BACKGROUND Clinical governance is considered crucial in primary care. Since 2005, clinical pathways have been experimentally implemented at the Local Health Authority of Monza Brianza (ASLMB), Italy, to develop general practitioners' (GPs) care of patients affected by some chronic diseases. The experimentation was aimed at introducing clinical governance in primary care, increasing GPs' involve...

In this paper, in addition to some elementary facts about the ultra-groups, which their structure based on the properties of the transversal of a subgroup of a group, we focus on the relation between a group and an ultra-group. It is verified that every group is an ultra-group, but the converse is not true generally. We present the conditions under which, for every normal subultra-group of an u...

The aim is to present a teaching model in biostatistics that provides a link between biostatistical theory and medical science. The course is designed for multi-professional research groups, consisting of a supervisor, at least one doctoral student or post-doctoral scientist and other individuals working on the same project. The course is interactive and all participants have to apply the biost...