Ejercer sin diploma, batallar por la licencia: encrucijadas en la historia de la profesionalización de la odontología en Colombia / Practicing without a diploma, battling for a license: crossroads in the history of the professionalization of dentistry in Colombia

Resumen Este artículo estudia la profesionalización de la odontología en Colombia en la primera mitad del siglo XX. Esta historia no puede comprenderse en todas sus dimensiones si se dejan de lado las tensiones entre los practicantes con diploma y los sin diploma. Como resultado de estas tensiones, los odontólogos ganaron autonomía profesional. Analizamos solicitudes de licencia para ejercer sin título profesional, entre ellas las de algunas mujeres. Los hallazgos muestran la transmisión de conocimientos por fuera de la enseñanza formal, el ejercicio sin título y sin restricciones por parte de un gran número de odontólogos "permitidos" que se enfrentaron a una pesada y centralizada burocracia diplomada.

Abstract This paper addresses the professionalization of dentistry in Colombia during the first half of the twentieth century. To fully comprehend such a process, we must consider the tensions between the practice of non-certified and certified dentistry. As an outcome of such tensions, dentists began to acquire professional autonomy. We analyze applications for license files to practice dentistry without a degree, some of which were of women. The findings show the informal transfer of knowledge outside formal apprenticeship and the unrestricted practice of dentistry by many non-professionals but "permitted" dentists who faced a centralized and powerful professional bureaucracy.

Effect of an Individualized Audit and Feedback Intervention on Rates of Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Imaging Requests by Australian General Practitioners: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Audit and feedback can improve professional practice, but few trials have evaluated its effectiveness in reducing potential overuse of musculoskeletal diagnostic imaging in general practice. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of audit and feedback for reducing musculoskeletal imaging by high-requesting Australian general practitioners (GPs). Design, Setting, and Participants: This factorial cluster-randomized clinical trial included 2271 general practices with at least 1 GP who was in the top 20% of referrers for 11 imaging tests (of the lumbosacral or cervical spine, shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle/hind foot) and for at least 4 individual tests between January and December 2018. Only high-requesting GPs within participating practices were included. The trial was conducted between November 2019 and May 2021, with final follow-up on May 8, 2021. Interventions: Eligible practices were randomized in a 1:1:1:1:1 ratio to 1 of 4 different individualized written audit and feedback interventions (n = 3055 GPs) that varied factorially by (1) frequency of feedback (once vs twice) and (2) visual display (standard vs enhanced display highlighting highly requested tests) or to a control condition of no intervention (n = 764 GPs). Participants were not masked. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome was the overall rate of requests for the 11 targeted imaging tests per 1000 patient consultations over 12 months, assessed using routinely collected administrative data. Primary analyses included all randomized GPs who had at least 1 patient consultation during the study period and were performed by statisticians masked to group allocation. Results: A total of 3819 high-requesting GPs from 2271 practices were randomized, and 3660 GPs (95.8%; n = 727 control, n = 2933 intervention) were included in the primary analysis. Audit and feedback led to a statistically significant reduction in the overall rate of imaging requests per 1000 consultations compared with control over 12 months (adjusted mean, 27.7 [95% CI, 27.5-28.0] vs 30.4 [95% CI, 29.8-30.9], respectively; adjusted mean difference, -2.66 [95% CI, -3.24 to -2.07]; P < .001). Conclusions and Relevance: Among Australian general practitioners known to frequently request musculoskeletal diagnostic imaging, an individualized audit and feedback intervention, compared with no intervention, significantly decreased the rate of targeted musculoskeletal imaging tests ordered over 12 months. Trial Registration: ANZCTR Identifier: ACTRN12619001503112.

Structuring the Investment Opportunity for a Transition to Practice Program.

Gaining organizational commitment to build or expand a transition to practice program is greatly enhanced by following a business strategy that calls out an encompassing program return on investment (ROI). This article proposes the ROI categories that are powerful investment influencers for executives responsible for funding programs. The business strategy offers insight on how to connect workforce pipeline, retention, program accreditation/reimbursement, traveler replacement, improved quality measures, and career advancement data into a persuasive investment case. Additionally, for advanced practice residency/fellowships, additional categories of linking quality outcomes, billing and revenue generation, productivity, and procedural services are highlighted. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2022;53(7):293-296.].

