Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has produced the biggest energy shock to Europe since 1970s oil crises. It also laid bare strategic blunder at heart Europe’s policy – its long-standing dependence on Russian supplies. With Moscow weaponising dominant position in system, European leaders had little choice but wean off addiction cheap gas and oil. This article explores Union’s...

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introduction: teaching medical professionalism is increasingly acknowledged as an important aspect of medical education. the professionalism mini-evaluation exercise (p-mex) is an assessment tool for evaluating medical professionalism, but no studies using it as a self-assessment instrument have been reported. this paper reports on a preliminary investigation of the finnish version of the p-mex...

introduction: in the design of educational programs, much attention has been paid to teaching methods, needs assessment, an important part of the development of educational programs, generally is neglected. another important aspect in educational program design is assessing effectiveness. the aims of this study were to design a formal needs assessment program to define the core contents of a fa...

BACKGROUND The pediatric literature addressing extubation readiness parameters and strategies to wean from mechanical ventilation is limited. METHODS We designed a survey to assess the use of extubation readiness parameters among pediatric critical care physicians at academic centers in the United States. RESULTS The overall response rate was 44.1% (417/945). The majority of respondents che...

objective(s): osteoarthritis (oa) or degenerative joint disease is the commonest form of arthritis and can lead to joint pain, decrease in joint’s range of motion, loss of function, and ultimately disability. exercise is considered as one of the non-pharmacological treatments of oa. but the effects of exercise on knee joint cartilage remain ambiguous. the aim of the present study was to investi...

Difficult weaning from mechanical ventilation is a major problem in critically ill patients. The pathophysiology of weaning failure is complex and multiple causes for difficult weaning may exist in any single patient. We have recently developed a structural framework (‘ABCDE’) for the assessment and treatment of difficult-to-wean patients. In this article, we present the case of a difficult-to-...