scholarly journals Assessment of awareness on generic drugs among health care professionals and laypersons

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 680
Author(s):  
Sahana K. Hebbar ◽  
Nalini G. K. ◽  
Deepak P. ◽  
Sahana G. N. ◽  
Jayashree V. Nagaral
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Generic Drugs ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
The People ◽  
Branded Drugs ◽  
Medical Interns ◽  
Very High

Background: In the present day world the expenditure on medicines is very high. Most of the people in developing countries find it difficult to afford expensive medicines. One of the measures to cut down the expenditure on medicines is to use generic drugs. Hence the study was taken up to know the awareness, attitude and preference for generic drugs among medical and non medical persons.Methods: The study was done on 290 participants. 60 medical interns, 30 doctors, 50 nurses, 50 non medical staff (clerks and attenders) and 100 patients were included. They were given a questionnaire to know the awareness and knowledge on generic drugs, willingness to prescribe (among doctors) and use it (non medical staff and patients).Results: This study showed that all medical persons- doctors, interns and nurses knew about generic drugs whereas 60% of non medical staff and 95% of the patients were not aware about it. All doctors had good knowledge about generic drugs and 80% prescribed it always. 70% of the patients depended on what doctors prescribed for them and never asked for generic/ branded drugs in particular. 70% non medical staff preferred it only sometimes.Conclusions: The awareness among non medical persons is poor than medical persons among the surveyed population. Hence adequate measures should be taken to increase awareness and knowledge among public so that they become imperative enough to ask their doctors to prescribe generic drugs.

How to educate health care professionals in developing countries? A Brazilian experience

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 491-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Morales Guerra ◽  
Monica Parente Ramos ◽  
Virginia Zagallo Penna ◽  
Janaina Midori Goto ◽  
Leandro Queiroz Santi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Care Professionals

Frequency of Work Related Musculoskeletal Wrist Pain Among Health Care Professionals of Lahore Pakistan

2020 ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
OJS Admin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Wrist Pain ◽  
Repetitive Movement ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Very High

The wrist and hand work related musculoskeletal (MSK) problems are very high in individuals performing prolonged hand task and repeated movements. The profession required manual dealing with additionally repetitive movement and hard work are at high risk of developing work related MSK problems.

Arts and Humanities to Teach Civility in Health Professions

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-245
Author(s):  
Katherine Hall ◽  
Jennie C. De Gagne
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The People ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
Innovative Learning

Incivility is defined as rude or disruptive behavior which may result in psychological or physiological distress for the people involved. These behaviors, which appear to be more pervasive than ever in today's society, both in academia and in the health-care system, negatively affect professionals' well-being and the workplace environment. Nurses have an obligation to practice with compassion and respect, and to develop creative solutions for addressing incivility. Education about incivility should begin in prelicensure programs for all health professions, so that students understand the behavior expected of them as professionals. When health-care professionals embody the ideals of respect and civility, they set an example for others to follow. The arts and humanities can be used as a pedagogical tool to provide innovative learning opportunities to teach these values through the affective domain of learning. This article discusses one of the creative avenues for facilitating such opportunity, the use of the arts and humanities to teach civility in health professions education.

scholarly journals Training of Ultrasound in Neonatology: Global or Local?

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-345 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Obstet Gynecol ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Basic Health ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Training Opportunities

ABSTRACT From the beginning of its use in neonatology, ultrasound is used more frequently and for many indications. Number of indications is increasing from year to year, while the training opportunities and curricula are not following the same trend. Nowadays ultrasound has been used for determination of functional hemodynamics in critically sick neonates which increases educational burden on the young neonatologists. This only applies to the developed countries where neonatology is well developed, while in low income so called developing countries some basic health problems of neonates have not been solved and there is substantial lack of health care professionals and equipment as well. How to cite this article Stanojevic M. Training of Ultrasound in Neonatology: Global or Local? Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013;7(3):338-345.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude of health care professional’s towards clinical pharmacy services in Nedjo General Hospital, Western Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ginenus Fekadu ◽  
Busha Gamachu ◽  
Teklie Mengie ◽  
Mudasir Maqbool
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Service ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Services ◽  
Significant Difference

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Clinical pharmacy service (CPS) is an expanding patient-oriented, hospital role with the potential for encroachment on the physician's role. In large part, the success of CPS will depend on the degree to which other health professionals accept the concept and are willing to cooperate with its disciples. Unfortunately, our information about the degree of knowledge regarding acceptance and reaction toward clinical pharmacy by other health workers is meager.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross sectional study design was carried out by using self–administered questionnaires on 110 health care professionals (HCP) in Nedjo General Hospital 10th March to 10th April, 2018.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> From the total respondents 91 (82.7%) were males and majority of them were nurses 46 (41.8%) followed by midwifes 23 (20.9%). This study showed that 67 (60.9%) of the HCPs had a good knowledge and 67.3% of the HCPs had a positive attitude about CPS. There was no significant difference between the HCPs knowledge of clinical pharmacy services in relation to their sex (p=0.744), age (p=0.313), profession (p=0.997), level of education (p=0.509), and experience (p=0.553). Regarding HCPs’ attitude of CPs role, there was no significant difference in relation to their sex (p=0.588), age (p=0.144), profession (p=0.059) and experience (p=0.394). However, the study revealed that there was a significant difference (p=0.009) between HCPs attitude and level education of HCPs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Majority of the HCPs had a good knowledge and a positive attitude towards CPS. Attention should focus to hospitals to implement ward based CPS and increasing inter-professional relationships between HCPs and pharmacists. </p>

scholarly journals Resolving conflict at work: what a nurse should know and take / Rešavanje konflikta na poslu: šta medicinska sestra treba da zna i preduzme

