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Proceedings of the 68th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Group Dynamics Association

Proceedings of the 68th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Group Dynamics Association

Fudan Zenshin, Kyumeikyukyu ; ~Now JIN again~.

I graduated from Osaka University in 1982 and joined the Department of Traumatology, Osaka University Medical School. Patients with severe injuries and illnesses were brought in every day. Staff brushed up their skills on site, taught each other, and engaged in friendly competition for research. We had many frustrating moments when we could not save lives. Since then, the needs of emergency medicine have changed, and the scope of practice of emergency physicians has expanded to include pre-hospital emergency care, primary health care, intensive care, and disaster medicine. I was transferred to Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital in September 2007. Soon after my assignment, Urayasu Hospital was in the spotlight due to the emergency hospitalization of the All-Japan soccer coach and the Chinese frozen dumpling incident. It is said that emergency medicine is a mirror of society. I myself have experienced many disasters and incidents. It has been 15 years since I was assigned to this hospital, and I have 62 colleagues at Urayasu Hospital. They have all acquired various medical specialties, and some are emergency medicine specialists. In 2019, we hosted the 47th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. The theme of the conference is "Fudan Zenshin, Kyumeikyukyu (constant advancement, emergency medical services)". Emergency medical care is the starting point of "medicine" and is the ultimate source of life preservation for all citizens. We emergency physicians will continue to provide lifesaving medical care to patients without giving up until the very end, to keep the light of life from going out.

The Role and Place of Culture in Sino-Iranian Relations

In the modern era of globalization, culture has become an important indicator of the total power of the state, and also began to act as a decisive force in the relationship between actors and the system of international relations. China and Iran are the birthplace of ancient oriental civilizations, have long-term cultural exchanges, which are the basis and conditions for cultural interaction between the two countries. 2021 has become an important milestone in Sino-Iranian relations. The countries celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and signed an agreement on comprehensive strategic cooperation for 25 years. Cultural cooperation between China and Iran goes back centuries during the Han Dynasty, when the Chinese traveler Zhang Qian opened the Great Silk Road, which became an important channel of communication and friendship between the peoples of China and Iran. At present, “One Belt, One Road” is not only a way of economic and trade cooperation, but also a means of cultural exchange. Today, Sino-Iranian cultural relations are a dynamic process. There are several mechanisms for cultural cooperation such as the “China-Iran Friendship Association Annual Meeting” and the “China-Iran Cultural Dialogue”. The countries closely cooperate through women’s and other specialized creative organizations, interact in the field of cinema, youth exchanges, and are also engaged in the popularization and teaching of the Persian language in China and the Chinese language in Iran.

The Year in Basic Thyroid Cancer Research.

Background: Every year, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) Annual Meeting opening session features presentations covering the most recent advances in the three major areas of thyroidology: basic, clinical, and surgical. As the ATA did not have an annual meeting in 2020, because of the COVID19 pandemic, the 2021 meeting opened with a special "Two Years in Thyroidology" session. Methods: A PubMed electronic search was conducted to identify original basic science research studies on thyroid cancer published between October 2019 and September 2021. Methodologically rigorous studies that were deemed most likely to influence the field of basic science research in thyroid cancer were grouped into three thematic units: Genetics and Genomics, Molecular Biology and Signaling, and Preclinical and Translational Science. Four publications for each category were chosen for discussion. Results: Selected studies covered topics ranging from the genetics of thyroid cancer predisposition to the genomics of anaplastic thyroid cancer evolution, from novel molecular pathways involved in thyroid cancer pathogenesis to potentially game-changing imaging and therapeutic innovations. Conclusions: The past two years, in the face of unique COVID19 pandemic-associated hurdles, have witnessed a large number of important developments in basic and translational thyroid cancer research. These studies not only have shed novel light on a number of long-standing scientific questions but have also highlighted the major challenges and open questions that still remain to be addressed in the coming years.

The patient's medication access journey: a conceptual framework focused beyond adherence.