Construção de fluxograma e protocolo de enfermagem para manejo da sífilis na atenção primária em saúde / Construcción de flujograma y protocolo de enfermería para el manejo de la sífilis en la atención primaria de salud / Construction of a nursing flowchart and protocol for syphilis management in primary health care

RESUMO Introdução: a sífilis é uma doença facilmente tratável, porém, no Brasil, ainda é um problema de saúde pública. Objetivo: construir um fluxograma e um protocolo para manejo da sífilis em adultos na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Método: pesquisa quanti-qualitativa, desenvolvida em 2019, realizada com 42 enfermeiros da Atenção Primária à Saúde de um município no oeste catarinense. Para a etapa quantitativa aplicou-se um questionário autoaplicado, embasado nos protocolos vigentes do Ministério da Saúde. A etapa qualitativa ocorreu por meio de uma pesquisa participativa do tipo pesquisa-ação com oito dos 42 enfermeiros. Estes, em dois grupos focais, produziram coletivamente um fluxograma e um protocolo de manejo da sífilis em adultos e, posteriormente, após análise do material construído, validaram os documentos, por meio de análise de conteúdo, resultando em 100% de concordância. Resultados: os produtos construídos representam a descrição das melhores práticas profissionais a serem seguidas. O fluxograma apresenta as etapas no manejo, e o protocolo descreve as atividades que envolvem o atendimento relacionado à doença nos adultos atendidos na Atenção Primária à Saúde do município. Considerações finais: a construção do fluxograma e do protocolo atenderam as necessidades dos profissionais da saúde, na qualificação do atendimento às pessoas com sífilis no município.

RESUMEN Introducción: la sífilis es una enfermedad fácilmente tratable, sin embargo, en Brasil, todavía es un problema de salud pública. Objetivo: construir un flujograma y un protocolo para el manejo de la sífilis en adultos en la Atención Primaria de Salud. Método: investigación cuanti-cualitativa, desarrollada en 2019, realizada con 42 enfermeros de la Atención Primaria de Salud de un municipio en el oeste catarinense, Brasil. Para la etapa cuantitativa se aplicó un cuestionario autoaplicado, basado en los protocolos vigentes del Ministerio de Salud. La etapa cualitativa ocurrió por medio de una investigación del tipo acción participativa con ocho de los 42 enfermeros. Estos, en dos grupos focales, produjeron colectivamente un flujograma y un protocolo de manejo de la sífilis en adultos y, posteriormente, tras el análisis del material construido, validaron los documentos, por medio de análisis de contenido, resultando en un 100% de concordancia. Resultados: los productos construidos representan la descripción de las mejores prácticas profesionales a seguir. El flujograma presenta las etapas en el manejo, y el protocolo describe las actividades que involucran la atención relacionada con la enfermedad en los adultos atendidos en la Atención Primaria de Salud del municipio. Consideraciones finales: la construcción del flujograma y del protocolo atendieron las necesidades de los profesionales de la salud, en la calificación de la atención a las personas con sífilis en el municipio.

ABSTRACT Introduction: syphilis is an easily treatable disease, even though it is still a public health problem in Brazil. Objective: to build a flowchart and a protocol for syphilis management in adults in Primary Health Care. Method: quantitative-qualitative study of 42 Primary Health Care nurses from a municipality in western Santa Catarina performed in 2019. In the quantitative stage, a self-administered questionnaire based on the current protocols of the Ministry of Health was applied. The qualitative stage was performed through participatory action research with eight out of 42 nurses. In two focus groups, they collectively produced a flowchart and a protocol for the management of syphilis in adults. After analyzing the constructed material, they validated the documents through content analysis, resulting in 100% agreement. Results: the products built describe the best professional practices to be followed. The flowchart presents the steps in the management, and the protocol describes the activities involving the care related to the disease in adults treated in Primary Health Care of the municipality. Final considerations: the construction of the flowchart and the protocol met the needs of health professionals in the qualification of care for people with syphilis in the municipality.

