CONTEXT The implementation of guidelines for treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) has been proposed as a quality improvement and cost-saving strategy, though the effectiveness of several recommendations has yet to be confirmed through clinical trials. We sought to analyze the development and implementation of guidelines at our hospital, and to identify particular successes and impedi...

In this issue of American Family Physician, Ackerman and Serrano provide a concise and well-referenced summary of the recommended immunizations for children and adolescents.1 The immunization schedule is designed to create the best immunologic response and achieve maximal disease prevention. However, full adherence to the schedule is jeopardized by the fears of some parents and physicians who h...

Numerous scholars have expressed concern over the growing “privatization of the scientific commons” represented by the growth in academic patenting. Even before the Bayh-Dole Act and the pervasive patenting of academic science, however, there was an earlier concern over the extent to which the drive for recognition among scientists and competition for priority and associated rewards also limite...

the need to develop the required human resources in the tourism industry has become imperative as a consequence of rapidly changing technology and dynamic changes in the international tourism market. and in this regard the role and commitment of the top management towards developing the human resources cannot be undermined. a study has been conducted to assess the perception of the top manageme...