Real-world data describing management of patients with multiple myeloma are limited. A European (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK) observational chart review was conducted to address this. Physicians completed questionnaires for every patient seen during a 2-4-week observation period, regardless of treatment status. A total of 435 physicians completed 7635 cross-sectional...

INTRODUCTION Intubation is one of the most important life-saving procedures performed by emergency physicians (EPs). There is variation in practice when different countries are compared. METHODS A written questionnaire on intubation practices was administered to a group of Italian doctors practicing in Tuscany during the examination period of a year-long course in emergency medicine. RESULT...

Analysis of patterns in time and configuration (APT&C) is a measurement and analysis paradigm that bridges qualitative and quantitative research methods. APT allows analysis of temporal events (both joint and sequential occurrences), whereas APC permits investigation of structural relations or configurations. Temporal patterns can be quantified in APT, resulting in probability estimates of thei...

This set of ten patterns is intended to complement the standard wisdom that can be gleaned from the Agile Development literature such as Kent Beck's Extreme Programming Explained[1]. It is directed primarily at those who are starting out with Extreme Programming or another agile methodology and might miss some subtle ideas. Once a team gains experience these patterns will become obvious, but in...

OBJECTIVE To determine 1) the performing of circumcision by medical specialty, gender, and years of practice; 2) the pattern of anesthetic use for this procedure; and 3) the reasons physicians cite for not using anesthesia. DESIGN A total of 3066 questionnaires were received from a mailing to a representative sampling of physicians stratified by specialty and geographic location. RESULTS Fi...

1 “... those involved in alcohol research and prevention programs should pay greater attention to patterns of drinking, since these patterns are important determinants of both the positive and negative consequences of drinking. Indeed, preliminary evidence indicates that patterns of drinking may be more important than levels of alcohol consumption in predicting whether people will experience pr...

A major setback for mobile agent technology is a lack of interoperability between systems for mobile agents which prevents them from reaching “critical mass.” In this paper, we analyze the requirements for interoperability, and present design patterns which support interoperability between systems for mobile agents. We tested our patterns by adding support for Jade agents as well as for Tracy a...

BACKGROUND There are calls for the role of the practice nurse to be developed and extended. Before areas for further training and education can be identified, baseline data are needed on practice nurses' current activity and workload. AIM A study was undertaken to analyse the activity of practice nurses in two large inner city general practices and to assess the skills mix of the nursing staf...