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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Medical Specialties"”.
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Predicting outpatient appointment non-attendances using machine learning techniques
… these factors are consistent across a range of medical specialties. A predictive model based on LightGBM was used to determine the risk-increasing and risk-mitigating factors for missing appointments, which were then used to assign a risk score to patients on an appointment-by-appointment basis …
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Diagnosis based specialist identification in the hospital
Medical specialties provide essential information about which providers have the skills needed to carry out key procedures or make critical judgments. They are useful for training and staffing and provide confidence to patients that their providers have the experience needed to address their …
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Barriers to the adoption of telemedicine as explained by the disruptive innovation framework
Despite its development and suitability to many specialties of medicine for the past forty years and the driving demands of an aging population, telemedicine has not made significant progress in deployment or commercialization. Why is this? Three case studies of health networks were used to …
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The doctor-patient relationship: an exploration of trainee doctors’ views
Greater understanding of the ways in which medical trainees perceive the doctor-patient relationship could inform future developments in educational provision. A qualitative study was conducted, using a case study approach to explore the perceptions of postgraduate trainees in two medical …
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Dê um diagnóstico por favor! caminhos percorridos por mães de crianças com autismo na rede de serviços da saúde
… and what follows is a pilgrimage for many medical specialties until the diagnosis is made. Much effort has been made so that these symptoms are identified as early as possible to start some type of early intervention. This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of caregivers about the …
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Certified registered nurse anesthetists' professional recertification process: a grounded theory.
… (1) Hands-on simulation testing, (2) continuing medical education (e.g., interactive workshops), and (3) written exams. Focus group participants indicated that hands-on simulation experience and testing provided the most assurance of CRNA competency. Analysis of the focus group and survey data …
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The impact of web-based educational modules to fulfill Part IV of maintenance of certification: an effort to improve the performance of individual physicians
Background: The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) developed a requirement that uses the process of board certification to have physicians complete improvement cycles to help them increase their compliance with basic standards of practice. To meet this requirement, called Part IV Practice …
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EXCEED: enabling and excelling equitable evidence generation for digital health.
… uses,” have become rapidly incorporated across medical specialties on a global scale. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), considered the gold standard of evidence generation, are used by regulators to assess the safety and efficacy of proposed DHTs prior to translation into clinical practice. …
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Key Components for an Ethics Consultation Curriculum
… amongst other health care professionals. While medical specialties, organizational leadership positions, and other miscellaneous health care occupations possess governing bodies that posit credentials that justify these roles, clinical ethics consultants lack a standard of competence. While this …
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A method for analysis of expert committee decision-making applied to FDA medical device panels
… that information is pooled from across multiple specialties and domains of knowledge. The social elements of technical decision-making are not well understood, particularly among expert committees. This is largely due to a lack of methodology for directly studying such interactions in real-world …
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Use of a needs assessment tool for the development of research curriculum for postgraduate medical education trainees in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC)
… The majority of responding trainees belong to medical programs (68.7%). The remainder of trainees belongs to surgical (11.9%), laboratory (4.5%), and other (14.9%) programs (Pathology: 6%, Radiology: 4.5%, Dentistry: 3%, Pharmacology: 1.5%). A total of 40 educators (program directors, deputy …
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Epileptogenesis Causes Long-Term Plasticity Changes in Calbindin D-28k in the Rat Pilocarpine Model of Acquired Epilepsy
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting more than 2% of children and 1% of adults in the U.S. Emerging research has demonstrated that calcium, as a major second messenger system, underlies many of these injury-induced plasticity changes associated with the development …
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The Effectiveness of Prophylactic Eye Drops on the Reversal of UV-Light Induced Cataracts
<p>Cataracts are a cloudiness of the lens within the eye which obstructs vision. They are found in many species including rats, dogs, and humans. Vision is hindered where this "cloudiness", made of water build up and broken crystalline, proteins take form. Oculvet is an eye medication, used by …
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Regulation of Secretin the Neurohypophysis
Secretin (SCT) exists in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysis axis of the rat. Secretin receptor null mice show altered glomerular and renal tubular morphology along with mild polydipsia and polyuria. We hypothesize SCT may play a role in the physiology of water regulation in the rat. Water deprivation …
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Engagement In Activities And Cognitive Functioning Among Older Adults In The Health And Retirement Study
<p>The goal of this dissertation is to examine the effect of cognitive and social activities on cognitive performance and health conditions in a national sample of older adults from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). This dissertation first aimed to identify longitudinal relations between …
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Determining the False Positive Rate of a Concussion Battery in Healthy Division I Collegiate Athletes
<p><strong>Context:</strong> Athletic participation accounts for 1.6-3.8 million concussions, or mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) every year in the United States. Accurate assessment and diagnosis of concussions is critical to protect athletes from further injury. The Fourth International …
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Functional Redistribution of Hippocampal Cannabinoid Cb1 Receptors in the Rat Pilocarpine Model of Acquired Epilepsy
Cannabinoids, such as the marijuana derivative Δ9-THC, are known to have CBl receptor-mediated anticonvulsant effects in several animal models of seizures and epilepsy, including the rat pilocarpine model of acquired epilepsy. However, the distribution of CBl receptor expression and function in …
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White Matter Integrity And Age Related Differences In Reaction Time Components
<p>Reduced speed in information processing is a well-documented phenomenon associated with advanced aging. Age-related deterioration in white matter integrity might play a role in age-related increase in reaction time (RT). However, the association between microstructural differences in particular …
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The Effects of Needle Play on Pre-School Children's Anxiety Concerning Injections
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of needle play in reducing pre-school children's anxiety concerning injections. The Pre-school Observational Scale of Anxiety was used to measure the degree of anxiety experienced by the children. The hypothesis stated that there would be a …
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Obesity as a Risk Factor for Preeclampsia: Role of Inflammation and the Innate Immune System
Obesity is a known risk factor for preeclampsia, but the reason for this risk is unknown. We sought to demonstrate how obese individuals are predisposed to preeclampsia by mechanisms involving inflammation and the innate immune system. First, we used immunohistochemical studies to identify …
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