Job satisfaction amongst surgical healthcare professionals during Hajj and Non-Hajj periods: An analytical multi-center cross-sectional study in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To assess the job satisfaction of surgical healthcare professionals working during Hajj, and to determine the potential predictors of overall job satisfaction in Hajj and non-Hajj periods.

Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdullah Medical City, King Faisal Hospital and Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, from August 27 to September 5, 2018, which represented the period of 10 days following the Hajj season in that year. All surgeons who were employed during Hajj were interviewed regarding their job satisfaction in-Hajj versus non-Hajj periods using the Warr-Cook-Wall job satisfaction scale.

Early Diagnosis Of Inflammatory Arthritis By Primary Care Physicians Following Training By A Rheumatologist.

Background: Early diagnosis and therapeutic management of inflammatory arthritis (IA) is crucial for minimizing disease progression and improving outcomes. We recently developed the New Early Arthritis Referral Criteria to help improve the detection of suspected early IA via musculoskeletal (MSK) examination. The present study aimed to evaluate the agreement between rheumatologists and primary care physicians (PCPs) trained by rheumatologists in detecting IA when applying the standardized MSK examination techniques used to develop this criteria in a real-world setting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.