The Ontario Mental Health Act of 1978 allows the psychiatrist to restrain patients without consent if there is risk of physical danger. The act mentions “chemical and mechanical” means. ECT is not dealt with as a form of restraint. A case is described of a manic male who during 2 ...
To determine the effectiveness of a single checklist reminder form to improve the delivery of preventive health services at adult health check-ups in a family practice setting. A prospective cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted at four urban
2. Materials and Methods 2.1. Data Source The Surgical Outcome System (SOS) is an international, deidentified patient-reported outcome database that adheres to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). The SOS can be used for retrospective analysis, with the collected data ...
When comparing this year's responses with those from 2011 for the question "Would you choose medicine again?" 69% of physicians said "yes" in 2011, but in 2014 only 58% answered in the affirmative. Of note, when comparing these 2 years for the question about who would choose their own ...