Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Germany
Duisburg-Essen study finds heart-failure consultations alike in Beijing, Ankara, Groningen, Würzburg
An international study led by University of Duisburg-Essen sociologists reports that doctors in four cities treat heart-failure patients in strikingly similar ways, down to their questions and gestures.
Why it matters: Researchers and bodies involved in the debate on recognising foreign qualifications have new findings that the University of Duisburg-Essen team describes as relevant to that debate.
According to the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), an international study led by its sociologists Anja Weiß and Tao Liu found that doctors in Beijing, Ankara, Groningen and Würzburg treat heart-failure patients in remarkably similar ways.
The university said the similarities extend beyond medical procedures to the questions doctors ask, their gestures and how consultations proceed.
The findings were recently published in the journal Global Networks, the university reported.
The university said the results also bear on the debate about recognising foreign qualifications.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The UDE team's findings, now published in Global Networks, are presented by the university as relevant to those involved in deciding how foreign qualifications are recognised.
