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How We Can Improve Our Highway Administration

My remarks on the subject of “How We Can Improve Our Highway Administration” will be confined to certain important areas where improvements can and must be effected if highway administra­ tion is to measure up to the responsibilities of today. To a large extent this discussion will be based upon observations and experience in Wis­ consin, where the highway department has gone through a period o...

Using Patterns To Improve Our Architectural Vision

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Can We Improve Our Physical Health by Altering Our Social Networks?

Persons with more types of social relationships live longer and have less cognitive decline with aging, greater resistance to infectious disease, and better prognoses when facing chronic life-threatening illnesses. We have known about the importance of social integration (engaging in diverse types of relationships) for health and longevity for 30 years. Yet, we still do not know why having a mo...

Intubation in the ICU: we could improve our practice

Coaching Surgeons: Is Culture Limiting Our Ability to Improve?

OBJECTIVE To explore surgeons' perceptions of and potential concerns about coaching. BACKGROUND There is growing recognition that the traditional model of continuing professional development is suboptimal. This has led to increasing interest in alternative strategies that take place within the actual practice environment such as coaching. However, if coaching is to be a successful strategy fo...