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Patricia R. Freeman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Pharmacists’ role in harm reduction: a survey assessment of Kentucky community pharmacists’ willingness to participate in Syringe/Needle exchange
Harm Reduction Journal, 2018Co-Authors: Amie Goodin, Amanda Fallin-bennett, Traci Green, Patricia R. FreemanAbstract:BackgroundPharmacists’ role in harm reduction is expanding in many states, yet there are limited data on pharmacists’ willingness to participate in harm reduction activities. This study assessed community pharmacists’ willingness to participate in one harm reduction initiative: Syringe/Needle exchange.MethodsIn 2015, all Kentucky pharmacists with active licenses were emailed a survey that examined attitudes towards participation in Syringe/Needle exchange. Response frequencies were calculated for community pharmacist respondents. Ordinal logistic regression estimated the impact of community pharmacist characteristics and attitudes on willingness to provide clean Needles/Syringes to people who inject drugs and to dispose of used Syringes/Needles, where both dependent variables were defined as Likert-type questions on a scale of 1 (not at all willing) to 6 (very willing).ResultsOf 4699 practicing Kentucky pharmacists, 1282 pharmacists responded (response rate = 27.3%); the majority ( n = 827) were community pharmacists. Community pharmacists were divided on willingness to provide clean Needles/Syringes, with 39.1% not willing (score 1 or 2 of 6) and 30% very willing (score 5 or 6 of 6). Few were willing to dispose of used Needles/Syringes, with only 18.7% willing. Community pharmacists who agreed that pharmacists could have significant public health impact by providing access to clean Needles expressed 3.56 times more willingness to provide clean Needles (95% CI 3.06–4.15), and 2.04 times more willingness to dispose of used Needles (95% CI 1.77–2.35). Chain/supermarket pharmacists ( n = 485, 58.6% of community pharmacies) were 39% less likely to express willingness to dispose of used Needles (95% CI 0.43–0.87) when compared with independent community pharmacists ( n = 342, 41.4% of community pharmacies). Independent pharmacists reported different barriers (workflow) than their chain/supermarket pharmacist colleagues (concerns of clientele).ConclusionsKentucky community pharmacists were more willing to provide clean Needles than to dispose of used Needles. Strategies to mitigate barriers to participation in Syringe/Needle exchange are warranted.
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Pharmacists' role in harm reduction: a survey assessment of Kentucky community pharmacists' willingness to participate in Syringe/Needle exchange.
Harm Reduction Journal, 2018Co-Authors: Amie Goodin, Amanda Fallin-bennett, Traci C. Green, Patricia R. FreemanAbstract:Pharmacists’ role in harm reduction is expanding in many states, yet there are limited data on pharmacists’ willingness to participate in harm reduction activities. This study assessed community pharmacists’ willingness to participate in one harm reduction initiative: Syringe/Needle exchange. In 2015, all Kentucky pharmacists with active licenses were emailed a survey that examined attitudes towards participation in Syringe/Needle exchange. Response frequencies were calculated for community pharmacist respondents. Ordinal logistic regression estimated the impact of community pharmacist characteristics and attitudes on willingness to provide clean Needles/Syringes to people who inject drugs and to dispose of used Syringes/Needles, where both dependent variables were defined as Likert-type questions on a scale of 1 (not at all willing) to 6 (very willing). Of 4699 practicing Kentucky pharmacists, 1282 pharmacists responded (response rate = 27.3%); the majority (n = 827) were community pharmacists. Community pharmacists were divided on willingness to provide clean Needles/Syringes, with 39.1% not willing (score 1 or 2 of 6) and 30% very willing (score 5 or 6 of 6). Few were willing to dispose of used Needles/Syringes, with only 18.7% willing. Community pharmacists who agreed that pharmacists could have significant public health impact by providing access to clean Needles expressed 3.56 times more willingness to provide clean Needles (95% CI 3.06–4.15), and 2.04 times more willingness to dispose of used Needles (95% CI 1.77–2.35). Chain/supermarket pharmacists (n = 485, 58.6% of community pharmacies) were 39% less likely to express willingness to dispose of used Needles (95% CI 0.43–0.87) when compared with independent community pharmacists (n = 342, 41.4% of community pharmacies). Independent pharmacists reported different barriers (workflow) than their chain/supermarket pharmacist colleagues (concerns of clientele). Kentucky community pharmacists were more willing to provide clean Needles than to dispose of used Needles. Strategies to mitigate barriers to participation in Syringe/Needle exchange are warranted.
