scholarly journals Infection Control During Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas B Nelson ◽  
Paul C Adams
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Lead Author ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Staff Physician ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Society Guideline

Dr Douglas Nelson is a staff physician in the department of gastroenterology at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center (Minnesota, USA) and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota (USA). He has written numerous articles on the subject of infection control during gastrointestinal endoscopy, and was the lead author of the "Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes" (1).

Particulars of His Life: An Obituary for B. F. Skinner

1990 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 30-31
Author(s):  
Leo Marai
Keyword(s):  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Harvard University ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Indiana University ◽  
Major Work ◽  
Hamilton College ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Learning Principles ◽  
The University

Burrhus Frederic Skinner was born on the 20th March 1904 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; he died on the 18th August 1990 at Auburn Hospital, Cambridge Massachussetts.The man whose name is synonymous with behaviourism became interested in the subject through the works of the American behavioural psychologist John B. Watson and the Russian physiologist Ivan P. Pavlov. But after graduating from Hamilton College in 1926, his first interest was not psychology. He first tried his hand at fiction and poetry before eventually concluding that his talents lay elsewhere.Skinner earned his doctorate from Harvard University in 1931 and remained at that university as a researcher until 1936, investigating the adaptive behaviour of organisms to environmental stimuli. In 1937 he joined the University of Minnesota as an Assistant Professor; it was in Minnesota that he wrote his first major work, The Behavior of Organisms (1938), in which he presented the principles of operant conditioning. In 1945 he was appointed Professor at Indiana University; there he wrote Walden Two (1948), a utopian treatment of how society might be based on learning principles--simultaneously fulfilling his earlier ambitions in the field of literature. In 1948 Skinner returned to Harvard, where he remained until his death--some 16 years past his “retirement” in 1974.

Healthcare Epidemiology Practicum Rotation for Postgraduate Physician Trainees in Medicine–Infectious Diseases

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 1114-1116
Author(s):  
Pranavi Sreeramoju ◽  
Maria Eva Fernandez-Rojas
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Common Trunk ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Core Rotation ◽  
The University ◽  
Healthcare Epidemiology

Practicum education in healthcare epidemiology and infection control (HEIC) for postgraduate physician trainees in infectious diseases is necessary to prepare them to be future participants and leaders in patient safety. Voss et al suggested that training in HEIC should be offered as a “common trunk” for physicians being trained in clinical microbiology or infectious diseases. A 1-month rotation has been recommended previously. A survey by Joiner et al indicated that only 50% of infectious diseases fellows found the infection control training adequate. The objective of this article is to report our 2-year experience with a 1-month practicum rotation we designed and implemented at our institution.The setting is the Adult Infectious Diseases fellowship program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), Dallas, Texas. The fellows have clinical rotations at the Parkland Health and Hospital System, UTSW University hospitals, North Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care System, and Children's Medical Center Dallas. The 2-year program recruits 7 fellows every 2 years. The 1-month core rotation was established in July 2011 and is ongoing. Fellows who completed the rotation during the period July 2011 to April 2013 are included in this study.

Functional Limitations of Patients with End-Stage Ankle Arthrosis

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 537-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Agel ◽  
J. Chris Coetzee ◽  
Bruce J. Sangeorzan ◽  
Matthew M. Roberts ◽  
Sigvard T. Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Operative Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Previous Trauma ◽  
End Stage ◽  
The University ◽  
Foot Fractures

Background: Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions are the leading causes of disability among adults in the United States. The purpose of this report was to describe the self-reported functional limitations of a group of patients with end-stage ankle arthrosis. Method: Patients who presented for operative management of end-stage ankle arthrosis at the University of Minnesota and Harborview Medical Center completed a Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment (MFA) as part of their preoperative clinical evaluation. Data from patients evaluated during the time period April, 1995, through May, 2004, were used for this project. Results: Four hundred and twenty-six patients with the diagnosis of end-stage ankle arthrosis completed baseline questionnaires. Six of the 426 patients received care on both ankles during the time of this project. The average age of patients at the time of completion of the questionnaire was 56.7 years. There were 241 men and 185 women. The primary underlying causes identified by the treating surgeon at the time of surgery were primary osteoarthritis with no known prior trauma (66), previous trauma (tibial fracture, foot fractures, or ankle ligamentous disruption) (296), rheumatoid arthritis (24), no known cause (21), and a variety of diseases or infections (19). In all domains, the patients with end-stage ankle arthrosis showed statistically significant differences from a general population sample. Conclusions: The effects of ankle arthritis as demonstrated by this data are severe. Most of these patients were severely limited in function. Without a data-driven understanding of the limitations the patients have, it is difficult to make an effective argument for focused research to solve the problems. Without understanding the patients' needs, it is impossible to assess the effect of treatment. The information in this paper provides a baseline understanding of effect of the current functional limitations of patients with end-stage ankle arthrosis.

