Renal Tumours
Kieran McHugh
This session covers the common benign and malignant renal tumours in childhood, including Wilms' tumour, other rarer renal tumours and the benign mesoblastic nephroma. We will look at the different imaging appearances and note the fundamental importance of the patient's age in relation to the incidence of the different tumours.
Ambiguous Genitalia
Katharine Halliday
0.25 Hours
In this session the classification of ambiguous genitalia will be described, together with the pathophysiology of some of the more common types, and the role of imaging in diagnosis.
Paediatric Neck Masses
Helen Williams and Srikrishna Harave
0.75 Hours
This session will cover imaging of paediatric neck masses (excluding thyroid and salivary gland disorders), including the choice of imaging modality, how to recognise common causes, basic embryology of the congenital lesions, and when to suspect malignancy.
Physical Abuse: Skeletal Injuries
Amaka Offiah
0.50 Hours
This session provides an overview of the skeletal abnormalities that are seen on radiographs in the physically abused child.
CT in Congenital Heart Disease
Oliver Tann BSc MRCP FRCR
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the role of cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) in congenital heart disease (CHD) in children, and look at some of the important pathologies encountered.
Petrous Temporal Bone: Infection, Cholesteatoma and Glomus Tumour
Elisabeth Tilley
0.75 Hours
This session provides an overview of the computed tomography (CT) anatomy of the petrous temporal bone and the imaging features seen in acute infection, acquired cholesteatoma and glomus tumours.
Choroid Plexus, Glioneuronal and Pineal Region Tumours
Adam Thomas
0.50 Hours
This session discusses intracerebral tumour groups of neuro-epithelial tissue which have a glial origin or component. Other neuroepithelial tumours - ependymoma, pineal parenchymal tumours, embryonal (medulloblastoma and PNET) and choroid plexus tumours are also included. Colloid cyst of the 3rd ventricle, arachnoid cysts, centr....
Primary Tumours: Pituitary and Hypothalamus
James Byrne
0.50 Hours
This session presents the radiology of the pituitary gland and surrounding structures. It covers the radiological anatomy and basic physiology of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis and presents indications for the various imaging techniques and special tests used to investigate patients with suspected pituitary dysfunction. The dia....
Characteristic Appearances and Differential Diagnosis of Meningiomas
Lesley Cala
0.50 Hours
This session covers the differential diagnosis of meningiomas on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It considers the different pathological grades according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification and methods of treatment, which may affect follow-up imaging.
Cardiac: Basic Pathology and Clinical Aspects
Gopinath Gnanasegaran
0.50 Hours
This session provides an understanding of basic pathology and clinical aspects.
Anaesthetic Record Keeping
Ruairi Moulding and Yogen Amin
0.50 Hours
A session that explores the importance of an accurate and contemporaneous anaesthetic chart. Additionally, the role of record keeping in audit, consent and medical legal matters is discussed.
Calculations, Corrections and Maintenance - 1 - Anesthesiology
Mary Cunliffe
0.50 Hours
Part 1 of this session discusses normal body fluid composition and how this changes with age and normal maintenance fluid requirements. It also looks at the diagnosis and correction of fluid deficits. Part 2 of the session looks at the diagnosis and correction of common electrolyte abnormalities.
Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance: An Introduction
Dr Diane Ashiru-Oredope
0.50 Hours
This session provides key facts about antimicrobial resistance and describes the important role everyone working in a health and care environment has in tackling it. It also discusses relevant aspects of the antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competences.
Overview of Routine Asthma Monitoring
Viv Marsh
0.50 Hours
This session will explore the aims and benefits of routine asthma monitoring and identify the key components of a structured asthma review. Later, it will focus on how to assess asthma control and the most common reasons for poor asthma control.
Understanding Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues (ELSIs) in Human Biobanking and Genomics for Research and Healthcare in Zimbabwe: The Genomics Inheritance Law Ethics and Society (GILES) initiative
Alice Matimba,Andrew Chimatira,Oppah Kuguyo,James January,Zivayi Mupambireyi,Bazondlile Marimbe-Dube,Vasco Chikwasha,Zibusiso Nyati-Jokomo,Shamiso Muteti,Pedzisayi Mangezvo,Abigail Kangwende,Alfred Chingono,Midion Chidzonga,Jonathan Gandari,James Hakim,Ku
Biobanks of human biospecimen collections are key resources for understanding individual and population diversity, and are integral to healthcare research, medical care, and drug discoveryn
African Pharmacogenomics Consortium: Consolidating pharmacogenomics knowledge, capacity development and translation in Africa
Collet Dandara,Collen Masimirembwa,Yosr Z. Haffani,Bernhards Ogutu,Jenniffer Mabuka,Eleni Aklillu,Oluseye Bolaji
The views expressed in this article are those of the authors. Publication in AAS Open Research does not imply endorsement by the AAS.
