The document discusses the Cochrane Collaboration, which establishes systematic reviews of healthcare evidence. It specifically focuses on the Cochrane Oral Health Group, which prepares reviews of randomized controlled trials in oral health. The Group has published over 120 reviews and aims to maintain relevance and quality while encouraging impact on dental practice. Membership in the Group provides benefits like involvement in identifying important reviews to produce and opportunities for global collaboration.
Quality assessment in systematic literature reviewJingjing Lin
This tutorial is to introduce the definition, process, and tools of quality assessment in the systematic literature review.
If you are new to my channel, you can check out the previous events together with this one to get started with the systematic literature review as a research approach.
EP11 Systematic Literature Review Planning: workflow, literature scoping, and review protocol (https://youtu.be/qukb-VytjxQ)
EP12 Develop search strategy: fishing relevant literature for your research (https://youtu.be/9cH5I03jbg0)
EP13 Literature screening: inclusion and exclusion
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How to conduct abstract screening for systematic review – PubricaPubrica
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A well recognised form of research is called systematic reviews on specific point. Why do we need them and How they can be done?? this talk is trying to answer these questions in a simple way
eahil cpd pilot program. Webinar 50 shades of reviewmaria gp
Dr. Andrew Booth share his expertise in this webinar to help medical librarians better support their users when facing the task of literature review.
This webinar is part of a CPD pilot program for the EAHIL.
EAHIL CPD Pilot Program: 10 things you may not know about Cochrane Library - ...maria gp
This one-hour webinar was intended for healthcare librarians who are familiar with the Cochrane Library as well as those who are less well acquainted with it. Carol Lefebvre was our Presenter in this webinar, part of the EAHIL CPD Pilot Program. Juanuary 2017.
This workshop is meant to be an introduction to the systematic review process. Further information about systematic reviews was available through a research guide. http://libguides.ucalgary.ca/content.php?pid=593664
EAHIL CPD Pilot Program: Search filters - what are they good for?maria gp
In this one hour webinar, Julie reviewed how to find filters, how to assess the quality of filters and occasions when filters may or not be helpful. This webinar is part of the EAHIL CPD pilot program. Visit http://eahil.eu
University of sydney BDent1 - Finding the best evidence. Presentations goes over How to formulate a clinical question using PICO, How to find a systematic review in Cochrane & Medline, and how to find primary studies using the Ovid clinical queries limit in Medline. Contains links to the Sutherland Evidence-based Dentistry articles from the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association.
Quality assessment in systematic literature reviewJingjing Lin
This tutorial is to introduce the definition, process, and tools of quality assessment in the systematic literature review.
If you are new to my channel, you can check out the previous events together with this one to get started with the systematic literature review as a research approach.
EP11 Systematic Literature Review Planning: workflow, literature scoping, and review protocol (https://youtu.be/qukb-VytjxQ)
EP12 Develop search strategy: fishing relevant literature for your research (https://youtu.be/9cH5I03jbg0)
EP13 Literature screening: inclusion and exclusion
(https://youtu.be/BCdveqka-E4)
You can browse other previous research sharing in this YouTube list of mine (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...)
Please kindly subscribe if you want to be reminded when I have new videos published on YouTube.
How to conduct abstract screening for systematic review – PubricaPubrica
Abstract screening is a necessary step in conducting a thorough and efficient systematic assessment.
• Before screening begins
• During abstract screening
• After screening ends
Continue Reading: https://bit.ly/2UmT1HQ
For our services: https://pubrica.com/services/research-services/systematic-review/
Why Pubrica:
When you order our services, We promise you the following – Plagiarism free | always on Time | 24*7 customer support | Written to international Standard | Unlimited Revisions support | Medical writing Expert | Publication Support | Biostatistical experts | High-quality Subject Matter Experts.
Contact us:
Web: https://pubrica.com/
Blog: https://pubrica.com/academy/
Email: sales@pubrica.com
WhatsApp : +91 9884350006
United Kingdom: +44-1618186353
Presented as part of the Capacity Building in Policy Briefs Development Workshop conducted by Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation
In collaboration with World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean in King Saud University 2019.
