PROMIS for Laparoscopy

History of PROMIS

Jan Schultz has lived in Burlington, Vermont for the last 17 years. He was associated with the University of Vermont from 1969 until 1981 as a Research Associate in the College of Medicine. He coordinated computer related activities at PROMIS Laboratory during that period and conducted research in programming languages and database systems. In 1981 he left the University and started PROMIS Info...

The PROMIS of QALYs

Measuring health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important for tracking the health of individuals and populations over time. Generic HRQoL measures allow for comparison across health conditions. One form of generic HRQoL measures are profile measures, which provide a description of health across several different domains (such as physical functioning, depression, and pain). Recent...

Laparoscopy for Gynecologic Cancers

Laparoscopy for colorectal malignancy.

Laparoscopy for colorectal pathology is technically demanding with a steep learning curve. In expert hands, there is no doubt that there is a place for laparoscopy in the operative armamentarium for the treatment of benign disease. The question of its application in the treatment of carcinoma is more difficult to address. The evidence available suggests that laparoscopic resection is a feasible...

Items, Instruments, Crosswalks, and PROMIS.

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