scholarly journals Overview and Algorithmic Approach to Management of Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank Singh ◽  
Aparna Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Algorithmic Approach ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Pattern Hair Loss ◽  
Males And Females

AbstractMale and female pattern hair loss (PHL) is an innocuous condition, but it has a major psychological impact on the sufferer. This paper aims to provide a simple algorithmic approach toward diagnosis, staging, and treatment of PHL in males and females. It also aims at simplifying the decision-making process for the surgeon with regard to timing and extent of procedure for hair transplant surgeries. Various treatment options, their merits and demerits, along with scientific evidence supporting or not supporting the treatment options are discussed in detail.

Genetic Markers of Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 201-202
Author(s):  
Carlijn Hoedemaker ◽  
Sylvia van Egmond ◽  
Rodney Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Markers ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Pattern Hair Loss

scholarly journals Decision Making from the Experience of Orthognathic Surgery Patients: A Grounded Theory Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 238008442110144
Author(s):  
N.R. Paul ◽  
S.R. Baker ◽  
B.J. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Major Surgery ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Theory Approach

Introduction: Patients’ decisions to undergo major surgery such as orthognathic treatment are not just about how the decision is made but what influences the decision. Objectives: The primary objective of the study was to identify the key processes involved in patients’ experience of decision making for orthognathic treatment. Methods: This study reports some of the findings of a larger grounded theory study. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews of patients who were seen for orthognathic treatment at a teaching hospital in the United Kingdom. Twenty-two participants were recruited (age range 18–66 y), of whom 12 (male = 2, female = 10) were 6 to 8 wk postsurgery, 6 (male = 2, female = 4) were in the decision-making stage, and 4 (male = 0, female = 4) were 1 to 2 y postsurgery. Additional data were also collected from online blogs and forums on jaw surgery. The data analysis stages of grounded theory methodology were undertaken, including open and selective coding. Results: The study identified the central role of dental care professionals (DCPs) in several underlying processes associated with decision making, including legitimating, mediating, scheduling, projecting, and supporting patients’ decisions. Six categories were related to key aspects of decision making. These were awareness about their underlying dentofacial problems and treatment options available, the information available about the treatment, the temporality of when surgery would be undertaken, the motivations and expectation of patients, social support, and fear of the surgery, hospitalization, and potentially disliking their new face. Conclusion: The decision-making process for orthognathic treatment is complex, multifactorial, and heavily influenced by the role of DCPs in patient care. Understanding the magnitude of this role will enable DCPs to more clearly participate in improving patients’ decision-making process. The findings of this study can inform future quantitative studies. Knowledge Transfer Statement: The results of this study can be used both for informing clinical practice around enabling decision making for orthognathic treatment and also for designing future research. The findings can better inform clinicians about the importance of their role in the patients’ decision-making process for orthognathic treatment and the means to improve the patient experience. It is suggested that further research could be conducted to measure some of the key constructs identified within our grounded theory and assess how these change during the treatment process.

scholarly journals L’utilisation des échelles de niveaux d’interventions médicales en centre hospitalier

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
Marjolaine Frenette ◽  
Jocelyne Saint-Arnaud
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Medical Intervention ◽  
Treatment Withdrawal ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Do Not Resuscitate ◽  
Code Status ◽  
Levels Of Care

ABSTRACTDifferent care settings in Quebec use levels of medical intervention forms, also called levels of care (LOC), to determine the code status of patients and to improve end-of-life care planning. It is not currently possible to know whether the levels of care in hospitals benefit patients and staff in facilitating the decision making process of treatment options and resuscitation measures. No study, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, has been published about LOC, particularly in Quebec and Canada. This literature review was undertaken on levels of care in order to clarify this topic. Relevant articles are discussed under different themes that are pertinent to LOC. The themes addressed in this article include care at the end of life, do-not-resuscitate orders, treatment withdrawal, and decision making at end of life.

