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Ward round documentation in a major trauma centre: can we improve patient safety? [PDF]

, 2014
Our objective was to improve documentation and patient safety in a major trauma centre. A retrospective audit was undertaken in March 2014. Ward round entries for each orthopaedic patients on three dates were assessed against standards and analysed.
Aframian, A, Bernard, J, Green, G
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Teaching Internal Medicine Residents to Perform Breast and Pelvic Exams: A Simulation Curriculum Module

MedEdPORTAL, 2016
Introduction Internal medicine (IM) residents must be capable of performing ambulatory procedures required of a competent internist regardless of their career plans.
Rebecca Mazurkiewicz, Emily Ryan, Alexander Rackman   +2 more
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Challenges in the working relationship between professional nurses and clinical associates in selected district hospitals in South Africa

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2023
Background: Clinical associates were introduced in South Africa to address physician shortages in healthcare. Professional relationships between physicians and professional nurses (PNs) have been widely researched, but none specifically between the new ...
Emmah M. Mokoena, Tinda Rabie, Antoinette du Preez   +2 more
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Trends in practice intentions and preferences of clinical associate students: Implications for training and health services in South Africa

South African Family Practice, 2020
Background: The University of Pretoria (UP) had its first intake of Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice (BCMP) students in 2009. The objectives of this study were to examine the trends in geographical practice intentions and preferences of the first ...
Saiendhra V. Moodley, Jacqueline E. Wolvaardt, Jakobus M. Louw, Jannie Hugo   +3 more
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Non-medical practitioners in the staffing of emergency departments and urgent treatment centres in England: a mixed qualitative methods study of policy implementation

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Patient demand, internationally, on emergency departments and urgent care treatment centres has grown. Shortages of staff, particularly of emergency medicine doctors, have compounded problems. Some countries are pursuing solutions of including
Vari M. Drennan, Mary Halter, Francesca Taylor, Jonathan Gabe, Heather Jarman   +4 more
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Nurturing a Caring Connection in an Opioid Epidemic

Journal of Patient Experience, 2019
The current national opioid crisis poses challenges to the physician–patient relationship. This vignette describes a patient scenario which served as a personal reminder of how the physicians caring role must remain the highest priority while trying to ...
Jeffrey H Millstein MD
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Clinical evaluation of a novel multipoint radiofrequency ablation device to treat chronic rhinitis

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2023
Objective Safety and efficacy of the NEUROMARK® system for treating chronic rhinitis. Methods A prospective, single‐arm, multicenter study was performed on adults with chronic rhinitis who underwent radiofrequency ablation to the posterior nasal nerves ...
Douglas D. Reh, Kristopher Lay, Greg Davis, Marc G. Dubin, David M. Yen, Ellen M. O'Malley, Michael Sillers   +6 more
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A systematic review of strategies to recruit and retain primary care doctors [PDF]

, 2016
Background There is a workforce crisis in primary care. Previous research has looked at the reasons underlying recruitment and retention problems, but little research has looked at what works to improve recruitment and retention.
A Douglas, Amanda Howe, Arabella Stuart, B Beaumont, BJ Crouse, C Dolea, CD White, CG Morris, D Wilkinson, DE Pathman, DE Pathman, DM Barclay 3rd, DM Charles, DR Wilson, F Eskin, G Freeman, GW Halaas, H Felix, HK Rabinowitz, J Harrison, J Jackson, J Smucny, JA Stearns, JH Magnus, John A. Ford, JS Dunbabin, K Straume, K Straume, KJ Quinn, L Bellman, L Delacourt, L Lockyer, M Anderson, M Baker, M Gardiner, M James, M Landry, M Mathews, M Mathews, M Matsumoto, M Matsumoto, M Robinson, M Viscomi, N Abbt, N Nichols, Nicholas Steel, P Czapski, P Green, P MacIsaac, Puja Verma, R Bregazzi, R Petchey, RJ Adkins, S Hilton, S Pena, S Wearne, Sam Everington, The Future Primary Care Workforce : creating teams for tomorrow, TJ Cullen, TR Kahn   +59 more
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Have Non-physician Clinicians Come to Stay?; Comment on “Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians” [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2016
A decade ago, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 24% of the global disease burden but was served by only 4% of the global health workforce. The chronic shortage of medical doctors has led other health professionals especially nurses to perform the role of ...
Gottlieb Lobe Monekosso
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The cost-effectiveness of physician assistants/associates: A systematic review of international evidence

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background The global utilization of the physician assistant/associate (PA) is growing. Their increasing presence is in response to the rising demands of demographic changes, new developments in healthcare, and physician shortages.
G. T. W. J. van den Brink, R. S. Hooker, A. J. Van Vught, H. Vermeulen, M. G. H. Laurant   +4 more
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