Volume 217, Issue 2, August 2020, published online
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Category: Journals
BMJ Open
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in patient experience of clinician empathy: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Clinician empathy is a vital component of high-quality healthcare. Healthcare disparities may reflect a societal lack of empathy for disadvantaged persons in general, and recent research suggests that socioeconomic disparities exist in patient satisfaction with clinicians. However, it is currently unclear if there are disparities in patient experience of empathy from clinicians. The objective of this article is to systematically analyse the scientific literature to test the hypothesis that racial and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities exist in patient-reported experience of clinician empathy.
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BMC Medical Education
Promoting positive perceptions of and motivation for research among undergraduate medical students to stimulate future research involvement: a grounded theory study
Research is of great value to make advancements within the medical field and, ultimately, offer the best possible patient care. Physician-scientists are key in contributing to the development of medicine, as they can bridge the gap between research and practice. However, medicine currently faces a physician-scientist shortage. A possible solution to cultivate physician-scientists is to engage medical students in research in early phases of medical school.
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Clinical Nursing
Shall I tell my mentor? Exploring the mentor‐student relationship and its impact on students raising concerns on clinical placement
This article from the Journal of Clinical Nursing explores student nurses’ and nurse mentors’ perceptions and experiences of raising concerns on clinical placement and the influence (if any) of their relationship on this process.
The British Journal of Psychiatry
BJPsych Advances
British Journal of Surgery
Rethinking how we care for our patients in a time of social distancing during the COVID‐19 pandemic
The digital era has revolutionised the second half of the 20th century. Medicine has not been spared. It was not long ago that a Palm Pilot with access to Epocrates was the greatest technology. This evolved to the first smartphones, such as the giant Blackberry with tiny letter keys, followed by the touchscreen smartphone. Now we can call, text, e‐mail, page and research any question, even through voice command, in a matter of seconds from one device. With this, medicine has evolved to embrace an electronic medical record, digital operating room schedules, computerised foreign‐language interpreters, and digital prescribing of controlled substances.
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The BMJ
Project Wingman
This project, the brainchild of a British Airways pilot, is a scheme providing first class style lounges in NHS hospitals, as a place for staff to take a break
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BJPsych Bulletin
BMJ COVID-19 News
What the NHS is learning from the British army in the covid-19 crisis
“Military planning” has become a feature of efforts to tackle covid-19. But what is it–and how has it proved to be what we need now?
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