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In January 2006, the inaugural Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Medical Education Summit was held to address key issues confronting the osteopathic medical profession, particularly the physician workforce, student recruitment, and the funding of postdoctoral programs. Building off of the draft statements from the first summit, the Medical Education Summit II addressed issues specifically related to osteopathic graduate medical education. The authors provide a brief outline of the summit process, describe the outcomes from both meetings, and discuss the future goals of osteopathic medical education.
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Educación Médica , Medicina Osteopática/educación , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
A number of organizations have advised against the use of placebo substitution, including the American Pain Society, Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research, World Health Organization, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care Project (cosponsored by the American Medical Association and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), American Nursing Association, and the American Society of Pain Management Nurses. This white paper describes the literature and rationale in support of the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA's) position on the controversial subject of the use of placebos for pain management in terminally ill patients.
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Actitud del Personal de Salud , Dolor/tratamiento farmacológico , Cuidados Paliativos/normas , Placebos/uso terapéutico , Cuidado Terminal/normas , Ética Clínica , Adhesión a Directriz , Humanos , Narcóticos/administración & dosificación , Narcóticos/efectos adversos , Narcóticos/uso terapéutico , Trastornos Relacionados con Opioides/etiología , Trastornos Relacionados con Opioides/prevención & control , Medicina Osteopática , Cuidados Paliativos/ética , Cuidados Paliativos/legislación & jurisprudencia , Derechos del Paciente/legislación & jurisprudencia , Placebos/efectos adversos , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , Cuidado Terminal/legislación & jurisprudencia , Cuidado Terminal/métodos , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
The purpose of this study was to determine where the graduates of an inaugural class of a college of osteopathic medicine came from, what influenced their school selection, how their osteopathic medical school experience affected them, and how they chose what and where they would study after graduation as well as where they would practice. These data have significant implications for the osteopathic profession and its future recruitment efforts into the profession and into its postgraduate programs.