach Gardens -- Vincent Herelle (BS); Satellite Beach -- Chasity Baker (BA); Titusville -- Chelsea Holliday (MA); GEORGIA: Atlanta -- Jalincia Bryant (BS); Kennesaw -- Arjit Bista (BACC); Leesburg -- Robert Mobley, Jr. (MPA); HAWAII: Aiea -- Carly Namihira (BBA); Honolulu -- Tayna Itai (BSA); Waipahu -- Matthew Ito (BSA, Summa Cum Laude); IDAHO: Coeur d\u27Alene -- Kathryn Arreola (MS); Spirit Lake -- Ann Hagenbarth (MED); ILLINOIS: Batavia -- Kevin Gray (BSATSC, Summa Cum Laude); Chicago -- Nicole Fitzgerald (BS), Daniel Landauer (PHD), Mark Tlalka (BA, Cum Laude), Mark Tlalka (BBA, Cum Laude); Glen Carbon -- Alexander Zielonko (BGS); Mahomet -- Jennie Hesketh (MS);Tinley Park -- Christopher Brett (BBA); Winnetka -- Thomas Bergman (BSA); IOWA: Atlantic -- Taylor Petersen (BA); Cedar Rapids -- Benjamin Lunstrum (BSA); Cumming -- Max Crum (BSA); Des Moines -- Karina Canizales (BSA); Hartley -- Nicolette Menke (MSW); Mount Ayr -- Dara Greenland (MS); Radcliffe -- Alexander Benson (BACC, Summa Cum Laude); KANSAS: Cimarron -- John Shaughnessy (BSME); Cunningham -- Shelby Wessels (BA); Louisburg -- Chelsea Bell (BSCE); KENTUCKY: Fort Knox -- Nichole Cokrlic (MSW); LaFayette -- Amanda Dow (MED); Louisville – Jacob Alvey (BSA); Versailles -- Aimee Fanter (BSA); MAINE: Guilford -- Susan White (MS); Lovell -- Jed Wilson (MSW);
MARYLAND: Takoma Park – Njong Njong (MSW); MASSACHUSETTS: Boston -- Martin Hellwig (MS), Kit Lui (BSCE); Dracut -- Sarah Potter (BA, Cum Laude); Weston -- Charles Edwards III (JD); MISSOURI: Cadet -- Kerina Edwards (JD)
Iowa History and Culture : A Bibliography of Materials Published Between 1952 and 1986, 1989
No full textThis bibliography was compiled by two reference librarians, Patricia Dawson and David Hudson with the goal of making it easier of tracking down material on Iowa history and culture. This supplements the Iowa History Reference Guide published in 1952 by William Petersen
The Church of Christ in early Bernicia: forerunners and foundation
No full textA firmly multidlsciplinary approach starts from a theological definition of the Church as the Body of Christ, and Christians as empowered by the Holy Spirit, the possibility of miracle, and the reality of warfare with demons are taken seriously, and scholarly belief in them defended. They are made the subject of excursuses. Hagiographic writings are treated with cautious respect. Bernicia, land and people, and its relationship to its neighbours are considered. In a demographic excursus the view that Dark Age life-span was short is rebuffed. Part two discusses the life and mission of the Church in sub-Roman Britain. In our area evidence for this proves to be largely limited to the shadowy activities of Ninian and Kentigern, therefore further evidence of the status of the British church in the fifth and sixth centuries is sought in Patrick’s Confession and Gildas's De Excidlo Britɸmniae. A new model for the latter - the sermon of the protomartyr Stephen - is proposed; as is a new exegesis of D. E. B. c.69, which may have Implications for our understanding of the persistence of Pelagian beliefs. An excursus considers the significance of white stones in association with Christian burial. The origins of the mission of Augustine are considered briefly. Part three considers the mission of Paulinus in detail, in particular the reasons for its collapse; in contrasting it with the Celtic mission misslological principles are cited. A reappraisal of Paulinus's retreat, more favourable to him than that normally held, is reached by invoking wartime experience. The discipline of obstetrics is involved to advance the theory that /Ethelburh's delivery was premature; also earlier to re-examine the Herbert Ian account of Kentigern's conception, where the 'something contrary to sound doctrine' is identified, against the hitherto standard view, as the apparent approval, by Servanus, of extramarital coitus. The final establishment of the Church in Bernicia is seen as occurring principally as the result of Aidan's mission, but with valid contributions from the British and Roman traditions. That Simeon of Durham gave the credit for this foundation to Oswald is found Justifiable. A new genealogical tree of Oswy has been constructed, and maps have been provided
Long-term in vivo imaging and measurement of dendritic shrinkage of retinal ganglion cells
