Editorial Material
Rehabilitation
Derick T. Wade
Summary: In this commentary, the author argues against the recent proposal of choosing a uniform name globally for a specialty, stating that it is premature and we must first agree on the core characteristics of the specialist. The author highlights the significant variations in scope and content of the specialty between and within countries, and suggests that once a consensus is reached on its nature and scope, a one-word name may emerge for adoption by individuals and nations.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Diego Centeno-Alvarado, Ariadna Valentina Lopes, Xavier Arnan
Summary: Over time, intensification of agricultural systems has led to declines in biodiversity and ecosystem services, negatively impacting food production and security. Diversifying current farming systems through agroforestry practices can potentially mitigate these harmful impacts by providing suitable habitat for native pollinators and thus maintaining pollination services. This review synthesizes the findings of previous studies and highlights that agroforestry generally promotes or maintains pollination services compared to conventional agriculture, supporting the perspective that it represents a sustainable alternative. Future research should focus on understanding the effects of crop management intensity, irrigation, and organic inputs on pollination services.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marco Versluis, Hasan Ozcan, Loes Overeem, Maria Bakker, Caroline Telkamp, Robbert Duvivier, Janine de Zeeuw
Summary: In the Netherlands, physicians specialized in global health and tropical medicine (Ps-GHTM) are trained to work in low-resource settings (LRS) before returning to the Dutch healthcare system. This study aimed to explore the perceived applicability of their experience abroad for their subsequent practice in the Netherlands. Findings suggest that Ps-GHTM bring valuable competencies to the healthcare system in the Netherlands.
GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Computer Science, Information Systems
Tiago K. Colicchio, Wayne H. Liang, Pavithra Dissanayake, Clementino Do Rosario, James J. Cimino
Summary: This study assessed physicians' perceptions of integrated displays for chart review. The results showed that physicians rated the usefulness of the integrated display slightly positive and did not find it confusing. Challenges reported by physicians in EHR navigation included the need to navigate between multiple functionalities and manually search for relevant data. Suggestions from physicians included facilitating integration of data from multiple parts of the record to enhance data visualization and comprehension.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Michelangelo Bin, Thomas Parisini
Summary: The paper presents a method for solving the distributed minimum sharing problem in distributed computing, which has good decentralization properties and can maintain stability even as the communication network changes, both in terms of initial time and initial conditions.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rachel Schwartz, Manisha Dubey, Danielle Blanch-Hartigan, Justin J. Sanders, Judith A. Hall
Summary: The study reveals that physicians have diverse notions of clinical empathy, including aspects such as clinical performance and professionalism, interpersonal communication, and clinician orientation. Communication behaviors are perceived as important for demonstrating empathy, and some physician descriptions of empathy may not be perceptible to patients.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Tiago K. Colicchio, Pavithra I. Dissanayake, James J. Cimino
Summary: The survey revealed that physicians prefer a "story" format for the history of present illness (HPI) content, while they lean towards a list with categories for the Assessment and Plan (AP) section. Physicians found temporal information and finding/condition to be the most relevant content in HPI, while intervention and reasons/justifications were highlighted as key content in AP. Challenges mentioned by physicians included suboptimal note creation interfaces and bloated notes, with common suggestions for improvements focusing on note entry facilitators and organizational enhancements.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Yaniv Yonai, Rawan Masarwa, Yaniv Steinfeld, Merav Ben Natan, Yaron Berkovich
Summary: This study aimed to investigate factors related to women's choice of orthopedics as their field of specialty compared to other fields. A survey was conducted among 149 female medical residents in Israel, with 33 specializing in orthopedics and 116 in other fields. The findings showed that orthopedic residents were more likely to have received clinical training in this field during their medical studies and expressed a higher desire to specialize in orthopedics. They also prioritized job security and perceived gender discrimination in the field of orthopedics. However, despite this discrimination, they had a greater intention to recommend a residency in orthopedics.
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Neuroimaging
Alexander Olsen, Talin Babikian, Erin D. Bigler, Karen Caeyenberghs, Virginia Conde, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Ekaterina Dobryakova, Helen Genova, Jordan Grafman, Asta K. Haberg, Ingrid Heggland, Torgeir Hellstrom, Cooper B. Hodges, Andrei Irimia, Ruchira M. Jha, Paula K. Johnson, Vassilis E. Koliatsos, Harvey Levin, Lucia M. Li, Hannah M. Lindsey, Abigail Livny, Marianne Lovstad, John Medaglia, David K. Menon, Stefania Mondello, Martin M. Monti, Virginia Fj Newcombe, Agustin Petroni, Jennie Ponsford, David Sharp, Gershon Spitz, Lars T. Westlye, Paul M. Thompson, Emily L. Dennis, David F. Tate, Elisabeth A. Wilde, Frank G. Hillary
Summary: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses a significant global burden of mortality and morbidity. The ENIGMA Adult moderate/severe TBI (AMS-TBI) working group aims to drive new discoveries in AMS-TBI through large-scale cross-border collaboration and data sharing. By promoting transparency, rigor, and reproducibility, the group facilitates the development of harmonized analysis pipelines for neuroimaging data in AMS-TBI.
BRAIN IMAGING AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Takashi Watari, Nathan Houchens, Tomoe Otsuka, Takeshi Endo, Seiji Odagawa, Yasuhisa Nakano, Hitomi Kataoka, Mamoru Miwa, Daisaku Yamasaki, Yasuharu Tokuda, Yoshihiko Shiraishi, Kota Sakaguchi
Summary: This study aimed to examine empathy levels among physicians from different specialties and identify influencing factors. A nationwide online survey of 5,441 Japanese physicians was conducted, revealing that physicians in general medicine, general surgery, psychiatry, and pediatrics had the highest levels of empathy. Factors associated with higher empathy levels included being female, holding managerial positions, working in small hospitals, and working with children.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lee-Kai Lin
Summary: Global budgeting can control rising healthcare costs, but it may have unintended consequences on the composition of medical professionals, leading to a decrease in the number of surgeons and early retirement of physicians.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Hiroshi Arima, Timothy Cheetham, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Deborah Cooper, Juliana Drummond, Mark Gurnell, Miles Levy, Ann McCormack, John Newell-Price, Joseph G. Verbalis, John Wass, John Wass
Summary: Recent data suggests that patients with diabetes insipidus (DI) are being harmed. The authors propose renaming central and nephrogenic DI as arginine vasopressin deficiency and resistance, respectively.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Elizabeth R. Kessler, Julie Ressalam, Matthew DeCamp, Hillary D. Lum, Vinay Kini, Eric G. Campbell
Summary: This study examined differences in attitudes and actual participation in MAiD between oncologists and non-oncologists, using data from a recent survey of physicians regarding MAiD.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Katey Warran, Laura H. V. Wright
Summary: This study explores the role of regular online group interactions in fostering social cohesion and support for individuals working in cultural and community engagement for health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study highlights the importance of building an inclusive and non-hierarchical online community that encourages active participation and provides psychosocial benefits for its members.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Akane Katsu, Zephanie Tyack, Martin Mackey, James M. Elliott, Lynette Mackenzie
Summary: This study aims to conduct a scoping review in the field of burn recovery to investigate how working-aged adults resume employment after burn injury. By mapping and consolidating knowledge in the current literature, it will provide an informative basis for developing return-to-work programmes for survivors of burn injury.
