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Medication adherence is the correct usage of medicines: taking medication in the prescribed doses at the right time. The average medication adherence of Dutch patients, with chronic medication, lies between 40% and 70%. The PICO, a development of Vitaphone Netherlands, is the solution to a growing problem called: medication adherence failure. The PICO is much more than just a device. It is aMedication Adherence Support System (MASS), a system that guides you in the correct use of medicines. The heart of the system is the PICO, the PICO works in combination with the PICO-cartridge that contains pre-packaged pouch medicines, which reduces the issue of medication adherence to an absolute minimum. The device is at the patients location (home or elsewhere). The PICO Service is essential to improve adherence to medication. When medication is forgotten the PICO Service reminds the patient and/or notifies a care giver. Here is the original post: Medication Adherence Support System - PICO … Continue reading →

Two additional important elements of the well-built clinical question to consider are the type of foreground question and the type of study (methodology). This information can be helpful in focusing the question and determining the most appropriate type of evidence. Foreground questions can be further divided into questions that relate to therapy, diagnosis, prognosis, etiology/harm Therapy: Questions of treatment in order to achieve some outcome. May include drugs, surgical intervention, change in diet, counseling, etc. Diagnosis: Questions of identification of a disorder in a patient presenting with specific symptoms. Prognosis: Questions of progression of a disease or likelihood of a disease occurring. Etiology/Harm: Questions of negative impact from an intervention or other exposure. Knowing the type of foreground question can help you select the best study design to answer your question. You always want to look for the study design that will yield the highest level of evidence. Consult the pyramid (click the image to enlarge it) and the definitions below. To see more info on the relationship between study design and question type, check out Chapter Three "What is the Question? Clarifying Your Question" from the Users' Guide to the Medical Literature. Definitions of Study Types (From the British … Continue reading →

NICE, das bekanntet Top EBM Institut aus London, bekennt sich 2006 zu PiCo! Das NICE Center for Public Health Excellence setzt es seit Mrz 2006 die -> PiCo Arbeitsmethodik ein. PiCo verwendet es seit 1999. Darum -> das zu beherschen ist absolut wichtig!! PiCo: (how to create searchable questions in Evidence Based Medicine)[1] * Define the P opulation * Define the I ntervention * Define C omparison Intervention(s) * Define the O utcome(s) e.g. For 15-19 year old males [P], does HDL-cholesterol screening by their GP (famliy doctor) [I], compared with diet counselling by their GP [C] increase the HDL cholesterol level at age 35 and at what cost in $ per % of increased HDL-cholesterol ratio compared to the non-intervention group [O]. Sackett et. Al, Chapter 1, Table 1.2 in Evidence Based Medicine - How to Practice & Teach EBM Churchill Livingstone 1998; ISBN 0-443-05686-2 see also the German + English books on EBM by Trish Greenhalgh und noch weitere - PiCo - Beispiele und Vertiefung der EBM Praxis in den Experten-Seiten des deutschen Portals DOCimWEB (ist leider von kommerziellen Anbieter im Internet-Markt ca. 2002 vernichtet worden) Go here to see the original: PiCo - how to ask in … Continue reading →

About sodium picosulfate Type of medicine Stimulant laxative Used for Constipation and before some surgery or medical examinations Also called For constipation: Dulcolax Pico For before medical procedures: CitraFleet; Picolax Available as Capsules, oral solution, sachets of powder Constipation can be caused by a poor diet, not drinking enough water and not going to the toilet as soon as you feel you need to. Pregnancy, a lack of exercise or movement (such as being ill in bed) and some medicines, including some painkillers, can also cause constipation. However, many people take laxatives when they do not need to because they believe that they are constipated unless they go to the toilet every day. This is not the case. A useful definition of constipation is going to the toilet less frequently than is normal for you, and passing hard stools (poo) when you do go. Sodium picosulfate works by encouraging the muscles in your bowel to move waste products through your body. This helps you to go to the toilet. It usually has an effect within 6-12 hours. Sodium picosulfate preparations are available to buy without a prescription at pharmacies and other retail outlets. Preparations containing sodium picosulfate (in combination with … Continue reading →

1. What is your innovation? The creation of an affordable alternative system to telemedicine. Telehealth technology has been found to be an effective tool in reducing long standing queues at public hospitals. But the diffusion of telemedicine remains a dream in resource poor communities where power black outs prevail. The PICOMEDICINE Initiative is the answer. 2. Who gains the most? Mothers, young children and the elderly benefit the most. But the initiative will further try to revolutionize healthcare delivery in developing communities so that it benefit all. 3. Who pays? The customer has to buy the device, but strategic alliances will be made with the government and NGOs to make sure all can afford the less costly PICOMEDICINE system. 4. What is your success? The delivery of healthcare services which were not deliverable in marginalized communities is the success of the present initiative. 5. How will you do it? The implementation shall be based on the key strategic milestones and principles developed in the business plan. Customer needs shall be the basis of all the pricing, and that will guarantee quick acceptance and growth. See the article here: PICOMEDICINE | Dell Social Innovation Challenge … Continue reading →

