Jan 26th, 2023 - Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound has the potential to improve patient care, but its application to children requires consideration of anatomic and physiologic differences from adult populations, and corresponding technical aspects of performance. This document is the product of an American Society of Echocardiography task force composed of representatives from pediatric cardiology, pediatric cr...

Sep 15th, 2021 - Epidemiological evidence has confirmed the potential causal relationship between specific dietary factors and non-communicable diseases. However, currently nutrition was shown to be insufficiently integrated into medical education, regardless of the country. Without an adequate nutrition education, it is reasonable to assume that future physicians, as well as other health care professionals, wi...

Aug 13th, 2021 - Psychosocial Factors and Diabetes.|2021|Kulzer B,Albus C,Herpertz S,Kruse J,Lange K,|epidemiology,etiology,therapy,epidemiology,etiology,therapy,epidemiology,psychology,therapy,epidemiology,psychology,therapy,epidemiology,methods,standards,methods,organization & administration,standards,education,methods,methods,

Jun 22nd, 2021 - Quantification of Blood Loss: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 13.|2021| ,|complications,education,methods,methods,classification,nursing,prevention & control,

Apr 2nd, 2021 - There has been some concern expressed by UK regulator, the Professional Standards Authority regarding the risks arising from Independent sonographer practices. The Professional Standards Authority presented evidence demonstrating that there are instances of harm occurring because of errors made by non-radiologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS), particularly MSKUS-guided interven...

Mar 31st, 2021 - Perinatal Clinical Nurse Educator: Clinical Competencies and Education Guide.|2021|Association Of Women's Health Obstetric And Neonatal Nurses ,|standards,methods,standards,education,standards,education,standards,standards,

Feb 10th, 2021 - Patients present to primary care physicians with musculoskeletal complaints more often than they do for upper respiratory infections, hypertension, or diabetes. Despite this, instruction in musculoskeletal medicine for internal medicine residents represents less than 1% of their total didactic and clinical education time. We recognize the immense breadth of knowledge and skill required to train...

Jan 3rd, 2021 - In 2011, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) published the SIOG 10 Priorities Initiative, which defined top priorities for the improvement of the care of older adults with cancer worldwide.1 Substantial scientific, clinical, and educational progress has been made in line with these priorities and international health policy developments have occurred, such as the shift of emp...

Nov 12th, 2020 - The diagnostic workup of lymphoma continues to evolve rapidly as experience and discovery led to the addition of new clinicopathologic entities and techniques to differentiate them. The optimal clinically effective, efficient, and cost-effective approach to diagnosis that is safe for patients can be elusive, in both community-based and academic practice. Studies suggest that there is variation ...

Nov 11th, 2020 - Cardiovascular computed tomography (CCT) is a well-validated non-invasive imaging tool with an ever-expanding array of applications beyond the assessment of coronary artery disease. These include the evaluation of structural heart diseases, congenital heart diseases, peri-procedural electrophysiology applications, and the functional evaluation of ischemia. This breadth requires a robust and div...

Nov 10th, 2020 - The aim of this paper is to present a UK-based consensus of principles and recommendations to guide rheumatology US training and practice. A Delphi process was conducted involving 19 US experts representing each of the 14 regions of the UK. A working group of experienced British Society for Rheumatology Ultrasound Special Interest Group (BSRUSSIG) members made seven proposals that were presente...

Jul 28th, 2020 - Guidance and Best Practices for Reestablishment of Non-Emergent Care in Nuclear Cardiology Laboratories During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: An Information Statement from ASNC, IAEA, and SNMMI.|2020|Skali H,Murthy VL,Paez D,Choi EM,Keng FYJ,|trends,trends,trends,education,trends,

Jul 9th, 2020 - The American Cancer Society (ACS) presents an adaptation of the current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. The ACS recommends routine HPV vaccination between ages 9 and 12 years to achieve higher on-time vaccination rates, which will lead to increased numbers of cancers prevented. Health care providers are encouraged to start...

Jun 23rd, 2020 - As the practice of medicine grows in complexity, the process of defining the expertise required for the competent execution of specific procedures has also become complex. The Society for Vascular Surgery therefore constituted a task force to provide informed recommendations on the knowledge, technical skills, resources, and infrastructure required to obtain and to maintain privileges for the s...

Apr 10th, 2020 - The Japan Associations of Endocrine Surgeons has developed the revised version of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Thyroid Tumors. This article describes the guidelines translated into English for the 35 clinical questions relevant to the therapeutic management of thyroid cancers. The objective of the guidelines is to improve health-related outcomes in patients with thyroid tumors by enabli...

Mar 25th, 2020 - 2020 ACC Clinical Competencies for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Adult Cardiovascular Medicine: A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee.|2020|Rodgers GP,Linderbaum JA,Pearson DD,Fernandes SM,Housholder-Hughes SD,|education,methods,standards,diagnosis,therapy,standards,methods,standards,education,standards,education,standards,standards,

Jan 5th, 2020 - Global Guide: A Comprehensive Global Health Education Resource for Pediatric Program Directors.|2020|St Clair NE,Abdul-Mumin A,Banker SL,Condurache T,Crouse H,|education,education,education,methods,

Nov 30th, 2019 - End-stage kidney disease patients who are candidates for surgical arteriovenous fistula creation commonly experience obstacles to a functional surgical arteriovenous fistula, including protracted wait time for creation, poor maturation, and surgical arteriovenous fistula dysfunction that can result in significant patient morbidity. The recent approval of two endovascular devices designed to cre...

Sep 8th, 2019 - Society of Interventional Radiology Training Guidelines for Endovascular Stroke Treatment.|2019|Sacks D,AbuAwad MK,Ahn SH,Baerlocher MO,Brady PS,|diagnostic imaging,physiopathology,therapy,standards,standards,standards,standards,education,standards,education,standards,diagnostic imaging,physiopathology,therapy,

Aug 1st, 2019 - The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) is an independent organization funded by the federal government to accelerate action on cancer control for all Canadians. As the steward of the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control (the Strategy), the Partnership works with Canada’s cancer community to take action to ensure fewer people get cancer, more people survive cancer and those living with t...