Trends of cross-border mobility of physicians and nurses between Portugal and Spain

Authors: Alves-Pires C, AM
Link: http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/11/1/36

Health workforce cross-border mobility has an impact not only on individual health workers, but also on how health services are organized, planned, and delivered. This paper presents the results of a study of current mobility trends of health professionals along the borders between Portugal and Spain. The objective was to describe the profile of mobile physicians and nurses; to elicit the opinions of employers on mobility factors; to describe incentive policies to retain or attract health professionals; and to collect and analyse employers’ opinions on the impact of this mobility on their health services.
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Continuity and change in human resources policies for health: lessons from Brazil

Authors: Calado RA, Alves-Pires C, Bahia MT
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Continuity+and+change+in+human+resources+policies+for+health%3A+lessons+from+Brazil

BACKGROUND:
This paper reports on progress in implementing human resources for health (HRH) policies in Brazil, in the context of the implementation and expansion of the Unified Health System (Sistema Unico de Saúde – SUS).
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The training and professional expectations of medical students in Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique.

Authors: Carvalho AP, Roman F, Alves-Pires C, Alho A, Rolim JL, Bahia MT, Roman F, Baptista MC, Bahia MT
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+training+and+professional+expectations+of+medical+students+in+Angola%2C+Guinea-Bissau+and+Mozambique

BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the professional expectations of medical students during the 2007-2008 academic year at the public medical schools of Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique, and to identify their social and geographical origins, their professional expectations and difficulties relating to their education and professional future.
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The human resource for health situation in Zambia: deficit and maldistribution.

Authors: Alves-Pires C, Alho A, Nunes-Pereira M, Rolão N
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+human+resource+for+health+situation+in+Zambia%3A+deficit+and+maldistribution

INTRODUCTION:
Current health policy directions in Zambia are formulated in the National Health Strategic Plan. The Plan focuses on national health priorities, which include the human resources (HR) crisis.
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The experience of medical training and expectations regarding future medical practice of medical students in the Cuban-supported Medical School in Timor-Leste

Authors: Carvalho AP, Alho A, Carvalho A
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4379599/

Trends of cross-border mobility of physicians and nurses between Portugal and Spain

Continuity and change in human resources policies for health: lessons from Brazil

The training and professional expectations of medical students in Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique.

The human resource for health situation in Zambia: deficit and maldistribution.

The experience of medical training and expectations regarding future medical practice of medical students in the Cuban-supported Medical School in Timor-Leste

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