With large and increasing workloads, radiological examinations are more frequently reported remote from the site of acquisition, and radiologists are increasingly providing more complex services outside conventional working hours; it has, therefore, become even more challenging to ensure the timely communication of urgent or unexpected findings.
The regression results also indicate that the quality of examinations decreases as workload increases.
The informal curriculum was perceived by 61.3% of students (493, 4.03) to be important in enabling them to become a good doctor, but 77.8% of the students (501, 4.51) believed that to learn both the formal and informal curriculum to pass the examinations increased their workload.
In their longitudinal examination of intergenerational differences in workloads of physicians from six Canadian provinces, Watson et al. found that between 1992 and 2001, female PCPs reduced their workloads (defined as number of visits per year) by 6.1%, while male workloads remained stable.
Recently, European students have protested that the Bologna Process changes have led to inflexible degree programs, increased workloads, and more examinations.
Open image in new window Fig. 10 Impact of digital mammography on workload, workflow and examination time (radiographers' point of view).
Approximately half of the radiographers considered that the introduction of DM caused impacts on workload, workflow and examination time (Fig. 10).
In a one or two rescuer model, there will be no option to perform this extended FEEL examination for the reason of workload of the ALS and is not recommended by the authors.
Closer examination showed that the trainees' workload increased over time.
Qualitiative results showed that MC laboratory staff in Ganzhou County had a higher workload on sputum examination than their counterparts in other counties.
