Establishing Concurrent Validity of the Role Checklist Version 2 with the OCAIRS in Measurement of Participation: A Pilot Study by Patricia J. Scott, Danielle Cacich, Morgan Fulk, Karen Michel, Katie Whiffen

“…Persons experiencing problems with adaptation following disease, disability, or overwhelming life circumstances are often referred by their physicians to occupational therapists. Given time constraints, therapists may skip administration of a client-centered participation focused assessment and instead use an impairment or limitation focused assessment. …”
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Complications of tattoos and tattoos removal: state-of-the-art in Italy by Mirko Campisi

“…Future educational campaigns by school counsellors and primary care physicians should also be aimed at specific groups that are more likely to get tattoos, such as minors and women.…”
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Two Cases of Delayed Diagnosis of Leprosy in Mauritania by Boushab Mohamed Boushab, Fatima-Zahra Fall-Malick, Leonardo K. Basco

“…It is imperative to inform physicians to increase their vigilance for appropriate screening and reporting of these cases. …”
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New Onset of Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis during Anti-TNF-α Therapies: A Systematic Literature Review by Alexandra Maria Giovanna Brunasso, Werner Aberer, Cesare Massone

“…The emergence of DM/PM and antisynthetase syndrome seem to be associated with the use of anti-TNF-α agents, especially in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases (mainly RA) with positive autoantibodies before therapy initiation. In particular, physicians should pay attention to patients affected by RA with positive antisynthetase antibodies and/or history of ILD. …”
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Keratoconus disease classification with multimodel fusion and vision transformer: a pretrained model approach by Shokufeh Yaraghi, Toktam Khatibi

“…This approach can serve as an effective decision support system alongside physicians, aiding in the diagnosis of keratoconus and potentially reducing the need for invasive procedures such as corneal transplantation in severe cases.…”
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Exploring Orthopedic Occupational Therapy in Korea: Insights from a Survey on Occupational Therapists’ Perspectives by Junghun Aj Kim

“…Rehabilitation medicine physicians were the primary prescribers of orthopedic OT. …”
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Test Performance Related Dysfunctional Beliefs by Recep TÜTÜNCÜ, Ahmet İNCE, M. Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR

“…Method: The subjects of the study were 30 female and 30 male physicians who were about to take the medical specialization exam (MSE) in Turkey. …”
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A methodological scoping review on EMG processing and synergy-based results in muscle synergy studies in Parkinson’s disease by Valentina Lanzani, Cristina Brambilla, Alessandro Scano

“…Moreover, a further understanding of synergistic control in Parkinson’s patients is needed.DiscussionWe discuss the future developments in the field with a detailed assessment of the topic on the view of physicians, including the most promising lines of research for clinical practice and from the perspective of engineers, for methodological application of synergistic approaches.…”
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Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Type 1 Gaucher's Disease by Mirta Koželj, Samo Zver, Vesna Zadnik

“…There is predominate opinion among physicians managing type 1 Gauchers' disease (GD) that cardiac involvement is not an issue in these patients. …”
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Should Medications Be Prescribed to Patients in Generic Form? Dental Practitioners’ Perspective by Saudamini G More, Tejal Patil, Tanvi Shetty, Monika Bhanushali, Hitesh Sawant

“…The National Medical Commission mandates physicians to prescribe all drugs in their generic form. …”
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Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Sentinel Lymph Node as an Early Sign of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Joslin M. Bowen, Anamarija M. Perry, Erin Quist, Mojtaba Akhtari

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A Novel Index for Prompt Prediction of Severity in Patients with Unstable Angina Pectoris by Mustafa Bolatkale, Ahmet Cagdas Acara

“…Rapid risk stratification by emergency department (ED) physicians to evaluate patients with chest pain for predicting the short-term occurrence of major adverse cardiac event (MACE) is crucial. …”
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Effect of Adiponectin Variant on Lipid Profile and Plasma Adiponectin Levels: A Multicenter Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Guiqing Wang, Yufeng Wang, Zhi Luo

“…These findings are beneficial to clinical physicians to choose different management strategies for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention.…”
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Orthodontic variables influencing the mini-implant’s success rate – A narrative review by Dannis Brij, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Vivek Kumar Sharma, Pramod Kumar Yadav

“…It can be beneficial for physicians to understand the reasons behind mini-implant failure to enhance their clinical practice…”
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Pregnancy in a Transgender Male: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ayesha Hassan, Jessica Perini, Amna Khan, Apoorva Iyer

“…Such information would help guide physicians in providing education and counseling to their transgender patients regarding reproductive options.…”
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Lessons to be Learned for Gastroenterology from Recent Issues in Clinical Trial Methodology by C Ohmann, J Albrecht

“…One of the major challenges in conducting randomized, controlled trials is obtaining informed consent because of the differing perspectives and languages of physicians and patients. Recommendations include practical guidance in obtaining informed consent, feedback of trial results to patients and support of research related to obtaining informed consent. …”
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Factors Affecting Length of Stay in the Emergency Department in Patients Who Presented with Abdominal Pain by Ar-aishah Dadeh, Pitshaya Phunyanantakorn

“…The two groups were compared in terms of baseline characteristics, physical examination, time of presenting, attending physicians, interdepartmental consultations, investigations, ED disposition, final diagnosis, and mortality. …”
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Brain MRI Segmentation with Multiphase Minimal Partitioning: A Comparative Study by Elsa D. Angelini, Ting Song, Brett D. Mensh, Andrew F. Laine

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Laboratory Literacy: Surveying Lab Result Interpretations of a Local Patient Population by Jordan Franco, Mark Fung

“…In the outpatient setting, it is anecdotally commonplace for patients to receive their lab results before their physicians, resulting in patients often relying on self-interpretations of their results. …”
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Adherence to disease modifying therapies in patients with multiple sclerosis by D. Pileckė, N. Giedraitienė

“…Most respondents relied on the medication prescribed by their physicians and used it responsibly, despite the anxiety about the side effects of long-term medication. …”
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