Publications by authors named "J Ratelle"

Objective: The current study aimed to explore (1) school-aged children's auditory and cognitive abilities and (2) their perceptions (self-reported and parents) of listening behaviours and symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Study Sample: Twenty-one children aged 8 to 12 participated in this study.

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  • Physician virtues, particularly humility, are essential for forming a physician's identity and enhancing their practice in healthcare.
  • The review analyzed existing literature to create a clear understanding of physician humility and its implications in medical settings, highlighting its importance in areas like professional growth, error management, and teamwork.
  • Challenges in fostering physician humility were identified, emphasizing the need for integrating this virtue into medical education to promote self-reflection and ethical conduct among future doctors.
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Teamwork in graduate medical education (GME) is often hindered in clinical learning environments where discontinuity among residents, supervisors, and other health care professionals is typical. is a conceptual approach to teamwork in dynamic environments with constantly changing team members and goals. Teaming is built on principles of project management and team leadership, which together provide an attractive strategy for addressing teamwork challenges in GME.

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Continuing medical education (CME) is a requirement for medical professionals to stay current in their ever-changing fields. The recent significant changes that have occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly impacted the process of providing and obtaining CME. In this paper, an updated approach to successfully creating and administering CME is offered.

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Background: Protected time is an important determinant of scholarly success in academic hospital medicine but is a limited resource.

Objective: To explore how hospitalists procure protected time for scholarship from the perspective of academic hospital medicine leaders.

Design: Qualitative, thematic analysis of in-depth, semi-structured interviews.

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