Reflections and expectations of an endocrinologist and diabetologist on the launch of a new, board-certified Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism specialist system pioneered by the JES and the JDS by Toshihiko Yanase

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Pilot Study on AI Image Analysis for Lower-Limb Reconstruction—Assessing ChatGPT-4’s Recommendations in Comparison to Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons and Resident Physicians by Silke Graul, Michael A. Pais, Rafael Loucas, Tobias Rohrbach, Elias Volkmer, Sebastian Leitsch, Thomas Holzbach

“…A chi-squared test of independence was performed to investigate the overall association between answer options (A, B, C, and D) and rater group (board-certified surgeons, ChatGPT-4, and resident). Inter-group rater associations showed significant overall test results (<i>p</i> < 0.001), with high agreement among board-certified surgeons. …”
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The Agreement Rate between Radiographic Interpretation and Histopathologic Diagnosis of Jaw Lesions by Soulafa Almazrooa, Nada O. Binmadi, Hanadi M. Khalifa, Fatima M. Jadu, Ahmed M. Jan, Dalia E. Meisha

“…Cases with jaw pathologies that have diagnostically adequate histopathologic samples and radiographic examinations were reviewed retrospectively. Two board-certified oral and maxillofacial pathologists (OMFP) independently determined the histopathologic diagnosis, while two board-certified oral and maxillofacial radiologists (OMFR) determined the radiographic interpretations independently. …”
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Creation of a nationwide breastfeeding policy for surgical residents: a scoping review protocol by Natalia Ziolkowski, Larissa Rogowsky, Julia Innis, Angela Grant Buechner, Elena Springall, Jana Dengler

“…Experts will include a lactation consultant (AGB), a human resource leader (JI), a health information specialist (ES), two independent coders (NZ, LR) and a board-certified surgeon (JD). This work will take place as of December 2020 and be carried out to completion in 2021.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval will not be sought for this scoping review. …”
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Rethinking maternal healthcare for the 21st century in the United States by Vishwani PERSAUD-SHARMA

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The Regularity of the Site of Impaction in Recurrent Gallstone Ileus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Reported Cases by Nasser A. N. Alzerwi, Bandar Idrees, Saeed Alsareii, Yaser Aldebasi, Afnan Alsultan

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Clinical validation of an artificial intelligence algorithm for classifying tuberculosis and pulmonary findings in chest radiographs by Thiago Fellipe Ortiz de Camargo, Thiago Fellipe Ortiz de Camargo, Guilherme Alberto Sousa Ribeiro, Guilherme Alberto Sousa Ribeiro, Maria Carolina Bueno da Silva, Luan Oliveira da Silva, Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva Torres, Denise do Socorro Rodrigues da Silva, Mayler Olombrada Nunes de Santos, William Salibe Filho, Marcela Emer Egypto Rosa, Magdala de Araujo Novaes, Thiago Augusto Massarutto, Osvaldo Landi Junior, Elaine Yanata, Marcio Rodrigues da Cunha Reis, Gilberto Szarf, Pedro Vieira Santana Netto, Joselisa Peres Queiroz de Paiva

“…During the external validation, utilizing the ground truth generated by board-certified thoracic radiologists, the algorithm achieved better sensitivity in 6 out of 11 classes than physicians with varying experience levels. …”
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Japanese Patients’ and Physicians’ Preferences for Anticoagulant Use in Atrial Fibrillation: Results from a Discrete-choice Experiment by Ken Okumura, Hiroshi Inoue, Masahiro Yasaka, Juan Marcos Gonzalez, A. Brett Hauber, Bennett Levitan, Zhong Yuan, Jean Baptiste Briere

“…**Methods:** Preferences from Japanese AF patients and board-eligible or board-certified physicians were elicited using a discrete-choice experiment. …”
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Sports Nutrition Knowledge among Mid-Major Division I University Student-Athletes by Ashley Andrews, Janet R. Wojcik, Joni M. Boyd, Charles J. Bowers

“…Athletic departments may make available a board certified Sports Dietitian or Registered Dietitian and offer classroom or online courses facilitating student-athletes to optimize nutrition knowledge and behaviors.…”
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Roles And Responsibilities Of The Physical Therapist In Collegiate Athletics: Results Of A National Survey by Michael Zarro, Oliver Silverson, Wade Soenksen, Jill Thein-Nissenbaum, Elise Cataldo Cirone, Robert Rowland, Justin Staker

