scholarly journals Medical staff who use ionizing radiation at Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center of Casablanca, Morocco: evaluation of radiation protection knowledge

2021 ◽  
Vol 319 ◽  
pp. 01046
Author(s):  
Lamia Hjiyej Andaloussi ◽  
Hicham Harrass ◽  
Hind Aschawa ◽  
Fatima Zahra Hlousse
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Health It ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Better Than

Hospital activity of professionals who use ionizing radiation (IR) at work generates risks on their health. Good knowledge of radiation protection (RP) rules can contribute to minimize these risks. This descriptive and analytical study, carried out from March 25 to May 14, 2019 as a survey, focused on knowledge about IR and RP. It was intended for medical and paramedical staff from several departments of Ibn Rochd UHC in Casablanca. Among 135 surveyed workers, 83% with median age of 31 years (21 to 54 years) participated. 65.17% of participants were physicians whose 76% were in training. 47% of respondents had a high global level of knowledge, with mean score of 6.6/10. IR average score (7.8/10) were better than RP average score (6.23/10). The scores varied significantly according to RP education (p<0.002) and home department (p<0.002). RP score was more strongly correlated to RP education (η2=0.32) than to department membership (η2=0.14). Medical staff RP knowledge are insufficient. In order to improve workers’ knowledge on RP, and thereby protect their health, it would be desirable to set up systematic pre-hire training and continuing education programs as well as integrate a radiation safety officer into all departments operating under IR.

scholarly journals Virtual reality videos used in undergraduate palliative and oncology medical teaching: results of a pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Taubert ◽  
Lucie Webber ◽  
Timothy Hamilton ◽  
Madeleine Carr ◽  
Mark Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Medical Teaching ◽  
Set Up

BackgroundVirtual reality (VR) immersive environments have been shown to be effective in medical teaching. Our university hospital received funding from our deanery, Health Education in Wales, to film teaching videos with a 360-degree camera.AimsTo evaluate whether VR is an effective and acceptable teaching environment. VR headsets were set up for medical students who rotated through Velindre Cancer Hospital’s Palliative Care department.MethodsStudents were asked to put on a VR headset and experience a pre-recorded 27 min presentation on nausea and vomiting in palliative care settings. They subsequently viewed a radiotherapy treatment experience from a patient’s point of view.ResultsOf the 72 medical students who participated, 70 found the experience comfortable, with two students stating they felt the experience uncomfortable (1=headset too tight; 1=blurry visuals). Numerical scoring on ability to concentrate in VR from 0 to 10 (0=worst, 10=best) scored an average of 8.44 (range, 7–10). Asked whether this format suited their learning style, average score was 8.31 (range 6–10). 97.2 % (n=70) students stated that they would recommend this form of learning to a colleague, with one student saying he/she would not recommend and another stating he/she was unsure. Students left anonymous free-text feedback comments which helped frame future needs in this emerging area.DiscussionThis study suggests that there is room for exploring new ways of delivering teaching and expanding it more widely in palliative care and oncology, but also provides feedback on areas that need further careful attention. Comments from students included: “Might have been the novelty factor but I learnt more from this 20 min VR thing than I have from many lectures”.SummaryThe project has proved sufficiently popular in medical student feedback, that the VR experience is now available on YouTube and has been permanently introduced into routine teaching. Further 360-degree teaching environments have been filmed. Of note is that our 360-degree videos have been viewed in Africa, so this format of teaching could prove valuable due to its global reach.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practice in the field of the radiation protection of medical radiology engineers in radiotherapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Muhamed Topčagić ◽  
Amer Šoše ◽  
Enis Tinjak ◽  
Marin Zovko ◽  
Haris Čizmić
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Medical Radiology

