PNS364 PATIENT INVOLVEMENT IN EUNETHTA PHARMACEUTICAL JOINT CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS

Patient involvement in clinical teaching.

This paper presents findings from a longitudinal study of patient refusals (as reported by graduating medical students) to take part in the teaching function of public hospitals. Results from a smaller study of non-patients' attitudes are also reported. Findings are discussed in terms of patients' rights, issues of personal privacy, medical education, and the public good.

Temporomandibular Joint Involvement in a Juvenile Idiopathic Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient

Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, formally known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is the most common type of arthritis affecting children in the United States. There are 3 subtypes, each with their own characteristics. TMJ involvement varies from 25-70% depending on inclusion criteria. These patients may or may not be symptomatic as the course of the disease may be aggressive or go in...

Representing Patient Assessments in LOINC®.

Without being included in accepted vocabulary standards, the results of completed patient assessment instruments cannot be easily shared in health information exchanges. To address this important barrier, we have developed a robust model to represent assessments in LOINC through iterative refinement and collaborative development. To capture the essential aspects of the assessment, the LOINC mod...

Patient assessments of skin, joint, and nail disease activity in psoriatic arthritis.

Whose voices? Patient and public involvement in clinical commissioning

AIM This paper aims to explore patient and public representation in a NHS clinical commissioning group and how this is experienced by staff and lay members involved. BACKGROUND Patient and public involvement is believed to foster greater public representativeness in the development and delivery of health care services. However, there is widespread debate about what representation is or what i...