The Qualitative Research Consultant profession as we know it is dying. It is a slow but relentless decline and what little is being done to stop or reverse it is not sufficient. The immediate cause of this malady is the reneging of our professional responsibility to provide consultation, instead of just moderation, in the research that we conduct for our clients. If this continues, within a few...

The information retrieval systems currently available in general practice, such as Medline, and web search engines are passive and relatively difficult to access during consultations. Emergent technologies, including the National Electronic Library for Health, offer opportunities for more active decision support. We examine the extent to which information retrieval could support primary care co...

Transference and countertransference issues arising in the context of consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry could be more complex than originally assumed since they include reactions evoked within the frame of a unique "therapeutic triangle" of the patient, the physician, and the C-L psychiatrist. A clinical vignette illustrates how the projective identification process could mediate the relati...

Over the last decade we have been witness to a burgeoning literature on three-dimensional (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound-based studies of the fetal cardiovascular system. Recent advances in the technology of 3D/4D ultrasound systems allow almost real-time 3D/4D fetal heart scans. It appears that 3D/4D ultrasound in fetal echocardiography may make a significant contribution to interdi...

Mood disorders are common in women. A prepregnancy personal history of mood disorder (bipolar or major depression), premenstrual syndrome, or (possibly) postpartum blues places a woman at high risk for a postpartum exacerbation of symptoms. Untreated or unrecognized postpartum mood disorders can lead to serious psychologic and social consequences, in some cases even leading to suicide or infant...

The ability of the dental professional to improve a patient's smile has become a benchmark in modern aesthetic dentistry. When one type of tooth is transformed into another through the restorative process, special care must be taken to ensure correct preparation and gingival contours to create the illusion that the teeth are in their correct position. With accurate digital photographic planning...

This study aimed to describe the development stages of software about Nursing Staff Scale, created to support teaching of the subject, as well as to serve as a consultation instrument for professional nurses, since it joins labor legislation, testimonies and simulation. The adopted methodology consisted of the planning and developmental phases, with various stages and professionals, as detailed...

BACKGROUND As socioeconomic health inequalities persist and widen, the health effects of adversity are a constant presence in the daily work of physicians. Gruen and colleagues suggest that, in responding to important population health issues such as this, defining those areas of professional obligation in contrast to professional aspiration should be on the basis of evidence and feasibility. D...

Role Preparation for Advanced Practice Nursing: Practicing Consultation and Collaboration Skills Nurse educators are charged with ensuring that graduates are well prepared to function in the context of an ever-evolving and increasingly complex health care environment. Professional consultation and collaboration skills have been identifi ed as necessary for the advanced practice nurse, yet teach...

Physics teachers must master the structure, concepts, scientific mindset and develop subject matter to provide broad deep knowledge for students. Professional professionalism continuously through lifelong learning, one of which is explore essential material increase mastery content matter. who are members Madrasah Aliyah Teacher Consultation forum throughout Jember Regency have carried out cont...