To be or not to be a facilitator of reflective learning for medical students? a case study of medical teachers' perceptions of introducing a reflective writing exercise to an undergraduate curriculum.

Background: Introducing reflective writing to a medical curriculum requires the acceptance and participation of teachers. The purpose of this study was to explore medical teachers' views on the benefits of introducing a reflective writing exercise into an undergraduate medical curriculum, including their levels of satisfaction and their concerns. We also investigated effects on the teachers' personal and professional development arising from their roles as novice facilitators.

An observation study of rapid sequence, awake and sedation-only intubations in an emergency department in Thai patients.

Background: Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) in emergency departments (EDs) is recognized as a cornerstone of emergency airway management in developed countries. In Thailand, emergency medicine is a new specialty and RSI is a novel method for patients in EDs. The observation of RSI and two former methods in EDs were carried out to assess whether RSI was more successful and had lower immediate complication in Thai patients or not.

Reliability and validity of a Thai version of the General Practice Assessment Questionnaire (GPAQ).

Background: The Assessment Questionnaire (GPAQ) is a questionnaire for patients to evaluate primary care in a number of key areas ranging from the access to care, the helpfulness of receptionists, the continuity of care, the doctors'communication skills, the patient's knowledge of self the General Practice care plans after consultation, and overall satisfaction. All questions can be calculated as a GPAQ score allowing services to be analysed, developed, and improved.

Objective: The General Practice Assessment Questionnaire (GPAQ) was developed in the United Kingdom to evaluate the quality of general practice (i.