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Feasibility of oral HIV self-testing in female sex workers in Gaborone, Botswana
Authors: Shava Emily , Bogart Laura M. , Manyake Kutlo , Mdluli Charlotte , Maribe Kamogelo , Monnapula Neo , Nkomo Bornapate , Mosepele Mosepele , Moyo Sikhulile , Mmalane Mompati , Bärnighausen Till , Makhema Joseph , Lockman Shahin 
Published: November 2021

BackgroundOral HIV self-testing (HIVST) may be useful for increasing testing in persons at elevated risk of acquiring HIV.MethodsWe conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility (defined by uptake) of HIVST among FSW in Gaborone, Botswana. FSW age 18 years and above were recruited through a non-governmental organization serving FSW. FSW with unknown or negative HIV status at screening performed HIVST in the study clinic following brief training. FSW testing HIV-negative were each given two test kits to take home: one kit to perform unassisted HIVST and another to share with others. Feasibility (use) of HIVST (and sharing of test kits with others) was assessed in these women at a study visit four months later.ResultsTwo hundred FSW were screened. Their average age was 34 years (range 18–59), and 115 (58%) were HIV-positive. Eighty-five (42%) tested HIV-negative at entry and were eligible to take part in the HIVST pilot study. All 85 (100%) agreed to take home HIVST kits. Sixty-nine (81%) of these 85 participants had a follow-up visit, 56 (81%) of whom reported performing HIVST at a mean of three and half months after the initial visit. All 56 participants who performed HIVST reported negative HIVST results. Fifty (73%) of the 69 participants who took HIVST kits home shared them with others. Of the 50 women sharing HIVST kits, 25 (50%) shared with their non-client partners, 15 with a family member, 8 with friends, and 3 with a client. One participant did not test herself but shared both her test kits. Most participants 53/56 (95%) found oral HIVST very easy to use whilst 3/56 (5%) felt it was fairly easy.ConclusionOral HIVST is feasible among FSW in Gaborone, Botswana. The majority of FSW used the HIVST kits themselves and also shared extra HIVST kits with other individuals.
Pore resistance limitations from EIS data for the evaluation of organic DTM coatings based on a self-crosslinking acrylic resin
Authors: Vanegas M. , Medina J.J , Vesga L.F. , Bejarano W. 
Published: November 2021

Self-crosslinking Water-based acrylic resins are currently widely used in the formulation of paints for the protection of materials exposed to atmospheric corrosion. These resins, given their "self-crosslinking" designation, initiate their crosslinking process once they are applied on a previously prepared surface. It is expected that with time they will increase their protection, due to their continuing self-crosslinking mechanism.
In this work, metallic plates coated with these resins were evaluated under simulated salt neutral spray (ASTM B117). The coating degradation processes were monitored by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and visual inspection, according to ASTM D610 and ASTM D714, aiming to identify and quantify the appearance of blistering and corrosion products. The results revealed rapid drops in pore resistance (Rpo) for systems exposed to neutral salt spray (NSS), saline-acidic or acidified conditions, which coincided with the formation of blisters. On the contrary, the systems in the wet chamber showed an increase in the Rpo, which evidences from an electrical point of view a greater opposition to the passage of current. Notwithstanding, still the appearance of blisters on the coated surfaces was observed.
Practice Management Consultant
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: November 2021

Practice Management Consultant is an extensive collection of pediatric-specific practice management resources to assist pediatricians with managing a practice. Practice Management Consultant is a a Compendium of Articles from Practice Management Online covers a wide variety of issues that impact the daily management of pediatric practices. In many ways, pediatric practices are in a state of economic crisis in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. From vaccine payment and supply issues to competition from large-scale retail-based clinics, pediatric practices both large and small are facing many business issues and constraints. This essential practice reference includes key practice management resources and guidance. Contents Include: Getting Started/Practice Basics, Office Operations, Business Considerations and Contracts, Employment/Personnel, Finance and Payment, Medical Liability and Risk Management, Patient Management, Quality Improvement
Medical Home, Physician Health/Wellness, Career Transitions.
Berkowitz's Pediatrics
Authors: Berkowitz Carol D. 
Published: November 2021

