Ageing and vision loss: looking to the future

Looking to the future.

Participants of the Residency Review and Redesign (R(3)P) Project have created a challenging strategic plan for pediatric residency education. In place of a list of prescriptions for immediate change, the R(3)P Committee recommends an ongoing project of goal-directed change, a quality improvement approach to resident education. It argues for changes based on evidence of important education outc...

Looking to the future.

Congratulations to our May and December 2012 graduates! It has been another big year for the department, seeing off so many promising students as they head out into the “real world.” It is always sad to see our seniors go, but we are excited about the future that awaits them. We also have congratulations to extend to a wonderful group of students who were recognized for their achievements in th...

Looking to the future.

Since the 7th and 13th Study Groups of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists met in 1977 and 1985, respectively, no meeting of this magnitude has convened to discuss the problems of spontaneous preterm labour and delivery and the associated fetomaternal mortality and morbidity. In the 17 years or so since that time, advances have been made in our understanding of the mechanisms ...

Analysing the Stewardship Function in Botswana’s Health System: Reflecting on the Past, Looking to the Future

Background In many parts of the world, ongoing deficiencies in health systems compromise the delivery of health interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) identified four functions that health systems need to perform to achieve their goals: Efforts to strengthen health systems focus on the way these functions are carried out. While a number of studies on health systems functions have be...

Looking Ahead to the Future...