Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman +3 more
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Policy Implementation in the Digital Era: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Electronic-Based Government System (SPBE) in Indonesia. [PDF]
Yulianto T, Saleh C, Noor I, Suryadi S.
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Aims This study looks at the status of the same drugs conditionally approved by the Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada for the same oncology indication. Methods Lists of oncology drugs with a conditional approval from the Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada were generated and drug pairs with the same indication were matched ...
Joel Lexchin
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Pay first, treat later: upfront payment requirements as a non-clinical barrier to timely emergency care in fragile and resource-constrained health systems. [PDF]
Siyad AO, Hassan AM.
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Aims In medical education, the ability of large language models (LLMs) to match human performance raises questions about their potential as educational tools. This study evaluates LLMs' performance on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CPT) exams, comparing their results to medical students and exploring their ability to identify poorly formulated
Alexandre O. Gérard +11 more
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Evaluating the Effect of Diagnosis-Intervention Packet (DIP) Reform in China on Hospitalization Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Special Reference to M City. [PDF]
Li Y, Tao Y, Mo L, Wu D, Li C, Meng X.
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Aims Hypertension is a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular mortality worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate 25‐year trends in antihypertensive agent (AHA) utilization in Croatia between 2000 and 2024. Methods We conducted a national, population‐based analysis using IMS and IQVIA pharmaceutical databases.
Andrej Belančić +4 more
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Opportunities and challenges in China's CDC system reform: a grassroots perspective. [PDF]
Zhang Y, Zheng Y, Ye C, Li B.
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Decoding RNA regulation: Challenges and opportunities for RNA‐based therapies in Europe
Abstract RNA‐based medicinal products represent a promising frontier in personalised medicine, offering sequence‐specific disease targeting at various molecular levels, yet their clinical translation in the European Union (EU) may be hindered by regulatory uncertainty around definitions and evidence requirements; this study therefore aims to identify ...
Olivia C. Lewis +4 more
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