What is the PICO method? PICO is a method of putting together a search strategy that allows you to take a more evidence based approach to your literature searching when you are searching bibliographic databases like Medline (OVID), PubMed and Embase. PICO stands for: Patient/Population Who or What? Intervention How? Comparison What is the main alternative? (If appropriate) Outcome What are you trying to accomplish, measure, improve, effect? A preganant woman with type 2 diabetes is concerned about the effect her current treatment may have on her pregnancy and unborn child. The GP has heard that insulin pump therapy may be a more succesful treatment than conventional insulin therapy. However, the GP wants to get his facts right, so searches the literature. The question he wants to answer is: Are insulin pumps more effective than conventional therapies in managing type 2 diabetes in pregnant women? View original post here: The Pico Method - University of Warwick … Continue reading →

Some of these dozen outdoor offerings are new, while others tout recently installed chefs or fresh dishes just in time for the start of the season. From the skyscrapers of downtown L.A.s Financial District to the Malibu sand, they offer the ideal refuge from the summer sun. MARI VANNA Bowing June 25 in the storied former Bastide address, this specialist in contemporized Russian classics is a West Coast outpost of a mini-chain started in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Take to the charming, birdhouse-adorned courtyard. Al Fresco Order: Blinis with caviar. 8475 Melrose Pl. PHOTOS: Hollywood Power Players Choose Their Favorite Chefs WILLIE JANE Govind Armstrong and Brad Johnson of the acclaimed Post & Beam in Baldwin Hills help forge L.A.s New South trend at this laid-back Venice charmer. Al Fresco Order: Steamed mussels with Tasso ham, grilled spring onions and preserved lemon butter. 1031 Abbot Kinney Blvd. CHAYA DOWNTOWN For the summer, Chaya'sbranch in L.A.'s Financial District has instituted a special Beer Garden menu for its sleek patio. The must-get is the uniqueKirin draft capped with a head of frozen beer foam that looks like a soft-serve topping.Al Fresco Order:Bacon-wrapped date skewers.525 S. Flower St. CONNIE & TEDS One of … Continue reading →

Mayor Steve Bach this week announced an ambitious plan totalling roughly $218 million to build four major attractions in Colorado Springs, without any new taxes needed. They include two downtown sites: a U.S. Olympic museum and a baseball stadium and event center (which sounds a bit like the convention center voters have refused to fund several times in the past). The other two are a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs sports medicine and performance center and an Air Force Academy visitor center outside the base's gates. Bach says the city will file its privately crafted application, dubbed "City for Champions," through a program under the Regional Tourism Act, which is designed to fund projects that will attract more out-of-state visitors. A state panel will assess the application and decide by December. Calling the projects a "catalytic spark" to ignite growth and create jobs, Bach says the money will come from state sales taxes rebated to the city ($82 million), private investment ($61.4 million), and from a variety of public sources ($74.6 million), including city borrowing. As for the latter, Bach points out that the city's nearly paid off a previous $88 million debt, issued in 1999, that funded drainage, … Continue reading →

By John L. Seitz The Italian Cultural Center was the place to be as celebrities from film and TV were on hand for a preview look at the Tisanoreica Diet, Italys most popular weight-loss program in Italy. Tisanorecia CEO Gianluca Mech stated: What distinguishes this from other weight-loss plans are what we call in Italy Decotoppiathe herbal liquid extracts my family developed during the Renaissance to promote and maintain good health. Theyre the original preventive medicine. He explained how Tisanoreica products are based on 500-year-old secret herbal formulas, passed down generation by generation. As the heir apparent of the familys legacy, he embarked on an ambitious 10-year research program, in conjunction with the University of Padua to create a weight-loss program based on the time-honored herbal extracts. The diet will be officially introduced to America on Saturday at the Cipriani Hotel, Pico and Beverwil. Italian Consul General Giuseppe Perrone welcomed a packed audience to Mechs presentation at Sala Rosellini Theater in Westwood. Among the celebrities attending the dinner presentation were Nastassja Kinski, Maria Conchita Alonso, ballroom dancing champion Mary Murphy (So You Think You Can Dance), Michael Marisi Ornstein (Sons Of Anarchy), Eye On LA producer and writer of The … Continue reading →