The document summarizes a study on improving maternal health care utilization in a deprived sub-metropolitan area in Ghana. It finds that while most women prefer institutional care, many end up using traditional birth attendants or spiritual care due to costs, negative attitudes from providers, and beliefs about protection. It recommends improving health education, strengthening cost exemption policies, and making facilities more client-centered to increase use of skilled birth attendants.
Should Traditional Birth Attendants Conduct Deliveries?nyayahealth
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Talk given by Nyaya member Dr. Sheela Maru at Boston Medical Center's Obstetrics-Gynecology Resident Grand Rounds in February, 16, 2011. She discusses her experiences with traditional bith attendants in rural Kutch, Gujarat, some of the evidence for their roles in safe deliveries, and the implications for global policy in places like Kutch and Achham.
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A research brief to assess characteristics of adopters of available maternal and child health services and malaria preventive services for pregnant women and children under 5 in a rural community in Uganda.
HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR AND EMPOWERMENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN KENYAPoulomy Chakraborty
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Only 47% of the pregnant women make 4
recommended visits for antenatal care, 43% make
institutional delivery and 44% have a skilled attendant
during delivery (1).
ď§ Only 15 percent of women obtain antenatal care in
the 1st trimester of pregnancy, and 52% receive care
before the 6th month of pregnancy (4).
ď§ Kenya has one of worldâs highest maternal mortality,
with 490 deaths per 100000 live births (1).
ď§ Health seeking behavior amongst pregnant women is
often determined by individualâs or householdâs
financial ability or barriers to seek care (2).
ď§ Lack of pre-natal care is one of the major reasons for
maternal mortality (2).
ď§ Studies point towards the importance of health
messages and advocacy for improving maternal and
child health outcomes (3).
ď§ But not much research has been done on understanding
the construct of womenâs empowerment towards their
ability to seek care.
Should Traditional Birth Attendants Conduct Deliveries?nyayahealth
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Talk given by Nyaya member Dr. Sheela Maru at Boston Medical Center's Obstetrics-Gynecology Resident Grand Rounds in February, 16, 2011. She discusses her experiences with traditional bith attendants in rural Kutch, Gujarat, some of the evidence for their roles in safe deliveries, and the implications for global policy in places like Kutch and Achham.
Technical brief decision making for mch and malaria service uptake in sironko...Jane Alaii
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A research brief to assess characteristics of adopters of available maternal and child health services and malaria preventive services for pregnant women and children under 5 in a rural community in Uganda.
HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR AND EMPOWERMENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN KENYAPoulomy Chakraborty
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Only 47% of the pregnant women make 4
recommended visits for antenatal care, 43% make
institutional delivery and 44% have a skilled attendant
during delivery (1).
ď§ Only 15 percent of women obtain antenatal care in
the 1st trimester of pregnancy, and 52% receive care
before the 6th month of pregnancy (4).
ď§ Kenya has one of worldâs highest maternal mortality,
with 490 deaths per 100000 live births (1).
ď§ Health seeking behavior amongst pregnant women is
often determined by individualâs or householdâs
financial ability or barriers to seek care (2).
ď§ Lack of pre-natal care is one of the major reasons for
maternal mortality (2).
ď§ Studies point towards the importance of health
messages and advocacy for improving maternal and
child health outcomes (3).
ď§ But not much research has been done on understanding
the construct of womenâs empowerment towards their
ability to seek care.
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Caregiver factors influencing seeking of Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV services in selected hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya:A qualitative Study
Well Care Health Plans, Inc.
Presentation to Georgia House Children's Mental Health Study Committee
October 20, 2015
Dauda Griffin, MD
Behavioral Health Medical Director
Remedios Roderiguez, Senior Director
Behavioral Health Operations
Lucy Marion, PhD, RN
Dean, College of Nursing
Augusta University
Presentation to the Georgia Senate Women's Adequate Healthcare Study Committee
www.gacommissiononwomen.org
This presentation was conceptualised and made by me as a part of my Summer training project work. The project was a real time activity carried out by the Public Health division of ASTRON Hospital & healthcare Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
MaryJane Lewitt, PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM
Nurse-Midwifery Program Director
Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Presentation to the Georgia Senate Women's Adequate Healthcare Study Committee
November 9, 2015
A review of support available for loss in early and late pregnancyNHS Improving Quality
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A review of support available for loss in early and late pregnancy
It has been well documented that the loss of a pregnancy at any stage is an emotional and stressful time and affects every family member in some way. Some still feel that miscarriage and stillbirth, along with neonatal death, are taboo subjects as pregnancy and childbirth are seen as happy life events. This is compounded by a western culture which still struggles to talk about death openly. There are particular challenges for women who miscarry early in pregnancy as they may not have shared their news with family, friends and work colleagues but may have known of the pregnancy very early due to the sophistication of home pregnancy testing.
