Disaster Training in 24 Hours: Evaluation of a Novel Medical Student Curriculum in Disaster Medicine

Background

Over a decade ago, the Association of American Medical Colleges called for incorporation of disaster medicine training into the education of medical students in the United States. Despite this recommendation, similar suggestions by other professional organizations, and significant interest from medical students and educators, few medical schools explicitly include robust disaster training in their curricula.

Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine emergency basic relief and medical aid mission project (November 2013–February 2014): the role of physiatrists in Super Typhoon Haiyan

Background: Physiatrists have provided humanitarian assistance in recent large-scale global natural disasters. Super Typhoon Haiyan, the deadliest and most costly typhoon in modern Philippine history, made landfall on 8 November 2013 resulting in significant humanitarian needs.

Methods: Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine physiatrists conducted a project of 23 emergency basic relief and medical aid missions in response to Super Typhoon Haiyan from November 2013 to February 2014. The final mission was a medical aid mission to the inland rural community of Burauen, Leyte. Summary data were collected, collated, and tabulated; project and mission evaluation was performed.

Results: During the humanitarian assistance project, 31,254 basic relief kits containing a variety of food and non-food items were distributed and medical services including consultation, treatment, and medicines were provided to 7255 patients. Of the 344 conditions evaluated in the medical aid mission to Burauen, Leyte 85 (59%) were physical and rehabilitation medicine conditions comprised of musculoskeletal (62 [73%]), neurological (17 [20%]), and dermatological (6 [7%]) diagnoses. Post-mission and project analysis resulted in recommendations and programmatic changes to strengthen response in future disasters. Physiatrists functioned as medical providers, mission team leaders, community advocates, and in other roles.

Conclusions: This physiatrist-led humanitarian assistance project met critical basic relief and medical aid needs of persons impacted by Super Typhoon Haiyan, demonstrating significant roles performed by physiatrists in response to a large-scale natural disaster. Resulting disaster programing changes and recommendations may inform a more effective response by PARM mission teams in the Philippines as well as by other South-Eastern Asia teams comprising rehabilitation professionals to large-scale, regional natural disasters.

• Implications for rehabilitation

• Large-scale natural disasters including tropical cyclones can have a catastrophic impact on the affected population.

• In response to Super Typhoon Haiyan, physiatrists representing the Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine conducted a project of 23 emergency basic relief and medical aid missions from November 2013 to February 2014.

• Project analysis indicates that medical mission teams responding in similar settings may expect to evaluate a significant number of physical medicine and rehabilitation conditions.

• Medical rehabilitation with participation by rehabilitation professionals including rehabilitation doctors is essential to the emergency medical response in large-scale natural disasters.

     

口腔科患者电子病历程序的建立

目的通过系统结构设计、专家指标论证等方式,建立起有循证医学意义的口腔疾病病案管理系统框架图和口腔科患者病案管理系统的电子程序。方法使用模拟退火模型收录可能的诊断指标、治疗指标、复查指标,使用9分度专家打分法分别建立三个指标的层次分析模型,对于三个指标进行分层,并运用ACCESS+ASP技术构建网络框架体系。结果设计出的口腔科电子病历管理网站可包涵四大业务模块:面向患者模块;面向医生模块;费用管理;数据模块。结论口腔门诊电子病历管理网站的建立能很好地保证病案的完整性,系统地进行口腔疾病统计,促进口腔医患互动和圈内病例的交流学习。     

以数据挖掘为核心的医院数据管理平台建设初探

以建设基于精细化管理的医院决策支持系统为目的,利用数据仓库等信息化技术对各业务系统数据进行采集、清洗、整合,建立数据中心进行综合管理,保证数入一门、数出一门。有效消除信息孤岛、解决数据混乱状态、缓解信息化应用瓶颈。以数据挖掘为手段以病种为核心着重分析医疗核心指标及医保的总额预付管理两个主题,通过深入分析明确管理目标、缩小管理范畴、抓住主要矛盾,提高医院科学管理水平。     

关键知情人对河南省社区卫生服务机构反应性的评价研究

目的:了解河南省社区卫生服务机构反应性水平。方法:采用制定的《河南省社区卫生反应性调查表(关键知情人)》问卷,调查社区卫生服务机构关键知情人。采用多输入优序图列法确定河南省社区卫生服务机构反应性各维度权重,采用模糊综合评价法评价反应性水平,采用反应性不平等指数测量反应性分布。结果:共调查有效关键知情人431位。问卷各维度Cronbachα系数均大于0.623,总量表Cronbachα系数为0.850;重测信度的各维度相关系数均大于0.907。反应性水平与分布指数分别为8.33和0.2744,各维度重要性排序为:及时关注尊严基础设施交流保密性社会支持选择性自主性。关键知情人认为脆弱人群在社区卫生机构有时或经常受到不公平对待的比例约为50%。结论:关键知情人认为河南省社区卫生服务机构的反应性水平总体较高,反应性分布比较均衡。但认为在基础设施、对患者的隐私保护、与患者的交流沟通等方面存在很大不足。     

Managing hospitalized hemodialysis patients: A guide for the non-nephrologist

In-hospital care of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, on hemodialysis, is different from the general population in various aspects. Non-nephrologists do not typically receive specialized training to take care of these patients. However, in most circumstances, they serve as the primary attending for these patients in the hospital setting. There is paucity of the literature guiding non-nephrologists on this important issue. This article highlights the key management aspects of in-hospital care of these patients that all the non-nephrologists should know.     

An occult finding in heparin drip order set

Background: In 1998, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) noted that the American healthcare system had many problems. A major concern was the pervasiveness of medical errors. Electronic medical records (EMR) were introduced for myriad of reasons, one being to reduce these errors. Within the EMR, order sets have been shown to reduce variation in clinical practice and improve the quality of care. However, the lack of standardization in these sets enables peculiar orders, such as fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in the heparin drip order set at our hospital, to be surprisingly included. Our study was conducted to evaluate the consequences associated with having FOBT in this order set. Methods: A retrospective study of 898 adult hospitalized patients over a 6-month period, who had a heparin drip ordered at a single academic center, was conducted. The main focus of our study was the 130 patients for whom the FOBT was sent. Results: Fifteen percent (n = 130) of patients started on IV heparin had FOBT sent, of which 33 (25%) came back positive. Approximately one-third (36%) of the positive results were documented by a provider, either in a progress note or discharge summary. In eight instances of a positive FOBT (24%), the heparin drip was stopped. For 10 patients with a positive test (30%), gastroenterology was consulted, and 4 (12%) patients had inpatient endoscopy. Five patients with positive FOBT died while in the hospital (15%) as compared to seven patients (7%) in the negative FOBT group, p < 0.05. Conclusions: Most patients started on heparin did not have FOBT tested, and the results changed management infrequently, even when positive. The regular review of all order sets is imperative to ensure that they remain evidenced-based and sensible.