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Swine Flu -- Answers To Your Questions., Chiehwen Ed Hsu

Chiehwen Ed Hsu

Ed Hsu from the University of Texas predicts a rise in cases over the next week followed by a sharp decline thereafter: “Based on the analysis of the SARS data … and our analysis of worldwide H5N1 data, if the trends hold true for H1N1 [swine flu], we will see substantial increase …next week through early May. However, again if the trends hold true, we can also reasonably expect the cases will go down dramatically beginning the week after (i.e., week of 5/3). Note that the rise in cases in next week is normal and expected …Next week will be …

Public Health Informatics Perspective On Swine Flu, Chiehwen Ed Hsu

Chiehwen Ed Hsu

Despite the action being taken by national and international health organizations, some infectious disease experts, including Ed Hsu, say it is far too early to fear the worst -- a global flu pandemic.

Rules Of Engagement: Residents' Perceptions Of The In-Training Evaluation Process, Christopher Watling, Cynthia Kenyon, Elaine Zibrowski, Valerie Schulz, Mark Goldszmidt, Indu Singh, Heather Maddocks, Lorelei Lingard

Lorelei Lingard

BACKGROUND: In-training evaluation reports (ITERs) often fall short of their goals of promoting resident learning and development. Efforts to address this problem through faculty development and assessment-instrument modification have been disappointing. The authors explored residents' experiences and perceptions of the ITER process to gain insight into why the process succeeds or fails.

METHOD: Using a grounded theory approach, semistructured interviews were conducted with 20 residents. Constant comparative analysis for emergent themes was conducted.

RESULTS: All residents identified aspects of "engagement" in the ITER process as the dominant influence on the success of ITERs. Both external (evaluator-driven, such as evaluator credibility) …

The Quality Control System, Tony Badrick

Tony Badrick

Quality Control System: an understanding of analytical error; synthetic QC material; a set of QC rules; a process to follow if the rules signal. Quality Control (QC) Sera: reconstitution - staff trained; stability tested - post reconstitution and frozen. QC Rules: rules documented - basis of adoption; action to follow in case of failure documented; evidence of this procedure being used in place; are QC rules defined for both batch and continuous analysis - how is a 'run' defined for a continuous analytical process; means and standard deviations (SDs) of controls based on sufficient data points and reflects true state …

Computed Tomographic Screening For Lung Cancer., Michael Lock

Michael Lock

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Evaluation Of The Federal Government's Human Health Preparedness Plan Developed In Response To The H5n1 Threat., Chiehwen Ed Hsu

Chiehwen Ed Hsu

Dr. Hsu reacted to President Bush's Avian Flu Preparedness and Response Plan in a media briefing panel at the National Press Club, Washington DC.

The Role Of Hospital Design In The Recruitment, Retention And Performance Of Nhs Nurses In England, David Reid, David Armstrong, Michael Kane

David N Reid

The primary aim of the research was to explore whether hospital design has an influence on the recruitment, retention and performance of NHS nurses in England, and to further examine which aspects of design matter to nursing staff.