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Testosterone replacement therapy: association with mortality in high‐risk patient subgroups (2023)
Journal Article
Mann, A., Strange, R. C., König, C. S., Hackett, G., Haider, A., Haider, K. S., Desnerck, P., & Ramachandran, S. (in press). Testosterone replacement therapy: association with mortality in high‐risk patient subgroups. Andrology, https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.13582

Objectives
We describe studies determining the association between testosterone therapy (TTh) and mortality.

Materials & methods
We used a registry database of 737 men with adult-onset testosterone deficiency defined as presenting with low serum... Read More about Testosterone replacement therapy: association with mortality in high‐risk patient subgroups.

Groin Pain Syndrome Italian Consensus Conference update 2023. (2023)
Journal Article
Bisciotti, G. N., Zini, R., Aluigi, M., Aprato, A., Auci, A., Bellinzona, E., Benelli, P., Bigoni, M., Bisciotti, A., Bisciotti, A., Bona, S., Brustia, M., Bruzzone, M., Canata, G. L., Carulli, C., Cassaghi, G., Coli, M., Corsini, A., Costantini, A., Dallari, D., …Volpi, P. (in press). Groin Pain Syndrome Italian Consensus Conference update 2023. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 10.23736/S0022-4707.23.15517-4. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.23.15517-4

Groin pain syndrome (GPS) is a controversial topic in Sports Medicine. The GPS Italian Consensus Conference on terminology, clinical evaluation and imaging assessment of groin pain in athletes was organized by the Italian Society of Arthroscopy in Mi... Read More about Groin Pain Syndrome Italian Consensus Conference update 2023..

Magnetic Coagulometry: Towards a New Nanotechnological Tool for ex vivo Monitoring Coagulation in Human Whole Blood (2023)
Journal Article
Santana-Otero, A., Harper, A., Telling, N. D., Ortega, D., & Cabrera, D. (2023). Magnetic Coagulometry: Towards a New Nanotechnological Tool for ex vivo Monitoring Coagulation in Human Whole Blood. Nanoscale, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3nr02593d

Blood clotting disorders consisting of unwanted blood clot formation or excessive bleeding are some of the main causes of death worldwide. However, there are significant limitations in the current methods used to clinically monitoring the dynamics of... Read More about Magnetic Coagulometry: Towards a New Nanotechnological Tool for ex vivo Monitoring Coagulation in Human Whole Blood.

Acceptability of a proposed practice pharmacist-led review for opioid-treated patients with persistent pain: A qualitative study to inform intervention development (2023)
Journal Article
Cornwall, N., Woodcock, C., Ashworth, J., Harrisson, S. A., Dikomitis, L., White, S., Helliwell, T., Hodgson, E., Knaggs, R., Pincus, T., Santer, M., Mallen, C. D., Jinks, C., & on behalf of the PROMPPT team. (2023). Acceptability of a proposed practice pharmacist-led review for opioid-treated patients with persistent pain: A qualitative study to inform intervention development. British Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637231221688

Introduction
Regular review of patients prescribed opioids for persistent non-cancer pain (PCNP) is recommended but not routinely undertaken. The PROMPPT (Proactive clinical Review of patients taking Opioid Medicines long-term for persistent Pain le... Read More about Acceptability of a proposed practice pharmacist-led review for opioid-treated patients with persistent pain: A qualitative study to inform intervention development.

Effectiveness of conservative non-pharmacological interventions in people with muscular dystrophies: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Leone, E., Pandyan, A., Rogers, A., Kulshrestha, R., Hill, J., & Philp, F. (2023). Effectiveness of conservative non-pharmacological interventions in people with muscular dystrophies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP), jnnp-2023-331988. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2023-331988

Management of muscular dystrophies (MD) relies on conservative non-pharmacological treatments, but evidence of their effectiveness is limited and inconclusive. To investigate the effectiveness of conservative non-pharmacological interventions for MD... Read More about Effectiveness of conservative non-pharmacological interventions in people with muscular dystrophies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Level I of evidence does not support manual lymphatic drainage for total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Migliorini, F., Schäfer, L., Bertini, F. A., Memminger, M. K., Simeone, F., Giorgino, R., & Maffulli, N. (in press). Level I of evidence does not support manual lymphatic drainage for total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 22024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49291-y

It is unclear whether manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) following primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is effective in reducing pain and swelling and improving knee function. The present study investigated the efficacy of MLD after TKA. The outcomes o... Read More about Level I of evidence does not support manual lymphatic drainage for total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.

Training healthcare professionals to be ready for practice in an era of social distancing: A realist evaluation (2023)
Journal Article
Lefroy, J., Bialan, J., Moult, A., Hay, F., Stapleton, C., Thompson, J., Diggory, K., Mustafa, N., Farrington, J., Aynsley, S., Jacklin, S., Winterton, A., & Cope, N. (2023). Training healthcare professionals to be ready for practice in an era of social distancing: A realist evaluation. Advances in Health Sciences Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-023-10297-w

Background
Programme changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted variably on preparation for practice of healthcare professional students. Explanations for such variability need exploration. The aim of our study was to understand what clinica... Read More about Training healthcare professionals to be ready for practice in an era of social distancing: A realist evaluation.

Use of the arts in pharmacy education to develop self-perceived empathy (2023)
Journal Article
Allinson, M., Archer, N., Montero-Diaz, F., Jacklin, S., & Thompson, J. (2023). Use of the arts in pharmacy education to develop self-perceived empathy. Pharmacy Education, 23(1), 732-740. https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2023.231.732740

Background: Demonstrating empathy is a key competency expected of pharmacy undergraduate students. Various art media have been shown to help develop empathy in students. A new optional module designed to incorporate a range of art forms to support em... Read More about Use of the arts in pharmacy education to develop self-perceived empathy.

Wharton's jelly and osteoarthritis of the knee. (2023)
Journal Article
Aratikatla, A., Maffulli, N., Gupta, M., Potti, I. A., Potty, A. G., & Gupta, A. (in press). Wharton's jelly and osteoarthritis of the knee. British Medical Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldad030

The existing treatment modalities for knee osteoarthritis (OA) do not actually address the pathology. Biological therapies, including those using material derived from perinatal tissues, represent a ground-breaking approach to alleviating the symptom... Read More about Wharton's jelly and osteoarthritis of the knee..

A realist review of medication optimisation of community dwelling service users with serious mental illness (2023)
Journal Article
Howe, J., MacPhee, M., Duddy, C., Habib, H., Wong, G., Jacklin, S., Oduola, S., Upthegrove, R., Carlish, M., Allen, K., Patterson, E., & Maidment, I. (2023). A realist review of medication optimisation of community dwelling service users with serious mental illness. BMJ Quality and Safety, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016615

Background: Severe mental illness (SMI) incorporates schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, non-organic psychosis, personality disorder or any other severe and enduring mental health illness. Medication, particularly antipsychotics and mood stabilisers are... Read More about A realist review of medication optimisation of community dwelling service users with serious mental illness.