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Wikipedia And Medicine: Quantifying Readership, Editors, And The Significance Of Natural Language, James M. Heilman, Andrew G. West

Andrew G. West

BACKGROUND: Wikipedia is a collaboratively edited encyclopedia. One of the most popular websites on the Internet, it is known to be a frequently used source of healthcare information by both professionals and the lay public.

OBJECTIVE: This document quantifies: (1) The amount of medical content on Wikipedia, (2) the citations supporting Wikipedia’s medical content, (3) the readership of medical content, and (4) the quantity/characteristics of Wikipedia’s medical contributors

METHODS: Using a well-defined categorization infrastructure we identify medically pertinent English Wikipedia articles and links to their foreign language equivalents (Objective 1). With these, Wikipedia’s API can be queried to produce metadata …

Healthcare Collaborations Begin With Effective Communication Amongst All Clinical Providers, Tochi O. Ubani

Tochi O. Ubani

At Nursedoctorcommunications.com our mission is to advocate for quality patient-centered care using effective communication mechanisms. Clinical decisions ought to be based on expertise, experience and an understanding of the patient's basic needs. This approach demands a collaborative strategy where knowledge, collegiate interactions, emotions and experiences become useful tools for collaborative care.

Impression About Healthcare Services At Medical Hospitals In Dhamar City, Yemen, Ahmed A. Madfa

Ahmed A. Madfa

Health systems consist of all the people and actions whose primary purpose is to improve health. It is therefore urgent to assess current performance and to judge how health systems can reach their potential. This cross sectional study was conducted in Dhamar city, Yemen to assess the impression about level of the healthcare services. About 240 subjects agreed to participate in this study but analysis was carried out on 194 subjects who provided complete data on the variables of interest to this study. Participates satisfaction was measured using a semi-structured worker/patient judgments questionnaire. Participates were asked to supply the following …

From The Laboratory To The Desk: Combating The Dangers Of A Sedentary Lifestyle, Rachele M. Hendricks-Sturrup

Rachele M Hendricks-Sturrup

"From the Laboratory to the Desk: Combating the Dangers of a Sedentary Lifestyle," by Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup

Supporting Children With Disabilities At School: Implications For The Advocate Role In Professional Practice And Education, Stella Ng Phd

Stella Ng PhD

Purpose: School settings are a common practice context for rehabilitation professionals; health advocacy is a common and challenging practice role for professionals in this context. This study explored how pediatric practitioners advocate for children with disabilities at school. Specifically, we examined everyday advocacy in the context of school-based support for children with disabilities.

Method: Our theoretical framework and methodological approach were informed by institutional ethnography, which maps and makes visible hidden social coordinators of work processes with a view to improving processes and outcomes. We included families, educators, and health/rehabilitation practitioners from Ontario. Of the 37 consented informants, 27 were …