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Surgical care in Poland after COVID-19 outbreak: a national survey

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Stefura T., Rymarowicz J., Wysocki M., Szeliga J., Wallner G., Pędziwiatr M., Nowakowski M., Major P., Stefura T., Rymarowicz J., Wysocki M., Szeliga J., Wallner G., Pędziwiatr M., Nowakowski M., Major P.

Folia Medica Cracoviensia

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2020

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vol. 60

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issue 3

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How to teach pharmacology to medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic? Students’ perceptions of novel, online forms of teaching

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Pawłowska I. J., Pawłowski L., Krzyżaniak N., Kocić I.

European Journal of Translational and Clinical Medicine

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2022

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vol. 5

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issue 1

33-39

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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has forced the introduction of many changes into medical student education. The aim of the study was to evaluate medical students’ perceptions of a Pharmacology course delivered at a Polish medical university before and during the pandemic.Material and methodsA cross-sectional anonymous survey conducted among medical students.Results90 out 122 students participated in the study. The vast majority of students found pharmacology to be a difficult subject. The surveyed group of students preferred active methods of learning, including: teacher explanations (86.5%) and discussions (70.8%) during in-person classes, real-time student-teacher meetings via dedicated web-based platforms (73%) during online classes. Students most often described e-learning as interesting (58.9%) and timesaving (52.2%). Less than 30% described it as stressful, difficult, time-consuming and boring. The most commonly reported advantage was the possibility for students to adjust their pharmacology study-time to a more personalised schedule (82.5%). The main disadvantage included the loss of in-person face-to-face contact with the teacher (61.8%).ConclusionsOverall, students held positive attitudes towards the new teaching format and adapted well to the new conditions. Modern innovations enabling medical students to continue their studies efficiently and effectively during the pandemic must be developed and introduced into practice.

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Leveraging cloud environment flexibility to smoothen the transition to remote teaching during COVID-19 pandemic – a case study

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Czekierda Ł., Malawski F., Straś R., Zieliński K., Zieliński S., Czekierda Ł., Malawski F., Straś R., Zieliński K., Zieliński S.

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2021

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Successful prolonged use of non-invasive ventilation in severe COVID-19 patients: a case series.

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Mustahsin M., Sharma S., Dubey M., Choubey S., Fatima J., Singh G.

Critical Care Innovations

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2021

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vol. 4

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issue 4

34-44

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BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) primarily affects respiratory system leading to acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Invasive mechanical ventilation has been a gold standard in the respiratory therapy of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It requires advanced ventilators, qualified intensivists and trained intensive care unit (ICU) staff to manage, which is not readily available and of which there has been a perpetual shortage during the current pandemic. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is one of the bridging non-invasive respiratory supports to avoid invasive intubation intended to improve oxygenation and ventilation in severe COVID-19 patients where conventional oxygen therapy fails. CASE: The authors report a series of four cases where prolonged NIV was used under expert supervision in patients with severe COVID-19 disease. CONCLUSIONS: This case series showed that NIV can be prolonged successfully under supervision in severe COVID-19 patients that can avoid intubation and its complications.

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WPROWADZENIE: Choroba COVID-19 wpływa przede wszystkim na układ oddechowy, prowadząc do ostrej hipoksemicznej niewydolności oddechowej. Inwazyjna wentylacja mechaniczna jest złotym standardem w terapii oddechowej pacjentów z zespołem ostrej niewydolności oddechowej (ARDS). Wymaga zaawansowanych respiratorów, wykwalifikowanych specjalistów i wyszkolonego personelu oddziału intensywnej terapii (OIT) do zarządzania, który nie jest łatwo dostępny i którego istnieje stały niedobór podczas obecnej pandemii. Wentylacja nieinwazyjna (NIV) jest jedną z pomostowych nieinwazyjnych metod wspomagania układu oddechowego w celu uniknięcia inwazyjnej intubacji dla poprawy natlenienia i wentylacji u pacjentów z ciężkim COVID-19, gdzie konwencjonalna tlenoterapia zawodzi. PRZYPADEK: Autorzy opisują serię czterech przypadków, w których przedłużona NIV była stosowana pod nadzorem ekspertów u pacjentów z ciężką chorobą COVID-19. WNIOSKI: Ta seria przypadków wykazała, że NIV można z powodzeniem przedłużyć pod nadzorem w ciężkich przypadkach pacjentów z COVID-19, którzy mogą uniknąć intubacji i jej powikłań.

