Editorial Volume 1 Issue 1

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul F Jenkins ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Acute Medicine ◽  
The Past ◽  
Review Articles ◽  
Medical Emergencies

As you can see, the title of the Journal has changed and this is intended to emphasize its educational direction. It will continue to commission articles covering general medical topics with a particular emphasis on the management of acute medical emergencies, aiming to reflect the challenges that face those physicians responsible for supporting the acute medical intake. The CME component will continue,so helping to facilitate the accumulation of CPD points in General Medicine. As always we welcome submissions for publication and these can take the form of original research in areas of relevance to Acute Medicine or case-reports. We will continue to commission review articles as otherwise it proves impossible to maintain the cycle and the combination of articles we have planned. I am particularly enthused by the combination of topics covered in this Edition and I do hope that you enjoy reading them as much as I have enjoyed my editing duties. Profound thanks as always to those who have so kindly contributed;we do appreciate the extra commitment, especially in these days of inexorably heavier work-load for clinicians. This is my last Journal as Editor and I must extend my gratitude to those who have written articles over the past four years, to the member of the Editorial Board and of course to the Staff at RILA who have self lessly supported the Editor’s task. Unfailingly efficient they have been a complete pleasure to work with and very under tanding of the occasional memory lapse of this particular Editor! Chris Roseveare, Consultant in Acute Medicine in Southampton, takes over and the new editorial board will be announced in the next issue. Chris has some brilliant ideas and will lead this Journal to renewed success I am sure. I wish him the best of luck.

Editorial Volume 1 Issue 2

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Acute Medicine ◽  
Questions And Answers ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Near Future

When I was invited to take over as Editor of this journal, I had little idea of the amount of work which went into its production. I am indebted to Paul Jenkins for staying on in the role of sub-editor, and for helping me up a very steep learning curve over the past few months. I am certain that regular readers will wish to join me in thanking Paul and his editorial team for all their hard work during the last three years. The new editorial board has been expanded to include physicians with a broad range of specialty interests. We will be making use of their expertise and their contacts within their fields to commission reviews on a range of topics relevant to Physicians involved in the Acute Medical take. The intention is to cover all of the common (and some less common) conditions presenting as medical emergencies over a four yearly cycle. Ultimately this will mean that regular subscribers will have access to a comprehensive ‘textbook’ of acute medicine, with ongoing regular updates. The cycle schedule has already been determined, and a provisional plan is listed on page 71. The second section of the journal will include some new features. Some of these will be commissioned, but we would also like to encourage submissions from the readership. Case reports of a ‘General Medical’ nature, pieces of original research and audits relevant to Acute Medicine would be most welcome for this section. ‘Viewpoint’ is intended as a soapbox for anyone with a strong opinion which they would like to air in around 1000 words. This edition contains reviews of the management of suspected pulmonary embolism, diabetic ketoacidosis, anaphylaxis and cellulitis, all relatively common presentations on an Acute Medical take. In addition, we have a detailed review of the management of severe asthma, written from an intensivist’s perspective. This should provide an insight into the management of this complex group of patients, for those of you who are unfamiliar with what goes on beyond the ITU doors. Our ‘How to do it’ feature for this edition is an ophthalmologists’ view of fundoscopy, and some key abnormalities of the optic disc. Self assessment questions and answers are included at the back of this edition. Unfortunately, external CPD credits cannot currently be accrued by completion of these, although we hope to remedy this in the near future. I am sure this will not detract from the enjoyment of reading the journal, which I hope you find as educational an experience as I have had in editing it.

