An efficient and accurate distributed learning algorithm for modeling multi-site zero-inflated count outcomes

Abstract Clinical research networks (CRNs), made up of multiple healthcare systems each with patient data from several care sites, are beneficial for studying rare outcomes and increasing generalizability of results.While CRNs encourage sharing aggregate data across healthcare systems, individual systems within CRNs often cannot share patient-level

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Barriers and enablers to nurse practitioner implementation of medication abortion in Canada: A qualitative study.

In this study we explored nurse practitioner-provided medication abortion in Canada and identified barriers and enablers to uptake and implementation.Between 2020-2021, we conducted 43 semi-structured interviews with 20 healthcare stakeholders and 23 nurse practitioners who both provided and did not provide medication abortion.Data were analyzed us

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Devising an impactful religious moderation workshop for teachers and principals: The practice of Ice Berg analysis and U theory perspective

In the academic setting, teachers and school principals are often faced with the problem of identifying and developing strategies to strengthen the atmosphere of religious moderation.Unfortunately, resources for training and support are Rockets scarce.Our study presents the design and assessment of a religious moderation workshop utilizing the prob

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