Advance care planning preferences in Hispanic population with cancer in the Bronx.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (26_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6-6
Author(s):  
Jhosselini Cardenas Mori
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Shared Decision Making ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Hispanic Patients ◽  
Disclosure Of Diagnosis

6 Background: We aim to explore medical information-sharing and decision-making preferences of Hispanic patients in the Bronx. Methods: We are recruiting cancer patients who self-identify as Hispanic and are waiting at the oncology clinic at Montefiore Medical Center Cancer Center before an appointment. Results: To date we have interviewed 110 patients. The majority (60, 52.6%) preferred shared decision-making with their doctors, families or both, while 45 (39.5%) had an active decision-making style. A minority (9, 7.9%) had a passive decision-making style, deferring to their families and only 1 (0.9%) had a passive decision-making style deferring to the physician. The only demographic characteristic that was associated with decision-making preference was language; those who are English-speaking were more likely to endorse an active decision-making style (Chi2 = 7.06, p = 0.029) and less likely to endorse shared decision-making (Chi2 = 6.33, p = 0.042). The majority of patients agreed or strongly agreed that they wanted to hear all of the information regarding their diagnosis, treatment options, treatment expectation and treatment risks and benefits. Conclusions: These results confirm our hypothesis that most Hispanic patients prefer either an active or shared decision-making process rather than a passive decision-making process. Most patients prefer disclosure of diagnosis, prognosis and plan.

scholarly journals What the Phage: A scalable workflow for the identification and analysis of phage sequences

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Marquet ◽  
Martin Hölzer ◽  
Mathias W. Pletz ◽  
Adrian Viehweger ◽  
Oliwia Makarewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Algorithmic Approach ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Biological Entities ◽  
Workflow Manager

AbstractPhages are among the most abundant and diverse biological entities on earth. Identification from sequence data is a crucial first step to understand their impact on the environment. A variety of bacteriophage identification tools have been developed over the years. They differ in algorithmic approach, results and ease of use. We, therefore, developed “What the Phage” (WtP), an easy-to-use and parallel multitool approach for phage identification combined with an annotation and classification downstream strategy, thus, supporting the user’s decision-making process when the phage identification tools are not in agreement to each other. WtP is reproducible and scales to thousands of datasets through the use of a workflow manager (Nextflow). WtP is freely available under a GPL-3.0 license (https://github.com/replikation/What_the_Phage).

Training trainers in risk assessment

1997 ◽  
Vol 170 (S32) ◽  
pp. 35-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Harris
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Apprenticeship Model ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Early Training

Risk assessment has always been an essential part of all medical practice, and doctors have always been trained to make rapid assessment of risk. Much of the early training of doctors in both medicine and surgery centres on risk assessment. However, the method of acquiring that knowledge is predominantly through the apprenticeship model with observation by the trainee of the trainer's decision-making process. Those decisions, however, are often skewed and biased by a whole variety of influences, rather than always being based on scientific evidence. Clearly the increasing influence of evidence-based medicine will help this. At one extreme, however, there are heroic surgeons taking unnecessary risk or taking on cases which might more appropriately have been left without treatment, and at the other extreme, consultants who may feel demoralised or depressed might well become nihilistic about medicine and therefore might not attempt to treat cases that are treatable.

Replacing Chlorofluorocarbons in Industry

1990 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Kurt Weigel
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ozone Depletion ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Blowing Agents ◽  
Research Organizations ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
The Impact

Scientific evidence indicates that ozone depletion over the South Pole is more serious than was suspected a few years ago. As a result, production of the principal ozone-depleting compounds is scheduled to be phased out over the next decade. The impact of the elimination of these chemicals on industries will be immediate and significant, with the aerospace and electronics industries among the most severely affected. Alternative solvents, refrigerants, and foam-blowing agents are being developed, but will not be available in commercial quantities until 1992 at the earliest. Meanwhile, CFC users are working with the chemical manufacturers, EPA, DoD, and various research organizations, to speed up the process of identifying and implementing alternative compounds or processes. Most of the proposed alternatives have some drawbacks when compared with CFCs, but can be implemented safely if the user takes the time to understand the issues thoroughly and involves all affected parties in the decision-making process.

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