Mathematics teachers' reflective thinking: Level of understanding and implementation in their professional practices.

Mathematics teachers must be able to engage in self-reflection and think constructively about their professional activities to instruct students effectively. This is also important for students' ability to solve problems in class, as well as the challenges facing them and their societies in the future. This study aimed to examine in-service math teachers' reflective thinking skills in the context of how they are applied to their understanding of their teaching practices. The sample included 322 mathematics teachers, who responded to a questionnaire designed to elucidate how they were thinking reflectively about their teaching practice. The findings revealed that the teachers' practices concerning all the themes of reflective thinking addressed by the questionnaire, especially their ability to self-assess, fluctuated around the intermediate, and advanced levels. The implications of our findings are discussed in terms of extensive and continuous professional development centered on supporting ongoing growth in the reflective thinking skills of in-service math teachers.

Desafios e impactos da atuação de fonoaudiólogos recém-formados no Espírito Santo durante a pandemia de COVID-19 / Challenges and impacts of the performance of newly graduated speech-language pathologists in Espírito Santo during the COVID-19 pandemic / Retos e impactos del desempeño de los logopedas recién graduados en Espírito Santo durante la pandemia de COVID-19

Introdução: Os fonoaudiólogos recém-formados podem estar passando por um momento único para sua atuação por causa da pandemia de COVID-19. Além do aprendizado da graduação, há as Resoluções do Conselho Federal de Fonoaudiologia, que têm alertado e auxiliado os profissionais nessa prática. Objetivos: verificar como fonoaudiólogos recém-formados atuam durante a pandemia de COVID-19, quais os desafios da graduação que podem refletir nessa atuação e conhecimentos sobre Resoluções do Conselho Federal de Fonoaudiologia (CFFa). Métodos: estudo observacional e transversal. Aplicou-se um questionário em graduados em Fonoaudiologia dos últimos 24 meses por uma instituição do Espírito Santo, apresentando os dados de forma descritiva. Resultados: entrevistou-se 32 fonoaudiólogos, 93,7% mulheres, média de 25 anos. Destes, 81,2% exerciam a profissão durante a pandemia, a maioria de maneira presencial, porém, houve redução do salário para ⅓. Em média 40% alegaram que a graduação ajudou na preparação para o atendimento de casos COVID-19, mas apenas 28% para telefonoaudiologia. A Resolução do CFFa mais citada foi sobre a telefonoaudiologia, por 81%. A atuação fonoaudiológica em casos de COVID-19 foi classificada por 75% como "Desafiadora". Conclusão: a maioria dos fonoaudiólogos exerciam a profissão presencialmente, mas houve desemprego e redução do salário pela pandemia. Conheciam as Resoluções do CFFa, com destaque para a Resolução n. 580. Não houve consenso quanto à contribuição da graduação no atendimento desses casos, com desafios quanto a telefonoaudiologia e a urgência/emergência, que têm sido enfrentados pelos egressos, podendo impactar negativamente na vida profissional.

Introduction: Newly graduated speech-language pathologists (SLP) may be going through a unique moment for their performance because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to undergraduate learning, there are the Resolutions of the Federal Council of Speech-Language Pathology, which have alerted and helped professionals in this practice. Objective: to verify how newly graduated speech-language pathologists act during the COVID-19 pandemic, what are the challenges of the graduation that may reflect in this performance and knowledge about Federal Council of Speech Therapy (CFFa) resolutions. Methods: observational, cross-sectional study. A questionnaire was applied to SLP graduates from the last 24 months by an institution of Espírito Santo state, presenting the data in a descriptive way. Results: 32 speech-language pathologists were interviewed, 93.7% women, mean of 25 years. 81.2% exercised their profession during the pandemic, the majority in person, with reduction in salary to ⅓. On average, 40% claimed that graduation helped them about treatment in COVID-19 cases, but only 28% for telehealth. The most cited CFFa resolution was on telehealth (81%). Speech-Language therapy performance in cases of COVID-19 was classified by 75% as "Challenging". Conclusion: most SLP performed the profession, but there was unemployment and reduced wages due to the pandemic. They knew CFFa resolutions, with emphasis on n. 580. There was no consensus regarding the contribution of the undergraduate course in the treatment of these cases, with challenges in terms of telehealth and urgency/emergency, which have been faced and may have a negative impact on professional life.

