Adrian Boeru - Academia.edu (original) (raw)

Papers by Adrian Boeru

Research paper thumbnail of Artificial Intelligence’s Role in the Healthcare System

New Trends in Sustainable Business and Consumption

Nowadays, because of the development and the evolving technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) ... more Nowadays, because of the development and the evolving technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) changed the way healthcare systems function and altered the interactions between medical practitioners and patients. In this context, AI has the potential to revolutionize the healthcare system and is an opportunity to strengthen the doctor-patient relationship by offering accurate information in a reasonable amount of time. After a brief journey of the evolution of defining artificial intelligence, the article first covers the meaning of AI in the healthcare system through a systematic literature review, classifying the essential roles of AI in this system. It continues with the explained grade of involvement of the European Union in this field and its decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the uptake and upscale of digital health solutions. Lastly, this article emphasizes the necessity of having a unitary approach across the European Union regarding the AI involvement in the healthcare system by suggesting the implementation of a single European platform for medical appointments to adapt to the digital world and facilitate medicine without borders. This article aims to provide an overview of the AI roles in the healthcare system that have been developed and implemented and are playing a much-needed role in improving healthcare services, quality of medical practice, and patient satisfaction regarding the services. The classification underlines the positive aspects of adapting the current healthcare system to the new era and embraces the challenges. Artificial intelligence's roles lead to a better approach to the patient's attitude once they know the benefits of using and accepting artificial intelligence technologies in the medical field.

Research paper thumbnail of COVID-19 Parental Vaccine Hesitancy in Romania: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines, 2022

Background: COVID-19 vaccination started in Romania in December 2020. Child vaccination started i... more Background: COVID-19 vaccination started in Romania in December 2020. Child vaccination started in 2021 with children aged 12–15 years in August. For children aged 5–11 years, vaccination started in January 2022. The aim of our study was to describe COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in Romanian children and vaccine acceptability in the general population. As parental consent is required for child vaccination in Romania, these aspects have a significant association. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional survey was conducted in October and November 2021 during the peak of the 4th COVID-19 wave. Results: After validation, 1645 participants formed the main study group: median age 35 years, 72.83% women, and 35.44% from the medical domain. In total, 1311 (79.70%) participants were vaccinated against COVID-19 and 188 (11.42%) had vaccinated their 12–18-year-old children against COVID-19. Parents’ level of education, geographic area of residence, and COVID-19 vaccination status were signific...

Research paper thumbnail of Medico-Social Implications of Pregnancy in Teenager Mothers

Research paper thumbnail of Online school - challenging the coronavirus pandemic

2021 20th RoEduNet Conference: Networking in Education and Research (RoEduNet), 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a crisis that affects several sectors of society, prepared to... more The coronavirus pandemic has caused a crisis that affects several sectors of society, prepared to deal with critical situations. This is also the case of education, faced with a new challenge: the digital one. The aim of this survey is to evaluate the satisfaction and acceptance rate of online education among faculty professors and students at University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” from Bucharest, to find ways to improve the education system, both in times of crisis and in general. We conducted the survey by using the questionnaire as a tool, being a method that allows rapid collection of data from a large population. The online questionnaire was distributed to faculty professors and students at University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” from Bucharest using social platforms, such as WhatsApp and Facebook. The survey was accessible for 2 weeks. After the data were collected through the online survey, they were analyzed, and the description of the answers was performed. The research sample consisted of a group of 52 faculty professors and a group of 239 students. The faculty professors who answered the questionnaire are part of the following age categories: 21-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years and over 50 years. Over half of the respondents are university assistant professors, a quarter are lecturers, six are associate professors and four are university professors. This study showed that, despite issues such as poor internet connectivity or access to it, online courses have been attended by students and have proven to be a very pragmatic and feasible teaching option and can certainly complete traditional teaching. in class. So, we can deduce that soon enough people will get used to the online teaching environment, and blended learning that includes both online and offline teaching will be part of the standard curriculum. Another conclusion of the study is that the success of distance learning involves a collaborative effort between professor, computer scientist, communication network performance and student.