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Ankica Stajić Vujić
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
The People ◽  
Care Workers

Conflicts are part of our everyday life. They are inevitable companions in every sphere of human activity. Health care workers, as well as all the people who directly communicate with others, entering into conflict situations more often and several times a day. In contrast, health professionals do not have much knowledge about the sources of conflict and ways to solve them. The Health Centre Bijeljina in 2010 introduced ISO standards 9001, under which it was adopted and procedures: Managing appeals to us. Health care professionals are invited to efficiently resolve conflicts, knowing that they themselves created, and they are an essential part of human life. The results show that the application of the standards effective in resolving conflicts and conflict situations in the DZ-Bijeljina.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN A SOUTHEASTERN STATE OF NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Maureen Ogochukwu Akunne ◽  
Uchechukwu Chris Chukwueke ◽  
Chibueze Anosike
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Zikv Infection ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Objective: Zika virus infection is fast becoming a major public health concern in both developed and developing countries of the world because of its association with microcephaly and Guillain Barre Syndrome. Assessment of its knowledge and understanding among different healthcare practitioners are essential for prevention and control especially in developing countries such as Nigeria. Our aim was to assess the knowledge of the virus and its associated factors among healthcare professionals (HCPs).Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 10 to August 28, 2016, among health care professionals who were selected by non-probability convenience sampling technique. The respondents were selected from various practice settings including academic institution, private and government hospitals in Enugu State, Nigeria. A validated and pilot tested 15 item questionnaire was used to evaluate respondents’ knowledge of ZIKV infection. Descriptive statistics and chi-square were used to analyze respondents’ level of knowledge and its associated factors using SPSS version 16.Results: Two hundred (200) respondents participated in this study with more than half (53.0%) being male, and most were either Physician or Pharmacist (59.5%). Our results also showed that most of the respondents (128, 64.0%) had poor knowledge of ZIKV infection. However, among the respondents assessed, the Pharmacists and the Physicians had better knowledge of the disease as the test statistics were statistically significant at X2=16.722, p=0.033. HCPs in the academia had better knowledge compared to those that are self-employed or practicing in private or government hospitals (X2=17.178, p=0.028).Conclusion: Our findings suggest that most of the HCPs assessed in this study had poor knowledge of ZIKV infection. However, professional status, place of service, and study site were found to be associated with the respondents’ level of knowledge. Hence, through sensitization and awareness campaigns through the media, seminars, and workshops aimed at educating HCPs on the disease should be encouraged.

Behavior and Ethical Problems in the Functioning of the Operating Theater (Case Study)

2016 ◽  
pp. 1272-1297
Author(s):  
Anita Wójcik ◽  
Michał Chojnacki
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Ethical Reflection ◽  
Operating Theater ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
The People ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Systematic Development

The progress of civilization and the dynamic development of the various branches of science is inevitable. Subsequent centuries brought behind the systematic development of medicine and nursing. This action always was and still is accompanied by ethical reflection. Widely understood ethics shall attempt to catch an eternal with the changes, especially in the protection of the essence of the man as well as his health. Image of medicine allows us to understand that the subject of immediate medical ethics is not just a doctor and a nurse, but that there are often entire therapeutic teams of health care professionals and patients themselves. Concern about the health of their ownership presupposes and active partnership in the process of treatment. Contemporary ethics interfere in every element of medicine, generating doubts and at the same time trying to normalize them, included in the specified frame. Operating theaters and the people working there are not free from this type of dilemma.

The Needs of Developing Countries

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-26
Author(s):  
Saad Fouad
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Rural Health Care ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
The People ◽  
High Risk Infants

EMS in developing countries must be established as a high priority, since it is one of the key elements in making possible any realistic improvement in health care. In Egypt, the pre-hospital phase of EMS is a highly visible commitment to the welfare of the nation and is a catalyst for other health activities. Satisfying needs identified in rural health care, such as high-risk infants, trauma, and time-related health problems, will be facilitated by an effective EMS system. EMS must be adapted to fit the culture of the people and their specific needs.

scholarly journals Pharmacy education in India and its neighbouring countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 294-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayushy Sachan ◽  
Anupam K Sachan ◽  
Sudhir S Gangwar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Pharmacy Profession ◽  
Care System

During the past few years, the pharmacy profession has expanded significantly in terms of professional services delivery and now has been recognized as an important profession in the multidisciplinary provision of health care. The Pharmacist is a key component of healthcare and manages the human resource to support the growth. In contrast to the situation in developed countries, pharmacists in developing countries are still underutilized and their role as health care professionals is not deemed important by either the community or other health care providers. The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of pharmacists in developing countries, particularly in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The paper draws on the literature related to the pharmacy profession in the country in the context of the current directions of health care. The paper highlights the current scenario and portrays the pharmacy profession in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It concludes that although the pharmacy profession in developing countries is continuously evolving, the health care system which yet to recognize the pharmacist's role. This lack of recognition is due to the limited interaction of pharmacists with the public. Pharmacists in developing countries are concerned about their present professional role in the health care system. The information presented in this paper may stimulate discussion and critical analysis and planning, and will be of value in further adaptation of the pharmacy education to desired educational outcomes. These are times of enormous change in healthcare and the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical education must prepare students to enter into the practice of pharmacy.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v1i9.11622 International Current Pharmaceutical Journal 2012, 1(9): 294-301 

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