W read the report on ‘Primary Hepatic Lymphoma Mimicking Cholangiocarcinoma’ published in the July 2017 issue of the Oman Medical Journal with great interest. In fact, both primary hepatic lymphoma and cholangiocarcinoma...
Objectives: This study aimed to develop the required interprofessional competencies for health service managers in Oman. Methods: Experts (n = 20) were selected based on their years’ experience, position, fluency in Engl...
The collapse of a young healthy adult in the workplace or on a football field, or the collapse of a senior family member at home are not uncommon events in the Omani community. Out of hospital cardiac arrest remains the...
Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess female university students’ knowledge of breast cancer risk factors, signs and symptoms, and identify breast self-examination (BSE) practices. Using this information we a...
Objectives: Overweight and obesity are known to cause various patterns of alteration to the pulmonary function test (PFT) parameters. We sought to investigate gender differences in PFT parameters and examine the relation...
How to Discriminate Between Primary Hepatic Lymphoma and Cholangiocarcinoma
W read the report on ‘Primary Hepatic Lymphoma Mimicking Cholangiocarcinoma’ published in the July 2017 issue of the Oman Medical Journal with great interest. In fact, both primary hepatic lymphoma and cholangiocarcinoma...
Interprofessional Competency Framework for Health Service Managers in Oman: An e-Delphi Study
Objectives: This study aimed to develop the required interprofessional competencies for health service managers in Oman. Methods: Experts (n = 20) were selected based on their years’ experience, position, fluency in Engl...
The Forgotten Role of Bystander CPR to Improve Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes in Oman
The collapse of a young healthy adult in the workplace or on a football field, or the collapse of a senior family member at home are not uncommon events in the Omani community. Out of hospital cardiac arrest remains the...
Breast Cancer Knowledge and Breast Self-Examination Practices Among Female University Students in Kampala, Uganda: A Descriptive Study
Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess female university students’ knowledge of breast cancer risk factors, signs and symptoms, and identify breast self-examination (BSE) practices. Using this information we a...
Gender Differences and Obesity Influence on Pulmonary Function Parameters
Objectives: Overweight and obesity are known to cause various patterns of alteration to the pulmonary function test (PFT) parameters. We sought to investigate gender differences in PFT parameters and examine the relation...