The South Eastern Europe Health Network: A model for regional collaboration in public health

Inter-country alliances, articulated through regional approaches, have increasingly been used to drive economic development and social progress in the past several decades. The South Eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) stands out among these types of initiatives for the tangible improvements it has achieved in regional governance for health, with several important lessons for public health leaders worldwide. This review paper, written by several key participants in SEEHN operation, follows the main milestones in network development, including its foundation under the Stability Pact’s Initiative for Social Cohesion and the three ministerial forums that have shaped its evolution, in order to show how it can constitute a model for regional collaboration in public health. Herewith we summarise the main accomplishments of the network and highlight the keys to its success, drawing lessons that both international bodies and other regions may use in their own design of collaborative initiatives in health and in other areas of public policy

The South Eastern Europe Health Network: A model for regional collaboration in public health

Inter-country alliances, articulated through regional approaches, have increasingly been used to drive economic development and social progress in the past several decades. The South Eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) stands out among these types of initiatives for the tangible improvements it has achieved in regional governance for health, with several important lessons for public health leaders worldwide. This review paper, written by several key participants in SEEHN operation, follows the main milestones in network development, including its foundation under the Stability Pact’s Initiative for Social Cohesion and the three ministerial forums that have shaped its evolution, in order to show how it can constitute a model for regional collaboration in public health. Herewith we summarise the main accomplishments of the network and highlight the keys to its success, drawing lessons that both international bodies and other regions may use in their own design of collaborative initiatives in health and in other areas of public policy

The words we choose matter: recognising the importance of language in decolonising global health.

Recognition of the relevance of colonial history to the contemporary practice of global health is not new, but the recent increase in visibility and prominence given to it by global health institutions and flagship journals is welcome when accompanied by meaningful reflection and action

The Global Public Health curriculum: Specific global health competences: Universal health coverage

The 2nd edition of the Global Public Health Curriculum has been published in the South Eastern European Journal of Public Health, end of 2016 as a special volume (editors Ulrich Laaser & Florida Beluli) at: http://www.seejph.com/index.php/seejph/article/view/106/82. An overview of the published modules is available in the background section of the curriculum as an introductory module

The Effect of Regular Exercise on a Word Retrieval Memory Test in Habitual & Non-Habitual Exercisers

The purpose of this study was to determine if exercise influences short term working memory in male college students aged 18-25 who are habitual exercisers (exercise 3 or more times per week) moreso than non-exercisers (do not exercise at all). Experimenters administered the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT)

Women's experiences along the ovarian cancer diagnostic pathway in Catalonia: A qualitative study

Abstract Background Early detection of symptoms and prompt diagnosis of ovarian cancer are considered important avenues for improving patient experiences and outcomes. Methods This qualitative study used a phenomenological approach to perform patient interviews, collecting individual accounts of the prediagnostic phase in women diagnosed and treated for ovarian cancer in 2016–2017. Purposive sampling was used to obtain a diverse sample of 24 participants, while thematic content analysis was used to extract themes and subthemes from interview data. Results Three themes and nine subthemes were identified. The first theme was women's delay in recognizing symptoms and seeking care, with subthemes on the lack of knowledge about early signs of ovarian cancer, gender‐related barriers and false reassurance from negative test results. A second theme was missed opportunities during healthcare encounters, due to misattribution of women's symptoms by their physicians, underestimation of symptom severity and need for mediation and inadequate tests and/or false negative results. Finally, interviews highlighted the use of resources and alternative healthcare pathways, including complementary/alternative medicines, access to private health care and women's capacity for action and decision‐making (agency) about their health. Conclusion Delayed diagnosis of ovarian cancer is rooted in both individual factors (lack of health literacy, reluctance to seek care) and systemic issues (missed opportunities in healthcare encounters, access to timely specialist care). Further research is needed to investigate the extent to which traditional gender roles and socioeconomic inequalities condition women's ability to manage their own health and to interact with health professionals and the health system. Patient and Public Contribution In addition to the patient participation during the interviews, one author was a representative of a patient association

The reach of Spanish-language YouTube videos on physical examinations made by undergraduate medical students

This study was conducted to evaluate the performance and reach of YouTube videos on physical examinations made by Spanish university students. We analyzed performance metrics for 4 videos on physical examinations in Spanish that were created by medical students at Miguel Hernández University (Elche, Spain) and are available on YouTube, on the following topics: the head and neck (7:30), the cardiovascular system (7:38), the respiratory system (13:54), and the abdomen (11:10). We used the Analytics application offered by the YouTube platform to analyze the reach of the videos from the upload date (February 17, 2015) to July 28, 2017 (2 years, 5 months, and 11 days). The total number of views, length of watch-time, and the mean view duration for the 4 videos were, respectively: 164,403 views (mean, 41,101 views; range, 12,389 to 94,573 views), 425,888 minutes (mean, 106,472 minutes; range, 37,889 to 172,840 minutes), and 2:56 minutes (range, 1:49 to 4:03 minutes). Mexico was the most frequent playback location, followed by Spain, Colombia, and Venezuela. Uruguay, Ecuador, Mexico, and Puerto Rico had the most views per 100,000 population. Spanish-language tutorials are an alternative tool for teaching physical examination skills to students whose first language is not English. The videos were especially popular in Uruguay, Ecuador, and Mexico

Reach of Spanish-language YouTube videos on physical examinations for medical education

To evaluate the performance and reach of YouTube videos performed by Spanish university students on physical examination. We extracted the visualization metrics for the period from 17 February 2015 to 28 July 2017 (2 years, 5 months, and 11 days) from the YouTube channel administrator page, using the Analytics application offered by the platform to track the performance of the channel and the videos [YouTube Creator Hub. YouTube partners: guide to your YouTube analytics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUU9urHAwco&feature=youtu.be]. The Analytics report is broken down into six cross-linked categories: performance metrics, monitoring the watch-time, views and revenue; engagement metrics, showing data on how viewers interact with the videos (comments, likes, shares, tags); demographics reports, collecting information on viewers’ sex, age, and location; traffic sources reports, showing how viewers find the content (search terms, links from other websites); devices reports, detailing the type of device and operating systems used; and audience retention reports, with indicators related to the average view duration