Well-structured Program Graphs and the Issue of Local Computations

2002 ◽  
pp. 365-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieczysław A. Kłopotek
Keyword(s):  
Structured Program

Characteristics of a structured program

1978 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 36-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ned Chapin ◽  
Susan P. Denniston
Keyword(s):  
Structured Program

scholarly journals Incremental data flow analysis in a structured program editor

1984 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 132-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Kenneth Zadeck
Keyword(s):  
Data Flow ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Data Flow Analysis ◽  
Structured Program

scholarly journals Improving Cancer MDT performance in Western Sydney – three years’ experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynleigh Evans ◽  
Yiren Liu ◽  
Brendan Donovan ◽  
Terence Kwan ◽  
Karen Byth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Program Improvement ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Improvement Program ◽  
Annual Survey ◽  
Referral Criteria ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Structured Program ◽  
Care Decision ◽  
Generalised Estimating Equations

Abstract Background While multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are now considered an essential part of cancer care decision-making, how they perform varies widely. The authors hypothesised that a comprehensive, multipronged improvement program, and associated annual member survey, could strengthen MDT performance across a whole cancer service. Methods The study comprised the introduction of a structured program, the Tumour Program Strengthening Initiative (TPSI) linked with an annual survey of member’s perceptions of their performance. Three iterations of the survey have been completed (2017, 2018 and 2019). Generalised estimating equations (GEEs) were used to test for a difference in the proportion of positive survey responses between 2017 and 2019 adjusted for team clustering. Results Twelve teams participated in TPSI. One hundred twenty-nine, 118 and 146 members completed the survey in 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively. Of the 17 questions that were asked in all three years, nine showed significant improvement and, of these, five were highly significant. Documenting consensus, developing Terms of Reference (TORs), establishing referral criteria and referring to clinical practice guidelines showed most improvement. Questions related to patient considerations, professional development and quality improvement (QI) activities showed no significant change. Conclusions TPSI resulted in sustained and significant improvement. The MDT survey not only allowed MDT members to identify their strengths and weaknesses but also provided insights for management to flag priority areas for further support. Overall program improvement reflected the strengthening of the weakest teams as well as further improvement in highly performing MDTs. Importantly, the initiative has the potential to achieve behaviour change amongst clinicians.

scholarly journals Structured Training for Fetal Diagnostic Skills in a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. e251-e260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Antony ◽  
Nauman Khurshid ◽  
Barbara Trampe ◽  
Vivek Gupta ◽  
J. Iruretagoyena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Iii ◽  
Independent Practice ◽  
American Institute ◽  
Maternal Fetal Medicine ◽  
Fetal Medicine ◽  
Diagnostic Skills ◽  
Qualitative Feedback ◽  
Average Total Number ◽  
Structured Program ◽  
Structured Approach

Objective The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine has described what constitutes a detailed fetal anatomic examination but what comprises an appropriate physician training program has not been described. The purpose of this paper is to describe a highly-structured program developed by our center to train maternal-fetal medicine fellows in a systematic approach to fetal diagnostic imaging. Study Design We describe this approach in three phases. Phase I: Development of Skills as a Perinatal Sonographer, Phase II: Mentored Evolution to a Perinatal Sonologist and Phase III: Supervised Independent Practice as Consultant-in-training. Results This curriculum was implemented in 2006. Of the eight maternal-fetal medicine fellows who completed this program, 100% were capable of following this curriculum and 100% felt comfortable performing and interpreting detailed sonograms including sonograms with significant and uncommon anomalies. Qualitative feedback was also positive. Finally, this structured approach resulted in an increase in the average total number of sonograms interpreted. Conclusion Our curriculum, by following the explicit guidelines and expectations set out by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology for practicing maternal-fetal medicine fellowship graduates, provides an opportunity to explore national standardization for this component of training.

scholarly journals Assertiveness training: Effects of treatment, maintenance of change and therapists' contribution in therapy outcome

Psihologija ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Snezana Tovilovic
Keyword(s):  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Structural Level ◽  
Assertiveness Training ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Therapy Effect ◽  
Effect Of Therapy ◽  
Assertive Behavior ◽  
Structured Program

In this research is shown part of results concerning evaluation study of group assertiveness training. Treatment, which has been organized as structured program of assertiveness training, has been applied on 18 groups of subjects during 9 group sessions. This treatment has been adjusted to non-psychiatric clients from our country. Groups were lead by two therapists. During 20 months of our research 215 voluntary participants of full age have joined training groups. Final sample consisted of 158 subjects who had finished treatment and who had fulfilled criteria for taking repeated measurement. Subjects had taken battery of questionnaires before the treatment and eight weeks after they had completed treatment. Subsample, which included 35 subjects from one therapist?s groups, took retest after twice longer time period. Results of conducted research have confirmed the hypothesis concerning the potentiality of assertiveness training to produce expected and significant improvements of treated subjects. Therapy effect is found on symptomatic level through reduction of symptoms of non-assertive behaviors, which were target of the treatment. Contrary to expectation interactive effect of treatment and therapist to reduction of symptoms of non-assertive behavior has been found, which implies need for further investigation of variables that are related to therapists. Through the medium of treatment therapeutic changes in structural level, in domain of general assertiveness, social anxiety and treated subjects' self-concept are produced. The effect of therapy we might consider stabled and maintained after 16 weeks of finishing the treatment.

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