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The emergence and rapid spread of COVID-19 led to unprecedented changes for families and systems of care. This study sought to understand the needs of families participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) before and during the pandemic and considers the impact remote service delivery has on access to an integrated behavioral health intervention to support the psychosocial needs of children and caregivers. Needs for referral varied significantly pre- and post-pandemic onset. Analyses revealed that significantly more referrals were made regarding social determinants of health after the onset of COVID-19 (13.8%) compared with prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (4.1%, p < .05). Providers' transition to telehealth services sufficiently served WIC families.
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Background: People living with and after cancer may experience complex physical and psychosocial issues requiring multidisciplinary support. While adults over the age of 65 are the group most commonly diagnosed with cancer, they also represent the group most under-represented in research. Therefore, this study aims to explore older adults' perceptions of priorities for research in cancer and haematological malignancies. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was undertaken with sixteen older adults over the age of 65 who were living with or after a diagnosis of cancer. Participants were purposively recruited via a regional cancer centre and cancer advocacy organisations. Participants engaged in a one-to-one semi-structured telephone interview, which discussed their experiences of cancer, and their perceptions of cancer-related issues which they believed were priorities for research in the future. Qualitative data were thematically analysed. Results: Participants were overwhelmingly satisfied with the cancer-related care they received, but discussed a variety of issues related to their experiences of information, symptoms, and support beyond the hospital setting which warranted further research. Forty-two priorities for future research were categorised within six themes, containing a total of eleven sub-themes. Priorities for future research included the recognition of the signs and symptoms of cancer in older adulthood;research about cancer treatments for older adults;supporting the assessment and management of co-morbidities;the unmet needs of older adults living with and after cancer;the impact of COVID-19 on people living with or after cancer and on cancer services;and the impact of cancer on caregivers and family members. Conclusions: The results of this study represent a basis for future priority setting for research in the field of geriatric oncology. The results of this study have the potential to underpin priorities for research which are driven by the population who are most affected by, and most in need of research to address the complex issues associated with diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end of life care for people living with or after cancer in older adulthood. Legal entity responsible for the study: University College Dublin. Funding: Irish Research Council. Disclosure: A. Drury: Financial Interests, Personal, Full or part-time Employment: University College Dublin;Financial Interests, Institutional, Research Grant, I am a collaborator on the Pfizer-funded project ABC4Nurses, which is coordinated and managed by EONS: Pfizer;Non-Financial Interests, Invited Speaker: European Oncology Nursing Society;Non-Financial Interests, Advisory Role, I am an advisor on several EONS projects, including ABC4Nurses and RCC & HCC PROMS: European Oncology Nursing Society. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.
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This paper describes the development of a new second-year level undergraduate Physics course at the University of Newcastle, comprising three four-week modules (encompassing Special Relativity, Nuclear and Particle Physics) for a combined roster of both Newcastle and James Cook students. A series of multimodal digital learning technology platforms were employed to see if they could maximise student engagement. Specifically, a flipped classroom system was trialled whereby students were tasked with creating their own lecture notes from online videos (created using Lightboard and PowerPoint). This approach resulted in 90% of the class actively engaging with the lecture content. Weekly online tutorial workshops consistently achieved an attendance rate of approximately 85% and included an online quiz based on embedded questions within the lecture videos. In addition, innovative STEM laboratory workshops exploited active engagement strategies including purely online worksheets to blended and remote experiments. The inclusion of a Slack-based project management hub enabled students to work seamlessly under constantly changing COVID-19 restrictions while exposing them to planning, management and Python control coding, under the visage of “embracing technology and best practice to deliver the greatest possible student experience”. A review of students’ view of the Lightboard and PowerPoint lecture content was conducted with Lightboard being the student’s outright preference. © 2022. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education.All Rights Reserved
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The UF MAE program delivers a large-enrollment capstone design sequence that traditionally hosts in-person oral presentations with industry panels. COVID-19 necessitated presentations be conducted online. This transition increased average panelist participation by 50%. Average design team scores fell from 92.4% (σ = 5.6%) for in-person presentations in Fall 2017, 2018, and 2019 to 76.9% (σ = 7.8%) for online presentations in Spring 2020. This aberration was not caused by 1) larger / more diverse panels, 2) evaluator fatigue, 3) over-scripted presentations, or 4) difficulty transitioning online. Pandemic-induced stress was the likely cause. Industry sponsor feedback and increased participation compel continuation of capstone oral online presentations when in-person instruction resumes. © 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major challenge in delivering care to wound patients. Due to multiple comorbidities, wound patients are at an increased risk for the most extreme complications of COVID-19 and providers must focus on reducing their exposure risk. The Federal, State, and local governments, as well as payers, have urged hospitals and providers to reduce utilization of nonessential health services, but they also have given more flexibility to shift the site of necessary care to lower risk environments. Providers must be prepared for disruption from this pandemic mode of health care for the next 18 months, at minimum. The wound provider must accept the new normal during the pandemic by adapting their care to meet the safety needs of the patient and the public. The Wound Center Without Walls is a strategy to untether wound care from a physical location and aggressively triage and provide care to patients with wounds across the spectrum of the health system utilizing technology and community-centered care.
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The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major challenge in delivering care to wound patients. Due to multiple comorbidities, wound patients are at an increased risk for the most extreme complications of COVID-19 and providers must focus on reducing their exposure risk. The Federal, State, and local governments, as well as payers, have urged hospitals and providers to reduce utilization of nonessential health services, but they also have given more flexibility to shift the site of necessary care to lower risk environments. Providers must be prepared for disruption from this pandemic mode of health care for the next 18 months, at minimum. The wound provider must accept the new normal during the pandemic by adapting their care to meet the safety needs of the patient and the public. The Wound Center Without Walls is a strategy to untether wound care from a physical location and aggressively triage and provide care to patients with wounds across the spectrum of the health system utilizing technology and community-centered care.