At a City Council hearing convened three weeks ago to assess how effective the Smoke-Free Air Act has been, Dr. Neal L. Cohen, the commissioner of health, announced that in 1999 his inspectors found 751 violations in the five boroughs, down from 895 the previous year.
A symposium convened by American Association of Diabetes Educators acknowledged that the most effective education programs occurred within multidisciplinary teams [ 36].
To aid policy makers in Latin American in addressing the many issues surrounding the establishment of an effective pharmacovigilance system, the Americas Health Foundation convened a group of experts to discuss the topic and develop recommendations for implementation.
To aid policy makers in Latin American countries in addressing the major issues surrounding the establishment of an effective pharmacovigilance system, the Americas Health Foundation convened a group of experts to discuss the topic and develop recommendations for implementation.
We convened a working group last fall to develop an effective statewide policy for gathering and analyzing evidence in sexual assault cases.
The Copenhagen Consensus, a group of expert economists convened in 2008 to determine the world's most effective aid interventions, put micronutrient supplements at the top of the list.
Palmer et al. convened patient and community perspectives to inform development of an effective primary care approach to depression [ 26].
He was particularly effective in strengthening the Buddhist monkhood, for whom he convened a general synod to define the orthodox Buddhist scriptures (1788 89); and he undertook the first complete codification of Thai law (1805).
At a one-day meeting called by DSW, stakeholders from government, non-governmental organizations and development partners convened to endorse the national guidelines, and commit to collaboratively address the effective delivery of services and the protection of children in Lesotho.
The Consent and Capacity Board is rarely convened for ICU cases but, in our experience, has served as an effective third-party mediator in cases in which the family and the health-care team had fallen into a pattern of repetitive negative behaviors or in cases in which there was a perceived incompatibility of interests.
