Search results for "Medical profession"

Avec tact et mesure ? Les médecins généralistes français aux prises avec les évaluations chiffrées de leur pratique

2012

L’article s’interesse aux effets de l’evaluation chiffree de la qualite des pratiques en medecine generale. La mise en perspective des reformes concernant la medecine generale liberale en France montre que le deploiement progressif de dispositifs d’encadrement de la pratique connait aujourd’hui un tournant metrologique decisif. Nous en envisageons le retentissement sur les generalistes a partir de deux etudes originales consacrees aux soins preventifs. Les critiques et formes de resistance professionnelles sont examinees, avant d’approfondir l’experience et les arguments des praticiens qui consentent a la mesure du travail medical, voire s’en saisissent, pour apprecier les inflexions en cou…

Differences in Perceived Occupational Stress by Demographic Characteristics, of European Emergency Medical Services Personnel during the COVID-19 Vir…

2021

Objectives: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought commercial, social, and economic consequences in every country that has experienced substantial SARS-CoV-2 infection rates. The complete change in the environment that took place due to the outbreak of the pandemic can lead to stressful situations, especially among healthcare personnel. Material and methods: The research were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic between the 27 March 2020 and the 20 April 2020. The research included 1984 employees of emergency medical systems in seven European countries. An internet-based questionnaire format was adopted for the study (ΩMc-Donald &gt

Fascist Unionization and the Professionalization of Midwives in Italy: A Sicilian Case Study

1994

In the 19th century, Italian midwives (then called levatrice) began to organize in an attempt to resist encroachments being made on their practice by obstetricians. Licensed midwives formed professional societies, organized national congresses, and published journals. By the fascist period (1922–43), with the foundation of the first national state-sanctioned union and the institution of an obligatory professional register (Albo), midwifery achieved the status of a recognized profession. The professionalizing practices of midwives, however, combined with a new state interest in their activities and a broader role for the medical profession in defining the proper place of midwives, held Itali…

Mapping the war: gender, health, and the medical profession in France and Germany, 1914-1918.

2014

This article compares the gender and health politics of the German and the French medical professions, which incorporated military command structures into their civilian self-conception. Mobilized doctors committed themselves to the new circumstances and opportunities offered by the war. They applied the established military spatial ‘map’ which distinguished between the male-dominated front and the female-dominated home front and turned it into an epidemiological map, identifying danger zones which arose from points of contact between men and women. The analysis singles out two case studies: the rapid spread of venereal disease and psychiatric disorders. These case studies allow for a compa…

Could E-cigarette vaping contribute to heart disease?

2020

E-cigarettes have become a controversial topic. While their benefits are questioned by the scientific community, a part of the medical profession is still supporting them as an effective harm reduction tool for smoking cessation. The impact of E-cigarettes on the cardiovascular system is still elusive.We assessed results from animal, pre(clinical), and epidemiological studies to critically evaluate and synthesize evidence relevant to the cardiovascular effects of E-cigarettes. Animal studies have demonstrated that E-cigarette vapor exposure can cause endothelial and cardiac dysfunction. However, there have also been reports on the less harmful effects of E-cigarette vapor exposure in compar…

Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia. Vol. 22, N. 2

2014

Attitudes Toward Euthanasia Among Polish Physicians, Nurses and People Who Have No Professional Experience with the Terminally Ill

2013

Euthanasia is an issue that generates an extensive social debate. Euthanasia is generally classified as either active or passive. The former is usually defined as taking specific steps to cause the patient’s death, while the latter is described as withdrawal of medical treatment with the deliberate intention of bringing the patient’s life to an end. The dispute on euthanasia involves a multitude of aspects including religious, legal, cultural, ethical, medical, and spiritual issues. The purpose of the present study was to examine the views of medical professionals toward the highly controversial issue of euthanasia. Accordingly, the research has been conducted among a group of Polish nurses…