Editorial

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Roseveare ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Acute Medicine ◽  
Previous Edition ◽  
Interesting Paper ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
A Minor

So the brief ‘respite’ of summer is over, and we find ourselves plunging, once more towards the abyss of winter bed pressures. Hopefully those of you working at the coalface will find time to browse through the following pages. The production of a third issue in this ‘shortened’ year, following the launch of the Journal in July, is a credit to the hard work of the editorial and publishing teams. I am, as ever, grateful for their support. Next year will see a return to the planned 4-monthly cycle, with issues anticipated in March, July and November. One casualty of the tight schedule has been a minor adjustment to the cycle of reviews – COPD will now appear next Spring. In its place we have included an interesting paper reviewing the management of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and Serotonin Syndrome, submitted by Consultant Psychiatrist David McNamara. Gastrointestinal haemorrhage and atrial fibrillation will be more familiar to readers, while Dr Joanna Girling’s review of the management of medical emergencies in pregnancy is essential reading for any physician working close to a maternity unit. Myasthenia gravis may not be the commonest medical emergency; nonetheless it is important that physicians are able to suspect, diagnose and initiate treatment for this condition. As I mentioned in my last editorial, I am keen to encourage submissions of case reports, audits, and pieces of original research provided they would appeal to a general medical readership. Cases need not be rare conditions, but must contain a clear teaching message for the reader. In future editions case reports will be categorised as ‘Tales of the Unexpected’, and ‘A Case to Remember’ (a memorable case or one with a message that readers should remember in future). The report on page 106 is an example of the latter – an important reminder that a radiological diagnosis of ‘pneumonia’ does not always imply an infective cause. Finally, I would like to thank those of you who have written with feedback following the previous edition of CPD Acute Medicine. We are clearly attempting to appeal to physicians from a broad range of backgrounds, and I hope that all readers find something which appeals to them in the pages which follow. Please feel free to write with your comments on any issue which you would like to share with the editorial team – depending on the response we may consider including a correspondence section in future editions of the journal.

Editorial

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Roseveare ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Training ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Acute Medicine ◽  
The Past ◽  
Acute Medical Unit ◽  
Application Service ◽  
Public House ◽  
The Uk

They say time flies when you’re having fun – and the 5 years since Paul Jenkins convinced me to take over as editor of this journal have certainly flown by. This period has seen a dramatic expansion in the numbers of physicians specialising in Acute Medicine, the confirmation of subspeciality status and development of a training curriculum. Addressing over 300 delegates at the recent Society for Acute Medicine meeting at the Royal College of Physicians, President Mike Jones reminded us that only seven years earlier the Society’s entire membership had sat around a small table in a public house just a few hundred yards from that spot. At that time many were predicting that recruitment to the speciality would be a major challenge. ‘Why would anyone choose to specialise in acute medicine?’ was a question, sometimes whispered in the corridors of St Andrew’s Place. And yet many have made this choice, and many more continue to do so. The Society for Acute Medicine now has upwards of 400 members, a figure which has doubled in the past 12 months. Even more encouraging was the large number of trainees who visited the Acute Medicine stand at the recent BMJ careers fair. Many junior doctors clearly view Acute Medicine as a positive career choice, not the ‘last resort’ which some predicted it may become. However, challenges remain. By the time this edition hits the press the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) will be swinging into action to produce the first applicants for ‘post MMC’ training positions across the UK. For those of us who are involved in the shortlisting and interview process, the enormity of the task is rapidly becoming apparent. In Wessex, the Deanery has suggested that Acute Medicine shortlisting may take as much as a week, with a further week set aside for interviews of the hopeful candidates. Then comes ‘round two’, later in the year, when potentially we do it all over again. Suddenly the prospect of annual leave in the months of March or April looks like a forlorn hope. But before I break this news to my wife and family, I should spare a thought for those readers who find themselves on the opposite side of the process. To be part of the first cohort of trainees to be involved in this must be a daunting prospect. Many of those enthusiastic potential recruits to the speciality are clearly struggling to know where to turn to for advice on the process, confused by often contradictory messages and unanswered questions. Hopefully all will become clearer as the deadlines approach. A smaller ‘Reviews’ section in this edition reflects a dramatic increase in the number of articles submitted for consideration of publication in this journal over the past 6 months. As a result we have accommodated more case reports than normal, along with two papers in our new section for research and audit. I would encourage similar submissions in the future; case reports need not be rare or esoteric, provided they contain a clear teaching message clinicians involved in the acute ‘take’. Completed audits will be considered if they demonstrate clear evidence of how to improve practice in an acute medical unit. Owing to some software problems, Rila has temporarily suspended their submissions website which, until recently, had been the mechanism for submission of articles to this journal. Until these problems are resolved, I would be grateful if any articles could be e-mailed directly to me at the address shown on this page, so that I can arrange for peer review. Finally, a reminder that this edition concludes the cycle of reviews which started in 2002 and has now covered the majority of conditions presenting as emergencies on the acute medical ‘take’. The new cycle, starting in 2007 with volume 6 issue 1 will follow a modified pattern, with different authors hopefully providing a fresh perspective in their updated reviews. My thanks go to all of the authors who have produced material over the past 5 years as well as to the editorial board for their ongoing hard work in commissioning articles for the past and future cycles.