Introducción: Logopedas recién graduados pueden estar atravesando un momento único para su desempeño debido a la pandemia de COVID-19. Además del aprendizaje de pregrado, existen Resoluciones del Consejo Federal de Logopedia, que han alertado y ayudado a los profesionales en esta práctica. Objetivo: verificar cómo actúan logopedas recién graduados durante la pandemia de COVID-19, cuáles son los desafíos de la graduación que pueden reflejarse este desempeño y conocimiento sobre resoluciones del Consejo Federal de Logopedia (CFFa). Métodos: estudio observacional/transversal. Se aplicó un cuestionario a los egresados de Logopedia de los últimos 24 meses por una institución de Espírito Santo, presentando los datos de forma descriptiva. Resultados: se entrevistaron 32 logopedas, 93,7% mujeres, (media= 25 años). El 81,2% ejerció su profesión durante la pandemia, mayoría de forma presencial, con reducción de salario a ⅓. En promedio, 40% afirmó que la graduación les ayudó con el tratamiento en los casos de COVID-19, pero solo 28% para telesalud. La resolución de CFFa más citada fue sobre telesalud (81%). El rendimiento de la terapia del habla en los casos de COVID-19 se clasificó en un 75% como «Desafiante¼. Conclusión: la mayoría de los logopedas ejercen la profesión, pero hubo desempleo y reducción de salarios debido a la pandemia. Conocían las resoluciones CFFa, con énfasis en n. 580. No hubo consenso sobre la contribución de la carrera en el tratamiento de estos casos, con desafíos en telesalud y urgencia / emergencia, que se han enfrentado y pueden tener un impacto negativo en la vida profesional.

Educational needs of fertility healthcare professionals using ART: a multi-country mixed-methods study.

RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the most pressing educational needs of fertility healthcare professionals using assisted reproductive technologies (ART)? DESIGN: This mixed-methods study combined qualitative interviews with quantitative surveys. Participants included physicians and nurses specialized in reproductive endocrinology or in obstetrics/gynaecology, and laboratory specialists, with a minimum of 3 years of experience, practising in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain or the UK. Maximum variation purposive sampling was used to ensure a mix of experience and settings. Interviews were transcribed and coded through thematic analysis. Quantitative data were analysed using frequency tables, cross-tabulations and chi-squared tests to compare results by reimbursement context. RESULTS: A total of 535 participants were included (273 physicians, 145 nurses and 117 laboratory specialists). Knowledge gaps, skills gaps and attitude issues were identified in relation to: (i) ovarian stimulation (e.g. knowledge of treatments and instruction protocols for ovarian stimulation), (ii) embryo culture and cryopreservation/vitrification (e.g. diverging opinions on embryo freezing, (iii) embryo assessment (e.g. performing genetic testing), (iv) support of luteal phase and optimizing pregnancy outcomes (e.g. knowledge of assessment methods for endometrial receptivity), and (v) communication with patients (e.g. reluctance to address emotional distress). CONCLUSIONS: This descriptive, exploratory study corroborates previously reported gaps in fertility care and identifies potential causes of these gaps. Findings provide evidence to inform educational programmes for healthcare professionals who use ART in their practice and calls for the development of case-based education and interprofessional training programmes to improve care for patients with fertility issues.

