Background and purpose Antibodies to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) have been identified in both children adults with demyelination, a strong association bilateral or recurrent optic neuritis (ON). However, the full clinical spectrum of this newly described condition is unknown. We sought describe non‐ON inflammatory ophthalmological presentations such as uveitis perineuritis context MOG antibody seropositivity. Methods Using live cell‐based assay analysed by flow cytometry, we...

While online education is by no means a new concept, it was recently thrust into the spotlight after school campuses all over world were forced to close because of COVID-19 pandemic. The sudden need shift revealed emerging challenges teaching, both logistic and personal. One important challenge ability assess readiness educators for so that appropriate specific feedback/training can be offered those in need. This study aims at developing, validating, implementing tool measure teachers'...

Abstract Medical educators are in a continuous quest to close the gap between needs of medical practice and rising expectations communities their countries. During past two decades, competency-based education has been evolving as an appealing strategy this gap. In 2017, Egyptian authorities mandated all schools change curricula comply with revised national academic reference standards, which changed from outcome-based competency-based. parallel, they also timeline programs for six years...

Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University (FOM/SCU) was established as community oriented school with innovative educational strategies. Social accountability represents the commitment medical towards it serves.To assess FOM/SCU compliance to social using "Conceptualization, Production, Usability" (CPU) model.FOM/SCU's practice reviewed against CPU model parameters. consists three domains, 11 sections and 31 Data were collected through unstructured interviews main stakeholders documents...

Abstract Introduction Interleukin‐37 ( IL ‐37) has been proved to be a fundamental natural suppressor of innate immunity and inflammatory responses in autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematous SLE ). The purpose this study was assess serum ‐37 level patients its correlation with disease activity clinical laboratory manifestations patients. Patients/methods assessed analyzed 100 50 healthy controls by using enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay ELISA Clinical Disease Activity Index...

T regulatory cells (Treg) play an important role in the maintenance of immune cell homeostasis, as it has been reported that CD4+CD25+ suppress auto-reactive responses autoimmune diseases such systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The clinical significance recently identified population CD4+CD25-Foxp3+ and whether they are associated with particular organ involvement is still not clear. So, aim our study was to evaluate presence SLE patients comparison healthy controls determine their...

There are currently 22 public and 2 private medical schools in Egypt, which graduate around 10,000 physicians annually. While Kasr Al-Eini (Cairo University) is the oldest one; established 1827, Suez Canal Faculty of Medicine (FOM/SCU) first to adopt an integrated, student centered, problem- community-based curriculum since its inauguration 1978. Apart from Port Said school, was 2013, remaining either generally conventional teacher-centered subject-based curricula or starting introduce...

Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University is adopting an innovative curriculum. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been integrated into problem based learning (PBL) sessions as a responsive paradigm for the practice and teaching clinical medicine.To integrate EBM in sixth-year students, to assess students' tutor satisfaction with this change.EBM training was conducted students (196) including four theoretical, eight practical sessions. Sixteen educational scenarios (problems) were...

Background: Those who have fibromyalgia may be more sensitive to pain than those don't. Some SARS-CoV-2 virus carriers will develop serious illnesses and need medical care. Therefore, people with are likely experience worry anxiety when COVID-19 illness first manifests. Aim: To determine the effects of fear on symptoms severity, sleep quality, mood in patients Suez Canal university prevalence university. Patients Methods: Following clearance from Research Ethics Committee, this...

Purpose: Cognitive load theory (CLT) is receiving increased recognition in medical education and it was cited as an important theoretical framework for simulation-based education. Simulated learning environments can place a high demand on the cognitive resources of learners, hence, we aimed to design instructional optimise total imposed students during their clinical skills training laboratory. Method: This study quasi-experimental post-test design. The sampling technique purposive sampling,...

Objective: To determine the variability in pain intensity experienced by children with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome (JPFS) and to relate within-day patterns of children’s quality life.Subjects methods: Pain was self-reported on a 0–10 cm visual analog scale 46 young subjects JPFS using daily booklet chart three times day for seven days. Forty-six healthy adolescents matched age sex were randomly recruited as controls from pediatric clinic voluntary basis. Variability during...

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease associated with endothelial dysfunction (ED) and vascular morbidity. The study aimed to use ultrasound assess the relationships of lp13.3 genomic region-rs646776 polymorphism ED subclinical cardiovascular (CVD) in patients RA from Suez Canal region Egypt. Results This case-control included 66 healthy controls. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length showed that genotype frequencies for group were 62.1% (n = 41),...

Objective: to evaluate the prevalence of Juvenile Fibromyalgia in pediatric patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Methods: a case-control study 62 children Mellitus and controls at Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, were included from April 2011 January 2012. Sixty-two well-established diagnosis recruited for study. All subjects, normal evaluated by clinical assessment that predefined tender points upon digital palpation. Results: was diagnosed eight (13%) only one (2%) healthy...

IntroductionCOVID-19, pandemic, had led to an unprecedented challenge medical schools worldwide. Being not exception, the Faculty of Medicine – Suez Canal University (FOMSCU) faced quite a challenging situation that could have almost stopped teaching and learning..AimThis report was prepared describe actions taken by FOMSCU during this period maintain learning including students faculty feedback.MethodsAn integrated system distance online established, offline alternatives were for with poor...

Background: Medical professionalism, a key element in medical practice, includes values, behaviours and relationships that build up the trust between public doctors.As professionalism is not inborn social characteristics, it vital to be formally taught undergraduate curriculum.The study aimed assess compare degree of coverage Faculty Medicine, Suez Canal University (FOM-SCU), Egypt, Ibn Sina National College for Studies (ISNC), Saudi Arabia.Method: Two-stage survey was used obtain...

Background: Problem Based Learning (PBL) is an educational strategy that helps students to integrate new information in a rich and connected knowledge network, thus promoting clinical reasoning skills.The Script Concordance Test (SCT) assessment tool assesses judgment objectively medical students.It based upon adaptation of the cognitive psychology script theory.Aim: This study aimed explore students' subject matter experts' perception towards SCT as assess during clerkship years at faculty...