An aspect that should be addressed is whether physicians' skills in obtaining clinical information from the history and physical exam have atrophied.
Increasingly, lawyers are lending "their names, their offices, their credentials" to fraudulent operations that vaunt superior skills in obtaining loan modifications, said Linda Mullenbach, a senior counsel at the Lawyers Committeee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington.
Specialized skills in obtaining funding, developing research protocols, particularly in operational, behavioral and prevention research were considered in greatest need.
Moreover, testing, through role-playing, coordinators' skills in obtaining informed consent are important steps for future studies to consider.
To apply EBP successfully health care professionals have to acquire certain skills in obtaining, critically appraising and rapidly incorporating scientific evidence into clinical practice [ 3].
In a study by Pfeiffer et al. [ 21], a decrease in students' communication skills was found through the last part of medical school, after an initial increase, especially their skills in obtaining an adequate social history.
This, in turn, may make recording a satisfactory history of the condition difficult, and the clinician will need all their skills in obtaining the correct diagnosis which will lead to a successful conclusion in their treatment strategy.
Demonstrated better cognitive performance in substance abuse groups has been linked to the necessity for social skills in obtaining illegal drugs [ 21], and yet there is also evidence of poor academic performance [ 19, 22].
This, in turn, may make recording a satisfactory history of the condition difficult, and the clinician will need all their skills in obtaining the necessary information relating to the etiology, predisposing factors and clinical symptoms associated with DHS prior to a correct diagnosis which will lead ultimately to a successful conclusion in their treatment strategy.
This activity may require skills in obtaining food from the wild, emergency medical treatments, orienteering, and pioneering.
Each item was also analysed for the underpinning cognitive skill involved in obtaining the correct answer.
