The Impact of Suspension of Dermatology On-Call Services.
After-Hours Care
/ organization & administration
Attitude of Health Personnel
Dermatology
/ organization & administration
Emergency Medicine
/ statistics & numerical data
Hospital Administration
Hospitals
Humans
Internal Medicine
/ statistics & numerical data
Internship and Residency
/ statistics & numerical data
Nephrology
/ statistics & numerical data
Neurology
/ statistics & numerical data
Ontario
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Quality of Health Care
Self Efficacy
Skin Diseases
/ diagnosis
Surgery, Plastic
/ statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
accessibility
inpatient dermatology
on-call dermatology
workforce
Journal
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery
ISSN: 1615-7109
Titre abrégé: J Cutan Med Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9614685
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
pubmed:
14
5
2020
medline:
16
6
2021
entrez:
14
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Dermatological conditions are commonly seen in the emergency department and inpatient wards. The ability to access dermatology on-call services improves the accuracy of diagnosis and management of common and sometimes life-threatening conditions. Limitations of dermatologist availability led to the suspension of the dermatology on-call service for 3 months in Ottawa, Canada. Our objective was to assess the impact of this call suspension on patient care and the need for a dermatology on-call service at our hospital, as perceived by nondermatologist physicians at our center. A survey was sent to all departments at The Ottawa Hospital, addressed to staff physicians and residents. Participation was entirely voluntary. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze survey responses. A total of 105 physicians completed the survey including staff physicians (85%) and resident trainees (15%). The most represented specialties were emergency medicine ( Our survey results demonstrate a significant impact of the suspension of a dermatology on-call service, as perceived by nondermatologist physicians. Hospitals need to recognize the importance of on-call dermatology consultations and provide support for divisions to enable this service to continue.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Dermatological conditions are commonly seen in the emergency department and inpatient wards. The ability to access dermatology on-call services improves the accuracy of diagnosis and management of common and sometimes life-threatening conditions. Limitations of dermatologist availability led to the suspension of the dermatology on-call service for 3 months in Ottawa, Canada.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to assess the impact of this call suspension on patient care and the need for a dermatology on-call service at our hospital, as perceived by nondermatologist physicians at our center.
METHODS
METHODS
A survey was sent to all departments at The Ottawa Hospital, addressed to staff physicians and residents. Participation was entirely voluntary. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze survey responses.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 105 physicians completed the survey including staff physicians (85%) and resident trainees (15%). The most represented specialties were emergency medicine (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Our survey results demonstrate a significant impact of the suspension of a dermatology on-call service, as perceived by nondermatologist physicians. Hospitals need to recognize the importance of on-call dermatology consultations and provide support for divisions to enable this service to continue.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32401045
doi: 10.1177/1203475420926987
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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