Objectives To compare healthcare costs and mortality rates of Dutch patients with a conventional (CON) general practitioner (GP) and patients with a GP who has additionally completed training in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Design Comparative economic evaluation. Setting Database from …

Abstract At this international symposium on the professionalism of teacher educators an extensive review study on the roles, accompanying behavior and the factors that support the development of these roles and behavior will be presented. Six roles of teacher educators were distinguished, from which …

Samenvatting Achtergrond: Lage rugklachten is een probleem dat veelvuldig voorkomt in het Westen. Chronische lage rugklachten is één van de meest voorkomende redenen om naar een huisarts te gaan. Wat resulteert dat deze mensen uiteindelijk bij een fysiotherapeut terecht komen. Oefentherapie lijkt een …

BACKGROUND: The employment of physician assistants (PAs) is a strategy to improve access to care. Since the new millennium, a handful of countries have turned to PAs as a means to bridge the growing gap between the supply and demand of medical services. However, little is known about this new workforce …