Published in Clinical Rheumatology
Over the past two decades, rheumatologists from around the world have not only championed the musculoskeletal system examination but also modified the undergraduate teaching curriculum. This has led to the development and adoption of the gait, arms, legs and spine (GALS) screening along with regional examination techniques. The purpose of this stud...
Published in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
AimThe objective of this survey is to explore junior doctors’ understanding of vulvodynia using a questionnaire.MethodFifty-six copies of the questionnaire were handed out at three hospitals: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colchester University Hospital, and Royal Free Hospital in London. The questionnaire was anonymous, containing 11 que...
Published in Clinical Rheumatology
Early intervention for rheumatic disease has been shown to improve prognosis, but is dependent on the recognition of pertinent symptoms and signs. This study was undertaken to identify the attitudes of junior doctors toward musculoskeletal assessment. The charts of 100 randomly selected medical patients admitted via the Emergency Department were re...
Published in Journal of Public Health
AimThe status of salary and working hours is currently having an evidently negative impact on levels of satisfaction of German hospital doctors. This low level of job satisfaction among doctors aggravates the shortage of junior medics. For German clinic operators who want to assert themselves on the market, the development of solutions that improve...
Published in Emergency Radiology
All requests for radiographs in the United Kingdom should comply with Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) guidelines, which aim to encourage more appropriate use of diagnostic radiology and so reduce the number of clinically unhelpful radiographic examinations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of the X-ray department during the normal ...
Published in European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
ObjectivesClinical decision making can be influenced by academic detailing, and it was hypothesised that this technique may be used to reduce simple errors when prescribing drugs of addiction. These prescriptions require specific details to be included, otherwise the prescription has to be returned to the prescriber and re-written, wasting the time...
