Results In our study; it was detected that, the hospital acquired infections developed averagely on 18 day of hospitalization, and that, the hospitalization duration increased 16.1 days due to these infections and the mortality was 14.5% higher. The additional cost per patient was approximately calculated 4435$. It was detected that, patients with hospital acquired infection caused 83.4$ of add...

Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy (SEFH) includes among its purposes and functions the promotion, fostering and furthering of the performance of all kinds of training programmes and scientific projects, together with research and innovation activities in the area of Hospital Pharmacy. These actions are directed both to their development as well as to their appropriate applications, with the ...

Department of Radiology, Health Sciences University, Elazig Research and Training Hospital, Elazig, Turkey Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Health Sciences University, Dr. Cengiz Aslan Research and Training Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Private Camlica Medicana Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Health Sciences University, A...

OBJECTIVE   The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of six core strategies based on trauma informed care in reducing the use of seclusion and restraints with hospitalized youth. METHODS   The hospital staff received training in March 2005 in six core strategies that are based on trauma informed care. Medical records were reviewed for youth admitted between July 2004 and Ma...

Background Non-technical skills are emerging as an important component of postgraduate medical education. Between 2013 and 2016, a new blended training program incorporating non-technical skills was introduced at an Australian university affiliated hospital. Program participants were medical officers in years 1 and 2 of postgraduate training. Methods An interdisciplinary faculty trained in si...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Restricted physical activity as a consequence of chronic disease or injury is a predictor of functional decline. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that a 6- month multidimensional training program would have sustained beneficial effects upon the physiological, functional and psychological condition of old women with a recent history of falls. METHODS Partici...

BACKGROUND Organizational changes that involve healthcare hospital departments and care services of health districts, and ongoing technological innovations and developments in society increasingly expose healthcare workers (HCWs) to work-related stress (WRS). Minimizing occupational exposure to stress requires effective risk stress assessment and management programs. METHODS The authors condu...

Targeted postgraduate training increases the likelihood young doctors will take up careers in rural generalist medicine. This article describes the postgraduate pathways that have evolved for these doctors in New Zealand. The Cairns consensus statement 2014 defined rural medical generalism as a scope of practice that encompasses primary care, hospital or secondary care, emergency care, advanced...

INTRODUCTION In 2006, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) passed regulations for child care centers that established standards for beverages provided to children and set a minimum amount of time for daily physical activity. DOHMH offered several types of training and technical assistance to support compliance with the regulations. This article analyzes the associat...