Editorial

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-2
Author(s):  
Chris Roseveare ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Service Improvement ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
National Goal ◽  
Acute Medicine ◽  
North West ◽  
The Past

Clinicians working in acute medicine will be familiar with change. The speciality and the environment we work in has changed continually over the past 15 years – I often reflect that no two years have been the same since I started working in the field back in 1999. Change is important, in order to achieve best practice, but sustaining such improvements can be an enormous challenge. The regular turnover of medical staff, local management restructuring and the constantly shifting National goal posts often conspire against us. It is easy for ‘changefatigue’ to set in. Submissions to this journal often describe local audits and service improvement projects which have raised standards: a low baseline may result in a statistically significant improvement from a relatively small intervention – often an education programme or poster campaign to raise awareness of the problem. However, what happens next is far more important: can the improvement be sustained when the key driver behind the project – the enthusiast – moves on, after their 4 month block of acute medicine comes to an end? One year on, we are often back where we started. Two articles in this edition appear to have achieved the Holy Grail of sustainability. In the paper by Joanne Botten from Musgrove Park, door to antibiotic time was improved for patients with neutopaenic sepsis by introducing a system whereby the antibiotics could be administered without waiting for a prescription to be written. The combination of a neutropaenic sepsis alert card and a patient-specific direction empowered the nurses and patients to ensure administration within an hour of arrival in over 90% of cases, a figure which has been sustained for over a year. Sustainable change is often facilitated by modifications in paperwork, but crucially the project’s success was not reliant on a single individual. The value of engaging with the wider team is also shown in Gary Misselbook’s paper describing sustained improvement in the layout and utility of an AMU procedure room. The authors describe how repeated attempts by different registrars had failed to achieve more than temporary reorganisation; the change was only sustained when nursing, infection control and administrative staff became involved in the process. The multiprofessional nature of the AMU is one of its greatest assets – we would all do well to remember this when instigating change. On a similar note, observant readers may have noticed some changes to the editorial board of this journal – I am delighted to welcome Dr Tim Cooksley, acute physician from Manchester and Dr Prabath Nanayakkara from the VUMC in the Netherlands. Tim came through the acute medicine training programme in the North West and his role in the acute oncology service at the Christie Hospital as well as his active involvement in the SAMBA project over recent years brings an important perspective to the editorial team. Prabath has been heavily involved with the development of acute medicine in the Netherlands and co-hosted the successful SAMSTERDAM meeting in 2014. His international perspective will be welcome as we attempt to extend the reach of Acute Medicine to our European neighbours over the coming years. I am very grateful to Nik Patel, Mark Jackson and Ashwin Pinto for their help and support during the past decade and wish them well for the future.

scholarly journals Message from the Editor-in-Chief of IJES Vol. 3(3), 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu. B. Melnyk
Keyword(s):  
Review Process ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Social And Behavioral Sciences ◽  
Behavioral Sciences ◽  
Letters To The Editor ◽  
Review Articles ◽  
Scientific Platform ◽  
Education Psychology

