The target for member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to implement the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015 has raised concerns on how the free movements of health professionals would come into practice. After the Declaration on the AEC Blueprint was signed by heads of the member states in 2008, the ministries of commerce met in Cha-am, Petchaburi, Thailand, in 2009, to proc...

Medical professionals are in a unique position to identify and assist pediatric victims of sex trafficking, who experience a high prevalence of physical, mental, and sexual health problems. However, providers report a need for education and guidelines for medical care of this population. A literature review was conducted on the nature and scope of pediatric sex trafficking in Wisconsin, the med...

Volume-rendered medical images afford medical professionals increased information to provide their patients with more advanced diagnoses than previously allowed with 2D slices. Three-dimensional (3D) images enable a noninvasive depiction of a patient’s body, which a surgeon would expect to see during an invasive surgery. These generated 3D representations can more effectively and efficiently co...

UNLABELLED The quality of the health care system is an essential condition for in improving the quality of health services and satisfying both the patients and healthcare professionals. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES To identify the characteristics of medical profession, the factors of professional satisfaction or dissatisfaction and health care team-related factors that influence the quality of care. ...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Mobile healthcare Personal service availability Personal innovativeness in IT TAM TPB The adoption rate of mobile healthcare is relatively low in the hospital. In practice, a study of how healthcare professionals adopt mobile services to support their work is imperative. An integration of TAM and TPB, concerning both technological and organizational aspects, is i...

International humanitarian medical efforts provide essential services to patients who would not otherwise have access to specific health care services. The Committees on Ethics and Global Women's Health of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists encourage College Fellows and other health care professionals to participate in international humanitarian medical efforts for this rea...

BACKGROUND The attitudes of medical professionals towards homosexuals can influence their willingness to provide these individuals with medical help. The study evaluated the medical professionals' knowledge about homosexuality and their attitudes towards it. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The sample consisted of 177 participants (physicians n=79 and students n=98). The study respondents anonymously com...

The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) agreed on international recommendations in health informatics / medical informatics education. These should help to establish courses, course tracks or even complete programs in this field, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations and to support international initiatives concerning education in health and ...

S ince the days of Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton, the scope of nursing (and its image) has changed. As Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), medical assistants, and many other allied health professionals enter nursing school and change the image of nursing, nursing faculty have been challenged to address the needs of these students. I interviewed some o...

It is human nature, perhaps more so for doctors and nurses, to comfort children in distress. Unfortunately, however, necessary medical procedures carried out by healthcare providers (eg, venipuncture) can often result in pain and discomfort, which may in turn cause the provider a degree of guilt and distress. Is it ever acceptable to comfort a paediatric patient with a kiss? This essay examines...