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How does the academic and scientific profile of european health ministers and s...

ABSTRACT - Background: The impact of health politicians’ qualifications on healthcare quality has not been widely studied. Objectives: To assess whether academic qualifications and scientific output of European health decision makers correlate with healthcare quality, as well as with other developmental and scientific indices. Methods: We assessed the academic qualifications and scientific output of health mini...

Qual o papel do jornalismo na literacia da saúde? – estado da arte

Qual o papel do jornalismo na literacia da saúde? Será que os jornalistas devem desempenhar um papel ativo não só como informadores mas também como formadores no âmbito da saúde? Ou devem tratar este tópico à luz da sua habitual praxis profissional, escamoteando objetivos educativos em benefício de valores como a atualidade ou a isenção? O jornalista deve assumir-se como promotor de literacia ou remeter-se ao s...

The role of memories on health-related quality of life after intensive care uni...

Background: Decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a significant problem after an intensive care stay and is affected by several known factors such as age, sex, and previous health-state. The objective of this study was to assess the association between memory and self-reported perceived HRQoL of patients discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU).Methods: A prospective, multicenter study involv...

First trimester aneuploidy screening program for preeclampsia prediction in a p...

Quality in Hospital Administrative Databases

The clinical content of administrative databases includes, among others, patient demographic characteristics, and codes for diagnoses and procedures. The data in these databases is standardized, clearly defined, readily available, less expensive than collected by other means, and normally covers hospitalizations in entire geographic areas. Although with some limitations, this data is often used to evaluate the ...

Differences in Microbiological Profile between Community-Acquired, Healthcare-A...

Introduction: Microbiological profiles were analysed and compared for intra-abdominal, urinary, respiratory and bloodstream infections according to place of acquisition: community-acquired, with a separate analysis of healthcare-associated, and hospital-acquired.Material and Methods: Prospective cohort study performed at a university tertiary care hospital over 1 year. Inclusion criteria were meeting the Center...

The Portuguese Pharmacovigilance System

In Portugal, the National Pharmacovigilance System (NPS) was created in 1992, completing during this year 20 years of existence. Having been established in a centralized manner, it soon became aware that its geographic decentralization would bring advantages in terms of proximity of the System to health professionals as well as the involvement of the universities. The NPS currently has four regional pharmacovig...

Does rurality affect the outcome of trauma patients?.

To determine the impact of rurality in epidemiology, injury severity, health care facilities, length of stay, mortality, functional outcome and quality of life in severe trauma patients.All trauma patients admitted in our Emergency Room between 2001 and 2007. Data was collected from the prospective Trauma Registry and Follow-Up Registry 6 months after the accident. Patients were divided in three groups accordin...