Dear Readers, We are honored to publish the International Journal of Education and Science (IJES), Vol. 3, No. 3, 2020. IJES is an academic periodical peer-reviewed indexed Journal that provides a scientific platform for presenting and discussing new trends and issues in Social and Behavioral Sciences. Since 2018, the Journal has published more than 200 manuscripts, including: Original Research, Review Articles, Brief Reports, Conference Abstracts, Reviews, Letters to the Editor. IJES Editorial Board includes the most authoritative scientists from 14 countries, 5 continents in the fields of Education, Psychology, Economics, Medicine. IJES is presented in 15 international scientometric databases, repositories and search engines: Crossref System, Google Scholar, Kopernio (USA); Publons (New Zealand); Scilit (Switzerland); ROAD (France); Index Copernicus International (Poland), etc. Indexed in the ICI Journals Master List ICV 2019: 80.33. From the second half of 2020, the IJES Editorial Board decided to replace one of the scientific directions of the Journal with another more specialized one (Medicine for Law). This is due, on the one hand, to the need for a certain specialization of the Journal, on the other – allows us to discuss new trends in interdependent areas: Pedagogy – Psychology, Economics – Law, which are included in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. So, from 2021 this international Journal is intended for professionals and researchers in scientific fields: Education, Psychology, Economics, Law. On behalf of the IJES Editorial Board, I personally would like to thank all the members of the Editorial Board who represented the Journal in the field of Medicine during these years. As the Publisher of the IJES, KRPOCH Publishing invited these members of the Editorial Board to continue their cooperation as members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Science Annals. IJES provides immediate Open Access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All Articles apply under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). The Journal publishes Review Articles and Original Research, Letters to the Editor, and Reviews. A total of fourty five manuscripts were submitted for this issue, and each article was subjected to a doubleblind peer review process by reviewers specializing in the relevant field. At the end of the review process, five high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication in this issue. Accordingly, the purpose of this issue is to enable researchers to share the results of their academic research. The articles discuss various research topics. We would like to thank all the Authors who submitted their manuscripts and to the IJES Editorial Board, which worked on this issue.

scholarly journals Editorial for the Inaugural Issue: Grande Medical Journal (GMJ)

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prakash Kafle
Keyword(s):  
Medical Journal ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Editorial Policy ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Scientific Quality ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Clinical Images

We are proud and honored to launch the inaugural issue of our new academic endeavor – Grande Medical Journal (GMJ), published by Academic & Research Department, Grande International Hospital (GIH). GMJ is an annual, open, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal that encompasses all fields of medicine and clinical practice. GMJ will be published both in print and online. It will be freely accessible via the internet through GIH’s website with open access to the full text of articles. There will be no subscription fees to the readers or processing fees for the authors. Publisher and authors who publish in the journal will jointly retain the copyright to their article. The editorial policy of GMJ will be guided by the high standards of scientific quality and integrity, professional responsibility, and ethical legacy. GMJ follows double-blind peer-review process. This minimizes the possibility of a biased opinion ensuring a responsible and ethical environment. GMJ will be initially published as one issue per year, and with contributions from national and international physicians and scientists, we aim to increase the frequency to two issues per year. GMJ will publish original research, clinical review, invited reviews, case report, clinical problem solving, clinical images, short communications, and editorials. This inaugural issue features fifteen scientific papers - 1 invited review, 3 original researches, 2 clinical reviews, 1 clinical images article, 8 case reports. The editorial board is committed to get the journal indexed in major search engines, indices, and databases to increase their visibility/ searchability and recognition in wider scientific community. For us to achieve these goals, in the forthcoming issues we seek to publish original, high-quality, peerreviewed papers including original clinical and editorials, clinical reviews, and correspondence on matters that will provide comprehensive coverage on all aspects and subspecialties of medicine. We would like to thank everyone who has worked diligently behind the scenes to bring this inaugural issue to fruition. This launch of the GMJ would not have been possible without the contributions from authors, and experienced and devoted reviewers who willingly signed up for timeconsuming workloads and enthusiastically agreed to provide their critical input to the review process. Thank you all for your trust and support. Indeed, it is a real honor to serve as the founding editors. Sincerely Yours,Prakash Kafle, MSEditor-in-Chief

