Patient Education as Topic - Organization & administration
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Nursing advocacy in a postgenomic age.

29 Nov 2009 The Human Genome Project will change how health is defined and how disease is prevented, diagnosed, and treated. As the largest group of health care providers in contact with patients, nurses need to be competent in the science of genetics. Beyond ... Read more...

Cervical cancer: disease prevention and informational support.

29 Nov 2009 Cervical cancer and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) are significant health care concerns for women worldwide. Globally, in 2006, cervical cancer remains the second most common cancer in women. Infection with high-risk strains of HPV is found to be ... Read more...

An approach to enhance communication about screening mammography in primary care.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Informed decision making for preventive and screening services in primary care is receiving increased emphasis, yet the actual practice of informed decision making in clinical settings is limited. Lack of training, time, and standardized ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Patient Education as Topic - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Nursing advocacy in a postgenomic age. 29 Nov 2009
• Cervical cancer: disease prevention and informational support. 29 Nov 2009
• ACH fitness clinic. Combating pediatric obesity in clinic and through teaching. 29 Sep 2009
• Antenatal education programmes: do they work? 10 Sep 2009
• An approach to enhance communication about screening mammography in primary care. 30 Aug 2009
• Expanding the public health research agenda for ovarian cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Pilot testing of the PRAISEDD intervention among African American and low-income older adults. 30 Aug 2009
• Achievement of secondary preventive goals after acute myocardial infarction: a comparison between participants and nonparticipants in a routine patient education program in Sweden. 30 Aug 2009
• Medication safety series: take charge! 30 Aug 2009
• Evaluation of psychological outcomes following the intervention 'teaching group': study on predialysis patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessing and training patients on peritoneal dialysis in their own homes can influence better practice. 30 Aug 2009
• Development of an instrument to document the 5A's for smoking cessation. 30 Aug 2009
• Health reality show: regular celebrities, high stakes, new game: a model for managing complex primary health care. 19 Aug 2009
• Preventing shaken baby syndrome: a multidisciplinary response to six tragedies. 30 Jul 2009
• An educational intervention to improve women's ability to cope with childbirth. 30 Jul 2009
• A conversation about health care safety and quality. 4 Jul 2009
• Web-based weight management programs for children and adolescents: a systematic review of randomized controlled trial studies. 29 Jun 2009
• A randomized controlled trial of an automated telephone intervention to improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. 29 Jun 2009
• The effects of isolated telephone interventions on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: a literature review. 29 Jun 2009
• Discharge teaching in the NICU: are parents prepared? An integrative review of parents' perceptions. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Patient Education as Topic'

Definition: The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.

Descriptor UI: D010353

Alternative terms: Patient Education as Topic; Education of Patients; Education, Patient; Patient Education;

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

Tree Number: I02.233.332.500; N02.421.143.827.407.680; N02.421.726.407.680;

History Note: 2008(1963)

Technical Notes: do not confuse with the Publication Type PATIENT EDUCATION HANDOUT