Postgraduate medical journal
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Understanding the factors that influence prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic is essential due to the disruption to healthcare provision. ⋯ We propose two additional domains to Latané and Darley's theory that medical students consider before making their final decision to volunteer: 'logistics' and 'safety'. We highlight modifiable barriers to prosocial behaviour and provide suggestions regarding how the conceptual framework can be operationalized within educational strategies to address these barriers. Optimizing the process of volunteering can aid healthcare provision and may facilitate a safer volunteering process. Key messages What is already known on this topic: There is a discrepancy between the number of students willing to volunteer during pandemics and disasters, and those who actually volunteer. Understanding the factors that influence prosocial behaviour during the current COVID-19 pandemic and future pandemics and disasters is essential. What this study adds: We expanded on Latané and Darley's theory of prosocial behaviour in an emergency and used this to conceptualize students' motivations to volunteer, highlighting a number of modifiable barriers to prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. How this study might affect research, practice, or policy: We provide suggestions regarding how the conceptual framework can be operationalized to support prosocial behaviours during emergencies for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and future crises.
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MRI is an important and widely used imaging modality for clinical diagnosis. This article provides a concise discussion of the basic principles of MRI physics for non-radiology clinicians, with a general explanation of the fundamentals of signal generation and image contrast mechanisms. Common pulse sequences, tissue suppression techniques and use of gadolinium contrast with relevant clinical applications are presented. Knowledge of these concepts would provide an appreciation of how MR images are acquired and interpreted to facilitate interdisciplinary understanding between radiologists and referring clinicians.
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Portfolios are increasingly commonplace in postgraduate medical education. However, poor understanding of and variations in their content, quality, and structure have hindered their use across different settings, thus dampening their efficacy. ⋯ Portfolios allow for better appreciation and assessments of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in time-, learner-, and context-specific competencies through the establishment of smaller micro-competencies and micro-credentialling. Organized into three broad stages-development, implementation, and improvement-a six-step framework for optimizing and instituting portfolios in postgraduate medical education is offered.
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This exploratory study was undertaken to provide an insight into issues of equality and equity that UK junior doctors perceive in relation to being able to achieve a work-life balance within educational and clinical practice. A survey with 443 junior doctors was conducted between May 2018 and September 2019. ⋯ The survey revealed 77% were junior doctors in Health Education England (HEE) posts. 59% were noti n personal relationships, 60% had no children, 38% perceived the national recruitment process as helpful and 70% perceived HEE did not impact on their training. 72% had no personal barriers and 77% felt the role eas not a barrier. 1% identified no barriers. The research raised important implications for redress of equality and equity issues for all within inclusive postgraduate training in the UK.
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The need for improved palliative care in developing countries is great. Of 58 million people who die every year, 45 million die in developing countries. ⋯ Human rights advocates argue that this neglect is a breach of human rights that is tantamount to torture. This editorial explores the neuropalliative approach and addresses the current state of neuropalliative care in developing countries.