Nursing

Sr. Maria Vida Reynolds,
Chief Professional Nurse
Certified Diabetes Nurse Educator Specialist

Control the Diabetes Roadshows

Traditional Knowledge-based Diabetes Education

Abstract:
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Empowerment-based diabetes group education emphasizes strategies that are patient centered, problem based, culturally relevant, integrative, and evidence based. These programs and strategies can be conducted across a variety of educational and clinical settings with the goal of responding to the unique diabetes-related needs of each patient.

Discuss & Evaluate how the consistent application of the core tenets of this approach have led to the development of DSME programs that are effective and differ substantially from traditional lecture-based group education programs.

Infection Control

Dr. Ahmad Hussein
Consultant Pediatrician and Neonatologist
Member of Royal College Of Physicians Ireland

Infection Control Roadshows...
The infection control in Pediatric Out Patient Departments (OPD)

Abstract:
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Objective
To study the circulation pattern of respiratory viruses in out patients department (OPD) and hospitalized children with acute respiratory tract infection.
Methods
Nasopharyngeal aspirates were collected from 385 children with acute respiratory tract infections attending the OPD (n=199, 51.7%) and admitted to pediatric ward (n=186, 43.2%). Specimens were screened for seven respiratory viruses by immunofluoresence test (IFT) using Respiratory panel 1 screening and identification kit.
Results
Viral antigens were detected in 57 (28.6%) and 86 (46.2%) patients from OPD and admitted cases respectively, giving an overall positivity of 143 (37.1%) for respiratory viruses. Of the six respiratory viruses, the most common was respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 100 (26%) patients, followed by influenza viruses in 21 (5.4%), parainfluenza in 8 (2.07%), adenovirus in 3 (0.8%). One patient had mixed infection of RSV and adenovirus. RSV was most frequently detected in the hospitalized children (39.8%).
Conclusion
RSV appeared to be the most common respiratory viral infection in the age group 0–1 year causing hospitalization.  

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