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Critical care pharmacy workforce: a 2020 re-evaluation of the UK deployment and characteristics

Human Resources for Health, 2023
Introduction Critical care pharmacists improve the quality and efficiency of medication therapy whilst reducing treatment costs where they are available.
Mark Borthwick, Greg Barton, Christopher P. Ioannides, Ruth Forrest, Emma Graham-Clarke, Fraser Hanks, Christie James, David Kean, David Sapsford, Alan Timmins, Mark Tomlin, John Warburton, Richard S. Bourne   +12 more
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From 2D to 3D gamma passing rate tolerance and action limits for patient‐specific quality assurance in volumetric‐modulated arc therapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) requires an accurate patient‐specific quality assurance (PSQA) program. In clinical practice, this is usually performed using the γ‐index and the two‐dimensional gamma passing rate (2D %GP). A three‐dimensional (3D) index incorporating the patient anatomy could be more useful for the 3D dose ...
Christos Zarros, George Patatoukas, Nikos Kollaros, Marina Chalkia, Andromachi Kougioumtzopoulou, Vasilios Kouloulias, Kalliopi Platoni   +6 more
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A multilevel integrative approach to hospital case mix and capacity planning. [PDF]

Hospital case mix and capacity planning involves the decision making both on patient volumes that can be taken care of at a hospital and on resource requirements and capacity management.
Demeulemeester, Erik, Ma, Guoxuan
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Integrating Research and Quality Improvement Using TeamSTEPPS: A Health Team Communication Project to Improve Hospital Discharge [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this article is to describe an innovative approach to the integration of quality improvement and research processes. A project with the objective of improving health team communication about hospital discharge provides
Beiler, Joseph, Opper, Kristi, Weiss, Marianne E.   +2 more
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Modelling of a double‐scattering proton therapy nozzle using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code and analysis of linear energy transfer in patients treated for prostate cancer

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The dose‐averaged linear energy transfer (LETD) in proton therapy (PT) has in pre‐clinical studies been linked to the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of protons. Until recently, the most common PT delivery method in prostate cancer has been double‐scattered PT, with LETD only available through dedicated Monte Carlo (MC ...
Rasmus Klitgaard, Lars Fredrik Fjæra, Camilla Hanquist Stokkevåg, Perry Johnson, Mark Artz, Nancy Price Mendenhall, Curtis Bryant, Ludvig Paul Muren   +7 more
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Hospital strategic planning prerequisties

بیمارستان, 2019
Background: Strategic planning is an appropriate strategy for improving hospitals’ performance and increasing managers’ responsiveness and accountability.
Ali. Mohammad Mosadeghrad, Parvaneh Esfahani   +1 more
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The Effects of Outdoor Air Pollutants on the Costs of Stroke Hospitalizations in China [PDF]

, 2019
Stroke, the most frequent cause of severe disability and the second cause of death among adults in the world, brings tremendous mental and economic burden to patients and their families.
Chen, Fang, Li, Luo, Zeng, Siyu
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Evaluating the use of diagnostic CT with flattening filter free beams for palliative radiotherapy: Dosimetric impact of scanner calibration variability

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Palliative radiotherapy comprises a significant portion of the radiation treatment workload. Volumetric‐modulated arc therapy (VMAT) improves dose conformity and, in conjunction with flattening filter free (FFF) delivery, can decrease treatment times, both of which are desirable in a population with a high probability of retreatment ...
Madeleine L. Van de Kleut, Lesley A. Buckley, Elsayed S. M. Ali   +2 more
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Succession planning success factors in a hospital: A case study

Payesh, 2020
Objective (s): Managers play a vital rol in hospital productivity. Succession planning is the process of identifying, developing, evaluating and training talented employees, which can, in turn, ensure organizational management and leadership continuity ...
Masoud Etemadian, Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad, Mohammad Javad Soleimani, Seyed Pouria Hedayati   +3 more
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End of Life Care Practices for Patients Who Die in Intensive Care Units (ICU) [PDF]

, 2017
Today, one in five hospital deaths happens in the intensive care unit with the expectation of twice as many by 2030. Increasing, mortality has triggered a growing attention to end-of-life (EOL) care in the ICU.
Ghabeljoo, Jila
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