Tanzania IR Initiative: Training the First Generation of Interventional Radiologists

Despite a population of nearly 60 million, there is currently not a single interventional radiologist in Tanzania. Based on an Interventional Radiology (IR) Readiness Assessment, the key obstacles to establishing IR in Tanzania are the lack of training opportunities and limited availability of disposable equipment. An IR training program was designed and initiated, which relies on US-based volunteer teams of IR physicians, nurses, and technologists to locally train radiology residents, nurses, and technologists. Preliminary results support this strategy for addressing the lack of training opportunities and provide a model for introducing IR to other resource-limited settings.     

北京市50家综合医院门诊患者抑郁障碍的调查

目的 了解北京地区综合医院门诊患者抑郁障碍的患病率。方法 随机抽取50家各级综合医院为调查现场，由精神科护士用自制抑郁筛选量表调查各科门诊患者2877例，由精神科医师对筛选阳性和10％的筛选阴性者以美国精神障碍诊断与统计手册第4版（DSM—Ⅳ）为金标准做出诊断。结果 （1）符合DSM—Ⅳ重性抑郁发作者为73例，现患病率为2．54％。其中内、外科患者的患病率（分别为3．03％和3．12％）高于其他科（1.58％）；而性别分布的差异无统计学意义。（2）抑郁障碍总的现患率、年患率和终生患病率分别为3．09％、3．65％和6．16％；其中，重性抑郁障碍分别为1．97％、2．53％和4．48％。（3）检出的73例重性抑郁发作患者中，仅10例（14％）因抑郁求助和接受医生提供的服务，并被正确识别。结论北京综合医院非心理科门诊患者抑郁障碍的现患率为3．09％；患者对抑郁问题而求助医生的比例低。