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World J Gastroenterol
December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver V6Z 1Y6, British Columbia, Canada.
Background: Over the last decade, the treatment options for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have significantly progressed with the emergence of new medications designed to target various immune pathways and mitigate inflammation. Adalimumab (ADA) is a tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonist and stands as an effective treatment for IBD. In April 2021, the province of British Columbia implemented a mandatory non-medical switch policy of the ADA originator Humira to ADA biosimilars.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Nurs Stud Adv
December 2024
School of Health Sciences/School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Background: Within healthcare settings, practice-based healthcare professionals are expected to teach, supervise, assess and/or support learners in their respective disciplines. Ongoing development opportunities focusing specifically on teaching skills and support of students are varied and there are no mandatory requirements for practice-based healthcare professionals to develop formal teaching qualifications, despite their direct involvement with learners.
Objective: To explore the experience of participants in a pilot scheme to recognise teaching excellence in healthcare.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
October 2024
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
Background: Currently, interest in surgical careers is declining globally, whereas aging populations are contributing to a rising demand for surgical procedures. Surgeons who conduct scientific investigations and share clinical advances internationally pay little attention to comparing differences in ways nations attract, educate, and train their surgeons. This study compares international pathways toward surgeon development with the aim of seeking best practices and improving the outlook of surgery as an attractive career.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Bioeth Inq
September 2024
Department of Medical Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
With the increasing prices of newly approved anti-cancer treatments contributing to rising healthcare costs, healthcare systems are facing complex economic and ethical dilemmas. Especially in countries with universal access and mandatory health insurance, including many European countries, the organizing of funding or reimbursement of expensive new treatments can be challenging. When expensive anti-cancer treatments are deemed safe and effective, but are not (yet) reimbursed, ethical dilemmas arise.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedicine (Baltimore)
September 2024
Department of Hematology, Suining Central Hospital, Suining, China.
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