In January 1996, a cell phone doctored by Shin Bet exploded in the hands of Yehiya Ayash, the leader of the al-Qassem brigade, killing him.
Now, you practically have to be a Ph.D (phone doctor) to operate one.
The questionnaire related to telephone advice contained six initial scales measuring: accessibility of the cooperative by phone, doctor's assistant's attitude, questions asked by the assistant, advice given by the assistant, urgency of patient's complaint, and overall satisfaction.
The questionnaire related to consultations at the cooperative contained ten initial scales: accessibility of the cooperative by phone, doctor's assistant's attitude, questions asked by the assistant, urgency of patient's complaint, waiting time at the cooperative, waiting room, distance to the cooperative, GP's attitude, treatment by GP, and overall satisfaction.
The questionnaire related to home visits contained eight initial scales: accessibility of the cooperative by phone, doctor's assistant's attitude, questions asked by the assistant, urgency of patient's complaint, waiting time until GP arrives, GP's attitude, treatment by GP, and overall satisfaction.
Caouette phones doctors, pleading for an emergency prescription of lithium.
At present trial designers often recruit by phoning doctors they know, who will try and remember to mention the trial to their patients.
This person also phones doctors at GP practices to discuss patients' clinical conditions and support crews in considering alternatives to A&E.
In this case, as in others, I then phoned doctors I know to be involved in this type of procedure to ask them whether this presentation would be one they would view as an important highlight of the meeting.
And it's not just by phone that doctors can keep in touch with their patients.
