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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Medical Students In Karachi And Covid-19: Myths And Facts, Omer Bin Khalid Jamil, Muhammad Muhib, Muhammad Anas Abbal, Amna Muhammed Ahmed, Hafsa Hayat Khan, Nabeela Yar Khan
Medical Students In Karachi And Covid-19: Myths And Facts, Omer Bin Khalid Jamil, Muhammad Muhib, Muhammad Anas Abbal, Amna Muhammed Ahmed, Hafsa Hayat Khan, Nabeela Yar Khan
Department of Surgery
Objectives: COVID-19 pandemic brought mortalities, morbidities, fear, and financial despair among people around the world. As it advanced, misinformation and myths about it caught wildfire, contributing to misbelief among the already shocked population. Medical students are the building blocks of the medical community and can provide a pivotal role in combating COVID-19 misinformation by delivering correct knowledge and awareness to the non-medical population of the country. Hence, it is important to assess their knowledge and perception of COVID-19 myths. Therefore, this study evaluates medical student's knowledge regarding myths and misinformation related to COVID-19 infection and its vaccine. The study also …
Gender Discrimination Against Female Surgeons: A Cross-Sectional Study In A Lower-Middle-Income Country, Mahin Janjua, Hina Inam, Russell S. Martins, Nida Zahid, Abida K. Sattar, Shaista Khan, Sadaf Khan, Aneela Darbar, Nuzhat Faruqui, Sharmeen Akram, Ather Enam, Adil H. Haider, Mahim Malik
Gender Discrimination Against Female Surgeons: A Cross-Sectional Study In A Lower-Middle-Income Country, Mahin Janjua, Hina Inam, Russell S. Martins, Nida Zahid, Abida K. Sattar, Shaista Khan, Sadaf Khan, Aneela Darbar, Nuzhat Faruqui, Sharmeen Akram, Ather Enam, Adil H. Haider, Mahim Malik
Department of Surgery
Introduction: Although gender discrimination and bias (GD/bias) experienced by female surgeons in the developed world has received much attention, GD/bias in lower-middle-income countries like Pakistan remains unexplored. Thus, our study explores how GD/bias is perceived and reported by surgeons in Pakistan.
Method: A single-center cross-sectional anonymous online survey was sent to all surgeons practicing/training at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. The survey explored the frequency, source and impact of GD/bias among surgeons.
Results: 98/194 surgeons (52.4%) responded to the survey, of which 68.4% were males and 66.3% were trainees. Only 19.4% of women surgeons reported 'significant' frequency of GD/bias …
Knowledge Gain Of The Non-Vascular Surgeons After Attending A Course On Traumatic Vascular Emergencies, Zia Ur Rehman, Muhammad Asad Moosa, Qamar Riaz
Knowledge Gain Of The Non-Vascular Surgeons After Attending A Course On Traumatic Vascular Emergencies, Zia Ur Rehman, Muhammad Asad Moosa, Qamar Riaz
Department of Surgery
Objective: To measure the effectiveness of the workshop in enhancing the knowledge and skills of the non-vascular surgeons in dealing with traumatic vascular emergencies.
Methodology: It was a Quasi-experimental pre-post design study conducted at Section of Vascular Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi (Pakistan) in February 2019. One-day workshop was conducted to enhance the knowledge and operative skills of the non-vascular surgeons in managing traumatic vascular emergencies. A written test and course evaluation survey were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the course in achieving the desired objectives.
Results: Total of 21 participants attended the workshop with mean age of …
Changing Face Of Trauma And Surgical Training In A Developing Country: A Literature Review, Qamar Riaz, Sabah Uddin Saqib, Rehan Nasir Khan, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui
Changing Face Of Trauma And Surgical Training In A Developing Country: A Literature Review, Qamar Riaz, Sabah Uddin Saqib, Rehan Nasir Khan, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui
Department of Surgery
Trauma continues to be the major cause of disability and death globally and surgeons are often involved in immediate care. However there has been an exponential decrease in the number of the trained trauma surgeons. The purpose of the current review article is to summarize the published literature pertaining to trauma education in postgraduate surgical training programmes internationally and in a developing country as Pakistan. Several electronic databases like MEDLINE, PubMed, Google scholar and PakMediNet were searched using the keywords 'trauma education' or 'trauma training' AND 'postgraduate medical education', 'surgery residency training', 'surgery residents' and 'surgeons'. The current training in …
The Community As A Learner Group, Cathyann Feher Rn,Msn, Karen L. Kutner Mba, Robert Ruhf, Charles Scagliotti Md,Facs, Michael M. Badellino Md
The Community As A Learner Group, Cathyann Feher Rn,Msn, Karen L. Kutner Mba, Robert Ruhf, Charles Scagliotti Md,Facs, Michael M. Badellino Md
Department of Surgery
No abstract provided.
Enhancing Resident Education By Empowering The Learner Through The Creation Of Smartphone Applications, Christine W. Du Md, Dale A. Dangleben Md, Judith A. Olenwine Ms, C-Tagme, Michael M. Badellino Md
Enhancing Resident Education By Empowering The Learner Through The Creation Of Smartphone Applications, Christine W. Du Md, Dale A. Dangleben Md, Judith A. Olenwine Ms, C-Tagme, Michael M. Badellino Md
Department of Surgery
No abstract provided.