137 research outputs found
SAS AS A CLINICAL REGISTRATION SYSTEM
ABSTRAcT The design and impl,""lIIt::llL~.:..ivn uf SAS 7942 as au .1Llformation system for the reg:i.t;ltration of volunteers at the Clinical Pharmacology Unit of Jefferson University Hospital is pres~nted in two parts. The first section describes the data base structure, updating procedures and report generation facilities. Concluding the presentation is a discussion on the instruction package and training given to the registry ~ys~em users. Following input from a minicomputer data entry and validation system; two record types are used to create the SAS files, with the first file containing information on demographic material of both former and current volunteers. The second file is dedicated to information generated from a ~linical trial, with each observation pertaining to a particular s~udy for a uniquH volunteer~ To facilitate the use of queries, at the c.onclusion of the update program to this data base a subroutine -is .called which. imbeds the most current clinical data into t~e demographic file. In this manner. for most queries only one file needs to be searched. Further simplification of query design can be seen in the use of macros to store all output formats, eliminating the time incurred in coding comple~ Dutput fo~ats using PUT statements. The presentation will end with a discussion on the instruction package given to all users which includes information on using TSO, a basic course in SAS(pertaining to query design)~ and a catalogue of allpredllfined reports and queries. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIE
Survey of the UK veterinary profession: common species and conditions nominated by veterinarians in practice
The practice of evidence-based veterinary medicine involves the utilisation of scientific evidence for clinical decision making. To enable this, research topics pertinent to clinical practice need to be identified, and veterinary clinicians are best placed to do this. The main aim of this study was to describe the veterinary population, the common species and conditions veterinary clinicians nominated they saw in practice and how much information clinicians perceived was available in the literature for these. A questionnaire was distributed to all Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons registered veterinarians agreeing to be contacted for research purposes (n=14,532). A useable response rate of 33 per cent (4842/14,532) was achieved. The most commonly seen species reported by vets were dogs, cats and rabbits followed by equines and cattle. Overall, skin conditions were most commonly mentioned for small animals, musculoskeletal conditions for equines and reproduction conditions for production animals. Veterinary clinicians perceived there was a higher level of information available in the literature for conditions in dogs, cattle and equines and lower levels for rabbits and guinea pigs. The results from this study can be used to help define the research needs of the profession to aid the incorporation of evidence in veterinary practice
Written information about individual medicines for consumers.
Medicines are the most common intervention in most health services. As with all treatments, those taking medicines need sufficient information: to enable them to take and use the medicines effectively, to understand the potential harms and benefits, and to allow them to make an informed decision about taking them. Written medicines information, such as a leaflet or provided via the Internet, is an intervention that may meet these purposes
The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy.
Mode of access: Internet.Vols. for 1899- published by Merck & Company; by Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories.Electronic serial mode of access: World Wide Web.Also issued 1987- as two softcover volumes: Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. Volume I, General medicine; and: Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. Volume II, Gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics, genetics
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