Martyrs for Better Care

Better care, better life.

Title Better Care, Better Life Author(s) Akita, Sadanori Citation The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 11(2), p.76; 2012 Issue Date 2012-06 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10069/31917 Right The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 11(2), June 2012 by SAGE Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. © 2012 by SAGE...

The Heroes and Martyrs series: job descriptions for health care quality improvement professionals?

T his issue brings the 14th in the ‘‘Heroes and Martyrs of Quality and Safety’’ series. More are to come. With a new editor of this journal on board, it is a good moment to define the content of the series. It is about people—present and past—who have found an opportunity to improve health, their efforts to carry out the needed improvements and to measure the results. These people are patient c...

Martyrs, Martyrdom, and the Comedia

Challenges for Better thesis supervision

  Background: Conduction of thesis by the students is one of their major academic activities. Thesis quality and acquired experiences are highly dependent on the supervision. Our study is aimed at identifing the challenges in thesis supervision from both students and faculty members point of view.   Methods : This study was conducted using individual in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussi...

Better tests, better care: improved diagnostics for infectious diseases.

In this IDSA policy paper, we review the current diagnostic landscape, including unmet needs and emerging technologies, and assess the challenges to the development and clinical integration of improved tests. To fulfill the promise of emerging diagnostics, IDSA presents recommendations that address a host of identified barriers. Achieving these goals will require the engagement and coordination...