This manual is meant as a general guide of histopathology for the CPCTR and does not define the specific criteria for common data elements. GENERAL DISCLAIMER This manual is meant as a general guide of histopathology for the CPCTR and does not define the specific criteria for common data elements. GENERAL DISCLAIMER This manual is meant as a general guide of histopathology for the CPCTR and doe...

Acceptance of an innovation can occur through mutliple exposures to individuals who have already accepted it. Presented here is a model to trace the evolution of an innovation in a social network with a preference λ, amidst topological constraints specified mainly by connectivity, k and population size, Nk. With the interplay between properties of innovation and network structure, the model att...

Mean CDE (cumulative dissipated energy) values were compared for an open hospital- based surgical center and a free-standing surgical center. The same model of phacoemulsifier (Alcon Infiniti Ozil) was used. Mean CDE values showed that surgeons (individual private practice) at the free-standing surgical center were more efficient than surgeons (individual private practice) at the open hospital-...

Consider the query: Does a binary treatment X have a causal effect on a response Y through a causal pathway that does not involve the intermediate variable M? This query is often rephrased as: Does X have a direct causal effect on Y not through M? Direct effects have been formally defined in three different ways: the controlled direct effects (CDE), the natural direct effects (i.e. pure and tot...

Various organizations offer online continuing dental education (CDE) courses. While previous investigations focused on objective measures to determine the quality of the courses, this exploratory study evaluates the participants' experience with them. We surveyed 436 past course participants from nine online CDE courses (courses provided by six organizations) regarding their experience with the...

The following are contributors to the writing of this paper (in alphabetical order): Hildegarde Berdine, PharmD, BCPS,CDE Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Duquesne University, Mylan School of Pharmacy; Tanya Dougherty, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; Jonathan Ference, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor, Wilkes University School of Pharmacy ...

Postmarketing drug surveillance is a crucial aspect of the clinical research activities in pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiology. Successful utilization of available Electronic Health Record (EHR) data can complement and strengthen postmarketing safety studies. In terms of the secondary use of EHRs, access and analysis of patient data across different domains are a critical factor; we addr...

The initial draft of this commentary was prepared by William Harper MD, FRCPC, Maureen Clement MD, CCFP, Ronald Goldenberg MD, FRCPC, FACE, Amir Hanna MB, BCh, FRCPC, FACP, Andrea Main BScPhm, CDE, Ravi Retnakaran MD, MSc, FRCPC, Diana Sherifali RN, PhD, CDE, Vincent Woo MD, FRCPC, Jean-François Yale MD, CSPQ, FRCPC, and Alice Y.Y. Cheng MD, FRCPC on behalf of the Steering Committee for the Can...

States are facing increasing health care challenges, from variable quality of care to ever-increasing costs. Comprehensive information on disease incidence, treatment costs, and health outcomes is essential for informing and evaluating state health policies, but it is not readily available. To address these information needs, some states are developing all-payer claims databases (APCDs), and th...

BACKGROUND Stroke registries contribute to the conduct of clinical research and to the assessment of health care quality control. Efforts to compare clinical outcomes and quality indicators between centers are dependent on standardized data elements, but it is unknown how stroke physicians define common data elements, such as hypertension or diabetes, when collecting data for registries at thei...