Mixed Comparative Evaluation of a Training Program Dedicated to Cystic Fibrosis Reference Centers: Protocol for the Pilot Implementation of Shared Decision-Making in the Treatment... by Nora Moumjid, Constance Gotte, Sophie Hommey, Stéphanie Poupon Bourdy, Julie Haesebaert, Isabelle Durieu, Quitterie Reynaud

“…This situation is particularly well suited to shared decision-making (SDM) between the physician (health care team) and patient/relatives. …”
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Artificial Intelligence Scribe and Large Language Model Technology in Healthcare Documentation: Advantages, Limitations, and Recommendations by Sarah A. Mess, MD, Alison J. Mackey, PhD, David E. Yarowsky, PhD

“…This provides physicians with increased cognitive freedom during medical encounters due to less time needed interfacing with electronic medical records. …”
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Legacy of Dr. Saul Hertz by Marina S. Sheremeta, Maria O. Korchagina, Alexey A. Trukhin, Galina A. Mel'nichenko

“…Saul Hertz was a physician and scientist who invented and implemented the use of radioactive iodine (RAI) for medical purposes. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Providers by Derrick Huang, Latha Ganti, Emily Weeks Graham, Dipal Shah, Ilya Aleksandrovskiy, Morthatha Al-Bassam, Frank Fraunfelter, Mike Falgiani, Leoh Leon, Carlos Lopez-Ortiz

“…We sought to investigate predictors of openness to vaccination among healthcare workers who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to explore potential solutions. # Methods Physicians, physician assistants, and nurses who chose not to be vaccinated were surveyed to decipher reasons for vaccine refusal and personal loss due to the virus along with demographic variables. …”
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Factors Associated with Persistence with Teriparatide Therapy: Results from the DANCE Observational Study by Deborah T. Gold, David L. Weinstein, Gerhardt Pohl, Kelly D. Krohn, Yi Chen, Eric S. Meadows

“…Side effects, concern about improper use, injection difficulties, and several patient-perceived physician issues were associated with early discontinuation. …”
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The Use of Telemedicine Access to Schools to Facilitate Expert Assessment of Children with Asthma by David A. Bergman, Paul J. Sharek, Kathryn Ekegren, Shannon Thyne, Michelle Mayer, Mara Saunders

“…The assessment and recommendations for care were sent to the primary care physician (PCP) and parents were told to contact their physician for follow-up care. …”
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Adverse drug reactions in the ambulatory internal patients at the emergency department: Focus on causality assessment and drug-drug interactions by Verbič Matej Dobravc, Brvar Miran, Kos Mojca Kerec

“…Additional clinical judgment, including the opinion of the treating physician, proved necessary to avoid under-rating of the causality relationship, and enabled the determination of clinically expressed DDIs.…”
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Validity of Palmar Pallor for Diagnosis of Anemia among Children Aged 6–59 Months in North India by Arun Kumar Aggarwal, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Deepak Sharma, Ajith Prabhu

“…Kappa agreement between a health worker and a physician was 0.48 (95% CI = 0.298–0.666) and then increased to 0.51 when categories of severe pallor and mild pallor were merged. …”
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Adherence to CRC Screening and Surveillance Guidelines when Using Split-Dose Bowel Preparation by Stacy B. Menees, H. Myra Kim, Grace H. Elta, Sheryl Korsnes, Philip Schoenfeld

“…To prospectively assess physician recommendations for repeat colonoscopy in an average-risk screening cohort. …”
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Urban-Rural Disparity of Generics Prescription in Taiwan: The Example of Dihydropyridine Derivatives by Chia-Chen Hsu, Chia-Lin Chou, Shu-Chiung Chiang, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Li-Fang Chou, Yueh-Ching Chou

“…The aggregate generic prescribing ratio rose from 6.7% at academic medical centers to 15.3% at regional hospitals, 29.4% at community hospital, and 66.1% at physician clinics. Among physician clinics, the generic prescribing ratio in urban areas was 63.9 ± 41.0% (mean ± standard deviation), lower than that in suburban (69.6 ± 38.7%) and in rural (74.1% ± 35.3%). …”
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Misdiagnosis of Extensive Maxillofacial Infection and Its Relationship with Periodontal Problems and Hyperglycemia by Cristian Statkievicz, Leonardo P. Faverani, Pedro Henrique Silva Gomes-Ferreira, Gabriel Ramalho-Ferreira, Idelmo Rangel Garcia-Junior

