Evaluation of Professional Anxiety and Stress Among medical and Paramedical Staff in Anaesthesia Department

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 530
Author(s):  
N. Halouani ◽  
M. Turki ◽  
R. Feki ◽  
R. Masmoudi ◽  
J. Boudabous ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Paramedical Staff ◽  
Anaesthesia Department

Quality of training of paramedical staff - basis for health care development

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-9
Author(s):  
Sergey Dvoynikov
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Talent Pool ◽  
Paramedical Staff ◽  
Care Development

The article set priorities for the formation of the talent pool of paramedical staff, their training and development at the level of secondary vocational and postgraduate education.

Differential Image Compression for Telemedicine: A Novel Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Alam Khan ◽  
Dr. Asadullah Shah ◽  
Saghir Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Image Compression ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Medical Images ◽  
Image Transmission ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Compression Method ◽  
Paramedical Staff ◽  
Novel Approach

Telemedicine is one of the most emerging technologies of applied medical sciences. Medical information related to patients is transmitted and stored for references and consultations. Medical images occupy huge space; in order to transmit these images may delay the process of image transmission in critical times. Image compression techniques provide a better solution to combat bandwidth scarcity problems, and transmit same image in a much lower bandwidth requirements, more faster and at the same time maintain quality. In this paper a differential image compression method is developed in which medical images are taken from a wounded patient and are compressed to reduce the bit rate of these images. Results indicate that on average 25% compression on images is achieved with 3.5 MOS taken from medical doctors and other paramedical staff the ultimately user of the images.

scholarly journals Endemicity of malaria in rural areas: A prospective longitudinal study in India

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Mohammad Athar Ansari ◽  
Iqbal Mohd Khan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Presumptive Treatment ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Paramedical Staff ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

The aim of the study is to assess the magnitude of the problem and certain epidemiological factors associated with malaria and examine the changing pattern of malaria through its parameters of measurement during 2009-2011. The study was carried out at the Rural Health Training Center (RHTC), under the J. N. Medical College, Aligarh Mus-lim University, Aligarh, (India) for three years from 1st January 2009 to 31st December 2011. Teams of doctors and paramedical staff regularly visited the villages. If any person was found to be suffering from fever, his/her blood was examined for the malaria parasite. Patients were given presumptive treatment and radical treatment if slides were positive. The findings of the study demonstrated that the number of malaria cases increased during the study period, but in the year 2010, a sudden upsurge was noticed. Out of 5594 patients, most of the patients seen were in the age group of 11-20 years (34.3%). P. vivax (96.2%) was the most common malaria infection in these areas. An increasing trend of malaria was seen from July to October. Most of the parameters of malaria measurement in-creased many folds in 2010 and showed a declining trend in 2011. The overall findings of the study indicated the high endemicity of malaria in the study area and demonstrated a changing pattern of malaria in the registered vil-lages as most of the parameters of malaria measurement increased. An integrated approach is needed which in-cludes mass survey or active surveillance, and appropriate drug therapy to tackle this public health problem. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v2i2.15940 South East Asia J Public Health | Jul-Dec 2012 | Vol 2 Issue 2 | 28-33

scholarly journals The major worldwide stress of healthcare professionals during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic – the international COVISTRESS survey

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0257840
Author(s):  
Sébastien Couarraze ◽  
Louis Delamarre ◽  
Fouad Marhar ◽  
Binh Quach ◽  
Jiao Jiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Paramedical Staff ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Very High

