Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy by Luca DI GIAMPAOLO, Andrea ROSSETTI, Teresa GALANTI, Simone DE SIO, Luca COPPETA, Hector NIETO, Hiroo WADA, Niu QUIAO, Younes RAMI, Hicham KHABBACHE, Driss AIT ALI, Amelia RIZZO, Kavita BATRA, Murat YILDIRIM, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Francesco CHIRICO

“…Despite its significance, few studies have specifically documented burnout levels among resident physicians. This study aims to assess the prevalence of burnout and its associated factors within this population. …”
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Colorectal Cancer Screening: Physicians’ Knowledge of Risk Assessment and Guidelines, Practice, and Description of Barriers and Facilitators by Maida J Sewitch, Pascal Burtin, Martin Dawes, Mark Yaffe, Linda Snell, Mark Roper, Patrizia Zanelli, Alan Pavilanis

“…BACKGROUND: Physician nonadherence to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations contributes to underuse of screening.…”
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The Case of Dr George Gale V. the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario: A Legal Analysis by Matthew Wilton

“…On March 15, 2002, anaesthetist and pain practitioner, Dr George Gale, had his license to practice medicine in Ontario revoked by a decision of the Discipline Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) (1,2). To that point, Dr Gale had practiced medicine as an anaesthetist in Ontario without incident. …”
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Perceptions and practices of imaging personnel and physicians regarding the use of brain MRI for dementia diagnosis in Uganda. by Rita Nassanga, Noeline Nakasujja, Mark Kaddumukasa, Stephen E Jones, Martha Sajatovic, Michael Grace Kawooya

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and practices of imaging personnel and physicians regarding the use of brain MRI as a diagnostic approach for dementia in Uganda.…”
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Physician Global Assessments or Blood tests do not Predict Mucosal Disease Activity in Ulcerative Colitis by Mayur Brahmania, Charles N Bernstein

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Emergency medicine physician supervision and mortality among patients receiving care from non-physician clinicians in a task-sharing model of emergency care in rural Uganda: a retrospective analysis of a single-centre training programme by Rebecca Leff, Brian Rice, Bradley Dreifuss, Heather Hammerstedt, Mark Bisanzo, Stacey Chamberlain, Ashley Pickering, Colleen Laurence, Prisca Mary Kizito, Steven Jonathan Kisingiri, Charles Ndyamwijuka, Serena Nakato, Lema Felix Adriko

“…Objectives To assess the association between emergency medicine physician supervision and 3-day mortality for patients receiving care from non-physician clinicians in a task-sharing model of emergency care in rural Uganda.Design Retrospective cohort analysis with multivariable logistic regression.Setting Single rural Ugandan emergency unit.Participants All patients presenting for care from 2009 to 2019.Interventions Three cohorts of patients receiving care from non-physician clinicians had three different levels of physician supervision: ‘Direct Supervision’ (2009–2010) emergency medicine physicians directly supervised all care; ‘Indirect Supervision’ (2010–2015) emergency medicine physicians were consulted as needed; ‘Independent Care’ (2015–2019) no emergency medicine physician supervision.Primary outcome measure Three-day mortality.Results 38 033 ED visits met inclusion criteria. …”
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A quality improvement initiative aimed at reducing service strain and improving physician wellness in internal medicine by Jessica Evans, Sydney Ruller, Krista Wooller, Delvina Hasimja Saraqini, Mathilde Gaudreau-Simard

“…Abstract Introduction Hospital strain has been shown to negatively impact physician wellness, educational experience, and patient care. …”
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Hopeful News for Physicians Who Involved in the Treatment of Critical Aluminum Phosphide (Rice Pill) Poisoning Patients by Fatemeh Vafapour, Moslem Sedaghattalab

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Evaluating physician concordance in interpretation of tracheobronchomalacia diagnosis and phenotyping using dynamic expiratory chest computed tomography by G. A. Cortes-Puentes, M. Matatko, B. J. Bartholmai, E. S. Edell, K. G. Lim

