Sentences with phrase «doctor practice which»

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Rather, it's the no - holds - barred sales practices that Alexion allegedly engaged in — which, in some cases, reportedly led to salespeople bullying doctors into prescribing the drug for patients even when the efficacy of the treatment was unclear.

When you see an accountant, a doctor, an engineer or a lawyer, that person has a rigorous code of professional practice with which he or she must comply, ongoing professional development obligations, a common body of knowledge as a barrier to entry, a body of peers that oversees any complaints or misconduct, and must pay an annual fee in order to practice.

Even in the case of professions like law or medicine, which require graduate degrees to practice, not all lawyers and doctors picked the stereotypical political science and biology majors for their undergraduate studies.

These examples, described to CNN by five of the medical unit's former and current employees and which appear to represent the more problematic practices there, were endorsed by Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, a doctor.

Thus, the third point in the Concussion Bill of Rights for parents is that the athletic director or administrator, coach, athletic trainer (if there is one) and team doctor have, at the very least, agreed upon and adopted a philosophy for grading and managing concussions before the start of the season which prohibits players who experience concussion signs or symptoms from returning to the same game or practice, and tjhat they use it consistently during the season, regardless of the athlete or circumstances surrounding the injury.

She asked me which doctor I recommended she see at the best practice in town.

Provincial colleges and territorial ministries: Each province has a college of physicians and surgeons, which grants licenses to doctors to practice.

Doctors have their ideas of what is normal based on the textbooks which offered them their accreditation and the experiences of women who have dawned the doors of their practices.

Many doctors and midwives work in larger practices where they share «call» and divide up who sees clients in labor on which days; patients may even see different providers at different prenatal and postpartum appointments.

Depending on your skin, medical history, and doctor's normal practices, she likely will close your wound up with either dissolvable stitches or staples, which would be removed before you leave the hospital.

In the Neighborhood Platypus Media, 2001 In the Neighborhood follows a baby around town and captures the life of a family which practices attachment parenting as they shop, go to the doctor, and visit an aquarium.

1) Repeal the Triborough Amendment; 2) State pick - up of Medicaid costs from counties; 3) Roll - back of Medicaid entitlements / coverages to median national levels; 4) Major reform of SEQR process which blocks projects Upstate; 5) Repeal NY's participation in RGGI; 6) Cut 50 percent of staff at DOE, DOH, DEC in order to let the other half do their jobs, which means serving the people instead of feeding the bureaucratic monster; 7) Support expansion of nuclear plants at Oswego, construction of new plants elsewhere; 8) Tort reform to allow doctors to practice medicine, instead of fleeing NY; 9) Use the bully pulpit to support natural gas drilling and tell the envirowackos to grow up.

But any doctor who wishes to become a prescriber would have to be licensed to practice in New York State and would have to undergo a training program, which the state will develop, officials said Thursday.

In practice, doctors prescribe an antibiotic to more than 70 percent of all adults with a sore throat, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), even though almost all throat infections are caused by viruses, for which antibiotics are useless.

Because of this, families and doctors often shrink from transplant options, particularly when it comes to treating children, and it will limit the extent to which the breakthroughs in gene therapy and gene editing will be applied, explained Scadden, who is a practicing hematologist at MGH and chairman of Harvard's Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology.

One of the quirks of prescribing practice in France is that on average doctors prescribe 3.2 drugs on each prescription form, which is about one more than in the three other European countries in the CREDES study.

The doctors practiced a simulated, routine surgical procedure in which they sewed up a wound in a model patient's stomach using a needle and thread.

Our physicians have been consistently named «America's Top Doctors» by Castle Connolly and are active participants in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, which sets evidence - based best practices for detecting, evaluating and treating head and neck cancers nationwide.

The medical profession appears to be divided, the researchers note, not just in its attitudes about providing controversial practices such as terminal sedation, abortion or birth control for teens, but also in its judgments about what doctors should do when patients request a legal procedure to which their doctor objects.

Next Page: Off - label: Other antidepressants [pagebreak] Off - label: Other antidepressants Doctors often prescribe drugs off - label to treat medical conditions; this means they prescribe a drug to treat a condition for which it has not been approved by the FDA but has shown promise in practice.

«This is on the cutting edge, or witchcraft,» says Peter Staats, MD, a pain doctor in private practice in Shrewsbury, N.J. «We haven't decided which yet.»

A doctor can also fail to get enough of a tissue, blood, or urine sample or take a sample from the wrong place, perhaps giving a false - negative result when disease is present, explains David S. Wilkinson, MD, PhD, professor and chair of the department of pathology at Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, Va., and chair of the quality - practice committee for the College of American Pathologists, which accredits U.S. and foreign labs.

Dr. Nedd is a practicing medical doctor and is the creator of The Stress Survival Kit and author of «The Time to Be Happy is Now» and «Power Over Stress» which...

When women only meet with one doctor, they sometimes assume all the doctors in the practice are on the same page, which is seldom the case.

