News tagged with residents
Hospital patients suffer in shift shuffle
Patient handovers have increased significantly as a result of the restrictions on the number of hours residents are allowed to work. Multiple shift changes, and resulting consecutive sign-outs, during patient handovers are ...
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Oct 20, 2011 |
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Many emergency programs get failing grade when it comes to stroke training
Medical residents training to work in the emergency department need more formal stroke training, says a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress, noting that, as the first point of contact in stroke care, they ...
Cardiology
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Age, race, debt linked to docs' board certification
(Medical Xpress) -- New research shows that the likelihood of a medical school graduate becoming board certified is linked to age at graduation, race and ethnicity, and level of debt.
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Sep 22, 2011 |
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Childless men more at risk of death from cardiovascular disease
The risk of dying from cardiovascular disease is higher for childless men than for fathers, according to a large study led by a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Cardiology
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Experts seek reforms to prevent errors from medical resident fatigue, lack of supervision
A group of 26 of the nation's leaders in medicine, health care, patient safety, and research today called for sweeping changes in the design, supervision and financing of U.S. hospital residency care programs to protect patients ...
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Jun 24, 2011 |
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Pediatricians' pain-medication judgments affected by unconscious racial bias, study says
Pediatricians who show an unconscious preference for European Americans tend to prescribe better pain-management for white patients than they do for African-American patients, new University of Washington research shows.
Health
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Study: 21 percent of newly admitted nursing home residents sustain a fall during their stay
One in five short-stay nursing home patients sustains a fall after their admission, and certified nursing assistant (CNA) staffing is associated with decreased fall risk, according to a study in the Journal of the American Ge ...
Health
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Surgical residents perform better in OR if they receive structured training in simulated environment
New research has shown that surgical residents who received structured training in a simulated environment perform significantly better when they start operating on patients.
Surgery
Jul 05, 2012 |
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U.S. efforts to boost number of primary care doctors have failed
(HealthDay)—Amid signs of a growing shortage of primary care physicians in the United States, a new study shows that the majority of newly minted doctors continues to gravitate toward training positions ...
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Jan 10, 2013 |
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Deep Brain Stimulation shows promise for patients with chronic, treatment resistant anorexia nervosa
In a world first, a team of researchers at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre and the University Health Network have shown that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in patients with chronic, severe and treatment-resistant Anorexia Nervosa ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Shanghai finds another 800 dead pigs in river
Shanghai fished another 809 dead pigs out of its main waterway on Friday, bringing the total carcasses found this week to 8,300 in a scandal that has spotlighted China's troubles with food safety.
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Mar 15, 2013 |
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Defining the scope of skills for family medicine residencies
Medical school graduates entering one family medicine residency program might receive training that is markedly different than another family medicine residency program. While these new medical school graduates, called residents, ...
Health
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Exercise proves to be ineffective against care home depression
Researchers at the University of Warwick and Queen Mary, University of London have shown that exercise is not effective in reducing burden of depression among elderly care home residents.
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May 02, 2013 |
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Sleep deprivation in doctors
Sleep deprivation is an issue that affects practising physicians and not only medical residents, and we need to establish standards for maximum work and minimum uninterrupted sleep to ensure patient safety, states an editorial ...
Health
May 24, 2011 |
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Women win out in gastrointestinal surgery
In the first study to consider the impact of gender on patient outcomes in major gastrointestinal surgeries, researchers at UC San Diego Health System have found that women are more likely to survive after the procedure than ...
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Jun 30, 2011 |
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