A well recognised form of research is called systematic reviews on specific point. Why do we need them and How they can be done?? this talk is trying to answer these questions in a simple way
eahil cpd pilot program. Webinar 50 shades of reviewmaria gp
Dr. Andrew Booth share his expertise in this webinar to help medical librarians better support their users when facing the task of literature review.
This webinar is part of a CPD pilot program for the EAHIL.
EAHIL CPD Pilot Program: 10 things you may not know about Cochrane Library - ...maria gp
This one-hour webinar was intended for healthcare librarians who are familiar with the Cochrane Library as well as those who are less well acquainted with it. Carol Lefebvre was our Presenter in this webinar, part of the EAHIL CPD Pilot Program. Juanuary 2017.
This workshop is meant to be an introduction to the systematic review process. Further information about systematic reviews was available through a research guide. http://libguides.ucalgary.ca/content.php?pid=593664
EAHIL CPD Pilot Program: Search filters - what are they good for?maria gp
In this one hour webinar, Julie reviewed how to find filters, how to assess the quality of filters and occasions when filters may or not be helpful. This webinar is part of the EAHIL CPD pilot program. Visit http://eahil.eu
University of sydney BDent1 - Finding the best evidence. Presentations goes over How to formulate a clinical question using PICO, How to find a systematic review in Cochrane & Medline, and how to find primary studies using the Ovid clinical queries limit in Medline. Contains links to the Sutherland Evidence-based Dentistry articles from the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association.
Module 2: Evidence-Based Dental Public HealthKelley Minars
The updated version of this tutorial is available here: http://www.slideshare.net/uthsclib/module-2-evidencebased-dental-public-health-1724938
Module 2 of the Oral Health Tutorial, a production of UT HSC Libraries.
This module focuses on evidence-based dental health. View this tutorial to learn how to define evidence-based dental public health, learn effective retrieval strategy, be able to critique the literature and apply it to public health dental practice.
This tutorial is copyright Lara Sapp and Julie Gaines. Uploaded with permission.
For a School of Information class on medical librarianship, this presentation was created to provide a very basic introduction and overview of the concepts, expectations, and experience of the librarian portion of working in a systematic review team.
BDent3 - finding the best evidence - an updatejeremyc
Slideshow of presentation given at Westmead Hospital on the 22nd of August, 2007.
Content Covered included:
Creating a search strategy
Finding Systematic Reviews
Finding primary studies
Where to locate resources to help you appraise studies
Automatic Extraction of Knowledge from Biomedical literaturepetermurrayrust
a plenary lecture to Cochrane Collaboration in Birmingham, on the value of automatically extracting knowledge. Covers the Why? How? What? Who? and problems and invites collaboration
Automatic Extraction of Knowledge from Biomedical literature TheContentMine
Published on Mar 16, 2016 by PMR
A plenary lecture to Cochrane Collaboration in Birmingham, on the value of automatically extracting knowledge. Covers the Why? How? What? Who? and problems and invites collaboration
Introduce IUON students to evidence-based nursing literature and effective strategies for searching for and accessing evidence-based research in nursing.
Explore natural remedies for syphilis treatment in Singapore. Discover alternative therapies, herbal remedies, and lifestyle changes that may complement conventional treatments. Learn about holistic approaches to managing syphilis symptoms and supporting overall health.
Knee anatomy and clinical tests 2024.pdfvimalpl1234
This includes all relevant anatomy and clinical tests compiled from standard textbooks, Campbell,netter etc..It is comprehensive and best suited for orthopaedicians and orthopaedic residents.
The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system
It is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system and is located in front of the rectum and just below the urinary bladder
Function is to store and secrete a clear, slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes 10-30% of the volume of the seminal fluid that along with the spermatozoa, constitutes semen
A healthy human prostate measures (4cm-vertical, by 3cm-horizontal, 2cm ant-post ).
It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It has anterior, median, posterior and two lateral lobes
It’s work is regulated by androgens which are responsible for male sex characteristics
Generalised disease of the prostate due to hormonal derangement which leads to non malignant enlargement of the gland (increase in the number of epithelial cells and stromal tissue)to cause compression of the urethra leading to symptoms (LUTS
- Video recording of this lecture in English language: https://youtu.be/lK81BzxMqdo
- Video recording of this lecture in Arabic language: https://youtu.be/Ve4P0COk9OI
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Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
ONCOLOGICAL AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES?
