The Biodistribution and Utility of Tc-Ethylenedicysteine-Deoxyglucose (Tc-Glucosamine) in the Identification of Active Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis-a Single Center Prospective Study.

Purpose: Our objectives were to investigate the utility of Tc-ethylenedicysteine-deoxyglucose (ECDG) in identifying active disease in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as well as to evaluate the biodistribution of this radiopharmaceutical.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted at the Department of Nuclear Medicine of the University of the Free State/Universitas Academic Hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Twenty-two participants from the rheumatology department diagnosed with RA according to the ACR/EULAR classification criteria were enrolled.

The prognostic value of 99m Tc-glucosamine imaging in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a single center prospective study.

Objectives: Poor prognostic factors in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with a more severe form of the disease. Nuclear medicine functional imaging has shown remarkable merit at identifying active disease in patients with RA and is increasingly being used in this regard. However, its prognostic value has not been evaluated thoroughly.

Health sciences educator's simulation debriefing practice needs: A mixed methods study.

Background: Simulation debriefing influences learning from healthcare simulation activities. Health sciences educators must be competent in conducting simulation debriefing for healthcare students. A structured faculty development intervention for health sciences educators must be informed by educator needs to enhance its utility.

Disclosing medical errors: how do we prepare our students?

Purpose: Despite patient safety initiatives, medical errors remain common and devastating. Disclosing errors is not only ethical, but also promotes restoration of the doctor-patient relationship. However, studies show active avoidance of error disclosure and the need for explicit training.

The PIER framework for healthcare simulation integration in undergraduate physiotherapy education.

Background: The need for healthcare curricula renewal to facilitate a continuum in education from classrooms to diverse healthcare settings is undeniable. Simulation has been recognized as an educational strategy to address healthcare education challenges, with limited reporting on the integration of simulation-based learning experiences in physiotherapy education. The study aimed to describe the finalisation of a framework for integration of healthcare simulation in an undergraduate physiotherapy program.

A comparison of the effectiveness of QCPR and conventional CPR training in final-year medical students at a South African university.

Introduction: High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves lives. Training on basic first aid manikins allows students to practice manoeuvres and provides realistic resistance to chest compressions. Conventional CPR has no real-time feedback to observe the quality of CPR.

Students' perceptions of interprofessional education and collaborative practice: analysis of freehand drawings.

There is a global shortage of healthcare professionals, but in the social economic environment of Africa workforce numbers are lower than the global average per head of population. It is argued that interprofessional and collaborative care may offer a solution to this problem, and therefore interprofessional education has become a requirement for accreditation. This paper reports on an innovative initiative of a South African university, which implemented four two-hour education sessions of which the two middle sessions were simulated with standardised patients.

Prevalence of eye pathology in a group of diabetic patients at National District Hospital Outpatient Department in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Background: Diabetic retinopathy is the third most common cause of blindness after cataracts and glaucoma in South Africa. Primary healthcare interventions providing eye care services play an important role in preventing complications.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of eye pathology in a group of diabetic patients at National District Hospital by screening for diabetes-associated ocular pathology.