Publications by authors named "G R Segal"

Background: Home hospitalization is a care modality growing in popularity worldwide. Telemedicine-driven hospital-at-home (HAH) services could replace traditional hospital departments for selected patients. Chest x-rays typically serve as a key diagnostic tool in such cases.

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  • Israeli medical cadets undergo a crucial 12-month internship that significantly impacts their future, but many experience burnout and feelings of uncertainty.
  • A study in a tertiary hospital implemented personalized psychological and counseling services over 18 months, measuring cadets' satisfaction and socialization before and after the intervention.
  • Results indicated significant improvements in cadets' knowledge acquisition, departmental integration, motivation to recommend the program, and acceptance by staff nurses, suggesting that ongoing support may help reduce burnout.
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The Israeli health system is experiencing an ongoing manpower crisis that will deepen soon with the increase in the number of patients and the overcrowding in clinics and hospitals. The core of the crisis is the need to staff the hospitalization departments and clinics with quality manpower. Alongside the initial staffing, there is an obligation to ensure the survivability of the professional personnel in the system over the years, and this must be done while constantly preventing the process of professional burnout.

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Background: Emigration of healthcare professionals, particularly physicians, is an unresolved "pandemic", influenced by various factors. In high-income countries, the training phase (fellowship) abroad is critical for career development, yet it poses challenges for the retention of these professionals upon their completion of training. This study aimed to identify the determinants influencing Israeli physicians' decisions to return to their home country after completing fellowship training abroad.

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Background: Frailty constitutes a major factor that puts the elderly at risk of health and functional deterioration.

Objectives: To develop and validate an Electronic Frailty Index based on electronic data routinely collected in the HMO.

Study Design And Setting: A retrospective cohort of the HMO members.

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