Background Appointment management in the outpatient setting is important for health care
organizations, as waits and delays lead to poor outcomes. Automated patient self …

Background Alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) is recommended to be
implemented in primary care settings to intervene against hazardous/harmful drinking …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a reduction in hip and knee replacement surgery across
healthcare systems. When regular operating returns, there will be a large volume of patients …

Background Effective pain control is crucial to optimise the success of medical procedures.
Immersive virtual reality (VR) technology could offer an effective non-invasive, non …

Background The association between compliance to an enhanced recovery protocol (ERAS)
and outcome after surgery for gastric cancer has been poorly investigated, particularly in …

Objectives This study aims to elucidate determinants for succesful implementation of the
Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery (ERATS) protocol for perioperative care for …

The use of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols among various surgical
subspecialties is increasing, including in cardiac surgery. The goal of these protocols is to …

Background Readiness is an essential precursor of successful implementation; however, its
conceptualization and application has proved elusive. R= MC 2 operationalizes readiness …

Abstract Purpose of Review Telemedicine use in dermatology, termed “teledermatology”,
offers a cost-effective model to improve healthcare efficiency and access. Only a minority of …

Peri-operative Medicine is the patient-centred and value-based multidisciplinary peri-
operative care of surgical patients. Peri-operative stress, that is the collective response to …