BACKGROUND: It is well known that medication accessibility reduces morbidity and mortality and increases health-related quality of life; however, despite efforts to improve health care access, many Americans still face challenges in accessing medications. Several health care access and utilization conceptual frameworks have been created and used for decades to illustrate key relationships and interdependencies between elements of the system. However, none of these frameworks have focused exclusively on medication access and associated factors. Medication access is a complex, multidimensional issue that must consider not only patient-specific challenges, but also health system limitations, among others. A better understanding of medication access, beyond the proxy marker of adherence, is needed to identify opportunities to improve accessibility. OBJECTIVE: To develop a conceptual framework that defines a patient's medication access journey and characterizes barriers frequently encountered while seeking medication access. METHODS: A multistakeholder roundtable composed of 15 experts from across the health care continuum was convened in 2018 by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance to develop a conceptual framework for medication access. The roundtable participants were convened through in-person and telephonic meetings. To inform their work, 2 literature reviews and an environmental scan were conducted to identify medication access barriers, interventions affecting medication access, and medication access quality measures. RESULTS: The resulting framework included 7 nodes that represent the major access points encountered by patients when attempting to access medications: perceived need, help seeking, encounter, prescribing, prescription adjudication, prescription dispensing, and adherence. Also, 18 barriers were identified. Patient health literacy, cost, insurance, and organizational health literacy were predominant barriers across multiple nodes. CONCLUSIONS: The framework that was developed provides a patient-focused, holistic view of medication access, incorporating access nodes and corresponding barriers. It also provides a structure to consider key opportunities for interventions and measurement to address medication access challenges. DISCLOSURES: This study was conducted with grant support from the National Pharmaceutical Council, which served as a collaborator in the study. Westrich is employed by the National Pharmaceutical Council. Nelson is employed by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance, which was contracted to conduct this study. Pickering, Campbell, and Holland were employed by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance at the time of this study. This research was presented as a professional poster at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in October 2019, Philadelphia, PA.

Quantifying Publication Rates and Time to Publication for American Urological Association Podium Presentations.

The American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting serves as the premier platform for presenting unpublished research in urology. Among selected abstracts, podium presentations represent the most impactful submissions. While podium presentations receive a large audience through conference attendance and social media posts, it is unclear how often they manifest as publications in peer-reviewed journals. Podium presentations from the 2017 AUA Annual Meeting were reviewed. Abstracts were assessed for publication between January 1, 2015 and May 31, 2020 allowing for a 3-year window of publication and accounting for publications prior to the submission deadline. Abstract authors were individually searched with key terms being added sequentially until <30 results were generated in PubMed®. Abstracts were deemed published if at least 1 author and 1 conclusion matched a manuscript. Publication rate, time to publication, and 2019 journal impact factor were collected. Statistical analysis was performed by linear and logistic regression. Of 872 podium presentations, 453 (51.9%) were published within 3 years. Median time from submission to publication was 12.5 months (IQR: 7.5-20.5). The number of articles published at 1, 2 and 3 years from submission was 203, 368 and 430, respectively. The median journal impact factor of publications was 3.2 (IQR: 2.0-5.8). Oncology studies (OR=1.21 [95% CI: 0.91-1.60], p=0.186) had similar rates of publication compared to non-oncology studies. While AUA podium presentations disseminate valuable data, approximately half were not published in peer-reviewed journals within 3 years. Therefore, care must be taken when promoting findings or adopting new practices based on these presentations alone.

MA17.02 Visualization of Patterns of Lymph Node Metastases in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Network Graph Analysis

We visualized complicated patterns of lymph node metastases in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer. Preliminary results will be presented in Japanese at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for Chest Surgery on May 2021 and in English at this conference.

Coproduction as Pedagogy: Harnessing Community Data Partnerships for the Classroom

ABSTRACTIncreased computing capacity and the spread of computational knowledge has generated the expectation that organizations and municipalities use large quantities of data to drive decision making. However, municipalities may lack the resources to meaningfully use their data for decision making. Relatedly, political science and public administration programs face the challenge of training students for success in this environment. We believe one remedy is the adoption of coproduction as a pedagogical strategy. This article presents a case study of a partnership between a university research team and a municipal emergency communications center as a demonstration of how coproduction can be harnessed as a teaching tool. Findings from this project were presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, January 8–11, 2020, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

57th EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.

