They face different decision-making challenges during their travel [2, 3], and are frequently overwhelmed by a plethora of questions and travel information [4, 5].
We first discuss the nature of the sea-level problem, the policy context that creates decision-making challenges and how they have been typically addressed through policy and practice.
Clinical scenarios provided specific examples of the decision-making challenges facing the anesthesiologist.
Many problems were also identified, including concerns about consistent quality, reduced access to technology, decision-making challenges, inadequate insurance coverage, and a desire to see Medicare extended abroad.
To address these decision-making challenges to breast cancer risk reduction, we developed a comprehensive framework to guide and inform consultations [ 20].
Because the unique decision-making challenges and existing HIT capabilities vary widely across specialties, the development of meaningful objectives for CDS within such programs must be supported by deliberative analysis.
Several weeks prior to each session the presenting surgical oncologist was asked to develop a patient scenario that involved cancer surgery, presented treatment decision-making challenges, and would foster multidisciplinary discussion.
We focused specifically on items related to maternal smoking and alcohol use as these address important predictors of infant health, vary across Canadian prenatal records [ 9, 10] and represent controversial care issues that we hoped would reveal decision-making challenges.
As one key informant explained, this leads to decision-making challenges:...there's a collective voice for [HPC in] a [regional] health authority -- but within some of them... they placed End-of-Life Care under Seniors and Spiritual Care and gave it to that Director.
We find however the overall discussion interesting to capture CR related decision making challenges.
