[EDUCATING MEDICAL STUDENTS TO PROFESSIONALISM AND SAFETY IN HEALTHCARE AND THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC - AN ISRAELI PERSPECTIVE].

Introduction: Medical students' education traditionally focuses on professionalism (knowledge and skills) alongside compassion. Recently, the importance of quality of care, safety and error prevention has increased. Teaching students through adopting the terminology, tools and insights of quality and safety will not only promote safety, but may also increase treatment effectiveness, patient satisfaction and staff commitment.

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Advanced Cryptographic Techniques for Data Protection of Patient Medical Records.

Objectives: Healthcare organizations that maintain and process Electronic Medical Records are at risk of cyber-attacks, which can lead to breaches of confidentiality, financial harm, and possible interference with medical care. State-of-the-art methods in cryptography have the potential to offer improved security of medical records; nonetheless, healthcare providers may be reluctant to adopt and implement them. The objectives of this study were to assess current data management and security procedures; to identify attitudes, knowledge, perceived norms, and self-efficacy regarding the adoption of advanced cryptographic techniques; and to offer guidelines that could help policy-makers and data security professionals work together to ensure that patient data are both secure and accessible.

From Population Databases to Research and Informed Health Decisions and Policy.

Background: In the era of big data, the medical community is inspired to maximize the utilization and processing of the rapidly expanding medical datasets for clinical-related and policy-driven research. This requires a medical database that can be aggregated, interpreted, and integrated at both the individual and population levels. Policymakers seek data as a lever for wise, evidence-based decision-making and information-driven policy.