Physician scores on a national clinical skills examination as predictors of complaints to medical regulatory authorities

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A study aims to assess whether patient-physician communication examination scores in the clinical skills examination predicted future complaints in medical practice. Results reveal that scores achieved in patient-physician communication and clinical decision-making on a national licensing examination predicted complaints to medical regulatory authorities.

Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Medical care decision-making authority (Law), Medical care decision making authority (Law)

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Beyond advance directives: Importance of communication skills at the end of life

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Advanced directives are proposed as a tool to facilitate end-to-life decision-making. The challenges in creating and implementing advance directives are reviewed and factors that can affect clear decision-making, like trust, uncertainty, emotion, hope, and others are discussed.

Terminal care, Advance directives (Medicine)

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Higher profile sought for disability care

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A report on disability care issues in United States is presented.

Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Social Service Support-Handicapped, Care and treatment, Disabled services, Disabled persons

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