scholarly journals Children's Environmental Health Experience and Interest Among Pediatric Care Providers in Vietnam

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Beaudet ◽  
Garry C. Alcedo ◽  
Quan C. Nguyen ◽  
Dan Jacoby ◽  
Quynh Kieu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Pediatric Health Care ◽  
The World ◽  
Children’S Environmental Health

Background. In rapidly developing regions of the world such as Southeast Asia, marked industrialization with insufficient regulation places children at increased risk for significant environmental exposures. Health care providers have a key role in identifying, treating and preventing environmentally-related illnesses. Objectives. The authors undertook a survey of pediatric health care providers in Vietnam in order to gain preliminary insight into environmental hazard knowledge, and attitudes and beliefs regarding the relative importance of environmental factors in child health that could guide future initiatives towards building up capacity for children's environmental health in the region. Methods. A formal written and self-administered survey instrument was adapted from the World Health Organization's Children's Environmental Health Survey and translated into Vietnamese. The survey was administered via convenience sampling after formal introduction to children's environmental health (CEH) was made through lectures or meetings with pediatric care providers affiliated with the major children's hospitals and pediatric departments in Vietnam. Results. One hundred forty-one pediatric care providers completed the survey. Most indicated environmental factors are considered to be very important in child health (84%); 98% felt the magnitude of the problem is increasing; and air pollution is seen as the top environmental health issue facing the country. The most commonly identified problems in their clinical experience included: food poisoning due to microbiological agents (85%); pesticide poisoning (77%); tobacco smoke exposure (75%); and inadequate sanitation (60%). Although most (80%) endorsed asking about children's environmental conditions in clinical practice, a little more than a third (39%) were confident taking an environmental exposure history. For most key topics, less than half had received specific training. A majority (63%) of survey respondents were very interested in more environmental health training. Conclusions. Pediatric health care providers in Vietnam believe that environmental hazards in child health is an important topic that is routinely encountered in their care of patients, but training, experience and self-efficacy in these topics are limited.

Pediatric Health Care Providers’ Attitudes and Referral Predictors for Therapeutic Massage and Acupuncture

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary C. McLellan ◽  
Ellen Silver Highfield ◽  
Alan D. Woolf
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Pediatric Health Care ◽  
Therapeutic Massage

The objective of this study was to assess pediatric health providers’ attitudes, experience, and referral patterns with respect to therapeutic massage and acupuncture (TM&A). A written survey of experience with and attitudes about TM&A was distributed to a convenience sample of pediatric health care providers attending a regional postgraduate course in April 2002. Bivariate analyses were performed using Fisher’s exact test and the chisquare statistic. Pediatric care providers’ practices of referring patients to TM&A were associated with their own familiarity with and prior use of TM&A as well as their professed comfort level in discussing these modalities. There were no significant differences by professional status, gender, or years in practice in 42% of the respondents who reported making TM&A referrals. Pediatric health care providers’practices in referring patients for TM&A are positively associated with their familiarity with and personal use of TM&A.

Pediatric Care for Children Whose Parents Are Gay or Lesbian

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 629-635
Author(s):  
Ellen C. Perrin ◽  
Heidi Kulkin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Process Of Care ◽  
Developmental Transitions ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Gay Parents ◽  
Pediatric Health Care

Background. A growing number of children have at least one parent who is gay or lesbian. There is no evidence that these children experience any particular difficulties as a result of their parents' sexual orientation. Considerable evidence suggests that the provision of health care may not address the special needs and concerns of gay men and lesbians adequately. No research has been done regarding the pediatric care of children whose parents are gay or lesbian. It is likely that there are predictable challenges and developmental transitions for these children and parents for which pediatricians and other health care providers might be helpful advisers. Objective. This exploratory project sought to describe the experiences that lesbian and gay parents and their children have had with the pediatric health care system. We were interested in describing experiences that had been especially affirming and others that had been troublesome and in gathering suggestions regarding changes in the structure and process of care. Methodology. Two hundred fifty-five parents completed an open-ended questionnaire. Responses were coded and tabulated. Results. Most parents described considerable success in obtaining pediatric care that was affirming, supportive, and satisfactory. On the other hand, many parents noted deficiencies in pediatric offices, clinics, emergency departments, and hospitals, many of which could be corrected easily. Conclusions. We have summarized the accumulated advice to pediatric health care providers and have described some of the developmental transitions that are potentially appropriate opportunities for pediatric intervention.

scholarly journals Informed consent and informed intervention: SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations not just call for disclosure of newly emerging safety data but also for hypothesis generation and testing

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes C. Fischer ◽  
Albrecht G. Schmidt ◽  
Edwin Bölke ◽  
Verena Keitel ◽  
Torsten Feldt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Safety Data ◽  
Hypothesis Generation ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Vaccination Programs ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
The World ◽  
Population Scale

Abstract Background COVID-19 infection is a major threat to patients and health care providers around the world. One solution is the vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. Methods We performed a comprehensive query of the latest publications on the prevention of viral infections including the recent vaccination program and its side effects. Results The situation is evolving rapidly and there is no reasonable alternative to population-scale vaccination programs as currently enrolled. Conclusion Therefore, regulatory authorities should consider supplementing their conventional mandate of post-approval pharmacovigilance, which is based on the collection, assessment, and regulatory response to emerging safety findings.

