Search Results - "Burack, Jeffrey H"

Surrogate decision makers' responses to physicians' predictions of medical futility by Zier, Lucas S, Burack, Jeffrey H, Micco, Guy, Chipman, Anne K, Frank, James A, White, Douglas B

“…Although physicians sometimes use the futility rationale to limit the use of life-sustaining treatments, little is known about how surrogate decision makers…”
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Exploring the Shift From HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Awareness to Uptake Among Young Gay and Bisexual Men by Koester, Kimberly A, Erguera, Xavier A, Udoh, Ifeoma, Kang Dufour, Mi-Suk, Burack, Jeffrey H, Myers, Janet J

“…HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the form of a daily oral medication is highly effective at preventing HIV. In the United States, awareness about PrEP…”
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"Losing the Phobia:" Understanding How HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Facilitates Bridging the Serodivide Among Men Who Have Sex With Men by Koester, Kimberly A, Erguera, Xavier A, Kang Dufour, Mi-Suk, Udoh, Ifeoma, Burack, Jeffrey H, Grant, Robert M, Myers, Janet J

“…The use of HIV serostatus information has played a pivotal role in partner selection norms. A phenomenon known as is the practice of selecting a partner based…”
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Adherence to PrEP Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Participating in a Sexual Health Services Demonstration Project in Alameda County, California by Myers, Janet J, Kang Dufour, Mi-Suk, Koester, Kimberly A, Udoh, Ifeoma, Frazier, Remi, Packard, Rebecca, Kennedy, Kristin, Erguera, Xavier, Horowitz, Jessica, Grant, Robert, Burack, Jeffrey H

“…BACKGROUND:Young men of color who have sex with men face a continual increase in rates of HIV infection. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an important…”
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Doubt and belief in physicians’ ability to prognosticate during critical illness: The perspective of surrogate decision makers by Zier, Lucas S, Burack, Jeffrey H, Micco, Guy, Chipman, Anne K, Frank, James A, Luce, John M, White, Douglas B

“…OBJECTIVES:Although discussing a prognosis is a duty of physicians caring for critically ill patients, little is known about surrogate decision-makers’ beliefs…”
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Jewish Reflections on Genetic Enhancement by JEFFREY H. BURACK

“…As twenty-first-century Westerners in love with technology, many of us are nonetheless wary and fearful of genetic interventions that might make people taller,…”
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Teaching compassion and respect : Attending physicians' responses to problematic behaviors by BURACK, J. H, IRBY, D. M, CARLINE, J. D, ROOT, R. K, LARSON, E. B

“…To describe how and why attending physicians respond to learner behaviors that indicate negative attitudes toward patients. Inpatient general internal medicine…”
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Depressive Symptoms and CD4 Lymphocyte Decline Among HIV-Infected Men by Burack, Jeffrey H, Barrett, Donald C, Stall, Ron D, Chesney, Margaret A, Ekstrand, Maria L, Coates, Thomas J

“…Objective.—To investigate whether high levels of depressive symptomatology at baseline predict more rapid decline of CD4 lymphocyte counts and progression of…”
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Education in Ambulatory Settings: Developing Valid Measures of Educational Outcomes, and Other Research Priorities by Bordage, Georges, Burack, Jeffrey H, Irby, David M, Stritter, Frank T

“…Outlines 13 priority research topics and 51 important research questions concerning medical education in ambulatory care settings, as defined by a…”
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Pilot randomized controlled trial of Chinese herbal treatment for HIV-associated symptoms by Burack, J H, Cohen, M R, Hahn, J A, Abrams, D I

“…We wished to determine the short-term safety and efficacy of a Chinese medicinal herb preparation in treating symptoms of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…”
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Diagnostic lumbar puncture in HIV-infected patients: analysis of 138 cases by Hollander, H, McGuire, D, Burack, J H

“…This study was designed to describe the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings and neurologic diagnoses observed in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected…”
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Provoking Nonepileptic Seizures: The Ethics of Deceptive Diagnostic Testing by Burack, Jeffrey H., Back, Anthony L., Pearlman, Robert A.

“…The use of deception in medical care is highly suspect in this country. Yet there is one condition for which deception is often used as a diagnostic tool…”
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Depression and CD4 Decline by Barrett, Donald C, Chesney, Margaret A, Burack, Jeffrey H, Stall, Ron D, Ekstrand, Maria L, Coates, Thomas J

“…To the Editor.—Our recent findings on the relationship between depression and change in CD4 cell count1 and Dr Lyketsos and colleagues'2 failure to replicate…”
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Jewish Reflections on Genetic Enhancement by Burack, Jeffrey H.

“…WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH SEEKING TO RESHAPE OURSELVES IN WAYS that we genuinely value? Jewish textual and cultural perspectives may add clarity and substance…”
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A study of medical students' specialty-choice pathways: trying on possible selves by Burack, J H, Irby, D M, Carline, J D, Ambrozy, D M, Ellsbury, K E, Stritter, F T

“…To describe the decision-making processes reported by graduating medical students in choosing primary care (PC) or non-primary-care (NPC) specialties. Members…”
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Role models' perceptions of themselves and their influence on students' specialty choices by Ambrozy, D M, Irby, D M, Bowen, J L, Burack, J H, Carline, J D, Stritter, F T

“…To examine the perceptions of faculty role models to learn whether their perceptions of role models' behaviors are congruent with those of their students. In…”
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Microbiology of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in persons with and at risk for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection. Implications for rational empiric antibiotic therapy by Burack, J H, Hahn, J A, Saint-Maurice, D, Jacobson, M A

“…Bacterial pneumonia is a very common cause of morbidity and mortality among persons with human immunodeficiency virus; however, the microbiologic…”
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Response to “Further Exploration of the Relationship Between Medical Education and Morel Development” by Donnie J. Self, DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr., and Frederic D. Wolinsky (CQ Vol 5, No 3) by Burack, Jeffrey H.

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"Making all the difference in the world": how physicians can help HIV-seropositive patients become more involved in their healthcare by Gerbert, B, Love, C, Caspers, N, Linkins, K, Burack, J H

“…Physicians who treat HIV-seropositive patients can and should help them become more involved in their healthcare. This qualitative study investigated…”
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Teaching Compassion and Respect by Burack, Jeffrey H., Irby, David M., Carline, Jan D., Root, Richard K., Larson, Eric B.

“…OBJECTIVE: To describe how and why attending physicians respond to learner behaviors that indicate negative attitudes toward patients. SETTING: Inpatient…”
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