Objective: Research has not examined the use of health care by patients with myotonic muscular dystrophy (MMD), but it would provide insights into this population, which is prone to comorbidities and high service needs. This study is an analysis of this understudied subgroup, using a unique linked dataset to examine…
Objective: To determine whether physician spirituality, religion, and sense of calling toward medicine are predictors of self-reported empathic compassion.Methods: We sampled 2000 practicing US physicians from all specialties and used self-reported measures of general and clinical empathic compassion taken from previous studies. Independent variables were single-item measures of calling, spirituality,…
Objectives: Effective regionalization of acute stroke care requires assessment and coordination of limited hospital resources. We described the availability of stroke-specific hospital resources (neurology specialty physicians and neuro-intensive care unit [neuro-ICU] bed capacity) for North Carolina overall and by region and population density. We also assessed daily trends in hospital…
Objectives: Historically, physicians have always been viewed as leaders in the healthcare field. Whether they embrace this role, physicians often find themselves in a leadership role, from the clinical setting to an institutional setting. In most cases, this leadership role is taken on without prior training on even the most…
I would like to commend Drs Su and Fleming for their article “Dealing with Surrogate Conflict: A Student’s Perspective,” which addresses this important aspect of end-of-life decision making, with a particular emphasis on what medical students should understand about the process.1 After all, these challenges of clinical care and ethics…
Surrogate decision making is a standard arrangement for patients who are unable or unfit to make independent healthcare decisions. Ideally, the surrogate–patient relationship would be current and meaningful, and the participants in it would have recently discussed the patient’s values, preferences, and treatment goals. For patients who have not recently…
Moving from one state to another for a new position or opportunity is a common event for academic physicians. Although moving can be personally and professionally disruptive for everyone, it can be particularly challenging for academic physicians. From practical considerations such as applying for a new state medical license to…
To the Editor: We read with interest the article by de Caprariis et al that appeared inthe January 2019 issue of the Southern Medical Journal.1 The authors provide anauthoritative review of matters of importance to healthcare professionals who respond to in-flight emergencies, including expected resources on board US commercial carriers,…
Objective: Academic medical centers face unique challenges in educating physician trainees in effective discharge practices to prevent readmissions. Meanwhile, residents must handle high workloads coupled with frequent rotations to different services. This study aimed to determine whether daily service census, service turnover, time of discharge, and day of discharge increase…
To the Editor: Mr. Ho and Dr. Ware suggested advising an ill airline passenger regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 19961 (HIPPA) protection of his or her health information “if circumstances permit” and/or with a surrogate “when feasible.” ” We agree with this recommendation; however, during an…
Objectives: The opioid epidemic has resulted in rising rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in women of childbearing age. With this changing epidemiology in mind, the Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases guidelines were updated in 2018 to recommend screening all pregnant women…
Objectives: Patients awaiting heart transplantation can be listed for prolonged periods of time and, as a result, the prevalence of anxiety and depression is high. Our study evaluates the feasibility of canine-assisted therapy (CAT) in this population.Methods: A prospective, multicenter study was performed on all status 1a patients admitted during…
Objectives: Healthcare professionals are at higher risk for workplace violence (WPV) than workers in other sectors. This elevated risk exists despite the vast underreporting of WPV in the medical setting. The challenge of responding to this risk is compounded by limited empirical research on medical training environments. Understanding trainees’ experience…
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