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ABSTRACT: Teams under pressure in the emergency department: an interview study

Abstract OBJECTIVE:To identify key stressors for emergency department (ED) staff, investigate positive and negative behaviours associated with working under pressure and consider interventions that may improve how the ED team functions.METHODS:This was a qualitative study involving semistructured interviews. Data were collected from staff working in the ED of a London teaching

ABSTRACT: Acute pain in undergraduate medical education: an unfinished chapter!

Abstract Inadequately treated acute pain is a global healthcare problem that causes significant patient suffering and disability, risk of chronicity, increased resource utilization, and escalating healthcare costs. Compounding the problem is the lack of adequate instruction in acute pain management available in medical schools worldwide. Incorporating acute pain diagnosis and management

ABSTRACT: Acute pain in undergraduate medical education: an unfinished chapter!

Abstract Inadequately treated acute pain is a global healthcare problem that causes significant patient suffering and disability, risk of chronicity, increased resource utilization, and escalating healthcare costs. Compounding the problem is the lack of adequate instruction in acute pain management available in medical schools worldwide. Incorporating acute pain diagnosis and management

MANUSCRIPT: An electronic portfolio for quantitative assessment of surgical skills in undergraduate medical education.

Abstract BACKGROUND: We evaluated a newly designed electronic portfolio (e-Portfolio) that provided quantitative evaluation of surgical skills. Medical students at the University of Seville used the e-Portfolio on a voluntary basis for evaluation of their performance in undergraduate surgical subjects. METHODS: Our new web-based e-Portfolio was designed to evaluate surgical practical knowledge and skills

ABSTRACT: A reflective practice intervention for professional development, reduced stress and improved patient care-A qualitative developmental evaluation

AbstractOBJECTIVE:Professional capabilities, such as empathy and patient-centeredness, decline during medical education. Reflective practice is advocated for teaching these capabilities. The Clinical Reflection Training (CRT) is a reflective practice intervention using the professional dilemmas faced by medical students during clinical practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate students' perceptions

ABSTRACT: More than four decades of medical informatics education for medical students in Germany. New recommendations published.

Abstract The publication of German competencybased learning objectives "Medical Informatics" for undergraduate medical education gives reason to report on more publications of the German journal GMS Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology ( MIBE ) in Methods. The publications in focus deal with support of medical education by health and biomedical informatics,

ABSTRACT: Improving the Effect of FDA-Mandated Drug Safety Alerts with Internet-Based Continuing Medical Education

Abstract The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires risk communication as an element of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) to alert and educate healthcare providers about severe toxicities associated with approved drugs. The educational effectiveness of this approach has not been evaluated. To support the communication plan element of

ABSTRACT: Promoting health behaviours in medical education.

Abstract Background:  In light of the global trends of increasing obesity, the education of doctors and other health professionals warrants greater attention to promoting effective weight management through health behaviours related to eating and exercise. Context:  Gaps in training in these areas have been identified related to weight management and wellness.

ABSTRACT: The military health system: a community of solutions for medical education, health care delivery, and public health.

Abstract Multiple strategies have been proposed to improve health care in the United States. These include the development of communities of solution (COSs), implementation of patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs), and lengthening family medicine residency training. There is scant literature on how to build and integrate these ideal models of care, and

ABSTRACT: Prioritizing health disparities in medical education to improve care.

Abstract Despite yearly advances in life-saving and preventive medicine, as well as strategic approaches by governmental and social agencies and groups, significant disparities remain in health, health quality, and access to health care within the United States. The determinants of these disparities include baseline health status, race and ethnicity, culture, gender