Carolyn E Gray, Kelly Waters, Kathyrn Bizier, Brenda M Joly
{"title":"Digital Storytelling to Communicate COVID-19 Research Efforts.","authors":"Carolyn E Gray, Kelly Waters, Kathyrn Bizier, Brenda M Joly","doi":"10.46804/2641-2225.1208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Problem statement: </strong>COVID-19 was a once-in-a-century pandemic that hit the world in March 2020. Overnight, the SARS-CoV-2 virus threatened not only survival, but also food security, social supports, transportation issues, financial constraints, and more. Timely research became crucial to understanding how to mitigate viral spread, treat patients, and address the consequences and health implications.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Advancing the infrastructure to support research in northern New England has been the focus of the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research (NNE-CTR) Network since 2017. The NNE-CTR Network is a multi-year initiative in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire that brings together academic institutions, health care organizations, and local community stakeholders to foster new research and address health challenges unique to the northeast region. The NNE-CTR Network was well-positioned to help address COVID-19, not only locally, but also nationally and worldwide.</p><p><strong>Application: </strong>The NNE-CTR Network's Tracking and Evaluation Core (TEC) assessed the NNE-CTR Network's COVID-19 research during the first 3 years of the pandemic. Using an innovative, arts-based dissemination method known as digital storytelling, the TEC summarized and shared the NNE-CTR Network's immediate and broad response to the pandemic. The analysis revealed 4 major ways the NNE-CTR Network responded to the pandemic: (1) quickly reallocating funding for early pandemic research, (2) providing innovative laboratory support and technologies, (3) collaborating in national research efforts, and (4) conducting research on a range of pandemic topics. The TEC used digital storytelling to highlight 18 research projects that addressed the pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":93781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maine Medical Center","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11999667/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144065091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hepatitis A Cases on the Rise and What Can Be Done About It","authors":"Dana McCarney, Stephen Rawlings","doi":"10.46804/2641-2225.1179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1179","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maine Medical Center","volume":"49 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141813231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"2024 MITE Teaching Awards","authors":"","doi":"10.46804/2641-2225.1191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1191","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maine Medical Center","volume":"106 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141683475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joshua R. Parbs, Madeline A Prentiss, Calla Hladky, Henry Stoddard, Kathryn Stevens, E. Seiverling, Peggy Cyr
{"title":"Geographic Distribution of Melanoma Cases in Maine: Identifying Vulnerable Counties for Targeted Intervention","authors":"Joshua R. Parbs, Madeline A Prentiss, Calla Hladky, Henry Stoddard, Kathryn Stevens, E. Seiverling, Peggy Cyr","doi":"10.46804/2641-2225.1173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1173","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maine Medical Center","volume":"71 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140665372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MITE Monthly Tip February 2024 Audience Response Systems","authors":"Sarah Hipkens","doi":"10.46804/2641-2225.1185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1185","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maine Medical Center","volume":" 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140091237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MITE Monthly Tip January 2024 Letting the Learner Lead: Utilizing the SNAPPS method for outpatient teaching","authors":"Sarah Dodwell","doi":"10.46804/2641-2225.1184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1184","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maine Medical Center","volume":"125 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140087728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charlie O Grantham, C. Ackerman-Banks, Heather S. Lipkind, Kristin Palmsten, Katherine A Ahrens
{"title":"COVID-19 Prevalence and Trends Among Pregnant and Postpartum Persons in Maine by Rurality and Pregnancy Conditions","authors":"Charlie O Grantham, C. Ackerman-Banks, Heather S. Lipkind, Kristin Palmsten, Katherine A Ahrens","doi":"10.46804/2641-2225.1156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1156","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maine Medical Center","volume":"32 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140413359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Barriers to Care for Children with Cerebral Palsy in the Rural State of Maine: A Mixed-Methods Study","authors":"Rayne L Whitten, Anya K Cutler, Alexa K Craig","doi":"10.46804/2641-2225.1169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1169","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maine Medical Center","volume":" 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139627592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lisa W. Miller, Kim Murray, Emma DayBranch, K. Thakarar
{"title":"Use of Syringe Service Programs in Rural vs Urban Maine: A Harm-Reduction Study","authors":"Lisa W. Miller, Kim Murray, Emma DayBranch, K. Thakarar","doi":"10.46804/2641-2225.1153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1153","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maine Medical Center","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139627694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Life-Threatening Emergency Exacerbated by Untreated Mental Illness in a Low-Barrier Health Center","authors":"Brendan J Prast, Byron Marshall","doi":"10.46804/2641-2225.1152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1152","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maine Medical Center","volume":" 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139627548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}