Specialties, Medical - Standards
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Anaesthesia training program in Australia]

30 Jul 2009 We reviewed anaesthesia training program in Australia. Anaesthetists in Australia and New Zealand need to obtain the Diploma of Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) to be recognised as specialists. The ... Read more...

Health plan use of board certification and recertification of surgeons and nonsurgical subspecialists in contracting policies.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: To characterize the role of board certification in general surgeon, surgical specialist, and nonsurgical subspecialist credentialing and contracting policies and to examine possible variation among different types of health plans. ... Read more...

Use of board certification and recertification in hospital privileging: policies for general surgeons, surgical specialists, and nonsurgical subspecialists.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: To better understand the relationship between board certification and credentialing policies for surgeons and nonsurgical subspecialists and to examine possible variation in use of board certification among different types of hospitals. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Specialties, Medical - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Sleep medicine. 29 Sep 2009
• [Quality of referrals from general practitioners to medical polyclinics] 22 Sep 2009
• Advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology as a single subspecialty may restrict access to care. 16 Aug 2009
• [Quality work--an investment for the future] 8 Aug 2009
• [Anaesthesia training program in Australia] 30 Jul 2009
• Health plan use of board certification and recertification of surgeons and nonsurgical subspecialists in contracting policies. 30 Jul 2009
• Use of board certification and recertification in hospital privileging: policies for general surgeons, surgical specialists, and nonsurgical subspecialists. 30 Jul 2009
• Improving training in nephrology procedures: yes we can. 29 Jun 2009
• Public health capacity building--not only the property of the medical profession. 30 May 2009
• Another hiccup? 21 May 2009
• Training in neurology. 3 May 2009
• Set an example. 29 Apr 2009
• The harmonization of the medical speciality in public health in the EU countries--a challenge for the profession. 13 Apr 2009
• Do subspecialized neurosurgeons experience higher complication rates for nonsubspecialty emergent surgery? 27 Mar 2009
• Advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology: a subspecialty is born. 8 Mar 2009
• The plateau of recognition in specialty acute care. 27 Feb 2009
• Introduction to section 3: transitional priorities. 27 Feb 2009
• [What is the problem?] 24 Feb 2009
• Placement of external ventricular drains and intracranial pressure monitors by neurointensivists. 30 Dec 2008
• Rates of complete colonic evaluation after incomplete colonoscopy and their associated factors: a population-based study. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Specialties, Medical'

Definition: Various branches of medical practice limited to specialized areas.

Descriptor UI: D013040

Alternative terms: Specialties, Medical; Medical Specialty; Specialities, Medical; Medical Specialties; Specialty, Medical; Medical Specialities; Medical Speciality; Speciality, Medical;

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

Tree Number: H02.403.776;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; coord IM with field or subject (IM); with biog: Manual 32.16.9, 34.4; policy: Manual 28.5, 28.7; DF: SPECIALTIES MED