Publications by authors named "W Hopman"
Purpose: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is used in various clinical specialties to improve diagnostic and procedural accuracy and has many potential applications in palliative care. However, it is unclear what is the current state of training and use of POCUS in palliative care in Canada. Our objectives were to understand the current state of training and use of POCUS in Canadian Palliative Medicine subspecialty residency programs and to develop and implement a local training workshop for POCUS in palliative care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: One of the many challenges in diagnosing bleeding disorders is distinguishing between normal and abnormal bleeding symptoms. Letstalkperiod.ca is an educational website that includes an online self-administered bleeding assessment tool (Self-BAT) which is a validated screening tool that enables patients to independently determine their bleeding scores (BS).
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- Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a growing health issue in Rwanda, with a study analyzing data from 1001 patients revealing that 82% had squamous cell carcinoma and a mean age of diagnosis at 51.1 years, predominantly in males.
- The study utilized p16 immunohistochemistry to assess HPV prevalence, finding that 22% of cases were p16-positive, with 19% testing positive for HPV, particularly HPV16.
- It concluded that there is an urgent need for improved cancer testing and data collection in Rwanda to better understand and combat HNC, especially focusing on oropharyngeal cases and associated risk factors.
Objective: Competency-based medical education (CBME) requires a variety of assessments evaluating resident performance. Assessment form design may influence narrative feedback quality. To evaluate the effect of including targeted written comment prompts in entrustable professional activity (EPA) assessment forms on the quality of narrative feedback in CBME ophthalmology resident trainee assessments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study evaluated the perspectives and educational needs of Canadian oncology residents with regard to artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, exploring the influence of factors such as program of choice, gender, and tech literacy on their attitudes towards AI. An ethics-approved survey collected anonymous responses from Canadian oncology residents from December 2022 to July 2023. Comparisons by demographics were made using Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests.
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