21 research outputs found
Cervical Occlusion Due to Adhesions Following Therapeutic Abortion: An Uncommon Sequel to Vacuum Curettage
Medical Liability Insurance as a Barrier to the Provision of Abortion Services in Family Medicine
Family physicians who wish to provide abortions have been subject to both denial
of coverage by medical liability insurers and the imposition of large premium
increases. These policy decisions by insurance companies raise questions about
the role of family physicians in abortion care and about the autonomy of medical
specialties in defining their scope of practice
Impact of technology foresight on the policy-making process in Iran
Technology foresight as a policy intelligence tool, can offer vital inputs for policy-making in various domains. The relationship between foresight and policy-making has been presented in the literature by the policy-related functions of foresight, but the literature reflects a theoretical gap with the systematic evaluation of the impact of foresight on policy-making. So this study tries to bridge the existing gap by development an evaluation model. The data collection tool is a questionnaire and in order to test the proposed model; a sample of fifteen experts is included. In this article a case study is conducted to implement the confirmed model in the real word and Partial Least Squares (PLSs) path analysis is used to advance our understanding of the relationships and the structure of the proposed model. The results confirm the proposed dimensions of the model and provide insight for those who are concerned with this topic