I am working with a Naturopathic Doctor, who practices Functional Medicine, now who specializes in hormone balancing and gut health, which is important to me because I know then that he is up to date and current and I finally feel like I'm making progress.

As naturopathic doctors are trained to prescribe botanical remedies they see the intrinsic value of natural remedies which may allow for improved cooperation with local traditional medical practitioners as well as an appreciation and respect for cultural practices.

James started his career as an investment banker, but he had studied health economics, which is a really interesting field because we're looking at not just economics but we're looking at how do people spend their money to live longer, and feel better, and to stay well, and decided after a year in banking that he wanted to work with integrative medicine or functional medicine, and he founded something called Evolution of Medicine, which is an eCommerce platform that lets doctors manage their practices better with customized tools and things like that so they can become more functional doctors, just to make it easier for the transition to come from basically a trained representative of Big Pharma.

As a licensed doctor of chiropractic, Dr. Justin's functional nutrition practice is an outgrowth of the increasing need for natural healthcare solutions which is evident in Austin Texas and beyond.

Dr. Nedd is a practicing medical doctor and is the creator of The Stress Survival Kit and author of «The Time to Be Happy is Now» and «Power Over Stress» which is used at New York University.

«Not everyone is able to see a naturopathic doctor, but I am reaching more people than I ever could in just a one - on - one clinical practice through these other endeavors, which is deeply gratifying.»

It's not a one - size - fits - all type diet, which is perhaps why it's so often ignored, although some doctors have already incorporated it into their practices for that very reason.

It is because of the known benefits of good diet that Doctors are encouraged to follow best practice guidelines which state that patients with high cholesterol must first be advised to modify their diet and lifestyle in an effort to lower cholesterol to the desired range.

In Canada, naturopathic doctors complete rigorous medical training at accredited educational institutions followed by professional licensing which holds them to national standards of practice.

This type of work, which is used by many doctors, including myself, who practice applied kinesiology techniques and various forms of manual muscle testing, also allows them to figure out precisely where the trigger points are as changes in muscle function can be detected immediately upon palpation (slight pressure) of the trigger point.

Rachel McAdams liked to meditate on the set of «Doctor Strange» - in which she plays Dr. Christine Palmer - by practicing doing medical stitches.

Below, and to illustrate how, in practice, Doctors of the World connects Health and Education, we will explain in detail some of the projects which are being carried out in the field of International Cooperation, where the «Education» component is a high priority.

Under her leadership, the school launched the Doctor of Education Leadership Program, a first - of - its - kind practice - based education doctoral program; created a universitywide Ph.D. in Education; established the Urban Scholars Fellowship which provides full tuition to teachers from urban schools; and significantly increased financial aid for master's and doctoral students.

In the medical world, rounds is the major way that doctors in training learn, but «more importantly,» the authors write, it is «the major way in which the profession builds and propagates its norms of practice.»

In Scandinavian countries, which are often regarded as bastions of education best practice, becoming a teacher is a desirable career option in the same way that becoming a doctor is.

To continue with this analogy, imagine the X-rays were then viewed by a minimally - trained temp hired by a major corporation with other financial interests in this field, which then determines the score as an indicator of the doctor's ability to practice medicine.

(b) As the collector, you must ensure that the monitor is the same gender as the employee, unless the monitor is a medical professional (e.g., nurse, doctor, physician's assistant, technologist, or technician licensed or certified to practice in the jurisdiction in which the collection takes place).

It was a «natural consequence of this state of things,» one doctor from the era wrote, seeing that «very few persons entitled by birth or other advantageous circumstances... would condescend to study, much less engage in the practice of medicine,» thus «poor and ambitious young men from the provinces were induced to repair to Paris and enter upon the study of the only profession through which they could expect to obtain distinction and worldly prosperity.»

Doctors practice defensive medicine in order to avoid malpractice claims, which is costly.

In other words, because home inspector licensing designates specific duties and responsibilities to individuals who practice as home inspection professionals, licensing also potentially subjects inspectors to increased liability because, similar to doctors, lawyers or accountants, licensed inspectors have «duties specifically imposed by law» which they are bound to as individuals.

The Austin Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center (AVES) is a comprehensive veterinary hospital consisting of state of the art technology and compassionate doctors and staff which serves as an extension of your family veterinary practice.

You may also want to know which diagnostic tests your doctor can do at the practice and which will need to be performed by a specialist.

That's why our doctors practice diagnosis - based medicine, which means they try to form a diagnosis prior to treating an illness.

I enjoy working at the Voorhees Veterinary Center because I work directly with the doctors and certified technicians which allows me to put what I learn in school into practice.

Our method of practice includes daily hospital rounds where doctors and veterinary technicians gather to examine and discuss each case, which includes diagnostics and treatment plans.

Once the tests have been run, which can usually be done in the practice, your doctor will discuss a possible diagnosis and treatment plan if warranted.