Clinical Practice Modifications Resulting from Interdisciplinary VTE Task Force at a Large City Hospital: A Three-Year Experience

PM&R ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. S314-S315
Author(s):  
Nancey T. Tsai ◽  
Patricia Schuler ◽  
Britt Tonnessen
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Large City ◽  
City Hospital

The end of the laboratory developed test as we know it? Recommendations from a national multidisciplinary taskforce of laboratory specialists on the interpretation of the IVDR and its complications

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul C. D. Bank ◽  
Leo H. J. Jacobs ◽  
Sjoerd A. A. van den Berg ◽  
Hanneke W. M. van Deutekom ◽  
Dörte Hamann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Large Impact ◽  
Guidance Document ◽  
Scientific Societies ◽  
Clinical Laboratories ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe in vitro diagnostic medical devices regulation (IVDR) will take effect in May 2022. This regulation has a large impact on both the manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVD) and clinical laboratories. For clinical laboratories, the IVDR poses restrictions on the use of laboratory developed tests (LDTs). To provide a uniform interpretation of the IVDR for colleagues in clinical practice, the IVDR Task Force was created by the scientific societies of laboratory specialties in the Netherlands. A guidance document with explanations and interpretations of relevant passages of the IVDR was drafted to help laboratories prepare for the impact of this new legislation. Feedback from interested parties and stakeholders was collected and used to further improve the document. Here we would like to present our approach to our European colleagues and inform them about the impact of the IVDR and, importantly we would like to present potentially useful approaches to fulfill the requirements of the IVDR for LDTs.

scholarly journals The 2020 “Padua Criteria” for Diagnosis and Phenotype Characterization of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy in Clinical Practice

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
Francesca Graziano ◽  
Alessandro Zorzi ◽  
Alberto Cipriani ◽  
Manuel De Lazzari ◽  
Barbara Bauce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Tissue Characterization ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Criteria For Diagnosis ◽  
The Right

Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a heredo-familial cardiac disease characterized by fibro-fatty myocardial replacement and increased risk of sudden cardiac death. The diagnosis of ACM can be challenging due to the lack of a single gold-standard test: for this reason, it is required to satisfy a combination of multiple criteria from different categories including ventricular morpho-functional abnormalities, repolarization and depolarization ECG changes, ventricular arrhythmias, tissue characterization findings and positive family history/molecular genetics. The first diagnostic criteria were published by an International Task Force (ITF) of experts in 1994 and revised in 2010 with the aim to increase sensitivity for early diagnosis. Limitations of the 2010 ITF criteria include the absence of specific criteria for left ventricle (LV) involvement and the limited role of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) as the use of the late gadolinium enhancement technique for tissue characterization was not considered. In 2020, new diagnostic criteria (“the Padua criteria”) were proposed. The traditional organization in six categories of major/minor criteria was maintained. The criteria for identifying the right ventricular involvement were modified and a specific set of criteria for identifying LV involvement was created. Depending on the combination of criteria for right and LV involvement, a diagnosis of classic (right dominant) ACM, biventricular ACM or left-dominant ACM is then made. The article reviews the rationale of the Padua criteria, summarizes the main modifications compared to the previous 2010 ITF criteria and provides three examples of the application of the Padua criteria in clinical practice.

scholarly journals The Birth of Endowiki, An Italian Online Platform for Continuous Medical Education In Endocrinology

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-13
Author(s):  
Roberto Attanasio ◽  
Luca Gualano ◽  
Irene Misischi ◽  
Silvia Caprioli ◽  
Enrico Papini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Continuous Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Clinical Context ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Online Availability

Background Conventional tools for medical education are burdened by many drawbacks. Textbooks become rapidly outdated, meeting attendance is expensive, and results reported in journals are not easily suitable for clinical practice. Uptodate and Endotext are excellent online tools, but they have been developed for a clinical context far different from that of our country. Methodology Italian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AME) charged a task force aiming to develop an educational tool specifically tailored for Italian clinical endocrinologists. Required characteristics were clinical approach, modularity, continuous updating, full online availability (even by mobile devices), open sections and sections for registered members only, opportunity for individualization, indexing and search engine to facilitate browsing. Starting from an open-source platform, Joomla, several changes were implemented. Results Three editors, 2 central editorial secretaries, 30 section coordinators and over 350 authors have been involved in the writing of 21 different sections covering all fields of endocrine and metabolic diseases. The access to Endowiki is free for AME members and is fully open in sections for patients. All readers are requested to serve as referee, pointing to mistakes and need for revision. The system is attended daily by a mean of 250 individuals. Conclusions Endowiki stands alone as an opportunity for medical education in Italy. The big challenges will be the continuous updating and the link to the national certified system for CME.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document