57th EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.

Observations from a Professor Serving as Dean

ABSTRACT This paper draws from my experiences as an accounting professor who has served as the dean of a business school for over seven years. It is based on my Presidential Scholar Lecture to the virtual 2020 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. The challenges and opportunities that scholars face in their research and teaching differ substantially from those that deans face in leading and managing schools. Nonetheless, I have found many similarities between the behaviors of the best scholars and the most successful deans. Because the dean has a major impact on the success of a school, the academy should identify professors who have an interest in and skill for managing and leading early in their career and encourage, mentor, and develop them. This is particularly true for accounting professors because their understanding of financial information provides them with a competitive advantage in administration.

University of Washington Nathan Shock Center: innovation to advance aging research.

The University of Washington Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging provides leadership and resources to support the geroscience community locally, nationally, and internationally. Services are provided through our Resource Cores and funds are available annually to support pilot projects by external investigators. Aging-related studies involving proteomics, metabolomics, invertebrate model organisms, and bioinformatics/artificial intelligence are supported by our Cores. The UW Nathan Shock Center also serves as the administrative home for a Geropathology Research Resource. In addition, the Center works in conjunction with the University of Washington Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute to organize and support an annual Seminar Series in the Biology of Aging, an annual 1-day Geroscience Symposium, didactic training for the Biological Mechanisms of Healthy Aging Training Program, and other strategic initiatives. Our Center also supports the American Aging Association Annual Meeting, and we have recently partnered with the American Aging Association and the JAX Aging Center to create a set of video lectures on select topics in geroscience as part of the AGE Presents Video Lecture Series.

COVID-19のアウトブレークにおける在宅ケアや薬局業務にかかわる薬剤師の意識 ―第13回日本在宅薬学会学術大会におけるアンケート調査より―

COVID-19のアウトブレークにおける在宅ケアや薬局業務にかかわる薬剤師の意識 ―第13回日本在宅薬学会学術大会におけるアンケート調査より―

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Plenary speakership at national meetings serve as important career milestones within academic medicine, as they increase visibility and reputation of the presenter which ties heavily into career advancement and promotion.1 In this study, the authors describe contemporary patterns in female representation on plenary sessions at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Overall, 12% of panelists were women, and approximately 60% of panels during the study period were comprised solely of men.

On The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Educational Psychology

On The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Educational Psychology

Publication rates of hematology/oncology abstracts presented at major pharmacy association meetings.

Professional conferences are where research findings are initially presented. Studies suggest many research ideas presented at conferences are never published. Previous studies have demonstrated that the full publication rate of abstracts presented at pharmacy meetings is approximately 20%. The objective of this study was to determine the full publication rate of hematology/oncology abstracts presented at major pharmacy organization annual meetings. A systematic search of PubMed and Google Scholar was performed. Publication status was evaluated for hematology/oncology abstracts presented at annual meetings for the following organizations: American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting, Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Annual Meeting, and International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners Annual Meeting. Data collected included the meeting of abstract presentation, number of authors, abstract study type, country of origin, journal of publication, and type of publication. Abstracts presented as trainee research were excluded. Of 451 oncology abstracts evaluated, the most common topic categories included pharmacotherapy (n = 244; 54.1%), clinical pharmacy practice (n = 84; 18.6%), and operational/compounding (n = 69; 15.3%). The overall publication rate was 17.5% (n = 79). Abstracts were published as full manuscripts over a spread of 48 different journals. Factors associated with full publication included abstracts with more than 5 authors (OR 3.86, 95% CI 2.32-6.43; p < 0.0001) and abstracts presented at oncology-focused pharmacy meetings (OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.49-5.72; p = 0.0018). This study showed an overall publication rate of 17.5% for abstracts presented at pharmacy meetings, consistent with prior studies.

