OVER the last few years the nature of the work of the general physician in the teaching hospital has changed considerably. His exact functions are no longer clear and it is not certain whether the general physician has a future in the large general hospital. The reasons for this include1. The growth of sub-specialities in medicine. These tend to attract direct referrals from general practitione...

In the process of acquiring new skills, physicians-in-training may expose patients to harm because they lack the required experience, knowledge and technical skills. Yet, most teaching hospitals use inexperienced residents to care for high-acuity patients in complex and dynamic environments and provide limited supervision from experienced clinicians. Multiple efforts in the last few years have ...

Introduction: Service quality is a judgment that the customer compares his/her expectations by this judgment, with the perception of the received services. The purpose of this study was to compare service quality in teaching hospitals with non-teaching hospitals in Kerman city. Methods: This cross-sectional study has been done on 166 hospitalized patients...

Background Brief cessation advice from healthcare professionals significantly increases the likelihood of patients quitting smoking, yet patients are not routinely provided with this advice. Smoke-free Brief cessation advice from healthcare professionals significantly increases the likelihood of patients quitting smoking, yet patients are not routinely provided with this advice. Smoke-free hosp...

BACKGROUND During the last three decades, ethics committees have been formed with a growing trend. These committees have a satisfactory and effective impact on the pattern of patient care and its performance. The medical ethics committee is considered one of the most active committees in hospitals, having the aim of providing necessary approaches for the optimal use of the findings in empirical...

OBJECTIVE To assess, from the worker's viewpoint, the structure, the process and the results of the Emergency Hospital Services that have taken up the guideline of "Welcoming with Risk Classification" in two teaching hospitals of the state of Paraná. METHOD Quantitative and descriptive research, exploratory and prospective, using random sampling stratified by professional category, comprising...

AIMS To evaluate a systematic approach to the development and implementation of evidence based asthma management guidelines. METHODS Comparative study of children (2-18 years) with acute asthma; a control cohort (cohort 1) was recruited before implementation of the guidelines and two cohorts were recruited after implementation (cohorts 2 and 3). RESULTS There was no difference in the propor...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether hospitalised patients would agree to wear an identification bracelet and whether patient acceptability is improved by more detailed explanations or by using a code instead of a name on the bracelet. DESIGN Patient survey that tested two variables in a randomised factorial design. Explanations about identification bracelets were given (a) with or without examples ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to see what medical students think about the role of spouse of a devoted medical doctor through the book reports of The Painted Veil (1925). METHODS The 53 medical students were asked to read Maugham's The Painted Veil and to have a discussion. In their book reports, following questions were asked to be included: What it is like to be married a devoted medical...