Medical Seminars Research Articles

Needs Assessment and Best Practices for Digital Trainings for Health Professionals in Ethiopia Using the RE-AIM Framework: COVID-19, Case Study.

To assess the implementation science outcomes of a COVID-19 e-health educational intervention in Ethiopia targeting healthcare workers via the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adaption, Implementation, Maintenance) framework. A series of three one-hour medical seminars focused on COVID-19 prevention and treatment education were conducted between May-August 2020. Educational content was built from medical sites previously impacted by COVID-19. Post-seminar evaluation information was collected from physician and other participants by a survey instrument. Cross-sectional evaluation results are reported here by RE-AIM constructs. The medical seminars reached 324 participants. Key success metrics include that 90% reporting the information delivered in a culturally sensitive/tailored manner (effectiveness), 80% reporting that they planned to share the information presented with someone else (adoption and implementation), and 64% reporting using information presented in their daily clinical responsibilities 6 months after the first medical seminars (maintenance). Grounded in a theoretical framework and following evidenced-based best practices, this intervention advances the field of dissemination and implementation science by demonstrating how to transition healthcare training and delivery from an in-person to digital medium in low-resource settings like Ethiopia.

November 12 — World Pneumonia Day

Pneumonia is one of the most dangerous and severe diseases affecting lung tissue and characterized by a fairly high mortality rate. Recently, there has been a tendency towards a more severe course of pneumonia, which is associated with the development of high resistance to antibiotic therapy. Pneumonia poses the greatest danger to young children; every year around the world, about a million babies under the age of 5 die from this disease, which is 15 % of the total mortality of children at this age. Due to the high relevance of the issue, the Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia initiated the allocation of a special day of the year to draw attention to this issue of government officials and health care professionals; and as a result, it was decided to celebrate the day of the fight against pneumonia on November 12 every year. On this day, medical institutions around the world organize preventive events and conduct medical examinations, round tables and thematic seminars are held, the purpose of which is to exchange practical experience in combating this dangerous ailment.

Poster Presentation: A Self-Regulating Learning Tool for Undergraduate Dental Students

Poster templates have been widely used in presenting clinical information or research results in medical seminars and scientific conferences. Posters represent a simple, fast and straightforward way to present ideas, communicate accomplishments and evaluate progress and achievements. The use of interactive materials within the poster such as illustrations, graphs and maps makes it easy to be presented and understood. Posters could also be used as a teaching method in academic environment and have been commonly used as educational tool. Few attempts have been made to use this method as a self-learning tool by university students. This paper discusses an attempt to implement poster presentation as a self-regulating learning tool for undergraduate dental students, to help them develop their scholarly role and professional skills in innovative way. Keywords: Poster Presentation; Learning Tools; Self-Learning; University Teaching; Teaching Methods; Teaching Techniques; Curriculum Innovation; Faculty Development; Dental Education; Contemporary Teaching.

Formation of Primary Care Competencies in the Ukrainian Evangelical Medical Project.

Over the past 50 years, a number of residency programs have been established with medical missionary involvement in low- and middle-income countries across the globe. Current evidence supports the idea that faith-based organizations continue to play a part in health provision, especially in emerging economies and fragile health care systems.In Ukraine, income levels are among the lowest in Europe at approximately US $110 per month. Ukrainian family physicians have insufficient training in practical skills, holistic care, and evidence-based medicine, and less than 1% of family physicians are proficient in English. In 2017, only 3% of young physicians succeeded in passing a standardized Western-style examination.The Ukrainian Christian Mobile Medical Team (UCMMT) is a faith-based medical ministry that has been operating in Ukraine since 2002 under the umbrella of the international humanitarian aid organization “Hope in Action.” During this period, teams have conducted 300 outreach events across Ukraine, caring for approximately 80 000 patients. Currently, around 200 volunteers are involved with UCMMT, including 60 physicians. Assets of the program include 3 mobile units with medical equipment, including diagnostic ultrasound, a mammogram unit, an x-ray unit, and a laboratory providing hematological and biochemical analysis.UCMMT's priorities include assisting remote, poor, and underserved communities and caring for populations in areas affected by war and the Chernobyl nuclear accident. In collaboration with local health authorities and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, UCMMT empowers local physicians through education and medical seminars. In addition, a curriculum has been developed to provide more formal education for team members who wish to attend educational activities on a regular basis. Assistance in the educational efforts has been provided by Radiologists without Borders, a US organization that provides radiology equipment and training to developing economies, and In His Image International, a family medicine residency in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose leaders assist medical residencies internationally, and which recently accepted the Ukraine program into its core group of 10 residency programs the organization supports worldwide. The International Classification of Primary Care and the WONCA Global Standards for Postgraduate Family Medicine Education are used as curriculum resources.Since early 2018, 5 Ukrainian physician trainees are mastering 150 competencies in 30 areas of medical science with the goal of improving their performance on standardized tests by at least 20% compared to baseline. During outreach activities, these trainees evaluate 12 patients per day under the preceptorship of a senior physician. Problem-oriented learning and evidence-based medicine are used to facilitate professional growth. Trainees attend an average of 20 full clinic days per year, 5 hours of formal lectures and didactic activities per month, and an additional 15 hours of self-education per month.Due to the lack of financial support, only 30% of trainees can attend all available educational activities. A more formal scholarship award is being considered to sponsor some of the most active participants. The lack of a stationary clinic and an inpatient facility remains a barrier to broader educational opportunities for trainees. The funding of the existing work is sporadic and dependent on donations and grants from individuals and organizations.This formal education program for family medicine trainees, with support from US medical outreach efforts, has been effective in enhancing the professional development of a small group of physicians, with intended benefits for patient care and population health in a nation with a fragile health care system.

