Publications by authors named "F Macleod"
Introduction: We examined the perceptions of the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree graduates regarding their personal competencies, job performance and professional development using a mixed method, explanatory sequential design.
Methods: A cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire of the Haifa School of Public Health alumni who graduated between 2005 and 2022 was disseminated to 849 graduates between March and June 2022, from which 127 responded (response rate: 14.90%).
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to evaluate the competency profiles of Public Health (PH) training programs in Israel using a new curriculum mapping tool focused on 57 competencies across six domains.
- It assessed five Israeli Health Education Institutions (HEIs) offering MPH or BPH degrees, revealing that core curricula addressed 45-84% of the competencies, with strengths in Methods and Socioeconomic Determinants of Health but weaknesses in Environmental Determinants and Health Policy domains.
- The findings highlighted variability in PH curricula across institutions and prompted a reassessment to improve and harmonize PH training to better prepare graduates for contemporary challenges in the field.
Sexual concerns after prostate cancer (PCa) treatment are high. Flexible coping is a crucial element to maintaining sexual activity after PCa and improves adaptation outcomes. We aimed to identify potential sexual adaptation styles reported by men following PCa treatment, and to assess relationships among associated variables and outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To characterize the use and impact of radiation dose reduction techniques in actual practice for routine abdomen CT.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed consecutive routine abdomen CT scans in adults from a large dose registry, contributed by 95 hospitals and imaging facilities. Grouping exams into deciles by, first, patient size, and second, size-adjusted dose length product (DLP), we summarized dose and technical parameters and estimated which parameters contributed most to between-protocols dose variation.
Background: Successful management of public health challenges requires developing and nurturing leadership competencies. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of training simulations to assess public health leadership and decision-making competencies during emergencies as an effective learning and training method.
Methods: We examined the effects of two simulation scenarios on public health school students in terms of their experience (compared to face-to-face learning) and new skills acquired for dealing with similar emergent situations in the future.