1. Os materiais e o designer 2. Propriedades dos materiais 3. Materiais 4. O processo de projetar... more 1. Os materiais e o designer 2. Propriedades dos materiais 3. Materiais 4. O processo de projetar 5. Processo de fabricação 6. Seleção de materiais e processos
In the academic year 2001-2002, experts from the Advanced School of Hygiene and Preventive Medici... more In the academic year 2001-2002, experts from the Advanced School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine of Rome (Tor Vergata University) have tested a quality approach based on the ISO standards 9000:2000. In so doing, they have questioned the school's didactic organization itself. In order to assess such approach, students were given pre-course and post-course schedules, reflecting 38% and 61% of correct answers respectively. The popularity rating was set at 8.3 out of 10, and the survey has shown that quality standards can well be applied to the activities of the school.
Definition, categorization, and measuring of Quality have become increasingly important concerns ... more Definition, categorization, and measuring of Quality have become increasingly important concerns in the era of managed care and cost containment. Most attempts to develop quality indicators have been based on outcome measures. The Donabedian model of Structure-Process-Outcome has been universally accepted and used as the basis for much of the work addressing quality and outcomes. Adequate indicators for vaccination services are scant therefore are applied to this setting a new quality measurement process based on a probabilistic approach called MQS (Misure di Qualità in Sanità-Quality Measures in Healthcare), developed by our working group since 2005 in several hospital settings. This new application, called "Quality in Vaccination Theory and Research"(QuaVaTAR), was used to measure the efficiency of the vaccination centers of three Local Health Units (ASL RM B, RM F, RM H) in Lazio Region (Italy). The measure method combines the evidences obtained from the supplied services (objective measurements) and the judgments of the services' stakeholders collected by an "ad hoc" questionnaire (subjective measurements). The subjective evaluations were expressed with a number (between 0-100) representing a personal judgment on the organizational and the communicational efficiency and the comfort of the "ideal" vaccination center. The objective measurements were collected in performance grids on the same points investigated with the questionnaire. Combining objective and subjective measures we obtained "Quality Scores", useful to make improvements in the vaccination centers and to compare different services.
The extraction of third molars (wisdom teeth) is one of the main surgical procedures performed in... more The extraction of third molars (wisdom teeth) is one of the main surgical procedures performed in dentistry. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients undergoing the procedure in the SGC Fatebenefratelli Hospital, a large hospital in Rome (Italy), where about 20% of all third molar extractions in the Lazio Region are performed. Hospital discharge forms were analysed for patients discharged in the years 2010 and 2011 with a Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) code 169, used for the procedure. Study results indicate that the extraction of third molars is a relevant public health issue considering its frequency and associated yearly costs at the national level. The appropriateness of third molar extraction, especially when performed prophylactically in young persons, should be further explored.
1. Os materiais e o designer 2. Propriedades dos materiais 3. Materiais 4. O processo de projetar... more 1. Os materiais e o designer 2. Propriedades dos materiais 3. Materiais 4. O processo de projetar 5. Processo de fabricação 6. Seleção de materiais e processos
In the academic year 2001-2002, experts from the Advanced School of Hygiene and Preventive Medici... more In the academic year 2001-2002, experts from the Advanced School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine of Rome (Tor Vergata University) have tested a quality approach based on the ISO standards 9000:2000. In so doing, they have questioned the school's didactic organization itself. In order to assess such approach, students were given pre-course and post-course schedules, reflecting 38% and 61% of correct answers respectively. The popularity rating was set at 8.3 out of 10, and the survey has shown that quality standards can well be applied to the activities of the school.
Definition, categorization, and measuring of Quality have become increasingly important concerns ... more Definition, categorization, and measuring of Quality have become increasingly important concerns in the era of managed care and cost containment. Most attempts to develop quality indicators have been based on outcome measures. The Donabedian model of Structure-Process-Outcome has been universally accepted and used as the basis for much of the work addressing quality and outcomes. Adequate indicators for vaccination services are scant therefore are applied to this setting a new quality measurement process based on a probabilistic approach called MQS (Misure di Qualità in Sanità-Quality Measures in Healthcare), developed by our working group since 2005 in several hospital settings. This new application, called "Quality in Vaccination Theory and Research"(QuaVaTAR), was used to measure the efficiency of the vaccination centers of three Local Health Units (ASL RM B, RM F, RM H) in Lazio Region (Italy). The measure method combines the evidences obtained from the supplied services (objective measurements) and the judgments of the services' stakeholders collected by an "ad hoc" questionnaire (subjective measurements). The subjective evaluations were expressed with a number (between 0-100) representing a personal judgment on the organizational and the communicational efficiency and the comfort of the "ideal" vaccination center. The objective measurements were collected in performance grids on the same points investigated with the questionnaire. Combining objective and subjective measures we obtained "Quality Scores", useful to make improvements in the vaccination centers and to compare different services.
The extraction of third molars (wisdom teeth) is one of the main surgical procedures performed in... more The extraction of third molars (wisdom teeth) is one of the main surgical procedures performed in dentistry. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients undergoing the procedure in the SGC Fatebenefratelli Hospital, a large hospital in Rome (Italy), where about 20% of all third molar extractions in the Lazio Region are performed. Hospital discharge forms were analysed for patients discharged in the years 2010 and 2011 with a Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) code 169, used for the procedure. Study results indicate that the extraction of third molars is a relevant public health issue considering its frequency and associated yearly costs at the national level. The appropriateness of third molar extraction, especially when performed prophylactically in young persons, should be further explored.
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