introduction: based on individual independence rights, patients can refrain from being treated or can voluntarily discontinue their treatment after receiving full information. this study aimed to review the reasons of treatment refusal and the status of informed refusals for patients. methods: this was a cross-sectional descriptive study. the study population included 135 patients who refused t...

conclusions intravenous administration of paracetamol immediately after knee arthroscopy improved postoperative pain, decreased analgesic administration, maintained stable hemodynamic parameters, had no complications related to opiates, no nausea and vomiting, and increased patient satisfaction and comfort in comparison to pca with morphine. results there was no significant difference regarding...

introduction: delivering bad news is a stressful moment for both physicians and patients. the purpose of this investigation was to explore the patients’ preferences and attitudes toward being informed about the bad news. methods: this cross-sectional study was done on patients admitted to imam khomeini hospital, sari, iran, from september 2014 to february 2015. patient attitude regarding breaki...

Two methods are traditionally used in medical education to enhance the realism of learning with simulated scenarios. In these methods, students interact either with human actors trained to mimic the symptoms of a disease or injury or with computer-controlled mannequins that mechanically mimic such symptoms. In scenarios involving either kind of "patient," students apply classroom knowledge whil...

BACKGROUND Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) are a commonly used method of assessing clinical competency in health care education. They can provide an opportunity to observe candidates interacting with patients. There are many challenges in using real patients in OSCEs, and increasingly standardised patients are being used as a preference. However, by using standardised patient...

Computer-based patient simulations have been used to enhance the dental curriculum since the 1980s. This article describes the development of CASE STUDIES for Dentistry (CSD), a patient case simulation building template, developed at Virginia Commonwealth University, with which authors who have no programming expertise can create realistic, effective, interactive multimedia patient simulations ...

A simplified dynamic model generates patient-specific estimates of intracranial pressure and suggests a path forward for bringing simulated (SIM) physiologic models to the patient's bedside.

conclusion results reinforced the pivotal role of vascular geometry, with respect to hemodynamics, together with the importance of performing patient-specific cfd analyses, through which the effect of different blood flow conditions on the aneurysm hemodynamics could be evaluated. objectives this study aimed to investigate the effects of variations in heart rate and internal carotid artery (ica...

Students in the doctor of pharmacy program at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy progress through a 5-semester sequence of learning activities in the Pharmaceutical Care Learning Center. This 5-sememster sequence of coursework focuses on the development of students’ patient care skills. Much of the first 3 semesters of the 5-semester sequence focuses on the initial assessment of a ...

Real Options for Project Schedules (ROPS) has three recursive sampling/optimization shells. An outer Adaptive Simulated Annealing (ASA) optimization shell optimizes parameters of strategic Plans containing multiple Projects containing ordered Tasks. A middle shell samples probability distributions of durations of Tasks. An inner shell samples probability distributions of costs of Tasks. PATHTRE...