Ausgabe Sonderheft 4/2012
International Conference for Healthcare and Medical Students 2011
Inhalt (109 Artikel)
Optimizing weight loss outcomes for bariatric surgery patients: the role of physical activity
R Boddu, E Wilson, B Snyder, TD Wilson
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Complications of the anterior retropharyngeal surgical approach to the degenerative cervical spine
S Mihaylova, D Ferdinandov, K Ninov, A Bussarsky, V Karakostov, K Romansky, M Marinov, V Bussarsky
A curriculum map of colorectal surgery: an assessment of training expectations and the reality
C May
Evaluation of patient satisfaction with the day surgical services in an Irish teaching hospital
YH Soon, G Gethin, B Meshkat, TN Walsh, S Cowman, M Wiley, A Brick, E Clarke
Improving recording of capacity to consent and explanation of side effects of medication in a large inner city service for adults – audit findings
A Roy, S Jain, F Ward, C Richings, M Martin
Non-pharmaceutical approach to managing behavioural disturbances in patients with dementia in a nursing home setting
L Hughes, L Adams
How commonly do children with cerebral arteriopathy have renovascular disease?
A Willsher, D Roebuck, J Ng, V Ganesan
TNF gene deletion prevents lipopolysaccharide-mediated sensitisation of the neonatal mouse brain to hypoxic-ischaemic insult
A Sahota, G Kendall, S Lange, G Raivich
Understanding the etiology of ventral body wall defects
H Ghorab, J Thompson
The role of epigenetics and miRNAs in neuroblastoma development
KV Rupani, S Das, RL Stallings
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Inhibition of IGF signalling pathway in MDA-MB-231 triple negative breast cancer cells
S Chandran, JH Harmey, S Toomey
Producing and evaluating a novel lentiviral vector for β-thalassaemia gene therapy
Y Bokinni, V Kao, M García-Gómez, M Antoniou
Cost analysis of patients undergoing cardiac surgery managed with or without cerebral oximetry (INVOS)
D Walsh, M Bennett, S Bennett
Impact of in-hospital recurrent ischemia event: findings from GULF RACE-2
A Al-Saleh, A Hersi, KF Alhabib, AA Alsheikh-Ali, K Sulaiman, H Alfaleh, S Alsaif, W Almahmeed, N Asaad, H Amin, A Al-Motarreb, J Al Suwaidi
Going for the jugular: Has assessment of the JVP become neglected?
B Artman, AD Hingorani, RJ MacAllister
Angiogenic potential of clonal populations of human mesenchymal stem cells
J Scott, A Liew, G Shaw, M Murphy, F Barry, T O'Brien
An evaluation of coronary artery plaque burden in asymptomatic type 2 diabetics using dual-source CT coronary angiography
M Patel, VS Mehta, S Venuraju, A Yerramasu, A Jeevarethinam, S Atwal, A Lahiri
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Fever, fear and hunger: the response of the Irish population to infectious disease during the Great Irish Famine, 1845-48
R McDermott
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Effectiveness of an innovative community-based breast cancer awareness workshop
A Al-Shammari, A Al-Dahlawi, A Nurhussen, S Obeidat, M AbouSaleh, S Al-Jazairy, MH Rajab
Serum plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) and intra-ocular pressure (IOP): the Guangzhou biobank cohort study
J Heggie, K Tanner, M Protty, GN Thomas
Male sexual dysfunction in Ireland: prevalence and associated sociodemographic characteristics
DR Walsh
An audit of the Beaumont Hospital Acute Stroke Unit and the effectiveness of the Irish FAST campaign
D Zeng, L Mellon, A Hickey, D Williams
Laboratory markers as predictors of the outcome of resuscitation; a pilot study
EC Reynolds
Comparative study on the effects of substrate stiffness on cell morphology and focal adhesion expression between hMSCs and AFSCs
B Lowry, R McCoy, F O'Brien
The effect of continuous interscalene nerve blockade on hospital length of stay following shoulder surgery
C Udovicich, M Richardson, J Cormack
Arthroscopic thermal capsular shrinkage: a successful treatment option for patients with chronic lateral ankle instability?
