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Interprofessional communication with hospitalist and consultant physicians in general internal medicine: a qualitative study

Gotlib Conn Lesley, Reeves Scott, Dainty Katie, Kenaszchuk Chris et al. • BMC Health Services Research (2012)

Abstract Background Studies in General Internal Medicine [GIM] settings have shown that optimizing interprofessional communication is important, yet complex and challenging. While the physician is integral to interprofessional work in GIM t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-437

Satisfaction Rate from the Communication Skills of Family Physicians in Rural Health Centers at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Rezaali Bagheri, Seyed Ahmad Mohammadikia, Mehraneh Kazemian, Batuol Kazemi et al. • آموزش پزشکی (2014)

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Since that one of the basic points in the competences of physicians, is the communication skill to carry out their professional duties properly, several studies suggest that manyphysicians can not communicate to th...

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Watching Out for Older Drivers

Samuel Durso • MedEdPORTAL (2006)

Abstract Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury-related deaths among adults age 65 to 74. This risk for traffic fatalities may triple as the numbers of older drivers increases in the coming years. It is the ethical opinion ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.194

Point of Care Ultrasonographic Life Support in Emergency (PULSE)—a quasi-experimental study

Noman Ali, Abdul Ahad Chhotani, Sannia Perwaiz Iqbal, Salman Muhammad Soomar et al. • International Journal of Emergency Medicine (2023)

Abstract Background Many physicians use point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in their clinical practice to improve their diagnostic capabilities, accuracy, and timeliness. Over the last two decades, the use of PoCUS in the emergency room has dr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12245-023-00525-w

Contribution of short-term global clinical health experience to the leadership competency of health professionals: a qualitative study

Masato Eto, Mikio Hayashi, Daisuke Son, Hirotaka Onishi • BMJ Open (2019)

Objectives Globalisation has increased the opportunities for health professionals working in developed countries to provide clinical and educational support in developing countries. However, how these experiences contribute to the leadershi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027969

Exploring resilience among hospital workers: a Bayesian approach

Laura Uccella, Ilenia Mascherona, Sebastiano Semini, Sara Uccella et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2024)

Background and importanceHealthcare professionals face significant workloads, as their roles are among the most demanding and stressful. Resilience serves as a crucial factor in helping them cope with the challenges encountered in their wor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1403721

Use of Point-of-care Ultrasound for Placement of a Gastric Tamponade Balloon

Patrick Minges, Martina Diaz McDermott, Jazmyn Shaw • Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (2025)

Case Presentation: A 30-year-old female with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis and esophageal varices presented with massive hematemesis. A gastric balloon tamponade device was subsequently placed to temporize variceal hemorrhage, and point-...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.24999

Physician assistants in geriatric medical care

Andrzej Kozikowski, Trenton Honda, Freddi Segal-Gidan, Roderick S. Hooker • BMC Geriatrics (2020)

Abstract Background The US population is maturing. As of 2020, over 52 million (16%) people are age 65 or older. With a citizenry that is increasingly “gray,” the nation is short of medical providers who specialize in geriatric medical care...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01831-1

Genetic impact of non-consanguineous marriages in Saudi Arabia.

Mohammed Alyahya, Taghrid Aloraini, Youseef Al-Harbi, Lamia Alsubaie et al. • Journal of Biochemical and Clinical Genetics (2022)

Background: Physicians and geneticists face challenges in making accurate diagnoses during clinical evaluations; affecting patients and clinicians. The aim of this study was to estimate the hit rate of the non-consanguineous population. Mor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.24911/JBCGenetics/183-1664872492

An update on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic public awareness on cancer patients' COVID-19 vaccine compliance: Outcomes and recommendations

Lina Souan, Maher A. Sughayer, Maha Abu Alhowr, Khawlah Ammar et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2022)

Background:Aside from the pandemic's negative health effects, the world was confronted with public confusion since proper communication and favorable decisions became an ongoing challenge. As a result, the public's perceptions were influenc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.923815

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN AUSTRIA

Claudia Wild • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

The Austrian healthcare system relies mainly on physicians in private practice and on various services provided by hospitals. The social health insurance scheme is compulsory, covering 99% of the population. The system is very decentralized...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300101023

Adoption of e-health technology by physicians: a scoping review

Chloe de Grood, Aida Raissi, Yoojin Kwon, Maria Santana • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (2016)

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this scoping review was to summarize the current literature identifying barriers and opportunities that facilitate adoption of e-health technology by physicians. DESIGN: Scoping review. SETTING: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and P...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s103881 PMC: 4975159

Barriers and facilitators to utilizing digital health technologies by healthcare professionals

Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento, Hebatullah Mohamed Abdulazeem, Lenny Vasanthan, Edson Zangiacomí Martínez et al. • npj Digital Medicine (2023)

Abstract Digital technologies change the healthcare environment, with several studies suggesting barriers and facilitators to using digital interventions by healthcare professionals (HPs). We consolidated the evidence from existing systemat...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00899-4 PMC: 10507089

Medical Informatics/Computers in Medicine

Donald A. B. Lindberg • JAMA (1986)

Quietly over the past 25 years, the field of medical informatics has been emerging as a distinct disciplinary area that provides the scientific and theoretical basis for current and future practical applications of computers and automated i...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1986.03380150130044

Injury death certificates without specification of the circumstances leading to the fatal injury – the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 2005–2014

Christian Lycke Ellingsen, Marta Ebbing, G. Cecilie Alfsen, Stein Emil Vollset • Population Health Metrics (2018)

Abstract Background For injury deaths, the underlying cause of death is defined as the circumstances leading to the injury. When this information is missing, the ICD-10 code X59 (Exposure to unspecified factor) is used. Lack of knowledge of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12963-018-0176-2

Optimal@NRW: optimized acute care of nursing home residents using an intersectoral telemedical cooperation network — study protocol for a stepped-wedge trial

David Brücken, Jenny Unterkofler, Sophie Pauge, Jonas Bienzeisler et al. • Trials (2022)

Abstract Background Increasing life expectancy is associated with a growing number of people living in nursing homes, while the availability of outpatient medical care, especially from family doctors, is stagnating in this sector. Consequen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06613-1

Impact of a Mobile App (LoAD Calc) on the Calculation of Maximum Safe Doses of Local Anesthetics: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Pietro Elias Fubini, Georges Louis Savoldelli, Tal Sara Beckmann, Caroline Flora Samer et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2024)

BackgroundLocal anesthetics (LAs) are regularly used to alleviate pain during medical or surgical procedures. Their use is generally considered safe, but exceeding the maximum recommended doses can lead to LA systemic toxicity, a rare but p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/53679

Is telemedicine a subset of medical informatics?

Shyamala Nagendran, David Moores, Rick Spooner, Jean A. C. Triscott • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (2000)

Informatics has a key characteristic of a new discipline in a technically transient environment--there is no universal definition of it. This is not surprising, given its complex and diverse nature. In a broad sense informatics is the inter...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1258/1357633001935563

Evaluating an LLM-assisted workflow for clinical documentation: A pilot randomized controlled trial on time and quality.

Tomohiro Takayama, Keina Sado, Kenji Suda, Hiroshi Tamura et al. • PLOS Digital Health (2026)

Large language models (LLMs) have been investigated for clinical documentation, with concerns about hallucinations and factual errors. Clinician review and revision of LLM-generated drafts are considered essential; however, the impact of su...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001799