The aim of this study was to assess the quality of documentation of head-injured patients seen in three accident and emergency (A&E) departments using a specially designed head injury pro forma. A 4-week prospective study of a single head injury pro forma was followed by a second similar study with an improved version (two head injury pro formas, one for young children and babies, the other for...

This paper documents the frequency and magnitude of “pro forma” earnings in press releases issued during June through August 2000 and describes the 433 firms that engaged in this financial disclosure strategy. We then use a market multiples approach to determine if investors assign a higher (or lower) share price to pro forma firms than other firms. We find no evidence that pro forma firms are ...

The purpose of the current research is evaluating performance of SAMA schools of 4th district of Islamic Azad University based on the organizational excellence model of European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) for quality management from viewpoints of staff and managers. The research is applied and has a descriptive-survey method. Using a stratified random sampling, 100 respondents wer...

In recent years, many companies have emphasized adjusted-GAAP earnings numbers in their quarterly press releases. While managers use different names to describe these nonstandard earnings metrics, the financial press frequently refers to them as ‘‘pro forma’’ earnings. Managers and other advocates of pro forma reporting argue that these disclosures provide a clearer picture of companies’ core e...

On-call weekends in medicine can be a busy and stressful time for junior doctors, as they are responsible for a larger pool of patients, most of whom they would have never met. Clinical handover to the weekend team is extremely important and any communication errors may have a profound impact on patient care, potentially even resulting in avoidable harm or death. Several senior clinical bodies ...

OBJECTIVES To complete a third round audit of management of shoulder pain using an integrated care pathway, to evaluate pro forma documentation and to determine outcome. SUBJECTS AND SETTING Thirty-four patients with upper limb paresis admitted to a rehabilitation unit during a 22-month period had shoulder pain and were included in the integrated care pathway. METHODS Retrospective review o...

At our institution, a large tertiary referral centre for vascular surgery, patients are often admitted directly to the ward and clerked by foundation year one (FY1) doctors. We found that these clerkings frequently fell short of national record keeping standards, potentially leading to an increased risk for patients during their hospital stay. In addition, we found that junior doctors did not f...

The development and application of a procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise (LFN) complaints are described. The development of the assessment method included laboratory tests addressing low frequency hearing threshold and the effect on acceptability of fluctuation, and field measurements complemented with interview-based questionnaires. Environmental health departments then conduct...

MATERIAL AND METHODS The present study was conducted at the Sardar Patel Memorial Hospital, Bilaspur, between January 1973 and January 1975 – approximating two years. During this period, 423 cases suffering from leucorrhoea were screened from which 100 cases completed the study. The cases were registered and studied as per details of a pro forma designed for this trial. The investigations were ...

PURPOSE Upward feedback is becoming more widely used in medical training as a means of quality control. Multiple biases exist, thus the accuracy of upward feedback is debatable. This study aims to identify factors that could influence upward feedback, especially in medical training. METHODS A systematic review using a structured search strategy was performed. Thirty-five databases were search...