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International audience; The design of maps for communication purposes or, more generally, data visualization is a relatively old field of research that has undergone profound changes in recent years. While a great deal of research has been devoted to this field, very little of it has focused on another major current trend: the use or hijacking of games for communication purposes. This paper deals with this issue by examining the case of an informational medium reminiscent of a strategy board game developed to inform people about a new cancer treatment: photodynamic therapy.; La conception de cartes à des fins de communication ou, de manière plus générale, la visualisation de données est un champ de recherches relativement ancien qui a subi de profonds changements au cours de ces dernières années. Si de nombreuses recherches y sont consacrées, très peu d’entre elles s’intéressent à une autre tendance forte du moment : l’emploi ou le détournement du jeu à des fins de communication. Ce papier traite de cette question en abordant le cas d’un support informationnel rappelant un jeu de stratégie sur plateau développé dans un but d’information à propos d’un nouveau procédé de lutte contre le cancer : la thérapie photodynamique.; コミュニケーションのための地図の作成、またはより一般的にはデータの可視化は、比較的古い研究分野であり、ここ数年で大きな変化を経験してきました。多くの研究がこの分野に取り組んでいますが、最近のもう一つの重要なトレンドであるゲームの活用や転用に関心を寄せている研究はほとんどありません。この論文では、がん治療の新しい手法である光ダイナミック療法に関する情報を提供するために開発された戦略ボードゲームについて取り上げながら、この問題について論じます。

Background: Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience disparities in obstetric care access and quality, in addition to communication gaps with healthcare providers. Many obstetric providers are untrained and uneducated about critical aspects of providing care to persons with IDD. Objectives: The present study was conducted (1) to describe obstetric clinicians’ training experiences related to providing obstetric care to women with IDD, (2) to assess obstetric clinicians’ perceived need for formalized training, and (3) to identify recommendations for training content and dissemination. Methods: This study involved qualitative individual interviews (n=9) and one focus group (n=8) with obstetric clinicians who self-reported experience caring for women with IDD during pregnancy. Descriptive coding and content analysis techniques were used to develop an iterative codebook related to education and training; codes were applied to the data. Coded data were analyzed for larger themes and relationships. Results: Analysis revealed three main themes: 1. Need for obstetric training and education: No participant reported receiving any training in caring for pregnant women with IDD. Participants expressed a need for formal education. 2. Recommendations for formal training: Participants noted a dearth of clinical practice guidelines, the need for pregnancy-specific training during residency and beyond, and all healthcare staff should be included in training opportunities. 3. Training outcomes should increase knowledge, enhance attitudes, and develop practical skills related to communication and care for pregnant women with IDD. Conclusion: Study results indicate a need for and interest in systematic training efforts regarding obstetric care for women with IDD. Improved training and education may decrease health inequities and improve the quality of obstetric care, and thus pregnancy outcomes, for women with IDD.

Young women with cognitive disabilities are less likely to receive formal sex education than their nondisabled counterparts, meaning that they may not know how to practice safer sex. Limited access to contraception, too, may lead to riskier sexual practices among women with cognitive disabilities. This study examined whether women with disabilities (including cognitive and noncognitive disabilities) received formal sexual education at the same rate as women without disabilities, and whether differences in sex education affected how women with and without disabilities used contraception.

The prognosis of lung cancer remains poor; only 20% of patients can undergo surgery. N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a heterogeneous disease. We conducted a retrospective study to analyze the impact of N2 location on survival. This study included 342 NSCLC with N2 involvement between 1988 and 2014. Patient-related data were collected through the CRB biobank and included demographic, therapeutic, and survival data. Survival was analyzed according to Kaplan-Maier method. Cox’s regression analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to determine factors significantly associated with survival. The population average age was 61.6 years; 82.2% were men, a majority were former smokers (87.1%), and 45.3% had adenocarcinoma. The main prognostic factors were male gender (p = 0.01), number of nodes (p

Female sterilization is a term for treatments that stop women from getting pregnant. These treatments work by keeping eggs from going into the uterus (womb). Sterilization is the most common way that women in the US keep themselves from becoming pregnant. Though female sterilization is the most common way to avoid pregnancy, a person's class, race, disability, and ethnicity influence how many women get sterilized. Paying attention to these differences will help us understand more about: Who gets sterilized? How we can make sure women with disabilities get good health care? How we can protect disabled women's rights to make choices about sex, relationships, pregnancy, and parenting. 1. 2. 3. Cognitive disabilities affect the brain. These disabilities affect thinking, concentration, and learning. Some examples are dementia (including Alzheimer's), autism, and intellectual disability There was a time when people with disabilities in the United States used to be sterilized to prevent them from making their own choices about sex, parenting, and relationships. This is because some people believed that people with cognitive disabilities should not or could not have children and be good parents. In the early 1900s, most forced sterilizations were done on women with cognitive disabilities. Most of these women lived in institutions. Institutions are places where many disabled people live together. People usually do not choose to live in institutions and have fewer rights than people outside institutions. Many black, Latina, and poor women were also forced to be sterilized because it was thought that only rich white people could be good parents. Some women may make their own choice to be sterilized, but it is still worrying that women with cognitive disabilities are more likely to be sterilized when there are other choices they can make. It is important for people with disabilities to make their own choices abut sex, relationships, and parentings.

Female Sterilization and Cognitive Disability in the United States, 2011-2015 1 Access to reproduction and sterilization are shaped by socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity; of these methods, female sterilization is one of the most common contraceptive options in the United States. Documenting differences in rates of sterilization through the lens of disability improves understanding of sterilization patterns and helps everyone better combat the historic remnants of prejudice and discrimination against women with disabilities

This study examined associations between sexual orientation of Asian-American women and receipt of mental health care and unmet need for health care.Computer-assisted self-interviews were conducted with 701 unmarried Chinese-, Korean-, and Vietnamese-American women ages 18 to 35. Multivariate regression models examined whether lesbian and bisexual participants differed from exclusively heterosexual participants in use of mental health care and unmet need for health care.After the analyses controlled for mental health status and other covariates, lesbian and bisexual women were more likely than exclusively heterosexual women to have received any past-year mental health services and reported a greater unmet need for health care. Sexual-minority women were no more likely to have received minimally adequate care.Given the high rates of mental health problems among Asian-American sexual-minority women, efforts are needed to identify and overcome barriers to receipt of adequate mental health care and minimize unmet health care needs.

A 63-year-old male with a history of cancer, and who had undergone a left pneumonectomy seven years before, presented with deterioration in his general status and recent dyspnea [stage III (New York Heart Association) NYHA]. Imaging revealed a contralateral mediastinal shift and cardiac compression caused by pneumonectomy cavity enlargement and a retrosternal liquid mass. Late empyema associated with a retrosternal abscess caused by Propionibacterium acnes was diagnosed after thoracoscopy and an anterior mediastinotomy. Surgical treatment included an axillary open-window thoracostomy associated with negative pressure therapy (NPT), followed by a large thoracomyoplasty where part of the latissimus dorsi was harvested, and then guided healing. The chest was closed after eight months. This case is an unusual observation of a late post-pneumonectomy empyema with Propionibacterium acnes presenting like recurring cancer, but that was treated effectively using traditional (Clagett procedure) and newer (NPT) strategies.