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Medexpress message summary - 09/13/2022
Published Sept. 13, 2022 09:10
- The operating suite at the National Institute of Oncology has returned to work - said the institute's spokesman, Mariusz Gierej. However, not all female instrumentalists returned from layoffs. The spokesman explained that some people are unable to work due to injuries or the need for rehabilitation. As a reminder, at the beginning of last week, 14 out of 25 nurses working in the operating theater presented sick leave. In total, about a hundred planned treatments were to be postponed during the week.
There are nearly 16,000 vacancies for doctors in Poland, according to the list published by the Medical Center for Postgraduate Education. One quarter of the vacancies are residencies. Recruitment lasts until the end of September, and specialization training will start on October 1. Most, because more than 2 thousand. places were provided in the Mazowieckie and Śląskie voivodships. The lowest, less than 400, in Opole and Lubusz Voivodeships.
- Universal access to treatment of prostate cancer resistant to wasting is one of the greatest advances in the history of urology and treatment of patients with malignant neoplasms - said in an interview with Medexpress the President of the Polish Society of Urology, Prof. Piotr Chłosta. He added that the use of first-line and second-line hormonal treatment in a specific group of patients creates an opportunity not only to extend life, but also to delay the time of new metastatic foci. It is not only an improvement in the quality of life, but also a clear indicator of the economic progress and the state's care for people. The entire interview can be read and watched at Medexpress. pl
The prosecutor's office will deal with the matter of defamation in social media of doctors belonging to the District Medical Chamber in Warsaw. The case took such a course after the intervention of the Medical Ombudsman. Doctors reported to the ombudsman's office after, via social media, a user using the nickname posted a post in which he accused medics of improper provision of health services. He used vulgar vocabulary, which, according to doctors, was demeaning and exposed them to the loss of social trust.
Thermometers used to measure body temperature on the forehead may be less accurate in dark-skinned patients than traditional ones using direct contact. Undetected fevers can lead to delays in providing medical care and the dire consequences of such omissions, warn researchers at Emory University School of Medicine. They compared the effectiveness of non-contact and classic thermometers in detecting fever in a group of over 2,000. black and white patients with infections. Data analysis showed that forehead temperature readings were typically lower than oral temperature readings for blacks, but not for Caucasians. Previously, discrepancies in the measurement results depending on the patient's skin color were noticed in the case of pulse oximeters.
