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The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact around the world and has drastically changed the field of education. In addition to instructional materials, new technologies enabled access to new learning environments. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some significant disparities between conventional information and communication technologies (ICTs) included in teacher training curricula in Greece and the new software required for remote learning and teaching. Thus, the study presented here aimed to examine the mobilisation of in-service teachers and their readiness to address teaching challenges while delivering online lessons. Online questionnaires were distributed to 110 in-service preschool teachers. The study aimed to answer four research questions about teachers' ICT knowledge and the ways in which they used technology for work purposes, as well as the difficulties they encountered while teaching online. Evaluation of the data resulted in three main findings: (1) holding an ICT training certificate did not have a significant impact on the implementation of new technologies in distance education; (2) support from local education authorities was an important factor of the transition to online teaching; and (3) Greek teachers did not feel fully prepared to teach online. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ischemic preconditioning is one of the therapeutic interventions aiming at preventing ischemia/reperfusionrelated injury. Numerous experimental studies and a few clinical series have shown that during liver resections, ischemic preconditioning is a promising strategy for optimizing the postoperative outcome. Moreover, various types of pharmacological intervention as well as different types of preconditioning, such as remote preconditioning, the use of heat shock, and hyperbaric oxygen, have been developed to attenuate the functional impairment accompanying ischemia/reperfusion injury. This review summarizes the various forms of preconditioning, thus suggesting that close cooperation between surgeons and anesthesiologists paves the way to apply novel strategies to improve the outcome of liver resection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors describe a case of Horner syndrome in a pregnant woman following bolus low dose epidural analgesia for labor and vaginal delivery. Horner syndrome is characterized as transient and benign, but which nevertheless can be distressing for the patient and confusing on diagnostic approach. Gynecologists, anesthesiologists and staff attending labor are urged to be aware of Horner syndrome to reassure the patient and guide their practice.