Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the waiting times experienced by patients referred an Australian University oral surgery clinic over a 2-year period. Materials and method A single-centre retrospective conducted determine for services at Griffith postgraduate clinic. first 233 were selected out total 587 randomised data collected regarding referral sources, procedures undertak...

OBJECTIVES To review the published literature concerning the effects of on-site mental health professionals on general practitioners' management of mental health. DESIGN Systematic review of controlled trials. SETTING Primary care. PARTICIPANTS General practitioners and mental health professionals. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Consultation rates, prescribing of psychotropics, and referrals to ...

To assess the attitude and knowledge of physicians and patients towards psychiatry, we asked 115 referring doctors and 188 referred patients to complete questionnaires. We examined the results along with the referral rates to try to identify factors that may affect a consultation-liaison psychiatry service. Generally, knowledge was poor and attitudes towards psychiatry negative in both groups. ...

BACKGROUND Many studies have addressed changes in psychiatric consultation variables, but data from newly-opened hospitals is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate changes in consultation-liaison services in the first five years of operation of a newly-opened hospital and compare this with similar data from established hospitals. METHODS Psychiatric consultations in the first...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Teledermatology is an area that has shown rapid growth in the recent past. However, not many studies have been conducted with regards to the application of teledermatology in India. Aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical profiles of cases referred for teledermatology consultation at our center, and to assess and compare the different modalities of teledermatology cons...

OBJECTIVE Comparison of time intervals from diagnosis to chemotherapy between patients opting for embryo cryopreservation or ovarian tissue cryopreservation. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING University hospital in the Netherlands. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-five female patients undergoing fertility preservation procedures before treatment with chemotherapy for cancer. Embryo ...

BACKGROUND Community mental health teams (CMHTs) are the established model for supporting patients with serious mental illness in the community. However, up to 25% of those with psychotic disorders are managed solely by primary care teams. Effective management depends upon locally negotiated referral and shared care arrangements between CMHTs and primary care. AIM To examine whether the style...

Family physicians possess the knowledge and skills to handle 95 percent of the problems presented at patient visits, but at least once per day, on average, a patient’s condition requires a referral. Referrals and consultations are an important part of patient care, but they present numerous challenges: Will the consulting physician treat only the problem in question? Will he or she notify you o...

In this study, the authors examine how national culture affects referral behavior for industrial services such as advertising, banking, and accounting. The authors collected data using interviews with managers of smalland medium-sized companies in the United States and Japan. The results show that national culture has a strong effect on the number of referral sources consulted and that Japanese...