A synopsis of recent work on the amino acid nutrition of layers

Summary This review, a summation of work presented at the Virtual 2020 Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, addresses changes in laying hen performance and techniques to manage hens that require fine-tuning amino acid minimums. A look at past literature on amino acid responses in layers is presented. In addition, formulation trends are assessed with reference to sustainability. And finally, the rise of sustainable egg operations in the third world (e.g., One Egg) whereby vegetable protein for hens provides essential amino acids in the form of eggs to diets of people in poverty-stricken areas is discussed. A literature review in laying hens was conducted by assessing ideal protein citations, amino acid requirement citations, and 2 meta-analysis citations. It is concluded that as dietary CP trends downward that ideal protein research should continue to be conducted in diets that mimic practice, which are first limiting in Lys and are second limiting in the amino acid nutrient ratio in question. Furthermore, as CP continues to be lowered, care must be taken with the Leu nutrient minimum in the diet of hens whereby corn is the primary cereal, and subsequent assessments of Val and Ile in such diets warrant attention. Taken as a whole, meeting, rather than exceeding, amino acid needs of hens will allow for less dietary nitrogen inputs resulting in less environmental waste.

Highlights from the 34th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio‐Thoracic Surgery

Highlights from the 34th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio‐Thoracic Surgery

Quantifying publication rates and time to publication for urologic oncology podium presentations.

357 Background: The American Urological Association (AUA) annual meetings serve as a large platform for unpublished research. Among the selected abstracts, podium presentations represent the most impactful submissions. Furthermore, between large meeting attendance and social media promotion, authors can disseminate their findings to a potentially large audience prior to final manuscript publication. While all AUA abstracts do undergo peer review, it is not with the same level of scrutiny that full-length manuscripts receive. Thus, we investigated the publication rates, impact factors, and time to publication of urologic oncology podium presentations at the AUA. Methods: Of 875 podium presentation abstracts from the 2017 AUA Annual meeting, 394 (45.0%) were classified as urologic oncology. We chose 2017 to allow for a three-year window for publication. Abstracts were assessed for subsequent publication between January 1, 2015 and May 31, 2020 with a pre-determined PubMed search protocol. Abstract authors were searched for individually, with key terms being added sequentially until &lt;30 results were generated in PubMed. Each search result was then reviewed until a matching publication was found. Abstracts were deemed published if at least one author of the presented abstract was a manuscript author and/or at least one conclusion in the presented abstract was included in the conclusions of the publication. Publication rates, time to publication, and 2019 journal impact factors were collected. Results: Of 394 urologic oncology podium presentations at the 2017 AUA, 228 (57.9%) focused on prostate cancer, while 81 (20.6%) and 58 (14.7%) presentations focused on kidney and bladder cancer, respectively (table). Overall, 211 (53.6%) podium presentations were published. Median time from presentation to publication was 13.6 months (IQR: 7.5-21.5). There were 9 (2.3%) publications that were published prior to the submission deadline and 57 (14.5%) podium presentations that were published prior to the 2017 AUA meeting. The number of articles published at one, two and three years after the meeting was 90, 170 and 202, respectively. The median journal impact factor of all published works was 3.4 (IQR: 2.7-5.9). Conclusions: While AUA podium presentations disseminate valuable data, approximately half of these presentations were not published in peer-reviewed journals within three years. Therefore, care must be taken when promoting data or adopting new practices based on these presentations alone. [Table: see text]

Abstracts of the 79th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association; 2020 Oct 1-3; Hiroshima, Japan as Cancer Science, Supplement 1, Vol 112 (2021).

Abstracts of the 79th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association; 2020 Oct 1-3; Hiroshima, Japan as Cancer Science, Supplement 1, Vol 112 (2021).

Estimation of the Carbon Footprint Associated With Attendees of the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting

This cross-sectional study uses data from the 2018 and 2019 American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meetings to assess the carbon dioxide equivalent emissions associated with the conferences and how they may be reduced.