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ETHICS
- GENE THERAPY
- BEYOND BORDERS: GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DEMOCRATIZING LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES
- Prix Galien International Awards Ceremony
Pulmonary Thromboembolism - etilogy, types, medical- Surgical and nursing man...VarunMahajani
Disruption of blood supply to lung alveoli due to blockage of one or more pulmonary blood vessels is called as Pulmonary thromboembolism. In this presentation we will discuss its causes, types and its management in depth.
New Drug Discovery and Development .....NEHA GUPTA
The "New Drug Discovery and Development" process involves the identification, design, testing, and manufacturing of novel pharmaceutical compounds with the aim of introducing new and improved treatments for various medical conditions. This comprehensive endeavor encompasses various stages, including target identification, preclinical studies, clinical trials, regulatory approval, and post-market surveillance. It involves multidisciplinary collaboration among scientists, researchers, clinicians, regulatory experts, and pharmaceutical companies to bring innovative therapies to market and address unmet medical needs.
Lung Cancer: Artificial Intelligence, Synergetics, Complex System Analysis, S...Oleg Kshivets
RESULTS: Overall life span (LS) was 2252.1±1742.5 days and cumulative 5-year survival (5YS) reached 73.2%, 10 years – 64.8%, 20 years – 42.5%. 513 LCP lived more than 5 years (LS=3124.6±1525.6 days), 148 LCP – more than 10 years (LS=5054.4±1504.1 days).199 LCP died because of LC (LS=562.7±374.5 days). 5YS of LCP after bi/lobectomies was significantly superior in comparison with LCP after pneumonectomies (78.1% vs.63.7%, P=0.00001 by log-rank test). AT significantly improved 5YS (66.3% vs. 34.8%) (P=0.00000 by log-rank test) only for LCP with N1-2. Cox modeling displayed that 5YS of LCP significantly depended on: phase transition (PT) early-invasive LC in terms of synergetics, PT N0—N12, cell ratio factors (ratio between cancer cells- CC and blood cells subpopulations), G1-3, histology, glucose, AT, blood cell circuit, prothrombin index, heparin tolerance, recalcification time (P=0.000-0.038). Neural networks, genetic algorithm selection and bootstrap simulation revealed relationships between 5YS and PT early-invasive LC (rank=1), PT N0—N12 (rank=2), thrombocytes/CC (3), erythrocytes/CC (4), eosinophils/CC (5), healthy cells/CC (6), lymphocytes/CC (7), segmented neutrophils/CC (8), stick neutrophils/CC (9), monocytes/CC (10); leucocytes/CC (11). Correct prediction of 5YS was 100% by neural networks computing (area under ROC curve=1.0; error=0.0).
CONCLUSIONS: 5YS of LCP after radical procedures significantly depended on: 1) PT early-invasive cancer; 2) PT N0--N12; 3) cell ratio factors; 4) blood cell circuit; 5) biochemical factors; 6) hemostasis system; 7) AT; 8) LC characteristics; 9) LC cell dynamics; 10) surgery type: lobectomy/pneumonectomy; 11) anthropometric data. Optimal diagnosis and treatment strategies for LC are: 1) screening and early detection of LC; 2) availability of experienced thoracic surgeons because of complexity of radical procedures; 3) aggressive en block surgery and adequate lymph node dissection for completeness; 4) precise prediction; 5) adjuvant chemoimmunoradiotherapy for LCP with unfavorable prognosis.
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
Report Back from SGO 2024: What’s the Latest in Cervical Cancer?bkling
Are you curious about what’s new in cervical cancer research or unsure what the findings mean? Join Dr. Emily Ko, a gynecologic oncologist at Penn Medicine, to learn about the latest updates from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Ko will discuss what the research presented at the conference means for you and answer your questions about the new developments.
