BACKGROUND: During the last decades research has disclosed gender differences and gender bias in different fields of academic and clinical medicine. Consequently, a gender perspective has been asked for in medical curricula and medical education. However, in reports about implementation attempts, difficulties and reluctance have been described. Since teachers are key persons when introducing ne...

BACKGROUND With increasing globalisation, the challenges of providing accessible and safe healthcare to all are great. Studies show that there are substantial numbers of people who are not fluent in English to a level where they can make best use of health services. We examined how health professionals manage language barriers in a consultation. METHODS AND FINDINGS This was a cross-sectional...

BACKGROUND Chronic pain patients are common in general practice. In this study "chronic pain" is defined as diffuse musculoskeletal pain not due to inflammatory diseases or cancer. Effective patient-physician relations improve treatment results. The relationship between doctors and chronic pain patients is often dysfunctional. Consultation training for physicians and medical students can improv...

OBJECTIVE To examine the process of case finding for depression in people with diabetes and coronary heart disease within the context of a pay-for-performance scheme. DESIGN Ethnographic study drawing on observations of practice routines and consultations, debriefing interviews with staff and patients and review of patient records. SETTING General practices in Leeds, UK. PARTICIPANTS 12 p...

UNLABELLED There are limited studies on quantifying the impact of patient satisfaction with pharmacist consultation on patient medication adherence. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of patient satisfaction with pharmacist consultation services on medication adherence in a large managed care organization. METHODS We analyzed data from a patient satisfaction su...

OBJECTIVE Assessment of patients' responsiveness to a decision support tool for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The booklet focuses on barriers at patient level. METHODS Process evaluation of an intervention in primary care. Patients at high or potentially high-cardiovascular risk were asked by their GP to prepare themselves for a second consultation in order to particip...

BACKGROUND The development of consultations towards more patient centredness and shared decision making has greatly influenced general practice. Several patient-based studies have been published on shared decision making in screening and health checks. However, few studies have explored the process in-depth to understand perspectives of patients at high cardiovascular risk and their experiences...

Oral pathology must be successfully treated, but it depends on good planning from the beginning of consultation and culminates with functionality, aesthetics, occlusal stability. In addition, is essential to maintain this situation for as long possible, an indeterminate time that will depend excellent performance those who occupy three vertices equilateral triangle: professional, team, patient.

www.pharmacypractice.org 201 ABSTRACT There are limited studies on quantifying the impact of patient satisfaction with pharmacist consultation on patient medication adherence. Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of patient satisfaction with pharmacist consultation services on medication adherence in a large managed care organization. Methods: We analyzed data from ...

The proliferation of clinical ethics in health care institutions around the world has raised the question about the qualifications of those who serve on ethics committees and ethics consultation services. This paper discusses some of weaknesses associated with the most common educational responses to this concern and proposes a complementary approach. Since the majority of those involved in cli...