简介:Currently,therearefourcategoriesofcomplementaryandalternativemedicine(CAM)intheUnitedStatesofAmerica:1)about80CAMschools,3""-,4yearprogramfocusingonacupunctureandherbalmedicine;4""5yearprogramforchiropractic.2)64%oftheUSmedicalschoolsofferCAMcourses,suchasacupuncture,chiropractic,herbalmedicineandhomeopathy.HarvardMedicalSchoolhasbeenofferingCAMfor9years.
简介:Abstract:AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome(AIDS)isaninfectiousdiseasecausedbyHIV.Ithasbeenepidemicformorethan20years,butthereisnocureofit.HealtheducationandbehavioralinterventionsaresomeofthemosteffectiveapproachesinthecontrolandpreventionofAIDS.ChinaisoneofthecountrieswiththefastestgrowingHIVseroprevalencerate,andisfacingawidespreadepidemicofAIDS.Currently,high-riskpopulationssuchasindividualswithmultiplesexualpartnersandintravenousdrugusersarethemainfociofhealtheducationandbehavioralinterventionsinChina.Encouragingresultshavebeenobservedinmanyformsofhealtheducationandbehavioralintervention.Theapplicationofhealtheducationandbehavioralinterventionsmustemergefromscientificevidence,followaseriesofstrategies,becarriedoutfromvariousperspectives,andrequiretheparticipationofallsocietalcommunities.
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简介:AbstractGlobally, the discipline of neurosurgery has evolved remarkably fast. Despite being one of the latest medical specialties, which appeared only around hundred years ago, it has witnessed innovations in the aspects of diagnostics methods, macro and micro surgical techniques, and treatment modalities. Unfortunately, this development is not evenly distributed between developed and developing countries. The same is the case with neurosurgical education and training, which developed from only traditional apprentice programs in the past to more structured, competence-based programs with various teaching methods being utilized, in recent times. A similar gap can be observed between developed and developing counties when it comes to neurosurgical education. Fortunately, most of the scholars working in this field do understand the coherent relationship between neurosurgical education and neurosurgical practice. In context to this understanding, a symposium was organized during the World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (WFNS) Special World Congress Beijing 2019. This symposium was the brain child of Prof. Yoko Kato—one of the eminent leaders in neurosurgery and an inspiration for female neurosurgeons. Invited speakers from different continents presented the stages of development of neurosurgical education in their respective countries. This paper summarizes the outcome of these presentations, with particular emphasis on and the challenges faced by developing countries in terms of neurosurgical education and strategies to cope with these challenges.
简介:Objective:Tounderstandfemalebarbers''currentawarenessofSTD/AIDSandevaluatetheeffectofhealtheducationandbehavioralinterventions.Methods:53barbershopsinShenzhenwereselectedbysampling,andtheir382femalebarbersweregivenabase-linesurveyandassessmentofinterventionfollowingtheintervention.Results:ThesurveyshowedthatfemalebarbersgenerallyhavelittleeducationandknewlittleaboutSTDs/AIDS.TheyalsohadsomemisunderstandingaboutSTDs/AIDS.MostofthemknewthemaintransmissionofSTDs/AIDS''throughsexualcontact,butdidn''tknowwhetherAIDScouldbetransmittedthroughcasualcontactindailylife.TheirknowledgeofSTDs/AIDSwaslimited,buttheyhadlowercondomuseratesandcorrectideasaboutwhentoseethedoctor.Conclusion:HealtheducationandbehavioralinterventionrelatedtoSTD/AIDSonspecialpopulationwereeffectiveandofgoodsocialconsequence.