Gaps in standards for integrating artificial intelligence technologies into ophthalmic practice.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of healthcare standards and their relevance to multiple ophthalmic workflows, with a specific emphasis on describing gaps in standards development needed for improved integration of artificial intelligence technologies into ophthalmic practice. RECENT FINDINGS: Healthcare standards are an essential component of data exchange and critical for clinical practice, research, and public health surveillance activities. Standards enable interoperability between clinical information systems, healthcare information exchange between institutions, and clinical decision support in a complex health information technology ecosystem. There are several gaps in standards in ophthalmology, including relatively low adoption of imaging standards, lack of use cases for integrating apps providing artificial intelligence -based decision support, lack of common data models to harmonize big data repositories, and no standards regarding interfaces and algorithmic outputs. SUMMARY: These gaps in standards represent opportunities for future work to develop improved data flow between various elements of the digital health ecosystem. This will enable more widespread adoption and integration of artificial intelligence-based tools into clinical practice. Engagement and support from the ophthalmology community for standards development will be important for advancing this work.

Quality of Neurologic Care in the United States: Initial Report From the Axon Registry.

OBJECTIVE: To provide the initial description of the quality of outpatient US neurologic care as collected and reported in the Axon Registry. METHODS: We describe characteristics of registry participants and the performance of neurology providers on 20 of the 2019 Axon Registry quality measures. From the distribution of providers' scores on a quality measure, we calculate the median performance for each quality measure. We test for associations between quality measure performance, provider characteristics, and intrinsic measure parameters. RESULTS: There were 948 neurology providers who contributed a total of 6,480 provider-metric observations. Overall, the average quality measure performance score at the provider level was 66 (median 77). At the measure level (n = 20), the average quality measure performance score was 53 (median 55) with a range of 2 to 100 (interquartile range 20-91). Measures with a lower-complexity category (e.g., discrete orders, singular concepts) or developed through the specialty's qualified clinical data registry pathway had higher performance distributions. There was no difference in performance between Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and non-MIPS providers. There was no association between quality measure performance and practice size, measure clinical topic/neurologic condition, or measure year of entry. CONCLUSIONS: This cross-sectional assessment of quality measure performance in 2019 Axon Registry data demonstrates modest performance scores and considerable variability across measures and providers. More complex measures were associated with lower performance. These findings serve as a baseline assessment of quality of ambulatory neurologic care in the United States and provide insights into future measure design.

Disruptures in the Dental Ethos: The Birth, Life, & Neoliberal Retirement of Norms in Advertising & Corporatization.

This paper argues that the trends in advertising and corporatization in dentistry since the 1970s have resulted in processes of de-professionalization and de-regulation, respectively.

"What Next?": Toward telebehavioral health sustainability in couple and family therapy.

As a response to the COVID-19 global crisis, many in the couple/marital and family therapy (CMFT) professional community quickly met the challenge of providing services to clients via telebehavioral health (TBH) services. As this public health emergency endures, family therapists must continue to engage in TBH practice professionally and ethically. The rapid adoption of TBH with minimal training and experience during this public health emergency can result in crises for both individual therapists as well as for the profession in implementing electronic record-keeping, conducting virtual sessions, and communicating online with various clinical populations. The risk of insufficient training and supervision create a challenge to new and experienced family therapists. This article summarizes the work done by the profession thus far to respond to this public health emergency and presents a roadmap of recommendations for navigating those challenges into the future and offers ideas about how to sustain quality TBH practice.

[Dutch medical disciplinary law cases concerning psychiatry, 2015-2019]. / Uitspraken van regionale tuchtcolleges in zaken betreffende de psychiatrie, 2015-2019.

BACKGROUND: The aim of medical disciplinary law (as part of the Dutch law 'Wet BIG') is to safeguard the quality of professional practice in the health services. Quantitative data about Dutch medical disciplinary law is sparse: little is known about the nature, quantity and the verdicts of disciplinary law complaints against psychiatrists and residents. AIM: Gaining insight in Dutch medical disciplinary law, in particular with regard to number and nature of disciplinary law complaints against psychiatrists(-psychotherapist) and psychiatry residents. METHOD: Descriptive retrospective study. We examined all medical disciplinary law cases against psychiatrists(-psychotherapist) and psychiatry residents in the period 2015-2019. RESULTS: In the study period the regional medical disciplinary courts handled 353 cases against psychiatrists(-psychotherapist) and residents psychiatry, on average 70.6 per year. 321 of these cases were against psychiatrists and 32 against residents. Complaint density was 1.74 for psychiatrists and 0.37 for residents. Subject of most cases was 'wrong diagnosis', followed by 'wrong therapeutic plan' and 'incorrect communication'. The number of cases resulting in a disciplinary measure was on average 31%: warning (49%), reprimand (30%), (conditional) suspension (15%). In 17 cases the professional was (partially) denied to practice. CONCLUSIONS Within Dutch psychiatry little attention is paid to disciplinary law, despite the fact that psychiatrists are relatively often confronted with disciplinary law complaints. The current explorative analysis underlines the need for further research, especially on the difference between male/female psychiatrists and an international comparison with respect to complaints about (sexual) misconduct.

