Johis Ortega
Biographic Data
| ID | 7181778 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johis Ortega |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johis |
| FAMILY NAME | Ortega |
| SIGNATURE | ORTEGA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Miami |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1357-919X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Cannabis Use and Mental Health Coping Behavior among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Women during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Persistent racial ethnic inequities in mental health care and access to cannabis were magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the need to better understand coping behaviors among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) women cannabis consumers. This study aimed to evaluate cannabis use patterns and mental health coping behaviors among BIPOC women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-reported data from 1,239 womenwho consumed can…
Exposure to non-endemic arboviruses (alphaviruses) in Costa Rica assessed from human samples collected in areas with contrasting levels of dengue endemicity
Arboviruses represent a global public health challenge. The lack of diagnostic protocols and the presence of asymptomatic infections complicate confirmatory diagnostics. Alphaviruses, such as the equine encephalitis viruses, can cause severe outbreaks and are usually misdiagnosed as dengue. Thus, evidence for their circulation was assessed here. Plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) was used to compare sera collected during 2022–2023 from a…
Years of the National Policy for Comprehensive Men’s Health Care in Brazil
This study aims to evaluate the strengths, opportunities, and facilitators in the implementation of the National Policy for Comprehensive Men’s Health Care (PNAISH) in Brazil in response to user demands. A mixed-method approach was applied to residents across Brazil between April and July 2024 through a web survey using a semi-structured questionnaire addressing sociodemographic characteristics, engagement, and critiques of the PNAISH. The qualit…
Fear of Covid-19 Diagnosis and Cannabis Use Patterns Among Adults with Chronic Health Conditions
Given the scarcity of literature regarding COVID-19 impacts on cannabis consumers with chronic illnesses who widely use cannabis to manage their health conditions, we aim to assess the effect of COVID-19 on cannabis use patterns among adults living with chronic diseases. Cannabis consumers with a chronic disease ( N = 1,466) from COVID-19 Cannabis Health Study were included in this analysis. The primary outcomes were change in cannabis dosage, pa…
Building Capacity for Nursing and Midwifery Education Through an Asynchronous Online Course
BACKGROUND: Global organizations urge toward transformative, lifelong learning for nurses and midwives. Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, strengthening the quality of nursing and midwifery education is top priority. A regional partnership of World Health Organization Collaborating Centers aimed to develop a user-friendly, culturally relevant, and adaptable educational quality improvement intervention. METHOD: Following the five-step ADD…
Supporting Graduate Nursing Education for Students From Disadvantaged Backgrounds
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of diversity in the master's prepared nursing workforce. One nursing school implemented a scholarship program for students from disadvantaged backgrounds enrolled in the Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult Gerontology Primary Nurse Practitioner tracks. METHOD: Awardees were required to be full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds with financial need. Each student was matched with a faculty member for regular me…
Distance learning and patient safety
Patient safety is a critical topic in health care globally, with implications for nurses, physicians, administrators, and most importantly, patients and their well-being. Online distance learning (ODL) is widely accepted among most disciplines in higher education and has been used to promote patient safety knowledge among health care students and professionals in diverse contexts. This article reports on an online Nursing and Patient Safety cours…
Developing nurse leaders across the Americas
Development of leadership capacities in the nursing workforce is essential to achieving universal health in the Region of the Americas. This evaluation considered the effectiveness of an online leadership course offered in English and Spanish to nurses throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The online course was an asynchronous eight-module leadership nursing course created and offered by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Virtual C…
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Developing nurse leaders across the Americas
Development of leadership capacities in the nursing workforce is essential to achieving universal health in the Region of the Americas. This evaluation considered the effectiveness of an online leadership course offered in English and Spanish to nurses throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The online course was an asynchronous eight-module leadership nursing course created and offered by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Virtual C…
Building Capacity for Nursing and Midwifery Education Through an Asynchronous Online Course
BACKGROUND: Global organizations urge toward transformative, lifelong learning for nurses and midwives. Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, strengthening the quality of nursing and midwifery education is top priority. A regional partnership of World Health Organization Collaborating Centers aimed to develop a user-friendly, culturally relevant, and adaptable educational quality improvement intervention. METHOD: Following the five-step ADD…
Supporting Graduate Nursing Education for Students From Disadvantaged Backgrounds
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of diversity in the master's prepared nursing workforce. One nursing school implemented a scholarship program for students from disadvantaged backgrounds enrolled in the Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult Gerontology Primary Nurse Practitioner tracks. METHOD: Awardees were required to be full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds with financial need. Each student was matched with a faculty member for regular me…
Distance learning and patient safety
Patient safety is a critical topic in health care globally, with implications for nurses, physicians, administrators, and most importantly, patients and their well-being. Online distance learning (ODL) is widely accepted among most disciplines in higher education and has been used to promote patient safety knowledge among health care students and professionals in diverse contexts. This article reports on an online Nursing and Patient Safety cours…
Fear of Covid-19 Diagnosis and Cannabis Use Patterns Among Adults with Chronic Health Conditions
Given the scarcity of literature regarding COVID-19 impacts on cannabis consumers with chronic illnesses who widely use cannabis to manage their health conditions, we aim to assess the effect of COVID-19 on cannabis use patterns among adults living with chronic diseases. Cannabis consumers with a chronic disease ( N = 1,466) from COVID-19 Cannabis Health Study were included in this analysis. The primary outcomes were change in cannabis dosage, pa…
Exposure to non-endemic arboviruses (alphaviruses) in Costa Rica assessed from human samples collected in areas with contrasting levels of dengue endemicity
Arboviruses represent a global public health challenge. The lack of diagnostic protocols and the presence of asymptomatic infections complicate confirmatory diagnostics. Alphaviruses, such as the equine encephalitis viruses, can cause severe outbreaks and are usually misdiagnosed as dengue. Thus, evidence for their circulation was assessed here. Plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) was used to compare sera collected during 2022–2023 from a…
Years of the National Policy for Comprehensive Men’s Health Care in Brazil
This study aims to evaluate the strengths, opportunities, and facilitators in the implementation of the National Policy for Comprehensive Men’s Health Care (PNAISH) in Brazil in response to user demands. A mixed-method approach was applied to residents across Brazil between April and July 2024 through a web survey using a semi-structured questionnaire addressing sociodemographic characteristics, engagement, and critiques of the PNAISH. The qualit…
Cannabis Use and Mental Health Coping Behavior among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Women during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Persistent racial ethnic inequities in mental health care and access to cannabis were magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the need to better understand coping behaviors among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) women cannabis consumers. This study aimed to evaluate cannabis use patterns and mental health coping behaviors among BIPOC women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-reported data from 1,239 womenwho consumed can…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Nurse education (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Cannabis (2 works) · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (2 works) · Cultural Competency in Health Care (2 works)