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Patient satisfaction with tele-advice during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Gieniec W., Jurkiewicz B.

Health Promotion & Physical Activity

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2021

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vol. 17

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issue 4

25-29

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Introduction: The coronavirus pandemic has shed a whole new light on telehealth, which has become an alternative for diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and support without physical contact between patient and healthcare professional. The aim of this study was to examine patient satisfaction with medical services provided with tele-advice during the Covid-19 pandemic.Material and methods: The study was conducted using our own questionnaire via Google Form that was correctly completed by 133 individuals between the ages of 18 and 76 years (mean 33.1 ± 13.1 years) who received medical services via tele-advice.Results: Patients with chronic conditions were statistically more likely to seek specialist services via tele-advice (p = 0.003). Slightly less than one-third of respondents (n = 39; 29.3%) were asked during the tele-advice to attend the clinic / office in person to complete the visit with a physical examination. The vast majority of subjects (n = 95; 71.4%) responded that their health status had not changed since the pandemic and the introduction of tele-advice. Nearly half (n = 64; 48.1%) believed that their health problem had been solved via tele-advice. Only 4.5% of the respondents (n = 6) strongly agreed with the statement that “tele-advice enables proper diagnosis and matching of effective treatment”, 18.0% (n = 24) tended to agree. The vast majority of respondents believed that everyone should be able to choose between tele-advice and a traditional medical visit (n = 121; 91.0%).Conclusions: The majority of people surveyed did not perceive a difference in their health since the pandemic and the introduction of tele-advice. Nearly half of respondents believed that their health problem had been resolved with a telemedicine consultation, with even fewer people convinced that “tele-advice allows for proper diagnosis and matching of effective treatment.” Patients would mostly like to have a choice between tele-visit and in-person visits, with no clear indication of the superiority of one or the other. Continuous improvement of current solutions will certainly contribute to increased patient satisfaction with the medical services provided.

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Periodic health examinations during a pandemic

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Janus J., Kołton D., Kępowicz N., Kobos M., Jurkiewicz B.

Health Promotion & Physical Activity

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2021

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vol. 16

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issue 3

26-31

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Introduction: The coronavirus pandemic has changed daily lives. These changes affect many aspects of lives including periodic health examinations. Specialists warn that in the era of the pandemic people abandon examinations. This is a very dangerous phenomenon, which can negatively affect health and general well-being. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of periodic health examinations during the pandemic period including the use of telephone advice services.Material and methods: The study was carried out in March 2021 among 147 people (120 women and 27 men), in the age range of 18-76 years. The study was carried out by the method of diagnostic survey, with the use of questionnaire technique (authors’ questionnaire). Questions included knowledge of prevention, frequency of periodic health examinations, and health services received by the respondents during the pandemic. Analysis of the survey results provided information on current health problems, time of diagnosis, and course of treatment to date. Results: During the pandemic, the majority of respondents had the opportunity to use a telephone advice, with women more likely to use the telephone advice than men (64.2% vs. 37.0%; p = 0.010). 36.9% of the respondents were satisfied with the service. The main reasons for dissatisfaction with the telephone advice included: inability to examine (33.3%), short telephone advice time (24.2%), misdiagnosis or ineffective treatment (21.2%), long waiting time, difficult contact with the facility (15.2%). Among telephone advice users, 39.1% had chronic diseases; among non- telephone advice users, the percentage was lower at 18.3%. Telephone advice users were significantly less likely to say they did not have periodic health examinations or did not remember when they had them done compared to non- telephone advice users (p = 0.019).Conclusions: During the pandemic, the majority of respondents had the opportunity to use telephone advice. Only 1/3 were satisfied with the telephone advice, and the main reasons for dissatisfaction were as follows: inability to examine, short telephone advice time, misdiagnosis or ineffective treatment. Telephone advice users were significantly less likely to say they did not have periodic examinations or could not remember when they had them done compared to non-telephone advice users.

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Surgical care in Poland after COVID-19 outbreak: a national survey

How to teach pharmacology to medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic? Students’ perceptions of novel, online forms of teaching

Leveraging cloud environment flexibility to smoothen the transition to remote teaching during COVID-19 pandemic – a case study

Successful prolonged use of non-invasive ventilation in severe COVID-19 patients: a case series.

Patient satisfaction with tele-advice during the COVID-19 pandemic

Periodic health examinations during a pandemic