Department of Medicine, Neurology Unit, San Fernando Teaching Hospital, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Department of Infectious Disease Unit/Medicine, San Fernando Teaching Hospital, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Department of Medicine, San Fernando Teaching Hospital, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Department of Medicine, Surgi-Med Clinic, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Department ...

BACKGROUND Under the Affordable Care Act, health care reimbursement will increasingly be linked to quality and costs. In this environment, teaching hospitals will be closely scrutinized, as their care is often more expensive. Furthermore, although they serve vital roles in education, research, management of complex diseases, and care of vulnerable populations, debate continues as to whether tea...

The goal of this study was to evaluate the pattern and the suitability of the human Albumin usage according to the available and reliable guidelines. A concurrent, cross-sectional study was performed in Shariati Hospital (associated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran). All inpatient adults that were prescribed albumin during the study period were evaluated to register the...

Aims: To explore the pre-operative diagnosis, surgery performed and histopathological findings in teaching and non teaching hospitals in Chandigarh, India. Methods: A retrospective analysis of preoperative diagnosis made available to the pathologist and the final histopathologic findings was done for age, indication of hysterectomy, type of surgery, hospital setting where surgery was performed ...

This study aimed at identifying the level of HIV-related discriminatory attitudes and related factors in a purposively-selected sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) in Bangladesh. In total, 526 HCWs from a number of hospitals and healthcare centres were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. A moderate level of discriminatory attitudes was observed. The factors associated with a high leve...

OBJECTIVE There is a paucity of literature on consultation-liaison psychiatry, in northern Nigeria. This study aimed to determine both the pattern of psychiatric referrals, and the attitudes of doctors toward the treatment of mental disorders in a teaching hospital, in northeast Nigeria. METHOD In this cross-sectional survey, we used a modified version of the self-rated Kumar 12-item question...

MD, MSc. Lecturer, Pharmacology Department, Lagos State University College of Medicine, and Resident, Paediatrics Department, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. BPharm, MPH. Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Department, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. MD, FWACP, FMCPaed. Professor and Head, Paediatrics Dep...

BACKGROUND The Stanford Faculty Development Center (SFDC) at Stanford University developed a teaching improvement course for medical teachers that has been widely disseminated using a train-the-trainer model. We were curious to see if cultural factors might influence the applicability and impact of the course when delivered to non-American participants by a facilitator from that culture. METH...