Editorial

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Roseveare ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Rare Condition ◽  
Final Diagnosis ◽  
Favourable Outcome ◽  
Thyroid Storm ◽  
Acute Medicine ◽  
General Internal ◽  
The Face ◽  
Similar Theme

While the profile of the subspecialty of Acute Medicine continues to rise, so does the burden of work under which we are continually placed. Changes in General Practice out-of-hours cover, reduced junior doctor hours, continued pressure to achieve four hour A&E wait targets along with the arrival of yet another winter will be familiar themes for many readers. There are times when it may seem difficult to stay positive in the face of such adversity. In these moments of despair, I have recently taken to reading our ward admissions list in search of light relief. This list, compiled by non-clinical staff, describes the problems which doctors referring patients to the AMU ascribe to their patients. ‘COPD Exasperation’ appears to be a common problem (not least amongst the junior medical staff), while I hope that the patient admitted with ‘aspirations of pneumonia’ wasn’t too disappointed by his final diagnosis. A patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis was admitted several times with ‘acute f lare-up of vagueness’, an aff liction with which many of us will be familiar. My favourite, however, remains the unfortunate patient described as ‘Bilateral amputee – off legs’; things clearly could not get much worse for this man! If your own search for light relief leads you to browse through the following pages you will find more useful reviews, case reports and the second in our ‘Controversies in acute medicine’ series. This time Guha and Sheron tackle the issue of f luid resuscitation in chronic liver disease, an area which is frequently a source of considerable confusion. I have only ever treated one patient with thyroid storm, sadly without a favourable outcome; Ben Turner’s overview of the management of this rare condition will hopefully equip readers to deal with the consequences, should you ever be faced with such a problem. At the other end of the pulse-rate spectrum, bradyarrhythmias are a more familiar on-take emergency. In part one of a series of reviews on arrhythmias to be published over the next few editions, this subject is tackled in some detail. Diarrhoea and Cardiac Arrest have both been areas traditionally avoided by consultant physicians. In these days of the ‘hands-on’ consultant (preferably gloved!), I would urge colleagues to be prepared for such eventualities by taking note of our final two reviews. I am pleased to report that my continued pleas for submissions has resulted in more than a trickle of case reports, which has enabled us to publish two ‘Cases to remember’ in this edition. More on a similar theme would be most welcome. Mike Jones, originally brought into the editorial board for his renal expertise, wears his hat as Secretary of the SAC in General Internal Medicine to give an insight into Training developments in Acute Medicine in Viewpoint. Submissions for this section would again be welcomed. I hope you enjoy this edition, and that you continue to find the journal helpful in your everyday practice and personal CPD into the New Year.

scholarly journals Turning the page

2015 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. iv-iv
Author(s):  
Tim Lane
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Digital Platform ◽  
Digital Version ◽  
Paper Version ◽  
Video Library

