The Idaho Medical Practice Act.

Rural Idaho family physicians' scope of practice.

CONTEXT Scope of practice is an important factor in both training and recruiting rural family physicians. PURPOSE To assess rural Idaho family physicians' scope of practice and to examine variations in scope of practice across variables such as gender, age and employment status. METHODS A survey instrument was developed based on a literature review and was validated by physician educators, ...

Statement of the Brazilian Nursing Association regarding the approval of the medical practice act.

A guide to the essentials of a modern medical practice act.

The judicialization of the medical act.

Since its beginning and, more effectively, since the Middle Ages, medical practice has been the subject of relentless social control and, consequently, of the Law itself. In this sense, Medieval Medicine was subjected to the practical analysis of obtained results, whether with the use of medications or surgical interventions, thus defining what therapeutic success, accidental result, unforeseea...

Assessing Idaho Rural Family Physician Scope of Practice Over Time.

CONTEXT An important consideration determining health outcomes is to have an adequate supply of physicians to address the health needs of the community. PURPOSE The purpose of this investigation was to assess scope of practice factors for Idaho rural family physicians in 2012 and to compare these results to findings from a 2007 study. METHODS The target population in this study was rural fa...