New pedagogical tools for vaccine education: preparing future healthcare workers for the next pandemic.

Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is an issue for healthcare students, influenced by safety concerns and misinformation. The need for better communication training and understanding sociocultural factors in VH was highlighted in a European University Alliance seminar. Practical exercises like simulation role-playing, interprofessional collaboration, and digital literacy may improve vaccine education.

Impact of air pollution on mortality: Geo-epidemiological study in French-speaking Africa.

According to the World Health Organization, air pollution is responsible for 90 % of deaths in Africa. However, limited data on exposure to air pollution is available, and studies are rare, particularly in French-speaking Africa. This study aims to investigate the impact of air pollution on mortality in 12 French-speaking African countries (Algeria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Tunisia).

Adaptation of French general practitioners for the management of nursing home patients during COVID-19 in 2020: a multilevel analysis.

Background: To describe French general practioners' (GPs) adaptation strategies to ensure follow-up care of nursing home patients during the first wave of COVID-19 (May 2020) and to identify factors associated with each strategy.

Methods: A national cross-sectional study was conducted with online questionnaires in May 2020 among GPs practicing in France (metropolitan and overseas) and usually providing nursing home visits before pandemic. The outcome was defined as the GPs' adaptation strategies for managing nursing home patients and was categorized into four groups: Maintenance of Nursing Home Visits NHV (reference), Stopping NHV, Numeric adaptation (teleconsultations only), Mixed adaptation (NHV and teleconsultations).

Preparedness of Nursing Homes: A Typology and Analysis of Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis in a French Network.

Background: Preparing healthcare systems for emergencies is crucial to maintaining healthcare quality. Nursing homes (NHs) require tailored emergency plans. This article aims to develop a typology of French private NHs and study their early COVID-19 responses and mortality outcomes.

How Primary Healthcare Sector is Organized at the Territorial Level in France? A Typology of Territorial Structuring.

Background: Most the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries are currently facing the challenges of the health transition, the aging of their populations and the increase in chronic diseases. Effective and comprehensive primary healthcare (PHC) services are considered essential for establishing an equitable, and cost-effective healthcare system. Developing care coordination and, on a broader scale, care integration, is a guarantee of quality healthcare delivery.

The prevention school diary: Evaluability assessment of a widely adopted intervention in Ile-de-France.

Objectives: The prevention school diary is distributed each year to children aged between 10 and 11 years old by La Ligue contre le cancer, a French association promoting prevention and research against cancer. While they write their homework in the diary, children can learn about a range of health determinants. This diary promotes health in a fun and educational way, as it integrates drawings made by children about the different themes covered by the diary.

Development and evaluation of a food literacy questionnaire for schoolchildren in France.

Food literacy is gaining importance in nutrition education programs for children. To date, food literacy assessment tools have been developed in many countries, however, none exist in France. The objectives of this study were to develop a questionnaire and to evaluate its measurement properties among French schoolchildren aged 8-11 years.

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns on the education and mental health of physiotherapy students in France: a descriptive cross-sectional study with national online survey.

Objective: To determine the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdowns on the mental health status, training, perceptions of the physiotherapy profession, and career plans of French physiotherapy students.

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted, representing the first and only survey of its kind, using a national online survey.

Subjects: A total of 2678 French physiotherapy students participated in the study.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary healthcare professionals regarding smoking and smoking cessation among the elderly in France.

Introduction: Smoking remains a leading cause of preventable death in France, even among the elderly. Although smoking prevalence has decreased overall, it still affects a significant portion of older adults. This study investigates the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary healthcare professionals regarding smoking and smoking cessation among the elderly in France.

Impact of the first COVID-19 epidemic wave in a large French network of nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Nursing homes (NHs) have been particularly affected by COVID-19. The aim of this study is to estimate the burden of COVID-19 and to investigate factors associated with mortality during the first epidemic wave in a large French NHs network.

Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in September-October 2020.

[Experiences of teleconsultation by French liberal midwives during the COVID-19 crisis].

Context: In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the French government has authorized the practice of teleconsultations for midwives since March 20th. A questionnaire survey of 1491 liberal midwives reported that 88.5% of them had implemented this practice.

