Pan-Canadian licensure: Potential impact on the rural physician workforce
Can J Rural Med. 2024 Jan 1;29(1):13-19. doi: 10.4103/cjrm.cjrm_19_23. Epub 2024 Feb 20.ABSTRACTProposals to establish pan-Canadian licensure for physicians have broad support amongst medical groups to address physician shortages in underserved rural communities. The concept has also elicited concern from some stakeholders that its implementation could exacerbate rural physician workforce shortages by prompting an exodus of rural physicians to urban centres. An environmental scan of reports from key medical groups published within the past 10 years was conducted to determine factors influencing rural physician practice pat...
Source: Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine - February 19, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Bosco Carmela Sweatman Louise Sue Kyle Source Type: research
Initiatives to increase colonoscopy capacity – is there an impact on polyp detection? A UK National Endoscopy Database analysis
Conclusions Strategies to increase colonoscopy capacity may negatively impact polyp detection and should be monitored for quality. Reasons for this unwarranted variation require investigation. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text (Source: Endoscopy)
Source: Endoscopy - February 8, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Lu, Liya Catlow, Jamie Rutter, Matthew D. Sharp, Linda Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Thematic analysis to explore patients experiences with long COVID-19: a conceptual model of symptoms and impacts on daily lives
Conclusion
The conceptual model, developed based on patient experience data of long COVID-19, highlighted numerous symptoms that impact patients’ physical and mental well-being, and suggests humanistic unmet needs. Prospective real-world studies are warranted to understand the pattern of long COVID-19 experienced in larger samples over longer periods of time. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - January 17, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Rofail, D., Somersan-Karakaya, S., Choi, J. Y., Przydzial, K., Zhao, Y., Hussein, M., Norton, T. D., Podolanczuk, A. J., Mylonakis, E., Geba, G. P. Tags: Open access, Infectious diseases Source Type: research
SHM Chapter Leaders Look Forward in New Year
New years typically start with goals and preparations for things to come. We caught up with several SHM chapter leaders and asked about their chapters’ goals, what they’re looking forward to (professionally and/or personally), and what they think the biggest challenge in health care will be for 2024. Here’s what they had to share.
Atlanta chapter president Mohamad Moussa, MD, SFHM
Hospitalist at Emory University in Atlanta, and site director of Emory Johns Creek Hospital in Johns Creek, Ga.
Dr. Moussa
Chapter goals: Our goal is to expand our reach by intentionally planning meetings with academic sessions outside th...
Source: The Hospitalist - January 2, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ronda Whitaker Tags: Chapters Leadership Source Type: research
Exploring the preparedness of newly qualified general practitioners for independent practice in Ireland
CONCLUSION: This research provides a unique insight into the experiences of NQGPs in Ireland. Specialist GP training schemes are influential in how NQGPs perceive their preparedness for independent practice; however, external factors including their place of work and alignment of professional goals play a part in this stage of NQGPs career.PMID:37940127 | DOI:10.1080/14739879.2023.2249429 (Source: Education for Primary Care)
Source: Education for Primary Care - November 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Muireann Clifford Brian McEllistrem Derek Jones Source Type: research
Exploring the preparedness of newly qualified general practitioners for independent practice in Ireland
CONCLUSION: This research provides a unique insight into the experiences of NQGPs in Ireland. Specialist GP training schemes are influential in how NQGPs perceive their preparedness for independent practice; however, external factors including their place of work and alignment of professional goals play a part in this stage of NQGPs career.PMID:37940127 | DOI:10.1080/14739879.2023.2249429 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - November 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Muireann Clifford Brian McEllistrem Derek Jones Source Type: research
Exploring the preparedness of newly qualified general practitioners for independent practice in Ireland
CONCLUSION: This research provides a unique insight into the experiences of NQGPs in Ireland. Specialist GP training schemes are influential in how NQGPs perceive their preparedness for independent practice; however, external factors including their place of work and alignment of professional goals play a part in this stage of NQGPs career.PMID:37940127 | DOI:10.1080/14739879.2023.2249429 (Source: Education for Primary Care)
Source: Education for Primary Care - November 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Muireann Clifford Brian McEllistrem Derek Jones Source Type: research
Exploring the preparedness of newly qualified general practitioners for independent practice in Ireland
CONCLUSION: This research provides a unique insight into the experiences of NQGPs in Ireland. Specialist GP training schemes are influential in how NQGPs perceive their preparedness for independent practice; however, external factors including their place of work and alignment of professional goals play a part in this stage of NQGPs career.PMID:37940127 | DOI:10.1080/14739879.2023.2249429 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - November 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Muireann Clifford Brian McEllistrem Derek Jones Source Type: research
Exploring the preparedness of newly qualified general practitioners for independent practice in Ireland
CONCLUSION: This research provides a unique insight into the experiences of NQGPs in Ireland. Specialist GP training schemes are influential in how NQGPs perceive their preparedness for independent practice; however, external factors including their place of work and alignment of professional goals play a part in this stage of NQGPs career.PMID:37940127 | DOI:10.1080/14739879.2023.2249429 (Source: Education for Primary Care)
Source: Education for Primary Care - November 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Muireann Clifford Brian McEllistrem Derek Jones Source Type: research