Research paper thumbnail of Management and prognosis of older patients with acute heart failure hospitalized in geriatrics and cardiology departments: The GERDICA study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Early COVID-19 Vaccination of Romanian Medical and Social Personnel

Vaccines

Background: In December 2020, the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Romania and were ma... more Background: In December 2020, the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Romania and were made available to medical and social staff. Vaccine hesitancy appeared as a barrier to effectively ending the pandemic. The opinions of medical and social staff influence the opinion of the general population. This study assesess the attitudes, knowledge, and opinion of medical and social personnel toward COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination and the influencing factors. Methods: 1025 persons participated in an online cross-sectional study from March until July 2021. Results: Out of 1021 eligible responders, 719 (70.42%) had been vaccinated: 227 with one dose (22.23%) and 492 with two doses (48.18%). There were 302 responders who were not vaccinated at all. Out of them, 188 refused vaccinations. The participants showed a good understanding and knowledge of SARScoV-2 transmission and treatment. Geographic area, medical profession, and medical experience influenced COVID-19 vaccination (p < 0...

Research paper thumbnail of Oxytocin in Induction of Labor in Pregnancy with Group B Streptococcal Portage

Acta Medica Transilvanica

In the last two decades, group B streptococcus (GBS) infection has established itself as a major ... more In the last two decades, group B streptococcus (GBS) infection has established itself as a major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study is to identify if the electively induced labor with oxytocin in women with positive cultures of Streptococcus agalactiae, namely the group B streptococcus (GBS), helps the mother and fetus and decreases the risk associated with perinatal transmission of GBS compared with the spontaneous labor. Results associated with induction of labor with oxytocin compared with spontaneous labor in pregnant women who have GBS - positive cervical cultures, are also used to determine whether induction of labor decreases the risk of complications from GBS infection.

Research paper thumbnail of Artificial Intelligence’s Role in the Healthcare System

New Trends in Sustainable Business and Consumption

Nowadays, because of the development and the evolving technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) ... more Nowadays, because of the development and the evolving technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) changed the way healthcare systems function and altered the interactions between medical practitioners and patients. In this context, AI has the potential to revolutionize the healthcare system and is an opportunity to strengthen the doctor-patient relationship by offering accurate information in a reasonable amount of time. After a brief journey of the evolution of defining artificial intelligence, the article first covers the meaning of AI in the healthcare system through a systematic literature review, classifying the essential roles of AI in this system. It continues with the explained grade of involvement of the European Union in this field and its decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the uptake and upscale of digital health solutions. Lastly, this article emphasizes the necessity of having a unitary approach across the European Union regarding the AI involvement in the healthcare system by suggesting the implementation of a single European platform for medical appointments to adapt to the digital world and facilitate medicine without borders. This article aims to provide an overview of the AI roles in the healthcare system that have been developed and implemented and are playing a much-needed role in improving healthcare services, quality of medical practice, and patient satisfaction regarding the services. The classification underlines the positive aspects of adapting the current healthcare system to the new era and embraces the challenges. Artificial intelligence's roles lead to a better approach to the patient's attitude once they know the benefits of using and accepting artificial intelligence technologies in the medical field.

Research paper thumbnail of COVID-19 Parental Vaccine Hesitancy in Romania: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines, 2022

Background: COVID-19 vaccination started in Romania in December 2020. Child vaccination started i... more Background: COVID-19 vaccination started in Romania in December 2020. Child vaccination started in 2021 with children aged 12–15 years in August. For children aged 5–11 years, vaccination started in January 2022. The aim of our study was to describe COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in Romanian children and vaccine acceptability in the general population. As parental consent is required for child vaccination in Romania, these aspects have a significant association. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional survey was conducted in October and November 2021 during the peak of the 4th COVID-19 wave. Results: After validation, 1645 participants formed the main study group: median age 35 years, 72.83% women, and 35.44% from the medical domain. In total, 1311 (79.70%) participants were vaccinated against COVID-19 and 188 (11.42%) had vaccinated their 12–18-year-old children against COVID-19. Parents’ level of education, geographic area of residence, and COVID-19 vaccination status were signific...

