Chang Gung University of Science and Technology

Short-film–based world café for faculty development in medical humanities: a mixed-method evaluation across three teaching hospitals

Clinical educators play a central role in guiding the professional identity formation, ethical reasoning, and communication skills of medical students. Rapid changes in healthcare, including evolving legal frameworks, increasing visibility of gender diversity, and the emphasis on...

Establishing dementia care core competencies and developing a self-assessment tool in gerontological healthcare students

The rapidly increasing global prevalence of dementia, coupled with the absence of clearly defined professional competencies in many regions, highlights the need to define and assess essential competencies for effective dementia care. Although some international frameworks for dem...

Targeting the Gut Vascular Axis in Atherosclerosis: Probiotic and Phytoantioxidant Crosstalk as a Hypothesis-Generating Framework for Residual Cardiovascular Risk

Despite decades of effective statin therapy, a clinically important proportion of patients with atherosclerosis continue to experience ischemic events, even when low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is at guideline-recommended levels. This shortfall is increasingly attribu...

Clinical Safety Awareness and Self-Efficacy in MRI Safety Practice Among Nursing Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Purpose The purpose was to examine the relationships among MRI safety knowledge, clinical safety awareness, and self-efficacy in MRI safety practice among nursing professionals and to identify the factors most strongly associated with self-efficacy. Methods A cross-sectional surv...

Interfacial engineering of HA-coated PEEK through microstructure control and sulfonate functionalization for improved cytocompatibility and antibacterial activity

Background The development of multifunctional biomaterial surfaces that simultaneously support bone-cell responses and reduce bacterial infection is important for orthopedic implants. However, polymer-based polyetheretherketone (PEEK) material exhibits limited surface bioactivity...

Endoscopic-assisted percutaneous reconstruction of chronic Achilles tendon ruptures with allograft Achilles tendon: a report of two cases with novel surgical technique

Chronic Achilles tendon ruptures with large defects are difficult to reconstruct because of tendon retraction, poor tissue quality, and the risk of wound complications associated with open surgery. This report describes a novel endoscopic-assisted percutaneous technique for Achil...

Culturally Familiar Nostalgic Virtual Reality Cognitive Training for Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Day-Care Centers

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effectiveness of a virtual reality based nostalgic cognitive training program for older adults attending day-care centers. METHODS: = 55; mean age = 81.24 years), participants received 12 sessions of VR-based nostalgic cognitive training integr...

Transforming medical ethics education: a scoping review of experiential, digital, and AI-integrated pedagogies

Medical ethics education plays a central role in preparing health professionals for complex clinical decision-making. However, rapid technological advances, evolving healthcare systems, and increasingly intricate ethical dilemmas have highlighted potential limitations of relying...

Optimizing Field-of-View for Type-1 Retinopathy of Prematurity via Multiple Instance Learning

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to cut down on screening time and costs, this study optimizes field-of-view (FOV) combinations for classifying type-1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) through multiple-instance learning (MIL) that models clinical decision making. Methods: Th...