Capacity-building tools Tuesday (October 2, 2018)

Tools and Resources

  • Buffer is better! Buffer has enabled emojis! They write, "As you're crafting a post in Buffer, you can now type “:” and the first few letters of your desired emoji to add it to your post. You can also use the smiley face icon in the top right corner to open up a whole menu of fun emojis! 🎊🎉😁"
  • Buffer and FB are together again. [Publish] Facebook Page mentions explains how to use Buffer to connect with FB pages.
  • If you need an additional source for free photos, check out Burst. A useful feature: categories are front and center.
  • If you need help writing objectives, take a look at the tip sheet Writing measurable objectives (PDF). It defines, explains, and gives examples.

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Good reads

  • The University of Missouri study announced in Off-label use of antipsychotics higher in nursing homes with lower registered nurse staffing, MU study finds applies to nursing homes in Missouri only. But one has to wonder about whether staffing and behavior is universally true.
  • BPA exposure in U.S.-approved levels may alter insulin response in non-diabetic adults:
    In a first study of its kind study, researchers have found that a common chemical consumers are exposed to several times a day may be altering insulin release. Results of the study, led by scientists at the University of Missouri, indicate that the Food and Drug Administration-approved "safe" daily exposure amount of BPA may be enough to have implications for the development of Type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. (University of Missouri)
  • Summary of Drug Early Warning from Re-Testing Biological Samples: Maryland Hospital Study:
    At a time when drug overdoses are becoming more prevalent and lethal, a new report provides a snapshot of regional illicit drug use and, for the first time, highlights the complexity of detecting and treating patients at hospital emergency departments for a severe drug-related event.

    The objective of CESAR's study, which began in 2016, was to identify illicit drugs that caused overdoses in patients at two hospital emergency departments in Maryland.

    Emergency physicians were battling a spike in accidental drug overdoses and related deaths, thought to be linked to a group of designer drugs called synthetic cannabinoids that mimic the chemicals in marijuana, known on the street as Spice or K2. One doctor described “atypical overdoses,” patients with breathing difficulties and constricted pupils who responded well to the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone, and then required sedation for acute agitation, violence and hyperactivity, all unrelated to opiate withdrawal.

    The physicians believed that knowing which drugs were in use might help tailor patient treatment.