Role of Ambulance Service at End of Life
Mike Brady
0.50 Hours
This session aims to give you a better understanding of the crucial role the ambulance service plays in delivering end of life and palliative care.
The Importance of Mental Health in context of COVID 19 for frontline health workers in Sub Saharan Africa
Theddeus Iheanacho, M.D. & Dr. Appolos Ndukuba MBBS, FWACP
Yale School of Medicine Webinar Series and sponsored by WCEA Session 1 Theme : Mental Wellness & Self Care for Health Care Workers in Sub Saharan Africa Time: 2 pm Central European Time, 12 pm GMT 1 pm West African Time 3 pm East Africa Time 2 pm Central African Time
Knowledge of specific HIV transmission modes in relation to HIV infection in Mozambique
Devon D Brewer
A wide variety of blood exposures is independently associated with incident and prevalent HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa. In contrast, belief in condom use as a strategy for avoiding HIV infection is positively associated with HIV infection at both the individual and national levels in sub-Saharan Africa. Although long assu....
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Challenges to the performance of current HIV diagnostic assays and the need for centralized specimen archives: a review of the Consortium for the Evaluation and Performance of HIV Incidence Assays (CEPHIA) repository
Shelley N. Facente,Michael P. Busch,Eduard Grebe,Christopher D. Pilcher,Alex Welte,Brian Rice,Gary Murphy
Over the past three decades, archived HIV samples have allowed commercial and academic researchers to develop and evaluate multiple new HIV assays and HIV diagnostic strategies, including new approaches to measure and monitor HIV prevalence and incidence. Yet despite these advancements, new challenges for diagnosis of HIV infect....
Cost-effectiveness of oral versus intravenous antibiotics (OVIVA) in patients with bone and joint infection: evidence from a non-inferiority trial
Nicola McMeekin,Claudia Geue,Andrew Briggs,Ines Rombach,Ho Kwong Li,Philip Bejon,Martin McNally,Bridget L. Atkins,Jamie Ferguson,Matthew Scarborough
Bone and joint infections are becoming increasingly common. In the UK, the National Health Service (NHS) conducts around 190,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries annually; of these, approximately 1% will result in post-operative infections. These infections are usually treated with surgery and an initial course of intravenous....
Case Report: COVID-19 in a female patient who presented with acute lower limb ischemia
Ahmed Muhi Fahad,Ayam Ali Mohammad,Hasanain A. Al-Khalidi,Qusay Jummaa Lazim,Fahad Ibrahim Hussein,Ahmed Salih Alshewered
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic disease caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus surface spike protein binding to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, which is expressed in the lung (type 2 alveolar cells), heart, intestinal epithelium, vascular endothelium, and kidneys, providing a mechanism....
Younger ages at risk of Covid-19 mortality in communities of color
Keith P. Klugman,Solomon Zewdu,Barbara E. Mahon,Scott F. Dowell,Padmini Srikantiah,Kayla F. Laserson,Jordan W. Tappero,Anita K. Zaidi,Trevor Mundel
Developed countries, even those overwhelmed for a time by Covid-19 like Italy and the UK, have had most of their deaths among the elderly. In Italy, with one of the oldest populations in the world, only 4% of deaths were in people under age 60. In the UK, the racial disparity in Covid-19 mortality is clear, with non-white minori....
Adjunctive dexamethasone for the treatment of HIV-infected adults with tuberculous meningitis (ACT HIV): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Joseph Donovan,Nguyen Hoan Phu,Nguyen Thi Hoang Mai,Le Tien Dung,Darma Imran,Erlina Burhan,Lam Hong Bao Ngoc,Nguyen Duc Bang,Do Chau Giang,Dang Thi Minh Ha,Jeremy N. Day,Le Thi Phuong Thao,Nguyen TT Thuong,Nguyen Nang Vien,Ronald B. Geskus,Marcel Wolbers,Raph L. Hamers,Reinout van Crevel,Mugi Nursaya,Kartika Maharani,Tran Tinh Hien,Kevin Baird,Nguyen Huu Lan,Evelyne Kestelyn,Nguyen Van Vinh Chau,Guy E. Thwaites
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of tuberculosis. Co-infection with HIV increases the risk of developing TBM, complicates treatment, and substantially worsens outcome. Whether corticosteroids confer a survival benefit in HIV-infected patients with TBM remains uncertain. Hepatitis is the most common drug-induc....
Country Experiences in Scaling up HIV Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Jason Reed, Kelly Curran, Julia Bluestone, Daniel Were, Makeneiloe Ramapepe and Sebaki Laluma.
The goal of the webinar is to highlight the importance of Oral PrEP training for providers, launch a new global Oral PrEP eLearning course, produced as part of a collaboration with WHO and Jhpiego, and share country experiences in scaling up access to Oral PrEP. We will hear about country experiences and lessons learned in....
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Antieretrovirals and Toxicity Basic
Daisy Arrillaga RN, BSN, ACRN
1.00 Hours
This course is intended to increase the participant's knowledge of how HIV medications work.
HIV Associated Dementia
Macie P. Smith, Ed.D., LBSW, C-SWCM
1.00 Hours
To provide more detailed education on dementia associated with HIV
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10 Steps to a Clean Delivery
Industry Specialists
This film shows 10 simple steps which if followed can lead to the safe delivery of a newborn baby. The film includes cutting the baby’s cord with a new clean razor blade, which should be part of a clean delivery kit. This film is for use in community health education. It has no narration or dialogue.
Growing Professionals: Role of Nurses in Professional Socialisation of Students
Dr Nelouise Geyer
Public perceptions of health and nursing Professional socialisation in nursing Nurses’ contribution to professional socialisation of students Socialisation of students Creating and selling a strong brand as nurses
Self-Injury Behaviour in Youth - Developing and Understanding
Kimberly Enns, MSW, RSW
The Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute Self-injury refers to deliberate, self-inflicted tissue damage such as cutting or burning. Self-injury has reached alarming proportions among our youth – studies show that 14-24% of adolescents and young adults have engaged in this behaviour at least once, with a quarter of these reporti....
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WCEA WEBINAR DEMO
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Demo to see what it's like from a users perspective to loginto a webinar
Gene Editing Therapies
Dr Ethel Webi
This lecture will uncover different techniques for gene editing and their application in gene editing therapy.