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

Authors: Cabral J, da Silva F, Dussault G, Ferrinho P, Fresta MJ, Fronteira I, Mercer H, Rodrigues A, Sidat M
Journal: Human Resources for Health
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: Dussault G, Ferrinho P, Goma F, Siziya S
Journal: Human Resources for Health
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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Policies to sustain the nursing workforce: An international perspective

Authors: Buchan J, Duffield C, Dussault G, Stone PW, Twigg D
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: International Nursing Review
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/inr.12169

AIM: Examine metrics and policies regarding nurse workforce across four countries. BACKGROUND: International comparisons inform health policy makers. METHODS: Data from the OECD were used to compare expenditure, workforce and health in: Australia, Portugal, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). Workforce policy context was explored. RESULTS: Public spending varied from less than 50% of gross domestic […]
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Skill mix between physicians and nurses in Portugal: Legal barriers to change

Authors: Dussault G, Temido M
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública
Link: http://www.elsevier.pt/en/revistas/revista-portuguesa-saude-publica-323/artigo/skill-mix-between-physicians-and-nurses-in-portugal-90316104

Knowing that the legal framework that regulates each of these professions can hinder the review of their respective scope of practice, we assessed the need to change the Portuguese law in order to allow adjustments in nursing staff tasks’ boundaries.
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Why do some physicians in portuguese-speaking african countries work exclusively for the private sector? Findings from a mixed-methods study

Authors: de Sousa B, Dussault G, Ferrinho P, Russo G, Sidat M
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Human Resources for Health
Link: http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/12/1/51

Despite the growing interest in the private health sector in low- and middle-income countries, little is known about physicians working outside the public sector. The present work adopts a mixed-methods approach to explore characteristics, working patterns, choices, and motivations of the physicians working exclusively for the private sector in the capital cities of Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, and Mozambique.
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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.

Policies to sustain the nursing workforce: An international perspective

Skill mix between physicians and nurses in Portugal: Legal barriers to change

Why do some physicians in portuguese-speaking african countries work exclusively for the private sector? Findings from a mixed-methods study

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