Interview with Apostolos P. Georgopoulos

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 657-661
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
American Legion ◽  
Brain Sciences ◽  
The University

APG studied Medicine and Physiology at the University of Athens in Greece where he obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees. He was trained in neurophysiology by Vernon B. Mountcastle at Johns Hopkins and, after a brief return to Athens, he came back to Johns Hopkins. He ascended the faculty ranks and promoted to Professor of Neuroscience in 1986. He was a member of the Philip Bard Laboratories of Neuro-physiology at the Department of Neuroscience until 1991 when he moved to Minnesota as the American Legion Brain Sciences Chair at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Minnesota.

scholarly journals 52: Validation of the 30-Minute Rule at the University of Minnesota Medical Center: An Institutional Perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 143 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. A026-A026
Author(s):  
Ryan J Morse ◽  
Andrew D Johnson ◽  
Rebecca L Dangerfield ◽  
Claudia S Cohn ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
The University

Use of C-Arm Fluoroscopy by Nurses for Placement of PICC Lines

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Royce
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Machine Maintenance ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Line Insertion ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
Picc Line ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Healing Arts

Abstract The Minnesota Department of Health Ionizing Radiation Rules “prohibits the use of fluoroscopy by a person other than a licensed practitioner of the healing arts... when the licensed practitioner of the healing arts is not physically present in the room” (Minnesota Administrative Rules, 2007). Getting a licensed practitioner into the room caused delays in completing PICC line insertion procedures. To minimize these delays we considered multiple options; one of the options was to have PICC nurses licensed to operate the fluoroscopy machine. This article will explain the process the Vascular Access Department at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview went through to make this option a reality. Our team has demonstrated that with proper training, education, machine maintenance and completion of competencies, nurses can operate fluoroscopy independently and clear PICC lines for use with a high degree of safety, efficiency and accuracy.

scholarly journals Introduction

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 475-480
Author(s):  
Simon Ditchfield
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Modern History ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Early Modern History ◽  
Anniversary Issue ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Twentieth Anniversary ◽  
The University

Abstract After a discussion of the twentieth anniversary issue, the author of the book which is the subject of our “round table” review of this twenty-fifth anniversary issue: Merry Wiesner Hanks’ What is Early Modern History (2021) is introduced. This is followed by a brief account of the rationale behind the foundation of the JEMH in the 1990s and how, from the very first issue, the journal has tried to decolonize our understanding of the period 1300–1800, as exemplified by Antony Black’s warning that: “we should stop selling off second-hand concepts to unsuspecting non-European cultures.” Passing comment is made on the chronological (as well as geographical) breadth of the coverage of the JEMH which accords well with the recent merger of the Centers for Medieval and Early Modern History at the University of Minnesota (to form the Center for Premodern Studies). At a time when the advocacy of the study of pre-modern history is vital as never before, this situates the JEMH very well. The introduction closes with a series of acknowledgements and thanks not only directed to the editorial team both in Minnesota and Leiden for the support they have given me, as editor-in-chief, since July 2010, but also to the numerous authors and readers of manuscripts who have made the journal what it is today.

The Development of an Academic Medical Center in Rochester

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Bruce Fye
Keyword(s):  
Postgraduate Training ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
The United States ◽  
Twin Cities ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Fellowship Program ◽  
Mayo Foundation ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
The University

In 1915 the Mayo brothers created the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research and established a formal relationship with the University of Minnesota, located ninety miles away in Minneapolis. Louis Wilson, a pathologist the Mayo brothers had hired in 1905, championed a more rigorous system of specialty training. An educational reformer, Wilson focused on the need to improve postgraduate training at a time when the emphasis in the United States was on closing or reforming substandard medical schools. The fellowship program established in Rochester, Minnesota, was unique in that it required candidates to have graduated from an acceptable medical school and to have completed an internship. Mayo fellows spent three years preparing for careers as medical or surgical specialists. Fear of competition led several physicians in the Twin Cities to attempt to end the affiliation between the Mayo Foundation and the University of Minnesota. Their efforts failed.

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