Measuring diagnostic safety of inpatients: time to set sail in uncharted waters

Comparison Final Velocity for Land Yacht with a Rigid Wing and Cloth Sail

The powering requirement of a land yacht is one of the most important aspects of its design. In this respect the wind tunnel testing is an effective design tool. In fact, changing the parameters of the vehicle and testing the changes in the wind tunnel will give us a better understanding of the most efficient vehicle, and yet it is time consuming, expensive, and has inherent scaling errors. Ano...

Perfecting nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy: sailing in uncharted waters.

I’m not certain where I fi rst heard this expression, but I have lived with the philosophy that if you have been given the privilege to sail in uncharted waters, you have the responsibility to make those charts. I am grateful to Dr. Gabriel Haas, Editor-in-Chief of The Canadian Journal of Urology, for his invitation to discuss my philosophy of discovery. Previously I provided a detailed descrip...

Scenarios: Uncharted Waters Ahead

In search of optimism.

As Sir William Osler a very eminent physician once said "To study the phenomenon of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all". There is no substitution for the study of a disease process than the observations made at the bedside of a sick patient. I thoroughly recommend your apprenticeship because without it you will nev...

An Enumeration Survey on Diagnostic X-Ray Generators and Essential Safety Parameters in Mizoram, India

Introduction: Best radiography practice involves operational optimal machine performance, delivering cost-effective healthcare services under appropriate safety conditions for workers and the public. The present study aimed to investigate the safety status of diagnostic X-ray installations in Mizoram, India. Material and Methods: Lineari...