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Gender-focused training improves leadership of female medical students: A randomised trial

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Today, we will be discussing the article entitled, Gender-focused training improves leadership of female medical students: A randomised trial. In medical emergencies, provider qualities which lead to greater performance and patient outcomes include leadership and teamwork. link] ,Why is this article important?

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Awake, and Paralysed: A Never Event

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In studies including patients with trauma or Glasgow Coma Scale less than 8, intubation without sedation led to poorer neurological outcomes. The Impact of Prehospital Intubation with and Without Sedation on Outcome in Trauma Patients With a GCS of 8 or Less. Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 29(2): p 161-167, April 2017. |

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SheMD Journal Club: Where Are The Women?

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How they measured things: The study measured the number of female vs male award recipients from published recognition award lists from medical specialty societies in 2017. Diversity in National Society Leadership and Podium Speakers in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Similar Articles For further reading on the topic, check out these articles!

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Scabies

Don't Forget the Bubbles

2017 Sep 20. This improves outcomes for the individual and helps control the disease’s spread at the community level. Vancouver If you think it has gone away, read this recent article in the Lancet. Chosidow O, Fuller LC. Scratching the itch: is scabies a truly neglected disease? The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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ED Boarding

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Funds could be used to hire additional physicians or advanced practice clinicians to augment clinical gaps, or to provide leadership. ED crowding and boarding are causing patient experiences and outcomes to worsen. The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes. Acad Emerg Med. 2009;16(1):1-10.

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CT Angiography Head and Neck: Indications and Limitations

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2 Outcomes of patients presenting with ischemic stroke who received MRI as initial imaging modality have demonstrated similar outcomes to those with initial CTA, with Kim et al. demonstrating that functional outcome at 3 months did not differ between the CTA and MRI groups (38.5% vs. 38.1%) with a good functional outcome.

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Foreign-trained vs US-trained doctors

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The goal of the study was to determine whether patient outcomes differed between hospital doctors who graduated from a foreign vs US medical school. The main outcome measure was 30-day death, readmission rates, and costs. Anyone who has cared for patients in a hospital knows that many factors affect patient outcomes.

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