scholarly journals Survey COVID-19 first peak 2020 - Viewpoint of Belgian Homeopathic Medical Doctors.

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 51-74
Author(s):  
Philippe Devos ◽  
Paul Serneels ◽  
Pablo Serneels ◽  
Martine Goyens ◽  
Michel Van Wassenhoven
Keyword(s):  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Effective Therapy ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Market Data ◽  
Early Peak

This retrospective observational survey of the practice of Homeopathic Medical Doctors in Belgium including 313 patients presenting mild COVID-19 symptoms allows us to conclude that during such epidemic situation for which not any effective therapy exists and no vaccination is possible homeopathy should be considered. The efficiency score (healing of symptoms in less than 8 days) is relevant for 83,1% of these patients. 4 homeopathic medicines were prescribed to 66% of them. 1,3% needed hospitalization for some time. Not any loss of chance to cure occurred for these patients. Market data reveals that homeopathy has been largely used for prevention and healing during the early peak of COVID-19 in Belgium.

scholarly journals Survey COVID-19 first peak 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 05-05
Author(s):  
Philippe Devos ◽  
Michael Van Wassenhoven ◽  
Paul Serneels ◽  
Pablo Serneels ◽  
Martine Goyens
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Average Duration ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Effective Therapy ◽  
Retrospective Data ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Market Data ◽  
Early Peak ◽  
Retrospective Data Collection ◽  
Gelsemium Sempervirens

Background: In Belgium, the first peak of COVID-19 was observed between March and April 2020. This represented more than 300 deaths a day beginning April and more than 1500 new cases every day during this period. Aims: This retrospective observational survey of the practice of Homeopathic Medical Doctors in Belgium has been conducted to check Belgian Homeopathic Doctors (HMD) have treated their patients presenting mild symptoms of COVID-19. Methodology: 6 HMDs accepted to provide data from all consecutive cases treated for COVID-19 symptoms in March and April 2020. This systematic retrospective data collection was compared with information from a free exchange HMDs’ forum. 13 HMDs regularly participated in this forum. Results and discussion: this survey included 313 patients presenting mild COVID-19 symptoms. The efficiency score (healing of symptoms in less than eight days) is relevant for 83,1% of these patients. The average duration of COVID-19 symptoms is 20 days. The four most used homeopathic medicines (Bryonia alba/Arsenicum album/Phosphorus/Gelsemium sempervirens) were prescribed to 66% of them. 1,3% needed hospitalization for some time. Not any loss of chance to cure occurred for patients that used homeopathy for COVID-19 symptoms. Market data also reveals that homeopathy has been largely used to prevent and heal during the early peak of COVID-19 in Belgium. This survey allows us to conclude that during such an epidemic situation for which no effective therapy exists and no vaccination is possible, homeopathy should be considered a valuable approach.

Ultrastructural features of prognostic significance in human oral cancer

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 618-619
Author(s):  
Karvita B. Ahluwalia ◽  
Nidhi Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Growth Control ◽  
Terminal Differentiation ◽  
Squamous Cell Carcinomas ◽  
Effective Therapy ◽  
Invasive Potential ◽  
Biological Behaviour

It is common knowledge that apparently similar tumors often show different responses to therapy. This experience has generated the idea that histologically similar tumors could have biologically distinct behaviour. The development of effective therapy therefore, has the explicit challenge of understanding biological behaviour of a tumor. The question is which parameters in a tumor could relate to its biological behaviour ? It is now recognised that the development of malignancy requires an alteration in the program of terminal differentiation in addition to aberrant growth control. In this study therefore, ultrastructural markers that relate to defective terminal differentiation and possibly invasive potential of cells have been identified in human oral leukoplakias, erythroleukoplakias and squamous cell carcinomas of the tongue.

