Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Casey S. Branach, Richard K. J. Brown, Randall A. Juip, Anthony D. Pignotti, Richard Duszak
Summary: Depositions are crucial in uncovering the facts of medical malpractice cases, causing anxiety for physician-defendants. Thorough preparation and understanding of depositions are essential for a successful outcome.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Jan Egger, Christina Gsaxner, Antonio Pepe, Kelsey L. Pomykala, Frederic Jonske, Manuel Kurz, Jianning Li, Jens Kleesiek
Summary: Deep learning has made remarkable impact in various scientific disciplines, such as image processing and autonomous driving. It has also shown great potential in the medical domain. However, obtaining a complete overview of the field of 'medical deep learning' is becoming increasingly difficult due to the abundance of patient data and the rapid growth of deep learning research.
COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Xin Zhang, Hui-fang Pang, Zhiguang Duan
Summary: This study found through meta-analysis that medical humanities programs can improve empathy among medical students and healthcare professionals. Different intervention durations and methods have varying effects on the intervention outcomes.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Review
Education, Scientific Disciplines
George Choa, Zakia Arfeen, See Chai Carol Chan, Mohammed Ahmed Rashid
Summary: The study found divergent views among medical teachers and students on the value of accreditation, with both positive and negative impacts on medical education programs and stakeholders. There are also unintended consequences of accreditation, including effects on staff morale, student-teacher relationships, and teacher workloads. Teachers also have concerns about the credibility of accreditation standards, assessors, and processes.
Review
Education & Educational Research
Ana Rita Cerqueira, Ana Sofia Alves, Matilde Monteiro-Soares, Dabney Hailey, Domingos Loureiro, Sofia Baptista
Summary: This systematic review examines the effectiveness of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) in medical education. The findings suggest that VTS can enhance clinical skills, observational abilities, and empathy in medical students and residents. Despite some limitations in the included studies, the results support the integration of VTS training in medical curricula.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Review
Immunology
Samantha Green, Marina Politis, Kathrine S. Rallis, Alba Saenz de Villaverde Cortabarria, Athina Efthymiou, Nicoleta Mureanu, Kathryn V. Dalrymple, Cristiano Scotta, Giovanna Lombardi, Rachel M. Tribe, Kypros H. Nicolaides, Panicos Shangaris
Summary: Lower levels of regulatory T cells in maternal peripheral blood during pregnancy are associated with pre-eclampsia, while further research is needed to confirm the relationship between low Tregs and preterm birth. The precise mechanisms by which Tregs may mediate pre-eclampsia and PTB remain unclear, highlighting the need for additional fundamental research in this area.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Jia Yin Lim, Simon Yew Kuang Ong, Chester Yan Hao Ng, Karis Li En Chan, Song Yi Elizabeth Anne Wu, Wei Zheng So, Glenn Jin Chong Tey, Yun Xiu Lam, Nicholas Lu Xin Gao, Yun Xue Lim, Ryan Yong Kiat Tay, Ian Tze Yong Leong, Nur Diana Abdul Rahman, Min Chiam, Crystal Lim, Gillian Li Gek Phua, Vengadasalam Murugam, Eng Koon Ong, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna
Summary: Reflective writing allows physicians to critically examine their thoughts, goals, and actions, and understand how their perspectives, motives, and emotions influence their conduct. It also enhances their learning and professional development. However, there is a lack of consistent approach and growing challenges to its place in medical training. Therefore, a review of theories and practices of reflective writing in medical education is proposed.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Ainhoa Bilbao, Rainer Spanagel
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analyses of medical cannabinoids based on their pharmacology, analyzing 152 randomized controlled trials. The results showed that medical cannabinoids have varying therapeutic effects and adverse events in different medical conditions, based on their specific pharmacological properties.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Valle Coronado-Vazquez, Cristina Anton-Rodriguez, Juan Gomez-Salgado, Maria del Valle Ramirez-Duran, Santiago Alvarez-Montero
Summary: This study assessed the expected learning outcomes of medical humanities subjects in medical curriculum and connected these outcomes with the knowledge to be acquired in medical education. A meta-review of systematic and narrative reviews was conducted, revealing heterogeneity in the teaching of medical humanities in terms of both content and formal level. The learning outcomes of medical humanities include the acquisition of knowledge and skills to improve patient relationships, reduce burnout, and promote professionalism.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Edouard Leaune, Violette Rey-Cadilhac, Safwan Oufker, Stephanie Grot, Roy Strowd, Gilles Rode, Sonia Crandall
Summary: Medical education can lead to a decline in medical students' attitudes towards underserved communities, with female students, those from underserved communities or ethnic minorities, those exposed to underserved populations during education, and those intending to work in primary care showing more favorable attitudes. Educational interventions, such as experiential community-based learning and curricula dedicated to social accountability, have shown positive effects on improving medical students' attitudes or intentions towards underserved populations.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Annabelle Jia Sing Lim, Daniel Zhihao Hong, Anushka Pisupati, Yun Ting Ong, Jocelyn Yi Huang Yeo, Eleanor Jia Xin Chong, Yi Zhe Koh, Mingjia Wang, Rei Tan, Kai Kee Koh, Jacquelin Jia Qi Ting, Betrand Kai Yang Lam, Min Chiam, Alexia Sze Inn Lee, Annelissa Mien Chew Chin, Warren Fong, Limin Wijaya, Laura Hui Shuen Tan, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna
Summary: Portfolios in postgraduate medical education provide a means to quantify and evaluate knowledge, skills, and attitudes through the establishment of smaller micro-competencies and micro-credentialing. This article offers a six-step framework for optimizing and instituting portfolios in postgraduate medical education.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Dhanika Samaranayake, Trent Pattenden, Andrew Morton, Isaac Thangasamy
Summary: This systematic review aims to assess the effectiveness of medical school education interventions on urological topics, which is important for improving the quality and outcomes of medical student education.
