Physicians - Standards
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Prehospital assessment and treatment decisions of a suspected acute coronary syndrome: what are the problems? Results of the "Emergency Doctor and Acute Myocardial Infarction" study (NAAMI)]

21 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Interpretation of prehospital 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains a diagnostic challenge in many cases. The aim of this study was to determine whether board-certified emergency ... Read more...

[Effects of the Internet on the dissemination of medical information: some thoughts on applied ethics]

17 Sep 2009 Learned and professional societies as well as health authorities must attempt to provide free access to their databases for physicians, by a simple repertory of key words and, if necessary, by portals. Although information available for physicians ... Read more...

The attitude of Belgian social insurance physicians towards evidence-based practice and clinical practice guidelines.

7 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Evidence-based medicine has broadened its scope and is starting to reach insurance medicine. Although still in its initial stages, physicians in the area of insurance medicine should keep up-to-date with the evidence on various diseases ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Physicians - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Toxicity issues surrounding herbal use internationally and the U.S. Foreword. 29 Sep 2009
• [Prehospital assessment and treatment decisions of a suspected acute coronary syndrome: what are the problems? Results of the "Emergency Doctor and Acute Myocardial Infarction" study (NAAMI)] 21 Sep 2009
• [Effects of the Internet on the dissemination of medical information: some thoughts on applied ethics] 17 Sep 2009
• The attitude of Belgian social insurance physicians towards evidence-based practice and clinical practice guidelines. 7 Sep 2009
• Are you on Angie's List--yet? 30 Aug 2009
• Do we need autoimmune disease units in hospitals? 30 Aug 2009
• Evaluating the views of paramedics, cardiologists, emergency department physicians and nurses on advanced prehospital management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction. 30 Aug 2009
• Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner and physician services in the occupational health setting. 30 Jul 2009
• EMR push will erode privacy, physician-patient relationship & increase risk. 30 Jul 2009
• Ever-changing credentialing challenges. 30 Jul 2009
• Understanding barriers to delirium care: a multicentre survey of knowledge and attitudes amongst UK junior doctors. 8 Jul 2009
• Forgetting the learning curve for a moment: how much performance is unrelated to own experience? 29 Jun 2009
• Palo Alto clinic physicians design own P4P program. 29 Jun 2009
• Positive patient reviews are possible. 29 Jun 2009
• Hospital issues for independent and employed physicians. 29 Jun 2009
• Peer review in diagnostic radiology: current state and a vision for the future. 27 Jun 2009
• Can primary care professionals' adherence to Evidence Based Medicine tools improve quality of care in type 2 diabetes mellitus? A systematic review. 15 Jun 2009
• Revision: hospital definition of physician. 30 May 2009
• Competition and compromise in negotiating the new governance of medical performance: the clinical governance and revalidation policies in the UK. 24 May 2009
• [Emergency department X-rays requested by physicians or nurses] 16 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Physicians'

Definition: Individuals licensed to practice medicine.

Descriptor UI: D010820

Alternative terms: Physicians; Physician;

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

Tree Number: M01.526.485.810; N02.360.810;

Technical Notes: /educ = EDUCATION, MEDICAL or its specifics; Manual 35.2.3; in biographies: Manual 32.16.7; when not to use: Manual 34.11.1; "role of physician in ..." = PHYSICIAN'S ROLE: see note there