Assessing clinical support and inter-professional interactions among front-line primary care providers in remote communities in northern Canada: a pilot study.
Conclusions Important lessons were learnt from the pilot study, especially in better engagement of providers in planning and dissemination. The questionnaire design and the online method of delivery were acceptable. Although important issues were identified, a larger definitive survey is needed to investigate them in the future.
PMID: 29516825 [PubMed] (Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health)
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - March 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int J Circumpolar Health Source Type: research
Greater use of locums affects wellbeing of NHS staff and patients, report finds
Wellbeing of both staff and patients is better when fewer locums or agency staff are used in the NHS (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - February 9, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Strategies to improve general practitioner well-being: findings from a focus group study
ConclusionThese strategies merit further consideration by researchers, physicians, healthcare organizations and policy makers both in the UK and beyond. Failure to do so may result in healthcare staff becoming even more burntout, potentially leading to a loss of doctors from the workforce. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - December 22, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
A systems perspective on rural and remote colorectal cancer screening access
Conclusions Colorectal cancer screening in remote regions is a complex health systems problem. It is important to distinguish high and low complexity issues as they require different approaches to solving the issues. Contextual factors such as social determinants of health and locum based practice must also be considered. Ultimately, solutions for colorectal cancer screening access in sociocultural diverse remote regions will require a balance between high and low system complexity. (Source: Journal of Cancer Policy)
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - December 11, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Treatment by Locum Tenens Internal Medicine Physicians and 30-Day Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries
This cohort study evaluates the differences in quality and costs of care related to locum tenens vs non –locum tenens physicians treating hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries. (Source: JAMA)
Source: JAMA - December 5, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Exploring the career choices of White and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women pharmacists: a qualitative study
ConclusionsWomen working part‐time are more likely to face workforce barriers, irrespective of ethnic origin. Cultural preferences may be preventing BAME women from entering the hospital sector. This research is important in the light of current debates about the future shape of pharmacy practice, as well as wider government policy objectives that seek to improve the working lives of health care professionals and promote racial diversity and equality in the workplace. (Source: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice)
Source: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice - December 1, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Kelly Howells, Peter Bower, Karen Hassell Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research
Understanding how emergency medicine physicians survive and thrive in rural practice: a theoretical model.
CONCLUSIONS: The theoretical model provides a more complex view of the realities of rural EM care than has been previously described. It identifies factors that enable and hinder rural EM physicians in their practice, and provides an understanding of the strategies they employ to navigate challenges. Some elements of the theoretical model have been previously identified. For example, existing work has found that many rural physicians experience fear and anxiety in their practice. The challenges posed by the variation in rural practice environments have also been previously identified as an important influence. Other elemen...
Source: Rural and Remote Health - November 19, 2017 Category: Rural Health Tags: Rural Remote Health Source Type: research
Does Medical Staffing Influence Perceived Safety? An International Survey on Medical Crew Models in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
Conclusion Our survey shows a wide variety of medical staffing models in HEMS and indicates that these differences are mainly related to medical competencies and the availability of an assistant in the medical cabin. The responses suggest that differences in medical staffing influence perceived flight and patient safety. (Source: Air Medical Journal)
Source: Air Medical Journal - November 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
My locum life: 20 years trying to make myself obsolete.
PMID: 29074688 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - October 29, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Fieldhouse R Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research
Locum pay is up by 6% after tax change
(Source: BMJ News)
Source: BMJ News - October 24, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Preventing Adverse Events in Cataract Surgery: Recommendations From a Massachusetts Expert Panel.
Abstract
Massachusetts health care facilities reported a series of cataract surgery-related adverse events (AEs) to the state in recent years, including 5 globe perforations during eye blocks performed by 1 anesthesiologist in a single day. The Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety, a nonregulatory Massachusetts state agency, responded by convening an expert panel of frontline providers, patient safety experts, and patients to recommend strategies for mitigating patient harm during cataract surgery. The purpose of this article is to identify contributing factors to the cataract surgery AEs reported in Mas...
Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - October 4, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Nanji KC, Roberto SA, Morley MG, Bayes J Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: research
Employment for radiation oncologists in Australia and New Zealand: Recent graduates survey of experiences and perspectives
ConclusionsThis initial survey of recent Radiation Oncology graduates in ANZ and Singapore has revealed the large majority are employed as consultants or fellows, although there is apprehension about a competitive job market. The survey should be repeated on a regular basis to monitor future trends. (Source: Australasian Radiology)
Source: Australasian Radiology - October 1, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: John Leung, Sanjeewanie Kariyasawam, Dion Forstner, Raphael Chee, Melissa James Tags: Radiation Oncology —Original Article Source Type: research
How underserviced rural communities approach physician recruitment: changes following the opening of a socially accountable medical school in northern Ontario.
CONCLUSION: Locating medical education sites in underserviced rural communities in northern Ontario and engaging these communities in training rural physicians showed great potential to improve the ability of small rural communities to recruit family physicians and alleviate physician shortages in the region.
PMID: 28925913 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine)
Source: Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine - September 21, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Mian O, Hogenbirk JC, Warry W, Strasser RP Tags: Can J Rural Med Source Type: research
Junior doctors are threatened with GMC referral for refusing locum work
(Source: BMJ News)
Source: BMJ News - August 30, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Medical Care at a Large Vertical Running Event.
CONCLUSIONS: Medical encounters during vertical running events, the majority of which are not life-threatening, mainly occur at the finish line but can occur at any point along the route. Understanding the nature and location of medical encounters along a vertical running event route can help inform event medical directors supervising care at these increasingly popular events.
PMID: 28792295 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Prehospital Emergency Care)
Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - August 11, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Prehosp Emerg Care Source Type: research
