(no more than 200 words) The International Classification of External Causes of Injury version 1.1 (ICECI) was accepted into the alpha phase of the process for admission into the WHO Family of International Classifications at the October 2002 meeting (Brisbane). Technical updates and developments of the ICECI system since that time are described in this paper. These are: 1. ICECI system update ...

The clinical and thymic histological features of 23 patients who underwent thymectomy for myasthenia gravis have been examined and compared. Eighty-two per cent of patients with a non-neoplastic gland containing numerous germinal centres improved postoperatively, whereas 83% of patients with a non-neoplastic gland containing no germinal centres deteriorated or died. Glands with only slight invo...

Contact with animals in oncohaematological children is associated many benefits, but the risk of contracting zoonosis, even if low, must be taken into consideration. To evaluate awareness on this topic a survey between Italian paediatric oncohaematology centres was conducted, resulting heterogeneous responses. The working group infections and support therapies, Association Paediatric Oncohaemat...

BACKGROUND Lack of intersectoral collaboration within public health sectors compound efforts to promote effective multidisciplinary post stroke care after discharge following acute phase. A coordinated, primary care-led care pathway to manage post stroke patients residing at home in the community was designed by an expert panel of specialist stroke care providers to help overcome fragmented pos...

With the rapid scale-up in use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), monitoring the quality of care and factors that may lead to emergence of HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) is an important focus point for programme managers. The National AIDS Control Organisation of India embarked on strengthening the ART programme for continuous quality improvement (CQI), using defined quality-of-care indicators (QCIs...

WHO/INRUD drug prescribing indicators at primary health care centres in Eastern province, Saudi Arabia A.A. El Mahalli .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Résumé Depuis décembre 2019, on assiste à une explosion mondiale de la recherche sur COVID-19. Au Canada, les six Centres collaboration nationale (CCN) en santé publique constituent l’un des piliers prise décisions informées par données probantes, car ils recueillent, résument et traduisent connaissances émergentes. Financés l’Agence du Canada répartis le territoire, favori...

OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of establishing walk-in centres alongside emergency departments (EDs) on attendance rates, visit duration, process, costs and outcome of care. METHODS Eight hospitals with co-located EDs and walk-in centres were compared with eight matched EDs without walk-in centres. Site visits were conducted. Routine data about attendance numbers and use of resources were...