E-mail has become a commonplace 'procedure' in medical practice because it is efficient and inexpensive. However, there are potential misuses and abuses of this form of written communication, with clinical and ethical implications.Common uses of e-mail in paediatics include general communication with colleagues in a professional setting; electronic formal consultation, in which patient confiden...

This study aimed to describe the nursing consultation for the elderly provided at the Family Health Strategy (ESF, acronym in Portuguese); identify possible difficulties in delivering health care to the elderly, as well as the professional qualification courses performed and the learning needs. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and submitted to descriptive and thematic anal...

The paper describes how ethics consultation can be valuable to health professionals, patients and their families in understanding and evaluating ethical values and their consequences in a particular situation. Ethics consultation as it is practised at the university hospital of Freiburg is a special professional service offered by members of an academic institution. The practical approach and t...

OBJECTIVES To review the published literature concerning the effects of on-site mental health professionals on general practitioners' management of mental health. DESIGN Systematic review of controlled trials. SETTING Primary care. PARTICIPANTS General practitioners and mental health professionals. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Consultation rates, prescribing of psychotropics, and referrals to ...

background: despite the importance of the postnatal consultation, in morocco, only 22% of women attended these consultations. the aim of this study was to identify associated factors with these consultations and offer suggestions to improve their use. methods: this study was conducted in 2014 in marrakech. a sample of women in reproductive age (15-49 yr) giving birth during 2013 year was enroll...

Objectives To examine if the empathy levels of first-year medical students are amenable to didactic interventions idealized to promote values inherent to medical professional identity. Methods This is a pretest-posttest study designed to assess the empathy levels of first-year medical students (n=166) comprising two consecutive classes of a Brazilian medical school, performed before and after...