Coaching in pharmaceutical sciences

Poster presented at the European Association of Faculties of Pharmacy Annual Conference. 15-17 May 2019, Krakow, PolandN/

Dose Administration Aid system in the elderly: testing student active participation in the implementation of a new service for community pharmacy

Poster presented at the 9th PCNE (Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe) Working Conference

Síndrome Hemolítico Urémico Atípico en Cuidados Intensivos: Caso Clínico de un Adulto

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Evaluation of the digital ethics performance in the health sector, in Portugal

A rápida expansão da tecnologia e a sua relevância no quotidiano dos indivíduos traz consigo uma preocupação quanto às questões éticas na utilização dos meios digitais. Foi realizada uma revisão de literatura, que permitiu analisar o Estado da Arte da ética digital, principalmente no que diz respeito à área da Saúde, que é o caso de estudo desta investigação. Com isto, foram identificadas dimensões fundamentais de análise da ética digital e, de seguida, uma fase de conceção do modelo de avaliação da ética digital, com a realização de entrevistas a profissionais do setor da saúde, que contribuiu para uma análise qualitativa do tema e para validar as dimensões e critérios específicos de avaliação da ética digital. Através do caso de estudo, foi aplicado um questionário a uma entidade do setor da Saúde, com o objetivo de validar o modelo criado e classificar a entidade quanto ao desempenho na ética digital.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

User experience of interactive technologies for people with dementia: comparative observational study

Background: Serious games (SGs) are used as complementary approaches to stimulate patients with dementia. However, many of the SGs use out-of-the-shelf technologies that may not always be suitable for such populations, as they can lead to negative behaviors, such as anxiety, fatigue, and even cybersickness. Objective: This study aims to evaluate how patients with dementia interact and accept 5 out-of-the-shelf technologies while completing 10 virtual reality tasks. Methods: A total of 12 participants diagnosed with dementia (mean age 75.08 [SD 8.07] years, mean Mini-Mental State Examination score 17.33 [SD 5.79], and mean schooling 5.55 [SD 3.30]) at a health care center in Portugal were invited to participate in this study. A within-subject experimental design was used to allow all participants to interact with all technologies, such as HTC VIVE, head-mounted display (HMD), tablet, mouse, augmented reality (AR), leap motion (LM), and a combination of HMD with LM. Participants’ performance was quantified through behavioral and verbal responses, which were captured through video recordings and written notes. Results: The findings of this study revealed that the user experience using technology was dependent on the patient profile; the patients had a better user experience when they use technologies with direct interaction configuration as opposed to indirect interaction configuration in terms of assistance required (P=.01) and comprehension (P=.01); the participants did not trigger any emotional responses when using any of the technologies; the participants’performance was task-dependent; the most cost-effective technology was the mouse, whereas the least cost-effective was AR; and all the technologies, except for one (HMD with LM), were not exposed to external hazards. Conclusions: Most participants were able to perform tasks using out-of-the-shelf technologies. However, there is no perfect technology, as they are not explicitly designed to address the needs and skills of people with dementia. Here, we propose a set of guidelines that aim to help health professionals and engineers maximize user experience when using such technologies for the population with dementia.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Comunicar con la Persona Submetida la Ventilación Mecánica Invasiva: ¿Que Estrategias? Revisión Sistemática

Objetivo: conhecer as estratégias de comunicação com a pessoa submetida a ventilação mecânica invasiva. Metodologia: revisão sistemática com o propósito de responder à questão >, por meio de estudos empíricos, em bases de dados e bibliotecas virtuais, entre janeiro de 2001 e dezembro de 2011, selecionados de acordo com o método PICOS. Resultados: as estratégias devem ser criteriosamente selecionadas e adaptadas às necessidades da pessoa em situação crítica; as estratégias mais simples e acessíveis assumem-se como preferenciais, podendo ser utilizadas de modo isolado ou combinado. Conclusão: as estratégias para comunicar com a pessoa submetida a ventilação mecânica invasiva são sinais sim-não, VOCAs (Voice Output Communication Aids), gestos, acenos de cabeça, leitura de lábios, aperto de mãos, expressão facial, papel e caneta, uso do alfabeto, quadro de palavras e imagens, linguagem corporal e toque.Objective: to learn communication strategies with the person undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation. Methodology: systematic review for the purpose of answering the question > through empirical studies in databases and virtual libraries, between January 2001 and December 2011, selected according to the PICOS method. Results: the strategies must be carefully selected and adapted to the needs of the person in critical condition; simpler and more accessible strategies are assumed as preferred and can be used separately or combined. Conclusion: the strategies for communicating with the person subjected to invasive mechanical ventilation are yes-no signs, VOCAs (Voice Output Communication Aids), gestures, nods, lip reading, hand squeezing, facial expression, pen and paper, using the alphabet, words and pictures chart, body language and touch.Objetivo: conocer las estrategias de comunicación con la persona sometida a ventilación mecánica invasiva. Metodología: revisión sistemática con el fin de responder a la pregunta > mediante estudios empíricos, en bases de datos y bibliotecas virtuales, entre enero de 2001 y diciembre de 2011, seleccionados de acuerdo con el método PICOS. Resultados: estrategias deben ser cuidadosamente seleccionados y adaptados a las necesidades de la persona en situación crítica; las estrategias más simples y más accesible se asumidos como preferido y se pueden utilizar de forma aislada o combinados. Conclusión: las estrategias de comunicación con la persona sometida a ventilación mecánica invasiva son signos de sí o no, VOCAs (Voice Output Communication Aids), gestos, asiente con la cabeza, lectura de labios, apretón del manos, la expresión facial, la pluma y el papel, el uso del alfabeto, las palabras y las imágenes cuadro, el lenguaje corporal y el tacto.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Microaerophilic–aerobic sequential decolourization/biodegradation of textile azo dyes by a facultative Klebsiella sp. strain VN-31

Four different azo dyes were decolourized and biodegraded in a sequential microaerophilic–aerobic treatment by a facultative Klebsiella sp. strain VN-31, a bacterium isolated from activated sludge process of the textile industry. Dye decolourization was performed under microaerophilic conditions until no colour was observed (decolourization percentage >94%). The medium was then aerated to promote the biodegradation of the amines produced. The presence of aromatic amine in the microaerophilic stage and its absence in the aerobic stage demonstrate azo bond reduction and an oxidative biodegradation process, respectively. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) reduction for the growth medium plus dyes was ∼50% in the microaerophilic stage and ∼80% in the aerobic stage. The degradation products were also characterized by FT-IR and UV–vis techniques and their toxicity measured using Daphnia magna. The results provide evidence that the successive microaerophilic/aerobic stages, using a single Klebsiella sp. strain VN-31 in the same bioreactor, were able to form aromatic amines by the reductive break down of the azo bond and to oxidize them into non-toxic metabolites.The authors would like to thank the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT) for providing the grant to Andrea Zille (SFRH/BPD/24238/2005) and the Brazilian Foundations for the Coordination of Training Graduated Pessoal of the Ministry of Education (CAPES) and the National Counsel for Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq) for providing the grant to Elisangela Franciscon

Potentially inappropriate medication in nursing homes: application of the Beers criteria

Poster presented at the 9th PCNE (Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe) Working Conference. Mechelen (Belgium), 201