Societies, Medical - Standards
Research News and Information

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Perioperative management of anticoagulated patients having cataract surgery: National audit of current practice of members of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

29 Sep 2009 An 11-item questionnaire was mailed to 891 consultant members of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) to audit compliance with RCOphth guidelines for perioperative management of anticoagulated patients having cataract surgery. Four ... Read more...

[Guidelines for prophylaxis and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting]

29 Sep 2009 For the past two decades, significant developments have been made in supportive care for the management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). A better understanding of the pathophysiology of vomiting and the introduction of two new ... Read more...

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) survey of radiation biology educators in U.S. and Canadian radiation oncology residency programs.

Sep 2009 PURPOSE: To obtain, in a survey-based study, detailed information on the faculty currently responsible for teaching radiation biology courses to radiation oncology residents in the United States and Canada. METHODS AND MATERIALS: In March-December ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Societies, Medical - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Congratulations to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons for standing on principle. 29 Sep 2009
• AVMA updates backgrounder on canine influenza. 29 Sep 2009
• Perioperative management of anticoagulated patients having cataract surgery: National audit of current practice of members of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. 29 Sep 2009
• [Guidelines for prophylaxis and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting] 29 Sep 2009
• Compliance with and use of up-to-date National Academies of Medical Dispatch Medical Priority Dispatch System protocols in dispatch practice and research studies must be a requirement. 8 Sep 2009
• American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) survey of radiation biology educators in U.S. and Canadian radiation oncology residency programs. Sep 2009
• ASN policy on managing conflicts of interest. 30 Aug 2009
• Development of criteria for evaluating clinical response in thyroid eye disease using a modified Delphi technique. 30 Aug 2009
• Managing conflicts of interest: the road ahead. 25 Aug 2009
• [Management of a new influenza A/H1N1 virus pandemic within the hospital: statement of the German Society of Pneumology] 5 Aug 2009
• British Orthopaedic Association standards for trauma. 30 Jul 2009
• Radiology accreditation-towards a safer quality service. 14 Jul 2009
• Accelerated partial breast irradiation consensus statement from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). 13 Jul 2009
• CAEP C4 sepsis guidelines. 29 Jun 2009
• [Polish Gynecologic Society guidelines on perinatal care and delivery management] 29 Jun 2009
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American Diabetes Association consensus statement on inpatient glycemic control. 29 Jun 2009
• Optometrists Association Australia Universal (entry-level) and Therapeutic Competency Standards for Optometry 2008. 9 Jun 2009
• Response of the German Society of Neuroradiology to the guideline : "Ethically Appropriate Reaction to Incidental Imaging Findings in Brain Research", suggested by Thomas Heinemann, Institut für Wissenschaft und Ethik, and Christian Hoppe, Klinik für Epileptologie, Universität Bonn, Germany, on January 9, 2009. 30 May 2009
• Patient safety in north america: beyond "operate through your initials" and "sign your site". 30 May 2009
• [Salvage radiotherapy for patients with PSA relapse after radical prostatectomy: comparisons among ASTRO and Phoenix biochemical failure definitions] 12 May 2009

See a longer list of these articles.

Technical information about 'Societies, Medical'

Definition: Societies whose membership is limited to physicians.

Descriptor UI: D012955

Alternative terms: Societies, Medical; Medical Society; Society, Medical; Medical Societies;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N03.540.828.589;

Technical Notes: for conventional medical societies & soc of med specialties indented under spec in Cat G2; Manual 35.9.1; TN 174: scope; specify geog; "College of Physicians" goes here; DF: SOCIETIES MED