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Background: At the beginning of 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 was first reported in China, it has brought great impact on the society, economy and life. This study introduces the modalities used for the continued medical education during this Covid situation by the Chinese Medical Universities. Current study also focuses on the challenges fronted by the students regarding gaining of professional knowledge and learning by the medical students enrolled in the Chinese Medical University. Objective: To assess the modalities used for continued online teaching and the challenges faced by the medical students enrolled in Chinese Medical University. Methods: The keywords below were used to search from public databases and review the relevant publications on medical online teaching in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. This search was further used to analyze and summarize the online tools, modalities, and challenges faced by the students. Results and Conclusion: Some common online teaching tools and a variety of online teaching modalities, as well as possible challenges were described. Potential solutions for those challenges, as well as the impact of the transition to online teaching on traditional education were discussed. Medical education during the difficult time of COVID-19 has presented many challenges, which suggests that the transition to online teaching or learning will likely continue to have a profound impact. However, since some medical subjects require skill development through clinics and interaction with patients, a blend of online and offline mode of education for the medical education is suggested.
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Background: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) constitute the single largest cause of preventable neurological damage worldwide. Majority of consequences of IDD are invisible and irreversible but at the same time these are preventable. The study was conducted to assess the prevalence of goiter in school children aged 6-12 years, to estimate the urinary iodine excretion and to assess the level of iodine concentration in salt samples obtained from households of selected school children.Methods: Population proportionate to size sampling. Sample size was 90 primary school-going children of age 6-12 years in each selected village, total 2700 from 30 villages/wards in Betul district, Madhya Pradesh, India.Results: The prevalence of goiter among the 6-12 years children was found to be 32.06%. Females had higher prevalence compared to males. Of the 540 salt samples, 370 (68.4%) had iodine concentration ?15 ppm at household level.Conclusions: IDD is a mild public health problem in Betul district.
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Introduction: Work related musculoskeletal disorders areone of the most common occupational diseases which mainlyaffect lower back, neck and upper and lower extremities. Workrelated MSDs can affect shoulders, arms, elbows, wrists,hands, back, legs and feet. Symptoms include tenderness,pain, tingling, stiffness and swelling. The study aimed to findout the prevalence and pattern of musculoskeletal disordersamong the bank employees.Material and Methods: A cross sectional study was carriedout among the bank employees (272) employed at AreraHills Bhopal and evaluation of MSD’s with NORDICmusculoskeletal questionnaire.Results: The mean age of study paricipants was 34.8±10.6years,and the number of male staffs (67.95%) outnumberthat of females (32.05%). The mean hours spent per week onwork is around 50.3±9.8 hours. Lower back associated MSDwere more common (65.25%) among the staffs, while ankleswere the least effected (6.5%). Most disabling MSD wasseen to be that of wrist/hand (34.3%) followed by lower back(27.8%).Conclusion: Moderate prevalence of musculoskeletaldisorders and associated disability was reported by bankworkers in Arera Hills. Lower back associated morbiditieswas more prevalent among the bank workers
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Background: Objective was to study the prevalence of asthenopic symptoms among computer operators in central India and assess the change in their practices related to factors affecting asthenopia symptoms and relief measures.. Methods: Longitudinal Educational Interventional Study, done on 150 employees of computer based company offices of Bhopal city in duration of 3 months from August 2018 to October 2018 after obtaining Ethical clearance from the institutional ethics committee and they were asked to fill a pre-tested questionnaire, after obtaining their verbal consent. Other relevant information was obtained by personal interview and inspection of their working area. The data was entered in MS excel and analysis was done using Epi-info 7 software. Results: Among the 150 participants studied, the overall prevalence of asthenopia (at least 1 symptom present) is 87.3%. The prevalence of various asthenopic symptoms varied from 85.3% (eye fatigue) to 18.7% (blurring of vision). With educational intervention, significant change was observed in symptoms and relief measures. Conclusions: Prevalence of asthenopia was found to be quite high in computer operators, especially in those who started its use at an early age. Individual as well as work-related factors were found to be associated with asthenopia.
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Background: Injections are one of the vital route of drug administration in emergency medical practice. WHO has estimated that out of 12 billion injections administered worldwide annually 50% are unsafe and 75% are unnecessary. Despite of humungous efforts medical students still lack the confidence in injecting drugs due to stress for post graduation selection. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of students regarding administration of I.M. and I.V. injections; to make students confident and skilful about administration of I.M. and I.V. injections and to assess the proportion of students who can skilfully administer I.V. and I.M. before and after this intervention.Methods: This was a Quasi experimental study carried out on 150 students of junior final medical students of GMC Bhopal for a period of three months.Results: Out of effective 136 students, 93.4% had ever seen I.M./ I.V. administration. 29.4% have administered I.M. and 16.9% I.V. injection ever. A significant increase in knowledge regarding I.M. and I.V. administration technique is observed following interventional training of the participants. Significant gain in self confidence among the students was perceived.Conclusions: There was a convincing increase in skillful knowledge and self-confidence for parenteral injection technique among medical undergraduates.