The educational initiative aimed to increase knowledge about the harmful effects of tobacco use among HIV/AIDS patients at Broadway House for Continuing Care through eight educational lessons delivered over one month. Pre- and post-lesson tests found a 23% average increase in knowledge gained. Additionally, 25% more participants expressed interest in a smoking cessation program after the initiative. While the small sample size and differences in lesson format limited conclusions about format effectiveness, overall the initiative appeared successful in improving knowledge and attitudes towards quitting smoking.
Anthropological and bioethics study of clinical research in Malawiwellcome.trust
Presented by Joseph Mfutso-Bengo PhD (Centre for Bioethics in Eastern and Southern Africa) at the Public Engagement Workshop, 2-5 Dec. 2008, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa, http://scienceincommunity.wordpress.com/
Anthropological and bioethics study of clinical research in Malawiwellcome.trust
Presented by Joseph Mfutso-Bengo PhD (Centre for Bioethics in Eastern and Southern Africa) at the Public Engagement Workshop, 2-5 Dec. 2008, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa, http://scienceincommunity.wordpress.com/
Antonio Boone presented on PrEP campaigns that have been implemented in the US outside Philadelphia at the February 2016 meeting of the Philadelphia HIV Prevention Planning Group (HPG).
Maturity process management to improve quality resultsSetiono Winardi
Kegagalan organisasi (manajemen) dalam memberikan hasil layanan yang berkualitas, lebih banyak disebabkan karena proses kematangan manajemen (maturity process management) yang berasal dari anggota organisasi yang menjalankan atau melaksanakan bisnis proses tersebut, sehingga pelaksanaan tugas dan tanggung jawab yang dibebankan kepadanya tidak dapat mencapai hasil yang diharapkan, sesuai dengan tujuan strategis perusahaan.
Antonio Boone presented on PrEP campaigns that have been implemented in the US outside Philadelphia at the February 2016 meeting of the Philadelphia HIV Prevention Planning Group (HPG).
Maturity process management to improve quality resultsSetiono Winardi
Kegagalan organisasi (manajemen) dalam memberikan hasil layanan yang berkualitas, lebih banyak disebabkan karena proses kematangan manajemen (maturity process management) yang berasal dari anggota organisasi yang menjalankan atau melaksanakan bisnis proses tersebut, sehingga pelaksanaan tugas dan tanggung jawab yang dibebankan kepadanya tidak dapat mencapai hasil yang diharapkan, sesuai dengan tujuan strategis perusahaan.
Closing the treatment gap in alcohol dependence thessalonika 2015Antoni Gual
Lecture on the treatment gap (underdiagnose & undertreatment) of alcohol use disorders. Presented at the 5th Conference of the Greek Psychiatric society in Thessalonika, march 21st, 2015.
School and community social influence programming for preventing tobacco and ...Health Evidence™
Health Evidence hosted a 90 minute webinar on substance use prevention and treatment interventions in children and adolescents, funded by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. This webinar presented key messages and implications for practice.
This webinar focussed on interpreting the evidence in the following review, which synthesizes evidence related to social influence programming:
Skara, S. & Sussman, S. (2003). A review of 25 long-term adolescent tobacco and other drug use prevention program evaluations. Preventive Medicine (37) 451-474.
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: What's the evidence?Health Evidence™
Health Evidence hosted a 90 minute webinar examining the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.
Muhannad Malas and Robert Schwartz led the session and presented findings from their recent review:
Malas M, van der Tempel J, Schwartz R, Minichiello A, Lightfoot C, Noormohamed A, et al. (2016). Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: A systematic review. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 18(10), 1926-1936.
http://healthevidence.org/view-article.aspx?a=electronic-cigarettes-smoking-cessation-systematic-review-29830
Cigarette smoking is among the top causes of preventable death and disease. Electronic cigarettes have been increasing in popularity among smokers who report using them for quitting or reducing smoking. This review examines the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes as cessation aids. Sixty two articles, including RCTs, experimental, longitudinal and cross sectional studies are included in this review. Findings suggest there is inconclusive evidence due to low quality of research. This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of current literature examining the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.
Burden of leprosy in India
Multi-drug therapy
MDT
WHO Diagnostic guidelines
Drug resistance
Stigma
Serological tests
Social stigma of leprosy
Dapsone resistance
Rifampicin resistance
Mycobacterium leprae
surveillance of AMR in leprosy
Adherence to MDT is important
Global leprosy strategy
NTTAP Webinar Series - June 7, 2023: Integrating HIV Care into Training and E...CHC Connecticut
In order for health centers to provide compassionate and respectful HIV prevention, care, and treatment in comprehensive primary care settings, the clinical workforce must be knowledgeable, confident, and competent in their ability to do so.
We’ll explore the need to integrate HIV care into training and education for the clinical care team, as well as educational models to train the next generation. Using Community Health Center Inc.’s Center for Key Populations Fellowship for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) as a framework for best practices, experts will discuss how to implement specialty care for key populations in your training programs. Additionally, participants will gain awareness of the importance of training the clinical workforce on key population competencies in HIV programs (e.g. HCV, MOUD, LGBTQI+ health, homelessness, and harm reduction).
