Origène face au problème du désaccord (diaphonia) entre les évangiles (CIo X, 3-36)

(Résumé de l'ouvrage) Il "Commento a Giovanni" si presenta con caratteri di eccezionalità nell'ambito di una produzione origeniana, da collocare sotto il segno del genio.

Assessing patient's belief on HIV testing before elective surgery: room for improvements in Switzerland !

Background: ln Switzerland no HIV test is performed without the patient's consent based on a Voluntary Counseling and Testing policy (VCT). We hypothesized that a substantial proportion of patients going through an elective surgery falsely believed that an HIV test was performed on a routine basis and that the lack of transmission of result was interpreted as being HIV negative. Method: All patients with elective orthopedic surgery during 2007 were contacted by phone in 2008. A structured questionnaire assessed their belief about routine preoperative blood analysis (diabetes, coagulation function, HIV test and cholesterol level) as well as result awareness and interpretation. Variables included age and gender. Analysis were conducted using the software JMP 6.0.3. Results: 1123 patients were included. 130 (12 %) were excluded (Le. unreachable, unable to communicate on the phone, not operated). 993 completed the survey (89 %). Median age was 51 (16-79). 50 % were female. 376 (38 %) patients thought they had an HIV test performed before surgery but none of them had one. 298 (79 %) interpreted the absence of result as a negative HIV test. A predictive factor to believe an HIV test had been done was an age below 50 years old (45 % vs 33 % for 16-49 years old and 50-79 years old respectively, p < 0.001). No difference was observed between genders. Conclusion: ln Switzerland, nearly 40 % of the patients falsely thought an HIV test had been performed on a routine basis before surgery and were erroneously reassured about their HIV status. These results should either improve the information given to the patient regarding preoperative exams, or motivate public health policy to consider HIV opt-out screening instead of VCT strategy.

Jeunes et personnes âgées face au rationnement des soins

Après avoir indiqué que les personnes âgées - parmi lesquelles les femmes surtout - risquent d'être particulièrement touchées par d'éventuelles mesures de rationnement des prestations sanitaires, les auteurs insistent sur les affinités entre l'idée de rationnement et l'hygiène sociale. Une recherche empirique conduite en Suisse romande auprès d'individus jeunes et âgés révèle que plus les rapports intergénérationnels sont tendus, plus l'âge apparaît comme un critère de rationnement pertinent pour l'une et l'autre génération. Finalement, les auteurs se prononcent contre le rationnement explicite des prestations sanitaires, cette mesure apparaissant discutable aussi bien sur les plans économique, politique qu'éthique.