Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society 4th Annual Scientific Meeting, 12–14 November 1998, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Assessing and Improving Performance: A Longitudinal Evaluation of Priority Setting and Resource Allocation in a Canadian Health Region

Background In order to meet the challenges presented by increasing demand and scarcity of resources, healthcare organizations are faced with difficult decisions related to resource allocation. Tools to facilitate evaluation and improvement of these processes could enable greater transparency and more optimal distribution of resources.   Methods The Resource Allocation Performance Assessment Too...

THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES Canadian Association of Neuropathologists

s of papers and cases presented at the 38th Annual Meeting September 16 19th, 1998 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan The 38th annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Neuropathologists was held from September 16 19th, at the Delta Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Local arrangements were made by Drs. David George and Robert Macaulay. The scientific session consisted of 22 platform presen...

1615ppractical Guidelines for Ethical and Policy Issues That Arise from the Clinical Application of Whole Genome Sequencing in Cancer Patients.

H. Lim1, A. Virani2, A. Fok3, A. Karsan4, D. Renouf1, K.A. Gelmon5, S. Yip6, S. Chia7, S. Sun1, A. Tinker1, S.J. Lee8, R. Rassekh9, R. Deyell9, R. Roscoe3, S. Jones3, E. Pleasance3, M. Marra3, J. Laskin1 Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, CANADA Ethics, BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, CANADA Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC...

The importance of attenuation correction for coincidence positron tomography on hybrid PET/SPECT gamma camera system

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Abstracts From 3rd Annual Meeting of the Connective Tissue Oncology Society