BACKGROUND Adverse events are a significant quality and safety issue in the hospital setting due to their direct impact on patients. Additionally, such events are often handled by junior doctors due to their direct involvement with patients. As such, it is important for health care organizations to prioritize education and training for junior doctors on identifying adverse events and handling t...

Citation: Daneshfar A, Gahreman DE, Koozehchian MS, Amani Shalamzari S, Hassanzadeh Sablouei M, Rosemann T, Knechtle B and Nikolaidis PT (2018) Multi Directional Repeated Sprint Is a Valid and Reliable Test for Assessment of Junior Handball Players. Front. Physiol. 9:317. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00317 Multi Directional Repeated Sprint Is a Valid and Reliable Test for Assessment of Junior Handba...

BACKGROUND Prescribing errors occur in up to 15% of UK inpatient medication orders. However, junior doctors report insufficient feedback on errors. A barrier preventing feedback is that individual prescribers often cannot be clearly identified on prescribing documentation. AIM To reduce prescribing errors in a UK hospital by improving feedback on prescribing errors. INTERVENTIONS We develop...

The life of a junior scientist—usually as a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher—is rarely easy. The job often involves relocating to another city or even another country, which can be difficult and can disrupt personal relationships. Long working hours, often extending into evenings or weekends, inevitably clash with the scientist’s private life. Crucial experiments or research projects migh...

PURPOSE To compare the accuracy of estimating prostatic volume with digital rectal examination (DRE) by urological staffs with different experiences. Measurement of prostatic volume with transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) serves as the reference standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-nine consecutive male patients admitted with acute urinary retention had their prostatic volume estimated with...

OBJECTIVES To explore junior doctors' knowledge about and experiences of managing patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) and to seek their recommendations for improved future training on this important topic about which they currently receive little education. DESIGN Qualitative study using in-depth interviews analysed using the framework method. SETTING Participants were recrui...

BACKGROUND General practice became an academic discipline quite recently in many western countries. In France, junior lecturer work is specified in a three-part mandate: medical work in general practice, teaching in the university, and research. Since 2007, 130 junior lecturers have been appointed in general practice. The aim of the creation of junior lecturer status was to align general practi...