Background: Nocturnists (overnight hospitalists) are commonly implemented in US teaching
hospitals to adhere to per-resident patient caps and improve care but are rare in Canada …

Introduction: Although in-person hospitalist presence, increasingly staffed by dedicated
nocturnists, has become the norm overnight in the hospital, the scope of nocturnist practice …

Background Many academic hospitals have implemented overnight hospitalists to supervise
house staff and improve outcomes, but few studies have described the impact of this role …

OBJECTIVES: To assess if implementing Nighttime Nurse and Physician Paging System
(NNAPPS) would improve nurse and physician communication as well as reduce the …

OBJECTIVES: A large discrepancy exists in resident educational activities between daytime
and nighttime medical rotations. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education …

Abstract Background A Night Float (NF) system has been implemented by many institutions
to address increasing concerns about residents' work hours. The purpose of our study was …

Background Resident work hour restrictions have led to the creation of the 'night float'to care
for the patients of multiple primary teams after hours. These residents are often inundated …

The Canadian Healthcare Association declined comment on the issue, so it is difficult to
determine whether there are commonalities in the responses of Canadian hospitals. But it …

Abstract Background In 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
instituted common duty hour limits, and in 2008 the Institute of Medicine recommended …

Background Duty hour restrictions for resident physicians have led to radical changes in
graduate medical education, including a shift to more night float rotations. These rotations …