Results 21 to 30 of about 168,530,078 (250)

Hospice and Palliative Care Education for Medical Students in Korea [PDF]

, 2020
Hospice and palliative care (HPC) education is an essential component of undergraduate medical education. Since February 4th, 2018, withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment at the end of life (EOL) has been permitted in Korea as put forth by
Korean Medical Education Review (의학교육논단)
core   +1 more source

Out-of-hours workload among Norwegian general practitioners – an observational study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Repeated studies of working hours among Norwegian regular general practitioners (RGPs) have shown that the average total number of weekly working hours has remained unchanged since 1994 and up until 2014.
Ingrid Keilegavlen Rebnord, Tone Morken, Kjell Maartmann-Moe, Steinar Hunskaar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of alternative healthcare plans on out-of-hours help-seeking intentions in Switzerland

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2018
INTRODUCTION In Switzerland, mandatory health insurance plans (standard) offer free access to secondary and emergency care. However, in return for a lower premium, individuals can choose alternative healthcare plans (HCPs), with either a ...
Ellen Keizer, Linda Huibers, Morten Bondo Christensen, Oliver Senn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nurses’ shift length and overtime working in 12 European countries: the association with perceived quality of care and patient safety [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Despite concerns as to whether nurses can perform reliably and effectively when working longer shifts, a pattern of two 12- to 13-hour shifts per day is becoming common in many hospitals to reduce shift to shift handovers, staffing overlap ...
Aiken, L.H., Simon, Michael, Aiken, LH, Griffiths, P., Griffiths, P,, Dall'Ora, C., Simon, M., Schoonhoven, L., Rafferty, A-M, Schoonhoven, Lisette, Ball, Jane, Rafferty, A.M., Tishelman, Carol, Rafferty, Anne-Marie, Schoonhoven, L, Dall'ora, Chiara, RN4CAST Consortium, Ball, J., Ball, J,, Griffiths, Peter, Lindqvist, Rikard, Tishelman, C., Lindqvist, R., Lindqvist, R,, Aiken, Linda H., Dall'Ora, C, Simon, M, Tishelman, C,, et al.   +28 more
core   +1 more source

Referral rates for children with acute gastroenteritis: a retrospective cohort study

BJGP Open, 2020
Background: Hospital admission rates are increasing for children with acute gastroenteritis. However, it is unknown whether this increase is accompanied by an increase in referral rates from GPs due to increased workloads in primary care out-of-hours ...
Pien Ingrid Wolters, Gea Holtman, Freek Fickweiler, Irma Bonvanie, Anouk Weghorst, Johan Post, Boudewijn Kollen, Marjolein Berger   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gendered career considerations consolidate from the start of medical education [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: To explore changes in specialty preferences and work-related topics during the theoretical phase of Dutch medical education and the role of gender. Methods: A cohort of medical students at Radboudumc, the Netherlands, was surveyed at start (N=
Verdonk, P., Alers, Margret, Hamberg, Katarina,, Lagro-Janssen, Antoine,, Bor, Hans,, Alers, M.L., Lagro-Janssen, A., Verdonk, Margret,, Lagro-Janssen, A.L.M., Bor, Hans, Alers, M., Hamberg, K., Lagro-Janssen, Antoine, Hamberg, Katarina, Alers, Margret,, Verdonk, Margret, Bor, H.   +16 more
core   +2 more sources

Implementing a 48 h EWTD-compliant rota for junior doctors in the UK does not compromise patients’ safety : assessor-blind pilot comparison [PDF]

, 2009
Background: There are currently no field data about the effect of implementing European Working Time Directive (EWTD)-compliant rotas in a medical setting.
Bennett-Jones, David, Lowe, Alice, Taggart, Frances M., Sullivan, J.P., Landrigan, C. P., Pounder, R., Cappuccio, Francesco, Kamdala, N B, Lockley, S. W., Taggart, Frances, Cooper, Dan, Landrigan, Christopher, Czeisler, Charles, Miller, Marianne, Edmunds, Mair, Bakewell, A., Lockley, Steven, Ward, Gregory, Chen, Ji, Pohl, Joseph, Kidd, Jane, Peile, Ed, Sullivan, Jason, Ward, G., Edmunds, M., Bakewell, Anne, Pounder, Roy, Ji, Chen, Short, Alasdair   +28 more
core   +1 more source

Contacting out-of-hours primary care or emergency medical services for time-critical conditions - impact on patient outcomes

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Out-of-hours (OOH) healthcare services in Western countries are often differentiated into out-of-hours primary healthcare services (OOH-PC) and emergency medical services (EMS).
Morten Breinholt Søvsø, Morten Bondo Christensen, Bodil Hammer Bech, Helle Collatz Christensen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Linda Huibers   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pre- and post-home visit behaviors after using after-hours house call (AHHC) medical services: a questionnaire-based survey in Tokyo, Japan

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background After-hours house call (AHHC) medical services have been implemented in Japan to reduce ambulance use, as well as overcrowding at the emergency department (ED).
Ryota Inokuchi, Kojiro Morita, Xueying Jin, Masatoshi Ishikawa, Nanako Tamiya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a clinical prediction rule for sepsis in primary care: protocol for the TeSD-IT study

Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 2020
Background Early recognition and treatment of sepsis is crucial to prevent detrimental outcomes. General practitioners (GPs) are often the first healthcare providers to encounter seriously ill patients.
Feike J. Loots, Rogier Hopstaken, Kevin Jenniskens, Geert W. J. Frederix, Alma C. van de Pol, Ann Van den Bruel, Jan Jelrik Oosterheert, Arthur R. H. van Zanten, Marleen Smits, Theo J. M. Verheij   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source