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  1. Article ; Online: Development and acceptability of a mobile health application integrated with the electronic heath record for treatment of chronic insomnia disorder.

    Morgenthaler, Timothy I / Kolla, Bhanu Prakash / Anderson, Sandra E / Wahl, Adam / Clark, Patrick / Smith, Justin M / Luedke, Tabitha C / McColley, Samantha / Phillips, Sarah A / Harper, Sarah B / Boudreau, Nancy B / Monson, Amanda J

    Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

    2022  Volume 18, Issue 12, Page(s) 2785–2792

    Abstract: ... integrated with the electronic heath record for treatment of chronic insomnia disorder. ...

    Abstract Study objectives: To describe the development and feasibility of a cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) program delivered via personal digital devices and fully integrated with the electronic health record (EHR).
    Methods: A multidisciplinary team of clinicians and members of our Center for Digital Health collaborated to develop a Chronic Insomnia Interactive Care Plan (ChI-ICP), an application that provides personalized and just in time education and promotes self-management using CBT-I concepts, and is activated from and fully integrated into the EHR. Following development, we evaluated patient engagement and workflows, assessed changes to provider workload, and examined outcomes on measures of insomnia during a pilot deployment of the application.
    Results: A total of 222 patients were enrolled and 179 engaged with the plan during the 3-month pilot program. Enrolled patients generated an average of 3.9 ± 2.3 In Basket messages, most being automated notifications related to noncompletion of assigned tasks, while only a few were related to patients requesting additional training or help with insomnia. Sleep efficiency improved from baseline until the completion of the program from 74.5% ± 16.7% to 87.6% ± 10.8% (
    Conclusions: In this pilot implementation of an integrated ChI-ICP, patient engagement was favorable, workflows and workload were not significantly burdensome for the care teams, and initial evaluation of efficacy was favorable. This provides evidence for an application that is a scalable method to assist patients with chronic insomnia and future work should assess its efficacy in controlled trials.
    Citation: Morgenthaler TI, Kolla BP, Anderson SE, et al. Development and acceptability of a mobile health application integrated with the electronic heath record for treatment of chronic insomnia disorder.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/therapy ; Treatment Outcome ; Mobile Applications ; Telemedicine/methods ; Electronics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2397213-0
    ISSN 1550-9397 ; 1550-9389
    ISSN (online) 1550-9397
    ISSN 1550-9389
    DOI 10.5664/jcsm.10218
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  2. Article ; Online: Robin Heath citation award and acknowledgement of our Gerodontology family.

    Slack-Smith, Linda

    Gerodontology

    2020  Volume 37, Issue 3, Page(s) 219

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Awards and Prizes ; Education, Dental ; Geriatric Dentistry ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Songbirds ; United States
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial ; Historical Article
    ZDB-ID 604810-9
    ISSN 1741-2358 ; 0734-0664
    ISSN (online) 1741-2358
    ISSN 0734-0664
    DOI 10.1111/ger.12492
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  3. Article: Untangling the influences of fire, habitat and introduced predators on the endangered heath mouse

    Nalliah, Rachel / Sitters, Holly / Smith, Amy / Di Stefano, Julian

    Animal conservation. 2022 Apr., v. 25, no. 2

    2022  

    Abstract: ... In this study, we sought to understand the interrelationships between the endangered heath mouse Pseudomys ... We predicted that heath‐mouse relative abundance would respond indirectly to post‐fire age class (recently ... relative abundance was highest in recently burnt vegetation (0–3 years after fire). Heath mice were positively ...

    Abstract Globally, species extinctions are driven by multiple interacting factors including altered fire regimes and introduced predators. In flammable ecosystems, there is great potential to use fire for animal conservation, however most fire‐based conservation strategies do not explicitly consider interacting factors. In this study, we sought to understand the interrelationships between the endangered heath mouse Pseudomys shortridgei, fire, resource availability and the introduced fox Vulpes vulpes in southeast Australia. We predicted that heath‐mouse relative abundance would respond indirectly to post‐fire age class (recently burnt; 0–3 years since fire, early; 4–9 years, mid; 10–33 years and late; 34–79 years) via the mediating effects of resources (shrub cover and plant‐group diversity) and fox relative abundance. We used structural equation modelling to determine the strength of hypothesized pathways between variables, and mediation analysis to detect indirect effects. Both the cover of shrubs (0–50 cm from the ground) and fox relative abundance were associated with post‐fire age class. Shrub cover was highest 0–9 years after fire, while fox relative abundance was highest in recently burnt vegetation (0–3 years after fire). Heath mice were positively correlated with shrub cover and plant‐group diversity, and negatively correlated with fox relative abundance. We did not detect a direct relationship between heath mice and post‐fire age class, but they were indirectly associated with age class via its influence on both shrub cover and fox relative abundance. Our findings suggest that heath mice will benefit from a fire regime promoting dense shrub regeneration in combination with predator control. Understanding the indirect effects of fire on animals may help to identify complementary management practices that can be applied concurrently to benefit vulnerable species. Analytical and management frameworks that include multiple drivers of species abundance and explicitly recognize the indirect effects of fire regimes will assist animal conservation.
    Keywords Pseudomys ; Vulpes vulpes ; equations ; fire regime ; foxes ; habitats ; mice ; predator control ; shrubs ; species abundance ; vegetation ; vulnerable species ; Australia
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-04
    Size p. 208-220.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 1415242-3
    ISSN 1367-9430
    ISSN 1367-9430
    DOI 10.1111/acv.12731
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  4. Article ; Online: Resolving a heated debate: The utility of prescribed burning as a management tool for biodiversity on lowland heath

