Publications by authors named "H El Hakim"

Objective: Surgical training programs have a high prevalence of trainee stress and burnout. Formal mentorship programs (FMP) have been shown to alleviate these factors and improve quality of life (QOL) in short-term follow-up. This study aims to determine the long-term effects of an FMP on the well-being of a single-center cohort of surgical trainees.

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Background: Home hospitalization is a care modality growing in popularity worldwide. Telemedicine-driven hospital-at-home (HAH) services could replace traditional hospital departments for selected patients. Chest x-rays typically serve as a key diagnostic tool in such cases.

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There is an increased risk of infection in patients with cancer that results in higher morbidity and mortality. Several risk factors can predispose these patients to infectious complications. Some such factors include immunocompromised states like neutropenia, allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, and graft-versus-host disease, while others include immunosuppressive agents like corticosteroids, purine analogs, monoclonal antibodies, and other emerging cancer therapeutics like CAR T-cell therapy.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate a web-based intervention using personalized avatars to improve understanding of community immunity (herd immunity) and its impact on individuals' risk perception regarding vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and influenza.
  • Researchers developed an interactive application where users create avatars that represent themselves and others in their community, which illustrates how infections spread with and without community immunity.
  • The trial with 3883 Canadian adults found that participants who used the web application showed improved risk perception, motivations, and emotions related to vaccination compared to those in a control group, validating the effectiveness of the intervention.
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