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Informed consent a must for sleep-deprived surgeons
In a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors recently called for policies to require informed consent from patients before a clinician who is sleep deprived provides clinical care
To sleep, or not to sleep? For residents, that is the question
When it comes to resident hours and whether they should be required to get more sleep, few, if any, can come to a consensus. Case in point, a recent article in the Los Angeles Times that compares the
Resident work hours need more regulation, advocacy groups argue
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering a petition to limit residents' long work hours.The petition, which is the latest salvo in the ongoing debate about residents hours,
Proposed resident guidelines aim to protect patients while preserving education
Under an updated proposal from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, first-year residents would be more closely supervised by experienced doctors, and the maximum length of their
