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Is undergraduate programme accreditation influenced by educational public policy quality indicators? An exploratory study of the Chilean Higher Education quality assurance system [PDF]

, 2017
In Chile, as well as in most of Latin America, public policies for higher education have recently adopted a focus on quality assurance and accreditation systems.
Hasbún, Beatriz, Jerez, Oscar, Lobos, Eduardo, Muñoz, Marcos, Orsini, César   +4 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
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A hub and spoke model to supply the Sicilian neurorehabilitation demand: effects on hospitalization rates and patient mobility

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionCerebrovascular diseases in Sicily have led to high mortality and healthcare challenges, with a notable gap between healthcare demand and supply.
Augusto Ielo, Angelo Quartarone, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Maria Cristina De Cola   +3 more
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Ongoing Strategies to Improve Antimicrobial Utilization in Hospitals across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): Findings and Implications

Antibiotics, 2023
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing global concern, increasing costs, morbidity, and mortality. National action plans (NAPs) to minimize AMR are one of several global and national initiatives to slow down rising AMR rates.
Abdul Haseeb, Zikria Saleem, Aseel Fayk Maqadmi, Roaa Abdulrahman Allehyani, Ahmad J. Mahrous, Mahmoud E. Elrggal, Sairah Hafeez Kamran, Manal AlGethamy, Asem Saleh Naji, Abdullmoin AlQarni, Khalid W. Alhariqi, Muhammad Arslan Khan, Kiran Ibrahim, Fahad Raees, Aisha Azmat, Aislinn Cook, Stephen M. Campbell, Giulia Lorenzetti, Johanna C. Meyer, Brian Godman, Catrin E. Moore   +20 more
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Impact of published clinical outcomes data: case study in NHS hospital trusts [PDF]

, 2001
Objective To examine the impact of the publication of clinical outcomes data on NHS Trusts in Scotland to inform the development of similar schemes elsewhere.
Goddard, M, Mannion, R
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Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality indicators

Biochemia medica, 2009
Načelo cjelovitog pristupa upravljanju kvalitetom podrazumijeva specifičan ustroj laboratorija koji teži pružati usluge i proizvode u potpunosti zadovoljavajući potrebe svojih korisnika: bolesnika i kliničkog osoblja. Jedna od ključnih postavki cjelovitog pristupa upravljanju kvalitetom je svakako i neprekidno poboljšavanje temeljem pokazatelje koji ...
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Measurement and effects of teaching quality : an empirical model applied to masters programs [PDF]

, 2001
This study applies service quality and customer satisfaction theory to the field of education, and particularly to postgraduate studies. It examines the impact of multiple indicators of teaching quality on student satisfaction.
Cardone Riportella, Clara, Lado, Nora, Rivera Torres, Pilar   +2 more
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Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser, Alice Bizeul, Meera Chitlur, Hugo Donato, Jelena Roganovic, Julia E. Vogt, Thomas Kühne   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of National Newborn Screening Quality Indicators in the United States

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2019
Newborn screening is a public health program facilitated by state public health departments with the goal of improving the health of affected newborns throughout the country. Experts in the newborn screening community established a panel of eight quality
Careema Yusuf, Marci K. Sontag, Joshua Miller, Yvonne Kellar-Guenther, Sarah McKasson, Scott Shone, Sikha Singh, Jelili Ojodu   +7 more
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