Review of interruptions in a pediatric subspecialty outpatient clinic. by Tyler Lee, Hinette Rosario, Elizabeth Cifuentes, Jiawei Cui, Emery C Lin, Victoria A Miller, Henry C Lin

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Evaluating AI performance in nephrology triage and subspecialty referrals by Priscilla Koirala, Charat Thongprayoon, Jing Miao, Oscar A. Garcia Valencia, Mohammad S. Sheikh, Supawadee Suppadungsuk, Michael A. Mao, Justin H. Pham, Iasmina M. Craici, Wisit Cheungpasitporn

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Trends in Israel's Medical Administration subspecialty, 1987–2022 by Yoel Angel, Hadar Goldshtein, Nevo Barel, Gil Fire, Michael Halberthal, Adi Niv-Yagoda

“…Abstract Background Israel is unique in offering a formal subspecialty in Medical Administration and mandating it for physicians applying for senior roles. …”
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Internal medicine residents' perception of rheumatology as a subspecialty: A web-based survey by Keerthi Talari, Kirthi Theja Bommakanti

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Changes in the neurologists’ professional identity by M. Šeduikienė, V. Matonis

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Otology/Neurotology recommendations – Choosing Wisely campaign by Andrew K. Ma, Julian Nedzelski, Joseph Chen, Trung Le, Paul Mick, Jane Lea, David Morris, Margaret Aron, Sumit Agrawal, Lorne Parnes, Tamara Mijovic, Vincent Lin, Otology/Neurotology subspecialty group of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

“…The otology/neurotology subspecialty group within the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Society developed a list of five common otologic presentations to help physicians deliver high quality effective care: (1) Don’t order specialized audiometric and vestibular testing to screen for peripheral vestibular disease, (2) Don’t perform computed tomography or blood work in the evaluation of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, (3) Don’t perform auditory brain responses (ABR) in patients with asymmetrical hearing loss, (4) Don’t prescribe oral antibiotics as first line treatment for patients with painless otorrhea associated with tympanic membrane perforation or tympanostomy tube, and (5) Don’t perform particle repositioning maneuvers without a clinical diagnosis of posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.…”
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Update from Canadian Respirology Program Directors

“…This meeting was held in conjunction with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS) Respirology Subspecialty Committee meeting held on November 6, 2003, and with the first Canadian Division Directors meeting held on November 8, 2003.…”
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Hepatology and The Canadian Gastroenterologist: Interest, Attitudes and Patterns of Practise: Results of a National Survey from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology by Vincent G Bain, Winnie W Wong, Paul D Greig, Eric M Yoshida

“…BACKGROUND: Hepatology has emerged as a subspecialty distinct from gastroenterology. Despite this, there is no formal certification examination or accredited training program, and training remains combined with gastroenterology.…”
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Using Operational Analysis to Improve Access to Pulmonary Function Testing by Ada Ip, Raymond Asamoah-Barnieh, Diane P. Bischak, Warren J. Davidson, W. Ward Flemons, Sachin R. Pendharkar

“…Reserved testing slots for subspecialty clinics were poorly utilized, leaving many testing slots unfilled. …”
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Psychological distress and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Berhanie Getnet, Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Zewudu Andualem, Habtamu Kerebih, Asmamaw Atnafu, Bizuneh Tesfaye, Demeke Demilew

“…In multivariable analysis, respondents found in the ages between 35 and 44; unmarried marital status; educational status with specialty, subspecialty and PhD holders; anaesthesia professionals; and healthcare professionals with known medical illness were significantly associated with depression. …”
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Role of interventions in diagnosis and management of lung disorders in rheumatic diseases by Venkata Nagarjuna Maturu, Chetan Rao Vaddepally, V Pratibh Prasad

“…Interventional Pulmonology, a subspecialty of pulmonary medicine helps in diagnosis of these pulmonary manifestations. …”
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The Immune System in Cancer Pathogenesis: Potential Therapeutic Approaches by Pankita H. Pandya, Mary E. Murray, Karen E. Pollok, Jamie L. Renbarger

“…Interplay among immune activation and cancer pathogenesis provides the framework for a novel subspecialty known as immunooncology. In the rapidly evolving field of immunooncology, understanding the tumor-specific immune response enhances understanding of cancer resistance. …”
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Multimodal Imaging in the Prenatal Diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex by Mariya Gusman, Sabah Servaes, Tamara Feygin, Karl Degenhardt, Monica Epelman

“…Early diagnosis allows for accurate parental counseling, coordination of high-level perinatal care, and subspecialty followup. We present a case of TSC in utero wherein access to and use of multiple imaging modalities confirmed diagnosis and allowed the patient to receive optimal care prior to birth.…”
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Survey of Accepted Practice following Failed Intubation for Emergency Caesarean Delivery by Daniel Soltanifar, David Bogod, Sally Harrison, Brendan Carvalho, Pervez Sultan

“…These results demonstrate that a significant body of anesthetists with a subspecialty interest in obstetric anesthesia in the UK would not always wake up the patient and would continue with anesthesia and surgery with a supraglottic airway device in this setting.…”
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Missed Testing Opportunities for HIV Screening and Early Diagnosis in an Urban Tertiary Care Center by Joseph DeRose, Jason Zucker, David Cennimo, Shobha Swaminathan

“…The two most common locations of a missed testing opportunity were the hospital ED (45%) and subspecialty clinics (37%). This study demonstrates that, even in a high prevalence institution with HIV counseling, testing, and referral service, HIV screening is lacking at multiple points of care and patients are missing opportunities for earlier diagnosis and treatment.…”
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The Incidental Finding of a Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: Implications for Primary Care Providers—Case and Review by Loren Garrison Morgan, Jonathan Gardner, Joe Calkins

“…We also provide the practitioner with recommendations for certain baseline cardiac observations and suggestions for proper surveillance in hopes that better understanding will reduce unnecessary and potentially harmful testing, premature subspecialty referral, and unneeded patient anxiety.…”
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Burnout among intensivists and critical care fellows in South Korea: Current status and associated factors. by Song I Lee, Won-Young Kim, Duk Ki Kim, Gee Young Suh, Jeongmin Kim, Ha Yeon Kim, Nak-Joon Choi, Won Kyoung Jhang, Sang-Hyun Kwak, Sang-Bum Hong

“…From May to July 2019, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 51 hospitals and 79 intensive care units offering subspecialty training in critical care medicine. Invitations were sent by email and text, and responses were collected using NownSurvey and Google Forms. …”
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A Systematic Review of Postoperative Pain Outcome Measurements Utilised in Regional Anesthesia Randomized Controlled Trials by E. Pushpanathan, T. Setty, B. Carvalho, P. Sultan

“…Regional anesthesia is a rapidly growing subspecialty. There are few published meta-analyses exploring pain outcome measures utilised in regional anesthesia randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which may be due to heterogeneity in outcomes assessed. …”
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Awareness and Attitude of Surgeons regarding Dental Erosion on Patients Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery by Omir Aldowah

“…Because of the growing popularity of this subspecialty, general surgeons should develop a basic clinical and surgical understanding of these standard procedures and complications, regardless of their interest in obesity surgery. …”
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Association between Interleukin-10-1082 G/A and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α 308 G/A Gene Polymorphisms and Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Iranian Preterm Infants by Abolfazl Khoshdel, Soleiman Kheiri, Peyman Omidvari, Fahimeh Moradi, Majid Hamidi, Hossein Teimori

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