Method We have retrospectively reviewed a single-surgeon practice from consultant appointment to present (1997-2015). We studied 1717 consecutive lung cancer operations: 962 lobectomy, 250 extended lobectomy, 57 pneumonectomy 296 sublobar, 43 open/close. Additionally, 710 surgical staging procedures were performed. We analysed trends with time in type of procedure; approach used (VATS/Open); op...

Leadership appointment during mergers has a logical and established precedent when there is a clear target and acquirer. However, in the extraordinary case of Merger Of Equals (MOEs) – where this is relatively equal ownership, board representation, earnings contribution etc this process is much less defined and can often have serious consequences on the merger, both in closing negotiations as w...

OBJECTIVE To examine the methods of appointment, experience, and qualifications of club doctors and physiotherapists in professional football. METHODS Semistructured tape recorded interviews with 12 club doctors, 10 club physiotherapists, and 27 current and former players. A questionnaire was also sent to 90 club doctors; 58 were returned. RESULTS In almost all clubs, methods of appointment...

BACKGROUND Missed appointments are common in psychiatric practice. It compromises quality of care, results in poor treatment outcomes and drains financial resources. In Nigeria, where mental health services are poorly organized, missed appointments and its resultant consequences may be burdensome. AIM This study sought to determine the prevalence and factors (sociodemographic and clinical) as...

BACKGROUND Missed appointments can affect patient health, disrupt schedules, and result in poor utilization of resources, increased workload for staff and physicians, and lost learning opportunities for residents in training programs. METHODS The setting was an established community-hospital-based family practice residency practice averaging 25,000 outpatient visits per year in a small northe...

NAN LIU: Appointment Scheduling in Health Care (Under the direction of Professor Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni and Professor Serhan Ziya) We propose two complementary approaches to the scheduling of outpatient appointments. The first approach is to dynamically assign appointment times depending on the continuously updated patient schedule. The second approach is to statically design the system by eithe...

I had the good fortune to be appointed in 1973 to the first Wolfson Foundation Visiting Professorship in General Practice. The appointment entitles the holder, who must be a Fellow or Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners in active practice in the United Kingdom or Eire, to spend four to six weeks in any part of the world. The terms of reference are wide and include consideration...

AIM To validate the Bulgarian EUROPEP-questionnaire and its implementation to measure patient evaluation of general practice care in Bulgarian population. METHODS A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted at twenty five primary care practices from South-Central Region of Bulgaria. A total of 1000 adult patients aged over 18 years and visiting the practice for more than a year were app...