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简介:AbstractIn order to effectively implement the Tianjin Biosecurity Guidelines for Codes of Conduct for Scientists, biosecurity awareness-raising and education are essential because if these are not in place scientists will not understand the need for biosecurity codes of conduct. In an effort to assist in the implementation of the guidelines, a small-scale survey was carried out in early 2022 of biosecurity awareness-raising and education projects that have been developed over the last two decades to discover what resources and experience have been accumulated. It is argued that the survey demonstrates that much of what is needed to implement the guidelines effectively has been developed, but that there are specific deficiencies that need to be remedied quickly. In particular, an updated teaching resource covering the core issues related to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) and the problem of dual use in scientific research needs to be made widely available and translated into at least the six official United Nations (UN) languages. Additionally, more specialists from the Humanities with expertise in ethics need to become involved in biosecurity awareness-raising and education activities. While advantage should be taken now of the available national, regional and international networks of people involved in related activities, it is suggested that in the longer term cooperation in biosecurity awareness-raising and education will benefit from the development of an equivalent organisation to the International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN) organised through the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
简介:Objective:ToexploreeffectivewaysofconductingSTD/AIDShealtheducationamongfemalecommercialsexworkersinentertainmentestablishmentsandtopromoteimplementationofan100%condomuseprogramme.Methods:In-depthinterviewswerecarriedouttocollectqualitativeinformationaboutdemographiccharacteristics,STD/AIDSknowledge,attitudeandriskbehaviorsoffemalesexworkers.Femalesexworkerswereselectedbysamplingandweregivenbaselinesurveyandassessmentafterintervention.Basedontheresultsoftheinterviews,aquestionnairewasdeveloped,andinterventionmeasuresweredetermined.Thesemeasuresincludedface-to-faceinterviewing,counseling,anddistributionofSTD/AIDSinformationandcondoms.Results:196and182femalesexworkersofthesamepopulationwereinterviewedseparatelybeforeandafterintervention.STDs/AIDSknowledgehadsignificantlyincreasedafteroneyear'sintervention(P<0.01).Knowledgeincreasedinboththeinterventiongroupandthenon-interventiongroupbuttheincreasewasmoresignificantamongsexworkerswhoreceivedtheintervention.Riskbehaviorsremainedatbaselinelevelsinbothgroups.Conclusion:STD/AIDShealtheducationamongfemalesexworkersinentertainmentestablishmentswaseffectiveandmaybenefitsociety,butthestrategiesneedtobeadjustedtothefemalesexworkers'lifestyles,particularlytheirhighratesofmobilityandhigh-riskbehaviors.
简介:AbstractObjective:This survey was designed to understand the misconceptions about labor epidurals.Methods:This voluntary and anonymous online survey on wenjuan.com was conducted from September 1st, 2015 to January 1st, 2016 via mainly WeChat groups dedicated to perinatal healthcare providers in China. The questionnaire included items inquiring the knowledge and opinions about labor epidural analgesia related to maternal complications, baby safety, and effect on laboring. Incomplete surveys were excluded from the data analysis. The data was presented as percentages and a Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, as appreciate, was used to quantitatively compare the results.Results:A total of 1412 respondents completed surveys with 42.9% (606/1412) of them being anesthesiologists, 35.1% (495/1412) being obstetricians, 11.8% (167/1412) being midwives, 3.7% (52/1412) being labor and delivery nurses, and 6.5% (92/1412) being hospital administrators and unspecified. The study revealed a lack of knowledge in labor pain control. Although 82.4% (1164/1412) of respondents were familiar with labor epidural analgesia, 8.9% (126/1412) did not know how it works, and 1.1% (15/1412) never heard it in a multiple-choice question. The three main groups (anesthesiologists, obstetricians, and midwives/labor and delivery nurses) were chosen for comparisons. Opinions among these three groups concerning five questions in the three main concerns were evaluated using a statistical significance of P<0.05.Conclusion:The results in our survey indicated an urgent need of continuing medical education to multidisciplinary specialties to improve evidence-based medical practices as these misconceptions have existed for over 10 years in the medical professionals. Lack of public awareness fueled by misconceptions related to labor epidural analgesia may be associated with a lack of professional knowledge. Correct knowledge in professionals needs to be disseminated to the public in order to dispel possible misconceptions and rumors about labor epidural analgesia. This would not only enhance patient understanding of their care but also improve maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes.
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简介:LedbyfourgenerationsofleadershipfromlateProf.JIANGSichang(academician,ChineseAcademyofEngineering),Prof.YANGWeiyan(HonoraryPresident,DivisionofOtolaryngologyHeadandNeckSurgery,ChineseMedicalAssociation),Prof.HANDongyi(PresidentElected,DivisionofOtolaryngologyHeadandNeckSurgery,ChineseMedicalAssociation)tonowProf.YANGShiming(President,DivisionofOtolaryngologists,