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Continuing professional development system for health-care professions, Egypt

Bassiouny, Mohamed Reda; Elhadidy, Azza R.

Bull. W.H.O. (Online); 105 (6), 2022

While the regulatory framework for medical education in Egypt has rapidly evolved, the progress of developing a system for continuing professional development has been slow. In 2018 the government approved legislation establishing a regulatory authority for continuing professional development and added e...

Education, Medical, Continuing, Accreditation, Learning, Industry

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Medical internship training during the COVID-19 pandemic – A case of ‘sacrificial pawns’ or not?

Singaram, Veena S; Naidoo, Kimesh; Ramrathan, Labby.

Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online); 14 (1), 2022

Background: Newly qualified medical practitioners in South Africa (SA) are part of the frontline health care workers who face Africa’s most severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The experiences of interns during the pandemic reflect SA’s preparedness to respond in a crisis and inform s...

COVID-19, Education, Medical, Continuing, Internship and Residency, Mental Health

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Knowledge of emergency preparedness among nurses in Machakos level five Hospital in Machakos County, Kenya

Muthiani, Alice Ngina; Shariff, Nilufa Jivraj; Mutisya, Albanus Kyalo; Mwenda, Catherine Syombua.

Afr. j. health sci; 35 (3), 2022

BACKGROUND An emergency is an unexpected event that disrupts normal operations within a health facility and requires immediate interventions to address it. Knowledge of emergency preparedness is an important role of clinical nursing to enhance patient outcomes. This study aimed to determine the types of ...

Civil Defense, Knowledge, Education, Medical, Continuing, Nurses, Hospitals

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