Better referral training for emergency doctors helps improve patient care
...mergency medicine (EM) staff to hospital inpatient specialties was the objective of the study which identified se...lities in accepting patients, and education of the specialties on acceptance of referrals. These recommendations were implemented at the Lister Hospital with posit...ANNA awards Nurse Researcher of the Year to Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member
...offers a master's program with unique practitioner specialties and the only doctoral (Ph.D) nursing degree in New Jersey....Rutgers present Sussman Award to Rutgers faculty member Mary Ann Scoloveno
...offers a master's program with unique practitioner specialties and the only doctoral (Ph.D) nursing degree in New Jersey....Some primary care residents feel unprepared to provide preventive counseling
...ians completing residency training in primary care specialties do not feel prepared to counsel patients in areas ... that 4,800 residents completing training in eight specialties at programs across the country. The current report analyzes the responses of more than 900 resident...Leading patient safety advocates assess progress in reducing medical error
...e Medical Education, the American Board of medical specialties and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. While the authors note the progress that has been made they point out some of the issues that are keeping the pace of improvement moving slowly, such as the complexity of the medical industry, the commit...Lighting of the future among topics at BGSU Emerging Technology Forum
...of Spectra Group Limited Inc., a Maumee firm whose specialties include photopolymers for coatings, paints, transition lenses, additives and composites. The forum's other speaker, at 2 p.m., will be Brigitte Wex, who holds a master's degree from BGSU and is working toward a Ph.D. in photochemical sciences at the ...College of Nursing faculty member honored for excellence as nurse educator
...offers a master's program with unique practitioner specialties and the only doctoral (Ph.D) nursing degree in New Jersey....Tort reform associated with increase in physician supply
...many physicians enter the medical profession, what specialties they choose, and where they practice. Daniel P. Ke...up physicians, on the supply of most (but not all) specialties with high malpractice insurance premiums, on states with high levels of managed care, and on supply ...Practice of defensive medicine widespread among physicians in specialties at high risk of lawsuits
...esearchers surveyed Pennsylvania physicians in six specialties at high risk of malpractice claims about the frequency and nature of their defensive practices. The specialties were emergency medicine, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, obstetrics/gynecology, a...High cost of malpractice insurance threatens supply of ob/gyns, especially in some urban areas
...igh cost of malpractice insurance for some medical specialties affects not only how many doctors are entering the field of obstetrics and gynecology, but also where they offer their widely needed obstetric, prenatal and gynecological care, according to new University of Michigan Health System research. Their stu...Home care managers should implement strategies to reduce high nurse turnover
...offers a master's program with unique practitioner specialties and the only doctoral (Ph.D) nursing degree in New Jersey....M.D.-Ph.D. student wins Hertz fellowship
...cy she'll pursue. She's considering three surgical specialties reconstructive, cardiothoracic and trauma. Once she finishes her Ph.D. studies, she'll still have 18 months of electives and clinical rotations to complete at Baylor before she can start her 5-6 year residency. Regardless of her choice, she knows th...Many resident physicians feel unprepared to care for culturally diverse patients
...he final years of their training programs in seven specialties at 149 academic health centers across the U.S. Of the more than 2,000 respondents, almost all acknowledged the importance of considering a patient's culture when providing care. Many of them agreed that culturally based difficulties could result in...Resident physicians report that training often not adequate to treat patients from other cultures
...iled in 2003 to approximately 3,500 residents in 7 specialties in their final year of training at major U.S. teaching hospitals. Responses were obtained from 60 percent (2,047) of the sample. Virtually all (96 percent) of the residents indicated that it was moderately or very important to address cultural issues...Researchers recommend multidisciplinary approach of low back pain
...Researchers suggest that physicians with different specialties should work together to establish a diagnostic and treatment program for each individual patient, including multidisciplinary and intradisciplinary consultation that would allow for avoiding invasive treatment options where less invasive modalities m...Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member to receive distinguished alumna award
...offers a master's program with unique practitioner specialties and the only doctoral (Ph.D) nursing degree in New Jersey. ...Radical surgery best option for most ovarian cancer patients with cancer in diaphragm
...perative working relationships with other surgical specialties at Mayo Clinic that provide the opportunity to train interdepartmentally and improve surgical techniques. "We hope to continue improving upon our ability to remove cancer disease from all affected areas," said Dr. Cliby. "With each operation, our s...Dentists report on new computerized tomography systems
...T technology have additional applications in other specialties of dentistry such as in placing new implants that are increasingly used in place of dentures, remedial efforts for TMJ and for reconstruction of cleft palates and lips. The researchers report, "The future in orthodontic imaging seems exciting as we ...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Jan. 3, 2006
...faster than realized; 2) Migration between medical specialties is important; 3) Some entity must track career cha... of physicians leaving medicine and moving between specialties within medicine. 2. Oral Nutritional Supplements May Help Hospitalized Elderly, but a Review Find...Successful medical outcomes? It's the relationship that counts
...sentations by experts representing a wide range of specialties included discussions of the influence of information technology on patient-physician relationships, training of future physicians, and expression of emotion during medical visits. An editorial in the supplement by F. Daniel Duffy, a senior vice presi...