The reference of choice for pediatricians, pediatric residents, and medical students, the newly revised 5th edition provides clear, practice-oriented guidance of the core knowledge in pediatrics.
Comprehensive coverage of hundreds of topics ranging from temper tantrums and thumb-sucking to diabetes and kidney disease make this an ideal reference for students, pediatric residents, pediatric nurse practitioners and nurses.
More than 140 clinical chapters review pertinent epidemiology and pathophysiology, then gives concise guidelines on what symptoms to look for, what alternative diagnoses to consider, what tests to order, and how to manage your patient.
An ideal reference for pediatricians, family physicians, medical students, residents, residency program directors, physician assistants, pediatric nurse practitioners, and nurses
Stepping Stones to Caring for Our Children
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics,   American Public Health Association,   National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
Published: November 2021

Must-have collection of selected standards from Caring for Our Children, 3rd Edition which, when put into practice, are most likely to prevent serious adverse outcomes in child care and early education settings.
Contents include:
*Staffing
*Program Activities for Healthy Development
*Health Promotion and Protection
*Nutrition and Food Service
*Facilities, Supplies, Equipment, and Environmental Health
*Play Areas/Playgrounds and Transportation
*Infectious Disease
*Children with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities
*Policies
*Licensing and Community Action
Succinct Pediatrics: Evaluation and Management of Infectious Diseases and Dermatology
Authors: Feld Leonard G. , Mahan John D. 
Published: November 2021

Confidently evaluate evidence-based information to make timely and accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions!
Continuing with this volume, Succinct Pediatrics will be an ongoing series covering the entire scope of pediatric medicine. Each volume will include short chapters with key features and invaluable tables and algorithms, allowing health care professionals the opportunity to deliver the highest quality of care.
The second volume features 58 topics with key points and detailed therapies in Infectious Diseases and Dermatological Disorders. The book starts with an overview of the core knowledge needed for medical decision-making. Evidence-based levels of decision support are also provided throughout the book to provide insight into diagnostic tests and treatment modalities.
Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines & Policies
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: November 2021

Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and policy statements from the AAP!
Clinical practice guidelines have long provided physicians with an evidence-based decision-making tool for managing common pediatric conditions. Policies issued and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) represent the AAP position on child health care issues.
More than 40 clinical practice guidelines and more than 500 policy statements, clinical reports, and technical reports have been combined into this 17th edition, giving you even easier access to the important clinical and policy information you need.
Coding for Pediatrics 2018, 23rd Ed
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Coding and Nomenclature
Published: November 2021

For beginners and advanced coders alike, this is the first place to look for pediatric-specific coding solutions! A widely used American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) exclusive, this essential resource complements standard coding manuals with proven documentation and billing solutions.
This year's completely updated 23rd edition includes all changes in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes -- complete with expert guidance for their application as well as ICD-10-CM updates for pediatric-related conditions.
There is also an increased focus on compliant electronic health record administration. The book's many clinical vignettes and examples, as well as the many coding pearls throughout, provide added guidance needed to ensure accuracy and payment. This great resource continues to be approved for 4 continuing education units from the American Academy of Professional Coders.
New in this edition:
New chapters on Telemedicine, Common Surgical Procedures and Sedation, and Common Testing and Therapeutic Services
Discussion of new codes for primary care management of behavioral health conditions
Division of anesthesia and surgery coding from testing and therapeutic services for easier reference
Discussion of options for reporting chronic care management services by physician or qualified health care professionals in 2018
New codes for common chest and abdominal radiologic services, pulmonary services updates to vaccines
New codes for several unique care management services including: physician-performed chronic care, psychiatric collaborative care, and behavioral health integration care
Thinking Developmentally: Nurturing Wellness in Childhood to Promote Lifelong Health
Authors: Garner Andrew S. , Saul Robert A. 
Published: November 2021

Thinking Developmentally presents a clinical framework for understanding the impact of toxic stress and both adverse and affiliative childhood experiences on development.
https://shop.aap.org/Thinking-Developmentally-Paperback-en.aspx
Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development
Authors: Zachry Anne H. 
Published: November 2021

Parents of toddlers will learn about brain development and the importance of daily active play with Retro Toddler.
https://shop.aap.org/retro-toddler-more-than-100-old-school-activities-to-boost-development-ebook/
Positive Strategies in Achieving Health for All Children: An Equity Framework and Its Effect on Research Design and Education
Authors: Sharma Renee , Das Jai K. , Bhutta Zulfiqar A. 
Published: November 2021

