this quasi-experimental study was aimed to investigate the effect of an in-service education, including symptoms, complications, and handling chemical and drug toxicities, in fulfilling the educational needs of emergency technicians in fars province

cialists, nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) offer a variety of services in family medicine practices. Some NPPs see acute visits and walk-in patients; some care for patients who are chronically ill and who need longer visits and care coordination; some care for patients in the hospital; and some provide the majority of well-patient visits in a practice. In some practices, an NPP’s role may incl...

Immunofluorescence is a valuable auxiliary diagnostic tool for autoimmune bullous diseases and inflammatory disorders, since their clinical and histopathologic findings may be inconclusive. It is a feasible laboratory method that requires experienced technicians and detects in situ and circulating immune deposits that may be involved in the pathogenesis of such skin diseases.

This work bridges the technical concepts underlying distributed computing and blockchain technologies with their profound socioeconomic and sociopolitical implications, particularly on academic research and the healthcare industry. Several examples from academia, industry, and healthcare are explored throughout this paper. The limiting factor in contemporary life sciences research is often fund...

Reversing and arresting the epidemic of HIV are a challenge for any country. Early diagnosis and rapid initiation of treatment remain a key strategy in the control of HIV. Technological advances in the form of low-cost rapid point-of-care tests have completely transformed the diagnosis and management of HIV, especially in resource limited settings, where health infrastructure is poor and timely...

Studies on psychological problems such as stress, depression and anxiety among different groups of population have always been carried out. However, the results vary from group to group and various factors for the variable findings have been postulated. What probably is crystal clear is that problems do exist in all groups. In this issue we have research findings indicating stress among medical...

Prehospital ultrasound has been deployed in certain areas of the USA and Europe. Physicians, emergency medical technicians, and flight nurses have utilized a variety of medical and trauma ultrasound assessments to impact patient care in the field. The goal of this review is to summarize the literature on emergency medical services (EMS) use of ultrasound to more clearly define the potential uti...

This study documents the growing role of the physician assistant (PA) in the Canadian Armed Forces. PAs have served as the backbone of the Royal Canadian Medical Services' frontline medical operations since 1984, on land, aboard ships and submarines, and domestically in garrison. Candidates begin as medical technicians and receive advanced training to become PAs at midcareer. The current rank o...

Inter-technician and between-laboratory differences, especially during the evaluation of sperm morphology, have been a major cause of concern. The study aimed to develop an intensive training programme with intervals of continuous quality control assessments for sperm morphology. Twenty andrology laboratories from sub-Saharan Africa were invited to participate in a World Health Organization Spe...