Effect of A Brief Education On The Occupational History Taking In Hypertension Patients

Objective: This study is designed to measure the effect of 10-minutes training about occupational diseases, history taking and relation of occupation and hypertension on occupational history taking rates of physicians. 
 Materials and Methods: This research is conducted between 01 April 2018 to 31 May 2018 at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic. The training including the importance and methods of taking occupational history, and the relation between occupation and diseases is given to the new assistant doctor group as an extra 10 minutes’ education session. At the end of May, researchers screened electronic medical files of patients who diagnosed with hypertension (ICD10 code I10) of outpatients in General Internal Medicine Division in April and May 2018.
 Results: We reviewed the data of 3619 adult patients administered to General Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic of Hacettepe University Hospitals in between 01 April to 31 May 2018. A total of 395 (10.9%) patients had hypertension diagnosis code. The total number of patients whose occupational history taken were 151 (38.2%). There were statistically significant difference between physician groups not trained in April and trained 10 minutes in May, 62 (32%), and 89 (44.3%), respectively (p:0.012). Among the hypertensive patients whose occupational history were recorded, 36 (23.8%) had an occupation. 
 Conclusion: This result emphasizes the importance of education in raising awareness of taking an occupational history. As occupational diseases are 100% preventable diseases, taking occupational history will enhance the diagnosis and effective treatment of the occupational or work-related diseases. Beginning from the medical faculty lectures, seminars and post-graduate education have to be added and increased regarding this important issue. 
 Keywords: Occupational history, occupational disease, hypertension.

"The Science of Breast Implants" Supplement.

Dallas, Texas From the Editor-in-Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Received for publication July 17, 2018; accepted July 17, 2018. Disclosure: Rod J. Rohrich, MD, receives instrument royalties from Eriem Surgical, Inc., and book royalties from Thieme Medical Publishing. He is a clinical and research expert for Allergan, Inc., and MTF Biologics, and the owner of Medical Seminars of Texas, LLC. No funding was received for this supplement or this article. Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, 9101 North Central Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75231, [email protected], Twitter: @DrRodRohrich, Instagram: @Rod.Rohrich

The "Current Concepts in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction" Supplement.

Dallas, Texas From the Editor-in-Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Received for publication June 19, 2018; accepted June 20, 2018. Disclosure:Dr. Rohrich receives instrument royalties from Eriem Surgical, Inc., and book royalties from Thieme Medical Publishing. He is a clinical and research expert for Allergan, Inc., and MTF Biologics, and the owner of Medical Seminars of Texas, LLC. No funding was received for this supplement or this article. Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, 9101 North Central Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75231, [email protected] Twitter: @DrRodRohrich Instagram: @Rod.Rohrich

Adherence of Physicians-in-Training to the 2009 International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC) at the University of the Philippines- Philippine General Hospital

