Nurturing next generation physicians: A new Israeli healthtech fellowship.

The Israeli Society for HealthTech aims at advancing the integration of innovation and healthcare entrepreneurship into medical practice and across traditional health professions, to benefit patients and improve quality of care. In 2021, the Society launched the first fellowship for board certified physicians in HealthTech. This backstory discusses the motivation of launching the program and reviews the design of the fellowship, including curriculum, the expertise of the lecturers, and initial tangible results of the program.

Global longitudinal strain and long-term outcome in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected acute coronary syndrome.

Aims: We have previously shown that 2-dimentional strain is not a useful tool for ruling out acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the emergency department (ED). The aim of the present study was to determine whether in patients with suspected ACS, global longitudinal strain (GLS), measured in the ED using 2-dimensional strain imaging, can predict long-term outcome.

Methods: Long-term (median 7.

Peer-teaching cardiac ultrasound among medical students: A real option.

Introduction: Teaching cardiac ultrasound (CU) image acquisition requires hands-on practice under qualified instructors supervision. We assessed the efficacy of teaching medical students by their previously trained classmates (teaching assistants [TAs]) compared to teaching by expert trainers (cardiologists or diagnostic medical sonographers.

Methods: Sixty-six students received 8-hour CU training: 4-hour lectures on ultrasound anatomy and imaging techniques of 6 main CU views (parasternal long [PLAV] and short axis [PSAV]; apical 4-chamber [4ch], 2-chamber [2ch], and 3-chamber [3ch]; and sub costal [SC]) followed by 4 hours of hands-on exercise in groups of ≤5 students under direct supervision of a TA (group A: 44 students) or a qualified trainer (group B: 22 students).

Unanesthetized Rodents Demonstrate Insensitivity of QT Interval and Ventricular Refractory Period to Pacing Cycle Length.

The cardiac electrophysiology of mice and rats has been analyzed extensively, often in the context of pathological manipulations. However, the effects of beating rate on the basic electrical properties of the rodent heart remain unclear. Due to technical challenges, reported electrophysiological studies in rodents are mainly from preparations or under deep anesthesia, conditions that might be quite far from the normal physiological state.