“…This study evaluates physician concordance in TBM diagnosis and phenotyping using chest computed tomography (CT) scans with dynamic expiratory views. …”
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Perceptions and Practice of Early Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease by Parents and Physicians in a Southwestern State of Nigeria by Oladele Simeon Olatunya, Adefunke Olarinre Babatola, Ezra Olatunde Ogundare, Babatunde Ajayi Olofinbiyi, Olubunmi Adeola Lawal, Jacob Olumuyiwa Awoleke, Olusola Peter Aduloju, Alaba Olanrewaju Daramola, Eyitayo Ebenezer Emmanuel, Oyebanji Anthony Olajuyin, Akinwumi Kolawole Komolafe, Abiola Olukayode Olaleye

“…Results. Most physicians 132 (97.8%) were aware of prenatal SCD diagnosis, but only 51 (37.8%) would recommend it. …”
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Admission Decisions Made by Emergency Physicians Can Reduce the Emergency Department Length of Stay for Medical Patients by Yuri Choi, Jinwoo Jeong, Byoung-Gwon Kim

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of admission decisions by emergency physicians without consultations on the ED LOS and other quality indicators. …”
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The outcomes of recent patient safety education interventions for trainee physicians and medical students: a systematic review by Charles Vincent, Nick Sevdalis, Sonal Arora, Paul Baker, Matthew A Kirkman, Maria Ahmed

“…Objective To systematically review the latest evidence for patient safety education for physicians in training and medical students, updating, extending and improving on a previous systematic review on this topic.Design A systematic review.Data sources Embase, Ovid Medline and PsycINFO databases.Study selection Studies including an evaluation of patient safety training interventions delivered to trainees/residents and medical students published between January 2009 and May 2014.Data extraction The review was performed using a structured data capture tool. …”
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Self-Reported Practices in Opioid Management of Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Survey of Canadian Family Physicians by Michael JM Allen, Mark M Asbridge, Peter C MacDougall, Andrea D Furlan, Oleg Tugalev

“…To assess changes in family physicians’ (FPs) prescribing of opioids following the release of the guideline, it is necessary to know their practices before the guideline was widely disseminated.…”
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Physicians&rsquo; Perceptions of the Quality of Palliative Care and of the Importance of Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Teams in Norwegian Nursing Homes by Skomakerstuen Ødbehr L, Hov R, Sanaker H, Sandsdalen T

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Psychometric Assessment of a Physician-Patient Communication Behaviors Scale: The Perspective of Adult HIV Patients in Kenya by Juddy Wachira, Susan Middlestadt, Michael Reece, Chao-Ying Joanne Peng, Paula Braitstein

“…There have been no scales specifically developed to assess physician-patient communication behaviors (PPCB) in the sub-Saharan population. …”
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Practices regarding human Papillomavirus counseling and vaccination in head and neck cancer: a Canadian physician questionnaire by Scott Anderson, Andre Isaac, Caroline C. Jeffery, Joan L. Robinson, Daniela Migliarese Isaac, Christina Korownyk, Vincent L. Biron, Hadi Seikaly

“…Results In total, 337 physicians responded (239 family physicians, 51 OHNSs, 30 OBGYNs, and 17 pediatricians). …”
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Exploring primary care physicians’ role in travel medicine: a scoping review of knowledge, practices, and training by Ayman Al-Dahshan, Salma Ahmed, Anwar Joudeh, Vahe Kehyayan

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Prevalence of anabolic steroid users seeking support from physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andreas Kimergård, Paolo Deluca, Julio Mario Xerfan Amaral

“…Objectives To estimate the overall prevalence of androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS) users seeking support from physicians. Secondary objectives are to compare this prevalence in different locations and among subpopulations of AAS users, and to discuss some of the factors that could have influenced the engagement of AAS users with physicians.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science and SciELO were searched in January 2022.Eligibility criteria Quantitative and qualitative studies reporting the number of AAS users who sought support from physicians, with no restrictions of language or time of publication.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed the quality of studies, including publication bias. …”
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Empowering Family Physicians to Impart Proper Inhaler Teaching to Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma by Janice M Leung, Mohit Bhutani, Richard Leigh, Dan Pelletier, Cathy Good, Don D Sin

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Unveiling the digital future: perspectives of Hungarian physicians under 35 years old on eHealth solutions by Zsuzsa Győrffy, Zsuzsa Győrffy, Bence Döbrössy, Julianna Boros, Julianna Boros, Edmond Girasek

“…Our prior study on the digital health related experiences and opinions of Hungarian physicians highlights the crucial role of age in shaping attitudes towards digital health solutions among medical doctors. …”
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