J Postgrad Med
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Review
Navigating healthcare leadership: Theories, challenges, and practical insights for the future.
Effective healthcare leadership is essential to ensure high-quality patient care and foster a supportive work environment for healthcare professionals. This review aims to consolidate existing healthcare leadership literature to provide evidence-based insights that can guide leadership development, improve team performance, and enhance patient care outcomes. A systematic search of academic databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, Embase, and Google Scholar was performed using keywords related to healthcare leadership. ⋯ Healthcare leadership requires a dynamic and adaptable approach that integrates various leadership theories and styles to address the unique challenges of the healthcare environment. This review underscores the importance of leadership development programs and calls for further research to explore the practical implementation of leadership strategies in diverse healthcare settings. The findings provide actionable insights for healthcare leaders to tailor their leadership styles to the specific needs of their teams and organizational contexts, ultimately enhancing patient care and operational efficiency.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study to evaluate the effect of alpha-lipoic acid on inhibition of ADP-and collagen-induced platelet aggregation ex vivo in diabetic neuropathy patients on gabapentin or pregabalin.
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a chronic microvascular complication in diabetic mellitus patients due to chronic hyperglycemia, resulting in platelet hyperactivity and dyslipidemia. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is a potent antioxidant which has antiplatelet activity and lipid-modulating characteristics and plays a major role in the prevention of disease progression. ⋯ ALA, an antioxidant, demonstrated a protective effect against DPN by the virtue of its inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation and lipid-modulating effects and was found to have good safety.
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Medical research is costly and requires significant effort. While intracellular research hardly follows a formal design, most data-based studies require a structural approach for optimal utilization of resources. ⋯ Analytical studies often involve designs such as randomization and blinding in clinical trials, and may use prospective, retrospective, or cross-sectional designs in observational studies. This first article in the series on biostatistics methods specifies the essential features of each design and describes the contexts in which they are most appropriate.
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Pharmacology is one of the most dynamic and evolving branches, not only in the concepts but also in teaching methodologies. Many attempts have been made by various colleges all over the world to make the teaching of pharmacology more interesting and relevant. ⋯ There is a need for periodic up-gradation in techniques utilized for teaching pharmacology. Every teaching technique has its strengths and weaknesses. They need to be utilized as per the student's requirement.