No full textPURPOSE. To monitor and measure dendritic shrinkage of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in a strain of transgenic mice (Thy-1 YFP) that expresses yellow fluorescent proteins in neurons under the control of a Thy-1 promoter. METHODS. A total of 125 RGCs from 16 eyes of Thy-1 YFP transgenic mice were serially imaged with a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope for 6 months after optic nerve crush. Quantitative analysis of cell body area, axon diameter, dendritic field, number of terminal branches, total dendritic branch length, branching complexity, symmetry, and distance from the optic disc was used to characterize the morphology of RGCs, describe the patterns of axonal and dendritic degeneration, identify the morphologic predictors for cell survival, and estimate the rate of dendritic shrinkage. RESULTS. RGC damage was observed prospectively to begin with progressive dendritic shrinkage, followed by loss of the axon and the cell body. In a small proportion of RGCs, progressive axonal changes including fragmentation, beading, retraction, and bulb formation were also observed. RGCs with a larger dendritic field and a longer total dendritic branch length in general have a better survival probability. The rate of dendritic shrinkage was variable with a slower rate observed in cells having a larger dendritic field, a longer total dendritic branch length, and a greater distance from the optic disc. CONCLUSIONS. Estimating the probability of RGC survival and measuring the rate of dendritic shrinkage could become a new paradigm for investigating neuronal degeneration and evaluating the response of neuroprotective treatment. © 2011 The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc.postprin
Neurodegeneration of the retina in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease: what can we learn from the retina?
No full textAlzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related progressive neurodegenerative disease commonly found among elderly. In addition to cognitive and behavioral deficits, vision abnormalities are prevalent in AD patients. Recent studies investigating retinal changes in AD double-transgenic mice have shown altered processing of amyloid precursor protein and accumulation of β-amyloid peptides in neurons of retinal ganglion cell layer (RGCL) and inner nuclear layer (INL). Apoptotic cells were also detected in the RGCL. Thus, the pathophysiological changes of retinas in AD patients are possibly resembled by AD transgenic models. The retina is a simple model of the brain in the sense that some pathological changes and therapeutic strategies from the retina may be observed or applicable to the brain. Furthermore, it is also possible to advance our understanding of pathological mechanisms in other retinal degenerative diseases. Therefore, studying AD-related retinal degeneration is a promising way for the investigation on (1) AD pathologies and therapies that would eventually benefit the brain and (2) cellular mechanisms in other retinal degenerations such as glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration. This review will highlight the efforts on retinal degenerative research using AD transgenic mouse models. © 2011 The Author(s).published_or_final_versionSpringer Open Choice, 21 Feb 201
Public health: community learning disability nurses' perception and experience of their roles - an exploratory sequential multiple methods study
No full textPURPOSE
Research into how public health policy is translated into role specifications within job descriptions of community learning disability nurses is important. In addition, the need for research that focuses on describing how community learning disability nurses perceive, and enact their public health roles has been identified. Furthermore, there is need to explain the 'moderators' of how community learning disability nurses enact their public health roles.
METHODS
This was a 3-stage exploratory sequential multiple methods study. Stage 1 was documentary, and involved collecting and analysing community learning disability nurses' job descriptions, and or person specifications. Stage 2 was descriptive, and used a grounded theory approach. Stage 3 was explanatory, and involved an on-line questionnaire survey.
