Pharmaceutical Medicine as a Medical Specialty

2010 ◽  
pp. 6-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Young ◽  
Peter D. Stonier
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Medicine ◽  
Medical Specialty

scholarly journals The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine – Foundation, function and future

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Boyd ◽  
Peter Stonier ◽  
Konrad Obiora ◽  
Ben Cottam
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Medicine ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Standards Of Practice ◽  
History Of ◽  
Certification Programme ◽  
The Uk

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine was established in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1989 to develop and maintain competence, ethics and the highest professional standards of practice in the discipline. This article charts the founding principles and history of the Faculty, details its composition and membership, and outlines the major functions and achievements of the organisation in the context of the development of the discipline of pharmaceutical medicine. The recognition of pharmaceutical medicine as a medical specialty in the UK is described together with the associated certification programme Pharmaceutical Medicine Specialty Training, which enables pharmaceutical physicians to become certified practitioners in the specialty with the UK General Medical Council (UK GMC).

Organizational aspects of osteopathic care provision in a specialized clinic of Moscow

2018 ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
D. E. Mokhov ◽  
M. Y. Gerasimenko ◽  
O. V. Yaschina ◽  
L. V. Tumbinskaya ◽  
E. S. Tregubova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Organizational Analysis ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Intensive Development ◽  
Osteopathic Physicians

Introduction. Nowadays osteopathy is an offi cial medical specialty. Many years of experience accumulated by osteopathic physicians in our country have proven its effectiveness. The analysis of research papers of those countries where osteopathy is widely used allows to draw the following conclusion: osteopathy is one of the least dangerous therapeutic methods provided that patients deal with well-trained and certifi ed specialists who work in the frame of possibilities of osteopathy. Due to the intensive development of this specialty in Russia it is necessary to provide scientifi c justifi cation to organizational and methodological approaches aimed at ensuring effective and high-quality osteopathic care to the population.Goal of research - to develop proposals in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of osteopathic care provision for the population, taking into account the current situation in health care.Materials and methods. Authors used the following research methods: historical and medico-organizational analysis, literary data analysis, content analysis as well as methods of descriptive statistics.Results. The research presents characteristics of clinics declaring osteopathic care provision, as well as qualities of osteopathic physicians. It also describes patients seeking osteopathic care, and sources of information they use.Conclusion. Authors propose a number of measures aimed at improving the availability and effectiveness of osteopathic care for patients such as training of doctors, creating of regulatory documents, developing quality criteria for osteopathic care provision and popularization of osteopathy among patients.

Survey on European postgraduate medical assessments by the Council for European Medical Specialty Assessments (UEMS-CESMA)

MedEdPublish ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Boorman ◽  
Danny G.P. Mathysen ◽  
Julie-Lyn Noël ◽  
Konrad Bloch ◽  
Jean-Baptiste Rouffet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Specialty

Variation in the management of Kawasaki disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 (10) ◽  
pp. 1004-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Dionne ◽  
David Burgner ◽  
Sarah De Ferranti ◽  
Davinder Singh-Grewal ◽  
Jane Newburger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Initial Treatment ◽  
Coronary Aneurysm ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Necrosis Factor Alpha ◽  
Coronary Aneurysms ◽  
Factor Alpha ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) reduces coronary aneurysms in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD), but additional management options remain challenging, with no generalisable evidence-based recommendations. We performed a survey of 724 physicians from 73 countries to assess variation in practice. IVIG was the preferred initial treatment by 659 (91%) of respondents. Criteria for adjunctive primary treatment varied considerably and definitions of IVIG resistance varied markedly by geographical continent, Human Development Index tiers and medical specialty. A second dose of IVIG was used most often for patients with coronary aneurysm non-responsive to initial treatment (572, 79%), but corticosteroids (379, 52%) and tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitors (208, 29%) were also frequently used. Our findings highlight the need for international collaborative efforts to optimise management of patients with KD worldwide.

scholarly journals Decreased Medical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Comprehensive Analysis of Radiological Examinations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Aigner ◽  
Bernd Hamm ◽  
Florian Nima Fleckenstein ◽  
Tazio Maleitzke ◽  
Georg Böning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Surrogate Marker ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Case Volume ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Radiological Examinations

Objectives As a cross-section discipline within the hospital infrastructure, radiological departments might be able to provide important information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare. The goal of this study was to quantify changes in medical care during the first wave of the pandemic using radiological examinations as a comprehensive surrogate marker and to determine potential future workload. Methods A retrospective analysis of all radiological examinations during the first wave of the pandemic was performed. The number of examinations was compared to time-matched control periods. Furthermore, an in-depth analysis of radiological examinations attributed to various medical specialties was conducted and postponed examinations were extrapolated to calculate additional workload in the near future. Results A total of 596,760 examinations were analyzed. Overall case volumes decreased by an average of 41 % during the shutdown compared to the control period. The most affected radiological modalities were sonography (–54 %), X-ray (–47 %) followed by MRI (–42 %). The most affected medical specialty was trauma and orthopedics (–60 % case volume) followed by general surgery (–49 %). Examination numbers increased during the post-shutdown period leading to a predicted additional workload of up to 22 %. Conclusion This study shows a marked decrease in radiological examinations in total and among several core medical specialties, indicating a significant reduction in medical care during the first COVID-19 shutdown. Key Points: Citation Format

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document