“…It emphasizes the importance of a dentist working with the physician in emergency room.…”
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CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: EPIDEMIOLOGY, HISTOPATHOLOGY, AND POTENTIAL PROGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS IN A COHORT FROM A REFERENCE CENTER IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL by João Pedro Pattussi BERTINATTI, Josenel Maria Barcelos MARÇAL, Eduardo CAMBRUZZI, Dido Eliphas LEÃO DE ALENCAR

“…Lack of timely identification by the attending physician can delay diagnosis, increasing mortality.…”
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Success and Challenge When Returning to Clinical Practice: A Case Series in Anesthesiologist Re-Entry by Michael S. Green, Usama Iqbal, Christopher R. Hoffman, Parmis Green, Nielufar Varjavand

“…Methods. We launched the physician re-entry program in 2006. This individualized program re-educates physicians who left clinical practice for any reason and are seeking to return. …”
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Preenrichment with Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells Improves Fat Graft Retention in Patients with Contour Deformities of the Face by Muhammad M. Bashir, Muhammad Sohail, Fridoon J. Ahmad, Mahmood S. Choudhery

“…The percentage reduction in the volume of injected fat, physician satisfaction scores (Ph-SCs), and patient satisfaction scores (P-SCs) were also recorded. …”
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Medical professional image in the social media by Muscovites: managerial and methodological aspects by I. V. Bogdan, A. A. Dreneva, D. P. Chistyakova

“…The basis of the study is a sample of posts published by Muscovites in social media containing keywords associated with physician and nurses. In addition, another survey on people’s associations with these professions was conducted in order to compare the image in social media to the image held in the mass consciousness. …”
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Treatment Inertia and Symptom Burden in Anemia of CKD: Insights from the SATISFY Survey in the Middle East, South Africa, and Türkiye by Arici M, Al-Ghamdi SMG, Assounga AG, El-Koraie AF, McMillan A, Camidge LJ, Sumarsono B, Blogg M, Ng DB, Lansang EP

“…Median hemoglobin thresholds that physicians reported using for initiating treatment (NDD: < 10.5 [interquartile range, 9.5– 12.0] g/dL; DD: < 9.3 [9.0– 10.0] g/dL) were higher than actual test levels at treatment initiation (NDD: 9.2 [8.7– 10.0] g/dL; DD: 9.0 [8.1– 10.0] g/dL).Conclusion: Treatment inertia is apparent despite high symptom burden in the Middle East, South Africa, and Türkiye, and disagreement was seen in physician and patient perspectives on symptomology. …”
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Oral Contraceptives, Sex, Pregnancy and Breast Feeding in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by RN Allan

“…This paper summarizes the scientific basis for advice to inflammatory bowel disease patients concerning oral contraceptives, sex, pregnancy and breast feeding. The physician counselling any individual patient must clearly convert this information into a format suitable for that patient and his family. …”
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Importance of the cardiovascular physical examination in the diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta by Ana Rachel Carvajal Palacios

“…In the study of cardiovascular diseases, the importance of the medical history and physical examination cannot be underestimated. The primary care physician plays an important role in the assessment of neonates and the use of the clinical method is very important in this regard. …”
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Infection Control During Gastrointestinal Endoscopy by Douglas B Nelson, Paul C Adams

“…Dr Douglas Nelson is a staff physician in the department of gastroenterology at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center (Minnesota, USA) and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota (USA). …”
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Clinical Trials in Chronic Liver Disease - What Do They Achieve? by Jenny Heathcote

“…The advantages associated with therapeutic trials in chronic liver disease, or any other disease for that matter, go far beyond potential benefit to the individual patient, other beneficiaries include the treating physician, the sponsoring agency and their investors, the institution/university and the general public. …”
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