MAIN FINDINGS
There were inconsistencies in public role health expectations in community learning disability nurses' job descriptions and person specifications. The public health roles were academic, health education, health prevention, health promotion, health protection, health surveillance, healthcare access facilitation, healthcare delivery, leadership, and policy development and implementation. The moderators of public health role enactment by community nurses identified in this study were complex and extended beyond current explanations of role theory. Some of the correlates of the moderators of public role health enactment by community learning disability nurses included role clarity in job descriptions, periodic review of role expectations, role perception, perceived role value, community learning disability nurses' perceptions of employing organisations' priorities, and community learning disability nurses' perceptions of employing organisations' knowledge of the public health needs of people with learning disabilities, band, and finally the type of employer.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
There is a need for clarity of community learning disability nurses' public health roles locally, and nationally. It is important that relevant organisations have structures that can respond appropriately to public health policy changes in order to meet the often complex and co-morbid health needs of people with learning disabilities
SARS-CoV-2 lineage dynamics in England from September to November 2021: high diversity of Delta sub-lineages and increased transmissibility of AY.4.2
No full textBackground: Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, evolutionary pressure has driven large increases in the transmissibility of the virus. However, with increasing levels of immunity through vaccination and natural infection the evolutionary pressure will switch towards immune escape. Genomic surveillance in regions of high immunity is crucial in detecting emerging variants that can more successfully navigate the immune landscape. Methods: We present phylogenetic relationships and lineage dynamics within England (a country with high levels of immunity), as inferred from a random community sample of individuals who provided a self-administered throat and nose swab for rt-PCR testing as part of the REal-time Assessment of Community Transmission-1 (REACT-1) study. During round 14 (9 September–27 September 2021) and 15 (19 October–5 November 2021) lineages were determined for 1322 positive individuals, with 27.1% of those which reported their symptom status reporting no symptoms in the previous month. Results: We identified 44 unique lineages, all of which were Delta or Delta sub-lineages, and found a reduction in their mutation rate over the study period. The proportion of the Delta sub-lineage AY.4.2 was increasing, with a reproduction number 15% (95% CI 8–23%) greater than the most prevalent lineage, AY.4. Further, AY.4.2 was less associated with the most predictive COVID-19 symptoms (p = 0.029) and had a reduced mutation rate (p = 0.050). Both AY.4.2 and AY.4 were found to be geographically clustered in September but this was no longer the case by late October/early November, with only the lineage AY.6 exhibiting clustering towards the South of England. Conclusions: As SARS-CoV-2 moves towards endemicity and new variants emerge, genomic data obtained from random community samples can augment routine surveillance data without the potential biases introduced due to higher sampling rates of symptomatic individuals. © 2022, The Author(s)
Burden of HIV infection and HIV-associated morbidity in Zimbabwean adolescents
No full textThis thesis concerns the clinical epidemiology of HIV infection in Zimbabwean adolescents. Without treatment, there is a very high risk of death in the early years of life in HIV-infected infants. However, in recent years increasing numbers of adolescents have been presenting to health care services with symptomatic HIV infection and with features suggesting longstanding disease. Population-based surveys in Southern Africa have shown HIV prevalence rates among older children and adolescents to be much higher than would be anticipated if HIV-infants were not surviving early childhood. The burden and spectrum of HIV-associated morbidity among adolescents was investigated with two studies at secondary and primary care level, respectively. The main finding was of an extremely high prevalence of HIV infection at both levels of the health system, with HIV infection being the single most common cause of hospital admission and death among adolescents. Mother-to-child transmission was the most likely source of HIV infection in the majority, suggesting a substantial epidemic of older survivors of vertical HIV infection. Other countries with severe HIV epidemics may be experiencing a similar trend as their HIV epidemics mature. The lack of awareness of the possibility of survival to older childhood and adolescence with maternally-acquired, untreated HIV infection results in many missed opportunities for diagnosis, with HIV infection frequently not diagnosed until presentation with a severe HIV-related illness. The median CD4 count in 3 HIV-infected adolescents in primary care was 350cells/µl compared to a median CD4 count of 151cells/µl among hospitalised adolescents, suggesting that HIV testing in primary care identifies HIV-infected adolescents at an earlier stage of infection. Provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling in primary care was highly acceptable to adolescents and guardians. Provision of care has been adversely affected by under-appreciation of the numbers of surviving adolescents living with HIV, and the special needs of this age-group have not been distinguished from those of younger children. Young people who have acquired HIV perinatally are stigmatised by society who assume they must have acquired it through "bad" behaviour themselves, since it is not widely appreciated that long-term survival following vertical infection is possible. Immediate priorities are earlier diagnosis of HIV infection and improved management of HIV-infected adolescents. Possible areas of intervention are discussed in the final chapter. Similar studies are needed in neighbouring countries to investigate the generalisability of these findings
