Background: Proton therapy is an innovative and highly advanced external radiation modality for cancer treatment that uses positively charged atomic particles. The usage of proton facilities in Asia has been increasing will be followed by Indonesia the short-coming years. In line with its significant benefits, application also requires protection awareness due to higher energy used protons prod...

a. We recommend an individualised, structured care plan with appropriate prescription of medications and interventions targeting cardiovascular and renal risk modification, for all patients with early chronic kidney disease (1D). b. We suggest the involvement of a multidisciplinary healthcare team (eg doctor, practice nurse, dietician, social worker, etc.) in the management of patients with ear...

A Whole Person Care model was developed by The New England School of Whole Health Education following a 2-year pilot study that demonstrated the transformational effects of whole health education. This holistic model of health education and behavioral interaction provides a tool for nurses, physicians, and staff to redirect the momentum of care toward in-the-moment, relationship-centered whole ...

Methods A multi-modal culture-change program based on the World Health Organization “5 Moments” program was implemented in all States/Territories, including development of Australian HH guidelines, HHA and Statebased healthcare worker (HCW) training program, data collection and analysis tools. Training to standardize HH compliance (HHC) auditing (>90% internal/external validity) was conducted n...

Pandemics and acute emergencies raise pressing medical, ethical and organisational challenges. These include global governance, priority setting, triaging of patients, allocation of scarce resources and restricting individual liberty in the interests of public health. We will focus particularly on an issue of direct relevance to all respiratory team members, i.e. what is the duty of the healthc...

A Tayside outbreak of psittacosis December 2011–February 2012 involved three confirmed and one probable cases. Confirmed cases were indistinguishable by sequencing of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products. The epidemiological pattern suggested person-to-person spread as illness onset dates were consistent with the incubation period and no single common exposure could explain the infections. ...

On 6 October 2014, a case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) acquired outside Africa was detected in Madrid in a healthcare worker who had attended to a repatriated Spanish missionary and used proper personal protective equipment. The patient presented with fever <38.6 °C without other EVD-compatible symptoms in the days before diagnosis. No case of EVD was identified in the 232 contacts investigated...

We examined contamination of healthcare worker (HCW) gown and gloves after caring for patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing and non-KPC-producing Klebsiella as a proxy for horizontal transmission. The rate of contamination with Klebsiella species is similar to that of contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus...