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Issue
Vol. 2. Issue 2.Pages 31-68 (March - April 2017)
Editorial
Public and patient participation in health policy, care and research
Cláudia de Freitas
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:31-2
Open access
Review article
Statins as anti-inflammatory agents: A potential therapeutic role in sight-threatening non-infectious uveitis
Rose Gilbert, Ahmed Al-Janabi, Oren Tomkins-Netzer, Sue Lightman
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:33-9
Open access
Original article
Quality of life after gastric sleeve and gastric bypass for morbid obesity
Gil Filipe Ramada Faria, Jorge Manuel Nunes Santos, Donald C. Simonson
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:40-6
Highlights
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Quality-of-life measures improve as early as 3 months after bariatric surgery.
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There is wide variability in reporting that renders direct comparisons difficult.
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The available comparisons between RYGB and sleeve gastrectomy could not detect any difference.
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Improvement in PRO measures might be related to weight loss.
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Larger and better designed studies are required to achieve discrimination in PRO measures.
Open access
Teaching and assessment of clinical communication skills: Lessons learned from a SWOT analysis of Portuguese Angolan and Mozambican Medical Education
Elizabete Loureiro, Maria Amélia Ferreira, Mário Fresta, Mamudo Ismail, Shakaib U. Rehman, Monica Broome
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:47-58
Highlights
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CCS training lacks a formal structure with substantial variation of the teaching process.
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The interviews promoted, amongst important stakeholders, a rise in awareness of this situation and how these skills can enhance the quality of clinical practice, encouraging curricular change.
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A communication skills teaching model: CoSTProMed is suggested for curriculum integration.
Open access
Prevalence of abacavir-associated hypersensitivity syndrome and HLA-B*5701 allele in a Portuguese HIV-positive population
Fabrícia Carolino, Natacha Santos, Carmela Piñeiro, Ana Sofia Santos, Pedro Soares, António Sarmento, Josefina Rodrigues Cernadas
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:59-62
Open access
Case report
Human infection by Pasteurella canis – A case report
Ana Faceira, Sara Póvoa, Pedro Souteiro, Filipa Ceia, Susana Ferreira
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:63-5
Open access
Acknowledgment