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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Medical practitioner"”.
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Aspects of the history of organised pharmacy in South Africa, 1885-1946
The medical practitioner, nurse, midwife, dentist and pharmacist have played significant roles in the history of South Africa. Various histories have dealt with their expansion into separate, clearly identifiable, professions. Nothing of a scholarly nature has been written about pharmacy in South …
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The Dublin Medical Press and medical authority in Ireland 1850 -1890
… in the lives of the public and, as the Dublin Medical Press indicates, it bolstered the perception of the medical practitioner as moral guardian of society in general. This thesis is not a study of the medical profession in Ireland in the nineteenth century. Though the structures and the …
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Portable inshoe gait analysis device
… be it. in visual or digital format, assists the medical practitioner in the diagnosis of an abnormality of gait. This thesis describes the development of a low-cost, portable, inshoe gait analysis device which overcomes all the limitations experienced by other systems currently in use. The …
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Inter-professional collaboration among membrs of the mental health team at Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa
… hospitals were purposively selected, namely the medical practitioner, the clinical psychologist, the occupational therapist, the social worker and the psychiatric nurse. Four focus group discussions were conducted to collect data making use of a research assistant and an interview guide. Data was …
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Stress amongst medical doctors in the Western Cape
… stressors that form part of the daily routine of medical practitioners as well as financial pressures, insufficient budgets, a challenging working environment, information overload and threats of litigation can threaten the health and well-being of the medical practitioner. Various reasons …
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Investigating the role of routine drug analyses in survivors of sexual offences admitted to the clinical forensic unit at Victoria Hospital
… were obtained from participants by the attending medical practitioner using a standardised data collection sheet. Results: Majority of the participants reported to the clinic within 24 hours after the alleged offence (64.7%). Several participants reported consuming alcohol (64.7%), medicinal drugs …
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Paediatric analgesia and sedation in the emergency department
I started my career as medical practitioner in 1979, and have since worked in many different Emergency Departments in South Africa, Namibia and the United Kingdom. In most Emergency Departments, medical personnel find it difficult to deal effectively and appropriately with pain and anxiety in the …
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Habits, hassle, and health: how do blood donors respond to a temporary deferral due to low haemoglobin?
… further advice and investigations from their medical practitioner and nearly half of those are encouraged to change their donation patterns. With the exception of having a low haemoglobin level confirmed at follow-up testing, experiences seeking further investigations were not associated with …
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Measuring competence among Health Workers in case management of malaria in pregnancy in Rural Zambia(Gwembe)
… from text books and experts in the field e.g. medical officers, national malaria center, etc. A baseline of 75% was assumed.Results:This study showed that the medical practitioner scored an average of 86%, nurses and the mid-wives both scored above the base-line with an average score of 78% and …
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Measuring competence among Health Workers in case management of malaria in pregnancy in Rural Zambia(Gwembe)
… from text books and experts in the field e.g. medical officers, national malaria center, etc. A baseline of 75% was assumed.Results:This study showed that the medical practitioner scored an average of 86%, nurses and the mid-wives both scored above the base-line with an average score of 78% and …
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The Use Of The Cognitive Status Examination In Detecting Cognitive Impairment In Elderly People
… members, care-givers and even the treating medical practitioner may mistakenly attribute the early decline in mental function to the normal aging process. A diagnostic instrument that is easy to administer and score yet is sensitive and specific to the detection of cognitive impairment in …
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Bioethics and human rights in international law: genetic engineering, euthanasia and/or physician assisted suicide
Medical advancements and improved scientific knowledge has introduced various benefits to society, while also creating contentious debates and issues concerning the impacts these medical advancements and/or procedures have had on human rights. In particular, the impact on human rights that medical …
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Studi etnobotani tumbuhan yang dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan perawatan pra dan pasca persalinan oleh masyarakat Samin di Kecamatan Margomulyo Kabupaten Bojonegoro
… that know about theraphy (foal indigenous medical practitioner) 10 persons (2) Cultural promoter (Villagist old) 10 persons (3) univers society that benefitted plant as caring prenatal and pasca bearing 10 persons (especially mothers). The result that there are 24 kinds of plant that …
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Creation of a framework for educators and learners to enable best practice in assessment development for a digital learning environment
… real-world experience of the researcher as a medical practitioner and educator, and discussions with domain-specific experts, the research objective and research questions (RQ) emerged. The objective of the thesis was to create a framework for educators and learners to enable best practice in …
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The medical profession in the Roman Empire from Augustus to Justinian
… and in this thesis which aims to delineate the medical profession in the Roman Empire, I have endeavoured to combine them as far as possible. The social position of a doctor can only be fully understood within his area and within a chronological context. Works on ancient medicine have in the …
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Etnobotani pemanfaatan tumbuhan obat oleh masyarakat Kecamatan Alor Tengah Utara Kabupaten Alor Nusa Tenggara Timur
… of countryside head, tribe head, traditional medical practitioner (ata molang), and local society which know about exploiting of plant as drug. This research is conducted in January until February 2011 in district of north middle Alor, sub-province of Alor, Nusa South-East east. Result of …
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Etnobotani tumbuhan obat untuk kesehatan reproduksi oleh masyarakat lokal kedang Kabuten Lembata Propinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur
… respondents, one that consisting of indigenous medical practitioner (molan), kampong's custom chairman and society that knows and utilize salving plant. Respondent at fetching at Kedang who covers 2 districts namely, Buyasuri's district and Omesuri's district. Each district is taken 7 sample …
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Aspects of surrealism in the work of Jean Cocteau
… to accept the view of Freud as a scientist and a medical practitioner in the field of psychiatry, a view which he himself insisted upon, it has been felt justifiable to accept it, although nowadays he is partially discredited. The concept of the subconscious is also not considered favourably …
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Evaluation of policy regulating access to South African Social Security Agency's disability grants in Umlazi township
… the lack of relevant training for staff and medical practitioners, the lack of community engagement and awareness, medical practitioners who use their discretion to make recommendations to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) administrators, the risk of inclusion and exclusion …
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Syphilis
… was, in 1556, given to the affection by a medical practitioner in Rouen, who noticed that sexual intercourse was the most common method of contracting the malady. This had a considerable vogue, but was ultimately replaced by the Latin equivalent "Lues Venerea." The name "Sibbens" or …