BACKGROUND Simulation-based medical training (SBMT) is a powerful tool for continuing medical education. In contrast to the Anglo-Saxon medical education community, up until recently, SBMT was scarce in continental Europe's pediatric health care education: In 2009, only 3 Swiss pediatric health care institutions used SBMT. The Swiss catalogue of objectives in Pediatrics does not acknowledge SBM...

Bernard Braine said that he had no evidence that general hospitals were refusing to admit mentally confused aged people, or that mental hospitals refused admittance to such people unless they were violent. He added that he would investigate any cases of difficulty which Mr. Pavitt had in mind. Impact of Television on the Young. (10th July). Mr. Henry Brooke announced the composition of the Fras...

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between leadership styles with nurse's staff organizational maturity. With aid of Rnsys Laykert and Kenneth Hersey Blanchard theory; a survey was conducted among managerial staff and nurses. A questionnaire with 30 questions was used to determine the leadership styles of 12 managers in 4 educational hospitals. Another questionnaire including ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to identify the financial management educational needs of nurses in order to development an educational program to strengthen their financial management competencies. METHODS Data were collected from two focus groups using the nominal group technique. The study consisted of three steps: a literature review, focus group discussion using the nominal group t...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the educational practices of staff working in acute stroke wards in Australian hospitals, including the coordination and methods of patient education provision, post-discharge education and support services available, and the education and support services that health professionals would like to provide. METHODS Health professionals who worked in acute stroke wa...

Although most medical educators believe that education, research, and patient care are inseparable and essential to their academic mission, the educational component of this triad has never been given adequate, earmarked support. To fund educational programs, medical centers first relied on research grants and later on third-party payments intended for patient care. However, research money has ...

background: patient satisfaction has a key role in reducing side effects and patient complaints. it also increases the efficiency of treatment. this study was performed to investigate patient satisfaction from health services provided by educational hospitals in isfahan, iran. methods: in a descriptive study, 350 outpatients in educational hospitals of isfahan were non-randomly evaluated in 200...

INTRODUCTION Many internal and external risk factors in health care organizations make safety important and it has caused the management to consider safety in their mission statement. One of the most important tools is to establish the appropriate organizational structure and safety culture. THE GOAL The goal of this research is to inform managers and staff about current safety culture status...