Midterm results of mobile-bearing knee replacements

We examined the clinical and radiographic results of 93 patients affected by knee arthritis or osteonecrosis subjected to unilateral cementless mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty with the LCS prothesis (Depuy/Johnson & Johnson). The mean follow-up was 9.5 years (range, 7–12 years). Clinical evaluation was performed using the Knee Society rating system, while radiographic evaluation was done according to the Knee Society roentgenographic system. At the latest follow-up, the mean knee score was 87 points: the functional score improved from 40 to 90. Radiolucent lines were small and not progressive. The implant survival at 12 years was 88%. Six knees (7%) required revision for implant-related problems. We conclude that the mobile-bearing prosthesis is a successful device even at long-term follow-up.     

Benefits of the DICOM Structured Report

Recently, the digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) standard introduced rules for the encoding, transmission, and storage of the imaging diagnostic report. This medical document can be stored and communicated with the images in picture archiving and communication system (PACS). It is a structured document that contains text with links to other data such as images, waveforms, and spatial or temporal coordinates. Its structure, along with its wide use of coded information, enables the semantic understanding of the data that is essential for the Electronic Healthcare Record deployment. In this article, we present DICOM Structured Report (SR) and discuss its benefits. We show how SR enables efficient radiology workflow, improves patient care, optimizes reimbursement, and enhances the radiology ergonomic working conditions. As structured input significantly alters the interpretation process, understanding all its benefits is necessary to support the change. Biography Rita Noumeir is a professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the University of Quebec, école de Technologie Superieure in Montreal. A founding member of the Imaging, Vision, and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (LIVIA), her main research interest is the Healthcare Information Technology, specifically, Interoperability, Electronic Patient Record, Security, Information Confidentiality, and Image Processing. As a member of both Technical and Planning International IHE Radiology Committees, Dr. Noumeir took part over the last 5 years in developing many Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Integration Profiles in Radiology and in organizing several Integration Demonstrations. She is a cofounder of IHE Canada. Dr. Noumeir contributed to many research and development projects in collaboration with several Canadian and international companies in medical imaging and healthcare information. Currently, she collaborates with the Diagnostic Imaging Team of Canada Health Infoway to define the principles and architecture for sharing imaging information between multiple healthcare institutions. She plays a leading role in the development of this solution that is published as an IHE Integration Profile for which she is the editor. Rita Noumeir holds a Ph.D. and a Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering from école Polytechnique of Montreal specializing in Medical Imaging. She is a professional engineer, and a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.     

搭建体验式沟通平台提高大学生人际交往能力

在生活节奏不断加快，竞争激烈的当今社会，大学生群体中不同程度地存在人际交往困难，影响了各种适应社会需求和自我发展能力的培养。通过搭建体验式沟通平台，形成一种团结友爱、朝气蓬勃的氛围，将有利于大学生形成和发展健康的个性品质，提高大学生的人际交往能力。     

护患交流效果及交流技巧分析

目的：探讨护患交流效果及恰当的交流技巧。方法：对300例住院病人进行问卷调查，分析护患交流结果，提出相应的交流技巧。结果：良好的护患交流能增强病人对护理人员的信任感，增强病人战胜疾病的信心，增加病人康复知识。预防和减少护理纠纷的发生。结论：娴熟的护患交流技巧能帮助护理人员达到交流目的，形成良好的护患关系，提高护理质量。     

基于“超星学习通+直播”模式的中药学在线教学实践研究

本文以中药学课程为例,从在线教学课程设计、教学实施、教学效果评价、教学反思4个方面论述在线教学模式的构建及实施效果,以期通过总结在线教学的经验,为后续进行混合式教学、提升混合式一流课程建设提供有益借鉴。     

住院医师规范化培训过程管理的实践与探索：基于信息化管理平台

本研究基于信息化管理平台的建设,深入探索了住院医师规范化培训过程管理方法。研究结合管理实践,对过程管理内容进行了梳理和分析,并将过程管理理念与内容融入信息化管理平台的开发建设中。通过信息化平台的建设,实现了科学有效的住培过程化管理,以过程管理为核心的信息化管理平台不仅有助于住培制度的更新与落实,还构建了多角色关联互动的桥梁,保证了信息的准确性,推动了质量保障体系的建设。该研究为保障培训质量提供了有效工具,对培养卓越医学人才具有重大意义。     

以信息技术构建系统解剖学网络课程体系的实践和思考

为推动医学教育的信息化建设,进一步提升教师的信息化的认知,遵义医科大学积极推广数字化教学工具,创新教育教学管理,促进信息技术与教育的深度融合。为此选择临床专业系统解剖学进行网络课程体系的建立,利用Camtasia studio 9、Adobe After Effects CS6及格式工厂等视频软件制作系统解剖学的网络课程,并在超星学习通平台上打造专属的系统解剖学网络课程体系,进行线上教学模式的探索。通过对线上、线下教学的评估得知,此次线上教学改革达到了预期的教学效果,激发了学生学习的自主性,实现了系统解剖学的教学要求;但还有许多问题,如何将线上线下更好地融合,还有待进一步探索。     

Benefits of the DICOM Modality Performed Procedure Step

A few years ago, the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine standard introduced a network transaction that is initiated by modality equipment, mainly at the beginning and at the end of the acquisition. This transaction, the Modality Performed Procedure Step (MPPS), is sent to the Picture Archiving and Communication System and/or to the Radiology Information System. It carries information about what really has been performed by the modality equipment during acquisition. In this paper, we present MPPS and discuss its benefits. We show how MPPS enables efficient radiology workflow and how it ensures accuracy and completeness of imaging information. We think our paper helps bridge the gap between MPPS implementation and deployment. By understanding all the MPPS benefits, the end user becomes aware of the great enhancement in patient care that this transaction provides.     

Enhanced zinc consumption causes memory deficits and increased brain levels of zinc

Zinc deficiency has been shown to impair cognitive functioning, but little work has been done on the effects of elevated zinc. This research examined the effect on memory of raising Sprague-Dawley rats on enhanced levels of zinc (10 ppm ZnCO3; 0.153 mM) in the drinking water for periods of 3 or 9 months, both pre- and postnatally. Controls were raised on lab water. Memory was tested in a series of Morris Water Maze (MWM) experiments, and zinc-treated rats were found to have impairments in both reference and working memory. They were significantly slower to find a stationary platform and showed greater thigmotaxicity, a measure of anxiety. On a working memory task, where the platform was moved each day, zinc-treated animals had longer latencies over both trials and days, swam further from the platform, and showed greater thigmotaxicity. On trials using an Atlantis platform, which remained in one place but was lowered on probe trials, the zinc-treated animals had significantly fewer platform crossings, spent less time in the target quadrant, and did not swim as close to the platform position. They had significantly greater latency on nonprobe trials. Microprobe synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (microSXRF) confirmed that brain zinc levels were increased by adding ZnCO3 to the drinking water. These data show that long-term dietary administration of zinc can lead to impairments in cognitive function.