Complications and Surgeon Health: Resources for individuals and institutions
This article underscores the importance of such educational initiatives in the mid-career phase, proposing strategies to promote surgeon health, and psychological safety. It advocates for utilizing Morbidity and Mortality conferences as platforms for peer support, learning from 'near miss' events, and encourages at least annual department-wide discussions to raise awareness and normalize the emotional challenges faced by surgeons. Furthermore, it highlights the role of formal peer support programs, acceptance and commitment therapy, and resilience training as vital tools for promoting surgeon well-being. Resources from var...
Source: Urologic Oncology - April 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Gagan Prakash Chloe E Peters Gina Badalato Lindsay A Hampson Jay D Raman Aditya Bagrodia Source Type: research
Voices of conference attendees: how should future hybrid conferences be designed?
With conference attendees having expressed preference for hybrid meeting formats (containing both in-person and virtual components), organisers are challenged to find the best combination of events for academi... (Source: BMC Medical Education)
Source: BMC Medical Education - April 9, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Sai Sreenidhi Ram, Daniel Stricker, Carine Pannetier, Nathalie Tabin, Richard W Costello, Daiana Stolz, Kevin W Eva and S ören Huwendiek Tags: Research Source Type: research
RECOMB Satellite Conference on Comparative Genomics; (RECOMB-CG 2023)
Journal of Computational Biology, Ahead of Print. (Source: Journal of Computational Biology)
Source: Journal of Computational Biology - April 9, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Tomas Vinar Source Type: research
Adherence to pharmacological therapy in patients with hypertension: protocol of a qualitative study by focus groups
This study aims to gather the perspectives of patients with hypertension and healthcare professionals such as family doctors, nurses and community pharmacists from Portugal, regarding the most effective strategies to enhance antihypertensive medication adherence and to understand the factors contributing to non-adherence.
Methods and analyses
We will conduct qualitative research through synchronous online focus groups of 6–10 participants. Some groups will involve patients with hypertension, while others will include family doctors, nurses and community pharmacists. The number of focus groups will depend on the achi...
Source: BMJ Open - April 9, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Rosendo-Silva, B., Prazeres, F., Santiago, L. M., Rosendo, I. Tags: Open access, General practice / Family practice Source Type: research
Essential right heart physiology for the perioperative practitioner POQI IX: current perspectives on the right heart in the perioperative period
AbstractAs patients continue to live longer from diseases that predispose them to right ventricular (RV) dysfunction or failure, many more patients will require surgery for acute or chronic health issues. Because RV dysfunction results in significant perioperative morbidity if not adequately assessed or managed, understanding appropriate assessment and treatments is important in preventing subsequent morbidity and mortality in the perioperative period. In light of the epidemiology of right heart disease, a working knowledge of right heart anatomy and physiology and an understanding of the implications of right-sided heart ...
Source: Perioperative Medicine - April 9, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
A systematic review and meta-analysis of short-term outcomes comparing the efficacy of robotic versus laparoscopic colorectal surgery in obese patients
AbstractThis meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate and contrast the effectiveness of robotic-assisted and laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the treatment of obese patients. In February 2024, we carried out an exhaustive search of key global databases including PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar, limiting our focus to studies published in English and Chinese. We excluded reviews, protocols lacking published results, articles derived solely from conference abstracts, and studies not relevant to our research objectives. To analyze categorical variables, we utilized the Cochran –Mantel–Haenszel method along with random-...
Source: Journal of Robotic Surgery - April 9, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
An Inside Look at the Advocacy Leadership Conference
At this year's Hill Day, attendees will receive in-depth training on Medicare reimbursement and hear from Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, (R-Ind.) about his perspective on the issue as a physician in Congress. (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - April 8, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: From the College Tags: American College of Rheumatology Legislation & Advocacy Advocacy Leadership Conference Source Type: research
Advocacy Leadership Conference to Support Inflation-Linked Medicare Payment Increases
On May 7, ACR leaders from the Board of Directors, committees and more will to go to Capitol Hill and ask lawmakers to support legislation that would stabilize Medicare reimbursement for physicians. (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - April 8, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: From the College Tags: From the College Legislation & Advocacy Advocacy Leadership Conference Source Type: research
Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an update on emerging drugs in phase II & amp; III clinical trials
Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2024 Apr 11:1-10. doi: 10.1080/14728214.2024.2340723. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, debilitating lung disease with poor prognosis. Although two antifibrotics have been approved in the past decade there are no curative therapies.AREAS COVERED: This review highlights the current landscape of IPF research in the development of novel compounds for the treatment of IPF while also evaluating repurposed medications and their role in the management of IPF. The literature search includes studies found on PubMed, conference abstracts, and pr...
