OBJECTIVE To examine the hidden cost of medical education at the Sydney Medical School, for which the University of Sydney does not pay. METHODS All face-to-face teaching provided for students in the Sydney University Postgraduate Medical Program was listed under two headings: teaching by university employed staff; and teaching by other health providers not paid by the university. All teachin...

CONTEXT Regional Australia is critically short of registered nurses (RNs) due to an ageing nursing workforce and difficulty in attracting new staff. It is recognised that rural background is the most influential factor shaping a health professional's decision to practise in regional areas. Because of this, Charles Sturt University (CSU), with campuses throughout regional New South Wales (NSW), ...

CONTEXT In February 2008, a new partnership between Maine Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine was formed to create a model medical school program. ISSUE Major forces for change included: the increasing physician workforce needs of Maine, the need to increase access for medical education for Maine students, the opportunity for educational innovation, the societal imperative ...

BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Evidence pointing towards a more efficacious model of care using a biopsychosocial approach for LBP management highlights the need to understand the pain-related beliefs of patients and those who treat them. The beliefs held by healthcare professionals (HCPs) are known to influence the treatment advice given to patient...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting is the cornerstone of pharmacovigilance. ADR reporting with Yellow Cards has tremendously improved pharmacovigilance of drugs in many developed countries and its use is advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO). This study was aimed at investigating the knowledge and attitude of doctors in a teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria ...

As a result of the digital revolution we have experienced in the last 25 years, a range of new teaching and learning formats is available, from e-modules, sophisticated simulations and serious games, to online collaborative learning. In this special issue, we cover several of these promising new formats of technology-enhanced learning (or e-learning or online learning), referring to the use of ...

healthcare waste is a by-product of healthcare. poor management of these wastes exposes the community to infections, toxic effects and injuries. the purpose of this study was to investigation the qualities and quantities characteristics of infectious and domestic wastes of dehgolan clinics in kurdistan province. for this purpose health care centers was identify including hospitals, clinics, inf...

introduction: the aim of the present study is to show regional disparities in iran through measurement of the level of development of different provinces with respect to their accessibility to the health and medicare facilities. methods: to accomplish the above mentioned purpose, data regarding 18 health and medicare indexes for the years 2006-2008, have been collected. the quantified methods s...

background and objectives: trans-placental transmission of parvovirus b19 during pregnancy can causes adverse outcomes. regarding its importance in prenatal care, we decided to study prevalence of parvovirus b19 infection among pregnant woman in ardabil, iran. materials and methods: in a community based study with a cluster sampling, 350 pregnant women that attended in health care centers in ar...