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Clinical Quality & Safety

 

Theses:

Submitted to the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University (in Hebrew)

 

For Abstracts in English, see Projects: Completed Projects

 

Projects in the Emergency Room:

 

A Pre & Post Intervention Study of Parental Satisfaction & Quality Indices In The PER

 

Do Patients Recall and Understand Communicated Information Upon Discharge From The ER?

 

Failure in Information Transfer From the Laboratory to the Patient- Can We Improve?

 

Implementation of Ottawa Ankle Rules to exclude fractures of the ankle and mid-foot: Is it possible to reduce the rate of unnecessary radiographs?

 

Pain Management in the ER

 

Impact of medical interpretors on understanding and satisfaction of non-Hebrew speaking Arab families in the pediatric emergency room at Hadassah Mt. Scopus  

 

The Effect Of Physicians' Exposure To Price Information On The Count Of Diagnostic Tests In The Emergency Department 

 

Instructions for Discharged Patients from the ER After Minor Head Injury 

 

 

Projects in Departments of Medicine:

 

Can We Improve The Cardiac Patient's Partnership In His/Her Recovery? 

 

Feasibility of a Protocol For Improved Glycemic Control in Cardiothoracic ICU

 

Evaluation of the Utility of Hospitalization in Internal Medicine Wards From the Patients' Perspective

 

Influence of Simple Structured Communication on Families' Satisfaction With End-of-Life Decision-making for the Elderly 

 

Knowledge & Decision-making Regarding Gastrostomy Endoscopy in the Incompetent Elderly  

 

To Determine Quality of Treatment of Myocardial Infarction

 

Exercise and Steroid Side Effects in Rheumatology Patients

 

Medical clowns in the Pediatric Division

 

A need for a palliative care program among hospitalized patients in the departments of internal medicine

 

           Is Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in Non-ICU Admission Wards Optimal Under Existing Circumstances?

 

 

 

 

     Projects in Surgery (see also cross-institutional/systemic projects):

 

Evaluation of the Informed Consent Process in the Department of Surgery

 

What is the desirable rate of a white appendix

 

Evaluating the Appropriatness of Coronary Revascularization Procedures at Hadassah Hospital: Adherence to Clinical Practice Guidlines

 

 

Evaluation of the efficacy of an antibiotic-impregnated ventriculostomy  

 

   

           The effect of the socioeconomic status on the preoperative clinical state and on the postoperative prognosis after cardiac surgery 

 

 

           Evaluation of continuity of care between hospital and community for preventive anticoagulation after lower limb arthroplasties        

    

     QOC in penetrating keratoplasty procedures 

 

   Quality of elective inguinal hernia repair

 

 

Projects in Obstetrics & Gynecology (see also cross-institutional/systemic projects):

 

Can We Improve The Content and Quality of Information Delivery Prior To Amniocentesis?

 

Evaluation of the Informed Consent Process in Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

 

Implementation of New Guidelines for Prophylaxis of Postpartum Venous Thromboembolism (thesis in English)

 

 

Vaginal Delivery or Elective Cesarean Section

 

Projects in Radiology:

 

Interobserver Variability Between Radiology Residents & Specialists in the Interpretation of Abdominal CD for diagnosis of Acute Abdomen

 

Interobserver Variability in the Interpretation of Spiral Computed Tomography

 

Validity of Radiologic Examinations in Detecting Findings in Trauma Patients

 

 

Cross-institutional/systemic projects:

 

Can Patient Involvement Improve Effectiveness & Safety of Oral Anticoagulation at Hospital Discharge?

 

Evaluation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Surgical Site Infections 

 

Evaluation of Intervention Process Among Medical Staff in Prevention of Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism

 

Evaluation of Intervention Process in Perioperative Treatment With Beta-Blockers

 

Use of Perioperative Preventive Beta-Blockers and Anticoagulation Treatments 

 

 

Hand Hygiene Among Doctors at Hadassah

 

 

End of Life Decision Making

 

Integrity during medical studies

 

 

Projects involving quality outside Hadassah, health promotion, decision analysis:

 

Is Exercise Tolerance Test Indicated Before Physical Activity ?

 

Patients' Preferences and Expectations From Their Family Physician

 

Smoking And Physical Exercise Among Israeli Medical Students

 

Survey of Perceived Needs by Family Physicians 

 

Filling out donations cards and attitudes towards organ donation 

 

Can we improve the compliance to prevention treatment after a wrist fracture?         


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