Swiss Surgeons Report Negative Effects Of Resident Work Hour Limits
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Many Swiss surgical residents and consultants believe recently implemented 50-hour workweek limitations for residents have a negative effect on surgical training and the quality of patient care, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “On Jan. 1, 2005, the Swiss government implemented new work hour limitations for all residency programs in Switzerland, and the federal work law became effective for all medical and surgical residents throughout the country,” the authors write as background information in the article…
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Swiss Surgeons Report Negative Effects Of Resident Work Hour Limits
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