Accreditation surveys protect patients and personnel by monitoring health care facility compliance with rules, regulations, and best practices. Accreditation, or the lack of it, can affect a facility's ability to be reimbursed. The ability of personnel to follow best practices and adhere to regulatory requirements in the surgical processing department and the OR has a critical effect on reducin...

OBJECTIVE To document infrastructure, personnel, procedures performed, and supplies and equipment available at all county hospitals in Liberia using the World Health Organization Tool for Situational Analysis of Emergency and Essential Surgical Care. DESIGN Survey of county hospitals using the World Health Organization Tool for Situational Analysis of Emergency and Essential Surgical Care. ...

Due to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the unmet medical and psychological needs of military personnel are creating major challenges. Increasingly, active duty military personnel are seeking physical and mental health services from civilian professionals. The Civilian Medical Resources Network attempts to address these unmet needs. Participants in the Network include primary care and mental h...

BACKGROUND Thailand has joined the World Health Organization effort to prepare against a threat of an influenza pandemic. Regular monitoring on preparedness of health facilities and assessment on perception of the front-line responsible health personnel has never been done. This study aimed to document the patterns of perception of health personnel toward the threat of an influenza pandemic. ...

OBJECTIVE To examine factors associated with self-reported unintended weight change in (ex-) military personnel of the UK Armed Forces. DESIGN A cohort study whereby a self-report questionnaire was administered at baseline (2003-2005) and follow-up (2007-2009). PARTICIPANTS A total of 6352 former and serving military personnel of the UK Armed Forces. SETTING United Kingdom. MAIN OUTCOME...

BACKGROUND Military deployment to combat zones puts military personnel to a number of physical and mental challenges that may adversely affect mental health. Until now, few studies have been performed in Europe on mental health utilization after military deployment. OBJECTIVE We compared the incidence of mental health consultations with the Military Mental Health Service (MMHS) of military de...

background: work environment dictates physical, social and mental tensions each of which affect the staff’s health. likewise, pre-hospital emergency care staff, due to the special nature of their job, are exposed to the tensions of emergency situations which can affect their health. therefore, this study was conducted to scrutinize the relationship between the job burnout and mental health in p...

A descriptive survey was conducted to investigate strikes by nursing personnel as a challenge for nurse managers in KwaZulu-Natal Province. Data was collected from nurse managers and various categories of nursing personnel excluding student and pupil nurses. Results confirmed that patient care is adversely affected by nurses' strikes. There is division in opinions on the nurses' strikes. It is ...

Concerns about the mental health of military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan has led to a new generation of research. This review is an examination of the UK literature on the mental health consequences of deployment of armed forces personnel to Iraq and Afghanistan. As yet, deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan has not been associated with a general increase in mental health problems fo...