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A systematic review of patient access to medical records in the acute setting
Abstract: Background: Internationally, patient access to notes is increasing. This has been driven by respect for patient autonomy, often recognised as a primary tenet of medical ethics: patients should be able to access their...
A systematic review of patient access to medical records in the acute setting
BACKGROUND:Internationally, patient access to notes is increasing. This has been driven by respect for patient autonomy, often recognised as a primary tenet of medical ethics: patients should be able to access their records to...
Published by: BMC medical ethics
Adapting the 23Things programme for health librarian professional education
In the UK, as elsewhere, continuing professional development is seen to be a necessary professional activity. However resourcing is problematic and funding varies between employing agencies. The 23Things programme has evolved to...
A systematic review of patient access to medical records in the acute setting
Abstract: Background: Internationally, patient access to notes is increasing. This has been driven by respect for patient autonomy, often recognised as a primary tenet of medical ethics: patients should be able to access their...
Supporting bereavement and complicated grief in primary care
BACKGROUND: Bereavement can have significant impacts on physical and mental health, and a minority of people experience complicated and prolonged grief responses. Primary care is ideally situated to offer bereavement care, yet...
Going, going, gone... but not forgotten
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Cambridge University Medical Library has a strategy of migration from paper-based to e-resources. In 2007 it secured funding for a new IT study area, necessitating the removal of a substantial proportion of the...
Published by: 10th International Congress on Medical Librarianship
Change in skeletal muscle associated with unplanned hospital admissions in adult patients
Peter Hartley, Patricia Costello, Rachel Fenner, Nathalie Gibbins, Édáin Quinn, Isla Kuhn, Victoria L Keevil, Roman Romero-Ortuno
Jan 08, 2019
OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of the review was to describe change that occurs in skeletal muscle during periods of unplanned hospitalisation in adult patients. The secondary objective was to examine the relationship between...
The use of experimental vignette studies to identify drivers of variations in the delivery of health care
Abstract: Background: Identifying how unwarranted variations in healthcare delivery arise is challenging. Experimental vignette studies can help, by isolating and manipulating potential drivers of differences in care. There is a...
What is the impact of clinically assisted hydration in the last days of life? A systematic literature review and narrative synthesis.
BACKGROUND: Clinically assisted hydration (CAH) can be provided in the last days of life as drinking declines. The impact of this practice on quality of life or survival in the last days of life is unclear. Practice varies...
Software tools to support title and abstract screening for systematic reviews in healthcare
Abstract: Background: Systematic reviews are vital to the pursuit of evidence-based medicine within healthcare. Screening titles and abstracts (T&Ab) for inclusion in a systematic review is an intensive, and often collaborative...
Palliative and end-of-life care and junior doctors
BACKGROUND: Palliative and end-of-life care is a core competency for doctors and is increasingly recognised as a key clinical skill for junior doctors. There is a growing international movement to embed palliative care education...
A scoping review of case law relating to support and treatment for people with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
BACKGROUND: Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a complex multisystem genetic disorder associated with several challenges for people with PWS themselves, and for their families and care givers. Support around access to food is a...
Supportive and palliative care of adults with respiratory problems experiencing structural vulnerability from homelessness, prison or other criminal justice system involvement.
Interventions to increase referral and uptake to pulmonary rehabilitation in people with COPD
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) reduces the number and duration of hospital admissions and readmissions, and improves health-related quality of life in patients with COPD. Despite clinical guideline recommendations, under-referral...
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Software tools to support title and abstract screening for systematic reviews in healthcare
Making a virtue out of virtual communities
All libraries need an effective process of governance to guide the planning, development and improvement of resources and services. Library committees must be able to relate both to the high-level strategic policies and vision...
Published by: European Association for Health Information & Libraries
Anticipatory prescribing of injectable medications for adults at the end of life in the community
Anticipatory prescribing DEATH Palliative Care Palliative Medicine palliative medicine kit Review Systematic review Terminal Care Adult Aged Aged 80 and over Cohort Studies Drug Prescriptions Female Humans Injections Male Middle Aged Palliative Care Pilot Projects Prescription Drugs qualitative research Retrospective Studies Terminal Care
Montgomery's legal and practical impact
Isabelle Le Gallez, Jeffrey Skopek, Kathleen Liddell, Isla Kuhn, Andrew Sagar, Zoë Fritz
Sep 09, 2021
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Six years ago, the Supreme Court judgement in Montgomery v Lanarkshire changed medical law. It introduced a new patient-based standard of care for the communication of treatment risks and...
Total uncertainty
Simon Noah Etkind, Jiaqi Li, John Louca, Sarah A Hopkins, Isla Kuhn, Anna Spathis, Stephen Ig Barclay
Sep 17, 2022
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