    Smith, Barbara M. / Carpenter, Dan / Holland, John / Andruszko, Felicity / Gathorne‐Hardy, Alfred / Eggleton, Paul

    Journal of Applied Ecology. 2023 Sept., v. 60, no. 9 p.2040-2051

    2023  

    Abstract: Lowland heath is a priority habitat for conservation, nowadays largely managed for biodiversity ... the largest area of lowland heath in Europe. Using a multi‐trophic approach, we compared the ecological impact ...

    Abstract Lowland heath is a priority habitat for conservation, nowadays largely managed for biodiversity. Historically, prescribed burning has been the principal management tool, but there are increasing calls to substitute burning with cutting to improve biodiversity outcomes. However, poor understanding of potential impacts compromises decision making. Our study was carried out in the New Forest National Park, the largest area of lowland heath in Europe. Using a multi‐trophic approach, we compared the ecological impact of prescribed burning with two types of vegetation cutting (swiping and baling) as management tools for biodiversity outcomes for up to 20 years after management. Indicators included: common standards monitoring (CSM) assessment; vegetation species assemblage; below‐ and above‐ground invertebrate biodiversity; and available food resources for two characteristic heathland birds—the Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata and the Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus. When compared with swiped sites, areas managed by prescribed burning resulted in: better habitat condition (assessed by CSM); higher cover of heathers; lower bracken cover; more areas of bare ground. We found no evidence that burning is detrimental for the investigated components of biodiversity. Cutting by swiping did not replicate the benefits of burning. Swiping supported grassland conditions that suit non‐heathland species. Baling resulted in habitat condition similar to prescribed burning but restricted replication of baled sites limited our conclusions. However, swiped sites supported high invertebrate abundance and diversity, including food resources for Dartford Warbler and Nightjar. Synthesis and applications. Removing burning from the management programme is likely to reduce heathland condition. Biodiversity is encouraged by a mosaic of management and more mobile species, such as birds, will exploit the resources provided by several management techniques. Including some cutting in a rotational regime is likely to be beneficial although prescribed burning should form the majority of the management programme, Lowland heathland differs fundamentally from upland heathland/moorland and it is not easy to transfer the results. Current heathland CSM does not adequately assess wider biodiversity on protected areas but is effectively an assessment of vegetation feature condition. Including invertebrates in surveys provides a more nuanced assessment of heathland condition.
    Keywords Caprimulgus europaeus ; Sylvia ; applied ecology ; biodiversity ; environmental impact ; forests ; grasslands ; habitats ; heathlands ; highlands ; invertebrates ; national parks ; Europe
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-09
    Size p. 2040-2051.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 410405-5
    ISSN 1365-2664 ; 0021-8901
    ISSN (online) 1365-2664
    ISSN 0021-8901
    DOI 10.1111/1365-2664.14471
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  5. Article ; Online: ‘Upon this Blasted Heath’ Macbeth Before and After the Hurricane

    Philip Smith

    International Journal of Bahamian Studies, Vol 23, Iss 0, Pp 40-

    2017  Volume 48

    Abstract: During the 20th and 21st centuries, writers and performers in the Caribbean have used Shakespeare as a means to give language and form to their experience. One such example is the 2016 Shakespeare in Paradise performance of Macbeth, which both ... ...

    Abstract During the 20th and 21st centuries, writers and performers in the Caribbean have used Shakespeare as a means to give language and form to their experience. One such example is the 2016 Shakespeare in Paradise performance of Macbeth, which both represented the destruction of Hurricane Joaquin and seemed to anticipate the destruction of Hurricane Matthew. The staging of these two hurricanes and their aftermath, I argue, is rooted in both the actual and mythological history of the play. In the Shakespeare in Paradise performance, the advent of natural disaster appeared as images of destruction, the staging of trauma, as well as geographical and material allusions.
    Keywords disasters in literature ; hurricanes ; shakespeare - tragedies ; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ; G ; Geography (General) ; G1-922
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher University of the Bahamas
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: NCD Alliance responds to Iona Heath.