Proposal for a shared definition of « primary healthcare » by health professionals: A national cross-sectional survey.

Introduction: Forty years passed between the two most important definitions of primary health care from Alma Alta Conference in 1978 to WHO's definition in 2018. Since then, reforms of healthcare systems, changes in ambulatory sector and COVID 19, have created a need for reinterpretations and redefinition of primary healthcare. The primary objective of the study was to precise the definitions and the representations of primary healthcare by healthcare professionals.

French General Practitioners' Adaptations for Patients with Suspected COVID-19 in May 2020.

In France, towards the end of the first lockdown, COVID-19 management was largely transferred from hospitals to primary care. Primary care actors adapted their practices to ensure patients' access to care, while limiting contamination. In this study, we aimed to identify patterns of adaptations implemented by French general practitioners (GPs) in May 2020 for outpatients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, and factors associated with these adaptions.

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Responses in Nursing Homes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Four European Countries.

Background: Studies comparing how the European nursing homes (NHs) handled the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic remain scarce.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the first wave in a private NHs network in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy. Mortality rates were estimated, and prevention and control measures were described by country.

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Introduction: The COVID-19 epidemic represented a major challenge for the primary care sector. We present the results of an interprofessional collaborative research endeavor conducted by the ACCORD network to describe primary care actors' and organizations' response to the first wave of the epidemic and national lockdown in France.

Methods: This work draws from quantitative and qualitative material.

A Restructured Hospital Into a One-Building Organization for COVID-19 Patients: A Resilient and Effective Response to the Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a unique crisis challenging healthcare institutions as it rapidly overwhelmed hospitals due to a large influx of patients. This major event forced all the components of the healthcare systems to adapt and invent new workflows. Thus, our tertiary care hospital was reorganized entirely.

The challenge of care coordination by midwives during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national descriptive survey.

Background: As part of a decades-long process of restructuring primary care, independent (also known as community) healthcare workers are being encouraged to work in groups to facilitate their coordination and continuity of care in France. French independent midwives perform about half of the early prenatal interviews that identify mothers' needs during pregnancy and then refer them to the appropriate resources. The French government, however, structured the COVID-19 pandemic response around public health institutions and did not directly mobilise these community healthcare workers during the lockdown phase.

Cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in healthcare students: interdisciplinary trainings on vaccination are needed.

Background: To ensure the success of COVID-19 vaccination, public authorities need to have the support of the entire population and build vaccine confidence. Identifying and understanding the determinants of vaccine acceptance is essential for conducting vaccine strategy. The aim was to estimate vaccine hesitancy among healthcare students in France and to investigate the associated factors.

The challenge for general practitioners to keep in touch with vulnerable patients during the COVID-19 lockdown: an observational study in France.

Background: In France, the first COVID-19-related lockdown (17th March to 10th May 2020) resulted in a major decrease in healthcare service utilization. This raised concerns about the continuity of care for vulnerable patients.

Objectives: To identify individual and organizational factors associated with the initiatives taken by French GPs to contact vulnerable patients during the lockdown.

How midwives implemented teleconsultations during the COVID-19 health crisis: a mixed-methods study.

Objectives: Our primary and secondary objectives were to measure and understand the determinants of independent midwives' implementation of teleconsultations and their intention to continue these in the future.

Design: A two-phase mixed-methods approach: (1) quantitative data to measure factors determining the initiation and continuation of teleconsultation, collected by an online survey from 29 April to 15 May 2020, at the end of the first COVID-19 lockdown, followed by (2) qualitative data to understand these determinants, by interviewing some participants in May-July 2020 to explore the quantitative findings in more detail.

Setting: Mainland France PARTICIPANTS: The target population comprised independent midwives currently practising in France.

[Adolescents turning into smokers in France].

Adolescents turning into smokers in france .Tobacco kills more than 75,000 people in France each year. Among them, a large majority started their smoking history as an adolescent.

SARS-CoV-2 reinfections among hospital staff in the greater Paris area.

After one year, among 236 hospital staff members (HSMs) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, we observed 5 cases of suspected reinfection in our teaching hospital in France. No probable reinfection was retained considering PCR Cycle Threshold and clinical context. Focus should concern COVID-free HSMs still not vaccinated rather than the ones previously infected.