Introduction: The engineers of the medical radiology in radiotherapy are key professional group directly responsible for reliable delivery of radiation therapy treatment and the implementation of radiation protection measures in practice. Therefore, their knowledge and skills in this area need to be adequate and up to date. The aim of this research is the assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practice in the field of radiation protection among the engineers of medical radiology employed in radiotherapy centers within the public healthcare system in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Material and methods: The research was conducted on a sample of 30 engineers of medical radiology using a structured questionnaire which contains demographic data and sets of 10 questions related to radiotherapy devices, radiation protection in radiotherapy, risks and incidents related to use of ionizing radiation and the role of medical radiology engineers in radiation protection system.Results: The results of the research show optimal level of knowledge in the field of radiation protection (74.66%) and optimal level of awareness of the risks associated with the use of ionizing radiation (72%). The level of knowledge and awareness is significantly higher among respondents with longer working experience and those who have completed master’s degree and postgraduate education in the field of radiation protection. The application of ionizing radiation protection measures in practice has been assessed as satisfactory (2,3). Respondents are not sufficiently involved in the work of regulatory bodies (26.7%), decisionmaking (23.3%), development of procedures (23.3%) and education of other employees in the field of radiation protection (2.7%).Conclusion: Engineers of medical radiology are not fully involved in the radiation protection system as educated and trained professionals. One of the most important professional interests of engineers of medical radiology is adequate influence on the processes in the field of radiation protection.

scholarly journals Radiation in Dental Practice: Awareness, Protection and Recommendations

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
BN Praveen ◽  
AR Shubhasini ◽  
R Bhanushree ◽  
PS Sumsum ◽  
CN Sushma
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Reduce Radiation Exposure ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Effects Of Radiation ◽  
Harmful Effects ◽  
Radiation Exposure To Patients

ABSTRACT Radiation is the transmission of energy through space and matter. There are several forms of radiation, including ionizing and nonionizing. X-rays are the ionizing radiation used extensively in medical and dental practice. Even though they provide useful information and aid in diagnosis, they also have the potential to cause harmful effects. In dentistry, it is mainly used for diagnostic purposes and in a dental set-up usually the practicing dentist exposes, processes and interprets the radiograph. Even though such exposure is less, it is critical to reduce the exposure to the dental personnel and patients in order to prevent the harmful effects of radiation. Several radiation protection measures have been advocated to ameliorate these effects. A survey conducted in the Bengaluru among practicing dentists revealed that radiation protection awareness was very low and the necessary measures taken to reduce the exposure were not adequate. The aim of the article is to review important parameters that must be taken into consideration in the clinical set-up to reduce radiation exposure to patients and dental personnel. How to cite this article Praveen BN, Shubhasini AR, Bhanushree R, Sumsum PS, Sushma CN. Radiation in Dental Practice: Awareness, Protection and Recommendations. J Contemp Dent Pract 2013;14(1):143-148.

scholarly journals Investigation on the Correlation Between Humanistic Care Ability and Emotional Intelligence of Hospital Staff

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjing Ma ◽  
Wentao Peng ◽  
Jihong Pan
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Total Average

Abstract Background: There are different degrees of flaws in the knowledge structure of humanistic medicine of medical staff. The level of emotional intelligence of medical staff affects their career development as well as the doctor-patient relationship. Currently, there is a scarcity of relevant literature on the humanistic care ability and emotional intelligence of medical staff at home and abroad. Here, we tried to investigate this aspect of healthcare.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the staff of West China Second University Hospital Sichuan University in April 2020. We used the Caring Ability Inventory (CAI) and Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) to conduct this analysis.Results: A total of 3641 questionnaires were distributed, and 769 (21.12%) were recovered. The total average score of the humanistic care ability of hospital staff was (197.77 ± 20.30), which was lower than the international norm. The total average score of emotional intelligence was (84.21±13.48). The CAI score was higher in females than in males; the scores of CAI and WLEIS of the students who choose their own major because of their own interests were higher than those of other reasons; the scores of CAI and WLEIS of those who had received more comprehensive and in-depth humanistic care training were higher than those who had not; the CAI scores of those who had participated in volunteer service activities were higher than those who had not; the WLEIS score of the pediatric staff was higher than that of outpatient and emergency staff, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that the total score of emotional intelligence, self-emotion evaluation and expression, self-emotion management, self-emotion application, recognition of other’s emotions, and humanistic care ability of hospital staff were positively correlated (P < 0.001).Conclusion: The development of internal factors of emotional intelligence of hospital staff was unbalanced, and humanistic care ability was at a lower level. Emotional intelligence was positively correlated to humanistic care ability.

scholarly journals Optimization of the protection of medical staff in working with open source ionizing radiation on PET/CT in the University Hospital Ostrava

Hygiena ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-104
Author(s):  
Renáta Kohutová ◽  
Martin Havel ◽  
Vítězslav Jiřík ◽  
Hana Materová ◽  
Jana Golisová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
The University