Review
Oncology
Hannah Frost, Donna M. Graham, Louise Carter, Paul O'Regan, Donal Landers, Andre Freitas
Summary: This article investigates patient attrition and barriers to treatment within Molecular Tumour Boards (MTBs). The study finds that only 20% of patients receive treatment through MTB, with reasons for not receiving treatment including no mutations identified, no actionable mutations, and clinical deterioration. However, incomplete data due to inconsistent reporting is a common issue.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2022)
Review
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Georgina C. Stephens, M. Nazmul Karim, Mahbub Sarkar, Adam B. Wilson, Michelle D. Lazarus
Summary: The study evaluated the reliability of Uncertainty Tolerance (UT) scales designed for and implemented among physician and medical student populations, finding significantly higher internal consistency among physicians compared to medical students. While UT scales generally demonstrated respectable internal consistency when administered among physicians and medical students, the reliability among medical students was significantly lower.
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kelemu Abebe Gelaw, Yibeltal Assefa Atalay, Belete Gelaw Walle, Molalegn Mesele Gesese, Belete Birhan Assfaw, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu
Summary: The health of mothers and children in Ethiopia is potentially affected by cultural malpractices during the perinatal period. This study assessed the prevalence and associated factors of cultural malpractice, finding a high prevalence rate. Health professionals should promote beneficial practices through education to ensure a healthy perinatal period for mothers.
REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Kathrin Cresswell, Aziz Sheikh, Bryony Dean Franklin, Susan Hinder, Hung The Nguyen, Marta Krasuska, Wendy Lane, Hajar Mozaffar, Kathy Mason, Sally Eason, Henry W. W. Potts, Robin Williams
Summary: The study explored how benefits realization management was practiced and conceptualized within the Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) Programme. Results revealed tensions between national and local reporting purposes, as well as challenges in attributing benefits to causes due to slow infrastructural changes. Efforts to simplify reporting requirements and support targeted collection of key outcome measures were suggested to enhance effectiveness.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Christopher A. Martin, Daniel Pan, Joshua Nazareth, Avinash Aujayeb, Luke Bryant, Sue Carr, Laura J. Gray, Bindu Gregary, Amit Gupta, Anna L. Guyatt, Alan Gopal, Thomas Hine, Catherine John, I. Chris McManus, Carl Melbourne, Laura B. Nellums, Rubina Reza, Sandra Simpson, Martin D. Tobin, Katherine Woolf, Stephen Zingwe, Kamlesh Khunti, Manish Pareek
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, a significant number of healthcare workers did not have consistent access to appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Older healthcare workers and those working in intensive care units were more likely to have consistent access to PPE, while Asian healthcare workers, those in allied health professional and dental roles, and those who saw a higher number of COVID-19 patients were less likely to have consistent access to PPE.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Adam Webb, Mayuri Gogoi, Sarah Weidman, Katherine Woolf, Maria Zavala, Shamez N. Ladhani, Manish Pareek, Lieve Gies, Christopher D. Bayliss
Summary: University students are a critical group for vaccination programmes, but vaccine hesitancy and uncertainty about vaccine status are concerns. This study found that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was associated with Black ethnicity and concerns about vaccine side-effects. Additionally, uncertainty about vaccine status was high for MMR and MenACWY vaccines.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Neyme Veli, Christopher A. Martin, Katherine Woolf, Joshua Nazareth, Daniel Pan, Amani Al-Oraibi, Rebecca F. Baggaley, Luke Bryant, Laura B. Nellums, Laura J. Gray, Kamlesh Khunti, Manish Pareek
Summary: This study found that nearly a quarter of UK HCWs were hesitant about receiving a regular SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Black HCWs, those with previous COVID-19 episodes, and those who have not received influenza vaccination were more likely to be hesitant. On the other hand, HCWs who received influenza vaccination and trusted official vaccine information were less likely to hesitate.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Luke Bryant, Robert C. Free, Katherine Woolf, Carl Melbourne, Anna L. Guyatt, Catherine John, Amit Gupta, Laura J. Gray, Laura Nellums, Christopher A. Martin, I. Chris McManus, Claire Garwood, Vishant Modhawdia, Sue Carr, Louise Wain, Martin D. Tobin, Kamlesh Khunti, Ibrahim Akubakar, Manish Pareek
