refutes the benefits of written action plans based on peakflow monitoring compared with symptom-based plans in improving health care utilization, symptoms, or lung function” and even further that “data are insufficient to support or refute the benefits of using written asthma action plans compared with medical management alone.” A recent Cochrane systematic review also found no difference in an...

A plan is a blueprint for solving a problem. It summarizes the decisions that have been made during the planning of that solution. In this month’s issue of Strategic Software Engineering, I want to talk about the strategic importance of planning in making plans.

Climate change is transforming the decision-making landscape for many conservation organizations. Conservation planning and implementation under climate are challenging due to uncertainties about impacts effectiveness of adaptation options. Strategically building flexibility into plans so they can be adjusted over time in response unforeseen events, or new information, one solution this challen...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the independent effect of a written action plan vs no plan and to compare different plans to identify characteristics of effective plans in children with asthma. DATA SOURCES We searched the Cochrane Airways Group Clinical Trials Register until March 2006, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, for randomized controlle...