Integration of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Into a Traditional Community Mental Health Treatment System.

In response to the opioid crisis, Catholic Charities of Baltimore sought to integrate substance use disorder treatment into their outpatient community mental health clinics. The agency developed a systematic practice improvement strategy that included a competency-based curriculum and supervision plan for psychiatric providers and therapists. Psychiatric providers developed competency with medications used to treat substance use disorders, and therapists developed competency in therapeutic modalities to treat substance use disorders, all of which were gradually integrated into outpatient clinics. This column demonstrates that integration of substance use disorder treatment into outpatient community mental health care is feasible and beneficial.

Using Machine Learning to Predict Treatment Adherence in Patients on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder.

OBJECTIVE: Patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) may continue using nonprescribed drugs or have trouble with medication adherence, and it is difficult to predict which patients will continue to do so. In this study, we develop and validate an automated risk-modeling framework to predict opioid abstinence and medication adherence at a patient's next attended appointment and evaluate the predictive performance of machine-learning algorithms versus logistic regression. METHODS: Urine drug screen and attendance records from 40,005 appointments drawn from 2742 patients at a multilocation office-based MOUD program were used to train logistic regression, logistic ridge regression, and XGBoost models to predict a composite indicator of treatment adherence (opioid-negative and norbuprenorphine-positive urine, no evidence of urine adulteration) at next attended appointment. RESULTS: The XGBoost model had similar accuracy and discriminative ability (accuracy, 88%; area under the receiver operating curve, 0.87) to the two logistic regression models (accuracy, 88%; area under the receiver operating curve, 0.87). The XGBoost model had nearly perfect calibration in independent validation data; the logistic and ridge regression models slightly overestimated adherence likelihood. Historical treatment adherence, attendance rate, and fentanyl-positive urine at current appointment were the strongest contributors to treatment adherence at next attended appointment. DISCUSSION: There is a need for risk prediction tools to improve delivery of MOUD. This study presents an automated and portable risk-modeling framework to predict treatment adherence at each patient's next attended appointment. The XGBoost algorithm appears to provide similar classification accuracy to logistic regression models; however, XGBoost may offer improved calibration of risk estimates compared with logistic regression.

Amiloidosis pulmonar alveolo septal calcificada como manifestación inicial de mieloma múltiple / Calcified Alveolar Septal Pulmonary Amyloidosis as an Initial Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma

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Functional disability, sagittal alignment and pelvic balance in lumbar spondylolisthesis / Incapacidade funcional, alinhamento sagital e equilíbrio pélvico em espondilolistese lombar / Discapacidad funcional, alineación sagital y balance pélvico en espondilolistesis lumbar

ABSTRACT Objectives: To demonstrate the recovery of lumbar sagittal pelvic alignment and sagittal pelvic balance after surgical reduction of lumbar spondylolisthesis and establish the benefits of the surgery for reduction and fixation of the lumbar spondylolisthesis with 360o circumferential arthrodesis for 2 surgical approaches by clinical and functional evaluation. Method: Eight patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis treated with surgical reduction and fixation of listhesis and segmental circumferential fusion with two surgical approaches were reviewed. They were evaluated before and after treatment with Oswestry, Visual Analogue for pain and Odom scales, performing radiographic measurement of lumbar sagittal alignment and pelvic sagittal balance with the technique of pelvic radius. Results: Oswestry scales and EVA reported improvement of symptoms after treatment in 8 cases; the Odom scale had six outstanding cases reported. The lumbar sagittal alignment presented a lumbosacral lordosis angle and a lumbopelvic lordosis angle reduced in 4 cases and increased in 4 other cases; pelvic sagittal balance increased the pelvic angle in 4 cases and decreased in 3 cases and the sacral translation of the hip axis to the promontory increased in 6 cases. Conclusion: The surgical procedure evaluated proved to be useful by modifying the lumbar sagittal alignment and the pelvic balance, besides reducing the symptoms, enabling the patient to have mobility and movement and the consequent satisfaction with the surgery.

