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Background: India is undergoing a significant demographic shift with a growing older population, leading to an anticipated increase in people with dementia. Family caregivers, who are predominantly informal, carry the burden of care within households, facing numerous challenges that impact their well-being. Despite the cultural emphasis on family support, there is a lack of targeted interventions for caregivers in India.
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January 2025
Department of Mental Health, Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, Peshawar Medical College, Riphah International University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Introduction: Accreditation in Health Professions Education is a pivotal process to ensure the quality of medical institutions and health professionals. ' is an umbrella term reflecting the principles of justice and support to disadvantaged entities according to their needs. While commonly applied to various domains in medical education, there is potential to determine how ' is considered or discussed while practically implementing accreditation standards for Basic Medical Education (BME) globally.
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January 2025
Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec (Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus), Université Laval, 1401, 18e rue, Québec, Qc, Canada.
Background: Multifaceted interventions that address barriers and facilitators have been shown to be most effective for increasing the adoption of high-value care, but there is a knowledge gap on this type of intervention for the de-implementation of low-value care. Trauma is a high-risk setting for low-value care, such as unnecessary diagnostic imaging and the use of specialized resources. The aim of our study was to develop and assess the usability of a multifaceted intervention to reduce low-value injury care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) plays a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of graduate medical education (GME) training across the United States. Central to the success of this mission are designated institutional officials (DIOs), who usually serve as chief GME officers within the ACGME-accredited sponsoring institutions (SIs). Despite the critical role of DIOs, the qualifications, level of administrative support, and responsibilities of DIOs are not defined and vary significantly among SIs.
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January 2025
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, USA.
Objective: To quantify the otolaryngologic diagnoses encountered in outpatient clinics by otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (OHNS) residents during their 5 years of postgraduate training.
Methods: This is a retrospective review at a single institution following 5 consecutive graduating resident cohorts throughout their training. The electronic health record was queried for OHNS clinic encounters from 2013 through 2022 during which the resident physicians were included as the visit provider or assistant to an attending physician.
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