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03/04/2013
Rogue Dutch doctor prompts calls for EU early warning system
There are too many loopholes that allow bad or fraudulent physicians to beat the system. …
09/03/2012
MBAs versus MDs
Are physicians poor managers? Do trained managers kill humanity? Michael Krassnitzer sought answers from Dr Markus Schwarz from the international executive search consultancy Egon …
07/02/2012
“Work-life balance not yet a topic in thoracic radiology”
This year sees the 20th anniversary of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging’s inaugural meeting. However, the ESTI 2012 in London will not only look back at the beginnings …
04/26/2012
Patient safety expert Peter Pronovost earns dual national honors
Recognized with Inaugural American Board of Medical Specialties Award, and Ranking on List of Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician’s “50 Most Influential Physician …
01/02/2012
New Year Honour for hospitals boss
A former nurse who rose through the ranks to lead one of the UK’s largest hospital trusts has been made a Dame in the New Year Honours list. …
12/19/2011
Europe`s healthcare sector faces strained labour relations
Current staff crises are leading Europe`s hospitals to show strong interest in talent management, according to human resources management software provider unmantis. …
08/31/2011
The role of hospital management consultants
‘Public hospitals are not yet acknowledging the necessity of engaging management consultants in the same way as private institutions. Management and organisational consultancy …
08/11/2011
How radiotherapy errors can be reduced
A combination of several well-known safety procedures could greatly reduce patient-harming errors in the use of radiation to treat cancer, according to a new study led by Johns …
07/08/2011
The best hospitals are run by physicians
Top-performing hospitals are typically ones headed by a medical doctor rather than a manager. That is the finding from a new study of what makes a good hospital. The research, to …
06/16/2011
Public health and preventing violence
Combining information from hospitals and police can prevent violence and make communities safer, according to a study published on bmj.com. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has …
04/19/2011
Identifying risk, averting risk
The introduction of comprehensive risk management to a hospital is challenging. Although initiating quality and safety processes is often easy, the structural changes in a …
03/01/2011
When The Doctor is a Woman Patients Expect Being Involved in Decision Making
A study conducted at the University of Granada reveals that patients have greater expectations of their family doctor listening actively to them, keeping them informed and …
02/25/2011
The importance of medical teamwork
In 1935, following the spectacular crash of the much-heralded Boeing B-17 bomber, it was concluded that the ‘modern plane was too much for one man to fly’. Similarly, given …
11/05/2010
How do you teach professionalism in pharmacy?
Students and teaching staff expressed difficulty in defining professionalism in pharmacy clearly and succintly. For most it seems to more an implicit than explicit concept, ie …
10/27/2010
French biologists resist invasion by legions of labs
Facing the risk of an invasion by big international operations, French medical laboratories drew inspiration for their defence from a national hero - Asterix. While the newly …
10/27/2010
By 2020 Europe may be short of two million healthcare workers
Today, healthcare professions make up ten percent Europe’s workforce. The EU Commission calculates dramatic shortages in healthcare provision in the next decade unless …
10/08/2010
Possible shortage of up to two million health care workers by 2020
Health as a job creator: Health professions make up one of the largest segments in the overall European labor market, accounting for ten percent of the total workforce. The EU …
07/08/2010
Burnout prevention in the ICU
In intensive medicine, burnout has a major impact on the quality of care. For example, in intensive care units, where the staff suffers burnout, statistics indicate that patients …
07/07/2010
Should specialist medical training be more flexible?
Specialist medical training programmes should retain some flexibility to help trainee doctors make the right career choices, according to a study published on bmj.com. Some UK …
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