BACKGROUND Written correspondence is one of the most important forms of communication between health care providers, yet there is little feedback provided to specialists. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility and satisfaction of a peer assessment program on consultation letters and to determine inter-rater reliability between family physicians and specialists. METHODS A...

Almost all the medical journals have included a special section for “Letter to the Editor” or “Correspondence” in order to raise the level of discussion on their publications. Historically, articles published in this section have consisted of several categories depending on the journal policy: Letters criticizing published papers Letters written in agreement of the published papers Letters crit...