Doctors’ health—addressing the knowledge gap

Doctors' health--addressing the knowledge gap.

Dear Sir, We read with interest and commend Vijendren et al.’s [1] in-depth review, analysing occupational health issues in UK doctors. To supplement their knowledge, readers should be aware of a report published in this journal in 2013, which evaluated doctors and dentists contacts with a NHS occupational health (OH) service [2]. For management and self-referrals, the medical reason for attend...

Client expectation from doctors: expectation - reality gap.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To determine client expectation from doctors, a descriptive survey was conducted amongst people above 18 years of age and doctors of Faridpur District. METHODOLOGY For this purpose a total of 400 patients and 30 doctors were involved. Both rural and urban population were included. A sample of 30 doctors was selected from the outdoor department of Faridpur Medical College H...

Knowledge Society and the Knowledge Gap

Knowledge has been widely recognised by economists as the most important factor of production in a “new economy”. The production and utilisation of knowledge is therefore essential for development. Some countries, Malaysia among others, have embarked on an ambitious plan to use knowledge as a base for economic development, by-passing earlier stages of industrialisation. Some commentators have, ...

Doctors don't own medical knowledge.

An Audit of the Knowledge and Attitudes of Doctors towards Surgical Informed Consent (SIC)

Background The Surgical Informed Consent (SIC) is a comprehensive process that establishes an informationbased agreement between the patient and his doctor to undertake a clearly outlined medical or surgical intervention. It is neither a casual formality nor a casually signed piece of paper. The present study was designed to audit the current knowledge and attitudes of doctors towards SIC at a ...