Collective Excellence: The “Heart” MDT

The mdt algorithm

Link state routing protocols such as OSPF or IS-IS currently use only best paths to forward IP packets throughout a domain. The optimality of sub-paths ensures consistency of hop by hop forwarding although paths, calculated using Dijkstra’s algorithm, are recursively composed. According to the link metric, the diversity of existing paths can be underestimated using only best paths. Hence, it re...

The Grievance Procedure: The Heart of the Collective Agreement

The UNESCO Seal of Excellence for Handicrafts

Standards for heart valve surgery in a ‘Heart Valve Centre of Excellence’

Surgical centres of excellence should include multidisciplinary teams with specialist expertise in imaging, clinical assessment and surgery for patients with heart valve disease. There should be structured training programmes for the staff involved in the periprocedural care of the patient and these should be overseen by national or international professional societies. Good results are usually...

The UNESCO Seal of Excellence for Handicrafts