Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal malignancy, with 78% of patients dying from the disease within 5 years of diagnosis. A new study in JPCRR compares younger and older patients with #PancreaticCancer to see how their treatments and outcomes differ: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

#FactCheck Friday: #HigherEd institutions provide adequate health insurance for all students. FALSE. Typical student #HealthInsurance policies are for young, able-bodied undergraduates & don't cover all care needed by graduate & marginalized students: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

How do you view people living with Parkinson's Disease? A new JPCRR study examines just that: how different types of people view individuals living with #Parkinsons, by using a new questionnaire designed to measure social #stigma. Free to read here: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

Patients intuitively evaluate providers within minutes of their 1st visit, making judgments that profoundly impact their #healthcare journey. A new study in JPCRR presents a survey to measure how well #providers connect with & care for their #patients. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

#FactCheck Friday: The US faces a primary care provider (PCP) shortage. TRUE. Hence the #PA and #NP roles were created. A new study in JPCRR examines what people prefer in their PCPs to improve patients’ ability to get seen by a wider variety of PCPs: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal malignancy, with 78% of patients dying from the disease within 5 years of diagnosis. A new study in JPCRR compares younger and older patients with #PancreaticCancer to see how their treatments and outcomes differ: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

NOW PUBLISHED: JPCRR Vol. 13, Issue 2, aah.org/jpcrr. No paywalls. Completely #OpenAccess. Patient-centered articles on Pancreatic Cancer, Patient Preferences, Relationship-Centered Care, Parkinson's Disease, and the Higher Education Health Insurance Trap.

AI has spread like wildfire through medical publications. This JPCRR editorial presents an overview of LLMs and the challenges involved in using #AI to determine to what extent authors have used #LLMs to write academic articles in #medical journals. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

From all of us at JPCRR, we are deeply grateful to our 2025 peer reviewers for volunteering their time and helping us advance #PatientCentered practices, health outcomes, & patient experiences. THANK YOU! institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

Older adults discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) are more likely to come back soon, be hospitalized & experience functional decline. Here, researchers evaluate & adjust the treatment of older patients after ED visits to prevent adverse events institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

#FactCheck Friday: All US households have access to healthy food. FALSE. More than 1 in 10 US households don't. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a shipped medically tailored meal program for people living with #ChronicIllness: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/... #HealthyEating

Veterans with mental illness have high rates of #tobacco use & psychiatric hospitalization at the #VA. A new #smoking intervention, StayQuit, helps #veterans reduce the number of #cigarettes smoked per day & strengthens their confidence to quit smoking institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

Cryoablation can be used to treat early-stage #LungCancer. In fact, for patients who can't have #surgery, #cryoablation can be an effective alternative for treatment. It's cheaper and quicker and can treat multiple areas in one session. For more, see: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

#FactCheck Friday: reports indicate higher rates of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Black vs white women. TRUE. There are barriers to sexual healthcare for Black women, eg, discomfort discussing #SexualHealth with providers and lower #STI testing rates. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

From all of us at JPCRR, we are deeply grateful to our 2025 peer reviewers for volunteering their time and helping us advance #PatientCentered practices, health outcomes, & patient experiences. THANK YOU! institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

Older adults discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) are more likely to come back soon, be hospitalized & experience functional decline. Here researchers evaluate & adjust the treatment of older patients after ED visits to prevent adverse events. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

#FactCheck Friday: All US households have access to healthy food. FALSE. More than 1 in 10 US households don't. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a shipped medically tailored meal program for people living with #ChronicIllness: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/... #HealthyEating

Veterans with mental illness have high rates of #tobacco use & psychiatric hospitalization at the #VA. A new #smoking intervention, StayQuit, helps #veterans reduce the number of #cigarettes smoked per day & strengthens their confidence to quit smoking institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

Cryoablation can be used to treat early-stage #LungCancer. In fact, for patients who can't have #surgery, #cryoablation can be an effective alternative for treatment. It's cheaper and quicker and can treat multiple areas in one session. For more, see: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

#FactCheck Friday: reports indicate higher rates of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Black vs white women. TRUE. There are barriers to sexual healthcare for Black women, eg, discomfort discussing #SexualHealth with providers and lower #STI testing rates. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol13/...

NOW PUBLISHED! JPCRR Vol. 13, Issue 1: aah.org/jpcrr. No paywalls. Completely #OpenAccess. Patient-centered articles on #LungCancer, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, #ER Coordination, Medically Tailored Meals, and #Smoking Abstinence, as well as a supplement thanking our 2025 peer reviewers 🙏

A major artificial-intelligence conference has rejected 497 papers whose authors violated AI-use policies go.nature.com/3NEzkH6

Over 53% of #academic articles on #psychosis use stigmatizing language, like #schizophrenia patient or #schizophrenic. Authors and journals should screen their articles for #stigmatizing language and adhere to person-centered language guidelines. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

#FactCheck Friday: 1 in 7 mothers and 1 in 4 marginalized mothers will experience symptoms of a perinatal #MentalHealth condition, most commonly #depression and/or #anxiety, during #pregnancy or #postpartum. TRUE. Yet too few are diagnosed or treated. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

#AFib is often treated with cryoballoon or laser balloon ablation when refractory to medication. Cryoballoon and laser balloon #ablation are both effective, but laser balloon procedures were found to take less time and expose patients to less radiation institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