Secondary medical prevention in patients with peripheral arterial disease - Prescriptions of vascular surgeons and medical doctors (angiologists) in a multidisciplinary vascular centre

VASA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klein-Weigel ◽  
Gutsche-Petrak ◽  
Wolbergs ◽  
Köning ◽  
Flessenkamper
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Oral Anticoagulants ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Disease Stage ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Vascular Surgeon ◽  
Medical Prevention ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

Background: We compared medical secondary prevention in patients with peripheral arterial disease stage II (Fontaine) located in the femoro-popliteal artery managed by vascular surgeons and medical doctors / angiologists in our multidisciplinary vascular center. Patients and methods: We retrospectively analyzed demission protocols of in-hospital treatments between 01.01.2007 and 20.06.2008. Results: We surveyed 264 patients (54.2 % women; mean age 67.52 ± 8.98 yrs), 179 (67.8 %) primarily treated by medical doctors / angiologists and 85 (32.2 %) primarily managed by vascular surgeons. Medical doctors / angiologists treated more women (n = 109) than men (n = 34), (p = 0.002) and documented smoking and diabetes mellitus more often (p < 0.001) than vascular surgeons. Besides, patients had similar cardiovascular risk profiles and concomitant diseases, vascular surgeons prescribed 5.47 ± 2.26 drugs, medical doctors / angiologists 6.37 ± 2.67 (p = 0.005). Overall, 239 (90.5 %) patients were on aspirin, 180 (68.2 %) on clopidogrel, and 18 (6.9 %) on oral anticoagulants. Significantly more patients treated by medical doctors / angiologists received clopidogrel (169 versus 11; p < 0.001), significantly more surgical patients received oral anticoagulants (11 versus 7; p = 0.016). The number of patients without prescriptions for any antithrombotic therapy was 6 (6.9 %) in patients treated by vascular surgeons and 0 (0 %) in patients managed by medical doctors / angiologists (p = 0.001). Prescription-rates of β-blockers, ACE-inhibitors, Angiotensin II-antangonists, calcium channel blockers, and diuretics were statistically not different between the two disciplines, but statins were prescribed significantly more often by medical doctors / angiologists (139 versus 49; p < 0001). With the exceptions of Clopidogrel (women > men) and diuretics (men > women) we observed no gender-specific prescriptions. Conclusions: We observed high prescriptions rates of secondary medical prevention in patients primarily treated by medical doctors / angiologists and vascular surgeons. We believe that this result is highly influenced by our multidisciplinary approach. Nevertheless, efforts have to be made to raise vascular surgeon’s awareness of statin use and complete prescription of antithrombotic and antiplatelet drugs.

Work Values Fit and Organizational Commitment Among Medical Doctors

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gim W. Lee ◽  
Zainal A. Ahmad ◽  
Mahfooz A. Ansari ◽  
Rehana Aafaqi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Medical Doctors

Medical doctors do not experience illegitimate tasks - or do they?

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Jacobshagen ◽  
Norbert Semmer ◽  
Gunnar Aronsson ◽  
Eva Bejerot
Keyword(s):  
Medical Doctors

Evidence-based regulation of labour migration in OECD countries: setting quotas, selection criteria, and shortage lists

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Chaloff
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Market Analysis ◽  
Multiple Criteria ◽  
Labour Migration ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Periodic Review ◽  
Market Data ◽  
Almost All

The growing complexity of selection criteria for discretionary labour migration in OECD countries has been accompanied by an expanded demand for labour market analysis and consultation with stakeholders. While some features of general or detailed criteria may be fixed in legislation, numerical quotas or targets, shortage lists, and multiple-criteria points-based systems are generally subject to periodic review and revision based on labour market data and consultation with stakeholders. Official government bodies have maintained co-ordination of this process, with varying degrees of externalization. In most countries expertise is internal, with recourse to external mandated bodies rare. In almost all cases, however, the process is designed to promote consensus around the policy while maintaining political control.

Impact of merger on efficiency and productivity : a case study of commercial banks in Malaysia

1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Mahadzir Ismail ◽  
Saliza Sulaiman ◽  
Hasni Abdul Rahim ◽  
Nordiana Nordin
Keyword(s):  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Malmquist Productivity Index ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Domestic Banks ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity

The Financial Master Plan (2001- 2010) aims to enhance the capacity of banking industry so that higher effic iency and productivity can be reaped in the future. This study seeks to determine the impact of merger on the efficiency and productivity ofcommercial banks in Malaysia for the period 1995 until 2005. The study uses a non-parametric approach, nam ely DEA (data envelopment analysis?) to estimate the efficiency scores and to construct the Malmquist productivity index. To enable this estimation, three bank inputs and outputs are used. Amongst the findings are those banks exhibit higher efficiency score after the merger and thefo reign banks are more efficient than the local banks. Productivity of the banks is calculated in both periods, before and after the merger: The results show that, it is the local banks that have improved the most after the merger. The main source of productivity is technical change or innovation. The findings support the existing policy of having larger domestic banks in term of size.

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