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Women physicians’ experiences in the workplace in Lebanon: a qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Women's Health
Background Over the past several decades, the number of female physicians entering the medical and healthcare workplace has increased. Despite their skills and qualifications, they face several challenges in their career including gender discrimination ...
Rama Daoud   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid Syphilis Tests as Catalysts for Health Systems Strengthening: A Case Study from Peru. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
OBJECTIVES: Untreated maternal syphilis leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes. The use of point of care tests (POCT) offers an opportunity to improve screening coverage for syphilis and other aspects of health systems.
Chiappe, Marina   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of a virtual coaching program for women physicians on burnout, fulfillment, and self-valuation

open access: yesBMC Psychology
Background Coaching has been demonstrated to be an effective physician wellness intervention. However, this evidence-based intervention has not yet been widely adopted in the physician community. Documentation and implementation research of interventions
Sunny Smith   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Working in the Same Sector, in the Same Organization and in the Same Occupation: Similarities and Differences Between Women and Men Physicians’ Work Climate and Health Complaints

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015
Due to the segregated labor market, gender differences in health are often confounded by factors such as sector or occupation. This study explored similarities and differences in work climate and health complaints among women and men working in the same ...
Helena Falkenberg   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Baseline Regional Cholinergic Denervation Predicts Cognitive Trajectories in Moderate Parkinson Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive decline is a disabling and variable feature of Parkinson disease (PD). While cholinergic system degeneration is linked to cognitive impairments in PD, most prior research reported cross‐sectional associations. We aimed to fill this gap by investigating whether baseline regional cerebral vesicular acetylcholine transporter ...
Taylor Brown   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Changing Face of Medicine: Women Doctors and the Evolution of Health Care in America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
[Excerpt] This book is a case study of one profession that plays a key role in the health care sector, which now represents about one seventh of the U.S. economy. It examines the most dramatic demographic change in this sector in the last century.
Boulis, Ann K, Jacobs, Jerry A
core   +1 more source

​Did a Non‐Medical Biosimilar Switching Policy Cause an Increase in Non‐Biologic/Biosimilar Health Care Resource Utilization or Cost in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis?

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a series of policies that mandated switching patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) from an originator biologic to a biosimilar in British Columbia, Canada, on health care resource use and cost.
HaoHung Dang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Scoping Review on Artificial Intelligence–Supported Interventions for Nonpharmacologic Management of Chronic Rheumatic Diseases

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
This review summarizes artificial intelligence (AI)‐supported nonpharmacological interventions for adults with chronic rheumatic diseases, detailing their components, purpose, and current evidence base. We searched Embase, PubMed, Cochrane, and Scopus databases for studies describing AI‐supported interventions for adults with chronic rheumatic diseases.
Nirali Shah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Pregnancy Project: Impact of Ultrasound Use During Pregnancy Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Use of ultrasounds during pregnancy continues to increase and there is much debate as to what the best practice is regarding their use, for what types of patients, at what volume level.
Ricci, Paige
core   +1 more source

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