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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Ethics and professionalism in the pediatric curriculum: a survey of pediatric program directors.

12 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Since 1982, pediatric residency programs have been asked to evaluate trainees for ethical behavior. In 2007, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education required documenting teaching and evaluation of professionalism. ... Read more...

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) survey of radiation biology educators in U.S. and Canadian radiation oncology residency programs.

Sep 2009 PURPOSE: To obtain, in a survey-based study, detailed information on the faculty currently responsible for teaching radiation biology courses to radiation oncology residents in the United States and Canada. METHODS AND MATERIALS: In March-December ... Read more...

Diagnostic spirometry in primary care: Proposed standards for general practice compliant with American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society recommendations: a General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG)1 document, in association with the Association for Respiratory Technology & Physiology (ARTP)2 and Education for Health3 1 www.gpiag.org 2 www.artp.org 3 www.educationforhealth.org.uk.

30 Aug 2009 Primary care spirometry services can be provided by trained primary care staff, peripatetic specialist services, or through referral to hospital-based or laboratory spirometry. The first of these options is the focus of this Standards Document. It ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Accreditation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The accredited cosmetic facial surgery office: a paradigm shift in oral and maxillofacial surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• All practice is local. 29 Sep 2009
• 2009 Presidential Address: mentoring ... touching the future. 29 Sep 2009
• Dalhousie University medical school faces probation. 19 Sep 2009
• Ethics and professionalism in the pediatric curriculum: a survey of pediatric program directors. 12 Sep 2009
• American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) survey of radiation biology educators in U.S. and Canadian radiation oncology residency programs. Sep 2009
• Impact factor and its role in academic promotion. 30 Aug 2009
• Diagnostic spirometry in primary care: Proposed standards for general practice compliant with American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society recommendations: a General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG)1 document, in association with the Association for Respiratory Technology & Physiology (ARTP)2 and Education for Health3 1 www.gpiag.org 2 www.artp.org 3 www.educationforhealth.org.uk. 30 Aug 2009
• [Debate about the aged, which obligations?] 30 Aug 2009
• [Certificate and seal] 30 Aug 2009
• The medical home: an essential competency for pediatric residents. 30 Aug 2009
• Evaluation of the use of an interactive, online resource for competency-based curriculum development. 30 Aug 2009
• One specialty's collaborative approach to competency-based curriculum development. 30 Aug 2009
• How should the ACGME core competencies be measured? 30 Aug 2009
• Perspectives on autonomy. 30 Aug 2009
• Residents' duty hours and professionalism. 25 Aug 2009
• Multisociety task force recommendations of competencies in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. 13 Aug 2009
• [Effect of ISO15189 accreditation in Clinical Laboratory Center of Toyama University Hospital] 30 Jul 2009
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge among nurses working in Bahrain. 30 Jul 2009
• Cottages no more. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Accreditation'

Definition: Certification as complying with a standard set by non-governmental organizations, applied for by institutions, programs, and facilities on a voluntary basis.

Descriptor UI: D000068

Alternative terms: Accreditation; Accreditations;

Related Mesh Headings: Certification; Licensure;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods;

Tree Number: N03.706.110.070; N05.700.200.100;

History Note: 66(64)

Technical Notes: by the profession; do not confuse with LICENSURE (by the state)