A5040871907- Anatomy and Medical Technology
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
- Medical and Biological Sciences
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Augmented Reality Applications
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- History of Medical Practice
- Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Ethics in medical practice
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Global Health and Surgery
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
UNSW Sydney
2016-2025
The University of Queensland
2023-2025
University of the Witwatersrand
2003-2012
University of KwaZulu-Natal
1987-2004
Australian and New Zealand universities commenced a new academic year in February/March 2020 largely with "business as usual." The subsequent Covid-19 pandemic imposed unexpected disruptions to anatomical educational practice. Rapid change occurred due government-imposed physical distancing regulations from March that increasingly restricted anatomy laboratory teaching practices. Anatomy educators both these countries were mobilized adjust their approaches. This study on education disruption...
Technologies such as virtual reality are used in higher education to develop learning resources (VLRs). These VLRs can be delivered multiple modalities, from truly immersive involving wearable devices less modalities desktop. However, research investigating perceptions of anatomy has mainly focused on a single delivery modality and limited-demographic participant cohort, warranting comparison different consideration cohorts. This pilot study aimed compare highly VLR deliveries among students...
While the general understanding of muscle regenerative capacity is that it declines with increasing age due to impairments in number progenitor cells and interaction their niche, studies vary model choice, indices myogenic repair, interest duration studies. We focused on net outcome regeneration, functional architecture, compared across three models acute injury test hypothesis satellite maintain for effective regeneration age. Muscle extensor digitorum longus (EDL) young (3 mo-old), old (22...
Abstract The term “human fetal and embryological collections” refers to repositories or archives that house remains of human fetuses embryos. Most these have been obtained without informed consent from the next kin, thus reflecting a time in history where this may acceptable. Previous quantitative studies seeking stakeholder perceptions toward collections suggest there is misalignment with values society today, current guiding frameworks pertaining collections. aim study was qualitatively...
Historically, legislature has been utilized to facilitate appropriate use of cadavers in the anatomical sciences. However, cadaver acquisition and have also guided by ethically morally acceptable principles. Various global regional frameworks “ethical practice” guide body donation, including unclaimed bodies institutions. These are responsive to, reciprocal with various ethical, moral legal factors that influence development donation programs. This reciprocity supports notion anatomists...
Developments in biology and genetics recent decades have caused significant shifts the understanding conceptualization of human biological variation. Humans vary biologically different ways, including individually, due to age, ancestry, sex. An complexities all levels variation is necessary for efficient health care delivery. Important steps teaching medical students about could be carried out anatomy classes, thus, it important that anatomical education absorbs new developments how...
Anatomy departments across Africa were surveyed regarding the type of curriculum and method delivery their medical courses. While response rate was low, African anatomy appear to be in line with rest world that many have introduced problem based learning, hours are within range western schools well resourced. Human body dissection is a constant strong aspect majority courses surveyed. The staff student ratio appears relatively high Africa, but responding institutions, there little difficulty...
Lesions of the cervicothoracic ganglion (CTG) result in interruption sympathetic fibers to head, neck, upper limb, and thoracic viscera. The accurate understanding anatomy CTG is relevant sympathectomy procedures that may be prescribed cases where conventional intervention has failed. This study documents incidence distribution avoid potential complications such as Horner's syndrome cardiac arrhythmias. utilized 48 cadavers, which a total 89 chains were dissected. inferior cervical (ICG)...
Abstract The management of human fetal and embryological collections presents an ethical challenge that can be explored from different perspectives, particularly when considering informed consent. “micro ethics” level focuses on parties engaged in giving receiving tissue while the “macro focusses collective responsibility discipline society. Additionally, adopting a framework, where ways working are designed with relevant communities, requires understanding perspectives individuals,...
Splanchnic neurectomy is of value in the management chronic abdominal pain. It postulated that inconsistent results splanchnicectomies may be due to anatomical variations pattern splanchnic nerves. The advent minimally invasive and video-assisted surgery has rekindled interest frequency aims this study were investigate incidence, origin nerves order establish a predictable neural anatomy surgical relevance. Six adult 14 fetal cadavers dissected (n = 38). nerve was bilaterally asymmetrical...
Introduction: Anatomy has been at the foundation of medical students' training. In recent decades, programs in many countries have undergone major reform both pedagogy and content. These reforms generated intense debates, focusing mainly on way new affected graduates' knowledge anatomy their clinical capabilities. Anatomy, however, is not only core to medicine, but also a number allied complementary health disciplines. While evaluation teaching learning heavily scrutinized, education...
The anterior ethmoidal foramen (AEF) and posterior foramina (AEF PEF, respectively) on the medial wall cranio-orbital (COF) lateral are used as landmarks in orbital surgeries. In surgery these foramina, neurovascular structures they transmit other close proximity need to be identified minimise their risk of damage. Despite clinical importance, current understandings lack consistency precise location, microanatomy morphology foramina. This study therefore aimed document analyze microanatomy,...
Technological advancements have made it possible to create realistic virtual representations of the real world, although is unclear in medical education whether high physical fidelity required learning resources (VLRs). This study, therefore, aimed compare effectiveness high-fidelity (HF) and low-fidelity (LF) VLRs for anatomy. For this HF LF were developed liver anatomy participants voluntarily recruited from two cohorts (cohorts 1 2). Knowledge outcomes measured through pre- post-tests,...