In addition, only 6.9% informed their physician of such use, despite the fact that patient were recruited from physician's clinics.
In contrast, these preconditions were not fulfilled for the case of PRWs, since the majority of rated physicians on such sites is still far below this threshold [ 2, 7, 8] and most instruments measuring satisfaction have not been validated.
Physicians' unawareness of such radiation risks has been of major concern in recent years [ 34].
Further research is warranted into the reasons for and consequences of lack of peer-to-peer dialogue on treatment recommendations and into strategies that might improve physicians' discussion of such content.
In the following, we will present briefly the main results of two French studies on the subject: the French preterm children QoL consideration and the physicians' perception of such evaluation [ 10, 11].
In some cultures, it is uncommon for patients to bring psychiatric problems to the doctor, 6 27 possibly making their physicians less aware of such illness.
This article provides the job description for a physician in charge of such a subdivision as well as the method chosen to design this description (inspired by the diagram of Hijman).
For example, it is not uncommon for a patient to see a rheumatologist for the first time during pregnancy despite having prior disease managed by physicians of different specialties (such as internists, orthopedics and family physicians).
[ 4] Given this uncertainty, some authors have called for formal or informal collaboration between physicians of different specialties, such as general internists, cardiologists, and cardiothoracic surgeons, in making PCI decisions.
Such a plan would need to carefully address factors contributing to the emigration of physicians such as the oversaturation of the Lebanese job market, and residency training capacity and quality.
