Reduction of serum level of interleukin-2 and pruritus severity after acupuncture at Quchi (LI11) in hemodialysis patients: a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture at Quchi (LI11) on the serum interleukin-2 (IL-2) level and the severity of uremic pruritus (UP) in hemodialysis patients. Methods: Sixty hemodialysis patients with UP were randomized into an acupuncture group and a control group, with 30 cases in each group. In the acupuncture group, patients were treated with acupuncture at Quchi (LI11) twice a week for six weeks. In the control group, each patient received a placebo treatment (sham acupuncture). Before and after the intervention, the pruritis severity was examined using a 5-D scale, and the serum IL-2 level was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in the demographic or clinical factors between the control group and the acupuncture group at baseline. The reduction in pruritus severity in patients was more significant in the acupuncture group (P=0.027). Acupuncture therapy also significantly decreased the serum IL-2 level in the patients (P=0.011). Throughout the acupuncture procedures, the incidence of pain and mild bleeding was 3.6％ and 2.5％, respectively. Conclusion: Six-week acupuncture treatment at Quchi (LI11) can effectively decrease the severity of UP and the serum IL-2 level. Large-scale, long-duration, and multi-center studies are needed to fully understand the role of IL-2 in inflammation and neuroimmune stimulation during acupuncture.

Health science students perception on professional learning after the application of IPE

OBJECTIVE: To study students' perceptions based on IPE learning model in hospital. METHOD: This study is performed using a method of quantitative which involved 20 respondents from four faculties, including faculties of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and public health. All respondents were from the Universitas Sumatera Utara, quantitative methods were based on quasi-experimental design type nonequivalent control group design pre and post interventions. The questionnaire using interprofessional Learning Readiness Scale (RIPLS) which has been validated. The data were analyzed by t-dependent. RESULTS: This study showed a significant increase in the perception (p < 0.05) on each aspect of learning IPE (except aspects of the communication and team work with p > 0.05) after this intervention. CONCLUSION: These finding conclude that the IPE model learning can be used as a strategy to make sure all aspects of professionalism can be done in medical practice in the future

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Student perception of interprofessional education application at the Health Sciences University of Sumatera Utara

Objective: Interprofessional education (IPE) includes collaborative interprofessional learning activities involving students and lecturers from the health sciences faculties at the University of Sumatera Utara. This descriptive study aimed to explore the students' perceptions of the application of the IPE program. Method: Descriptive study was conducted and one hundred sixty students were selected from four faculties including the faculties of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. Results: The results of the study showed that 68% of the participants stated that they had heard IPE information, whereas 97% reported that they had never joined in IPE activities. In the health sciences faculties, 57% of nursing students had heard IPE information, but more than 90% of the participants from the other faculties had never heard the IPE information. Also, based on aspects of their participation, all of the students reported that they had never joined in the IPE activities. Conclusions: according the results, the implementation of IPE can be realized in the integration of learning methods, such as lectures, practicum, clinical skills, and tutorials. It can be a university policy so that the implementation of IPE with specific learning methods can take place to improve the competence of collaboration students

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