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Designing the Location in Restructuring of the Emergency Department of Shariati Hospital, Isfahan, Iran

مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت, 2013
Introduction: Studies of design location are done in order to respond better to the needs of the physical spaces of the hospital. The present study aimed to improve workflow processes of emergency department through the study of designing the location in
Masoud Ferdosi, marziyeh Fattahi, Samaneh Jafari   +2 more
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Hygiene in medical education – Increasing patient safety through the implementation of practical training in infection prevention

GMS Journal for Medical Education, 2019
Objective: Insufficient hygiene knowledge increases the risk of hospital-acquired infections through insufficient compliance and therefore poses a potential risk to patient safety.
Richter, Annika, Chaberny, Iris F., Surikow, Alexander, Schock, Bettina   +3 more
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Re-Coopering anti-psychiatry: David Cooper, revolutionary critic of psychiatry [PDF]

, 2016
This article offers an introduction to David Cooper (1931–86), who coined the term ‘anti-psychiatry’, and, it is argued here, has not so far received the scholarly attention that he deserves. The first section presents his life in context.
Chapman, Adrian
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Game‐based learning for undergraduate consolidation: A qualitative study of how game‐based learning provides much more than knowledge acquisition

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Game‐based learning (GBL) is increasingly used in medical education to supplement traditional didactic learning methods. Adult learners in particular may benefit from GBL, given the autonomous and iterative nature of a well‐designed educational game.
Thomas J. Paddock, Erin P. Fillmore
wiley   +1 more source

Practical aspects of change management at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic at the University Hospital of Medical Sciences in Poznań, Poland

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2014
introduction and objectives. Recent changes to the Polish healthcare system have forced healthcare managers and administrators to implement modern instruments for strategic and operations management. The main aim of the study was to analyze the effect of
Maciej Sobkowski, Tomasz Opala
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Hospital Industry Restructuring and Input Substitutability: Evidence from a Sample of Italian Hospitals [PDF]

In this paper we investigate the economic rationality of the bed downsizing process characterising the hospital industry worldwide in the last decades, providing new evidence on the factor substitutability in the production of hospital services.
Davide Vannoni, Gilberto Turati, Massimiliano Piacenza   +2 more
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Massachusetts Health Reform: Solving the Long-Run Cost Problem [PDF]

, 2009
Outlines options for controlling the long-term costs of the state's universal health insurance, including managed competition, a new public insurance option, a semi-public agency to coordinate programs negotiating rates, and all-payer rate ...
John Holahan, Linda J. Blumberg
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Disingenuous ‘box‐ticking’: Undergraduate students' attitudes towards university mental health awareness efforts

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Mental health problems are common among UK undergraduate students. In response, many universities have put considerable effort into raising awareness about student mental health problems and avenues of support (e.g., via workshops, posters, email newsletters and social media posts).
Sorcha Finan, Lucy Foulkes
wiley   +1 more source

Structuring and restructuring COVID-19 Intensive Care Units: a systematic review

Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção
Background and Objectives: the COVID-19 pandemic imposed restructuring and reorganization in healthcare services, particularly in Intensive Care Units (ICUs), due to the increased demand for hospital care for the thousands of severe cases of the disease.
Luis Fernando Reis Macedo, Kenya Waléria de Siqueira Coelho Lisboa, Thais Rodrigues de Albuquerque, Alexandre Pazetto Balsanelli, Sarah De Lima Pinto, Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos de Beltrão, Gyllyandeson de Araujo Delmondes   +6 more
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Understanding the paradox of primary teacher shortage in low‐income countries: Insights from Malawi

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Malawi faces a persistent and chronic teacher shortage, particularly at the primary school level, with much of the challenge attributed to teacher supply constraints. While the causes of teacher shortages are known to be complex and context‐dependent, there remains a lack of in‐depth, country‐specific research to guide effective policies ...
Peter Mtika, Edward M. Sosu
wiley   +1 more source