medication discontinuities. Following on from these perceived benefits are possible improvements in the efficiency of the medication administration process and better medication management for patients. eMARs are populated with electronic medication orders generally entered by doctors (often in conjunction with an electronic prescribing system), but also in some instances by pharmacists, pharma...

BACKGROUND The 1997 enactment of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act intensified interest in improving physician education and skills in caring for patients at the end of life. OBJECTIVE To obtain hospice nurse and social workers' collateral ratings of efforts made by Oregon physicians to improve their palliative care skills over the previous 5 years. DESIGN A descriptive survey of nurses and...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of an asthma resource centre in improving treatment and quality of life for asthmatic patients. DESIGN Community based randomised controlled trial. SETTING 41 general practices in Greenwich with a practice nurse. SUBJECTS All registered patients aged 15-50 years. INTERVENTION Nurse specialists in asthma who educated and supported practice nurses,...

Appropriate selection of antibiotic drugs is critical to optimize treatment of infections and limit the spread of antibiotic resistance. To better inform public health efforts to improve prescribing of antibiotic drugs, we conducted in-depth interviews with 36 primary care providers in the United States (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) to explore knowledge, attitudes,...

o bjectives: cases of antimicrobial resistance are increasing, partly due to inappropriate prescribing practices by dentists. the purpose of this study was to investigate the prescrib- ing practices and knowledge of dentists with regards to antibiotics. moreover, this study aimed to determine whether the prescriptions comply with the recommended guidelines and whether clinical audit can alter t...