Research paper thumbnail of Medico-Social Implications of Pregnancy in Teenager Mothers

Research paper thumbnail of Online school - challenging the coronavirus pandemic

2021 20th RoEduNet Conference: Networking in Education and Research (RoEduNet), 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a crisis that affects several sectors of society, prepared to... more The coronavirus pandemic has caused a crisis that affects several sectors of society, prepared to deal with critical situations. This is also the case of education, faced with a new challenge: the digital one. The aim of this survey is to evaluate the satisfaction and acceptance rate of online education among faculty professors and students at University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” from Bucharest, to find ways to improve the education system, both in times of crisis and in general. We conducted the survey by using the questionnaire as a tool, being a method that allows rapid collection of data from a large population. The online questionnaire was distributed to faculty professors and students at University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” from Bucharest using social platforms, such as WhatsApp and Facebook. The survey was accessible for 2 weeks. After the data were collected through the online survey, they were analyzed, and the description of the answers was performed. The research sample consisted of a group of 52 faculty professors and a group of 239 students. The faculty professors who answered the questionnaire are part of the following age categories: 21-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years and over 50 years. Over half of the respondents are university assistant professors, a quarter are lecturers, six are associate professors and four are university professors. This study showed that, despite issues such as poor internet connectivity or access to it, online courses have been attended by students and have proven to be a very pragmatic and feasible teaching option and can certainly complete traditional teaching. in class. So, we can deduce that soon enough people will get used to the online teaching environment, and blended learning that includes both online and offline teaching will be part of the standard curriculum. Another conclusion of the study is that the success of distance learning involves a collaborative effort between professor, computer scientist, communication network performance and student.

Research paper thumbnail of Management and prognosis of older patients with acute heart failure hospitalized in geriatrics and cardiology departments: The GERDICA study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Early COVID-19 Vaccination of Romanian Medical and Social Personnel

Vaccines

Background: In December 2020, the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Romania and were ma... more Background: In December 2020, the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Romania and were made available to medical and social staff. Vaccine hesitancy appeared as a barrier to effectively ending the pandemic. The opinions of medical and social staff influence the opinion of the general population. This study assesess the attitudes, knowledge, and opinion of medical and social personnel toward COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination and the influencing factors. Methods: 1025 persons participated in an online cross-sectional study from March until July 2021. Results: Out of 1021 eligible responders, 719 (70.42%) had been vaccinated: 227 with one dose (22.23%) and 492 with two doses (48.18%). There were 302 responders who were not vaccinated at all. Out of them, 188 refused vaccinations. The participants showed a good understanding and knowledge of SARScoV-2 transmission and treatment. Geographic area, medical profession, and medical experience influenced COVID-19 vaccination (p < 0...

Research paper thumbnail of Oxytocin in Induction of Labor in Pregnancy with Group B Streptococcal Portage

Acta Medica Transilvanica

In the last two decades, group B streptococcus (GBS) infection has established itself as a major ... more In the last two decades, group B streptococcus (GBS) infection has established itself as a major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study is to identify if the electively induced labor with oxytocin in women with positive cultures of Streptococcus agalactiae, namely the group B streptococcus (GBS), helps the mother and fetus and decreases the risk associated with perinatal transmission of GBS compared with the spontaneous labor. Results associated with induction of labor with oxytocin compared with spontaneous labor in pregnant women who have GBS - positive cervical cultures, are also used to determine whether induction of labor decreases the risk of complications from GBS infection.