Introduction: The international standards for tuberculosis care (ISTC) was published to provide widely accepted level of care that all practitioners should follow in managing confirmed TB or suspected TB patients. Various initiatives were started in order to reinforce the standards embodied in the ISTC since 2006. Hence the investigators would like to evaluate the adherence of third year residents - in - training (Internal Medicine and Family Medicine from University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), 2012-2013) to the ISTC 2009 guidelines. Methodology: This study was done through review of randomly selected 59 outpatient records from January 2012 to December 2013 of TB patients seen by all third year residents from Internal Medicine and Family Medicine in UP-PGH. Outcome variables were the number of residents-in-training following the selected ISTC core standards: Standards for: Diagnosis (2,3); Treatment (8,10,13); HIV Infection and other Co-morbid Conditions (14); and Public Health and Prevention (21). Results: Standards 2 (at least 2 sputum specimens), 17 (thorough assessment of co-morbidities), and 8 (use of 1st line treatment regimen) were noted with higher number of residents adhering with 88.1% (52/59), 76.3% (45/59) and 64.4% (38/59) respectively. Standard 14 (HIV testing among TB patients) was only documented in 15.2% (9/59) residents. Conclusion: Standards 2, 17, and 8 were the most adhered ISTC guideline while standard 14 was least adhered to. Reinforcements are needed to provide updates to scale up TB management of residents-in-training based on international standard through regular continuing medical educations (CMEs), forums and/or seminars and feedbacks. Mechanisms and infrastructures should be in place to facilitate adherence to the ISTC.

高校生を対象にした医療体験セミナーの効果：参加者の進路調査より

高校生を対象にした医療体験セミナーの効果：参加者の進路調査より

Surviving Simulated Sepsis

OPEN ACCESSNovember 16, 2010Surviving Simulated Sepsis Brian Hemann, Noah Hall, Medical Student, Jeffrey Mikita Brian Hemann Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Fourth Year Internal Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Noah Hall, Medical Student USUHS Google Scholar More articles by this author , Jeffrey Mikita Director of Medical Simulation, Walter Reed Army Medical Center Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.8196 SectionsAboutAbstract ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstractThis is an educational resource intended to provide the information and materials necessary to run an original simulated case suitable for training small- to medium-sized groups of medical students and residents. This simulated case involves a patient presenting to the emergency department with signs and symptoms consistent with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. The trainee is responsible for proper assessment, diagnosis, and management as the patient progresses from systemic inflammatory response syndrome to sepsis, severe sepsis, and then, ultimately, septic shock. This work represents a unique style in simulation-based medical teaching. It is one of many cases developed for our fourth-year student senior medical seminars. The framework, which is based on taking care of a critical patient, pauses for discussions interspersed throughout the scenario. Typically, these occur after important decision points to illustrate and emphasize key learning objectives. Short slide sets are included with the case to facilitate these discussions. This style of teaching has helped to engage students more intimately with the material by taking advantage of the increased emotional “buy in” from the learner audience. Educational Objectives By the end of this scenario, participants will be able to: Demonstrate a guidelines-based approach to the management of a patient with severe sepsis or septic shock.Understand the spectrum of sepsis illnesses.Define early goal directed therapy.Demonstrate proper use of vasopressors.Discuss principles of initial antibiotic coverage.Discuss the pathophysiology of septic shock.Understand the clinical importance of determining bacterial species and site of infection. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Admission Orders Sepsis.docx All slides.pptx Sepsis Case Description Outline.docx To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2010 Hemann et al. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.KeywordsSepsisVasopressorsInfectionSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeSIRSSeptic Shock Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...

Medical Seminars: A New Paradigm For SOF Counterinsurgency Medical Programs

Medical programs are valuable tools when they properly align with operational objectives. In counterinsurgency operations, the medical program should promote the capacity of the host nation government and lead to greater self-sufficiency. The Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) often fails to fully integrate host nation providers and officials which may undermine local medical infrastructure and rarely provides sustainable improvement. The Medical Seminar (MEDSEM) was developed during Operation Enduring Freedom- Philippines to address the shortcomings of the traditional MEDCAP. The MEDSEM greatly enhanced the MEDCAP by adding education to the venue, thereby promoting self reliance and improving the sustainability of medical interventions. Furthermore, the MEDSEM forged relationships and promoted interoperability through collaboration between local medical providers, governmental leaders, host nation forces, and U.S. Special Operations Forces.

Exposure to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for Medical Students: Are There Optimal "Teaching Perspectives"?

The ability to develop quality medical student exposures in child and adolescent psychiatry is critical to the professional development of these future physicians and to the growth of recruitment efforts into the field. This study identifies teaching perspectives among child and adolescent psychiatry faculty to determine whether there are optimal perspectives that positively influence medical student satisfaction. Eighty-eight third- and fourth-year students at an allopathic U.S. medical school assessed teacher performance over a 1-year period using a standard internal teacher evaluation. Three experienced faculty members teaching the medical student seminars each completed a Teaching Perspective Inventory. The authors compared the different teaching perspectives with student satisfaction scores on the standard teacher evaluation instrument. All teachers had two dominant perspectives and one recessive perspective. Each teacher had a predominant developmental perspective but they differed in other dominant and recessive perspectives. The transmission perspective was associated with significantly less favorable scores on the standard teacher evaluation compared to the apprenticeship and nurturing perspective. The authors discuss the value of teaching perspective identification among child and adolescent psychiatry faculty for medical student education.