Robert Heimer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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survival of hepatitis c virus in Syringes is dependent on the design of the Syringe Needle and dead space volume
PLOS ONE, 2015Co-Authors: Mawuena Binka, Elijah Paintsil, Brett D. Lindenbach, Amisha Patel, Robert HeimerAbstract:Background Many people who inject drugs (PWID) use Syringes with detachable Needles, which have high dead space (HDS). Contaminated HDS blood may substantially contribute to the transmission of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and other blood-borne viruses within this population. Newly designed low dead space (LDS) Syringe-Needle combinations seek to reduce blood-borne virus transmission among PWID. We evaluated the infectivity of HCV-contaminated residual volumes recovered from two LDS Syringe-Needle combinations.
Amie Goodin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Pharmacists’ role in harm reduction: a survey assessment of Kentucky community pharmacists’ willingness to participate in Syringe/Needle exchange
Harm Reduction Journal, 2018Co-Authors: Amie Goodin, Amanda Fallin-bennett, Traci Green, Patricia R. FreemanAbstract:BackgroundPharmacists’ role in harm reduction is expanding in many states, yet there are limited data on pharmacists’ willingness to participate in harm reduction activities. This study assessed community pharmacists’ willingness to participate in one harm reduction initiative: Syringe/Needle exchange.MethodsIn 2015, all Kentucky pharmacists with active licenses were emailed a survey that examined attitudes towards participation in Syringe/Needle exchange. Response frequencies were calculated for community pharmacist respondents. Ordinal logistic regression estimated the impact of community pharmacist characteristics and attitudes on willingness to provide clean Needles/Syringes to people who inject drugs and to dispose of used Syringes/Needles, where both dependent variables were defined as Likert-type questions on a scale of 1 (not at all willing) to 6 (very willing).ResultsOf 4699 practicing Kentucky pharmacists, 1282 pharmacists responded (response rate = 27.3%); the majority ( n = 827) were community pharmacists. Community pharmacists were divided on willingness to provide clean Needles/Syringes, with 39.1% not willing (score 1 or 2 of 6) and 30% very willing (score 5 or 6 of 6). Few were willing to dispose of used Needles/Syringes, with only 18.7% willing. Community pharmacists who agreed that pharmacists could have significant public health impact by providing access to clean Needles expressed 3.56 times more willingness to provide clean Needles (95% CI 3.06–4.15), and 2.04 times more willingness to dispose of used Needles (95% CI 1.77–2.35). Chain/supermarket pharmacists ( n = 485, 58.6% of community pharmacies) were 39% less likely to express willingness to dispose of used Needles (95% CI 0.43–0.87) when compared with independent community pharmacists ( n = 342, 41.4% of community pharmacies). Independent pharmacists reported different barriers (workflow) than their chain/supermarket pharmacist colleagues (concerns of clientele).ConclusionsKentucky community pharmacists were more willing to provide clean Needles than to dispose of used Needles. Strategies to mitigate barriers to participation in Syringe/Needle exchange are warranted.
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Pharmacists' role in harm reduction: a survey assessment of Kentucky community pharmacists' willingness to participate in Syringe/Needle exchange.
Harm Reduction Journal, 2018Co-Authors: Amie Goodin, Amanda Fallin-bennett, Traci C. Green, Patricia R. FreemanAbstract:Pharmacists’ role in harm reduction is expanding in many states, yet there are limited data on pharmacists’ willingness to participate in harm reduction activities. This study assessed community pharmacists’ willingness to participate in one harm reduction initiative: Syringe/Needle exchange. In 2015, all Kentucky pharmacists with active licenses were emailed a survey that examined attitudes towards participation in Syringe/Needle exchange. Response frequencies were calculated for community pharmacist respondents. Ordinal logistic regression estimated the impact of community pharmacist characteristics and attitudes on willingness to provide clean Needles/Syringes to people who inject drugs and to dispose of used Syringes/Needles, where both dependent variables were defined as Likert-type questions on a scale of 1 (not at all willing) to 6 (very willing). Of 4699 practicing Kentucky pharmacists, 1282 pharmacists responded (response rate = 27.3%); the majority (n = 827) were community pharmacists. Community pharmacists were divided on willingness to provide clean Needles/Syringes, with 39.1% not willing (score 1 or 2 of 6) and 30% very willing (score 5 or 6 of 6). Few were willing to dispose of used Needles/Syringes, with only 18.7% willing. Community pharmacists who agreed that pharmacists could have significant public health impact by providing access to clean Needles expressed 3.56 times more willingness to provide clean Needles (95% CI 3.06–4.15), and 2.04 times more willingness to dispose of used Needles (95% CI 1.77–2.35). Chain/supermarket pharmacists (n = 485, 58.6% of community pharmacies) were 39% less likely to express willingness to dispose of used Needles (95% CI 0.43–0.87) when compared with independent community pharmacists (n = 342, 41.4% of community pharmacies). Independent pharmacists reported different barriers (workflow) than their chain/supermarket pharmacist colleagues (concerns of clientele). Kentucky community pharmacists were more willing to provide clean Needles than to dispose of used Needles. Strategies to mitigate barriers to participation in Syringe/Needle exchange are warranted.
