Abstracts of the 8th Tanzania Health Summit, October 2021
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Source: BMC Proceedings - June 2, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Proceedings of the BC Summit on Navigation for Children and Youth with Neurodevelopmental Differences, Disabilities, and Special Needs
AbstractPatient navigation (PN) represents a branch of service delivery traditionally aimed at coordinating disjointed care services for patients with particular health conditions (e.g., cancer, HIV, diabetes). Over time, this approach has been extended to various social and health contexts, including most recently to children with neurodisability and their families. In this context, PN involves the provision of information, advice, education, and emotional support, coordination of services both within and across sectors, and the work is guided by person- and family-centred principles of practice. This manuscript documents...
Source: BMC Proceedings - May 17, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Intravenous versus subcutaneous delivery of biotherapeutics in IBD: an expert ’s and patient’s perspective
AbstractSeveral biologic treatments are available in addition to intravenous also in subcutaneous form for treatment of chronic diseases. Benefits of the subcutaneous application of drugs include self-administration by the patient, shorter time of application process with less infusion related adverse events and consequently lower healthcare costs. With appropriate education and support patients are able to administer their treatments at home. This leads to improvement of quality of life, reduction of time needed to travel to the healthcare institution and consequently also reduces costs also for the patient.Over one milli...
Source: BMC Proceedings - December 9, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Novelties in Sport Sciences
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Source: BMC Proceedings - November 30, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Proceedings of the inaugural Canadian Healthcare Navigation Conference: a forum for sharing innovations and best practices in navigation services
ConclusionThis conference was an important first step to creating a shared national conversation about navigation services so that we can continue to develop, implement, and share best evidence and practices in the field. (Source: BMC Proceedings)
Source: BMC Proceedings - November 30, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Data revolution, health status transformation and the role of artificial intelligence for health and pandemic preparedness in the African context
ConclusionsThe AI workshop was a good forum to deliberate important issues regarding AI for health in the African context. It was concluded that there is a need to focus on vital priorities in deploying AI in Africa: Data protection, privacy and sharing protocols; training and creating platforms for researchers; funding and business models; developing frameworks for assessing and implementing AI; organizing forums and conferences on AI; and instituting regulations, governance and ethical guidelines for AI. There is a need to adopt a health systems approach in planning for AI to reduce inefficiencies, redundancies while inc...
Source: BMC Proceedings - November 22, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Proceedings from the CIH-LMU 2021 Symposium: “Global Health Perspectives: Climate Change & amp; Migration ”
AbstractClimate change shapes human migration through the interaction of environmental changes with political, social, economic, and demographic drivers of mobility. Low-and middle-income countries bear the brunt of the health impacts of climate change and migration, despite their overall low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. The CIHLMU Symposium 2021 aimed to explore the complex interconnections between climate change, migration and health from diverse global perspectives. A number of themes, such as the relationship between climate and trade, the role of technology, and the issue of responsibility were tackled. T...
Source: BMC Proceedings - October 12, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine COVID-19 seminar series: COVID and surgical, anesthetic and obstetric care
AbstractOn May 21, 2020, the Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) hosted a webinar as part of the Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine ’s COVID-19 webinar series. The goal of PGSSC’s virtual webinar was to share the experiences of surgical, anesthesia, and obstetric (SAO) providers on the frontlines of the COVID pandemic, from both high-income countries (HICs), such as the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as low- a nd middle-income countries (LMICs). Providers shared not only their experiences delivering SAO care during this global pandemic, but also...
Source: BMC Proceedings - September 23, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Clinical data for paediatric research: the Swiss approach
AbstractBackground and purposeContinuous improvement of health and healthcare system is hampered by inefficient processes of generating new evidence, particularly in the case of rare diseases and paediatrics. Currently, most evidence is generated through specific research projects, which typically require extra encounters with patients, are costly and entail long delays between the recognition of specific needs in healthcare and the generation of necessary evidence to address those needs. The Swiss Personalised Health Network (SPHN) aims to improve the use of data obtained during routine healthcare encounters by harmonizin...
Source: BMC Proceedings - September 20, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
3rd National Conference Academic Medical Centre: Health System Resilience During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Source: BMC Proceedings - August 26, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Proceedings of ‘FETP-ICON 2020’ Conference
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Source: BMC Proceedings - August 19, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Human papillomavirus vaccination in adults: impact, opportunities and challenges – a meeting report
AbstractFor more than a decade human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine have been implemented in most high-income countries, and more recently also in several low- and middle-income countries. The vaccines are safe and their impact and effectiveness in preventing HPV vaccine type infection and associated diseases has been thoroughly established. Currently, the primary recommended cohorts for immunisation are adolescents, 9 –15 years of age but HPV is an ubiquitous infection that is mainly (but not exclusively) sexually transmitted. Sexually active adults remain susceptible to infection and continued transmission of the virus...
Source: BMC Proceedings - August 12, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Optimizing treatment selection, and sequencing decisions for Management of HR-Positive, HER2-Negative advanced breast cancer – Proceedings from breast cancer expert group meeting
ConclusionThe current article will serve as a comprehensive guide for optimizing the management of HR + HER2 − mBC. The proposed breast cancer registry will help identify unmet needs and develop strategic regional policies to help improve access to optimized care for HR + HER2 − mBC. (Source: BMC Proceedings)
Source: BMC Proceedings - August 9, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Obtaining a faculty position in STEM at a research-intensive institution
This article describes how to prepare for and progress through the application process for institutions in the USA, which takes approximately 1 year, including what to expect at each step and recommendations for a successful transition. The odds of success for any individual application are low, making good preparation and careful planning the more important, as does managing expectations to avoid becoming discouraged early in the process . The rewards of landing the faculty appointment at an institution that matches your professional and personal needs and for which you are best suited more than exceeds the effort requi...
Source: BMC Proceedings - June 22, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
Building a laboratory at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI)
AbstractScientists who are interested in building research programs at primarily-undergraduate institutions (PUIs) have unique considerations compared to colleagues at research-intensive (R1) institutions. Maintaining a research program at a PUI holds unique challenges that should be considered before prospective faculty go on the job market, as they negotiate a job offer, and after they begin a new position. In this article we describe some of the considerations that aspiring and newly hired faculty should keep in mind as they plan out how they will set up a laboratory as a new Principle Investigator (PI) at a PUI.Anyone ...
Source: BMC Proceedings - June 22, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research