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lectronic cigarettes, or “e-cigarettes,” are de-
vices that consist of a battery-operated ele-
ment which heats a mixture of propylene gly-
col, vegetable glycerin, liquid nicotine and flavor-
ings for the user to inhale. Whereas their overall
safety, as well as their role in smoking cessation, is
the topic of ongoing debate,1 there is no doubt that
the prevalence of e-cigarette use has increased rap-
idly among all age groups.2,3 Among adolescents,
nationally-representative estimates indicate that
past 30-day use for e-cigarettes is higher than con-
ventional cigarettes, and a considerable proportion
of e-cigarette users are dual users of cigarettes.4
That is, a nontrivial number of adolescents—2.2%
of 8th graders, 4.3% of 10th graders and 7.3% of
12th graders— reported using both e-cigarettes and
cigarettes in the past 30 days.4 Several e-cigarette
product features are raising concerns about the
potential to appeal to youth. For example, charac-
teristics such as candy flavorings and easy access
have been implicated as reasons for youth experi-
mentation.5 E-cigarettes also are marketed heavily
on the Internet. A content analysis of e-cigarette
retail websites found frequent appeals to youth
such as use by celebrities, enhanced social activ-
ity, and romance.6
Adolescent Dual Product Use
Increasingly, youth who use tobacco products
are using more than one type of product.7,8 Be-
tween 2002 and 2011, rates of poly-tobacco use
increased significantly among users under age 26.9
According to estimates from the National Youth To-
bacco Survey, the majority of current tobacco us-
ers in middle and high school report use of more
than one tobacco product.10,11 Thus, use of mul-
tiple tobacco products by youth is more common
than exclusive use of one product alone. As such,
it is important to understand the correlates asso-
ciated with and characteristics of adolescent us-
ers of multiple tobacco products. To date, evidence
Maria Cooper, Post-doctoral Fellow, Kathleen R. Case, Pre-
doctoral Fellow, MeLisa R. Creamer, Faculty Associate, and
Cheryl L. Perry, Professor and Regional Dean, University of
Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public
Health, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, TX. Alexandra Lou-
kas, Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Department of
Kinesiology and Health Education, Austin, TX.
Contact Dr Loukas; [email protected]
E-cigarette Dual Users, Exclusive Users
and Perceptions of Tobacco Products
Maria Cooper, PhD; Kathleen R. Case, MPH; Alexandra Loukas, PhD;
MeLisa R. Creamer, PhD; Cheryl L. Perry, PhD
Objectives: We examined differences in
the characteristics of youth non-users,
cigarette-only, e-cigarette-only, and dual
e-cigarette and cigarette users. Methods:
Using weighted, representative data, lo-
gistic regression analyses were conducted
to examine differences in demographic
characteristics and tobacco use behav-
iors across tobacco usage groups. Multi-
ple l.
Prevalence and Determinants of Distress Among Residents During COVID Crisispateldrona
Residents are predisposed to develop distress, burnout, and depression. With COVID-19, new stressful working conditions were imposed. This study aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 on residents’ wellbeing in France.
Prevalence and Determinants of Distress Among Residents During COVID Crisisclinicsoncology
Residents are predisposed to develop distress, burnout, and depression. With COVID-19, new stressful working conditions were imposed. This study aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 on residents’ wellbeing in France.
Prevalence and Determinants of Distress Among Residents During COVID Crisisgeorgemarini
Residents are predisposed to develop distress, burnout, and depression. With COVID-19, new stressful working conditions were imposed. This study aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 on residents’ wellbeing in France.
Prevalence and determinants of distress among residents during COVID crisiskomalicarol
Residents completed an online survey assessing the sociodemographic characteristics, the workload, the work environment, the
burden, and the psychological impact of the pandemic. Wellbeing, burnout, and depression were assessed using respectively the
Residents and fellows’ wellbeing index (RSWBI), the abbreviated
Maslach Burnout Inventory (aMBI) and the PHQ-9 questionnaire.
Analysis was done on SPSS 25. Variables were significantly
associated with the outcomes if p value ≤ 0.05.
Symposium Presentation for the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco: Understanding How Tobacco Outlets and Marketing Affect Thoughts and Behaviors in Real-Time: A New Generation of Ecological Momentary Assessment. Boston, MA 2013.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention under the Aquino Health Agenda by Use...
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1. d
Purpose
• The
purpose
of
this
Educa2onal
Ini2a2ve
(EI)
is
to
increase
knowledge
and
awareness
about
the
adverse
effects
of
tobacco
use,
while
also
iden2fying
an
effec2ve
venue
of
delivering
such
messages.
