Communication skills of residents: are they as good as they think?

Purpose: To evaluate the current communication skills of resident physicians and identify areas for improvement.

Study Design: Using a cross-sectional design, data from medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty were assimilated at one of the largest academic medical centers in a low-and-middle-income country via a self-administered, validated survey with a 5-point LIKERT scale. One-way ANOVA was used to compare intra-group means, followed by the Bonferroni test, with a p-value <0.

Montelukast use in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and fetal outcomes in asthma treatment.

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the safety of montelukast in treating asthma during pregnancy, focusing on maternal and fetal outcomes such as congenital anomalies (CA), preterm delivery, low birthweight, spontaneous abortion, gestational diabetes mellitus, and preeclampsia. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Google Scholar, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library databases from inception until April 30, 2024. The eligible studies assessed the safety of montelukast for asthma treatment during pregnancy.

Patient-resident physician communication - a qualitative study to assess the current state, challenges and possible solutions.

Background: Patients perceive effective patient-doctor communication as an important metric when evaluating their satisfaction with health systems. Hence, optimal patient-physician communication is fundamental for quality healthcare. High-income countries (HICs) have extensively studied patient-resident communication.

Understanding Barriers to Guideline-Concordant Treatment in Foregut Cancer: From Data to Solutions.

Background: A large proportion of patients with foregut cancers do not receive guideline-concordant treatment (GCT). This study sought to understand underlying barriers to GCT through a root cause analysis approach.

Methods: A single-institution retrospective review of 498 patients with foregut (gastric, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary) adenocarcinoma from 2018 to 2022 was performed.

Time Kills: Impact of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Timely Access to Guideline-Concordant Treatment in Foregut Cancer.

Background: Receipt of guideline-concordant treatment (GCT) is associated with improved prognosis in foregut cancers. Studies show that patients living in areas of high neighborhood deprivation have worse healthcare outcomes; however, its effect on GCT in foregut cancers has not been evaluated. We studied the impact of the area deprivation index (ADI) as a barrier to GCT.

Disparities in patient-resident physician communication and counseling: A multi-perspective exploratory qualitative study.

Effective communication between physicians and patients plays an integral role in clinical care. Gaps in a physician's ability to ensure effective communication, especially with patients from diverse backgrounds, are known causes of medical errors. This study explores the potential biases and disparities in patient-resident communication, which may influence a patient's quality of care.

Leveraging the vantage point - exploring nurses' perception of residents' communication skills: a mixed-methods study.

Introduction: Effective communication is key to a successful patient-doctor interaction and improved healthcare outcomes. However, communication skills training in residency is often subpar, leading to inadequate patient-physician communication. There is a dearth of studies exploring the observations of nurses - key members of healthcare teams with a special vantage point to observe the impact of residents' communication with patients.

Development, outcome and costs of a simulation-based neurosurgery bootcamp at the national level.

Introduction: With a growing interest in simulation-based training to develop clinical proficiency, bootcamps have been utilized for imparting basic skills to medical trainees. While considerable research on the topic exists in high income countries, no such neurosurgical teaching standards have been employed in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to explore the effectiveness of first low-cost, multi-center regional neurosurgery bootcamp in South Asia.

Developing a communication-skills training curriculum for resident-physicians to enhance patient outcomes at an academic medical centre: an ongoing mixed-methods study protocol.

Introduction: Effective physician-patient communication is directly linked to enhanced patient safety, improved healthcare quality and health outcomes. Numerous studies have been done to implement and reinforce communication skills as core competencies to be acquired during residency training for providing culturally competent care. Pakistan has an ethnically diverse culture with people from varying diasporas.

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of Lebanese pharmacists in providing patient counseling on urinary tract infection and its treatment.

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the second most common type of infections, accounting for about 7 million annual visits to health-care providers. Pharmacists have an important role in counseling patients about this disease.

Objectives: The study explored the Lebanese pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and counseling practices (KAP) around UTI.

Cortical Changes in Epilepsy Patients With Focal Cortical Dysplasia: New Insights With T Mapping.

Background: In epilepsy patients with focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) as the epileptogenic focus, global cortical signal changes are generally not visible on conventional MRI. However, epileptic seizures or antiepileptic medication might affect normal-appearing cerebral cortex and lead to subtle damage.

Purpose: To investigate cortical properties outside FCD regions with T -relaxometry.

Serum anti mullerian hormone and renalase levels in predicting the risk of preeclampsia.

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the association of serum AMH and Renalase with the risk of preeclampsia thereby assessing them as screening tools, reducing the risk of gravid consequences of preeclampsia.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited n = 95 pregnant women between 14 and 32 gestational weeks. They were categorized as a) women with gestational hypertension (n = 45); b) women with pre-eclampsia (n = 20) and c) normotensive pregnant women (n = 30) according to the ACOG criteria.