    Mbanya, Jean-Claude / Smith, Sidney C / Cazap, Eduardo / Squire, S B

    BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

    2011  Volume 343, Page(s) d4896

    MeSH term(s) Chronic Disease/prevention & control ; Female ; Humans ; Male
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-08-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comment ; Letter
    ZDB-ID 1362901-3
    ISSN 1756-1833 ; 0959-8154 ; 0959-8146 ; 0959-8138 ; 0959-535X ; 1759-2151
    ISSN (online) 1756-1833
    ISSN 0959-8154 ; 0959-8146 ; 0959-8138 ; 0959-535X ; 1759-2151
    DOI 10.1136/bmj.d4896
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  7. Article ; Online: Cost-utility analysis of antiviral use under pandemic influenza using a novel approach - linking pharmacology, epidemiology and heath economics.

    Wu, D B C / Chaiyakunapruk, N / Pratoomsoot, C / Lee, K K C / Chong, H Y / Nelson, R E / Smith, P F / Kirkpatrick, C M / Kamal, M A / Nieforth, K / Dall, G / Toovey, S / Kong, D C M / Kamauu, A / Rayner, C R

    Epidemiology and infection

    2018  Volume 146, Issue 4, Page(s) 496–507

    Abstract: Simulation models are used widely in pharmacology, epidemiology and health economics (HEs). However, there have been no attempts to incorporate models from these disciplines into a single integrated model. Accordingly, we explored this linkage to ... ...

    Abstract Simulation models are used widely in pharmacology, epidemiology and health economics (HEs). However, there have been no attempts to incorporate models from these disciplines into a single integrated model. Accordingly, we explored this linkage to evaluate the epidemiological and economic impact of oseltamivir dose optimisation in supporting pandemic influenza planning in the USA. An HE decision analytic model was linked to a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) - dynamic transmission model simulating the impact of pandemic influenza with low virulence and low transmissibility and, high virulence and high transmissibility. The cost-utility analysis was from the payer and societal perspectives, comparing oseltamivir 75 and 150 mg twice daily (BID) to no treatment over a 1-year time horizon. Model parameters were derived from published studies. Outcomes were measured as cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained. Sensitivity analyses were performed to examine the integrated model's robustness. Under both pandemic scenarios, compared to no treatment, the use of oseltamivir 75 or 150 mg BID led to a significant reduction of influenza episodes and influenza-related deaths, translating to substantial savings of QALYs. Overall drug costs were offset by the reduction of both direct and indirect costs, making these two interventions cost-saving from both perspectives. The results were sensitive to the proportion of inpatient presentation at the emergency visit and patients' quality of life. Integrating PK/PD-EPI/HE models is achievable. Whilst further refinement of this novel linkage model to more closely mimic the reality is needed, the current study has generated useful insights to support influenza pandemic planning.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Antiviral Agents/economics ; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Drug Costs ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Influenza, Human/drug therapy ; Influenza, Human/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Models, Economic ; Models, Theoretical ; Oseltamivir/economics ; Oseltamivir/therapeutic use ; Pandemics ; Quality-Adjusted Life Years
    Chemical Substances Antiviral Agents ; Oseltamivir (20O93L6F9H)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-02-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 632982-2
    ISSN 1469-4409 ; 0950-2688
    ISSN (online) 1469-4409
    ISSN 0950-2688
    DOI 10.1017/S0950268818000158
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  8. Article: Spiders from Hampstead Heath, London

    Russell-Smith, A

    London naturalist Sept 1978, 57

    1978  

    Keywords England
    Language English
    Size p. 55-56.
    Document type Article
    ISSN 0076-0579
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  9. Book: A brief history of Heath Charnock Isolation Hospital, nr. Chorley, Lancashire, 1901-1989

    Smith, M. D

    (Town & country series)

    2001  

    Institution Heath Charnock Isolation Hospital
    Author's details M.D. Smith
    Series title Town & country series
    MeSH term(s) Hospitals, Isolation/history ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/history ; Diphtheria/history ; Typhoid Fever/history ; History of Nursing ; History, 20th Century
    Keywords England
    Language English
    Size 30 p. :, ill., maps, ports., plan ;, 28 cm.
    Publisher Wyre Pub
    Publishing place Lancashire
    Document type Book
    Database Catalogue of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM)

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