scholarly journals Educational strategies for the prevention of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 800-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Paulo Machado ◽  
◽  
Bruno Muniz Lima ◽  
Monique Guilharducci Laureano ◽  
Pedro Henrique Bauth Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Dynamics ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Systemic Hypertension ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
Prevention Of Diabetes

Summary Objective: The main goal of this work was to produce a review of educational strategies to prevent diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Method: PubMed database was consulted using combined descriptors such as [Prevention], [Educational Activities], [Diabetes], [Hypertension], and [Obesity]. Data from randomized trials published between 2002 and 2014 were included in spreadsheets for analysis in duplicate by the reviewers. Results: A total of 8,908 articles were found, of which 1,539 were selected about diabetes mellitus (DM, n=369), arterial systemic hypertension (ASH, n=200), and obesity (OBES, n=970). The number of free full text articles available was 1,075 (DM = 276, ASH = 118 and OBES = 681). In most of these studies, demographic characteristics such as gender and age were randomized, and the population mainly composed by students, ethnic groups, family members, pregnant, health or education professionals, patients with chronic diseases (DM, ASH, OBES) or other comorbidities. Group dynamics, physical activity practices, nutritional education, questionnaires, interviews, employment of new technologies, people training and workshops were the main intervention strategies used. Conclusion: The most efficient interventions occurred at community level, whenever the intervention was permanent or maintained for long periods, and relied on the continuous education of community health workers that had a constant interference inside the population covered. Many studies focused their actions in children and adolescents, especially on students, because they were more influenced by educational activities of prevention, and the knowledge acquired by them would spread more easily to their family and to society.

BREAST CANCER SCREENING: CURRENT ACHIEVEMENTS, FUTURE PERSPECTIVES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 664-671
Author(s):  
Ilya Pyatnitskiy ◽  
O. Puchkova ◽  
Viktor Gombolevskiy ◽  
Lyudmila Nizovtsova ◽  
Natalya Vetsheva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
The World ◽  
The Cochrane Library

The article presents a literature review of the PubMed database and the Cochrane library, aimed at analyzing the current situation and problems in the field of breast cancer screening in the world and Russia to form an idea of the key elements in organizing an effective screening program in the Russian healthcare system, as well as the possibilities of using new technologies when organizing such programs.

scholarly journals Sex, human rights and AIDS: an analysis of new technologies for HIV prevention in the Brazilian context

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 89-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dulce Ferraz ◽  
Vera Paiva
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Process Development ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Risk Compensation ◽  
Pubmed Database

ABSTRACTWorldwide, HIV prevention is challenged to change because clinical trials show the protective effect of technologies such as circumcision, preexposure prophylaxis, and the suppression of viral load through antiretroviral treatment. In the face of demands for their implementation on population levels, the fear of stimulating risk compensation processes and of increasing riskier sexual practices has retarded their integration into prevention programs. In this article, following a narrative review of the literature on risk compensation using the PubMed database, we offer a critical reflection on the theme using a constructionist approach of social psychology integrated to the theoretical framework of vulnerability and human rights. The use of biomedical technologies for prevention does not consistently induce its users to the increase of riskier practices, and variations on the specificity of each method need to be carefully considered. Alternatives to the theories of sociocognitive studies, such as social constructionist approaches developed in the social sciences and humanities fields, indicate more comprehensive interpretations, valuing the notions of agency and rights. The critical analysis suggests priority actions to be taken in the implementation process: development of comprehensive programs, monitoring and fostering dialog on sexuality, and technical information. We highlight the need to implement a human rights-based approach and to prioritize dialog, stressing how complementary these technologies can be to meet different population needs. We conclude by stressing the need to prioritize sociopolitical changes to restore participation, dialog about sexuality, and emphasis on human rights such as core elements of the Brazilian AIDS policy.

scholarly journals Didactic opportunities and conditions of application of technology WebQuest as a didactic form in professional training of students

2019 ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
I. V. Abramova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Main Component ◽  
State Educational

The article is devoted to the methodological problem of the use of information and communication technologies in the system of higher education. The formation of new models of educational activities with the wide use of information and communication technologies is the main component of the modernization of education. In addition, modern higher education is faced with the task of training students in accordance with federal state educational standards. The task requires the search for new technologies for the organization of educational activities. One of these technologies is the WebQuest technology, which can be aimed at solving the problem of effective professional training of students. As a solution to this problem, didactic possibilities and conditions for using the WebQuest technology have been identified and described.

