introduction: health care industry consists of an unexpected and confusing environment in which quality events play the important role. in such conditions, the necessary changes should be made. excellence models are general oriented frameworks that are able to achieve the above intention. materials & methods: this study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. data gathered by a standard checkli...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of zinc and vitamin A supplementation in the recovery of Indigenous children hospitalised for acute diarrhoea. DESIGN A randomised controlled 2 by 2 factorial trial of supplementation with zinc and vitamin A. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Aboriginal children (aged < 11 years) hospitalised for acute diarrhoea at Alice Springs Hospital, Northern Territory, April 2001...

Demonstration and Lecture: " Modern Treatment of Diseases of the Rectum." Friday, July 4.-Demonstration in X-ray Department of Barium Enemata. Lecture: "Diathermy in Rectal Work." Out-patient Demonstration. Saturday, July 5.-Operations and Lecture: " Difficulties and Dangers of Surgical operations on the Colon." Outpatient Demonstration. Similar and equally popular classes are running in connec...

Julio Frenk, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. is Director-General, National Institute of Public Health of Mexico; Enrique Ruelas, M.D., M.P.A., M.Sc. is Dean, School of Public Health of Mexico, National Institute of Public Health; and Avedis Donabedian, M.D., M.P.H. is Nathan Sinai Distinguished Professor of Public Health, Department of Health Services Management and Policy, School of Public Health, The Uni...

Objective: There are different levels of decision and clinical, administrative and management procedures in a hospital organization. The exercise of management and bioethics should be seen as an interconnected operation by anyone committed to an ethical conduct. This article is based on a larger study under a PhD in Bioethics and was conducted in 25 Portuguese hospitals. The objective of the ar...