Effectiveness of SNAPPS Implementation in the Family Medicine Residency Program in Erbil: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background and objectives There is a crucial need to embrace modern methodologies for enhancing medical education in disciplines such as Family Medicine. The study introduces the SNAPPS (Summarize, Narrow, Analyze, Probe, Plan, and Select) model, a six-step mnemonic representing a learner-centered case presentation approach that streamlines fact reporting while encouraging clinical reasoning, aiming to evaluate the effectiveness of the SNAPPS method as compared to the traditional model of case presentation in Family Medicine outpatient clinics and to gain insights into how students and preceptors perceive it. Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Family Medicine outpatient clinics in Erbil, Iraq, from March 15, 2023, to August 30, 2023.

PREVALENCE OF PRETERM DELIVERY AMONG WOMEN WHO RECEIVE PROGESTERONE SUPPLEMENTATION DURING PREGNANCY: CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

Preterm birth (PTB) is defined as birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation. It is generally agreed, preterm delivery is the most important obstetrical complication leading to perinatal morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of progesterone prescription, the route of administration, the prevalence of PTB, and the route of delivery as well as to look at the rates of PTB among those who received progesterone and those who did not.

Long COVID-19 prevalence among a sample of infected people in Erbil city.

Background: Long-term effects of the disease were founded and described as post-COVID-19 syndrome post-COVID syndrome are the symptoms that develop and last for four weeks or even months and cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis; symptoms may remain for >3 months. The cause of persistent symptoms is unclear. Objectives: This study aimed to Estimate the prevalence of residual symptoms among a sample of people infected with COVID-19 who survived and recovered in Erbil city and to find out the relation between the severity of the disease and post-COVID-19 syndrome.

Exploring the perspectives of medical students on application of e-learning in medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The use of e-learning has become mandatory during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are many barriers to applying e-learning in medical education.

Objective: This study aimed to explore medical students' perspectives on the application of e-learning in medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vildagliptin efficacy in combination with metformin among Jordanian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled with metformin.

To assess the efficacy and safety of vildagliptin added to metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) inadequately controlled with metformin monotherapy. This was a 12-week prospective observational study where vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily was added to patients with T2DM inadequately controlled (glycosylated hemoglobin type A1c (Hba1c) 7-10%) by a daily dose of metformin ≥1700 mg between June 2012 and May 2013. Efficacy was assessed by change in Hba1c and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels, and safety was assessed by reported adverse events (AEs).

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adult male cigarettes smokers: a community-based study in Jordan.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The prevalence of COPD among cigarette smokers in the Middle East is not well studied. A prospective descriptive study was performed in the north of Jordan.

Vitamin D and PTH status among adolescent and young females with severe dysmenorrhea.

Objective: To investigate Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) status among adolescent and young females with severe and very severe dysmenorrhea.

Design: Cross-sectional study in specific selected sample.

Setting: One Jordanian university.

Knowledge, attitudes and current practice of Jordanian family physicians about prescribing aspirin in primary and secondary prevention of vascular diseases: a self-reported survey.

Background: Long-term aspirin therapy is crucial for patients with increased risk of occlusive vascular diseases. However, inconsistencies in the methods for risk assessment and the perception among health care providers are major contributing factors for challenges in risk assessment.

Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to a total of 124 family physicians working at two university teaching centers and Ministry of Health primary health care centers in Jordan.

Evidence-based medicine among hospital doctors in Jordan: awareness, attitude and practice.

Objectives: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the awareness and attitude of hospital doctors towards evidence-based medicine (EBM) and their related educational needs.

Methods: A questionnaire study was performed on a randomly selected sample of 386 hospital doctors from both a teaching hospital and the Ministry of Health general hospitals in Jordan. Attitude towards EBM, best method of moving from opinion-based medicine to EBM, accessing and interpreting evidence and perceived barriers to practise EBM among participants were the main outcome measures.

Awareness, attitude and practice of evidence-based medicine among primary health care doctors in Jordan.

Objectives: To assess the awareness, attitude and knowledge towards evidence-based medicine (EBM) among primary health care doctors in Jordan and to identify the perceived barriers for practising EBM.

Methods: A simple random sample of 34 comprehensive primary health care centres was selected from a list of 64 centres in Jordan using random number table. A family doctor visited all selected centres and invited the available doctors to participate in the study.

Glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated in primary care setting in Jordan.

Aims: Determine the rate of glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes treated in a university teaching family health centre and determine factors associated with glycaemic control.

Methods: A family physician reviewed medical records of all type 2 diabetic patients aged 18 years or older, who attended the university medical centre of Jordan University of Science and Technology between September 2007 and December 2008. All relevant information were abstracted from medical records and filled in a special form.

Periodontal status of diabetics compared with nondiabetics: a meta-analysis.

Background: This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the association between diabetes mellitus and periodontal diseases by comparing the extent and severity of periodontal diseases between diabetics and nondiabetics.

Methods: A literature search was performed using MEDLINE database for published studies from January 1970 through October 2003 with manual search for references in relevant studies. This meta-analysis was based on 18 comparative cross-sectional studies, three prospective cohort studies and baseline data of two clinical trials that compared oral hygiene, gingival and periodontal status between diabetics and nondiabetics.

A comparative study of calcium sodium alginate (Kaltostat) and bismuth tribromophenate (Xeroform) packing in the management of epistaxis.

A prospective study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of calcium sodium alginate fibre (Kaltostat) to petrolatum gauze impregnated with bismuth tribromophenate (Xeroform) for the control of epistaxes that require hospital admission. Forty patients presenting with severe epistaxis requring hospital admission were treated with either Kaltostat or Xeroform nasal packs. Allocation to either treatment group was made randomly.