This report:
- Scopes what support currently exists for women and families across England who experience loss at less than 24 weeks gestation
- Scopes what support exists for women and families across England who experience loss at greater than 24 weeks gestation
- Scopes what support exists for stillbirth, pre and post-delivery, identifies the key charities involved in this and determines what they offer
- Identifies areas of good practice, soft intelligence and stories from women with experience of loss.
Nicole S. Carlson, PhD, CNM
President, Georgia Affiliate of American College of Nurse-Midwives
Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Nursing
Presentation to the Georgia Senate Women's Adequate Healthcare Study Committee
November 9, 2015
Community Wellness Through Improved Maternity Practices By Drs Jose Gorrin and Ana Parilla. Given at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in September of 2003
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Caregiver factors influencing seeking of Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV services in selected hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya:A qualitative Study
Well Care Health Plans, Inc.
Presentation to Georgia House Children's Mental Health Study Committee
October 20, 2015
Dauda Griffin, MD
Behavioral Health Medical Director
Remedios Roderiguez, Senior Director
Behavioral Health Operations
Lucy Marion, PhD, RN
Dean, College of Nursing
Augusta University
Presentation to the Georgia Senate Women's Adequate Healthcare Study Committee
www.gacommissiononwomen.org
This presentation was conceptualised and made by me as a part of my Summer training project work. The project was a real time activity carried out by the Public Health division of ASTRON Hospital & healthcare Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
MaryJane Lewitt, PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM
Nurse-Midwifery Program Director
Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Presentation to the Georgia Senate Women's Adequate Healthcare Study Committee
November 9, 2015
A review of support available for loss in early and late pregnancyNHS Improving Quality
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A review of support available for loss in early and late pregnancy
It has been well documented that the loss of a pregnancy at any stage is an emotional and stressful time and affects every family member in some way. Some still feel that miscarriage and stillbirth, along with neonatal death, are taboo subjects as pregnancy and childbirth are seen as happy life events. This is compounded by a western culture which still struggles to talk about death openly. There are particular challenges for women who miscarry early in pregnancy as they may not have shared their news with family, friends and work colleagues but may have known of the pregnancy very early due to the sophistication of home pregnancy testing.
This report:
- Scopes what support currently exists for women and families across England who experience loss at less than 24 weeks gestation
- Scopes what support exists for women and families across England who experience loss at greater than 24 weeks gestation
- Scopes what support exists for stillbirth, pre and post-delivery, identifies the key charities involved in this and determines what they offer
- Identifies areas of good practice, soft intelligence and stories from women with experience of loss.
Nicole S. Carlson, PhD, CNM
President, Georgia Affiliate of American College of Nurse-Midwives
Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Nursing
Presentation to the Georgia Senate Women's Adequate Healthcare Study Committee
November 9, 2015
Community Wellness Through Improved Maternity Practices By Drs Jose Gorrin and Ana Parilla. Given at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in September of 2003
Over the past decade, Kenya has made tremendous efforts to enhance maternal and child health. Secure maternity policies such as free maternity care are one of the initiatives that have enhanced maternal and child health in all public health facilities. Despite these attempts, public health facilities for maternal and child health are still underused. This study employed a cross-sectional descriptive study design to identify determinants of free maternal health services by evaluating factors determining perceptions and health-seeking behavior of 384 pregnant mothers in Malava Sub-County, Kakamega County. The study used a mixed-method (quantitative and qualitative approaches). Questionnaires were administered to pregnant mothers selected for the study. The study employed a purposive sampling of research participants. Quantitative data were collected using the questionnaire administered by the research assistants whereas qualitative data were collected by the researcher through interview schedules. Quantitative data analysis was carried out using SPSS 23. However, qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis. Quantitative data representation was done in terms of frequency and percentages. Analysis of chi-square testing was used to assess the association between the variables of socio-economic and health facilities and the provision of free maternity facilities (p<0.05). The study established that the uptake of free maternal service by pregnant mothers was influenced by their level of primitivism and religious beliefs. In addition, this study found out that 53.8% and 77.7% of the pregnant mothers could not attend antenatal and post-natal care because government facilities were located far away from their residences and they also had less access to some information about free maternal health care. The results of this research would be disseminated to the hospital management team, Sub-Country health management team, County health management team, and other stakeholders, thereby demonstrating reasons for low uptake of free maternity services and helping to strategize for better service delivery. Based on the finding, the study recommends that to improve access to free maternal health care, the county government ought to place health services as close as possible to the community where people live. Secondly, there is a need to embrace the usage of the existing media network to sensitize pregnant mothers to the danger signs and the need to have decision-making powers over their safety. Lastly, hospital management ought to increase the awareness of free maternal health care and to include it among the community priorities during dialog days, action days, and other group discussions.