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated an upheaval in society and has been the cause of considerable stress during this period. Healthcare professionals have been on the front line during this health crisis, particularly paramedical staff. The aim of this study was to assess the high level of stress of healthcare workers during the first wave of the pandemic. Materials and methods The COVISTRESS international study is a questionnaire disseminated online collecting demographic and stress-related data over the globe, during the pandemic. Stress levels were evaluated using non-calibrated visual analog scale, from 0 (no stress) to 100 (maximal stress). Results Among the 13,537 individuals from 44 countries who completed the survey from January to June 2020, we included 10,051 workers (including 1379 healthcare workers, 631 medical doctors and 748 paramedical staff). The stress levels during the first wave of the pandemic were 57.8 ± 33 in the whole cohort, 65.3 ± 29.1 in medical doctors, and 73.6 ± 27.7 in paramedical staff. Healthcare professionals and especially paramedical staff had the highest levels of stress (p < 0.001 vs non-healthcare workers). Across all occupational categories, women had systematically significantly higher levels of work-related stress than men (p < 0.001). There was a negative correlation between age and stress level (r = -0.098, p < 0.001). Healthcare professionals demonstrated an increased risk of very-high stress levels (>80) compared to other workers (OR = 2.13, 95% CI 1.87–2.41). Paramedical staff risk for very-high levels of stress was higher than doctors’ (1.88, 1.50–2.34). The risk of high levels of stress also increased in women (1.83, 1.61–2.09; p < 0.001 vs. men) and in people aged <50 (1.45, 1.26–1.66; p < 0.001 vs. aged >50). Conclusions The first wave of the pandemic was a major stressful event for healthcare workers, especially paramedical staff. Among individuals, women were the most at risk while age was a protective factor.

PROMOTION OF ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY FOR DIARRHEA IN INDIA

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 693-693
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Large Volume ◽  
Oral Fluid ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Oral Rehydration Therapy ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Severe Dehydration ◽  
Oral Rehydration ◽  
Paramedical Staff ◽  
The Cost

Today, the great majority of cholera patients in the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Calcutta, India, are successfully being treated by oral rehydration. This switch over to oral fluid therapy, which in this hospital now saves about $50,000 every year in the cost of parenteral fluids alone, was the outcome of a study carried out by the Cholera Research Centre of the Indian Council of Medical Research, in collaboration with physicians in the Infectious Diseases Hospital, on the effectiveness of this treatment in cholera patients below the age of 5 years. The Cholera Research Centre, which is also in Calcutta, is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Vibrios. The study showed that 92% of patients with moderate to severe dehydration responded well when given repeated small amounts (25-30 ml, every 10-15 minutes), rather than a single large volume (250 ml), of oral fluid. In this way, vomiting—which occurred invariably when the large volume was given—was found not to cause any problem. The Centre in the meantime developed a cheap and simple system for dispensing the ingredients (glucose-salts mixture) for oral rehydration in sealed polythene packets to facilitate distribution. Under the name of Chorosol, the packets—which cost about $0.10 each—have been very well received by medical and paramedical staff. The use of Chorosol in the field, in the management of cholera epidemics, has also been very successful.

scholarly journals 0417 Preliminary study of distress among medical and paramedical staff of Moroccan Hospital

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A117.1-A117
Author(s):  
Fatima-Zahra Azzaoui ◽  
Hassan Chtibi ◽  
Ahmed Ahami ◽  
Hinde Hami
Keyword(s):  
Paramedical Staff ◽  
Preliminary Study

scholarly journals Introduction of an online discussion forum and electronic communication practice in a tertiary-level Anaesthesia Department

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Brenton Sanderson ◽  
Jeremy Field
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Electronic Communication ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Communication Medium ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anaesthesia Department

Objective: Electronic communication mediums provide an opportunity for clinicians to enhance communication, collaboration, and sharing of clinical experience, especially via mobile devices. In 2016, the authors implemented a private online discussion forum in a tertiary-level anaesthesia department to improve communication and collaboration amongst members. The objective of this survey was to assess if these aims were met, to determine the degree of communication medium duplication incurred by its introduction, and to assess departmental communication practices more generally.Methods: A qualitative anonymous online survey was conducted 18 months following the introduction of the online discussion forum, over a two-month period. All 120 medical staff were invited via forum message and hard-copy invitation and responses were stratified by training status.Results: Forty-seven responses were collected (39% response rate), comprising 31 anaesthesia specialists and 16 anaesthesia trainees. Sixty-one percent of respondents reported that discussion had improved following the introduction of the online discussion forum, with no significant difference between specialists and trainees. Despite this, 57% overall maintained a preference for email discussion.Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the introduction of an online discussion forum resulted in a perceived improvement in overall departmental communication. However, it is important that workplaces considering implementation of a similar communication medium determine their employees’ cultural perspectives on technology, established communication preferences and aims of implementation to ensure success.

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