The aim of this paper is to delineate current position of clinical ethics in the Croatian healthcare system by analyzing the following: representation of clinical ethics contents in the curricula of medical and associated schools; composition and role of clinical ethics consultations; and establishment of an ethical/legal framework for the conduct of research. Curriculum investigation, literatu...

As noted above, the issue of mid-level health workers was addressed in the Pick report of 2001. The decision to establish mid-level medical workers was taken in December 2002 at MinMec (now called the National Health Council) and confirmed in January 2004. Investigations and consultations have taken place since then with a wide range of stakeholders and role players including the health science...

OBJECTIVES To describe the frequency with which members of the French general population in the 30-to-69 age class sought care for lower back pain (LBP) from various healthcare professionals and to identify associated parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data were collected in the 2002-2003 Décennale Santé survey, which is representative of ordinary households in continental France. We assessed t...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to develop a financial support program for high-risk pregnant women based on opinions obtained using a questionnaire survey. METHODS The program development involved two steps: (1) developing a questionnaire through reviewing previous financial support programs for maternal care and then validating it via professional consultation; and (2) drafting a f...

OBJECTIVES To quantify patients' preferences for new pharmacist independent prescribing services in general practice for managing common existing long-term conditions compared with usual medical prescribing. METHODS A discrete choice experiment cross-sectional survey was conducted in five general practices in England (October-November 2009). Four service attributes reported on the length of c...

One-to-one consultation services comprise key forms of student academic writing support at higher education institutions across the globe. Evaluations these are central to sustaining provision and for supporting effective pedagogy service development (Bell, 2000; Stevenson Kokkinn, 2009). In line with such evaluation goals supplement previous consultations research (e.g. Ma, 2019; Pfrenger et a...