... of care provided to patients and can sometimes threaten their vital prognosis. The risk management process can help health professionals, researchers and risk managers to be agile and identify and anticipate risks in order to avoid serious accidents that can affect the whole organization, especially after...

... Pahlevan Sharif can be contacted at: samsharif6@gmail.com 17 12 2016 23 03 2017 08 05 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Women Health Body image Breast satisfaction Breast shape Breast size Enormous...

...Mohsen Sadegh Amalnick; Mansour Zarrin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an integrated framework for performance evaluation and analysis of human resource (HR) with respect to the factors of health, safety, environment and ergonomics (HSEE) management system, and also the criteria...

... workplaces. We extracted the results from the Physicians Work Environment and Health study (von Vultée, 2004). The main task was to identify how organizational parameters affect individual wellbeing, notably mental energy, work-related exhaustion and work satisfaction. In this study, we used a method to show...

... Three of the ethnic groups, the African American, the Eastern- European American, and the Hispanic American identified the domain of physical health as primary. There were, however, clear between- group distinctions for the characteristics emphasized within this domain. For example, the African...

... © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> European Commission EU Strategy Environment Health SCALE European Commission European environment and health strategy Keywords: European Commission, EU, Strategy, Environment,Health, SCALE In June the European Commission launched...

... Information about the EU health card can be found a: http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2003/feb/hicard_en.html Further information about the TM Alliance can be found a: www.esa.int/export/esaMI/Telemedicine_Alliance/ESAM428708D_0.html Participants put together...

... © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> International Health-care systems Health Personnel Audit UK International Health Comparisons Compendium Keywords: International, Health-care systems,Health, Personnel, Audit The National Audit Office has prepared a Compendium...

... their own and their providers’. It defines quality in purchasing and considers how purchasers can influence markets and work with providers to improve health services quality. The paper gives practical guidance for improving quality, which recognises the limited resources and skills which purchasers have...

... Child Health USA 2001 Report Keywords: American children, Health, Special care needs Child Health USA 2001, the 12th annual report on the health status and service needs of American children, focuses on children with special health-care needs, defined as youngsters with chronic...

... More information about the Conference is available at http://www.youngalcohol.who.dk © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Alcohol Young people Health Europe European agreement on actions to reduce alcohol harm to young people Keywords: Alcohol,Young people, Health, Europe...

... The site reviewed in this issue is http://www.aihw.gov.au/ which is the Website of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). AIHW is Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information. The agency's mission is to improve the health and wellbeing...

...Barbara Morris © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Health Environment United Kingdom New UK report identifies possible health effects of climate change Keywords: Health, Environment, United Kingdom A report published by the UK Department of Health into the possible health...

...Barbara Morris © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Health Risk Education Technology European commission and World Health Organisation to intensify their co-operation Keywords: Health, Risk, Education, Technology In December 2000 Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, director-general...

...Barbara Morris © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Health Canada Canadian heart health trends Keywords: Health, Canada The Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation publishes an annual Report Card on Canadians' Heart Health, which summarises and tracks heart health...

...Kris Siddharthan; Melissa Ahern; Robert Rosenman Estimates a total effects cost function using a national 1994 health maintenance organization (HMO) data set to examine and update findings related to HMO efficiency. The cost function controls for ownership characteristics (profit status...

...Hassan Mahomed; Max O. Bachmann Long waiting times are a serious problem for patients using urban health centres in developing countries. A block appointment system was introduced and evaluated in a large South African health centre. Waiting times of all patients were measured over a one‐week...

...Mats Foldevi; Göran Sommansson; Erik Trell States that health systems globally are in transition, for which also a correspondingly reformed education is required, involving new ‐ and renewed ‐ basic sciences, principles, skills and methods. To that end, demonstrates how problem‐based learning...

... to discuss the nature of QALYs and the use/potential use in the NHS today by referring to the recent literature. HEALTH ILLNESS NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE RESOURCES 26 IJHCQA 5,4 D iscusses the contribution of quality adjusted life years (QALYs) as a measurable indicator...

...R.D. Donnelly; D. Breen The study of health and lifestyles was undertaken by Dumfries and Galloway Health Board, by means of a postal questionnaire. The results showed a change to a healthier way of life generally, although this can be widely different between socioeconomic groups. © MCB UP...