Now that there is a plethora of clinical trial data with clinically meaningful end points proving that the burden of diabetes can be improved by a variety of interventions, including glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control; the use of statins, ACE inhibitors, and aspirin; appropriately timed laser therapy for diabetic retinopathy; and screening of feet at high risk for neuropathic ulcers, i...

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Canada has a distinctive health care system, with a unique drug review and reimbursement process in the oncology field, and thus requires Canadian-specific cost data to determine the value of interventions. Consequently, high-quality studies are needed that evaluate cost differences and variability in health systems, care pathways, economic evaluations, and policy frameworks unique to the Canad...

the burden of exposure to blood-borne pathogens (such as hepatitis b and c viruses) is considerable for health care workers. hepatitis virus transmission requires a non-immune host, an infectious source, and skin or mucous membrane injury. these three aspects are the main fields for preventional interventions. we reviewed major recent studies on this topic to identify precautions health care wo...

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: foot ulcer in diabetic people has a negative effect on their quality of life. it can decrease social activities, and increase stress. it can also limit doing job tasks, and increase life financial burden and high medical expenses. so examination of feet and considering foot care in these patients are essential. materials and methods: this analytic-descriptive research was performed o...