Do specialty heart hospitals drive up heart care use? Study suggests the answer is yes
...nce a federal government moratorium on opening new specialty hospitals expired last year. Now, a new study r...65 years or older, shows that the opening of a new specialty cardiac hospital is associated with a regional rise in heart procedures to open clogged arteries su...Joint Principles of PC-MH released by organizations representing more than 300,000 physicians
... patients, the AAFP is pleased to join our medical specialty colleagues to develop and support the PC-MH principles," said Larry S. Fields, Board Chair of the AAFP. "These principles define and articulate the health care environment our patients need and want where patients have a relationship with a doctor wh...Penn researchers find that chronic dizziness may be caused by psychiatric and neurologic illnesses
... referral to Penns balance center through multiple specialty examinations until they were given a diagnosis. "All but six patients were diagnosed as having psychiatric or neurologic conditions, including primary or secondary anxiety disorders, migraine, traumatic brain injury and neurally mediated dysauton...Hospital death rate study reveals wide variations
...g fewer than 100 acute medical patients a year and specialty hospitals not providing care for the four key conditions studied were excluded. 5980 nurses working in medical and combined medical-surgical clinical areas across the study hospitals were surveyed and 65 per cent responded - an average of 52 from ea...Race impacts professional lives of physicians of African descent
... describe similar experiences regardless of their specialty or where they work," said lead author Marcella Nunez-Smith, M.D., instructor in the Section of General Internal Medicine at Yale and assistant director of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program. "As a result, some experience 'racial fatigu...Importance of personal health records draws support of American College of Physicians
...0,000 members, ACP is the nation's largest medical specialty society. ACP emphasized that employers efforts will only succeed if they are integrated into clinical practice at the point of care as part of an ongoing relationship between the patient and his/her physician. "ACP is leading the way with other pr...Trauma patients at risk across the country, surgeons on-call to discuss emergency-care crisis
...nistrators showed that 42-percent said the lack of specialty coverage in their emergency departments poses a significant risk to patients. How our nations emergency care system responds to a future terrorist attack or natural disaster is in jeopardy, in part because there is no lead federal agency to overse...UCLA study reports conflict of interest policies and practices of major journals
...f major biomedical journals, including general and specialty publications. Conflict of interest occurs, for example, when an author reporting on a new drug also has ties to the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the drug. Media attention and public scrutiny about conflict of interest in biomedical r...AIUM to host Annual Convention
...RT). More than 100 courses in various ultrasound specialty areas will be offered throughout the convention. Participants may choose from many different course formats suited to fit their individual learning needs: categorical courses, scientific sessions, Meet-the-Professor sessions, Matrix Modules (a combin...The AGA Institute releases report on the future of gastroenterology
...programs and actions to enable its members and the specialty manage these potential changes. The report reflects the panel's assessment of the data available at the time of the conference. The Future Trends Committee is wholly funded by the AGA Institute....American College of Physicians publishes 'Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students'
...(PIER). "Learning about internal medicine -- the specialty providing comprehensive care to adults -- in the t...ool is an important experience, regardless of what specialty the medical student ultimately pursues. Through publication of this book and other efforts on behalf...UC Davis at forefront of national initiative to transform research to improve human health
...ists conduct research and publish their results in specialty journals, which other specialists in their field read, but with delays inherent in the publication pipeline and the sheer volume of biomedical literature, the sharing of knowledge among fields is a challenge. UC Davis is among the lead institutions w...Plastic surgery reflects on its past; Highlights innovations for the future of the specialty
... 6,000 plastic surgeons and others involved in the specialty from around the world. WHAT: Plastic Surgery ...tal injuries in World War I and today this medical specialty remains at the forefront of innovation. In fact, it was a plastic surgeon who performed the first or...Study calls for 39 percent more family physicians
...icians, which will attract medical students to the specialty and retain current family physicians; Work with health insurance companies, as well as with the government, to encourage them to contribute to the costs of medical education; Work with medical schools to attract the students who are most likely to se...Stereotypes contribute to older men seeking, receiving depression care less frequently
...ty and difficulties with diagnosis and referral to specialty mental health." One of the IMPACT clinicians said that in her view, "'giving up' these core masculine views was an important step in the treatment process." Another physician reported that some older men "just do not think that tough guys go talk ...New tool helps blood specialists improve patient care
...Through programs jointly sponsored by the ABIM and specialty societies, the diplomate is eligible for Category 1 CME credit for completing each self-evaluation module and preparation for the secure exam....Medical education must adapt to society's changing attitudes
...ur major challenges that need to be tackled if the specialty wants to be taken seriously. Firstly, practical training must be made more effective to counter reduced working hours, they say. Research has shown that deliberate practice is a far better method to acquire expertise than simple unstructured practi...Plastic Surgery 2006 spotlights the future of plastic surgery
...d discuss the political and economic future of the specialty and healthcare.Opening Ceremonies will also feature the annual Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity awards honoring inspirational reconstructive plastic surgery patients for their courage and altruism. The ASPS Industry Forum will be held on...Malpractice concerns may deter Florida medical students from entering obstetrics and gynecology
...liability concerns. Overall, interest in another specialty and lifestyle concerns work hours and unpredictab...gyn careers, whether they initially considered the specialty or not. However, the survey demonstrated a significant split in concerns about Florida's medical-le...Appropriateness criteria issued for cardiac computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
...ege of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) along with key specialty and subspecialty societies have released Appropriateness Criteria for two relatively new clinical cardiac imaging modalities, cardiac computed tomography (CCT) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). These Criteria were developed in order to a...