scholarly journals Continuing Education through COVID-19 Crisis in the United Kingdom: A Swiss Trainee Abroad

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. e25-e29
Author(s):  
Alicja Zientara
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Swiss Society ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Cardiac Surgeon ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

AbstractThe work has been awarded in July 2020 with the “Special Swiss Young Cardiac Surgeon Award 2020” by the Swiss Society of Cardiac Surgery (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Herz- und thorakale Gefässchirurgie [SGHC-SSCC]) and reflects a personal perspective from a Swiss trainee experiencing the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic during her fellowship in London.

scholarly journals FORECASTING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A DATA-DRIVEN ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khondoker Nazmoon Nabi
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Trust Region ◽  
Latin Hypercube Sampling ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Transmission Dynamics ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

In this paper, a new Susceptible-Exposed-Symptomatic Infectious-Asymptomatic Infectious-Quarantined-Hospitalized-Recovered-Dead (SEIDIUQHRD) deterministic compartmental model has been proposed and calibrated for describing the transmission dynamics of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A calibration process is executed through the solution of an inverse problem with the help of a Trust-Region-Reflective algorithm, used to determine the best parameter values that would fit the model response. The purpose of this study is to give a tentative prediction of the epidemic peak for Russia, Brazil, India and Bangladesh which could become the next COVID-19 hotspots in no time. Based on the publicly available epidemiological data from late January until 10 May, it has been estimated that the number of daily new symptomatic infectious cases for the above mentioned countries could reach the peak around the beginning of June with the peak size of ≈15,774 symptomatic infectious cases in Russia, ≈26,449 cases in Brazil, ≈9,504 cases in India and ≈2,209 cases in Bangladesh. Based on our analysis, the estimated value of the basic reproduction number (R0) as of May 11, 2020 was found to be ≈4.234 in Russia, ≈5.347 in Brazil, ≈5.218 in India, ≈4.649 in the United Kingdom and ≈3.5 in Bangladesh. Moreover, with an aim to quantify the uncertainty of our model parameters, Latin hypercube sampling-partial rank correlation coefficient (LHS-PRCC) which is a global sensitivity analysis (GSA) method is applied which elucidates that, for Russia, the recovery rate of undetected asymptomatic carriers, the rate of getting home-quarantined or self-quarantined and the transition rate from quarantined class to susceptible class are the most influential parameters, whereas the rate of getting home-quarantined or self-quarantined and the inverse of the COVID-19 incubation period are highly sensitive parameters in Brazil, India, Bangladesh and the United Kingdom which could significantly affect the transmission dynamics of the novel coronavirus. Our analysis also suggests that relaxing social distancing restrictions too quickly could exacerbate the epidemic outbreak in the above mentioned countries.

scholarly journals Forecasting COVID-19 Pandemic: A Data-Driven Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khondoker Nazmoon Nabi
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Trust Region ◽  
Latin Hypercube Sampling ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Transmission Dynamics ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Asymptomatic Carriers ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Abstract In this paper, a new Susceptible-Exposed-Symptomatic Infectious-Asymptomatic Infectious-Quarantined-Hospitalized-Recovered-Dead (SEIDIUQHRD) deterministic compartmental model has been proposed and calibrated for interpreting the transmission dynamics of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The purpose of this study is to give a tentative prediction of the epidemic peak for Russia, Brazil, India and Bangladesh which could become the next COVID-19 hotspots in no time by using a Trust-region-reflective (TRR) algorithm which one of the well-known real data fitting techniques. Based on the publicly available epidemiological data from late January until 10 May, it has been estimated that the number of daily new symptomatic infectious cases for the above mentioned countries could reach the peak around the beginning of June with the peak size of 15, 774 (95% CI, 13,814-17,734) symptomatic infectious cases in Russia, 26, 449 (95% CI, 23,489-29,409) cases in Brazil, 9, 504 (95% CI, 8,378-10,630) cases in India and 2,209 (95% CI, 1,878-2,540) cases in Bangladesh. As of May 11, 2020, incorporating the infectiousness capability of asymptomatic carriers, our analysis estimates the value of the basic reproduction number (R0) as of May 11, 2020 was found to be 4.234 (95% CI, 3.764-4.7) in Russia, 5.347 (95% CI, 4.737-5.95) in Brazil, 5.218 (95% CI, 4.56-5.81)in India, 4.649 (95% CI, 4.17-5.12) in the United Kingdom and 3.53 (95% CI, 3.12-3.94) in Bangladesh. Moreover, Latin hypercube sampling-partial rank correlation coeffcient (LHS-PRCC) which is a global sensitivity analysis (GSA) method is applied to quantify the uncertainty of our model mechanisms, which elucidates that for Russia, the recovery rate of undetected asymptomatic carriers, the rate of getting home-quarantined or self-quarantined and the transition rate from quarantined class to susceptible class are the most influential parameters, whereas the rate of getting home-quarantined or self-quarantined and the inverse of the COVID-19 incubation period are highly sensitive parameters in Brazil, India, Bangladesh and the United Kingdom which could signicantly affect the transmission dynamics of the novel coronavirus. Our analysis also suggests that relaxing social distancing restrictions too quickly could exacerbate the epidemic outbreak in the above-mentioned countries.

