Risk Assessment

A comprehensive approach to screening for breast cancer and working with patients to reduce their lifestyle risks can save more lives, Lisa Larkin, MD, FACP, NCMP, IF, said during the NAMS Annual Meeting.

Lower grip strength was associated with an increased odds of depression in middle-aged and older adults, according to results of a study published in Scientific Reports.

Contending there are limitations to applying transplant guidelines provided by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes, a speaker highlighted several factors to consider when assessing risk for GFR decline in potential donors.

Machine learning models may have greater accuracy than gold-standard risk assessment tools for predicting criminal offense among people with psychiatric disorders, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

The Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool did not increase colorectal cancer screening participation or intent, according to a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Global longitudinal strain may be an effective tool for risk stratification of patients with chronic HF, according to data from the MyoVasc study published in JAMA Cardiology.

When deciding which patients qualify for outpatient procedures, surgeons should use experienced “eyeballs” with risk stratification assessment tools and neither of these should be used alone, according to an adult reconstruction specialist.

Using genetic markers with metabolic risk factors can predict an individual patient’s risk for developing liver related events due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a researcher at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.

A semi-supervised automated machine learning algorithm improved predictions of adverse events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis compared with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk score.

Working with suicidal individuals is inevitable for clinicians, thus making it essential to understand suicide and create a plan for its risk assessment, according to a presenter at the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience conference.