BACKGROUND On February 6th, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that competent adults suffering intolerably from a grievous and irremediable medical condition have the right to the assistance of a physician in ending their own lives, an act known as physician-assisted death, and later defined as medical assistance in dying, allowing for provision by a physician or a nurse practitioner. As o...

We found an inverse relation between physical aggression by patients and physician staffing--when more physicians were available, physical aggression decreased. Episodes of nonphysical aggression increased with higher levels of psychiatrist staffing, but were not related to general physician staffing.

The importance of a person's spirit and eternal destiny are eclipsed in American medi- cine. The most alarming effect of this eclipse is that the prevalence of burnout among physicians is high (about 46 percent) and growing.' It is alarming because trends that deplete the physician's spirit tragically impair the physician's capacity as a healer and as one who renews the spirit.

Several studies stressed that the introduction of CPOE applications deteriorates the doctor-nurse communication. But there are many factors that might influence communication behaviors, as for example the way these communications are organized. The present study aims at showing that the impact of a CPOE system on the cooperative activities can be controlled given that a good understanding of th...

BACKGROUND: The emergence of new infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus Disease 19) creates a burden to the healthcare system especially front liners medical doctors. job performance general practitioners related quality care SARS-CoV2 patients.
 AIM: ​​The purpose this study is analyze antecedents psychological empowerment towards performance, mediated by service orientation....

R. J. EARLAM, M.A., M.CHIR., F.R.C.S. Consultant Surgeon, The London Hospital 3. T. WRIGHT, D.M., F.R.C.P. Consultant Physician, The London Hospital S. J. W. EVANS, B.A., M.B.C.S. Honorary Lecturer in Computer Science, The London Hospital P. HILLENBRAND, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.P. Consultant Physician, Good Hope General Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands M. J. LANCASTER-SMITH, M.R.C.P. Consult...