scholarly journals Manajemen Ektrakurikuler untuk Mengembangkan Minat dan Bakat Siswa di Sma Negeri 2 Mendo Barat

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Intan Juwita ◽  
Zulinka Manissha ◽  
Joko Supriyanto ◽  
Karmila Sari ◽  
Aang Praboyo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Development Of Students ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

This research discusses about the management of extracurricular activities in developing students' interests and talents in SMA Negeri 2 Mendo Barat. Extracurricular activities are educational activities outside the subject and counseling services to assist the development of students according to their needs, potential, interests, and talents through activities specifically organized by education or education staff who are capable and authorized in school. The purpose of this research was to determine extracurricular management in developing students' interests and talents. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Data collection by observation, interview, documentation, and questionnaire. The research findings that extracurricular activities at SMA Negeri 2 Mendo Barat are required for all students and have been running well according to the provisions set by the school although there are still some obstacles in their implementation such as lack of experts in their fields, lack of facilities and infrastructure that support the implementation of activities, the lack of motivation from students so that there are still some students who do not follow extracurricular activities. In addition, the extracurricular activities that have just been active in SMA Negeri 2 Mendo Barat amounted to 8 extracurriculars, namely soccer, volleyball, scouting, rohis, 4 pillars of education, Taekwondo, KIR, PKS. The very limited number of extracurricular activities is one of the reasons students do not participate in extracurricular activities at school.

scholarly journals Corporate Training of Yakutia Teachers to Apply Methods of E-Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxim Anatolyevich Sorochinsky ◽  
Elizaveta Afanasevna Barakhsanova ◽  
Elena Zotikovna Vlasova ◽  
Mikhail Semenovich Prokopyev ◽  
Arkady Eduardovich Burnashev
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
The North ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University

Teacher training can assist in initiating digital changes in education. However, to achieve this, the training should use leading examples from the field of digital education solutions and technologies, while university and school educators should be trained to apply them in their work and to create high-tech educational startups in the field of e-learning. The goal of this study was to increase the professional competencies of teachers by conducting a corporate course that would prepare the teachers of the university in Yakutia to apply e-learning methods. The article demonstrates that the introduction of e-learning at the university is an important comprehensive process that implies transformation of all education components under the influence of modern technologies. Its practical implementation requires changing the goals, organizational forms, and technologies of educational activities in line with new technologies as well as the development of productive strategies for integrating the created innovations into the traditional learning process. For this purpose, the authors conducted a sociological study that helped identify the main problems associated with this type of training (for example, developing a course is time-consuming and a lack of required skills to develop courses). Based on the obtained data, the authors proposed a corporate course for university teachers on the creation of educational content for e-learning. It was shown that when applying new types of educational activities, teachers should combine traditional and new technologies, which contributes to the innovative training of teachers to meet the requirements of the digital society. This study focused on practical issues, since the research results were implemented in the work of the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU), the base of the research. The results can be used when training teachers to apply e-learning methods in other educational institutions.

scholarly journals How New Technologies Can Improve Prediction, Assessment, and Intervention in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (e-OCD): Review

10.2196/11643 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. e11643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Ferreri ◽  
Alexis Bourla ◽  
Charles-Siegfried Peretti ◽  
Tomoyuki Segawa ◽  
Nemat Jaafari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
The Impact

