introduction: one of the software packages designed for libraries and documenting centres is unesco cds/isis mini-micro software package. most libraries in iran have a copy of it. this research was aimed to investigate the degree of its application in central libraries of medical sciences universities in 2004. methods and materials: it is a descriptive study in which a questionnaire was used to...

OBJECTIVE Suboptimal adenoma detection rate (ADR) at colonoscopy is associated with increased risk of interval colorectal cancer. It is uncertain how ADR might be improved. We compared the effect of leadership training versus feedback only on colonoscopy quality in a countrywide randomised trial. DESIGN 40 colonoscopy screening centres with suboptimal performance in the Polish screening progr...

Malnutrition is common among children aged 6-24 months in developing countries. It increases the risk of mortality. Interventions to improve infant-feeding hold the promise of reducing malnutrition among these children. A study in Brazil has shown the success of training in communication and counselling skills among health workers in improving the nutritional status of young children. Questions...

Paediatric pulmonology is a relatively young subspeciality of paediatrics that started in the midst of the 20th century. In many countries in Europe, paediatricians took the initiative to start a separate section or department dedicated to paediatric pulmonology. They were all trained paediatricians who recognised the importance of subspecialisation in paediatric pulmonology, as the pulmonary d...

CONTEXT There is growing international interest in teaching clinical skills in a variety of contexts, one of which is Clinical Skills Centres. The drivers for change making Skills Centres an important adjunct to ward and ambulatory teaching come both from within and outside medical education. Educationally, self-directed learning is becoming the accepted norm, encouraging students to seek and m...

BACKGROUND Child immunisation is among the most cost-effective ways of preventing premature child deaths, and the potency of vaccines, crucial for vaccine efficacy, is dependent on effective management of the cold chain at all levels of vaccine handling. OBJECTIVE To assess the status of the cold chain at peripheral vaccine stores in Ethiopia. DESIGN Institution based cross-sectional survey...

Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy (SEFH) includes among its purposes and functions the promotion, fostering and furthering of the performance of all kinds of training programmes and scientific projects, together with research and innovation activities in the area of Hospital Pharmacy. These actions are directed both to their development as well as to their appropriate applications, with the ...

The US model of Cancer Centres created by the National Cancer Act in 1971 has been one of the most tried and tested models of organised disease-specific scientific endeavors in the world. With many countries, particularly those in Europe now looking to develop the research arms of their National Cancer Control Programmes through the development of similar Cancer Centres the time is correct to c...

Community Care Centres (CCCs) represent an innovative response to the containment of infection and the care of those infected in the context of an an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak of unprecedented scale. This paper describes the implementation of this response in the Port Loko district of Sierra Leone in the last quarter of 2014. CCCs were effective in encouraging EVD patients to come forw...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of dynamic muscle training and relaxation training for chronic neck pain. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Five occupational healthcare centres, Tampere, Finland. PARTICIPANTS 393 female office workers (mean age 45 years) with chronic non-specific neck pain randomly assigned to 12 weeks of dynamic muscle training (n = 135) or relaxation ...