tair.benporat@mail.huji.ac.il

Nutritional preventive care prior to Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery

פרופ' רם וייס

ד"ר רם אלעזרי

My PhD project deals with nutritional and skeletal status of patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery is considered as the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, however despite their advantages, one side effect of these procedures is the detrimental impact on nutritional deficiencies and bone metabolism.

The combination of rapid weight loss, restricted dietary intake and decreased micronutrient absorption places patients at high risk of nutritional deterioration and bone loss over the long-term.

Previously, we showed that 99% of 192 candidates for surgery suffered from vitamin D insufficiency prior to surgery and the presence of preoperative deficiencies was the strongest predictor for their presence in the postoperative period.

Therefore, there is a need to focus on the preoperative nutritional deficiency status, in attempt to prevent post-operative deficiencies and their related metabolic complications.

The aim of my PhD research is to examine the effect of Preoperative intensive nutritional care on bone mineral density and the appearance of critical nutritional deficiencies one year after Sleeve gastrectomy. The study design is a single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial with 2 months treatment prior to surgery and 12 months of follow up after the surgery. In addition, a cross sectional study on nutritional status among a large sample of patients with severe obesity who are candidate to bariatric surgery was carried at baseline and demonstrated that populations at higher risk for nutritional deficiencies include patients with higher body mass index (BMI), females and some ethnic subgroups.

 

dortal_j@mac.org.il

The inter-relationship between the quit attempt, the smoking cessation intervention experience and mental health status among people with serious mental illness

פרופ' יהודה ניומרק

People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at higher risk of early mortality and greater morbidity, secondary to high and heavy rates of smoking. This population group is as motivated to quit as the general population, but their cessation rates are lower. In the past, psychiatric services have been less encouraging of people with SMI to quit, believing that they are not interested, not capable and are at higher risk of relapse if they try. The literature suggests that some of these premises may be false. Smoking cessation services are available to this population group, but not tailored to their needs. Using the Maccabi database, SMI population and physician surveys (qualitative and quantitative), this study will evaluate the relationship between the type and quality of care provided during the quit attempt and it's outcome in this population group, and the relationship between attempting to quit and mental health status.

 

ruthie.harari-krem@mail.huji.ac.il

קשרים בין גורמים סביבתיים ורמות הורמוני בלוטת התריס ביילודים בישראל

פרופ' רונית קלדרון-מרגלית

ד"ר רענן רז

 

tal.belhassen@mail.huji.ac.il

Balance house therapeutic house for psychiatric hospitalization prevention

פרופ' דוד חיניץ

פרופ' פסח ליכטנברג

ד"ר ערד קודש

 

הטמעת מדדי PROMs במטופלים שעוברים שיקום בעקבות שבר בצוואר הירך וניבוי קליני רנדומלי לבדיקת השפעת PROMs. המשמשים לקביעת יעדים טיפוליים על התוצאים של המטופלים

פרופ' אבי ישראלי

ד"ר אייל צימלכמן

 

Barak.shapira@mail.huji.ac.il

Prevalence, patterns and motivations behind substitution of drugs of abuse among adult drug-users in Israel

פרופ' יהודה ניומרק

A self-substitution behavior by drug users can be operationalized as the consciously motivated choice to use one drug, either licit or illicit, instead of another, due to perceptions of cost, availability, safety, legality, and substance attributions. Illicit Substitution is associated with risk of toxicity and adherence to treatment. My Ph.D project aims to describe the motivations for engaging in substitution patterns among treatment-enrolled individuals with Substance Use Disorder. Hopefully, knowledge on substitution patterns and the reasons drug-users switch from one substance to another will provide further insights on high-risk drug-use and treatment failure.

 

Bicuspid Aortic Valve - Genetics, risk factors, clinical and public health implications

ד"ר שי כרמי

ד"ר רונן דורסט

פרופ' דן גילון

Bicuspid aortic valve is the most common congenital heart malformation. with a prevalence of ~1% in the general population. It referred to a structural change in the valve, and includes heterogeneous group of disorders which can be sporadic or familial and may be associated with aortic disease, congenital heart defects, and genetic syndromes.

The clinical presentation is varied – from asymptomatic disease to life threatening complication in childhood. The burden of BAV on the health system is greater than all the other congenital heart diseases. There is strong evidence showing that BAV has a major genetic component. Despite the significance of the condition, currently very little is known about its biological development, the involved genes and the risk factors for complication.

My PhD project aims to identify genetic variants associated with BAV and its clinical consequences, and to investigate its health burden on the patients and the health system.

 

shakked.lubotzky@mail.huji.ac.il

Immigration and the psychosocial wellbeing of mothers in Israel: Prevalence, determinants, utilization of health services, and implications on child development.

פרופ' רונית קלדרון-מרגלית

My research is a prospective study that includes monitoring data from the Ministry of Health of half a million births, as well as 975 interviews and medical records in three different hospitals, of women born in Ethiopia, the former Soviet Union and Israel. Our aim is to examine risk factors for mental disorders and the effect of the mothers’ mental state and immigration may have on the development of the infants.