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Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu-shi, JPN.
Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is a significant concern, although its specific characteristics remain unclear. Moreover, strategies to shift vaccine-hesitant parents' attitudes toward immunization are not yet well-defined. Pediatric emergency department (ED) physicians frequently encounter patients who are inadequately vaccinated due to parental VH; however, it is challenging to allocate sufficient time during ED visits to provide comprehensive vaccination education.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnhancing Emergency Department Safety: Implementation of a Dedicated Chest Drain Trolley to Optimize Care for Pneumothorax Patients.
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Internal Medicine Department, Ain Shams University Demerdash Hospital, Cairo, EGY.
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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
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In 2008 the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) Review of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) recommended that OMFS specialty training should start with second-degree studies. This recommendation has not yet happened. Currently, no OMFS controlled places at medical/dental schools are directly linked to OMFS Specialty Training (ST) posts.
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