Background New technologies are set to profoundly change the way we understand and manage psychiatric disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Developments in imaging and biomarkers, along with medical informatics, may well allow for better assessments and interventions in the future. Recent advances in the concept of digital phenotype, which involves using computerized measurement tools to capture the characteristics of a given psychiatric disorder, is one paradigmatic example. Objective The impact of new technologies on health professionals’ practice in OCD care remains to be determined. Recent developments could disrupt not just their clinical practices, but also their beliefs, ethics, and representations, even going so far as to question their professional culture. This study aimed to conduct an extensive review of new technologies in OCD. Methods We conducted the review by looking for titles in the PubMed database up to December 2017 that contained the following terms: [Obsessive] AND [Smartphone] OR [phone] OR [Internet] OR [Device] OR [Wearable] OR [Mobile] OR [Machine learning] OR [Artificial] OR [Biofeedback] OR [Neurofeedback] OR [Momentary] OR [Computerized] OR [Heart rate variability] OR [actigraphy] OR [actimetry] OR [digital] OR [virtual reality] OR [Tele] OR [video]. Results We analyzed 364 articles, of which 62 were included. Our review was divided into 3 parts: prediction, assessment (including diagnosis, screening, and monitoring), and intervention. Conclusions The review showed that the place of connected objects, machine learning, and remote monitoring has yet to be defined in OCD. Smartphone assessment apps and the Web Screening Questionnaire demonstrated good sensitivity and adequate specificity for detecting OCD symptoms when compared with a full-length structured clinical interview. The ecological momentary assessment procedure may also represent a worthy addition to the current suite of assessment tools. In the field of intervention, CBT supported by smartphone, internet, or computer may not be more effective than that delivered by a qualified practitioner, but it is easy to use, well accepted by patients, reproducible, and cost-effective. Finally, new technologies are enabling the development of new therapies, including biofeedback and virtual reality, which focus on the learning of coping skills. For them to be used, these tools must be properly explained and tailored to individual physician and patient profiles.

Transcultural issues in the dynamics of a Balint clinical reflection group for community mental health workers

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 366-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Leggett
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Group Process ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Reflection Group ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Community Mental Health Workers

The author presents transcultural issues in the content, process, and group dynamics of consecutive meetings of a Balint clinical reflection group for community mental health workers at Inala, Australia. Balint work and the context and evolution of the group process are briefly described, as is the consultative research methodology. The process of a Balint group meeting is reported in detail, following the author’s consultation with group members. The collaborative work of a culturally diverse team of mental health professionals is examined in the context of discussion of a practitioner–patient relationship in which transcultural, gender, and family conflicts were the focus of affective and cognitive dissonance. For mental health workers engaging with communities of cultural diversity, Balint reflection groups can facilitate insight into cultural countertransferences that adversely affect clinical work. The group served to support the caseworkers’ engagement with patients of different cultures, and provided a safe environment for the creative consideration and exploration in fantasy of the emotional pressures and complex ethical dilemmas related to boundaries in transcultural client–practitioner relationships, including those in which open discussion would otherwise be avoided.

Adverse Staff Health Outcomes Associated with Endoscope Reprocessing

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elane Gutterman ◽  
Lindsay Jorgensen ◽  
Amber Mitchell ◽  
Sherry Fua
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Adverse Health ◽  
Adverse Health Outcomes ◽  
Pubmed Database

Abstract There are occupational challenges associated with cleaning, disinfecting, storing, and transporting flexible endoscopes. Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set standards to protect the safety of health workers in the United States, the standards are not specific to endoscope reprocessing, and the general standards that are in place are not fully implemented. Furthermore, adverse staff outcomes may not be fully preventable. To assess the evidence for adverse outcomes in staff associated with endoscope reprocessing, a literature review was performed in the PubMed database for articles on this topic published between Jan. 1, 2007 and March 7, 2012. Eight studies were identified, mainly European, which reported numerous adverse outcomes to healthcare personnel associated with endoscope reprocessing including respiratory ailments and physical discomfort. More scientifically rigorous studies are required to comprehensively describe adverse health outcomes in personnel engaged in reprocessing, particularly in the United States, and examine whether increased automation of the reprocessing process leads to decreased adverse health outcomes for staff.

scholarly journals At the Epicenter of COVID-19–the Tragic Failure of the Global Supply Chain for Medical Supplies

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonu Bhaskar ◽  
Jeremy Tan ◽  
Marcel L. A. M. Bogers ◽  
Timo Minssen ◽  
Hishamuddin Badaruddin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

The tragic failure of the global supply chain in the face of the current coronavirus outbreak has caused acute shortages of essential frontline medical devices and personal protective equipment, crushing fear among frontline health workers and causing fundamental concerns about the sustainability of the health system. Much more coordination, integration, and management of global supply chains will be needed to mitigate the impact of the pandemics. This article describes the pressing need to revisit the governance and resilience of the supply chains that amplified the crisis at pandemic scale. We propose a model that profiles critical stockpiles and improves production efficiency through new technologies such as advanced analytics and blockchain. A new governance system that supports intervention by public-health authorities during critical emergencies is central to our recommendation, both in the face of the current crisis and to be better prepared for potential future crises. These reinforcements offer the potential to minimize the compromise of our healthcare workers and health systems due to infection exposure and build capacity toward preparedness and action for a future outbreak.