Significance
Outcomes
Evalua2on
Methodology
• According
to
the
CDC,
tobacco
use
prevalence
is
higher
among
popula2ons
with
a
mental
health
diagnosis,
a
substance
abuse
history,
or
a
posi2ve
HIV/AIDS
diagnosis.1
• 60%
of
the
Broadway
House
pa2ent
popula2on
were
tobacco
users
at
the
2me
of
the
EI.2
• 100%
of
the
Broadway
House
pa2ent
popula2on
have
a
HIV/AIDS
diagnosis,
and
91%
have
a
mental
health
and/or
substance
abuse
diagnosis.2
• Studies
have
shown
that
the
adverse
health
effects
of
smoking
is
greater
among
HIV-‐
posi2ve
pa2ents.3
• Moreover,
smoking
can
interfere
with
the
effec2veness
of
an2retroviral
medica2ons
and
influence
pa2ents’
compliance
and
adherence
to
HIV
treatment
plans.3-‐4
Pre-‐lesson
test
15-‐minute
educa2onal
lesson
Post-‐lesson
test
given
on
next
mee2ng
A
special
thank
you
to
Nestor
Beard,
Cheryl
Gould,
the
staff
at
Broadway
House
for
Con2nuing
Care,
Ann
Marie
Hill,
Tamara
Swedberg,
and
Dr.
Tefera
Gezmu,
for
all
their
invaluable
help,
guidance,
and
encouragement.
References:
1. Center
for
Disease
Control
and
Preven2on.
Web.
2
December
2014
Retrieved:
h`p://www.cdc.gov/features/vitalsigns/smokingandmentalillness/
2. Broadway
House
for
Con2nuing
Care
Award
Proposal.
3. Benowitz,
N.L
(2008).
Clinical
pharmacology
of
nico2ne:
Implica2ons
for
understanding,
preven2ng,
and
trea2ng
tobacco
addic2on.
Clinical
Pharmacology
&
Therapeu4cs,
83(4),
531-‐541.doi:
10.1038/clpt.2008.3
4. AIDS.gov.
Web.
2
December
2014
Retrieved:
h`p://www.aids.gov/hiv-‐aids-‐basics/staying-‐healthy-‐with-‐hiv-‐aids/taking-‐care-‐of-‐yourself/smoking-‐tobacco-‐use/
5. Photo
by
h`p://jamesfamilyden2stry.com/wp-‐content/uploads/2014/04/smoking-‐woman-‐photography-‐free-‐desktop-‐girls-‐wallpaper-‐1920x1080.jpg
Variables Percent/Count
Race/Ethnicity, % (n)
African American 67 (4)
Hispanic/Latino 33 (2)
Gender, % (n)
Male 83 (5)
Age, Years
Mean (±SD) 53 (±7)
Health Status, % (n)
HIV (+) 100(6)
Smoking (Yes) 100(6)
• We
aimed
to
show
the
EI’s
effec2veness
in
increasing
knowledge
and
awareness
about
the
harmful
effects
of
tobacco
use
and
to
determine
if
one
of
the
two
delivery
methods
used
was
sufficiently
be`er
than
the
other.
• There
was
no
substan2al
evidence
to
suggest
that
one
delivery
method
was
sufficiently
be`er
than
the
other.
• This
may
be
due
to
the
fact
that
the
types
of
lessons,
for
which
each
approach
was
u2lized
for,
were
different.
Fig.1 Average Overall EI Pre/Post Lesson Test
Scores
Table 1. Descriptive Characteristics of
Education Initiative Participants
• Pre/post
lesson
tests
and
par2cipants’
aetude/interest
towards
a
smoking
cessa2on
program
were
used
to
evaluate
the
effec2veness
of
the
EI:
• Pa2ents,
who
were
ac2ve
smokers,
were
given
8
educa2onal
lessons
about
the
adverse
effects
of
tobacco
use
in
a
nursing
home
seeng
over
the
course
of
a
month
period.
• 4
lessons
presented
in
a
PowerPoint
format
• 4
lessons
presented
in
an
audiovisual
format
• A
pre/post
lesson
test
was
administered
to
assess
the
effec2veness
of
each
lesson.
Educa2onal
Ini2a2ve:
Knowledge
and
Awareness
About
Tobacco
Use
Among
HIV/AIDS
Pa2ents
Perla
Esquivel,
Broadway
House
for
Con2nuing
Care
Acknowledgments
+
23%
Average
overall
increase
of
post
lesson
tests.
[Fig.1]
• Limita2ons:
• This
EI
may
have
been
limited
due
to
its
small
sample
size,
low
literacy
rate,
and
difference
in
the
lessons,
presented
in
the
two
formats.
• However,
since
this
is
a
pilot
program,
future
efforts
should
consider
these
limita2ons
in
their
designs.
25%
Of
par2cipants,
that
previously
stated
they
would
not
par2cipate
in
a
smoking
cessa2on
program,
expressed
interest
in
par2cipa2ng
in
a
smoking
cessa2on
program.
+
Pre/post
lesson
test
• The
outcomes
suggested
that
overall,
par2cipants
gained
knowledge
and
awareness,
as
demonstrated
by
the
remarkable
increase
in
the
post
lesson
test
results.
Aetude/
Interest
• Post
EI,
par2cipants
were
asked
how
likely
they
were
to
par2cipate
in
a
smoking
cessa2on
program.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
COPD Nicotine Throat
Cancer
Cigarette
Chemicals
Oral
Thrush
HIV &
Tobacco
Stroke E-Cig
Score
Lessons
PRE
POST