| Most doctors at the country’s main hospital, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), are either moderately or severely stressed, due to large patient volume, inadequate equipment, and other factors, a new study has shown.The doctors under stress have suggested that a doctor’s lounge, better pay and benefits,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, together with more favourable working hours, would help to relieve some of the stress.Dr Zulfikar Bux and Dr Catherine Persaud, both of the same hospital, conducted the study. Their findings were presented at the Guyana Medical Scientific Conference on Sunday.The study concluded that chronic fatigue due to long working hours and stressful cases, and lack of equipment and gear were among the main reasons why doctors suffer from stress. Junior doctors (with respect to age and designation) are more stressed than their seniors.For stress relief, the doctors would exercise, sleep, watch TV and hang out with their friends, it was found.The researchers found that 76 percent of the doctors were highly stressed, and that medical interns were the most stressed doctors.Previous studies have shown stress levels of doctors generally exceed those of the general population, but there was never any specific investigation on how doctors at the GPHC were affected.The study found that more married doctors had normal levels of stress, while single doctors were more severely stressed out.From the study it was established that a higher proportion of males have normal stress levels, as opposed to their female counterparts, who recorded severe stress levels.The Intensive Care Unit had the highest number of doctors with normal stress levels; while the Ear,Jerseys NFL Cheap, Nose and Throat Department had the highest proportion of severely stressed doctors, followed by the Accident and Emergency and the Paediatric Departments.The department with the most stressed doctors was the Medical Outpatient Department. The most common identifiable cause of stress was large patient volume,Cheap Hockey Jerseys Official, followed by the other factors mentioned above.The study was one of several presented at the conference, which coincided with the graduation of the first batch of post-graduate medical students from Guyana’s own post- graduate programme.“Making a reality the dream of formalising research is part of the medical practice in Guyana, and expanding medical training to include post-graduate studies is good reason to celebrate…” Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, stated.Professor Ivor Crandon,Sale NFL Jerseys, a consultant neurosurgeon, said existing health services are unable to meet the surgical needs of developing countries. He said that traditional surgical training in the US, Canada or the United Kingdom couldn’t solve this problem, because of progressively reduced access of Caribbean nationals,Asics Dynaflyte 2 Hombre, expense, migration, and even failure to prepare the surgeon for working conditions in developing countries.He said that developing countries must train surgeons if they are to adequately provide for the surgical care of their populations. He suggested that this could be done independently or in conjunction with established surgical training programmes in the developing world.Prof Crandon,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, also a Professor at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, said a successful training programme may reasonably be expected, not only to improve surgical access, quality of care and the range of services available to the population in rural and urban areas, but also to result in reduced cost to patients, residents, hospitals, and the country.He said that such a training programme would also foster the strengthening, growth and development of district hospitals and local medical societies, and result in increased research-based solutions to local problems.The Institute of Health Science Education of the GPHC presented the conference.According to Director of Medical and Professional Services, Dr Madan Rambarran, the institute was established to advance its mandate for education and research. |
