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Interprofessional Education Among Health Care Professionals In The Care Of Autistic Children During The Last Two Decades (2001 To 2020): A Systematic Review Protocol, Sunitha Solomon Nagelli Ms., Sushmitha Karkada Dr., Ravishankar N Dr.

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder requires management from multiple health professionals at various settings during the course of treatment. Interprofessional collaborative practice has been identified as one of the promising methods of care for an all-round healthcare management.

Objective: Collate empirical evidence on interprofessional education among healthcare professionals in providing care for children with autism

Method: Search will be conducted from five databases against the selected criteria. Review will be restricted to studies in English between 2001 to 2020 only. Two independent reviewers will scrutinize the abstract and title, and every study document retrieved will be investigated as …

Oral Leukoplakia: Diagnosis And Management Revisited, Isaäc Van Der Waal

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia

The definition of oral leukoplakia has not much changed during the past five decades and is still a definition by exclusion of ‘known’ lesions. Therefore, a diagnosis of leukoplakia is not always a straightforward one for the clinicians and, to some extent, also for the pathologists. The traditional clinical classification in homogeneous and nonhomogeneous leukoplakia may just be simplified into leukoplakia (thin and thick/verrucous) and erythroleukoplakia. In spite of numerous reported predictive molecular and genetic parameters of malignant transformation, the presence and grade of epithelial dysplasia as assessed by histopathological examination is still the most important one. Of the various …

Restrictions Are Lifted: The Effect Of Risk Perception Of Covid-19 On Future Travel Intentions Of Dutch Travellers, Rami K. Isaac

Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism

This study aims to understand better the psychological impact of COVID-19, the risk perception, travel and destination risks of Dutch travellers and their intention to travel when travel restrictions due to COVID-19 are lifted. This study takes a step toward closing the gap in the literature as it provides new insights into the risk perceptions regarding COVID-19 and the travel intentions of Dutch travellers now that travel restrictions are lifted. This study employed a quantitative approach to market research. Questionnaire research was applied. The questionnaire is created with the web-based survey tool Qualtrics. 343 respondents filled in the questionnaire. The …

Diagnosis And Management Of Colon Cancer Patients Presenting In Advanced Stages Of Complications, Vlad Denis Constantin, Adrian Silaghi, Dragos Epistatu, Anca Silvia Dumitriu, Stana Paunica, Daniela Gabriela Bălan, Bogdan Socea

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Colorectal cancer is an important health problem with a significant impact on the individual and society. Malignancy (including colorectal cancer) is usually slightly symptomatic in its initial stages. This causes cancer to be discovered in some patients accidentally (either through screening tests in predisposed individuals or during routine investigations for other diseases), while in other patients the colorectal cancer is discovered in late stages, when the symptoms are much more intense due to complications. Unfortunately, such advanced cases of the disease have high rates of morbidity and mortality even with treatment. Current treatment methods are usually complex, interdisciplinary, causing significant …

Radiation Therapy Of Glioblastoma: Experience Of A Moroccan Center, Hassani Wissal, El Ayachi Zineb, Farhane Fatim-Zahra, Alami Zenab, Bouhafa Touria

Health Sciences

Background: Glioblastomas are the most frequent and aggressive primary brain tumors. Their prognosis remains bleak, despite progress in management and understanding of the different biological mechanisms. Our objective is to highlight the impact of radiotherapy in improving the management of glioblastoma through the experience of the radiotherapy department at Hassan II University Hospital. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study analyzing the medical records of patients with glioblastoma over the period from August 2012 to January 2020. The data was analyzed using the epi-info software, therapeutic toxicities evaluated according to CTCAE V.4 scale, and overall survival estimated by the …

Aggressive Versus Expectant Management Of Preeclampsia With Severe Features Remote From Term (24-34 Weeks), Mohamed Mohamed Gebril, Mohamed Ahmed Abd El-Moaty, Mohamed El-Sayed Ahmed Mohamed

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background; Preeclampsia is a multiorgan, idiopathic illness that only occurs in human pregnancy and the puerperium. after 20 weeks of pregnancy, is indicated by a proteinuria threshold of 300 mg per 24 hours or more, or by a 140/90 mmHg blood pressure cutoff. It accounts for 12%–18% of all maternal deaths linked to pregnancy and is the second most common cause of maternal mortality in the United States.Aim and objectives; to compare the outcomes for mothers and babies in cases of severe preeclampsia far from term between expectant (or conservative) and aggressive (or urgent) care, Subjects and methods; Between January …

Comparative Study Between Laparoscopy And Laparotomy In Management Of Ovarian Cancer, Mostafa Hussein Hegab, Maged Mohamed Labib, Mohamed Abdullah Abdalhamid El-Esawy

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background: Cancer ovary is the most fatal malignancy of the female genital tract. Surgery and chemotherapy are the pillars of management. Laparoscopic surgical management of ovarian cancer increased in the last years. Aim of the Work: to compare the safety and morbidity of laparoscopy and conventional laparotomy in management of ovarian cancer. Patients and Methods: This retrospective and prospective study was conducted on ovarian cancer patients in Obstetrics and Gynecology Department in Armed Forces Hospitals (Al Maadi military hospital Gyne-oncology unit) during the period from January 2018 till November 2022. This study included 80 patients with ovarian cancer divided into …

Evaluation Of Resistant Associated Variants / Substitutions (Ravs/Rass) Role In Management Of Compensated Naive And Experienced Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection, Gamal Mohammad Mohammad Soliman, Ashraf Taha Abd Elmouttaleb, Mostafa Abd Elaziz Ahmed Abd Elrahman, Mohamed Ghareb Mohamed Shikhroho, Amr Mohammed Mohsen Aly Badary

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background: The success of DAA-based combination therapy for the treatment of HCV NS3 resistance-associated substitutions (RAS) is influenced by their occurrence. Objective: The main aim of this study were; 1) identifying the association of HCV relapse (post treatment with ani-NS5A DAAs Simeprevir or Daclatasvir) with occurrence of RAVs/RASs (Resistance associated substitutions) of nucleotide and specific amino acid replacement among Egyptian. Methods: This cross-sectional, case-control study was conducted. Patients were enlisted by Tropical Medicine. Department outpatient clinics at El-Hussein University (Al Azhar University Faculty of Medicine) and EL-Agouza Police hospital. 150 HCV patients in all were involved in the study.These three …