scholarly journals Telemedicine-Based Tobacco Treatment Model in Primary Care from a Low-Resource Setting

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 690-692
Author(s):  
Kumar Thamaraiselvan Santhosh ◽  
Mani Bhushan Pant ◽  
Fareed Uzzafar ◽  
Narayana Manjunatha ◽  
C. Naveen Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Premature Mortality ◽  
Primary Care Doctor ◽  
Tobacco Treatment ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Low Resource Setting ◽  
Tobacco Addiction ◽  
Video Consultation ◽  
Psychiatry Program

AbstractTobacco addiction is one of the leading causes of premature mortality. Early and effective intervention in primary care, though possible and feasible, is seldom done in India. This case series describes the diagnosis and management of three patients of tobacco addiction by a primary care doctor (PCD) who is being trained in digitally driven four modules based “Primary Care Psychiatry Program” of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India. This article discusses about the way in which two modules (telepsychiatric on-consultation training and collaborative video consultation) helped a primary care doctor (M.B.P.) working approximately 1,500 miles away from an academic institute to treat tobacco dependence at a rural primary health center of India.

scholarly journals Schistosomiasis and cancer: Experience from a zonal hospital in Tanzania and opportunities for prevention

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Lodhia ◽  
Alex Mremi ◽  
Jeremia J Pyuza ◽  
Nicholas Bartholomeo ◽  
Ayesiga M Herman
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Cancer Control ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Low Resource Setting ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Cancer Experience

Abstract Schistosomiasis infection is endemic in many parts of Tanzania. The morbidity due to Schistosomiasis and its association with cancer remains to be of great concern and poses greater challenge that needs to be assessed. Cancer is an increasing public health problem in most sub-Saharan African countries, and yet, cancer control programs and the provision of early detection and treatment services are limited despite this increasing burden. This article aims to discuss case series of patients diagnosed with urinary bladder, prostate and colorectal cancer together with Schistosoma infection. We further highlight the opportunities for combating new Schistosomiasis infection, a potential to reduce its oncological complications particularly in low-resource setting.

scholarly journals Novel use of fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy to diagnose cervical cancer in a low‐resource setting: A case series Morovia, Liberia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1413-1418
Author(s):  
David Alele ◽  
Bernice Dahn ◽  
Sia Camanor ◽  
Edet Ikpi ◽  
Molly Lieber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Low Resource Setting

Anesthetic management of placenta accreta in a low-resource setting: a case series

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.A. Muñoz ◽  
G.J. Mendoza ◽  
M. Gomez ◽  
L.E. Reyes ◽  
J.J. Arevalo
Keyword(s):  
Placenta Accreta ◽  
Anesthetic Management ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Low Resource Setting

scholarly journals Access to care for workers’ compensation patients in dense and sparse population centers

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-52
Author(s):  
Blair A Skylar M Rhode ◽  
Skylar M Rhode Skylar M Rhode
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Access To Care ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Cook County ◽  
Primary Care Doctor ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Injured Worker ◽  
Claim Number ◽  
Orthopedic Care ◽  
Gain Access

Background: Workers’ compensation was originated to provide a no-fault, timely access to appropriate medical care. Unfortunately, we have found that the system fails the injured worker in certain environments. By implementing procedural roadblocks in the form of initial claim denial and delay methods, the injured worker finds himself/herself in a battle of attrition. By delaying treatment and compensation benefits, the injured workers are “starved out” of their access to care and often walk away from their claim or accept a payout without treatment. Methods: We performed a randomized, consecutive case-series where 300 hypothetical patients called medical offices to attempt to arrange a physician consultation. We analyzed the ability of a patient to gain access (an appointment) to a primary care (N=100), orthopedic (N=100) and neurology (N=100) physician after stating that they were injured at work. We analyzed two cohorts, one as an injured worker that was given a claim number (N=150) and the other that was injured at work but not yet given a claim number (N=150). Conclusion: This study demonstrates how difficult it is to gain access to care as an injured worker. An injured worker in a low densely populated area without a claim number was unable to gain access to a primary care doctor in our cohort (100% denial rate). Even a patient with an accepted claim number in densely populated Cook County, IL had a 52% chance of being denied access to care with an orthopedic surgeon while a patient without a claim number had an 84% chance of being denied access to orthopedic care.

scholarly journals Outcome assessment of emergency laparotomies and associated factors in low resource setting. A case series

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 178-184
Author(s):  
Endale Gebreegziabher Gebremedhn ◽  
Abatneh Feleke Agegnehu ◽  
Bernard Bradley Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Assessment ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Low Resource Setting

scholarly journals Carcinoma of the Breast in Low Resource Setting: A Surgical Case Series from Rural India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-86
Author(s):  
Royson Dsouza ◽  
Anish Jacob Cherian ◽  
Mrudula Rao ◽  
Nandakumar Menon
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Comprehensive Management ◽  
Common Cancer ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Low Resource Setting ◽  
Tertiary Care Centers

The burden of breast cancer has been on the rise world over and has become the most common cancer among women in urban India and the second most common cancer in rural women after carcinoma cervix. There is a considerable delay in presentation associated with a lack of access to adequate and timely surgical intervention. Consequently, most patients present to tertiary care centers in advanced or inoperable stages. Many subsets of these patients can be managed adequately in resource-limited rural surgical centers. In this series of patients diagnosed with carcinoma breast, we have outlined comprehensive management that is possible in resource-constrained settings. The challenges in adhering to the standard of care and strategies to overcome these limitations have been discussed with a relevant review of the literature.

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