General Surgery - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Surgical research in the UK.

30 Mar 2009 This review focuses on the history of, and recent developments in, the law and ethics of research with practical advice for surgeons conducting clinical research. Legal references apply to England and Wales or to Scotland, but the underlying ethical ... Read more...

The problem of the aging surgeon: when surgeon age becomes a surgical risk factor.

29 Oct 2008 The question of when a surgeon should retire has been the subject of debate for decades. Both anecdotal evidence and objective testing of surgeons suggest age causes deterioration in physical and cognitive performance. Medical education, residency ... Read more...

When does the 'learning curve' of innovative interventions become questionable practice?

28 Jun 2008 Demand for less invasive surgical intervention has increased in recent years resulting in surgeons occasionally being pressurised into adopting new techniques before evidence of safety and efficacy has been established. Unlike pharmaceutical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'General Surgery - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Position statement on further work hour restrictions: the views of current and recent trainees. 30 Aug 2009
• "Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety": response of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery to the December 2008 Report of the Institute of Medicine. 30 Aug 2009
• Comment of the American Board of Surgery on the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine Report, "Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety". 30 Aug 2009
• Resident duty hours in surgery for ensuring patient safety, providing optimum resident education and training, and promoting resident well-being: a response from the American College of Surgeons to the Report of the Institute of Medicine, "Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety". 30 Aug 2009
• A problem with informed consent. 30 Jul 2009
• The development of consent from Bolam to Chester: what you need to know and what your patients are entitled to know. 9 May 2009
• Body dysmorphic disorder, radical surgery and the limits of consent. 4 May 2009
• Surgical research in the UK. 30 Mar 2009
• [The extent of patient consent and reimbursement claim by the head physician in accepting personal treatment responsibility] 11 Feb 2009
• [Rejection of medical evidence through bias] 27 Jan 2009
• Informed consent and the surgeon. 19 Jan 2009
• [Legislative aspects and legislative classification of iatrogenics in surgery] 30 Dec 2008
• [The legal bearings of the case medical specialist standard of pediatric surgery in the general hospital] 15 Dec 2008
• [Initial report of experiences with regard to the comprehensive federal contract regulations] 30 Oct 2008
• [Cooperation in the health care system] 30 Oct 2008
• The problem of the aging surgeon: when surgeon age becomes a surgical risk factor. 29 Oct 2008
• Medical simulation from an insurer's perspective. 18 Oct 2008
• [Goal performance principle in the legal decision of the federal court--most recent decision of 5 June 2008 once again confirms its application] 30 Jul 2008
• [Threatened revolution from above] 30 Jul 2008
• When does the 'learning curve' of innovative interventions become questionable practice? 28 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'General Surgery'

Definition: A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.

Descriptor UI: D013502

Alternative terms: General Surgery; Surgery, General; Surgery;

Related Mesh Headings: Surgical Procedures, Operative; Barber Surgeons;

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

Tree Number: H02.403.810.300;

History Note: 2009 (1974)

Technical Notes: SPEC only: prefer /surg with organs & dis: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.70; the surgeon & specialty go here: the surgical patient = SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE: Manual 26.15+; /instrum = SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS or SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; military surgery = MILITARY MEDICINE (IM) + GENERAL SURGERY (IM) if the specialty; DF: SURG