Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology: low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers: results of a EULAR-funded European survey

Background: Ongoing education of health professionals in rheumatology (HPR) is critical for high-quality care. An essential factor is education readiness and a high quality of educational offerings. We explored which factors contributed to education readiness and investigated currently offered postgraduate education, including the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) offerings. Methods and participants: We developed an online questionnaire, translated it into 24 languages and distributed it in 30 European countries. We used natural language processing and the Latent Dirichlet Allocation to analyse the qualitative experiences of the participants as well as descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression to determine factors influencing postgraduate educational readiness. Reporting followed the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys guideline. Results: The questionnaire was accessed 3589 times, and 667 complete responses from 34 European countries were recorded. The highest educational needs were 'professional development', 'prevention and lifestyle intervention'. Older age, more working experience in rheumatology and higher education levels were positively associated with higher postgraduate educational readiness. While more than half of the HPR were familiar with EULAR as an association and the respondents reported an increased interest in the content of the educational offerings, the courses and the annual congress were poorly attended due to a lack of awareness, comparatively high costs and language barriers. Conclusions: To promote the uptake of EULAR educational offerings, attention is needed to increase awareness among national organisations, offer accessible participation costs, and address language barriers.Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Rehabilitatio

Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology : low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers – results of a EULAR-funded European survey

Background: Ongoing education of health professionals in rheumatology (HPR) is critical for high-quality care. An essential factor is education readiness and a high quality of educational offerings. We explored which factors contributed to education readiness and investigated currently offered postgraduate education, including the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) offerings. Methods and participants: We developed an online questionnaire, translated it into 24 languages and distributed it in 30 European countries. We used natural language processing and the Latent Dirichlet Allocation to analyse the qualitative experiences of the participants as well as descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression to determine factors influencing postgraduate educational readiness. Reporting followed the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys guideline. Results: The questionnaire was accessed 3589 times, and 667 complete responses from 34 European countries were recorded. The highest educational needs were ‘professional development’, ‘prevention and lifestyle intervention’. Older age, more working experience in rheumatology and higher education levels were positively associated with higher postgraduate educational readiness. While more than half of the HPR were familiar with EULAR as an association and the respondents reported an increased interest in the content of the educational offerings, the courses and the annual congress were poorly attended due to a lack of awareness, comparatively high costs and language barriers. Conclusions: To promote the uptake of EULAR educational offerings, attention is needed to increase awareness among national organisations, offer accessible participation costs, and address language barriers

Les eaux de ruissellement à Abomey et Bohicon, nuisances ou opportunités. Premiers résultats de concertations entre acteurs locaux

Les eaux de ruissellement constituent un problème sérieux dans la zone intra et périurbaine d’Abomey et de Bohicon. Erosions et inondations provoquent des dégâts importants sur les voies et les maisons, freinent la circulation, tandis que la rareté des eaux de surface est un handicap pourles activités agricoles. Pour mieux repérer le chemin des eaux et les actions de lutte actuelle et discuter des modalités avec les riverains, les élus et les services techniques d’actions potentielles,un outil de visualisation, la maquette en terre de barre a été développé pour les deux communesd’Abomey et de Bohicon et utilisé lors des réunions de concertation qui ont permis d’élaborer leSchéma de Dévelopement Sectoriel dans le domaine de l’assainissement d’une part, le Plan Communal de Développement d’autre part. Diverses actions ont été planifiées par les acteurs concernés pour mieux canaliser et valoriser les eaux de ruissellement mais la prévention propre-ment dite de l’érosion n’est pas encore prévue

Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Complex of an Azo Dye Based on Acid Orange 7

Authors: B. Myek, M. L. Batari, J. O. Orijajogun and M. A. Aboki Received 20 May 2020/Accepted 29 June 2020 Azo dye which serve as a ligand was prepared by diazotization of primary aromatic amine to form the diazonium salt. The relatively unstable diazonium salt thus formed was reacted with a coupling component. Complex of this ligand has been synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy and UV- Visible absorption spectroscopy. The absorption maximum of the ligand was at 483.50nm. Upon binding with the Fe(II) the band shifted to 479.50nm,  indicates an interaction of the Fe(II)  with the ligand. The ligand synthesized is soluble in water as well as its metal complex. The colour of the ligand is orange while that of the complex is brown. The prepared complex is stable at room temperature