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Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2021 Mar 24;13(3):220-227. Epub 2020 Nov 24.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, School of Pharmacy, Edwardsville, IL 62025, United States. Electronic address:

Introduction: This study aimed to identify challenges in determining authorship and author order, factors and criteria that influence behavior in determining authorship and author order, and beliefs about authorship and familiarity with guidelines among pharmacy faculty.

Methods: An online survey was emailed to faculty from three groups of schools categorized by degree of external research funding. Academic discipline and rank, tenure status, years in rank, and gender were queried. Read More

Acad Radiol 2021 Feb 17. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (A.L.B., R.A.W., M.C.M.).

Rationale And Objectives: The ACR Breast Commission conducted a member survey to evaluate current practices of reporting breast arterial calcification (BAC) on mammography and to determine perceptions about the value of BAC communication and follow-up recommendations among radiologists.

Materials And Methods: In September 2020, an 18-item online survey was emailed to radiologist members of the American College of Radiology (ACR). Questions included radiologist demographics, current BAC reporting practices, follow-up recommendations, and perceptions about BAC. Read More

J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2021 Feb 9. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico San Martino IRCCS for Oncology and Neuroscience Department of Surgical Science and Diagnostic Integrated, University of Genoa, Genoa Neurointensive Care Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, ASST-Monza, Monza School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London Neurocritical Care Unit, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals, London, UK.

Background: No specific recommendations are available regarding the intensive care management of critically ill acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients, and questions remain regarding optimal ventilatory, hemodynamic, and general intensive care unit (ICU) therapeutic targets in this population. We performed an international survey to investigate ICU admission criteria and management of AIS patients.

Methods: An electronic questionnaire including 25 items divided into 3 sections was available on the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Web site between November 1, 2019 and March 30, 2020 and advertised through the neurointensive care (NIC) section newsletter. Read More

Acta Orthop Belg 2020 Sep;86(3):349-362

Physicians are frequently exposed to adverse events on the work-floor, which puts them at risk for depression, anxiety- or posttraumatic stress disorder. This study aims to explore what events orthopaedic surgeons consider to have the highest emotional impact as well as support, coping strategies and mental health. A questionnaire was emailed to all members of the Dutch Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons which included resident, attending, non-practicing and retired orthopaedic surgeons. Read More

BMC Fam Pract 2021 Feb 3;22(1):30. Epub 2021 Feb 3.

Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.

Background: Informal medicine, entailing undocumented medical advice, has been described in diverse medical disciplines and geographical regions. We assessed the current prevalence and characteristics of informal medical consulting, the reasons physicians provide it, and their attitudes toward it.

Methods: We conducted a survey among family physicians in Israel, a country with a national health insurance system. Read More