CORE Group Fall Meeting 2010. WHO/UNICEF - Joint Statement Service Delivery & Program Implications, - Winnie Mwebesa & Stella Abwao, Save the Children.
Flu Vaccine Alert in Bangalore Karnatakaaddon Scans
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As flu season approaches, health officials in Bangalore, Karnataka, are urging residents to get their flu vaccinations. The seasonal flu, while common, can lead to severe health complications, particularly for vulnerable populations such as young children, the elderly, and those with underlying health conditions.
Dr. Vidisha Kumari, a leading epidemiologist in Bangalore, emphasizes the importance of getting vaccinated. "The flu vaccine is our best defense against the influenza virus. It not only protects individuals but also helps prevent the spread of the virus in our communities," he says.
This year, the flu season is expected to coincide with a potential increase in other respiratory illnesses. The Karnataka Health Department has launched an awareness campaign highlighting the significance of flu vaccinations. They have set up multiple vaccination centers across Bangalore, making it convenient for residents to receive their shots.
To encourage widespread vaccination, the government is also collaborating with local schools, workplaces, and community centers to facilitate vaccination drives. Special attention is being given to ensuring that the vaccine is accessible to all, including marginalized communities who may have limited access to healthcare.
Residents are reminded that the flu vaccine is safe and effective. Common side effects are mild and may include soreness at the injection site, mild fever, or muscle aches. These side effects are generally short-lived and far less severe than the flu itself.
Healthcare providers are also stressing the importance of continuing COVID-19 precautions. Wearing masks, practicing good hand hygiene, and maintaining social distancing are still crucial, especially in crowded places.
Protect yourself and your loved ones by getting vaccinated. Together, we can help keep Bangalore healthy and safe this flu season. For more information on vaccination centers and schedules, residents can visit the Karnataka Health Departmentâs official website or follow their social media pages.
Stay informed, stay safe, and get your flu shot today!
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE.pdfAnujkumaranit
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Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. It encompasses tasks such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding. AI technologies are revolutionizing various fields, from healthcare to finance, by enabling machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.
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.
Bowmanâs 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
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: 2â3 criteria; moderate AUD: 4â5 criteria; severe AUD: 6â11 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.
New Directions in Targeted Therapeutic Approaches for Older Adults With Mantl...i3 Health
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i3 Health is pleased to make the speaker slides from this activity available for use as a non-accredited self-study or teaching resource.
This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
Associate Division Director for Ambulatory Operations
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
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June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMENâS HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHATâS 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
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Ozempic: Preoperative Management of Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Saeid Safari
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Preoperative Management of Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists like Ozempic and Semiglutide
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These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganongâs Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
- Video recording of this lecture in English language: https://youtu.be/lK81BzxMqdo
- Video recording of this lecture in Arabic language: https://youtu.be/Ve4P0COk9OI
- Link to download the book free: https://nephrotube.blogspot.com/p/nephrotube-nephrology-books.html
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Improving Maternal Health Care Utilization In The Most
1. Patricia Anafi, Cecilia Oppong-Preprah, Richard Afedi-Nagai 8 th ICUH, October 23,2009. Nairobi. Improving maternal health care utilization in the most deprived sub-metropolitan area of the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
