IMPLICATIONS We present evidence-based guidelines developed by an international panel of experts for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

The Brazilian Gastrointestinal Tumor Group developed guidelines for the surgical and clinical management of patients with billiary cancers. The multidisciplinary panel was composed of experts in the field of radiology, medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiotherapy, endoscopy and pathology. The panel utilized the most recent literature to develop a series of evidence-based recommendations on...

The National Institutes of Health and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts convened a panel of experts to discuss the current state of research on music and the brain. The panel generated research recommendations to accelerate the study of music's effects on the brain and the implications for human health.

This paper structures the summary of the panel held at the 9th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Funchal, Madeira, 12-16 June 2007 that addressed the following question: “Are you still working on Inter-Enterprise System and Application Integration?” The panel aggregated distinguished experts from the areas of process management, workflow, Web services, SOA, and Semanti...

BACKGROUND Iran signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on June 16, 2003 and it was ratified by the parliament and the House of Representatives on November 6, 2005. Finally, it came into force on February 4, 2006. In this study, we aimed to evaluate health experts' opinion about tobacco control activities in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a qualitative case study. We used a s...

BACKGROUND People with dementia may benefit from palliative care which specifically addresses the needs of patients and families affected by this life-limiting disease. On behalf of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), we recently performed a Delphi study to define domains for palliative care in dementia and to provide recommendations for optimal care. An international panel of ...

The distinctive French wine style "Anjou Village Brissac" was investigated through Quantitative Descriptive Analysis by a sensory expert panel, through Just About Right analysis by wine experts, and through assessment of the typicality by wine experts. Typicality was defined as perceived representativeness, with good examples of the concept being considered more typical. Wine experts were produ...