The Immorality of Pre Registration Nurse Education: a Personal Perspective

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Wainwright
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Nurse Education ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Nursing Curriculum ◽  
The United Kingdom

Since the introduction of the new nursing curriculum in the United Kingdom, nurse edu cation has undergone a series of fundamental changes, including the introduction of stu dent status, closer links (and in many cases full integration) with higher education, and, for the majority of preregistration courses, the award of a higher education diploma. It is this author's opinion that, given the duration, nature and location of such courses, the award of a diploma amounts to a grave injustice and is representative of a situation that is immoral and corrupt. This opinion is presented from the perspective of educational awards as goods or rewards to be distributed fairly, in recognition of the efforts and abil ities of students.

scholarly journals How did the COVID-19 pandemic change the practice of Paediatric Endoscopists in Europe?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilektra Athiana ◽  
Corinne Légeret ◽  
Patrick Bontems ◽  
Luigi Dall'Oglio ◽  
Paola De Angelis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
European Society ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Endoscopic Procedures ◽  
Viral Spread ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Time Point

Abstract Background: As endoscopists are at risk to get infected by the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 during endoscopic procedures, the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) published recommendations regarding protection for the paediatric endoscopist and endoscopy suite staff. The aim of this survey was to investigate whether European paediatric gastroenterology centres applied the recommendations and how this extraordinary situation was handled by the different centres.Results: Twelve Paediatric European gastroenterology centers (from Belgium, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and United Kingdom) participated. Nine centres (75%) screened their patients for a possible COVID-19 infection before the procedure, the same amount of hospitals changed their practice based on the ESPGHAN recommendations. 67% of the centres reduced the staff in the endoscopy suite, 83% of the units used FFP2/3 masks and protective goggles during the procedure and 75% wore waterproof gowns.Conclusion: The global situation caused by COVID-19 changed so rapidly, and hospitals had to react immediately to protect staff and patients and could not wait for guidelines to be published. Furthermore, uniform guidelines could not be applied by all European hospitals at a certain time point of the viral spread, as different regions of Europe were not only affected differently by COVID-19, but also had different access to personal protective equipment.

scholarly journals Mycobacterium chimaera infection following cardiac surgery in the United Kingdom: clinical features and outcome of the first 30 cases

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 1164-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.E. Scriven ◽  
A. Scobie ◽  
N.Q. Verlander ◽  
A. Houston ◽  
T. Collyns ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Ambiguous agency in the vulnerable trafficked body: reading Sanusi’s Eyo and Unigwe’s On Black Sisters’ Street

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-88
Author(s):  
Dina Ligaga
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
African Women ◽  
Narrative Form ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Face ◽  
African Migrant ◽  
Sex Slave

The narrativization of the trafficked body in the novels of Abidemi Sanusi and Chika Unigwe allows for a contemplation of Europe in African migrant imaginaries as both promise and failure. Sanusi’s Eyo is a narrative of a ten-year-old girl who is trafficked to the United Kingdom as a human sex slave. The novel draws attention to the tensions that define her being/unbeing in Europe and beyond, even after a brave escape from her traffickers. This precarious existence is enhanced in Chika Unigwe’s On Black Sisters’ Street, whose main characters exist in Europe selling their bodies while existing in states of continuous vulnerability. In reading these two novels side by side, this article explores the discursive meanings of trafficked bodies and how traumatic existence allows for an engagement with Europe as illusory in the imaginaries of African women who cross borders into Europe. The article argues that while the female characters are vulnerable, they retain an ambiguous agency contained within their ability to survive and remain resilient in the face of atrocities for borders crossers. The narrative form of the novel allows for an exploration of what this agency looks like in the face of extreme vulnerability.

scholarly journals Emerging variants of novel coronavirus - myth and reality

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-26
Author(s):  
Tanja Jovanovic ◽  
Marko Jankovic ◽  
Aleksandra Knezevic
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Vaccine Efficacy ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Viral Transmission ◽  
Receptor Binding Domain ◽  
Clinical Tests ◽  
Species Barrier ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

The new coronavirus has crossed the species barrier leading to the pandemic of COVID-19. The lengthy circulation of the virus within the human population has enabled the development of many new viral variants, some of which are conducive to further pathogen spread. Notable variants are those that contain mutations within the S gene, particularly within the region that codes for the receptor-binding domain (RBD) that links to the hACE-2 receptor. These mutations are responsible for increased viral transmission and influence disease severity, reliability of clinical tests as well as vaccine efficacy. At present, the variant first identified in the United Kingdom poses the greatest threat in Europe

scholarly journals A technical review of the United Kingdom National Adult Cardiac Surgery Governance Analysis 2008–11

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme L. Hickey ◽  
Rebecca Cosgriff ◽  
Stuart W. Grant ◽  
Graham Cooper ◽  
John Deanfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Technical Review ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Governance Analysis ◽  
Adult Cardiac Surgery

scholarly journals The evolution of cardiac surgery in the United Kingdom.

Thorax ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 887-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
W P Cleland
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom
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