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Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: The planning and execution of breast cancer care and treatment should happen in a multiprofessional teams (1). The European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists EUSOMA (2) reminds healthcare organisations to pay close attention to...

Osteopathy is defined as a patient-centred approach to healthcare but to date, there is no evidence regarding whether the studies evaluating the effectiveness of osteopathic care are really following the premises of patient-centred care. Aim: to assess whether the studies evaluating the effectiveness of osteopathy follow the premises of patient-centred care. Purpose: to analyse whether there is coherence between the used research methodologies and one of the main characteristics used at the definition of the osteopathic approach to health care. Also, to set up a first step towards a future mixed methods study including a Systematic Review (SR) plus a qualitative study on that field. Objectives: to visualize whether previous research evaluating the effectiveness of osteopathy takes into account one of the characteristics considered to be inherent to that approach to health care. As a secondary objective, to inspect wether the existing research paradigm of osteopathic research needs to be reoriented. Research question: Are the studies evaluating the effectiveness of osteopathic care following the premises of patient-centred care?

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: [fig]1[/fig] It is widely known that the patients’ care and service pathway associated with breast cancer (BC) through early detection, diagnostic procedures, treatments to the follow- up phase is still discontinuous. It has been proved that a...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) recommends that healthcare organisations should pay serious attention to multidisciplinarity and patient-centred breast cancer pathways, beginning from the diagnostic stage to the therapeutic...

Purpose: Although guidelines have been produced, there is variability within European countries regarding mammography imaging practice and staff training. The aim of this study was to systematically synthesize available evidence on European radiographers’ challenges in clinical education and practice concerning mammography. Conclusion: The need for training has been highlighted in this review for a multi-professional approach for breast cancer detection. Challenges in education/training and in clinical practice were observed reviling room for improvements in both areas. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Aims and objectives To study risks of surgical site infection in breast surgery. The objectives were to measure the association of postoperative infection with patient- and procedure-related factors. Background The infection rate in breast surgery is expected to be low but it varies a lot. The variation is recommended to be assessed by measuring procedure-related factors. Design A retrospective chart review of 982 breast surgery patients was completed. Methods The data on patient demographics, procedure types, patient and surgery-related factors were collected. A multivariate logistic regression model for all breast operations (n = 982), lumpectomies (n = 700) and mastectomies (n = 282) was performed. Results The infection rate was 6·7%. In a multivariate logistic regression model for all operations, a contaminated or dirty wound, high American Society of Anesthesiologists score, high body mass index, use of surgical drains and re-operation predicted increased infection risk. In lumpectomies high body mass index and use of surgical drains predicted increased risk. In mastectomies, the significant predictor was re-operation. Conclusions The surgical site infection rate was high. In addition to the two classical risks (high wound class and anaesthesia risk), high body mass index, re-operation and use of surgical drain increased the infection risk among all patients. Relevance to clinical practice In breast surgery careful assessment, documentation and adherence to aseptic practices are important with all patients. Patients with heavy weight need special attention. The need for antimicrobial prophylaxis in re-operations and the need of surgical drains in lumpectomies are important to consider carefully.

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Background Although doses incurred during dental examinations are in general relatively low, dental radiography accounts for nearly one third of the total number of radiological examinations in the European Union.Therefore it needs special attention...

Learning objectives Background Imaging findings OR Procedure details Conclusion Personal Information References, Learning objectives: The project’s purpose was to increase the competence of staff working in imaging units by evidence based education in digital imaging, and dose optimization according to the principles of the ICRP and...