The level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude of stroke among people visiting King Fahad University Hospital

2021 ◽  
pp. 324-329
Author(s):  
Abdullah Kabbani ◽  
Abdulwahab Albuali ◽  
Musaad Aljughaiman ◽  
Abdullah Alfrayyan ◽  
Abdulrahman Althomali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Hospital ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Prevalence of Thyroid Diseases in an Occupationally Radiation Exposed Group: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital of Southern Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 803-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Vimercati ◽  
Luigi De Maria ◽  
Francesca Mansi ◽  
Antonio Caputi ◽  
Giovanni M. Ferri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Thyroid Diseases ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exposed Workers

Background: Thyroid diseases occur more frequently in people exposed to ionizing radiation, but the relationship between occupational exposure to ionizing radiation and thyroid pathologies still remains unclear. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of thyroid diseases in healthcare workers exposed to low-level ionizing radiation compared with a control group working at the University Hospital of Bari, Southern Italy, and living in the same geographical area, characterized by mild iodine deficiency. Methods: We ran a cross-sectional study to investigate whether healthcare workers exposed to ionizing radiation had a higher prevalence of thyroid diseases. Four hundred and forty-four exposed healthcare workers (241 more exposed, or “A Category”, and 203 less exposed, or “B Category”) and 614 nonexposed healthcare workers were enrolled during a routine examination at the Occupational Health Unit. They were asked to fill in an anamnestic questionnaire and undergo a physical examination, serum determination of fT3, fT4 and TSH, anti-TPO ab and anti-TG ab and ultrasound neck scan. Thyroid nodules were submitted to fine needle aspiration biopsy when indicated. Results: The prevalence of thyroid diseases was statistically higher in the exposed workers compared to controls (40% vs 29%, adPR 1.65; IC95% 1.34-2.07). In particular, the thyroid nodularity prevalence in the exposed group was approximately twice as high as that in the controls (29% vs 13%; adPR 2.83; IC95% 2.12-3.8). No statistically significant association was found between exposure to ionizing radiation and other thyroid diseases. Conclusion: In our study, mild ionizing radiation-exposed healthcare workers had a statistically higher prevalence of thyroid diseases than the control group. The results are likely due to a closer and more meticulous health surveillance programme carried out in the ionising radiation-exposed workers, allowing them to identify thyroid alterations earlier than non-exposed health staff.

A Randomized controlled trial of SMS Intervention in Inner Mongolia with Type 2 Diabetes (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Mei Wang ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Mao Lin Du ◽  
Rui Qi Hao ◽  
Hui Qiu Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Sms Intervention ◽  
Better Than

BACKGROUND Nonadherence to self-management is common among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and often leads to severe complications. Short messages service (SMS) technology provides a practical medium for delivering content to address patients’ barriers to adherence. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to design a series of SMS intervention templates, and to evaluate the feasibility of the SMS through a short message quality evaluation questionnaire and to explore the intervention effect. METHODS 1. The SMS evaluation was assessed through the 10-point scale SMS Quality Assessment Questionnaire. 2. A randomized controlled trial was conducted. The patients in SMS intervention were randomly divided into intervention group (IG) and control group (CG), which received evaluated messages education and regular education, respectively. The intervention was divided into four phases, a telephone interview was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention after each phase. The main outcome were changes in blood glucose and blood pressure (BP) and their control rates, and secondary outcomes were changes in diet, physical activity, weight control and other health-related behaviors. RESULTS 1. SMS design: 42 SMS text messages were designed to promote healthy behaviors in different stages of behavior change, covering four key domains: healthy knowledge, diet, physical activity, living habits and weight control. 2. SMS evaluation: The average score for healthy knowledge, diet, physical activity, living habits, weight control were 8.0 (SD 0.7), 8.5 (SD 0.6), 7.9 (SD 1.0), 8.0 (SD 0.7), and 8.4 (SD 0.9), respectively. 3. SMS intervention: A total of 146 people completed the four-phase intervention, including 72 in the CG and 74 in the IG. At the end of the intervention period, in the IG, the decrease in fasting blood glucose (FBG, mean 1.5mg/l [SD 3.0] vs 0.4 mg/l [SD 2.8], P=0.011), postprandial blood glucose (PBG, mean 5.8mg/l [SD 5.1] vs 4.2 mg/l [SD 4.7], P=0.028), systolic blood pressure (SBP, mean 9.1mmHg [SD 15.8] vs 2.2mmHg [SD 13.3], P=0.025), FBG control rate (45.9% vs 31.0%, P=0.046) and PBG control rate (57.8% vs 33.7%, P=0.002) were better than the CG. In self-behavior management, the changes of the weight control, diet and physical activity in the IG were better than those in the CG, and the average score of the IG was greater than that of the CG (1.1 vs [-0.3] ), P0.001). CONCLUSIONS The overall quality of SMS content is higher to meet the needs of patients; Diet, physical activity and weight control message need to be focused on push. SMS interventions contribute to the management of blood glucose and BP, and help to promote a series of healthy-related behaviors.

