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• Gaps in knowledge about the role of HPV in head and neck cancers and anal cancers, • Most of health students would recommend the HPV vaccine to friends and relatives. • Positive attitudes were more frequent in medical/pharmacy versus nursing students. • After adjustment, educational health program didn't remain associated with attitudes. Despite documented effectiveness in preventing several cancers, genital warts and safety of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, immunization coverage among French adolescents remains far from the 80 % target. University health students (HS) in France may promote HPV vaccine through a national service (Service Sanitaire des Etudiants en Santé). We aimed to evaluate intentions to recommend the HPV vaccine to friends and relatives, to receive HPV vaccine, and to identify factors associated with these attitudes. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in five French Universities from October 2019 to February 2020, using a self-administered online questionnaire. We used bivariable and multivariable logistic regression models to identify determinants of behavior around HPV vaccine: (i) individual intention for vaccination, and (ii) vaccine recommendation to friends and relatives. Among the 732 respondents (180 men, 552 women), 305 (41.7%) reported previous HPV vaccination (54.5 % among women), 504 (68.9%) would recommend the HPV vaccine to friends and relatives, 532 (72.7%) respondents would be vaccinated today if it was recommended for them. Intentions to recommend or to receive the HPV vaccine were less frequent in nursing students compared to medical and pharmacy students. After adjustment for demographical factors, HPV vaccine knowledge was associated with intention [aOR 1.30 (95%-confidence interval, 1.15–1.47)] and recommendation [1.26 (1.10–1.45)], respectively. Additionally, adjusting for knowledge about HPV infections, and confidence in vaccines in general was associated with vaccine intention [1.55, (1.30–1.84)] and recommendation [1.52 (1.24–1.86)]. HPV-vaccinated HS were more prone to recommend the HPV vaccine to friends and relatives [10.9 (6.6–17.9)]. A majority of HS would accept and/or recommend HPV vaccines. HS with greater knowledge about the HPV vaccine were more prone to recommend it. Strengthening knowledge about HPV and its vaccination is probably necessary before their Involvement in a HPV immunization program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess patient understanding of ED discharge instructions. It is essential for ED patients to understand their discharge instructions. ED staff face unique challenges when providing information in a distraction-filled, limited-time setting, often with no knowledge of the patient's medical history. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted with a sample of patients discharged from our emergency department. Data were collected via a semi-structured interview. Results: A total of 36 patients participated in the study; 29 patients were discharged with a drug prescription, and complementary investigations were scheduled for 3 patients. Most patients were satisfied with the time staff spent explaining the discharge instructions. However, some patients admitted that they did not intend to fully comply with the medical prescription. Nearly half of the patients reported difficulties understanding their drug prescription (the dose or purpose of the treatment). Most patients said that their poor understanding primarily was related to lack of clarity of the written prescription. Discussion: Even the most comprehensive instructions may not be clearly understood. Despite the patients' high stated levels of satisfaction with communication in the emergency department, more than half of patients failed to comply with important discharge information. Health care staff must be aware of the importance of discharge information. Further research is needed to improve the patient discharge process. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The number of people in their last years of life with advanced chronic conditions, palliative care needs, and limited life prognosis due to different causes including multi-morbidity, organ failure, frailty, dementia, and cancer is rising. Such people represent more than 1% of the population. They are present in all care settings, cause around 75% of mortality, and may account for up to one-third of total national health system spend. The response to their needs is usually late and largely based around institutional palliative care focused on cancer. There is a great need to identify these patients and integrate an early palliative approach according to their individual needs in all settings, as suggested by the World Health Organization. Several tools have recently been developed in different European regions to identify patients with chronic conditions who might benefit from palliative care. Similarly, several models of integrated palliative care have been developed, some with a public health approach to promote access to all in need. We describe the characteristics of these initiatives and suggest how to develop a comprehensive and integrated palliative approach in primary and hospital care and to design public health and community-oriented practices to assess and respond to the needs in the whole population. Additionally, we report ethical challenges and prognostic issues raised and emphasize the need for research to test the various tools and models to generate evidence about the benefits of these approaches to patients, their families, and to the health system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Résumé: Le Fichier national automatisé des empreintes génétiques (FNAEG), placé sous le contrôle d’un magistrat du parquet, représente une banque automatisée de donnée génétique qui est largement utilisée dans le domaine pénal pour faciliter l’identification et la recherche des auteurs d’infractions, ainsi que celle de personnes disparues. Le FNAEG était initialement destiné à centraliser les empreintes génétiques issues des traces biologiques ainsi que les empreintes génétiques des personnes condamnées pour certaines infractions. Il a permis, depuis sa création en 1998, de résoudre de nombreuses affaires criminelles, si bien qu’au fil des lois, son champ d’application s’est élargi à des personnes qui n’ont pas été condamnées mais à l’encontre desquelles il existe des indices graves ou concordants rendant vraisemblable qu’elles aient commis certaines infractions. Les officiers de police judiciaire peuvent également faire procéder à un rapprochement de l’empreinte de toute personne à l’encontre de laquelle il existe une ou plusieurs raisons plausibles de soupçonner qu’elle a commis un crime ou un délit. Le FNAEG est un registre confidentiel dont la gestion est soumise à de nombreux contrôles mais qui offre des potentialités qui inquiètent des associations défendant les libertés individuelles. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]