Mawuena Binka - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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survival of hepatitis c virus in Syringes is dependent on the design of the Syringe Needle and dead space volume
PLOS ONE, 2015Co-Authors: Mawuena Binka, Elijah Paintsil, Brett D. Lindenbach, Amisha Patel, Robert HeimerAbstract:Background Many people who inject drugs (PWID) use Syringes with detachable Needles, which have high dead space (HDS). Contaminated HDS blood may substantially contribute to the transmission of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and other blood-borne viruses within this population. Newly designed low dead space (LDS) Syringe-Needle combinations seek to reduce blood-borne virus transmission among PWID. We evaluated the infectivity of HCV-contaminated residual volumes recovered from two LDS Syringe-Needle combinations.
Yan Wu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Low temperature air plasma jet generated by Syringe Needle-ring electrodes dielectric barrier discharge at atmospheric pressure
Thin Solid Films, 2013Co-Authors: Yi Hong, Na Lu, Jie Li, Kefeng Shang, Yan WuAbstract:Abstract A low temperature air plasma jet was generated by Syringe Needle–ring electrodes dielectric barrier discharge at atmospheric pressure. It was found that the air plasma jet length reached about 25 mm and the gas temperature was close to the room temperature. Besides, the optical emission spectrum showed that a large number of active species, such as O* (777.2 nm), O* (794.7 nm), O* (799.5 nm), O* (844.6 nm), N 2 * (C-B), N 2 * (B-A), N 2 + (B-X), N* (750.7 nm), N* (812.9 nm), etc., existed in the air plasma plume.
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Oxygen atomic density of atmospheric Ar plasma jet generated with Syringe Needle-ring electrodes
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2013Co-Authors: Yi Hong, Na Lu, Kefeng Shang, Jing Li, Yan WuAbstract:Atmospheric-pressure argon plasma jet is generated with Syringe Needle-ring electrodes in an 8 kHz sinusoidal excitation voltage. It is found that the rotational temperature of nitrogen is in the range of 333 – 373 K obtained by comparing the simulated spectrum with the measured spectrum at the C3Πu → B3Πg (Δv = −2) band transition, the electronic excitation temperature is in the range of 3187 – 3243 K determined by the Boltzmann's plot method, and the oxygen atomic density is in the order of magnitude of 1016 cm−3 estimated by the actinometry method, respectively.
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Electrical and Spectral Characteristics of a Low-Temperature Argon–Oxygen Plasma Jet With Syringe Needle-Ring Electrodes
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2013Co-Authors: Yi Hong, Na Lu, Jie Li, Yan Wu, Kefeng ShangAbstract:Low-temperature atmospheric-pressure argon-oxygen plasma jet is generated with Syringe Needle-ring electrodes, which is powered by a sinusoidal excitation voltage at 8 kHz. The volume percentage of the oxygen content in the argon gas is as high as 12.5%. It is found that the rotational temperature of nitrogen is in the range of 297-320 K, and the vibrational temperature is almost unchanged to be about 2475 K, which is obtained by comparing the simulated spectrum with the measured spectrum at the C3 Πu → B3Πg (Δv = -2) band transition. The electronic excitation temperature is in the range of 8587-8994 K as obtained by the Boltzmann's plot method, the electron temperature at the tip of Syringe Needle is about 7.3 eV as estimated by the Einstein's equation, and the densities of atomic oxygen and molecular nitrogen are, respectively, on the order of magnitude of 1016cm-3 as determined by actinometry method, respectively. Moreover, the 2-D and 1-D distributions of the electric field magnitude are estimated by the 2-D finite-element software. At a time of 45.7 μs and an instantaneous applied voltage of 8 kV, the electric field magnitude at the edge of the ring ground electrode is the largest, and it is 15.9 kV/cm at the tip of the Syringe Needle.
