Quality specialist: professional standards and training programs

Specialist training programs for African physicians.

789 www.cmj.hr Many African countries are liberal in accepting medical degrees and specialist qualifications acquired abroad. This in part stems from the lack of training programs on the African continent that can supply the required or near the required numbers of doctors to serve the populations. As the majority of African states are English-speaking, academic and professional qualifications ...

Auditing Standards, Professional Judgement, and Audit Quality∗

This paper examines the economic consequences of tightening auditing standards. We recognize that both auditors’ incentives and expertise are relevant for audit effectiveness. On one hand, tighter auditing standards counter the misbehavior of rogue auditors. On the other hand, tighter standards restrict auditors’exercise of professional judgement, leads to auditors’compliance mentality, and red...

Antimicrobial Stewardship Curriculum and Training among Health Professional Schools and Residency Training Programs in California

695. Physician Perceptions and Attitudes Towards an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and Computerized Decision-making Systems: A Focus Group Study Alvin Qijia Chua, BSc (Pharm) (Hons); Sing Teang Kong, PhD; Lai Wei Lee, BSc (Pharm) (Hons); Daphne Yah Chieh Yii, BPharm; Sarah Si Lin Tang, BSc (Pharm) (Hons); Winnie Lee, BPharm (Hons), MSc (Epi); Andrea L. Kwa, PharmD and Desiree Lie, MD, MSED; ...

Harmonisation of specialist training and continuing professional development in laboratory medicine: a long but necessary journey.

Harmonisation has become a major topic in laboratory medicine over recent years. It is driven by the simple but important belief that reducing variability in an increasingly global healthcare environment will lead to more consistent and higher standards of practice, which, in turn, will lead to improved clinical outcomes and enhanced patient safety. The standardisation of methods in laboratory ...

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