Analysis of practices conducted by professional teams of family health

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Leila Alcina Correia Vaz Bustorff ◽  
Maria Do Carmo Moura ◽  
Cláudia Maria Ramos Medeiros Souto ◽  
Thatielle Vaz Carvalho Rigão ◽  
Verbena Santos Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Support Materials ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
La Red

ABSTRACTObjective: to verify the design of health workers of primary health education on health, in order to understand how educational practices are developed in these units, as well as the difficulties encountered and suggested strategies. Methodology: this is about an exploratory and descriptive study from qualitative approach, carried out in units of Family Health in the community of Mandacaru in João Pessoa city, the sample consisted of 20 professional Team Family Health, data were collected through interviews and analyzed from the Collective Subject Discourse approved by the Ethics Committee of Health Department of the state of Paraíba protocol number 2012/2006. Results: we found that in the daily educational activities are conducted with the cooperation of health staff and the professional is aware of its responsibility in this process to promote health, but health education is understood narrowly focused on prevention diseases, and even bar in difficulties such as lack of support materials, training of health professionals, involvement of users, among others. Conclusion: The results highlight the need for changes in educational activities to become an instrument of emancipation of the subjects. Descriptors: health promotion; health education; health care.RESUMOObjetivo: verificar a concepção dos profissionais de saúde da rede básica municipal sobre educação em saúde, com vistas a compreender como as práticas educativas são desenvolvidas nessas unidades, assim como as dificuldades encontradas e estratégias sugeridas. Metodologia: estudo de campo do tipo exploratório descritivo com abordagem qualitativa, realizado em Unidades de Saúde da Família na comunidade de Mandacaru no município de João Pessoa- PB, a amostra foi constituída por 20 profissionais da Equipe de Saúde da Família, os dados foram coletados através de entrevistas e analisados a partir do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo, aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética da Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Paraíba protocolo de número 2012/2006 . Resultados: identificou-se que no cotidiano as ações educativas são realizadas com a cooperação da equipe de saúde e que o profissional é consciente da sua responsabilidade neste processo de promover saúde, porém a educação em saúde é compreendida de forma restrita com enfoque na prevenção de doenças, e ainda barra em dificuldades como falta de material de apoio, de capacitação dos profissionais, de participação dos usuários, entre outras. Conclusão: os resultados apontam a necessidade de transformações nas ações educativas para que se tornem um dos instrumentos de emancipação dos sujeitos. Descritores: promoção de saúde; educação em saúde; profissional da saúde. RESÚMENObjetivo: verificar la concepción de los profesionales de salud de la red primaria de atención municipal, sobre la educación en salud, con vistas a comprender cómo las prácticas educativas se desarrollan en esas unidades, así como las dificultades encontradas y las estrategias sugeridas. Metodología: Estudio de campo de tipo exploratorio descriptivo con abordaje cualitativo, realizado en Unidades de Salud de la Familia en la comunidad de Mandacaru, municipio de João Pessoa, Paraíba. La muestra estuvo formada por 20 profesionales del Equipo de Salud de la Familia; los datos fueron levantados a través de entrevistas, y analizados a partir del Discurso del Sujeto Colectivo. Aprobado por el Comité de Ética de la Secretaría de Salud del Estado da Paraíba, protocolo n. 2012/2006. Resultados: Se identificó que en lo cotidiano, las acciones educativas se realizan con la cooperación del equipo de salud, y que el profesional está conciente de su responsabilidad en el proceso de promoción de la salud. Sin embargo, la educación en salud es comprendida de manera restringida con enfoque en la prevención de enfermedades, y aún tropieza en dificultades como la falta de materiales de apoyo, la formación de profesionales de la salud, la participación de los usuarios, entre otros. Conclusión: Los resultados señalan la necesidad de cambios en las acciones educativas para que se transformen en uno de los instrumentos de emancipación de los sujetos. Descriptores: promoción de la salud; educación en salud; profesional de la salud. 

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