Preliminary evaluation of a Trypanosoma brucei FG-GAP repeat containing protein of mitochondrial localization
Monica Namyanja,Zhi-Shen Xu,Claire Mack Mugasa,Zhao-Rong Lun,Enock Matovu,Zhengjun Chen,George W. Lubega
is a hemoflagellated extracellular protozoan parasite that causes a zoonotic disease known as African Trypanosomiasis. It comprises of three subspecies, namely,. In the GeneDB and TritrypDB genomic databases, n
Characterization of culturable airborne bacteria and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of indoor and immediate-outdoor environments of a research institute in Ghana
Isawumi Abiola,Adiza Abass,Samuel Duodu,Lydia Mosi
Quality of air, especially in indoor environments where people spend 80–95% of their lives is of significant health importance. Bioaerosols, mostly bacterial and fungal spores are actively living complex particles that have been associated with contamination of indoor air. Several species of microorganisms have been isolated acr....
“We shall have gone to a higher standard”: Training village heath teams (VHTs) to use a smartphone-guided intervention to link older Ugandans with hypertension and diabetes to care
Joseph Okello Mugisha,Janet Seeley
The number of older adults living with chronic conditions is increasing rapidly in Uganda. Recently, greater attention has been paid to interventions for the prevention and control of chronic conditions in public health care. With the increasing numbers of older adults with chronic conditions, especially hypertension and diabete....
Single dose ceftriaxone and metronidazole versus multiple doses for antibiotic prophylaxis at elective caesarean section in Mulago hospital: A randomized clinical trial
Gideon Alex Mugisa,Paul Kiondo,Imelda Namagembe
The single most important risk factor for postpartum maternal infection is caesarean section. Women undergoing caesarean section have a 5-20-fold greater risk of infection and infectious morbidity compared with a vaginal delivery. (. Provision of single dose or combination broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics 30–60 minutes bef....
Ethical and scientific considerations on the establishment of a controlled human infection model for schistosomiasis in Uganda: report of a stakeholders’ meeting held in Entebbe, Uganda.
Alison M. Elliott,Meta Roestenberg,Anne Wajja,Christopher Opio,Francis Angumya,Moses Adriko,Moses Egesa,Serah Gitome,Joseph Mfutso-Bengo,Philip Bejon,Melissa Kapulu,Zoe Seager,Tom Lutalo,Winfred Badanga Nazziwa,Asuman Muwumuza,Maria Yazdanbakhsh,Pontiano
Effective vaccines have proven extremely useful in the prevention of infectious diseases, but are still lacking for major poverty-related and neglected infections, including helminth infections. The conventional approach to vaccine development, testing efficacy in human subjects in large Phase III trials after safety and immunog....
Predictors of quality of life of older persons in rural Uganda: A cross sectional study
Fred Maniragaba,Betty Kwagala,Emmanuel Bizimungu,Stephen Ojiambo Wandera,James Ntozi
The world is experiencing remarkable and irreversible demographic changes as many people are living longer than ever before. Uganda’s population is largely characterized by young people. Nonetheless, the country’s older population has more than doubled from 686,000 in 1991 to 1,433,596 in 2014 (UBOS 2016. This is attributed to....
Public hospitals’ finance management systems, and accountability mechanisms in the context of decentralized health systems in low- and middle-income countries – A thematic review
Hassan Leli,Osman Addulahi,Benjamin Tsofa
Decentralization, defined as the transfer of power or authority on decision making and resource management, from the central government or body to the local level or subnational unit or institution, has been and continues to be a common health sector reform in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Historically, health s....
Dog health and demographic surveillance survey in Western Kenya: Demography and management practices relevant for rabies transmission and control
Emmah N. Kwoba,Philip Kitala,Linus Ochieng,Elkanah Otiang,Robert Ndung’u,Gati Wambura,Katie Hampson,S.M. Thumbi
Rabies kills an estimated 59,000 people annually, mostly in Asia and Africa and among rural populations. In 2014, Kenya launched a National Rabies Elimination Strategic Plan for the elimination of dog-mediated human rabies by the year 2030. Here we describe the design of a dog health and demographic study (dog-HDSS) within an ex....