Pediatric Collections: Vaping: Effects and Solutions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Pediatric Health Care

Electronic cigarettes are the tobacco products most commonly used by youths in the United States. The use of e-cigarettes, also known as vaping or JUULing, is a public health epidemic. This collection offers reviews and research to assist pediatric health care providers in identifying and treating adolescent use and exposure to e-cigarettes. https://shop.aap.org/pediatric-collections-vaping-effects-and-solutions-paperback/

Understanding COVID-19 vaccines and immunity

Dental Update ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-160
Author(s):  
Lakshman Samaranayake ◽  
Sukumaran Anil
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Dental Health Care ◽  
The World

COVID-19 Vaccines are currently the talk of the world. The internet is full of memes on COVID-19 vaccines - myths more than truths. In this commentary we further review some of the issues related to the success and failure of COVID-19 vaccines, and the theoretical and practical elements on vaccinations and immunity that the dental health care providers have to be knowledgeable, so as to offer advice and guidance to their team, the patients, as well as the public.

Assessment and Evaluation of Child Health Associates

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Henry K. Silver ◽  
John E. Ott ◽  
Claibourne I. Dungy ◽  
Louis L. Fine ◽  
Virginia M. Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Evaluation Studies ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Comprehensive Primary Health Care ◽  
Cognitive Knowledge

More than 20 studies have been carried out of child health associates to assess their knowledge, training, and practice; their ability to interpret and integrate data; their cognitive knowledge and psychomotor and interpersonal skills; and their competence and effectiveness as primary health care providers. The results of the assessment and evaluation studies of child health associates indicate that they can determine the health status and manage the health care of patients in ambulatory settings and in the newborn nursery with a degree of skill and competence approaching that of pediatricians. Child health associates can provide comprehensive primary health care for more than 90% of children seen in these settings. The high degree of acceptance of child health associates by families and their demonstrated proficiency and cost-effectiveness document that they can be an important source of primary health care for most children.

scholarly journals Need for global core competencies in Child Health and the Environment: a Canadian perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. jech-2019-213148
Author(s):  
Irena Buka ◽  
Lesley Brennan ◽  
Jamal Tarrabain ◽  
Sadra Aghazadeh ◽  
Marie Noel Brune Drisse
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Health Spending ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
The World ◽  
Canadian Perspective ◽  
Children’S Environmental Health ◽  
Early Life Exposures

Children are the planet’s most valuable resource. Mortality rates and longevity in children are improving; however, morbidity related to early-life exposures is increasing and with it health spending. A focus on identifying and addressing environmental components related to not only chronic childhood illnesses but also major adult mortalities would help contain current healthcare budgets. Child Health and the Environment (CHE) is an emerging discipline dedicated to managing early-life exposures (prenatal and childhood) on health outcomes throughout life. In Canada, as well as around the world, recognition of this area is growing, but progress has been slow and training of physicians is lacking. The WHO works closely with the Children’s Environmental Health Clinic in Canada as well as collaborating centres around the world to build awareness of environmental health issues and promote improved care of children. Core competencies in CHE for physicians would provide an important step forward.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic among Health Care Providers in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
pp. S8-S15
Author(s):  
Md Jamal Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Critical Time ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The World ◽  
Numerous People

Background: The world has been passing the most critical time of the century with the COVID-19 pandemic since late December 2019, and numerous people, including a significant portion of health care providers, got the infection and are still sacrificing their lives. Objective: The study was aimed systematically to assess the severity of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially in health care sectors, and to appraise the physical, psychological, and social effects of the COVID-19 epidemic among frontline fighters in Bangladesh. Methodology: The keywords: “COVID-19”, “SARS-CoV-2”, “health care system in Bangladesh”, “health care providers”, etc. were searched to collect the desired articles by utilizing various search engines like google, google scholar, pub med, and science direct journals. Data were extracted and finally, were summarized, discussed, analysed, and reported the study results. Result: Numerous specialist doctors, nurses, and all other healthcare workers are immolating their lives to save human entities amid the current coronavirus pandemic, 2019 (COVID-19). In Bangladesh, till August 9, 2020, 73 doctors, including some senior specialists, died of COVID-19 infection reported by various national newspapers. At the early phase of this epidemic in Bangladesh, around 10% of the total infection was found among health workers, alarmingly reported by the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA). These frontline fighters are additionally confronting numerous challenges, including psychological sufferings, and furthermore, they are assaulted by the society. Conclusion: Since these fighters are relinquishing their beloved lives to protect us from this brutal virus, we are trying to show our profound gratitude, appreciation, thousands of salutes, and undying tribute to these health care fighters with this publication. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2020;7(suppl_2):S8-S15

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