Expert and trainee determinations of rhetorical relevance in referral and consultation letters
Medical Education, 2004 Background Referral and consultation letters ferry patients among providers, negotiating co‐operative care. Our study examined how ‘relevance’ is signalled and decoded in these letters, from the perspective of both experts and trainees in three clinical specialties.
Lingard, Lorelei +3 more
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Transforming the specialist referral and consultation process in Canada. [PDF]
CMAJ, 2019 KEY POINTS Canadians take pride in their universal, publicly funded health care system. However, lengthy wait times to see a specialist are a problem. A recent Ontario-based study found that that the median wait time between a patient being referred to a specialist and attending an appointment ...
Keely E, Liddy C.
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The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, 2022 Objective: Patients with otitis externa (OE) are commonly referred to acute ENT services after failed treatment in community. This case series analyses the prevalence and management of OE in a UK ENT rapid access clinic (RAC) prior to and following the ...
Rachel Ho +4 more
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Access to rehabilitation after stroke in Brazil (AReA study): multicenter study protocol
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022 Background Most of the Brazilian population relies on public healthcare and stroke is a major cause of disability in this country of continental dimensions.
Roberta de Oliveira Cacho +17 more
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Referral Challenges in the Mental Health Program in the Primary Health Care System: A Qualitative Study [PDF]
Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2022 Background. One of the main activities that plays a significant role in the prevalence of mental illnesses is the issue of referral. According to the evidence, the lack of proper implementation of the referral system is one of the obvious weaknesses of ...
Fatemeh Karimi +3 more
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Infectious diseases consultation reduces 30-day and 1-year all-cause mortality for multidrug-resistant organism infections [PDF]
, 2018 Background Multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infections are associated with high mortality and readmission rates. Infectious diseases (ID) consultation improves clinical outcomes for drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream ...
Babcock, Hilary M +5 more
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Survey of Mental Health Consultation and Referral Among Primary Care Pediatricians
Academic Pediatrics, 2009 James P. Guevara +4 more
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BMC Palliative Care, 2023 Background A wide variety of screening tools for the need for specialist palliative care (SPC) have been proposed for the use in oncology. However, as there is no established reference standard for SPC need to compare their results with, their ...
Evelyn Müller +8 more
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Effects of a standard provision versus an autonomy supportive exercise referral programme on physical activity, quality of life and well-being indicators:a cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the UK has recommended that the effectiveness of ongoing exercise referral schemes to promote physical activity should be examined in research trials.
Blamey, Ruth V +9 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Objective This study analyzed the regulation of dental specialty centers (CEOs) coordinated exclusively by Primary Health Care (PHC) in four primary outcomes: access and dental consultation, reception services, bonding and responsibility, and social ...
Bárbara Campos da Silva +5 more
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