February 2012

Patients disclosure in health plan: Quality of care and physician competence

Medical error and tort reform have increasingly taken center stage in the health care debate in our region and all over the world. Patients, policy makers and health care professionals grapple with the striking prevalence and consequences of medical error, may result in patient injury from the health care providers. Fears of malpractice liability, difficulties in communicating with patients and their families,...

Author(s): Adnan Amin Alsulaimani

March 2012

Management of snake bite in resource-challenged setting: A review of 18 months experience in a Nigerian hospital

Snake bite is a worldwide environmental and occupational hazard with significant public health importance. The management of snake bites includes the use of specific anti-venom, use of clotting factors and tetanus prophylaxis. In many developing countries however, specific anti-venoms are not widely available and this might affect the outcome of patient management. The main objective of this work is to analyze the...

Author(s): Joseph O. Fadare, and Afolabi OA