While patients may benefit from increased access to #healthcare information, considerable drawbacks to #SocialMedia include #misinformation & information that isn't #PeerReviewed. Healthcare professionals have a responsibility to engage on social media institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

We need a more holistic assessment of health (physical, mental, and social) and emphasize the need for #MentalHealth interventions as an avenue to increase functional independence in #OlderAdults and improve #PatientExperience and #PatientCentered care institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

#FactCheck Friday: most patients take their medications as #prescribed. FALSE. Up to 50% don't, 85% make occasional errors, & few report adverse effects to #prescribers. Find out here what info patients need during ambulatory #medication changes: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

Patients can experience persistent symptoms consistent with #hypothyroidism despite #thyroid lab values in the normal range. These symptoms reduce quality of life despite a proper diagnosis, and patients want #physicians to take such symptoms seriously institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

Patients undergoing lower extremity #amputation desire to take an active part in decision-making but often aren't given the opportunity. This study by @ki.se unearths opportunities to enhance shared decision-making in the care process: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

To what extent does myocardial infarction (MI), also known as a #HeartAttack, burden patient quality of life? This original research found that MI places a significant burden on all aspects of patients’ lives, the specifics of which can be found here: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

Abstract supplement! Check out these presentations from the 51st annual Advocate Aurora Scientific Day (SD) on May 21, 2025. SD provides a forum to share #research, quality improvement, & case studies from scholars associated with Advocate Health. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

#FactCheck Friday! #Periodontitis hasn't been linked with cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, GI diseases, adverse pregnancy outcomes, #diabetes, and #Alzheimers. FALSE! It's linked with all of these diseases. Learn more about treatments here: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

What are #LLMs, their risks, & the challenges of using #AI to determine the extent that AI was used to write text? What can #medical editors, reviewers, & readers do to protect the integrity of medical research? Find out here in this JPCRR editorial: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

#FactCheck Friday: the US #opioid overdose epidemic has resulted in more than 80,000 deaths in 2022 alone. TRUE. #Naloxone is a lifesaving opioid #overdose rescue medication, but many healthcare providers aren't willing to prescribe it. Find out why: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

Photodynamic therapy is another way besides #antibiotics to treat #periodontitis, which damages the tissues that support teeth, as it is cost-effective, well tolerated by patients, and a good option for whom periodontal #surgery is not an option. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

As care partners are overwhelmed when facing decisions about #ClinicalResearch participation during an aneurysmal subarachnoid #hemorrhage (aSAH) emergency, insights from this study could be invaluable for the development of new therapeutics for aSAH: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

Person-centered language emphasizes the individual, not diagnosis. Stigmatizing language prompts negative attitudes toward those people. Over 53% of academic articles on #psychosis use stigmatizing language, like schizophrenic or #schizophrenia patient institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

#FactCheck Friday: 1 in 7 birthing people & 1 in 4 marginalized birthing people will experience symptoms of a perinatal mental health condition during #pregnancy or #postpartum. TRUE. 6 patients narrate their experiences with #MaternalMentalHealth here institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

It's imperative that #healthcare providers & researchers "Pause" for, "Listen" to, & "Share" what their patients have to say. For more, check out this article on the VOICES Project at #StJude Children's Research Hospital. @stjuderesearch.bsky.social institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

In line with JPCRR’s goal of mentoring #EarlyCareerResearchers, our very own librarians at Advocate Health provide an instructive editorial about which type of review is the most suitable when performing a #LiteratureReview. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

Wonder what happens when you connect with amazing people who are smarter then you? A great early to press pub outlining the competencies for #meded #facultydevelopers! What a team! From the #CGEA @aamc.org urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

#FactCheck Friday: the US #opioid overdose epidemic has resulted in more than 80,000 deaths in 2022 alone. TRUE. #Naloxone is a lifesaving opioid #overdose rescue medication, but many healthcare providers aren't willing to prescribe it. Find out why: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

These 8 stories describe the unique experiences of #caregivers, patient/caregiver dyads, #healthcare stakeholders & community stakeholders in support of #MaternalMentalHealth, helping one understand the deeper & often invisible needs of birthing people institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

These stories weave together 6 patients’ challenges, hopes, and dreams exploring infant loss, expectations versus the reality of the #postpartum experience, grief, loss of identity, and perseverance through challenging #MaternalMentalHealth experiences institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

#FactCheck Friday! Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is another way besides #antibiotics to treat #periodontitis, or #GumDisease. TRUE! PDT is cost-effective, well tolerated by patients, and a good option for those whom periodontal #surgery is not an option. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

#LongCOVID is a complicated post-viral syndrome that can present with neuropsychiatric symptoms like #depression & #anxiety. A novel mindfulness-based #virtual group therapy program may improve such symptoms in long-COVID. Find out more here: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

What are #LLMs, their risks, & the challenges of using #AI to determine the extent that AI was used to write text? What can #medical editors, reviewers, & readers do to protect the integrity of medical research? Find out here in this JPCRR editorial: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

Abstract supplement! Check out these presentations from the 51st annual Advocate Aurora Scientific Day (SD) on May 21, 2025. SD provides a forum to share #research, quality improvement, & case studies from scholars associated with Advocate Health. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

To what extent does myocardial infarction (MI), also known as a #HeartAttack, burden patient quality of life? This original research found that MI places a significant burden on all aspects of patients’ lives, the specifics of which can be found here: institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...