The importance of social media to the academic surgical literature: Relationship between Twitter activity and readership metrics.

BACKGROUND: Social media has an increasing role within professional surgical practice, including the publishing and engagement of academic literature. This study aims to analyze the relationship between social media use and traditional and alternative metrics among academic surgical journals. METHOD: Journals were identified through the InCites Journal Citation Reports 2019, and their impact factor, h-index, and CiteScore were noted. Social media platforms were examined, and Twitter activity interrogated between 1 January to 31 December 2019. Healthcare Social Graph score and an aggregated Altmetric Attention Score were also calculated for each journal. Statistical analysis was carried out to look at the correlation between traditional metrics, Twitter activity, and altmetrics. RESULTS: Journals with a higher impact factor were more likely to use a greater number of social media platforms (R2 = 0.648; P < .0001). Journals with dedicated Twitter profiles had a higher impact factor than journals without (median, 2.96 vs 1.88; Mann-Whitney U = 390; P < .001); however, over a 1-year period (2018-2019) having a Twitter presence did not alter impact factor (Mann-Whitney U = 744.5; P = .885). Increased Twitter activity was positively correlated with impact factor. Longitudinal analysis over 6 years suggested cumulative tweets correlated with an increased impact factor (R2 = 0.324, P = .004). Novel alternative measures including Healthcare Social Graph score (R2 = 0.472, P = .005) and Altmetric Attention Score (R2 = 0.779, P = .001) positively correlated with impact factor. CONCLUSION: Higher impact factor is associated with social media presence and activity, particularly on Twitter, with long-term activity being of particular importance. Modern alternative metrics correlate with impact factor. This relationship is complex, and future studies should look to understand this further.

Influence of laboratory procedures on postthawing cell viability and hematopoietic engraftment after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

BACKGROUND: The kinetics of hematopoietic recovery after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) may be affected by laboratory procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of characteristics of the cryopreserved units of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) on postthawing cell viability and engraftment outcomes after ASCT. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study including individuals referred for ASCT. Cryopreservation was conducted at a single processing facility between 2014 and 2019, and patients received clinical care at six transplant centers. Covariates and outcome data were retrieved from participants' records. RESULTS: The study population comprised 619 patients (345 [55.7%] male). Median age was 53 years. Multiple myeloma was the most common diagnosis (62.7%). Higher preapheresis CD34+ cell count, lower nucleated cell (NC) concentration per cryobag, and composition of the cryoprotectant solution (5% dimethyl sulfoxide [DMSO] and 6% hydroxyethyl starch) were statistically significantly associated with higher postthawing cell viability. The linear regression model for time to neutrophil and platelet engraftment included the infused CD34+ cell dose and the composition of the cryoprotectant solution. Patients who had PBSC cryopreserved using 10% DMSO solution presented six times higher odds (odds ratio [OR] = 6.9; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.2-21.1; p = .001) of delayed neutrophil engraftment (>14 days) and two times higher odds (OR = 2.3, 95%CI: 1.4-3.7; p = .001) of prolonged hospitalization (>18 days). DISCUSSION: The study showed that mobilization efficacy, NC concentration, and the composition of the cryoprotectant solution significantly affected postthawing cell viability. In addition, the composition of the cryoprotectant solution significantly impacted engraftment outcomes and time of hospitalization after ASCT.