Outpatient Palliative Care: Does It Matter? (763)

Palliative care education - does it influence future practice?

A group of year 3 undergraduate nursing students enrolled in an Oncology and Palliative Care Course took part in a study designed to uncover if their subsequent learning had a positive impact upon their capacity to practise palliative care. All the participants reported that the course assisted them in the clinical provision of palliative care.

IT Doesn’t Matter, Does It

Ping Wang: In a recent conversation, the CIO of an automobile company told me that his company is cutting IT spending “across the board.” However, the marketing department really needs to buy a CRM package to obtain the online customer interfacing capability. When his IT department proposed this purchase to the board, it was rejected because the purchase was considered unnecessary IT spending. ...

Does IT Matter ?

he or she is an executive of uncommon intelligence and curiosity: the brightest CEO you know or can imagine, perhaps. We like to pretend that our ideal reader has chartered us to prepare a briefing every month. On the agenda, we've been told, should be three kinds of items. First, our reader says, bring me important new ideas, research, or insights: " Boss, here's something you should know. " S...

Hyperbilirubinemia: does it matter?

Serum bilirubin concentrations are increased in several hematological and hepatic disorders; however, hyperbilirubinemia, often of familial origin, may occur without overt signs of hemolysis or evident liver disease. The authors review briefly the main steps of hepatic bilirubin metabolism, then discuss the pathogenetic mechanisms of the different forms of familial hyperbilirubinemia. The knowl...

Child Care Quality : Does It Matter and Does It Need to Be Improved ?