Rheumatoid arthritis in Senegal: a comparison between patients coming from rural and urban areas, in an urban tertiary health care center in Senegal

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1617-1620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Kemta Lekpa ◽  
Souhaïbou Ndongo ◽  
Joëlle Tiendrebeogo ◽  
Awa Cheikh Ndao ◽  
Abdikarim Daher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban

MULTI - DIMENSIONAL ROLE OF A PHARMACIST IN HOSPITAL: A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER

2018 ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Singh S ◽  
Virmani T ◽  
Virmani R ◽  
Geeta . ◽  
Gupta J
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Drug Product ◽  
Hospital Pharmacist ◽  
Therapeutic Monitoring ◽  
Direct Patient Care ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban

The objective of this study was to point out multi-dimensional role of a pharmacist with a special emphasis on the hospital pharmacist. Apharmacist is a person who is involved in designing, creating or manufacturing of a drug product, dispensing of a drug, managing and planning ofa pharmaceutical care. They are experts on the action and uses of drugs, including their chemistry, pharmacology and formulation. Theprofessional life of a hospital pharmacist might seem insignificant as compared to that of doctors, but actually they are highly trained healthprofessionals who plays important role in patient safety, patient compliance, therapeutic monitoring and even in direct patient care. With thepassage of time and advancements in health care services and pharmaceuticals, the role of a hospital pharmacist has become more diversified. Toa career, a hospital pharmacist must possess a diploma/degree in pharmacy from an accredited pharmacy college and must be registered with thestate pharmacy council of their respective region. In this study, we have assessed the behavior, communication skills, qualifications of thepharmacist, prescription handling ability and other factors to evaluate the diversified role of hospital pharmacist and their comparison withpharmacists practicing in rural and urban areas. Current surveys show that the pharmacists are not practicing as per the standard due to lack ofproper guidelines and watch over their practicing sense. The rules and guidelines prescribed by the Food and drug administration (FDA) andIndian pharmacopeia commission (IPC) were not followed by the pharmacist.

The Need for Tighter Rheumatoid Arthritis Control in a South African Public Health Care Center

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Solomon ◽  
Berenice F. Christian ◽  
Patrick H. Dessein ◽  
Anne E. Stanwix
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Health Care ◽  
South African ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Health Care Center

scholarly journals Poncet’s disease diagnostic criteria decodes conundrum: Poncet’s vs pseudo Poncet’s

Reumatismo ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Shobha ◽  
A.M. Desai
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Case Series ◽  
The Other ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Poncet’S Disease

Poncet’s disease is very important and yet a challenging diagnosis of importance in countries with high TB endemicity (e.g. India). In this case series, we present 5 patients with diagnosed as Poncet’s disease and in our tertiary health care center over 12 months and examine the performance of the diagnostic criteria suggested by Sharma and Pinto. The majority (4/5) of the patients were subsequently diagnosed and responded to anti-tuberculous therapy. In the other patient, a diagnosis of atypical seropositive rheumatoid arthritis or Pseudo Poncet’s disease was established on follow up.

Primary health-care teams as adaptive organizations: exploring and explaining work variation using case studies in rural and urban Scotland

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Farmer ◽  
Christina West ◽  
Bruce Whyte ◽  
Margaret Maclean
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Health Care Teams ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Service Redesign

It is acknowledged, internationally, that health-care practitioners' work differs between rural and urban areas. While several factors affect individual teams' activities, there is little understanding about how patterns of work evolve. Consideration of work in relation to local circumstances is important for training, devising contracts and redesigning services. Six case studies centred on Scottish rural and urban general practices were used to examine, in-depth, the activity of primary health-care teams. Quantitative workload data about patient contacts were collected over 24 months. Interviews and diaries revealed insightful qualitative data. Findings revealed that rural general practitioners and district nurses tended to conduct more consultations per practice patient compared with their urban counterparts. Conditions seen and work tasks varied between case study teams. Qualitative data suggested that the key reasons for variation were: local needs and circumstances; choices made about deployment of available time, team composition and the extent of access to other services. Primary care teams might be viewed as adaptive organizations, with co-evolution of services produced by health professionals and local people. The study highlights limitations in the application of workload data and suggests that understanding the nature of work in relation to local circumstances is important in service redesign.

Urban versus rural populations' views of health care in Scotland

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Farmer ◽  
Kerstin Hinds ◽  
Helen Richards ◽  
David Godden
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Service Improvement ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Service Redesign ◽  
Uk National Health Service

Objectives: To compare satisfaction with, and expectations of, health care of people in rural and urban areas of Scotland. Methods: Questions were included in the 2002 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (SSAS). The Scottish House-hold Survey urban-rural classification was used to categorize locations. A random sample of 2707 people was contacted to participate in a face-to-face interview and a self-completion questionnaire survey. SPSS (v.10) was used to analyse the data. Relationships between location category and responses were explored using logistic regression analysis. Results: In all, 1665 (61.5%) interviews were conducted and 1507 (56.0%) respondents returned self-completion questionnaires. Satisfaction with local doctors and hospital services was higher in rural locations. While around 40% of those living in remote areas thought A&E services too distant, this did not rank as a top priority for health service improvement. This could be due to expectations that general practitioners would assist in out-of-hours emergencies. Most Scots thought services should be good in rural areas even if this was costly, and that older people should not be discouraged from moving to rural areas because of their likely health care needs. In all, 79% of respondents thought that care should be as good in rural as urban areas. Responses to many questions were independently significantly affected by rural/urban location. Conclusions: Most Scots want rural health care to continue to be good, but the new UK National Health Service (NHS) general practitioner contract and service redesign will impact on provision. Current high satisfaction, likely to be due to access and expectations about local help, could be affected. This study provides baseline data on attitudes and expectations before potential service redesign, which should be monitored at intervals in future.

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