Conversational Techniques Used in Transferring Knowledge between Medical Experts and Non-experts

Unlike a great deal of research on expert/non-expert communication, most of which is based on written materials, this article focuses on face-to-face communication. The analysis is based on a large corpus of transcribed recordings of medical seminars in rehabilitation centres and of interviews with chronically ill patients suffering from heart conditions. The focus is on procedures of illustration, which are often combined with reformulation procedures. Four main types are described: metaphors, exemplification, `scenarios', concretization. Whatever the type of illustration used, participants in face-to-face interaction show a marked preference for procedures which relate abstract medical information to everyday life and experience. After a brief outline of the theoretical approach adopted the analysis proceeds in two steps: first, the emphasis is on techniques employed by the `experts', then on those used by `non-experts', i.e. patients. This is followed by an examination of the question how the roles of expert and non-expert are constituted in and by interaction.

Practice Guidelines and Psychiatric Education

The American Psychiatric Association's practice guidelines provide authoritative guidance for assessing and treating major clinical problems that psychiatrists face. This article reviews the social context in which practice guidelines have emerged, opportunities they afford educators, and limitations in their educational and practice applications. Practice guidelines should be used in residents' and medical students' seminars and in continuing medical education activities. The incentive to study guidelines may increase as their likely use as information sources for questions on in-service and specialty board certification examinations as well as in clinical quality-assurance activities becomes more widely recognized.

Psychological and Spiritual Factors in Chronic Illness

Medical treatment of the chronically ill is an art that involves more than the skillful management of physical pathology and more than a charming bedside manner. The art of medicine involves the personal qualities of the physician. These qualities are more often discussed in religious circles than in medical journals or seminars. Psychological and spiritual factors discussed in this article are the inevitability of sickness, old age, and death; the presence of the physician; patience; pain; and hope. Reflection on these spiritual qualities can be helpful to both the chronically ill patient and the physician.

Clinical endocrinology and metabolismm for primary care & EM: May 24–28, 1993 Location: Sarasota, Florida, USA. Contact: Dr. D. Reece Pierce, American Medical Seminars, P.O. Box 6214, Sarasota, FL 34278, USA, Tel. (813) 388-1766

Clinical endocrinology and metabolismm for primary care & EM: May 24–28, 1993 Location: Sarasota, Florida, USA. Contact: Dr. D. Reece Pierce, American Medical Seminars, P.O. Box 6214, Sarasota, FL 34278, USA, Tel. (813) 388-1766

Third Louis H. Clerf Lecture

The legacies of Jefferson men to Japanese medicine are portrayed in early and recent contacts: 1) Japanese physicians attended the Gross Clinic in 1860. The significant fact is that this was the very first visit made in over 240 years during which time Japan had been in self-imposed seclusion from foreign countries. 2) Dr. John C. Berry, a Jefferson alumnus, came to Japan in 1872 and served as a doctor, teacher, prison reformer, and founder of a hospital and a training school for nurses. He dedicated himself for 22 years to the service of religious and humanitarian fields in Japan. 3) A group of 104 Jeffersonians visited Japan in 1975, and programs of medical seminars, Visits to hospitals and institutions were featured. 4) The influence of Drs. Chevalier Jackson and Louis H. Clerf contributed greatly toward development and growth of bronchoesophagology in Japan. A gratifying fact is that bronchoesophagology was legally sanctioned as a fullfledged specialty in 1953.

Role of Various Medical Seminars in Postgraduate Education

Role of Various Medical Seminars in Postgraduate Education

Mumps and the endocardium.

Mumps and the endocardium.

OBITUARY: ALEXANDER WALLACE DE WINTON MURDOCH

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 2, Issue 9 p. 362-362 CorrigendumFree Access OBITUARY: ALEXANDER WALLACE DE WINTON MURDOCH This article corrects the following: MEDICAL SEMINARS AT ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL, SYDNEY Volume 2Issue 5Medical Journal of Australia pages: 193-193 First Published online: August 1, 1962 First published: 01 September 1962 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1962.tb20312.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume2, Issue9September 1962Pages 362-362 RelatedInformation