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar leads (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
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Ethanol (CH3CH2OH), or beverage alcohol, is a two-carbon alcohol
that is rapidly distributed in the body and brain. Ethanol alters many
neurochemical systems and has rewarding and addictive properties. It
is the oldest recreational drug and likely contributes to more morbidity,
mortality, and public health costs than all illicit drugs combined. The
5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-5) integrates alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence into a single
disorder called alcohol use disorder (AUD), with mild, moderate,
and severe subclassifications (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
In the DSM-5, all types of substance abuse and dependence have been
combined into a single substance use disorder (SUD) on a continuum
from mild to severe. A diagnosis of AUD requires that at least two of
the 11 DSM-5 behaviors be present within a 12-month period (mild
AUD: 2–3 criteria; moderate AUD: 4–5 criteria; severe AUD: 6–11 criteria).
The four main behavioral effects of AUD are impaired control over
drinking, negative social consequences, risky use, and altered physiological
effects (tolerance, withdrawal). This chapter presents an overview
of the prevalence and harmful consequences of AUD in the U.S.,
the systemic nature of the disease, neurocircuitry and stages of AUD,
comorbidities, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, genetic risk factors, and
pharmacotherapies for AUD.
Triangles of Neck and Clinical Correlation by Dr. RIG.pptx
Cohg presentation for drf day
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In this presentation I intend to: Tell you something about Cochrane and what we do Talk about how we go about doing literature searches for systematic reviews (something which Trevor has asked me to look at with you) Do some group work on searching the literature (computer access)
Cochrane Collaboration, named after Archie Cochrane, an epidemiologist who called for systemic reviews of clinical trials in the 1970s. Lancet: The Cochrane Collaboration is an enterprise that rivals the Human Genome Project in its potential implications for modern medicine .“ What came out of this was the Cochrane Library, incorporating a database of systematic reviews and a central clinical trials register.
Cochrane itself consists of over 50 review groups worldwide, each with a different medical specialty, all producing systematic reviews for the Cochrane Library
Established in US in 1994, moved to Manchester in 1996
Over 700 authors based all over the world
These are some of the challenges for the future Pt 2 – At the moment we have a grant from the NHS which runs until 2015 as primary source of funding, but future is uncertain after that Pt 3 – particularly want to get consumers involved Pt 4 – Aim is to get results of the reviews into practice, many reviews are incorporated into guidelines Pt 5 – Reviews have to be updated every 2 years, maintaining this whilst publishing new reviews is a real challenge The solution of our co-ordinating editors Helen Worthington and Jan Clarkson was to develop a global alliance of professional and research bodies in dentistry which could help support us in our work
Global Alliance is now off the ground – here are some of the benefits for members The payoff will be to improve quality, to hopefully get more consumers (or patients) involved and enhanced product in podcasts and journal club material
So that’s some background to Cochrane, now we’re going to look at the second part of this session, which is how to search the literature systematically. This is my role for Cochrane. This is the foundation of a good systematic review, but also of a great research project in general, you need to be able to search the literature. The clearer the research question and concepts, the easier the search will be.
I believe you looked at Pico last year with Trevor? Here’s a reminder and some examples.
We don’t search for comparisons or outcomes. The comparison is often placebo or no treatment, so there’s no point. Outcomes may not appear in the abstract of a citation on a database, so searching for these could limit your search.
As a minimum… CINAHL – Oral hygiene for nursing home residents PsycINFO – dental anxiety, hypnosis
We’re going to look at the two methods for searching the literature via a database like MEDLINE – controlled vocabulary and free text.
MeSH are a series of subject headings, which allow you to search across articles on the same subject, which have been categorised and tagged with the headings.
Demo with dental caries. If you explode dental caries, it will also pick up those articles indexed with dental fissures and root caries
Dental caries AND chlorhexidine Dental caries OR dental decay Dental caries NOT root
This is an example of how a search comes together for PubMed. The first two lines are about alendronate. Line 1 is the MeSH heading. MH tells pubmed that this is a MeSH heading, and the noexp tells PubMed that we don’t want to explode the term. Line #2 is synonyms for Alendronate, or related terms. These are brought together in line #3, which tells pubmed you want to search for all of these terms. Lines #4-#6 cover the menopause, brought together by line 7. Again, line #4 is the MeSH, lines #6 and #7 are freetext. Note how they have been truncated, menopaus* will pick up menopause or menopausal. Lines #8 - #10 cover periodontal disease, again MeSH and related terms. Finally, we bring the search together in the final line - #3 (terms for alendonate), and #7 (terms for menopause) and #11, terms for periodontal disease. That constitutes a comprehensive search.
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