J White, A Zubairy, M Hakimi
The accuracy and inter-observer reliability of acetate templating in total hip arthroplasty
R Kearney, J O'Byrne, A Shaikh
Improving consenting practise in ENT surgery – measures that lead to effective change
E Ridyard, V Varadarajan
ATLANTIC DIP: The prevalence of pre-diabetes/type 2 diabetes in an Irish population with gestational diabetes mellitus 1-5 years post index pregnancy
C Crowe, E Noctor, LA Carmody, B Wickham, G Avalos, G Gaffney, P O’Shea, F Dunne
Validation of a diabetes risk score in identifying patients at risk of progression to abnormal glucose tolerance post partum
C Crowe, E Noctor, LA Carmody, B Wickham, G Avalos, G Gaffney, P O’Shea, F Dunne
Post-radioiodine management of patients with Graves' disease
K Collins, P Perros, J Horsefield
Investigation of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) signalling in response to the incretin hormone glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)
PJ Savage, AP Harvey, E Robinson, DJ Grieve
Dermatological manifestations in autoimmune thyroid disorders
N Nagaraj, AL Balaji, S Singla, M Prakash
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Regulation of epithelial barrier function by Crohn's disease associated gene PTPN2
R Visser, KE Barrett, DE McCole
Role of regulatory T cells in murine model of liver fibrosis resolution
X Lim, P Ramachandran, JP Iredale
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Renal quality outcomes framework and eGFR: impact on secondary care
LA Phillips, KL Donovan, AO Phillips
Development of an in vivo protocol for investigating natriuretic mechanisms in response to acute sodium loading in humans
LA Phillips, IM MacIntyre, DJ Webb
Association between kidney function and mortality among incident metformin users: a retrospective cohort study
M Schorr, L Bresee, A Soo, B Hemmelgarn
Modulation of Prrxl1 transcriptional activity by phosphorylation
AS Pessoa, R Soares-dos-Reis, M Falcão, M Matos, CB Monteiro, FA Monteiro, C Reguenga, D Lima
An audit of referral patterns for glioblastoma patients in Beaumont hospital
J Clerkin
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A new preclinical-year revision course designed and taught by clinical-year students: analysis of tutees' perceived confidence in an innovative teaching model
M Protty, J Mann, M Mohammed, C Wiskin
Group exercise improves chronic pain in South Florida older adults
N Kapila, H Florez, S Dang, L Oropesa
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Long term health consequences of a career in professional horse racing: the prevalence of pain amongst retired race jockeys
A Tomkinson, H Watts, AL Mackinnon, RJ O'Connor
The role of cardiac glycosides in influencing breast cancer cell proliferation
KD Quinlan, MB Owens, ADK Hill, AM Hopkins
A profile of emergency readmissions to Department of Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Blackpool
G Samra, K Mehta
Characterising an aromatase inhibitor resistant breast cancer cell line
E Harris, D Varešlija, J O'Hara, A Hill, L Young
Operative implications of the small aortic root
LM Lucuta, SL Mosteoru, M Gaspar, H Feier
Perioperative and short-term results of the surgical treatment of infective endocarditis
SL Moşteoru, LM Lucuta, M Gaspar, H Feier
Phenylketonuria - genetic, clinical and therapeutic aspects
A Murariu, R Magopet, SO Salceanu, O Murariu, E Petrescu
Quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes in Kuwait
M Abdul-Rasoul, F AlOtaibi, M AlMahdi, H AlKandari
Epidemiology of pediatric spinal fractures; implications for injury prevention
M Al-Mohammadi, I Marwa, M Zamakhshary, K Al-bedah, S Al-enazi, A Al-Habib
Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy – a failure of public health policy?
S Sivalokanathan, T McAree, B Jacobs, T Manickavasagar, L Brennan, P Bassett, S Rainbow, M Blair
Effects of maternal hypoxia on placental levels of oxidative stress markers in COMT-/- and C57 mice
DF Thambiraj, CF Rueda-Clausen, J Stanley, R Poudel, S Davidge, P Baker
Hyposkillia as a cause of delayed diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the second half of pregnancy
A Rodionova
Pathways to psychiatric care in South India and their socio-demographic and attitudinal correlates
S Faizan, BN Raveesh, LS Ravindra, K Sharath
The attitude of non-psychiatry doctors to psychiatry and its correlates in Mysore, South India
S Faizan, BN Raveesh, V Anjali, R Lakshmanagowda Sujatha, K Sharath
The importance of mucinous phenotype in colorectal carcinomas
E Ozpinar, E Yanik, G Durmus, A Aydin, S Erdamar
Relapsed breast adenorcarcinoma presenting as pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis
KP Loh, H Ghorab, S Kosuri, M Shah
In vitro characterisation of Spontaneous Mammary Tumour (SMT1) cells and its matched lung metastatic (SMT1L) cells
TC Wong, Y Smith, JH Harmey
Prevention or treatment of bronchial carcinoma: a literature review
BL Green
