Patient contact
What are the benefits of early patient contact? - A comparison of three preclinical patient contact settings
... early patient contact, we recommend the following: Clinical-skills training may be maximized by structured experiences with faculty men- tors dedicated to longitudinal teaching at the bedside in which ...
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Participant observation of time allocation, direct patient contact and simultaneous activities in hospital physicians
... direct patient contact, all activities performed face to face with patients ...indirect patient contact, all patient related activities when the patient is not at hand ...
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Three-dimensional chiropractor-patient contact loads during side posture lumbar spinal manipulation: a pilot study
... Low back pain (LBP) is a major health problem to soci- ety in terms of cost and lost work days [1]. LBP will affect as many as 80% of US adults during their life [2]. The cost of LBP treatment in the US was estimated at ...
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Longitudinal, serological study of cytomegalovirus infections in nurses and in personnel without patient contact
... In addition, the incidence of new infections, as assessed by a change in CMV CF and IHA titer from negative to positive, was evaluated in two groups of pediatric nurses and in a group of[r] ...
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Contact among healthcare workers in the hospital setting: developing the evidence base for innovative approaches to infection control
... HCW-patient contact scenarios involving a patient who is diagnosed with a) respiratory tract infection ...the patient with respiratory tract ...daily patient-HCW interactions were also ...
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Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward
... and patient contact, with an OR of ...a patient with clean hands compared with touching a patient without clean ...the patient by handling bedside ...
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Identifying research priorities for effective retention strategies in clinical trials
... newsletters, patient contact, site con- tact and questionnaires and were in added in response to comments in the chief investigator’s survey about ‘regular’ ...
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A single, complete touch: Population health, the health contact center, and the patient experience
... matching patient contact preferences to the health contact center’s outbound ...move patient care forward and provide more care with each ...
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Belgian hand hygiene campaigns in ICU, 2005–2015
... (before patient contact, after patient con- tact, before an aseptic task, after body fluid exposure risk, after contact with patient surroundings) [10] and by type of HCW (nurses, ...
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Evaluation of a system of structured, pro active care for chronic depression in primary care: a randomised controlled trial
... the patient contact in the intervention was carried out by nurses who were very unlikely have consultations with the control patients to discuss their mental health symptoms, although they might carry out ...
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Curriculum factors influencing knowledge of communication skills among medical students
... The four medical schools follow different curricula. Two employ problem-based learning (PBL) and involve early patient contact. These two schools are denoted 'Early/PBL A' and 'Early/PBL B'; both run a ...
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Is the Contact Time Between Patient and Health Care Personnel in Ministry of Health Hospitals Malaysia Appropriate?
... The study also shows that the average contact time increases with types of clinic. The longest (20 minutes) being at O&G clinics and the shortest, 10 minutes at Accident and Emergency Departments and OPD ...
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Patients’ experiences and expectations of chiropractic care: a national cross-sectional survey
... When considering referral to other agencies, 86% of survey respondents expected that the chiropractor would refer them to other healthcare practitioners if appropriate and 87% expected them to contact their ...
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Hospital outpatient perceptions of the physical environment of waiting areas: the role of patient characteristics on atmospherics in one academic medical center
... completion. Patient per- sonal background information (the respondents) was obtained; however, disclosure of monthly income was not requested or required, as seeking this information is con- sidered inappropriate, ...
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Therapeutic uses of scleral contact lenses for ocular surface disease: patient selection and special considerations
... patient comfort. Management of patients with severe ocular surface disease often requires communication between health care providers as systemic conditions play a significant role in the healing process of the ...
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis monoarthritis in a child
... our patient in whom a negative skin test was recorded 1 month prior to the onset of joint swelling, a delay in conversion to a positive skin test can occur after exposure to Mycobacterium ...our patient, ...
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Six-month therapy for abdominal tuberculosis
... Two review authors (SJu and SJa) will each independently screen the titles and abstracts of the studies identified by the literature search for studies that may meet eligibility criteria, and will remove duplicate ...
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PEC11 Chap 44 Hazardous Materials.pdf
... the patient has not had direct contact with the leaking material, but was exposed to ...the patient and deliver him to Dawn and Randy, who are waiting in the cold ...
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Psychiatrists’ experiences of suicide assessment
... semi-structured interview guide was then evaluated; no significant changes were made. The interview guide is shown in the appendix. Interviews lasted 60–90 min and where held at each clinician’s place of work. They ...
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Protocol for a prospective observational study of adverse drug reactions of antiepileptic drugs in children in the UK
... Participants will be recruited from outpatient clinics and inpatients attending participating centres (Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Derbyshire Children’s Hospital, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Liverpool, Newcastle ...
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