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Awareness and Perception of Plastic Surgery among Healthcare Professionals in Pune, India : Do They Really Know What We Do?
Joint Authors
Dhongde, Rajendra
Sahasrabudhe, Parag
Kulkarni, Priya
Panse, Nikhil S.
Panse, Smita
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
The aim of this study is to understand the level of awareness and knowledge of plastic surgery in healthcare professionals in a tertiary health care facility in Pune, India.
This study also aims to highlight the perception of the medical professionals about plastic surgery and what they think a plastic surgeon does.
Materials and Methods.
A questionnaire-based survey was done at B.J Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune in 2011.
Feedback evaluation forms from hundred resident doctors and faculty were evaluated and analyzed.
Results.
There is not much awareness about plastic surgery as a specialty amongst health care providers.
Plastic surgery is mostly perceived as cosmetic surgery, and the other spectrum of the patients we cater to goes largely unnoticed.
Of all the clinical conditions given to the participants, there was not a single clinical condition where the respondents favored unanimously for plastic surgeons.
Conclusion.
Plastic surgery as a specialty is poorly understood by our medical colleagues, and the onus of creating and improving the awareness and perception of our specialty lies on us.
Herculean unified efforts at individual as well as global level will help us achieve this goal.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Panse, Nikhil S.& Panse, Smita& Kulkarni, Priya& Dhongde, Rajendra& Sahasrabudhe, Parag. 2012. Awareness and Perception of Plastic Surgery among Healthcare Professionals in Pune, India : Do They Really Know What We Do?. Plastic Surgery International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511755
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Panse, Nikhil S.…[et al.]. Awareness and Perception of Plastic Surgery among Healthcare Professionals in Pune, India : Do They Really Know What We Do?. Plastic Surgery International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511755
American Medical Association (AMA)
Panse, Nikhil S.& Panse, Smita& Kulkarni, Priya& Dhongde, Rajendra& Sahasrabudhe, Parag. Awareness and Perception of Plastic Surgery among Healthcare Professionals in Pune, India : Do They Really Know What We Do?. Plastic Surgery International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511755
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511755