ContextPoor patient-physician communication increases the risk of patient complaints and
malpractice claims. To address this problem, licensure assessment has been reformed in …

ContextStandards for licensure are designed to provide assurance to the public of a physician's
competence to practice. However, there has been little assessment of the relationship …

Context.—Clinical competence is a determinant of the quality of care delivered, and may be
associated with use of health care resources by primary care physicians. Clinical …

Background. Prescription of new drugs contributes to substantial increases in annual drug
expenditures. A small proportion of physicians appear to be early users of new prescription …

BACKGROUND: Peer review is used to determine what research is funded and published,
yet little is known about its effectiveness, and it is suspected that there may be biases. We …

Objective To assess whether the transition from a traditional curriculum to a community
oriented problem based learning curriculum at Sherbrooke University is associated with the …

Background Less than 75% of people prescribed antihypertensive medication are still using
treatment after 6 months. Physicians determine treatment, educate patients, manage side …

Purpose Real‐world data for observational research commonly require formatting and cleaning
prior to analysis. Data preparation steps are rarely reported adequately and are likely to …

Importance Adverse drug events (ADEs) account for up to 16% of emergency department (ED)
visits and 7% of hospital admissions. Medication reconciliation is required for hospital …

Objectives We used an international pharmacosurveillance network to estimate the rate and
characteristics of antidepressant use in older adults in countries with more conservative (UK…