Been There, but Hope to Never Do That Again: Averting Common Airway Errors
Calvin A. Brown, III, MD
American College of Emergency Physicians This lecture covers how to avoid pitfalls in common airway management.
Blocks Unblinded: Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia
Arun Nagdev, MD
American College of Emergency Physicians This lecture discusses ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia in the emergency department.
Hand Revealed - 2020
Victoria E. Garrett, MD
American College of Emergency Physicians This lecture covers hand injuries that present to the ED.
Use or Abuse?: Pediatric Fractures & Their Causes
Emily A. Rose, MD, FACEP
American College of Emergency Physicians Learn about the common orthopedic injuries in pediatric patients and their possible causes.
A Different Kind of TWOfer: Trauma in Pregnancy
Camiron L. Pfennig, MD, FACEP
American College of Emergency Physicians This lecture covers pregnant patients who are also victims of trauma
Problems in the Pregnant Patient: FAST FACTS - 2020
Joelle Borhart, MD, FACEP, Kathleen Kerrigan, MD, FACEP, Camiron L. Pfennig, MD, FACEP
American College of Emergency Physicians This lecture focuses on various problems that occur frequently in pregnant patients
The 1st 60 Minutes: Initial Management of the Critically Ill Infant
Richard M. Cantor, MD, FACEP
American College of Emergency Physicians This lecture discusses management for critically ill pediatric patients in the emergency department.
The Pediatric Airway: When Less is More
Emily C. MacNeill, MD
American College of Emergency Physician This course discusses the anatomy and physiology of a difficult airway in a pediatric patient, as well as alternatives to intubation.
The Sick Neonate
Ilene A. Claudius, MD, FACEP
American College of Emergency Physicians The lecture outlines how to recognize the signs of a sick neonate in the emergency department as well as proper management.
Maladie ulcéreuse gastro-duodénale : cas clinique
Pr Mehdi KSIAA M. D.
1.00 Hours
Revue de la maladie ulcéreuse gastro-duodénale à travers un cas clinique interactif.
Fostering Change in Health Services
Claire Bahamon, MSH; Ann Buxbaum, MSH; Joseph Dwyer, MSH
Global Health eLearning Center This course is designed to build the skills of those who are in a position to support change agents in health service delivery. These change agents may be either local health practitioners and managers or mid-level program managers who champion a change in their programs. Their potential suppor....
Behavioral response of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) to volatiles of Apicure®, a plant-based extract
Ednah Komen,Lucy K. Murungi,Janet Irungu
Biological invasions pose a global threat to both food security and natural ecosystems. Intra-colony destruction has been accredited to the feeding behavior of adult and larval beetles. Previous studies have also reported potential alternative hosts for the SHB such as stingless bee colonies. To date, several studies on non-chem....
Policy makers, regulators and researchers’ perspectives on genomics research and the capacity of the National Health Research Act of 2013 to regulate genomics research in Zambia
Oliver Mweemba,John Musuku,Tulani Francis L. Matenga,Michael Parker,Rwamahe Rutakumwa,Janet Seeley,Twambo Simanga,Paulina Tindana,Jantina de Vries
Health research in sub-Saharan Africa takes place against a lengthy history of exploitation and unfair collaboration. Characterizing this trend is a history of export of samples and data from the continent for the benefit of institutions and researchers elsewhere (. As the birthplace of modern humans and the home of the greatest....
Career development for infection and immunity research in Uganda: a decade of experience from the Makerere University – Uganda Virus Research Institute research and training programme
Damalie Nakanjako,Flavia Zalwango,Pamela Wairagala,Fiona Luboga,Irene Andia Biraro,Victoria Diana Bukirwa,Mary Gorrethy Mboowa,Steve Cose,Janet Seeley,Alison Elliott
From its inception in 2008 as a training programme, and transition in 2016 to a Centre of Excellence, the Makerere University/Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) Centre of Excellence for Infection & Immunity Research and Training (MUII) has earned a reputation for building Ugandan capacity in infection and immunity (I&I) rese....