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted by world leaders in 2000 aimed to address some of the most pressing global issues of our times: extreme poverty, unequal health, and inequities in development. The MDGs, a set of interrelated targets to be met by 2015, catalyzed political commitment toward improving child survival and maternal health. Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 called for a two-thirds reduction in the younger-than-5 child mortality rate and a three-quarters reduction in the maternal mortality ratio, respectively, from 1990 base figures.1
Although concerted global efforts have led to substantial reductions in maternal and child mortality over the past 25 years, MDG 4 and 5 targets have not been fully realized. Only 62 of the 195 countries with available estimates achieved the MDG 4 target, of which 24 were low-income and lower-middle–income countries.2 Only 2 regions, East Asia and the Pacific (69% reduction) and Latin America and the Caribbean (67% reduction), met the target at a regional level.2 For MDG 5, of the 95 countries that had a maternal mortality ratio of more than 100 in 1990, only 9 achieved the target for reduction in maternal mortality: Bhutan, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Iran, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Rwanda, and Timor-Leste.3 As we celebrate the fact that the global younger-than-5 mortality rate and maternal mortality ratio have fallen by 53% and 43.9%, respectively, since 1990, we also face the sobering reality that high numbers of women and children are still dying every year, largely due to conditions that could have been prevented or treated if existing cost-effective interventions were universally available.2–4 The burden of mortality also remains unevenly distributed, with the largest numbers and highest rates of maternal and younger-than-5 deaths concentrated in countries of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, especially in lower-income countries and among fragile states, especially those with ongoing conflict.2,3,5
2015 marked the end of the MDG era and the beginning of a new global framework, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This new framework presents an opportunity to leverage the momentum built over recent decades to tackle global inequities in maternal and child health. Of these SDGs, goal 3 also calls for an end to preventable deaths of newborns and children younger than 5 years, as well as a reduction in maternal mortality to less than 70 per 100,000 live births, by 2030.6 Achieving this target would require overcoming barriers and inequities in access to quality health services and, thus, implementing strategies to reach all mothers and children, including those who are most vulnerable, remote, and at risk. In this chapter, we discuss the current burden of younger-than-5 and maternal mortality, barriers contributing to health inequities, and, finally, evidence-based strategies to bridge these gaps.
Cross-cultural Training of Residents and Medical Students in Global Child Health
Authors: Mendoza Fernando S. , Garcia Ronald D. , Barr Donald A. 
Published: November 2021

The global migration of children and families from one country to another has increased diversity of pediatric populations worldwide, requiring pediatric health care professionals to develop skills in cross- cultural communication. This necessitates the development of communication skills adapted for cultural and linguistic differences and an understanding of the unique social determinants that may affect newcomers to a host country, including the process of acculturation. Effective cross-cultural communication requires understanding one’s implicit biases that might affect the patient interaction and having appropriate interpreter services. Overall, cross-cultural communication is centered on obtaining the patient’s and family’s perspective of the patient’s malady to develop a therapeutic relationship that builds trust between the health care professional and the patient/family. Cultural competency curriculums developed to achieve this goal include the following 5 domains:Students’ understanding of the definition and rationale of cultural competencyInfluence of cultural/environmental factorsUnderstanding the effect of stereotyping on medical decision-makingHealth disparities and factors influencing healthCross-cultural clinical skills
Effective cross-cultural communication requires humility on the part of the health care professional as well. Although the term cultural competency implies an achievable competency, the true goal is to achieve efficacious cross-cultural communication skills, which become refined over time with interaction with patients from a variety of cultures, languages, and social-environmental backgrounds. With the growing diversity of children in the United States and in many other countries globally, the development and continued refinement of these skills is necessary to maintain clinical excellence in pediatric care around the world.
Injury Prevention Research and Global Child Health
Authors: Hodges Nichole L. , Smith Gary A. 
Published: November 2021

Injuries are a leading cause of death and disability among children throughout the world. It is estimated that 735,500 children and teens younger than 20 years die from unintentional injuries annually. Although injuries are one of the most common causes of pediatric mortality globally, they do not affect all regions of the world equally. Low- and middle-income countries not only experience pediatric injuries at a much higher rate than high-income countries, but they also have greater total injury-related mortality and morbidity. An estimated 97% of all pediatric unintentional injury-related deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries.
This chapter will describe the global public health burden and leading causes of unintentional injuries to children. We will also discuss the application of the public health approach and the principles of injury prevention to child injury. Best practices and case studies will be presented to highlight innovative research studies and evidence-based injury prevention strategies that have been implemented in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. The chapter closes with an overview of current research gaps and suggestions for advancing the field.
This chapter will not discuss intentional injury specifically, which, in the editors’ assessment, deserves a detailed and comprehensive thesis— not achievable in a single chapter.
Global Health Research: Role of Specialty Care
Authors: Ravindranath Yaddanapudi 
Published: November 2021

