Publications by authors named "J S Stahl"
Objectives: The objectives were to determine the structure of training programmes and assessment of physicians training to become infectious disease (ID) specialists in Europe in early 2024, and to document the provision of specialists, trainees and training centres in each country.
Methods: Delegates to the ID Section and Board of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) entered national data on a web-based survey tool in late 2023-early 2024. Results were compared to UEMS recommendations on the structure and content of postgraduate training in ID in Europe (2018), and to results of a similar survey in early 2021.
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- - There is a significant need to assess the knowledge and training gaps among infectious disease (ID) physicians regarding encephalitis, specifically autoimmune encephalitis.
- - A survey was conducted among European ID specialists, with 201 respondents indicating that 64% dealt with infectious encephalitis, while only 7.5% focused on autoimmune cases.
- - Many physicians reported low confidence in recognizing (60%), diagnosing (71%), and treating (85%) autoimmune encephalitis, highlighting the demand for standardized guidelines from ESCMID for better management practices (89%).
In plantations, coppice rotations often yield less than initial rotations. The TECHS project (Tolerance of Clones to Hydric, Thermal and Biotic Stresses) studied short rotation coppicing across a 3000 km gradient. The main objective of this work was to compare the survival, sprouting, and initial growth of clones managed and to examine factors that might influence the productivity of the coppice rotation: climate, genotypes, and stocking.
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- Frontal alpha asymmetry was thought to indicate levels of approach motivation, but recent studies found little connection between it and personality traits.
- A study using data from the CoScience project (n=740) measured frontal asymmetry during different tasks to see if it varied based on approach motivation.
- The results showed that frontal asymmetry wasn't significantly influenced by the tasks and did not correlate with self-reported personality traits, undermining its validity as a marker for approach motivation.
Background: There are two approaches for endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) training: the traditional apprenticeship approach involving 'see one, do one, teach one', and the computer-based simulation approach. In the traditional approach, the trainee learns under direct supervision from an expert preceptor while performing on patients. In the latter approach, trainees use a high-fidelity bronchoscopy simulator, undertake a skills assessment exam (Endobronchial Ultrasound Skills and Task Assessment Tool (EBUS-STAT)), and receive supervised patient-based training from experienced clinicians.
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