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Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Fok, MD, FRCPC September 2007
... factors lower the quality of life of medical trainees and may result in medical errors that compromise patient care.[ ... (a limit that will be lowered to 48 hours per week by 2009).[ 17 ] New Zealand has mandated a 72-hour range.[ 18 ... for orthopaedics). This makes statistical validity an issue. However, our response rate of 78% for PGY-1 residents ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Eddy, MD May 2005
... work and duty hours first proposed in the 1930s may become even more stringent. Human sleep requirements In ... limit that will be lowered to 48 hours per week by 2009. A decision in Spain clarified that “work” includes ... be tolerated in any other profession where safety is an issue. Typical work weeks exceed 50 hours, while work weeks ...
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