This year will see some fundamental changes at the Annals – changes that are aimed at both enhancing and maintaining its appeal across the broad range of surgical specialties. In this respect, there have already been some important refinements to the structure of the Editorial board. The Annals will now have representatives on its panel from the diapason of subspecialties. It is hoped that this will ensure an equitable apportionment of high-quality original research, review articles and case reports from across the surgical spectrum. It represents the single most tangible adjustment to the structure of the Annals in a generation and one of which I am sure Sir Cecil Wakeley would have approved. I would like to take this opportunity to formally welcome our new board members and invite them to join with our other long-term stalwarts into what is a uniquely collegiate editorial team. As many of our fellows and members will already be aware, there has been a significant shift made over the last few months in the handling of research contributions to the Annals. In recent weeks we have completed the transition to our new submissions portal and it is encouraging that reviewers and authors alike have commended it in equal measure. While we are sadly not in a position to accept much of the material submitted to the journal (we currently accept only one tenth of all the articles subjected to peer review) we can at least aim to improve and enhance the experience for all those involved. In many ways this digital migration is a precursor to a number of innovations that will fundamentally transform the way in which we produce the Annals, the most significant of which is the launch of our new digital platform this month. These innovations signal a gradual move away from the printed version as the principal conduit by which the Annals is distributed. Inevitably, there will be those who will lament the passing of this hitherto more familiar and tactile media and so measures are in hand to allow for a more limited production of a paper version of the Annals for RCS fellows and members who continue to elect to receive their Annals in the traditional format. Medical colleges around the world are currently undergoing similar deliberations and for some a digital version may represent the only opportunity to maintain editorial independence – unhindered by the implications of a commercial publishing partner. It is however hoped that for the vast majority of fellows and members, the new and enhanced digital platform will offer significant advantages such that the digital version becomes the de facto medium of choice. Matt Whitaker and the team at the Annals should be congratulated for their sterling efforts in making this transition. The new site, now live at http://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk , will enhance the experience of finding, accessing, reading, citing, sharing and saving articles from the Annals, Bulletin and FDJ. Sign-on will be much easier; page load times quicker and the search engine more powerful and intuitive. The new platform boasts improved functionality, full in-page article text and multi-media, citation tracking, reference generators and advanced social media integration. We are simultaneously launching a new video library where we will be hosting our technical videos. It will, I am certain, become a huge resource for our surgical fraternity. Our new platform will be followed later this year by the inevitable and ubiquitous app, which will allow readers to download issues of the Annals and read them offline and at leisure on whatever their tablet of choice might be. It is my belief that these and forthcoming changes herald the transformation of the Annals into a truly modern journal with all the digital services that authors and readers now rightly expect from their RCS publication. Tim Lane Editor-in-Chief, [email protected]

scholarly journals Special Issue “2020 Feature Papers by JDB Editorial Board Members”

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Simon J. Conway
Keyword(s):  
Board Members ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Review Articles ◽  
Multicellular Organisms

For this Special Issue “2020 Feature Papers by JDB’ Editorial Board Members,” we present a collection of studies, including original research papers, and review articles by our distinguished editorial board members that focus on advances in understanding multicellular organisms’ growth, differentiation, and remodeling [...]

scholarly journals Welcome message from the Editor-in-chief

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 152
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Original Research ◽  
High Standards ◽  
Article Processing Charges ◽  
Scheduled Time ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ghana

Improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning without continual growth and progress. I write this editorial to welcome authors, reviewers, and readers to the third edition of the HSI Journal Volume 2Issue 1in 2021. It is my pleasure to announce that all 3 issues of the HSI Journal were published online on time and the print issues were also brought out and dispatched within a month of publishing the issue online. Towards this edition, the HSI Journal received several manuscripts-some were rejected in the preliminary screening and others after peer review process. A total of 43 research scientists from different juridictions reviewed the manuscripts submitted to this edition. Some of the accepted articles are presented in this issue. Altogether, there are 6 original research articles, 4 case reports, and a commentary. The average publication lag time for publication of an article was 2-3 months. The topics covered are broad but interesting and scientifically relevant. The HSI Journal is an Open Access publication with no article processing charges, and all published articles are accessible for greater dissemination. The Journal subscribes to the progressive thinking that access to scientific knowledge must benefit all without recourse to purchasing power. I take this opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of editorial board members and reviewers covering all related topics, especially during the final editing of the published articles. I would also like to express my gratitude to the publisher, all the authors, the advisory board, and office bearers for their support in bringing out yet another volume of the HSI Journal. I am indeed blessed with an excellent team. I look forward to their unrelenting support to bring out Volume 2 Issue 2 at the scheduled time. As the Editor-in-chief, I welcome suggestions, complaints, discussions, and thoughts from authors and readers to help us to maintain high standards. We look forward to publishing high-quality studies and making the HSI Journal synonymous with top quality in health sciences research. Thank you Acknowledgements The University of Ghana College of Health Sciences, the copyright owner, the patron, and sponsor of HSI Journal has always shown a deep interest in the affairs of its constituent institutions. The Journal is indeed grateful to the Reverend Professor Patrick Ferdinand Ayeh-Kumi, the Provost of the University of Ghana College of Health Sciences, for his immense support and leadership.

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