Source: Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs - April 8, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sarah MacIsaac Dujrath Somboonviboon Ciaran Scallan Martin Kolb Source Type: research
Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an update on emerging drugs in phase II & amp; III clinical trials
Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2024 Apr 8. doi: 10.1080/14728214.2024.2340723. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, debilitating lung disease with poor prognosis. Although two antifibrotics have been approved in the past decade there are no curative therapies.AREAS COVERED: This review highlights the current landscape of IPF research in the development of novel compounds for the treatment IPF while also evaluating repurposed medications and their role in the management of IPF. The literature search includes studies found on PubMed, conference abstracts, and press relea...
Source: Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs - April 8, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sarah MacIsaac Dujrath Somboonviboon Ciaran Scallan Martin Kolb Source Type: research
Physical exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: We found evidence of beneficial effects on the severity of motor signs and QoL for most types of physical exercise for people with PD included in this review, but little evidence of differences between these interventions. Thus, our review highlights the importance of physical exercise regarding our primary outcomes severity of motor signs and QoL, while the exact exercise type might be secondary. Notably, this conclusion is consistent with the possibility that specific motor symptoms may be treated most effectively by PD-specific programs. Although the evidence is very uncertain about the effect of exercise o...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - April 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Moritz Ernst Ann-Kristin Folkerts Romina Gollan Emma Lieker Julia Caro-Valenzuela Anne Adams Nora Cryns Ina Monsef Antje Dresen Mandy Roheger Carsten Eggers Nicole Skoetz Elke Kalbe Source Type: research
Home versus in-centre haemodialysis for people with kidney failure
CONCLUSIONS: Based on low to very low certainty evidence, HHD, compared with ICHD, has uncertain associations or may be associated with decreased cardiovascular and all-cause death, hospitalisation rate, slower post-dialysis recovery time, and decreased SBP and LVMI. HHD has uncertain cost-effectiveness compared with ICHD in the first and second years of treatment. The majority of studies included in this review were observational and subject to potential selection bias and confounding, especially as patients treated with HHD tended to be younger with fewer comorbidities. Variation from study to study in the choice of outc...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - April 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Melissa S Cheetham Isabelle Ethier Rathika Krishnasamy Yeoungjee Cho Suetonia C Palmer David W Johnson Jonathan C Craig Paul Stroumza Luc Frantzen Jorgen Hegbrant Giovanni Fm Strippoli Source Type: research
Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an update on emerging drugs in phase II & amp; III clinical trials
Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2024 Apr 8. doi: 10.1080/14728214.2024.2340723. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, debilitating lung disease with poor prognosis. Although two antifibrotics have been approved in the past decade there are no curative therapies.AREAS COVERED: This review highlights the current landscape of IPF research in the development of novel compounds for the treatment IPF while also evaluating repurposed medications and their role in the management of IPF. The literature search includes studies found on PubMed, conference abstracts, and press relea...
Source: Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs - April 8, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sarah MacIsaac Dujrath Somboonviboon Ciaran Scallan Martin Kolb Source Type: research
ATA2024; Annual Conference & Expo; May 5 –7, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona
Telemedicine and e-Health,Volume 30, Issue 4, Page A-43-A-76, April 2024. (Source: Telemedicine and e-Health)
Source: Telemedicine and e-Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
Comparison of the efficacy and tolerability of different repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation modalities for post-stroke dysphagia: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis protocol
This study will be the first Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) to determine the best rTMS modalities for swallowing of patients who had a stroke.
Methods and analysis
PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Google Scholar, Cochrane, the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, the Chongqing VIP Database and WanFang Data will be searched from their creation to 2 September 2023. All randomised controlled trials associated with rTMS for PSD will be included. Only Chinese or English results will be studied. Two researchers will independently review the literature and extract data, then use the Cochrane Collaboration’s Risk...
Source: BMJ Open - April 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chen, Q., Kan, M., Jiang, X., Liu, H., Zhang, D., Yuan, L., Xu, Q., Bi, H. Tags: Open access, Rehabilitation medicine Source Type: research
