Explains the theory of evidence-based medicine and the practice of choosing and reporting clinical cases. Also provides coverage on routine case reports in medicine, surgery and psychiatry, case reporting in occupational medicine and in tort litigation for courts of law.
Outlines the epidemiologic aspects of spousal abuse; discusses common signs and symptoms; and outlines the role of physicians in legal proceedings concerning spousal abuse. Indicates the necessary, relevant, and appropriate evidence to be collected and documented for both medical and legal purposes. Includes references.
Provides information for physicians in order to maintain best practices in the protection of patient health information, aimed primarily at physicians in office-based practice settings.
Review, Network Summer 1998: Main Street, Not Bay Street: Why We Need to Stop Corporations from Highjacking the Public Agenda on Health Information lights a warning flare on the health information highway. The document, produced by The Canadian Union of Public Employees, examines the behind-the-scenes exploitation of information contained in patient records and the implications of hiring information technology and service companies to manage public health databases, or supply equipment and software for those systems.
