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J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol ; 33(5): 725-736, 2023 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37337047

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been linked to lower vaccine-induced antibody concentrations in children, while data from adults remains limited and equivocal. Characteristics of PFAS exposure and age at vaccination may modify such effects. OBJECTIVE: We used the mass administration of novel COVID-19 vaccines to test the hypothesis that prior exposure to environmentally-relevant concentrations of PFAS affect antibody response to vaccines in adolescents and adults. METHODS: Between April and June 2021, 226 participants aged 12-90 years with a history of exposure to PFAS in drinking water and who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine participated in our prospective cohort study. SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike and anti-nucleocapsid antibodies (IgG) were quantified before the first and second vaccine doses and again at two follow-ups in the following months (up to 103 days post dose 1). Serum PFAS concentrations (n = 39 individual PFAS) were measured once for each participant during baseline, before their first vaccination. The association between PFAS exposure and immune response to vaccination was investigated using linear regression and generalized estimating equation (GEE) models with adjustment for covariates that affect antibody response. PFAS mixture effects were assessed using weighted quantile sum and Bayesian kernel machine regression methods. RESULTS: The geometric mean (standard deviation) of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid serum concentrations in this population was 10.49 (3.22) and 3.90 (4.90) µg/L, respectively. PFAS concentrations were not associated with peak anti-spike antibody response, the initial increase in anti-spike antibody response following vaccination, or the waning over time of the anti-spike antibody response. Neither individual PFAS concentrations nor their evaluation as a mixture was associated with antibody response to mRNA vaccination against COVID-19. IMPACT STATEMENT: Given the importance of understanding vaccine response among populations exposed to environmental contaminants and the current gaps in understanding this relationship outside of early life/childhood vaccinations, our manuscript contributes meaningful data from an adolescent and adult population receiving a novel vaccination.


Subject(s)
COVID-19 , Drinking Water , Fluorocarbons , Vaccines , Adult , Child , Adolescent , Humans , COVID-19 Vaccines , Bayes Theorem , Prospective Studies , COVID-19/prevention & control , SARS-CoV-2 , Vaccination , Immunity
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EClinicalMedicine ; 20: 100298, 2020 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32300744

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Sexual harassment of women in academic medicine may impede advancement and productivity. This study analyzes the longitudinal effects of sexual harassment on academic advancement and productivity among women. METHODS: We undertook a longitudinal analysis to predict effects of sexual harassment reported in 1995 on career outcomes measured in 2012-13, among a sample of women in academic medicine (N = 1273) recruited from 24 U.S. medical schools. Measures included survey data from 1995 on sexual harassment (predictor), and 2012-2013 data on retention in academic medicine, rank, leadership positions, and refereed publications (outcomes), captured from surveys and public records. We used multivariable models to test effects of sexual harassment on study outcomes, adjusting for socio-demographics, employment-related variables, and gender discrimination. FINDINGS: In 1995, 54% of women reported any workplace sexual harassment, and 32% of women reported severe harassment (e.g., threats or coercive sexual advances) in the workplace. Multivariable regression models showed no significant effects of sexual harassment. However, severe sexual harassment was associated with higher odds of attaining full professorship by 2012-2013 (AOR: 1·70; 95% CI 1·03, 2·80; p = 0·04). INTERPRETATION: Contrary to our hypothesis, women reporting severe workplace harassment in 1995 were more rather than less likely to advance to full professor. Women seeking advancement may be more vulnerable to sexual harassment in academic medicine vis a vis greater exposure to those who abuse their position of authority. FUNDING: NIvH R01GM088470; Doris Duke Foundation 2016D007145; BMGF OPP1163682.

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MedEdPORTAL ; 16: 10870, 2020 01 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32051851

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Quality improvement (QI) is an increasingly important aspect of health care and residency education. There is relatively little research describing QI curricula for residents in psychiatry. Although QI curricula have been published in MedEdPORTAL, the current resource represents the first such curriculum specific to psychiatry residents. This resource aims to present a QI curriculum for psychiatry residents. Methods: The University of Wisconsin psychiatry residency program implemented a QI curriculum for our PGY 3 psychiatry residents in 2010. The initial version of the curriculum has undergone marked changes over the ensuing years, reflecting feedback received from learners and faculty instructors, as well as ongoing review of the literature, to ascertain best practices in this area of medical education. Steps taken have included faculty training, development of evaluation forms, and implementation of elements to increase accountability for successful, sustainable project development. Results: During the 8 completed years of this curriculum, 77 PGY 3 psychiatry residents have completed it. The Quality Improvement Knowledge Application Tool adapted for psychiatry was completed by PGY 3 residents in advance of and upon completion of the curriculum for the first 2 years of the curriculum; results demonstrated a significant improvement in scores as a measurement of QI knowledge and skills. Thirty-one of 32 resident teams (97%) have implemented a QI project. Discussion: Our QI curriculum for PGY 3 psychiatry residents has been successful in equipping residents with QI knowledge and having them implement QI projects.