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Louise E. Smith, Henry W. W. Potts, Richard Amlot, Nicola T. Fear, Susan Michie, G. James Rubin
Summary: This study investigated the changes in beliefs and behaviors following the news of the Omicron variant and changes in guidance understanding. The results showed fluctuations in worry and perceived risk of COVID-19, an increase in wearing face coverings and testing uptake, and a temporary decrease in social mixing with other households. Protective behaviors were associated with worry and perceived risk.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Christopher A. Martin, Katherine Woolf, Luke Bryant, Charles Goss, Mayuri Gogoi, Susie Lagrata, Padmasayee Papineni, Irtiza Qureshi, Fatimah Wobi, Laura Nellums, Kamlesh Khunti, Manish Pareek, UK-REACH Study Collaborative Grp
Summary: This study found limited data on the outcomes of COVID-19 risk assessment in healthcare workers and explored the association with ethnicity, sociodemographic, and occupational factors. The results showed that ethnic minority healthcare workers were more likely to be offered a risk assessment, but less likely to have their work practices adjusted as a result of the assessment. Previous SARS-CoV-2 infection was also associated with lower odds of being offered a risk assessment and having adjustments made to working practices.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Katherine Woolf, Padmasayee Papineni, Susie Lagrata, Manish Pareek
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lauren Bell, Claire Garnett, Yihan Bao, Zhaoxi Cheng, Tianchen Qian, Olga Perski, Henry W. W. Potts, Elizabeth Williamson
Summary: This study examined the effect of different types of notifications on engagement in a drinking reduction app through a micro-randomized trial. The results showed that receiving a notification increased the probability of opening the app in the next hour by 3.5-fold, and both types of notifications were similarly effective. However, the effect of the notification did not change significantly over time. This suggests that targeting notifications based on user states and interests can enhance their engagement in the app, but further optimization is needed to improve long-term engagement.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julii Brainard, Louise E. Smith, Henry W. W. Potts, G. James Rubin
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between age and partner counts during the 2022 mpox epidemic in the UK. The results showed a linear declining trend between age and partner counts for heterosexual partnership groups, but a peak in partner counts and concurrency for middle-aged MSMs (age 35-54), especially those in a highly sexually active subgroup.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Louise E. Smith, Robert West, Henry W. W. Potts, Richard Amlot, Nicola T. Fear, G. James Rubin, Susan Michie
Summary: This study found that worry about COVID-19, beliefs about risks and severity of COVID-19, and perceived effectiveness of facemasks were significantly associated with the use of facemasks. Removal of legal obligations to wear facemasks resulted in a 25% decrease in wearing facemasks and stronger correlations between psychological factors and facemask use.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Chidi Njoku, Stuart Green Hofer, Ganesh Sathyamoorthy, Neelam Patel, Henry W. W. Potts
Summary: This study explores the perspectives of stakeholders using accelerator programmes (APs) in promoting the adoption of digital health technologies. The findings indicate that while APs are helpful, there are still challenges such as the emphasis on traditional research evidence, which is difficult for SMEs to generate, and system-level barriers to healthcare innovation. Therefore, there is a need to develop supporting processes and infrastructure to accelerate the efficient and timely adoption of new digital health technologies.
Correction
Medicine, General & Internal
Louise E. Smith, Henry W. W. Potts, Richard Amlot, Nicola T. Fear, Susan Michie, G. James Rubin
Meeting Abstract
Oncology
Fiona Kennedy, Natalie Miller, Anna Roberts, Rebecca J. Beeken, Diana Greenfield, Henry W. W. Potts, Nicholas Counsell, Nicholas Latimer, Chloe Thomas, Lee Smith, Jacqui Gath, Charlene Martin, Lynda Wyld, Abi Fisher, Phillippa Lally
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
P. Lally, N. Miller, A. Roberts, R. J. Beeken, D. M. Greenfield, H. W. W. Potts, N. Counsell, N. Latimer, C. Thomas, L. Smith, J. Gath, F. Kennedy, C. Martin, L. Wyld, A. Fisher
Summary: This trial aims to pilot a theory-driven, app-based intervention that promotes brisk walking among people living with and beyond cancer. The study will investigate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and collect data to inform a larger future study.
PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
(2022)
