Posterior capsular rent is a common complication of cataract surgery including phacoemulsification. Though occurrence is higher with beginners, it can also occur in the hands of a senior phaco surgeon. This study analyses the predisposing risk factors, intraoperative events, mode of occurrence, management strategy and eventual outcome of Posterior capsular rent during phacoemulsification by a s...

In a recent article, [1] we have demonstrated a significant difference in the theoretical knowledge of both junior and senior emergency department (ED) medical offi cers (MOs) from Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, and the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) Adelaide, South Australia, in the management of severely injured trauma patients, when comparing MOs who had completed an ATLS-type program with those w...

Background Senior management and leadership are believed to be responsible for the employment of such initiatives and their own level of engagement appears to have a strong impact on the levels of employees’ engagement, theory suggests. This qualitative research explores the perceived levels, drivers and benefits, as well as the levels of managerial engagement at Organisation A, a leading suppo...

The following articles review the ever-growing literature that demonstrates how senior executive compensation practices remain disconnected from relevant empirical literature. The problem is that management is still not an evidence-based profession, and there are few sanctions for either consultants or senior executives who ignore scientific knowledge in their decision-making.

Influencing the ordering of laboratory investigations, and in particular reducing unnecessary ones, is a vital concern to many hospitals. An account of the reasons why control is necessary is presented. The different methods evaluated are reviewed, including rationing, form design, resource management (budget control), education, protocols and decision support systems, incentives, feedback and ...

Since primary care services face their biggest challenges in the reorganisation of the NHS, a major theme for future service delivery is the effective management of clients with long-term conditions. Nationally, PCTs are committed to preparing experienced, senior nurses as community matrons, who will lead integrated health and social care for people with multiple long-term conditions and reduce...

Linda D. Peters is Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Marketing and Keith P. Fletcher is Professor of Marketing in the School of Management at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, NR4 7TJ. All correspondence should be directed to Dr Linda D. Peters: +44(0)1603-593331 (direct line), +44(0)1603-593343 (fax) [email protected]. The authors would like to express their gratitude for the...

A company depends on the definition and implementation of a set of projects aligned with the vision established by its senior management to accomplish its strategies. To this set of projects is given the name of portfolio. This paper implements a collaborative tool to support the construction and selection of a project portfolio aligned with the corporate strategy. The tool is capable of modeli...

BACKGROUND Health service reconfigurations are of international interest but remain poorly understood. This article focuses on the use of evidence by senior managerial decision-makers involved in the reconfiguration of stroke services in London 2008-2012. Recent work comparing stroke service reconfiguration in London and Manchester emphasises the ability of senior managerial decision-makers in ...

Vol. XLI (May 2004), 215–225 215 *Gerald J. Gorn is Professor of Marketing and Senior Wei-Lun Fellow (e-mail: [email protected]), and Jaideep Sengupta is Associate Professor of Marketing (e-mail: [email protected]), School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Amitava Chattopadhyay is L’Oreal Chaired Professor of Marketing Innovation and Creativity, INSEAD (e-mai...