A PATIENT-CENTRED MODEL TO QUALITY ASSURE OUTPUTS FROM AN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT: CONSENSUS GUIDANCE FROM THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

A patient-centred model to quality assure outputs from an echocardiography department: consensus guidance from the British Society of Echocardiography

Background: Quality assurance (QA) of echocardiographic studies is vital to ensure that clinicians can act on findings of high quality to deliver excellent patient care.To date, there is a paucity of published guidance on how to perform this QA.The British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) has previously produced an Echocardiography Quality Framewo

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Considerations and recommendations for collaborative research networks in epidemiology: Lessons learned from the diabetes LEAD Network

Multi-site and multi-organizational teams are increasingly common in epidemiologic research; however, there is a lack of standards or best practices for achieving success in collaborative research networks in epidemiology.We summarize our experiences and lessons learned from the Diabetes Location, Environmental Attributes, Beach towels and Disparit

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A comparison of contrast sensitivity in early mild and early intermediate age-related macular degeneration after adjusting for age and visual acuity

Background.It has been suggested that contrast sensitivity can provide valuable information about visual function in addition to visual acuity assessment.Some patients retain relatively good visual acuity, Grill Pans yet complain of poor vision.In these patients, other tests of visual function such as contrast sensitivity should be evaluated.Method

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