Thomas Franchi

ORCID: 0000-0003-2565-8098
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  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Anatomy and Medical Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Magnesium in Health and Disease

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
2023-2024

University of Sheffield
2019-2023

Creative Commons
2023

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
2021

Jinnah Medical & Dental College
2021

Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation
2021

Hospital Bandeirantes
2021

NHS Digital
2021

The Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines were first published in 2016 as a tool for surgeons to document and report their surgical cases standardised comprehensive manner. However, with advances technology changes the healthcare landscape, it is important revise update these ensure they remain relevant valuable surgeons.The updated produced through Delphi consensus exercise. Members of SCARE 2020 group, editorial board members, peer reviewers invited participate. Potential contributors...

10.1097/js9.0000000000000373 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Surgery 2023-04-04

To the Editor, Anatomical Sciences Education: As both an anatomy student and demonstrator, Education has become my go-to journal to further knowledge of latest developments in education, innovations pedagogical practice, indeed perspectives on current affairs field. The world is experiencing ongoing serious pandemic, I felt it necessary comment, from perspective a student, impact this pandemic had having students' anatomical concerns about implications might have future students. In...

10.1002/ase.1966 article EN cc-by Anatomical Sciences Education 2020-04-17

Introduction: The PROCESS guidelines were developed in 2016 order to improve the reporting quality of surgical case series. Since its inception, it has been updated twice, 2018 and 2020, cited over 1000 times. have enjoyed great acceptance within research community. Our aim is update maintain applicability field research. Methods: A 2023 steering group was created. By working collaboration, members this came up with proposals 2020 guidelines. These presented an expert panel researchers, who...

10.1097/js9.0000000000000940 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Surgery 2023-11-21

Introduction: First released in 2017, the STROCSS guidelines have become integral for promoting high-quality reporting of observational research surgery. However, regular updates are essential to ensure they remain relevant and value surgeons. Building on 2021 updates, we developed 2024 guidelines. This timely revision aims address residual gaps, assimilate recent advances, further strengthen study quality across all surgical disciplines. Methods: A core steering committee compiled proposed...

10.1097/js9.0000000000001268 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Surgery 2024-03-04

Introduction: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare and scientific publishing. Reporting guidelines need to be updated take into account this advance. The SCARE Guideline 2025 update adds a new AI-focused domain promote transparency, reproducibility, ethical integrity in surgical case reports involving AI. Methods: A Delphi consensus exercise was conducted the guidelines. panel of 49 experts were invited rate proposed items. In round 1, participants scored each item...

10.70389/pjs.100079 article EN Premier journal of science. 2025-01-01

In this article, we discuss evidence supporting the effective implementation of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, with a view towards its permanent future integration in healthcare. We performed literature search for articles describing use telehealth/ pandemic context using five databases. The selected describe as advantages terms practicality cost-effectiveness. This synthesis is applicable to high-, middle- low-income countries. Some notable...

10.12998/wjcc.v10.i8.2363 article EN World Journal of Clinical Cases 2022-03-10

Introduction: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare and scientific publishing. Reporting guidelines need to be updated take into account this advance. The PROCESS Guideline 2025 update adds a new AI-focused domain promote transparency, reproducibility, ethical integrity in surgical case series involving AI. Methods: A Delphi consensus exercise was conducted the guidelines. panel of 49 experts were invited rate proposed items. In round 1, participants scored each...

10.70389/pjs.100080 article EN Premier journal of science. 2025-01-01

Methods of anatomical education have, as with many facets normal life, been forced to evolve rapidly due the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst some authors claim that cadaver dissection is now under threat, we believe centuries-old practice can and must be upheld.

10.1080/10872981.2020.1842661 article EN cc-by Medical Education Online 2020-10-27

Introduction: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare and scientific publishing. Reporting guidelines need to be updated take into account this advance. The STROCSS Guideline 2025 update adds a new AI-focused domain promote transparency, reproducibility, ethical integrity in surgical observational studies involving AI. Methods: A Delphi consensus exercise was conducted the guidelines. panel of 49 experts were invited rate proposed items. In round 1, participants...

10.70389/pjs.100081 article EN Premier journal of science. 2025-01-01

The use of AI in research and the literature is increasing. need for transparency clear. Here we present a guideline to transparently reporting any manuscript general. items cover; declaration, purpose scope, tools configuration, data inputs safeguards, human oversight verification, bias, ethics regulatory compliance reproducibility transparency. This guide will evolve over time as technology, systems behaviour evolve.

10.70389/pjs.100082 article EN Premier journal of science. 2025-01-01

“Can machines think?” – this is the question posed by Alan Turing in 1950 his classic paper. In years that followed term artificial intelligence (AI) was adopted and field formally born at Dartmouth Summer research project on AI. More recently AI has been thrust into forefront of public consciousness via media a market valuation $638bn 2024. This projected to further increase PwC’s Global Artificial Intelligence Study values potential contribution global economy 2030 from $15.7tr.

10.70389/pjs.100083 article EN Premier journal of science. 2025-01-01

People who experience the impostor phenomenon have intense thoughts of fraudulence regarding their intellect or professional activities. This perception illegitimacy leads sufferers to believe that success in lives is attributable some form error. Despite having been thoroughly researched a plethora and educational environments, there remains relative lack insight into amongst medical students. research aimed better understand relationship between students phenomenon, subsequently...

10.1007/s40670-022-01675-x article EN cc-by Medical Science Educator 2022-12-09

ABSTRACT This paper presents a vision for the future of digital healthcare sector. It illustrates emergence new use cases where care and safeguard patients is enhanced, thanks to advancement breakthrough technologies which are revolutionising healthcare. In particular, realisation 5G connectivity telecommunications standards its worldwide adoption identified as one principal enablers health revolution. Delivering on promise making ubiquitous secure will open incredible opportunities sector,...

10.29337/ijdh.24 article EN cc-by International Journal of Digital Health 2021-01-01

Abstract Introduction The approaches to learning students adopt when anatomy online could yield important lessons for educators. Dissection room teaching can encourage a deep approach anatomy. It was therefore hypothesized that the proportion of adopting would be lower in population online. This research aims investigate experiences during COVID-19 pandemic and they adopted. Methods A survey distributed medical at 7 universities across UK Ireland. included two previously validated...

10.1007/s40670-022-01633-7 article EN cc-by Medical Science Educator 2022-09-19

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of major congenital malformations. CHD outcomes have improved in past 20 years, and research efforts field increased exponentially. The purpose this investigation to identify influential recent publications related CHD, reveal their shared features using bibliometric analysis. Journal articles published between 2000 2020 were retrieved from Scopus database. In order citation frequency, 100 most-cited clinical original overall, years...

10.1016/j.ijcchd.2021.100156 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease 2021-05-16

ObjectiveTo determine the factors associated with complications of foreign body ingestion and/or aspiration in children from a hospital Peruvian social security program.Materials and methodsAn observational, retrospective, analytical, transverse study was undertaken. Medical records patients under age 14 years old, who were admitted to National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins between January 2013 May 2017, treated diagnosis digestive or respiratory tract, selected. Variables that...

10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13450 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Heliyon 2023-02-01

IntroductionThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered a rise in the global phenomenon of self-medication. The use medicines with unsubstantiated claims benefit for prevention and/or treatment infected people been widely adopted.ObjectiveTo determine factors associated and self-medication by Latin American populations during COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsThis analytical cross-sectional study was conducted via an analysis secondary data collected from 8777 responses 12...

10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22299 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Heliyon 2023-11-16
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