Continuous research monitoring improves the quality of research conduct and compliance among research trainees: internal evaluation of a monitoring programme
Mirriam Akello,Sarah Coutinho,Mary Gorrethy N-Mboowa,Victoria D Bukirwa,Agnes Natukunda,Lawrence Lubyayi,Grace Nabakooza,Stephen Cose,Alison M. Elliott
Research site monitoring (RSM) is a systematic process that involves the close supervision of an investigator to ensure that all research activities are implemented according to the approved study protocols and good clinical practice (GCP).. All studies that involve humans subjects must be reviewed ethically and scientifically b....
Community engagement in Genomics research; Challenges and lessons learnt in the AWI-Gen study at Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) Site, South Africa
Felistas Mashinya,Marianne Alberts,Reneilwe G. Mashaba,Paulina O. Tindana
The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s). Publication in AAS Open Research does not imply endorsement by the AAS.
Community-networks that facilitate engagement in health research: Ifakara Health Research Institute-Bagamoyo case study
Leah Bategereza,Ally Olotu,Dorcas Kamuya
Involvement of communities in the field of health research has been at the forefront of what is considered as ethical conduct of research. A commonly used approach is regular meetings with locally recognized community leaders to consult about research activities, i.e. community engagement. At the Ifakara Health Research Institu....
Community engagement and feedback of results in the H3Africa AWI-Gen project: Experiences from the Navrongo Demographic and Health Surveillance site in Northern Ghana
Godfred Agongo,Cornelius Debpuur,Lucas Amenga-Etego,Engelbert A. Nonterah,Michael B. Kaburise,Abraham Oduro,Michele Ramsay,Paulina Tindana
The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s). Publication in AAS Open Research does not imply endorsement by the AAS.
The state of cancer in Meru, Kenya: a retrospective study
Francis Kobia,Jesse Gitaka,Francis Makokha,Moses Kamita,Joshua Kibera,Cynthia Mwenda,Gladys Mucee,Bactrin Kilingo
Accounting for over 70% of all global deaths annually, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, are the world’s leading cause of mortality. Comprehensive data on cancer incidence and mortality is sparse in most African countries. Cancer incidence data provided by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Age....
GLAUCOMA SERIES 1
Oco Mukuye Steven and Dr Osama Giasin,
The principal ocular structures concerned with glaucoma are ciliary body, angle of anterior chamber and the aqueous outflow system.
RETINOBLASTOMA
Dr Abubaker Kakinaki
Eye Health Africa https://eyehealthafrica.org/ Retinoblastoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy of childhood and accounts for about 3% of all childhood cancers. Its of embryonal origin. Occurring up to 1:18000 live births.
Use of a mutation-specific genotyping method to assess for HIV-1 drug resistance in antiretroviral-naïve HIV-1 Subtype C-infected patients in Botswana
Dorcas Maruapula,Iain J. MacLeod,Sikhulile Moyo,Rosemary Musonda,Kaelo Seatla,Kesaobaka Molebatsi,Melvin Leteane,Max Essex,Simani Gaseitsiwe,Christopher F. Rowley
HIV remains a major global health problem; currently, 37.9 million adults and children are estimated to be living with HIV with sub-Saharan Africa being the most severely affected region. Although first generation NNRTIs, Nevirapine(NVP) and Efavirenz(EFV) have been replaced by DTG as part of the first line cART regimen, presen....
Microbiological assessment of sachet water “pure water” from five regions in Ghana
Lydia Mosi,Samuel Mawuli Adadey,Sandra Akoley Sowah,Charles Yeboah
Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). Most Probable Number (MPN). Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modelling of infant exposure to efavirenz through breastfeeding
Adeniyi Olagunju,Rajith K. R. Rajoli,Shakir A. Atoyebi,Saye Khoo,Andrew Owen,Marco Siccardi
The re-enactment of The. However, paediatric drug exposure is not limited to those administered for specific paediatric indications. More than 90% of nursing mothers take at least one drug in the early postnatal period, 17% up to 4 months after delivery, and 5% receive drugs for chronic conditions.. Physiologically based pharmac....
Identification of human African Trypanosomiasis foci using school-going children in post-conflict era in Nwoya District, Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Kenneth Luryama Moi,James Henry Obol,Denis Anywar Arony
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) commonly known as sleeping sickness is still active in over 30 sub-Saharan African countries. Uganda is the only country that harbours both species. In Northern Uganda, HAT was the main cause of relocations, a policy of compulsory evacuation of the natives from the affected areas. Over two dec....