BACKGROUND In dementia, advance care planning (ACP) of end-of-life issues may start as early as possible in view of the patient's decreasing ability to participate in decision making. We aimed to assess whether practicing physicians in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom who provide most of the end-of-life care, differ in finding that ACP in dementia should start at diagnosis. METHODS In a...

BACKGROUND There is universal awareness of the difficulties faced by doctors when prescribing antimicrobials. METHODS Over a six-month period patients hospitalized in the ICU and under treatment with antibiotics and/or antifungals were eligible to participate in the study. The data were assessed by two infectious diseases specialists. Once completed, all case forms were sent independently to ...

OBJECTIVE To explore the experience of early patient adopters who accessed their clinical notes online using the Blue Button feature of the My HealtheVet portal. METHODS A web-based survey of VA patient portal users from June 22 to September 15, 2013. RESULTS 33.5% of respondents knew that clinical notes could be viewed, and nearly one in four (23.5%) said that they had viewed their notes a...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The current training program for resident physicians in endocrinology and nutrition (EN) organizes their medical learning. Program evaluation by physicians was assessed using a survey. MATERIAL AND METHOD The survey asked about demographic variables, EN training methods, working time and center, and opinion on training program contents. RESULTS Fifty-one members of ...

"No straight lines: Local leadership and the path from government to governance in small cities." Community Development, 53(2), pp. 258–259

A questionnaire on ECT, tapping attitudes, usage and experience, was mailed to all medical members of the Indian Psychiatric Society whose addresses were known; 263 (28.8%) of 913 psychiatrists responded. This paper describes Indian psychiatrists attitudes towards ECT. A global attitude favouring the treatment was expressed by 81.4% of respondents. The psychiatrists considered that for many pat...

OBJECTIVE Patients' attitude towards medical students' presence during treatment depends on the cultural values of the society. This study was conducted to find out the patients' receptiveness in our society to be involved in teaching process for medical students during consultation in out patient department of a teaching hospital in Karachi Pakistan. METHODOLOGY This cross sectional study wa...

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INTRODUCTION The objective of asthma management is to control the condition. However, world-wide surveys reveal that only 5% of asthmatics are well controlled. One reason for this phenomenon is the fact that patients and doctors consistently over-estimate control. This study compared patient and doctor assessment of asthma control. METHODS A random sample of asthmatics was identified by pract...

BACKGROUND The scientific evidence relating to the burden of oral diseases attributable to tobacco use has been reviewed and the need for a well-structured dental teaching program concentrating on oral cancer education and tobacco cessation interventions has been emphasized. The aim of our study was to evaluate the awareness of oral cancer and perception of tobacco use cessation counseling amon...