“…Half (70/140) of respondents were also ATs, and 60% (83/140) were board-certified sports clinical specialists (SCS). All respondents (140/140) provide rehabilitation exercises; nearly all provide sports performance enhancement and manual therapy (97%, 136/140 and 96%, 135/140, respectively). …”
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Carotid Artery Stenosis: Comparison of 3D Time-of-Flight MR Angiography and Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography at 3T by Ivan Platzek, Dominik Sieron, Philipp Wiggermann, Michael Laniado

“…MR images were evaluated independently by two board-certified radiologists. Stenosis evaluation was based on a five-point scale. …”
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Measuring Competency: Improving the validity of your procedural performance assessments by Pamela B. Andreatta, PhD, Christopher H. Renninger, MD, Mark W. Bowyer, MD, Jennifer M. Gurney, MD

“…All participants were board-certified or eligible general surgeons. Each participant was assessed by an experienced trauma surgeon while performing 3 trauma procedures on cadavers. …”
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The Assessment of Knowledge about Tourette’s Syndrome among Medical Students and Primary Physicians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Anas A. Alalwan, Mohammad A. Alkhamis, Ahmad M. Samman, Enan H. M. Alsharif, Omar E. M. Tarabzoni, Ismail A. Khatri

“…There was no difference in knowledge between men and women (p=0.776). Board-certified physicians had a higher knowledge score (p<0.05). …”
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An evaluation of practices and policies used in genetics clinics across the United States to manage referrals for Ehlers-Danlos and hypermobility syndromes by Lauren Boucher, Berkley Nestler, Daniel Groepper, John Quillin, David Deyle, Colin M.E. Halverson

“…Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods study of 71 board-eligible or board-certified genetic counselors, including 15 qualitative interviews. …”
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Congenital pulmonic and aortic stenosis in Newfoundland dogs: Results of a 14-year French cardiovascular screening program (921 dogs). by Valérie Chetboul, Constance Fauveau, Peggy Passavin

“…All examinations were reviewed by one single board-certified specialist in cardiology.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 921 dogs were screened during the study period (female:male sex ratio = 1.94, median age [IQR] = 1.9 years [1.6-2.7], body weight = 55.0 kg [50-60]). …”
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Variation in Assessing Renal Allograft Rejection: A National Assessment of Nephrology Practice by John Peabody, Paul Billings, Czarlota Valdenor, Zach Demko, Solomon Moshkevich, David Paculdo, Mary Tran

“…Herein, we report on posttransplant care provided to kidney allograft recipients by board-certified nephrologists in the United States. Methods. …”
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Pharmacist interventions for older adults with polypharmacy in an ambulatory geriatric clinic by Antonietta Paneccasio, Anna Bondar, Emily Fargo, Marcie Parker, Ardeshir Hashmi, Kenneth Koncilja, Gina Elder

“…An academic medical center in northeast Ohio currently has an outpatient geriatric medicine clinic with an embedded board-certified geriatric pharmacist who performs comprehensive medication management for older adults under a collaborative practice agreement. …”
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Automated Web Tool Measurement of Total Hip Arthroplasty Acetabular Component Inclination and Anteversion Angles by Christine Yoon, BS, Anna Eligulashvili, BS, Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez, PhD, Barlas Goker, MD, Eli Kamara, MD, Edward Mardakhaev, MD

“…We introduce a novel automated web tool to streamline the subjective and lengthy process of this manual measurement and compare it to manual human measurements. Methods: One board-certified orthopaedic surgeon used the web tool to make automatic measurements of anteroposterior radiographs of 97 patients who underwent unilateral hip arthroplasty. …”
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A Survey on the Organization and Operation of Level II/III Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Greece: A Comparison Between 2004 and 2022 by Kosmas Sarafidis, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Eleftheria Hatzidaki, Ilias Chatziioannidis, Gabriel Dimitriou

“…In 2022, premature infants constituted 40.2% of NICU admissions. The number of board-certified neonatologists increased by 21.8% between 2004 and 2022 (<i>p</i> = 0.795), along with a rise in the ratio of neonatologists per 10,000 live births (from 14.8 to 25, respectively, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Sulforaphane in alternative cancer chemotherapy: From carcinogenesis suppression to drug resistance reversal by Seyed Mohammad Doodmani, Payman Rahimzadeh, Najma Farahani, Seyedalireza Mirilavasani, Mina Alimohammadi, Noushin Nabavi, Elmira Alaei, Afshin Taheriazam, Maryam Abedi, Nadia Shafiee, Salman Daneshi, Mehrdad Hashemi

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