Hematology/oncology is a discipline that includes the study and treatment of diseases of the blood and tumors (benign and malignant) affecting the blood and body tissues. Because the diagnosis of blood diseases and cancer requires microscopic examination, traditionally, the specialty evolved as a part of the pathology discipline. As knowledge progressed, it became evident that many blood diseases and cancer have biochemical/ molecular underpinnings, and hematology/oncology came to be recognized as a laboratory medicine specialty. Herein lies the complexity of learning the biology of diseases included, as well in developing the strategies for management of each of the disorders encountered.
In this chapter, a personal account augments the description of the status of chronic diseases represented in hematology/oncology in high-, medium-, and low-income countries. This approach allows for exploration of the essential elements of learning the diseases included. Also described are lessons learned of the strategies used in developing the resources needed to set up a high-level hematology/oncology program anywhere in the world. Many of the principles discussed apply to other specialty disease groups, notably immunology/rheumatoid diseases; inborn errors of metabolism, growth, and development; and congenital/ inherited disorders affecting virtually every organ in the body.
Firearm-Related Injuries and Preventions
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: November 2021

The number of children and adolescents affected by firearm violence are staggering. To help you better understand the public health impact, order this print compendium of AAP editor-curated articles with quick access to the latest most salient studies.
https://shop.aap.org/pediatric-collections-firearm-related-injuries-and-preventions-paperback/
Pediatric Mental Health: A Compendium of AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines and Policies
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: November 2021

This new compendium is your source for trustworthy recommendations on quality care of children and adolescents with mental health issues.
https://www.aap.org/Pediatric-Mental-Health-A-Compendium-of-AAP-Clinical-Practice-Guidelines-and-Policies-Paperback
AAP Healthy Development and Well-Child Support Chart
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: November 2021

This new chart is an easy-to-use reference covering important areas in the pediatric well-child visit: developmental and social-emotional milestones, adolescent development, mental health, behavioral concerns, toxic stress and resilience, physical activity, sleep, and more.
https://shop.aap.org/aap-healthy-development-and-well-child-support-chart-paperback/
Histological and histochemical changes in the peripheral organs of the immune system of dogs in cases of isoniazid poisoning
Authors: Kotsyumbas G. I. , Vretsona N. P. 
Published: November 2021

Most publications on isoniazid poisoning in dogs are devoted to clinical diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of the disease. Histological and histochemical changes are not fully described, though they are important in assessing the toxic effects of isoniazid. Isoniazid is used to treat tuberculosis in humans. Dogs are hypersensitive to this drug. The article highlights the results of macroscopic, histological, and histochemical studies of the dogs’ lymph nodes and spleen in cases of isoniazid poisoning. A pathological examination of 19 corpses of dogs of different ages was performed, during which isoniazid poisoning was posthumously diagnosed, based on anamnesis, clinical signs, pathological autopsy, histological, and histochemical examination. Samples of lymph nodes and spleen were fixed in a 10% aqueous neutral formalin solution, Carnoy’s solution, and Bouin’s fixative. Histoсuts were prepared using a sled microtome and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Staining was also performed according to the techniques suggested by McManus, Brachet, and Perls. The pathomorphological changes in lymph nodes and spleen were characterized by disorganization of vascular walls and connective tissue fibers of the stroma, dilatation of veins, their overflow with hemolyzed blood, and, in cases of the long clinical course, thrombosis of small vessels. Intravascular hemolysis of erythrocytes resulted in an excessive formation of hemosiderin. Histochemically, the spleen and lymph nodes showed a significant increase in the number of hemosiderophages in the spleen’s red and white pulp and the lymph nodes’ central sinuses and pulp cords. In the spleen, mucoid swelling and necrobiotic changes in the wall structures of the arterioles and arteries progressed with a narrowing of their lumen in dogs suffering from the long clinical course. Increased permeability of the microcirculatory tract vessels of the spleen and lymph nodes, transudate formation, and the destructive changes in the reticular skeleton accompanied hemodynamic violations. A sharp change in blood rheology caused the violation of trophism and metabolism in the immune system. Lymphoid elements of the lymph nodes and white pulp of the spleen were in a state of karyorrhexis and karyolysis. The morphological study of the immune system’s peripheral organs suggests that dogs poisoned by isoniazid demonstrate hemodynamic disorders, changes in the physicochemical properties of blood (hemolysis of erythrocytes and thrombosis). This is the basis of trophic disorders, metabolic malfunctions, and the development of dystrophic processes in all structural elements of the spleen and lymph nodes.