From a Viewpoint of Clinical Settings: Pharmacoepidemiology as Reverse Translational Research (rTR)

Some Applications of Semidefinite Optimization from an Operations Research Viewpoint

Practice-Based Research Networks: Integrating Clinical Data for Improved Pharmacoepidemiology

Pharmacovigilance is concerned with the detection, assessment, understanding, and prevention of adverse reactions to medicines. It is helpful to prevent undesired harm sustained by the patient due to inappropriate or unsafe use of medicinal agents. As the use of drugs and polypharmacy increase in prevalence, pharmacovigilance gains relevance and momentum. Practice-based research networks have t...

How Iranian Medical Trainees Approach their Responsibilities in Clinical Settings; A Grounded Theory Research

Background: It seems we are now experiencing “responsibility problems” among medical trainees (MTs) and some of those recently graduated from medical schools in Iran. Training responsible professionals have always been one of the main concerns of medical educators. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of research in the literature on “responsibility” especially from the medical education point of vi...

RMATRIX - Clinical Translational Research Award.

The University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine received a research infrastructure award in November 2010 to advance clinical and translational research in health disparities reduction in Hawai‘i. Clinical and translational research refers to the translation of knowledge from the laboratory bench to the patient’s bedside and then to the larger community. The grant was ...

Sustaining the clinical in clinical translational research.

Clinical research requires clinicians. Yet, clinicians attempting to conduct translational research are faced with intense pressures and distractions. The complexities of 21st century clinical care and those of research make success impossible for someone who dabbles in either. Historically, clinicians on medical school faculties were expected to care for patients, teach, and conduct research t...