Some interesting statistical projections for the next ten years came out during a recent panel discussion held at the annual conference in Chicago of the
Association of Staff Physician Recruiters. Here are a few highlights:
"By 2020, there is expected to be a shortage of 91,500 physicians — 45,400 primary care and 46,100 subspecialists — in the United States..."
"By 2019, the number of physicians reaching retirement age is expected to more than double, compared to 2009."
"Medical school enrollment is projected to increase 40 percent by 2015, compared to 2002, according to AAMC data. More medical schools are expected to open across the country, and growth in non-U.S. based medical schools enrolling U.S. students (such as Caribbean-based institutions) also influence this increase."
"...the number of residency and fellowship slots actually grew nearly 18 percent between 2000 and 2009..."
Read the full news report from the Becker Hospital Review by clicking on the post title. Labels: medical students, physician shortage, statistics, United States
The Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2011, published by the
World Health Organization, presents a comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol. It also portrays patterns of drinking, their health consequences, as well as policy responses in the various countries. The goal of the WHO is to assist countries in their efforts to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, and its health and social consequences.
Click for the statistics on individual countries including St. Kitts & Nevis.
Labels: alcohol consumption, global health, Nevis, St. Kitts, statistics, substance abuse, WHO
The border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti is closed due to the fear the Cholera will spread. Hurricane Tomas performed a spectaculor 90 degree turn north and blew across, complicating matters even further.
The situation is Haiti is dire indeed!
For a global perspective on cholera, a potentially fatal infectious disease, one of the best sources is the
GIDEON online database ($). I have included on this blog post the link to the freely accessible
GIDEON blog and a recent posting on the global statistics for this disease.
Disease Facts (GIDEON)
: Agent: BACTERIUM. Vibrio cholerae.
A facultative gram-negative bacillus.
Reservoir: Human
Vector: None
Vehicle: Water Fecal-oral Seafood (oyster, ceviche) Vegetables Fly
Incubation Period: 1d - 5d (range 9h - 6d)
UPDATE [
Caribbean360, November 30, 2010]:
PAHO urges countries to ramp up Cholera readiness.Labels: cholerca, disease outbreak, epidemiology, global health, infectious diseases, statistics
The
2009 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2006 has been released. The
American Cancer Society, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the
National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) collaborate annually to provide updated information regarding cancer occurrence and trends in the United States.
Highlights from this years report are:
1) overall cancer rates continue to be higher for men than for women.
2) men experienced the greatest declines in incidence (new cases) and mortality (death) rates.
3) For colorectal cancer [the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in both men and women, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States] overall rates are declining but with increasing incidence in men and women under 50 years of age.
Click on the title to access the full report.Labels: cancer, colorectal cancer, epidemiology, incidence, mortality, National Program of Cancer Registries, North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, statistics, surveillance
The Commonwealth Fund conducted a survey of more than
10,000 primary care physicians in 11 countries to compare perspectives, care, costs and experiences.
"Across the globe, countries are working to redesign their primary care systems by investing in information technology, round-the-clock access, teamwork, integration, and quality improvement."
"A Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11 Countries, 2009: Perspectives on Care, Costs, and Experiences" (November 5, 2009) Schoen C [et al]
Health Affairs Web Exclusive.
Also for interactive, custom statistics visit the new
Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy and Data Center.
Labels: Commonwealth Fund, health care costs, interactive statistics, primary care, statistics
Since the 1970s, the percentage of foreign-trained doctors practising in Canada has declined considerably.
A new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows the number of international medical graduates (IMGs), as a proportion of the physician workforce in Canada, decreased from 33% in the 1970s to 22% in 2007. The decline was seen in all provinces and in the territories and may be largely due to the aging and retirement of the wave of British- and Irish-trained physicians who began practising in earlier decades, as well as smaller proportions of new foreign-trained doctors setting up practice in Canada. The report also found that more than one-quarter (
27%) of
Canada’s foreign-trained doctors actually grew up in Canada but studied overseas. Labels: Canada, Foreign Medical Graduates, foreign-trained doctors, IMG, International Medical Graduates, statistics
DynaMed now includes more than 500 clinical calculators, decision rules and statistics calculators to give clinicians even more decision making tools to use at the point of care. Find tools such as decision trees, units & dose converters, clinical criteria, and math calculators. Most calculators include information to help you interpret your results, as well as references to the literature, and allows for searching by specialty.
After logging in, click on Calculators in the upper right area of the screen.Labels: clinical calculators, clinical criteria, decision trees, dosage calculation, DynaMed, medical calculators, statistics
"This new web site offers information about 26 quality-of-care measures -- including quality of clinical care for specific procedures and what patients say about their experiences -- in almost 4,000 hospitals across the United States."
"The survey results included on Hospital Compare cover 10 main areas of patient experience, including how often doctors and nurses communicated well with patients, how often patients received help quickly, and patients' overall rating of hospitals."
Check today's news clip on the Nursing Reference Center homepage for more information.Labels: hospital services, patient satisfaction, quality of care, standards of care, statistics