Subject(s)
Curriculum , Internship and Residency , Psychiatry/education , Quality Improvement , Education, Medical, Graduate , Humans , Patient Safety , Wisconsin
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Acad Med ; 95(9S A Snapshot of Medical Student Education in the United States and Canada: Reports From 145 Schools): S605, 2020 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33626779
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WMJ ; 117(2): 79-82, 2018 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30048577

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Quality improvement (QI) education in residency training has become critical for numerous reasons, but little has been written about factors that lead to successful improvement projects within residency training. METHODS: A quality improvement curriculum for third-year psychiatry residents was developed. The percentage of resident projects that have been successfully implemented was calculated. Residents completed the QI Knowledge Application Tool adapted for psychiatry before and after the curriculum to assess knowledge and skills. RESULTS: Eighteen of 19 resident projects were successfully implemented. QI Knowledge Application Tool scores improved from 4.8 to 8.1 (P = 0.0053) after completion of the curriculum. CONCLUSIONS: Residents are able to implement successful projects and to increase their knowledge and skills in quality improvement when given appropriate resources and incentives.


Subject(s)
Curriculum , Education, Medical, Graduate , Internship and Residency , Psychiatry/education , Quality Improvement , Adult , Educational Measurement , Female , Humans , Male
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Acad Med ; 91(8): 1041-4, 2016 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27276008

ABSTRACT

In 2008, the National Institutes of Health funded 14 R01 grants to study causal factors that promote and support women's biomedical careers. The Research Partnership on Women in Biomedical Careers, a multi-institutional collaboration of the investigators, is one product of this initiative.A comprehensive framework is needed to address change at many levels-department, institution, academic community, and beyond-and enable gender equity in the development of successful biomedical careers. The authors suggest four distinct but interrelated aspects of culture conducive to gender equity: equal access to resources and opportunities, minimizing unconscious gender bias, enhancing work-life balance, and leadership engagement. They review the collection of eight articles in this issue, which each address one or more of the four dimensions of culture. The articles suggest that improving mentor-mentee fit, coaching grant reviewers on unconscious bias, and providing equal compensation and adequate resources for career development will contribute positively to gender equity in academic medicine.Academic medicine must adopt an integrated perspective on culture for women and acknowledge the multiple facets essential to gender equity. To effect change, culture must be addressed both within and beyond academic health centers (AHCs). Leaders within AHCs must examine their institutions' processes, resources, and assessment for fairness and transparency; mobilize personnel and financial resources to implement evidence-based initiatives; and assign accountability for providing transparent progress assessments. Beyond AHCs, organizations must examine their operations and implement change to ensure parity of funding, research, and leadership opportunities as well as transparency of assessment and accreditation.


Subject(s)
Academic Medical Centers/organization & administration , Faculty, Medical/organization & administration , Organizational Culture , Physicians, Women/organization & administration , Sexism/trends , Achievement , Female , Humans , Leadership , United States
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Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet ; 139B(1): 42-4, 2005 Nov 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16118787

ABSTRACT

Amphetamine is thought to produce its stimulant effects mainly via the dopamine system, but its effects may also be influenced by other systems. Dopamine D1 and D2 receptors exist as heterodimers with adenosine A1 and A(2A) receptors, which modulate their responsiveness, suggesting that responses to amphetamine may also depend on adenosinergic function. We therefore studied the relevance of one adenosine A1 and three adenosine A(2A) receptor gene polymorphisms for the interindividual variability in amphetamine response in 99 healthy volunteers who received placebo or d-amphetamine (10 or 20 mg). The 1976C/T and 2592C/T(ins) polymorphisms of the adenosine receptor gene were associated with increases in anxiety at both doses. This is consistent with recent observations indicating a role for adenosine A(2A) receptor gene polymorphisms in anxiety.


Subject(s)
Amphetamine/pharmacology , Anxiety/chemically induced , Central Nervous System Stimulants/pharmacology , Receptor, Adenosine A2A/genetics , Adolescent , Adult , Anxiety/genetics , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Gene Frequency , Genetic Variation , Genotype , Humans , Male , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Receptor, Adenosine A2A/physiology , Receptors, Dopamine D2/genetics
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Environ Manage ; 29(4): 545-58, 2002 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12071504

ABSTRACT

Evaluating the characteristics of a set of sites as potential scientific research reserves is an example of land suitability assessment. Suitability in this case is based upon multiple criteria, many of which can be linguistically imprecise and often incompatible. Fuzzy logic is a useful method for characterizing imprecise suitability criteria and for combining criteria into an overall suitability rating. The Ecosystem Management Decision Support software combined a fuzzy logic knowledge base we developed to represent the assessment problem with a GIS database providing site-specific data for the assessment. Assessment of sites as a potential natural reserve for the new University of California campus at Merced demonstrates the benefits of fuzzy suitability assessment. The study was conducted in three stages of successively smaller assessment regions with increasingly fine spatial resolution and specificity of criteria. Several sites were identified that best satisfy the suitability criteria for a reserve to represent vernal pool habitat.


Subject(s)
Conservation of Natural Resources , Environmental Monitoring/methods , Fuzzy Logic , Databases, Factual , Ecosystem , Forecasting , Geography , Information Systems
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