Patient Care Team
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Inclusion of parents in pediatric subspecialty team rounds: attitudes of the family and medical team.

30 Oct 2009 The importance of the family's involvement in caring for children with cancer is as tremendous as the need to successfully educate our medical students and residents about the value of effective communication and family-centered care. This article ... Read more...

Improving chronic care of type 2 diabetes using teams of interprofessional learners.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To improve the care and outcomes of adult patients with type 2 diabetes by teaching interprofessional teams of learners the principles and practices of the Improving Chronic Illness Care Model. METHOD: The study population consisted of 384 ... Read more...

The effects of a nurse case manager and a community health worker team on diabetic control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.

24 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Although African American adults bear a disproportionate burden from diabetes mellitus (DM), few randomized controlled trials have tested culturally appropriate interventions to improve DM care. METHODS: We randomly assigned 542 African ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Patient Care Team'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Inclusion of parents in pediatric subspecialty team rounds: attitudes of the family and medical team. 30 Oct 2009
• Improving chronic care of type 2 diabetes using teams of interprofessional learners. 30 Oct 2009
• Treatment planning and surgical considerations in implant therapy for patients with agenesis, oligodontia, and ectodermal dysplasia: review and case presentation. 30 Oct 2009
• Interdisciplinary advances in implant dentistry. 30 Oct 2009
• New models of collaboration between criminal justice and mental health systems. 30 Oct 2009
• The interdisciplinary approach to culturally tailored medical care: "Social networking" for decreasing risk: Comment on "The effects of a nurse case manager and a community health worker team on diabetic control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial" and "Trial of family and friend support for weight loss in African American adults". 24 Oct 2009
• The effects of a nurse case manager and a community health worker team on diabetic control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. 24 Oct 2009
• The potency of team-based care interventions for hypertension: a meta-analysis. 24 Oct 2009
• Practice parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. 11 Oct 2009
• Impact of a comanaged Geriatric Fracture Center on short-term hip fracture outcomes. 10 Oct 2009
• Go and see. 7 Oct 2009
• Teaching and learning in the hospital ward. 7 Oct 2009
• Health is global. Oct 2009
• Critical care of the burn patient: the first 48 hours. 29 Sep 2009
• Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers. 29 Sep 2009
• [Head and neck squamous cell cancer] 29 Sep 2009
• Enhancing multiyear guideline concordance for bipolar disorder through collaborative care. 29 Sep 2009
• Caring for patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm: data, knowledge, and wisdom. 29 Sep 2009
• Update and review of the multidisciplinary management of stage IV colorectal cancer with liver metastases. 27 Sep 2009
• NIDCAP: new controversial evidence for its effectiveness. 26 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Patient Care Team'

Definition: Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the whole team contributes to the care of the patient.

Descriptor UI: D010348

Alternative terms: Patient Care Team; Care Team, Patient; Care Teams, Patient; Patient Care Teams; Team, Patient Care; Teams, Patient Care; Medical Care Team; Care Team, Medical; Care Teams, Medical; Medical Care Teams; Team, Medical Care; Teams, Medical Care; Interdisciplinary Health Team; Health Team, Interdisciplinary; Health Teams, Interdisciplinary; Interdisciplinary Health Teams; Team, Interdisciplinary Health; Teams, Interdisciplinary Health; Healthcare Team; Healthcare Teams; Team, Healthcare; Teams, Healthcare; Health Care Team; Care Team, Health; Care Teams, Health; Health Care Teams; Team, Health Care; Teams, Health Care;

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

Tree Number: N04.590.715;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: consider also NURSING, TEAM