Panelists saw public ownership of report cards as a way of engaging the public and other relevant stakeholders in improving the quality of cardiac care.
The use of physical examination findings and laboratory test results are not always relevant or appropriate in improving the diagnostic procedure in psychiatry as it is in other medical specialties.
In my studies of complementary medical knowledge systems, JSJ struck me as highly relevant to our interests in improving literate citizenry and wellness while deepening our understandings of emotions and mindfulness.
This initial evaluation suggests that it is effective in improving relevant knowledge and reducing decisional conflict without influencing women's decisions or causing distress.
Notwithstanding these challenges, however, our pilot study illustrated that the intervention was culturally-relevant, promising and effective in improving many students' dietary behaviours and determinants of behavioural change.
Myocardial dysfunction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is a potential indication for the use of levosimendan, a calcium sensitizer with 3 beneficial cardiovascular effects (inotropic, vasodilatory, and anti-inflammatory), which appears effective in improving clinically relevant outcomes.
Thus, the challenge for the field now is to build on these exciting findings by identifying therapeutic opportunities, testing them rigorously in RTT models to determine their effectiveness in improving clinically relevant outcome measures, and establishing their safety with chronic use.
Short pre-internship courses such as we have implemented and evaluated are effective in improving clinically-relevant, practical and immediately applicable capabilities that are useful for new graduates to negotiate the transition from student to junior doctor.
26 Avoidance of relevant irritants and allergens can be effective in improving or resolving the dermatitis.
Facebook is clearly interested in improving its own search engine to provide a relevant social graph for each individual.