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Clinical aspects of cervical cancer patients treated in 2010 in “Saint Spiridon” University Hospital from Iasi, Romania
SO Salceanu, A Murariu, O Murariu, DPT Iancu
Keratin 15, transcobalamin I and homeobox gene Hox-B13 expression in breast phyllodes tumors: novel markers in biological classification
L Chong, PH Tan
Bile acids differentially impact on platelet activation
J Tan, E Reddy, D Murphy, S Keely, S O'Neill
Long-term outcomes of acute coronary syndrome in young adults: findings from GULF RACE-2
M Almohammadi, A Hersi, KF Alhabib, AA Alsheikh-Ali, K Sulaiman, H Alfaleh, S Alsaif, W Almahmeed, N Asaad, H Amin, A Al-Motarreb, J Al Suwaidi
Mitral regurgitation secondary to ventricular remodelling post myocardial infarction – an echocardiographic study
N Thakur, A Ionac
Prevalence of coronary atherosclerotic plaque in patients with a low coronary artery calcium score
VS Mehta, M Patel, S Venuraju, A Jeevarethinam, A Yerramasu, A Lahiri
A retrospective, observational, epidemiological study of meningococcal meningitis cases in the UK in relation to the change in smoking legislation
H Preston
Antimicrobial activity of indole-based melatonin analogues
H Shirinzadeh, AD Yılmaz, N Yücel, N Altanlar, S Suzen, S Ozden
Synthesis and antioxidant activity evaluations of melatonin based analogue indole-hydrazide/hydrazone derivatives
AD Yılmaz, H Shirinzadeh, T Coban, S Suzen, S Ozden
Complementary and alternative medicine: knowledge, interest and attitudes of medical students
KP Loh, H Ghorab, E Clarke, R Conroy, J Barlow
Prognoses for diagnoses: medical search online and “cyberchondria”
M Aiken, G Kirwan
Incidence, costs and outcomes of avoidable hospitalizations in a southern European country: is there room for improvement?
R Soares-dos-Reis, JA Freitas, A Costa-Pereira
Theoretical framework for determining hospital length of stay (LOS)
E Schorr
'Sexual addiction': diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice
B Hughes
Surveying the genetic factors effect to lack of palmaris longus muscle's tendon and prevalence of absence in the inhabitants of Eastern Azerbaijan
A Hashemiaghdam, A Iranmehr, F Abolhassani, A Meysamie, L Ghadakchi
The diagnostic utility of gram stain microscopy in paediatric septic arthritis – a retrospective case study
J Wong, R Barksfield, R Hutchinson
Osteoporosis medication adherence – are the myths true or do patients take their Calcichew®?
G Burke, G McCarthy
Gluteal muscle activation during weight bearing exercises in a group of healthy subjects
X Huang, HP French
Investigating the effect of corneal Herpes Simplex Virus-1 infection on Toll-Like Receptor expression in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
T Chan, B Coffey, D Shahnazaryan, C Jefferies, C Murphy
Medical elective research – eyelid asymmetry amongst Malaysians: a study of two racial groups
WC Ngu, CN Chua
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The management of hyperglycaemia in patients on enteral nutrition in Beaumont Hospital
R Tully, H Giuden, E Fanning
The effect of camel urine on islet morphology and CCL4-induced liver cirrhosis in rat
S Al Neyadi, R Al Jaberi, R Hameed, J Shafarin, E Adeghate
Ethnic differences in the association of fat and lean mass with bone mineral density in the Singapore population
AE Teo, AC Ng, K Venkataraman, ES Tai, YS Lee, EY Khoo, CM Khoo, SA Sadananthan, SS Velan, V Zagorodnov, YS Chong, P Gluckman, MK Leow
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome up to 5 years post-partum in patients with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus
C Crowe, E Noctor, LA Carmody, B Wickham, G Avalos, G Gaffney, P O’Shea, F Dunne
Clinical audit: long-term follow-up of women with genital lichen sclerosus
WC Ngu, C Green
A case series of 15 patients with oesophageal cancer in Blantyre, Malawi. Risk factors for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Sub-Saharan Africa
S Granger
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Trends of organ donation and awareness in Ernakulam, Kerala
K Guleria, AK Singh, B Kumar, P Agrawal, S Agrawal
Investigating the impaired sensorimotor gating in adult mice following foetal exposure to inflammatory mediators
M Tsakok, H Stolp, Z Molnár
Predictors of long term outcomes of IgA nephropathy
U Kabir, T Rahman, D Connaughton, P Conlon
Willingness and attitudes of the general public towards the involvement of medical students in their healthcare
H Shereef, M Abu Jubain, H Alobaidi, S Bholah, R Koghar, F Kanani
Re-engineering an American emergency department with Team Triage - adapting to increasing patient volume in emergency services
L Haruno, O Geling, J Kakuda
An exploration of the attitudes and beliefs of rural women towards skilled birth attendants in Nepal
S Forrest
The role of NGOs in rural Vietnam: a case study and critique
Y Barzin
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Patients who walk out from our Emergency Departments; is alcohol an issue?
B OCallaghan, S Ogorman