Hai phong University Of Medicine and Pharmacy

About: Hai phong University Of Medicine and Pharmacy is a education organization based out in Haiphong, Vietnam. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 620 authors who have published 403 publications receiving 8425 citations. The organization is also known as: Hai Phong Medical University.

Study of the Solubility And Photostability of Nifedipine and its Derivatives with CDs

Abstract: Nifedipine (Nif) and its derivatives (Nifs), such as nimodipine (Nim), nisoldipine (Nis) and nitrendipine (Nit), are frequently used antianginal, anti-hypertensive or cerebral vasodilator pharmacons. They have two main disadvantages: they are practically insoluble in water and they are light-sensitive in solution [1-3]. Cyclodextrin derivatives (CDs) may be used as inclusion complex-forming agents to increase the solubility of drugs and different dyes are also available to prevent the photo-degradation of these molecules [4-5].

Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Breast Carcinoma

Abstract: Regarding breast cancer, there are well-known clinical, pathological, and molecular prognostic and predictive factors documented by several studies especially within the last decades. From a pathological point of view, these factors need to be evaluated while examining a breast carcinoma, and it is the pathologist’s important role to perform this in each case and to include this information in the final pathology report. Based on these factors, patients with breast cancer are divided into those with good prognosis and those with bad prognosis. Also, based on these factors, management is established in every case and the response to the treatment is estimated. Since the evaluation of these parameters is so important in breast pathology, it is necessary for the pathologist dealing with breast carcinoma cases to have experience in this field. Also, especially regarding the evaluation of the markers performed to classify a tumor from a molecular point of view, every laboratory performing these tests is responsible for providing accurate and reproducible results.

Development and assessment of a community-based screening tool for mental health disorders among people who inject drugs

Abstract: INTRODUCTION The prevalence of mental health disorders among people who use drugs is high and well documented. This hard-to-reach population faces a very low awareness and access to mental health care, especially in developing countries. The objectives of this study were to design and assess a quick screening tool (QST) that community-based organisations (CBO) could routinely apply to a Vietnamese population of people who inject drugs (PWID), in order to refer them appropriately to mental health specialists. METHODS We devised a tool that included nine questions covering anxiety, depression, suicide risk and psychotic symptomatology. Its use required no specific background and 2 h training. Specificity and sensitivity of the QST were assessed in a population of 418 PWID recruited via respondent driven sampling, using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview questionnaire plus clinical evaluation as a reference standard. Acceptability was assessed using a self-administered anonymous questionnaire submitted to all CBO members who used the QST. RESULTS CBO members considered the QST easy to use, relevant and helpful to deal with mental health issues. Area under the curve for detection of any symptom using the QST was 0.770. The maximum sensitivity and specificity were reached with a cut-off of 2 [sensitivity was 71.1% (95% confidence interval 62.4, 78.8), specificity was 75.9% (70.5, 80.7)]. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS The QST appeared to be both efficient and well accepted. Given the burden of mental health problems among hard-to-reach PWID in developing countries, community-based screenings such as this one could be a particularly appropriate response.