RESUMO Objetivos: Demonstrar a recuperação do alinhamento pélvico sagital lombar e do equilíbrio pélvico sagital após a redução e fixação cirúrgica da espondilolistese lombar e estabelecer os benefícios do procedimento cirúrgico de redução e fixação da espondilolistese lombar com artrodese circunferencial 360° por dois acessos cirúrgicos por avaliação clínico-funcional. Método: Foram revisados 8 pacientes com espondilolistese lombar tratados com redução cirúrgica e fixação da listese e artrodese segmentar circunferencial por dois acessos cirúrgicos. Eles foram avaliados antes e após o tratamento pelas escalas de Oswestry, visual analógica para dor e de Odom, efetuando-se a medida radiográfica do alinhamento sagital lombar e do equilíbrio pélvico sagital com a técnica do raio pélvico. Resultados: As escalas de Oswestry e EVA relataram melhora dos sintomas após o tratamento em 8 casos, a escala de Odom teve 6 casos excelentes relatados. O alinhamento sagital lombar apresentou ângulo de lordose lombossacral e de lordose lombopélvica reduzidos em 4 casos e aumentados em 4 restantes; o equilíbrio sagital pélvico aumentou o ângulo pélvico em 4 casos e diminuiu em 3 casos e a translação sacral do eixo do quadril até o promontório aumentou em 6 casos. Conclusão: O procedimento cirúrgico avaliado comprova sua utilidade ao modificar o alinhamento sagital lombar e o equilíbrio pélvico e ao reduzir os sintomas, possibilitando que o paciente tenha mobilidade e movimento e a consequente satisfação com a cirurgia.

RESUMEN Objetivos: Demostrar la recuperación de la alineación sagital lumbar y del balance pélvico sagital tras la reducción quirúrgica de la espondilolistesis lumbar y establecer los beneficios del procedimiento quirúrgico de reducción y fijación de la espondilolistesis lumbar con artrodesis circunferencial de 360° por dos vías de abordaje mediante la evaluación clínico-funcional. Métodos: Se revisaron 8 pacientes con espondilolistesis lumbar tratados con reducción y fijación quirúrgica de la listesis y artrodesis circunferencial segmentaria por dos vías de abordaje. Se evaluaron antes y después del tratamiento con las escalas Oswestry, Visual Analógica del dolor y Odom, efectuando la medición radiográfica de la alineación sagital lumbar y del balance pélvico sagital con la técnica del radio pelviano. Resultados: Las escalas de Oswestry y EVA reportaron mejoría de la sintomatología después del tratamiento en los 8 casos; la escala Odom reporto 6 casos excelentes. La alineación sagital lumbar reportó los ángulos de lordosis lumbosacra y de lordosis lumbopélvica disminuidos en 4 casos y aumentados en 4 restantes; el balance pélvico sagital aumentó el ángulo pélvico en 4 casos y disminuyó en 3 casos; la traslación sacra del eje de las caderas al promontorio aumentó en 6 casos. Conclusión: El procedimiento quirúrgico evaluado demuestra su utilidad al modificar la alineación lumbar y el balance pélvico sagital y reducir la sintomatología, lo que permite la movilidad y el desplazamiento del paciente y la consecuente satisfacción con la cirugía.

Características epidemiológicas de pacientes con tuberculosis en el Hospital Tránsito Cáceres de Allende / Epidemiologic Features of Tuberculosis Patients at the Tránsito Cáceres de Allende Hospital

Objetivos: Determinar las características epidemiológicas de los pacientes con diagnóstico de Tuberculosis (TB) que asistieron en el período comprendido entre el 01 de mayo de 2010 y 30 de abril de 2013 al Hospital Tránsito Cáceres de Allende (HTCA) de Córdoba Argentina. Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, observacional y prospectivo, en 106 pacientes mayores de 15 años. Resultados: Se observó mayor frecuencia entre los 15 -35 años (48%), 55% fueron masculinos, 90% fueron argentinos, la mortalidad fue del 4%; el 50% con ocupación estable, comorbilidades: Diabetes mellitus 19% y VIH 1%, tabaquismo 61%, alcohol 23% y drogas ilícitas 22%, IMC

Salud electrónica en América Latina y el Caribe: avances y desafíos / Electronic health in Latin America and the Caribbean: progress and challenges

El presente libro "Avances y desafíos en salud-e y telemedicina en América Latina y el Caribe" ha sido elaborado en el marco del Programa "@LIS 2 - Alianza para la Sociedad de la Información 2 ­ Diálogo político inclusivo e intercambio de experiencias". @LIS2 tiene por propósito central fomentar el diálogo político y regulatorio entre América Latina y Europa para facilitar la elaboración de estrategias regionales, subregionales y nacionales, destinadas al desarrollo de la sociedad de la información en América Latina, inspirándose para ello en la experiencia de eEurope. Uno de sus objetivos específicos es contribuir a la formulación, implementación y seguimiento del Plan de Acción Regional sobre la Sociedad de la Información en América Latina y el Caribe (eLAC), impulsando la participación de diversos sectores en un marco de cooperación regional