Allied Health Personnel - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Awareness of the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery among health care professionals in Pondicherry, India.

30 Oct 2008 PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to establish the level of knowledge among dental, medical, and paramedical professionals of the hospital, regarding the role of oral and maxillofacial surgery in health care. This study also aims to highlight the ... Read more...

Increased frequency of chromosome translocations associated with diagnostic x-ray examinations.

30 Jul 2008 Informative studies of cancer risks associated with medical radiation are difficult to conduct owing to low radiation doses, poor recall of diagnostic X rays, and long intervals before cancers occur. Chromosome aberrations have been associated with ... Read more...

Workload capacity measures for estimating allied health staffing requirements.

30 Jul 2008 Workforce planning methodologies for the allied health professions are acknowledged as rudimentary despite the increasing importance of these professions to health care across the spectrum of health services settings. The objectives of this study ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Allied Health Personnel'

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• Awareness of the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery among health care professionals in Pondicherry, India. 30 Oct 2008
• Task shifting in health care in resource-poor countries. 11 Sep 2008
• Extension workers drive Ethiopia's primary health care. 11 Sep 2008
• View from the floor. Quality of life to the end. 9 Sep 2008
• Demographics of workplace violence: methodology is the key. 30 Aug 2008
• Increasing revenue: a few more thoughts.... 30 Aug 2008
• Childhood pneumonia deaths: a new role for health workers? 16 Aug 2008
• Surviving sepsis in developing countries. 30 Jul 2008
• Increased frequency of chromosome translocations associated with diagnostic x-ray examinations. 30 Jul 2008
• Workload capacity measures for estimating allied health staffing requirements. 30 Jul 2008
• A review of patients who suddenly deteriorate in the presence of paramedics. 24 Jul 2008
• Launch of online medical peace work course. 24 Jul 2008
• HIV education for health-care professionals in high prevalence countries: time to integrate a pre-service approach into training. 24 Jul 2008
• Knowledge and beliefs concerning evidence-based practice amongst complementary and alternative medicine health care practitioners and allied health care professionals: a questionnaire survey. 21 Jul 2008
• Clinical placement and rurality of career commencement: a pilot study. 21 Jul 2008
• Randomized trial of endotracheal tube versus laryngeal mask airway in simulated prehospital pediatric arrest. 19 Jul 2008
• Orthopaedic clinical officer program in Malawi: a model for providing orthopaedic care. 13 Jul 2008
• Innovations in Rwanda's health system: looking to the future. 7 Jul 2008
• [Rise of "doulas" in obstetrics] 30 Jun 2008
• Technology approaches to the medical spa: art plus science equal rejuvenation. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Allied Health Personnel'

Definition: Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional.

Descriptor UI: D000488

Alternative terms: Allied Health Personnel; Health Personnel, Allied; Personnel, Allied Health; Paramedics; Paramedic; Paramedical Personnel; Personnel, Paramedical; Population Program Specialists; Population Program Specialist; Program Specialist, Population; Program Specialists, Population; Specialist, Population Program; Specialists, Population Program;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.526.485.067; N02.360.067;

History Note: 71