A Cohort study to compare Admission criteria and Academic performance among preclinical students at The Copperbelt University School of Medicine: complete enumeration (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Mwila
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Average Score ◽  
First Year ◽  
Admission Criteria ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Better Than

BACKGROUND The Copperbelt University is the second public University in Zambia. The School of Medicine has four major programs namely; Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Bachelor of Clinical Medicine and Bachelor of Biomedical sciences. The Copperbelt University School of Medicine runs a five-year training program for both the BDS and the MBCHB programs. Students are admitted into the Medical school after successfully completing their first year at the Main campus in the School of Natural Sciences with an average of 4 B grades or higher (B grade is a mark of 65 to 74%). OBJECTIVE The study was done to determine the association between admission criteria and academic performance among preclinical students. Hence, the study compares the academic performance among preclinical students admitted into the Bachelor of Dental Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the Copperbelt University School of Medicine. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study conducted at Michael Chilufya Sata School of medicine Campus. A pilot study was conducted with 30 BDS and 30 MBCHB students and the obtained information helped determine the sample size. SPSS was used to analyze the data. The study period lasted approximately 7 weeks at a cost of K1621. RESULTS In 2014, there was an improvement in average performance between 2nd and 3rd year for each program. An average score of 15.4 (SD 4.2) was obtained in 3rd year compared to 12.8 (SD 4.9) in 2nd year (p<0.001). Meanwhile, 3rd MB ChB mean score was 12.6 (SD 3.7) compared to 10.7 (SD 3.6) in 2nd years (p<0.05). However, in 2016, both programs, 3rd year mean scores were lower than 2nd year (MB ChB 2nd year mean score was 12.0 (SD 4.3) compared to 3rd year with a mean score of 9.5 (SD 4.5), p<0.001; BDS 2nd year mean score was 10.6 (SD 4.0) compared to 3rd year mean score of 8.2 (SD 3.4), p<0.01. On average MB ChB students performed better than BDS students in all the years (p<0.05), except in 2016 when the results were comparable. CONCLUSIONS Results from the study shows that entry criteria has a correlation to academic performance as students admitted with higher grades perform much better than those with lower grades.

Determination of trace concentrations of copper by FIA-FAAS after preconcentration on chelating sorbents

1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 1785-1794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vlastimil Kubáň ◽  
Josef Komárek ◽  
Zbyněk Zdráhal
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Frequency ◽  
Copper Determination ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Sample Injection ◽  
Injection Flow ◽  
Chelating Sorbents ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Trace Concentrations ◽  
Better Than

A FIA-FAAS apparatus containing a six-channel sorption equipment with five 3 x 26 mm microcolumns packed with Spheron Oxin 1 000, Ostsorb Oxin and Ostsorb DTTA was set up. Combined with sorption from 0.002M acetate buffer at pH 4.2 and desorption with 2M-HCl, copper can be determined at concentrations up to 100, 150 and 200 μg l-1, respectively. For sample and eluent flow rates of 5.0 and 4.0 ml min-1, respectively, and a sample injection time of 5 min, the limit of copper determination is LQ = 0.3 μg l-1, repeatability sr is better than 2% and recovery is R = 100 ± 2%. The enrichment factor is on the order of 102 and is a linear function of time (volume) of sample injection up to 5 min and of the sample injection flow rate up to 11 ml min-1 for Spheron Oxin 1 000 and Ostsorb DTTA. For times of sorption of 60 and 300 s, the sampling frequency is 70 and 35 samples/h, respectively. The parameters of the FIA-FAAS determination (acetylene-air flame) are comparable to or better than those achieved by ETA AAS. The method was applied to the determination of traces of copper in high-purity water.

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