Clinical engineering is the branch of biomedical engineering dealing with the actual implementation of medical equipment and technologies in hospitals or other clinical settings.

Clinical engineers also advise and collaborate with medical device producers regarding prospective design improvements based on clinical experiences, as well as monitor the progression of the state-of-the-art so as to redirect procurement patterns accordingly.

* Clinical Infectious Diseases, a medical journal

In 1999, the British Medical Journal ( BMJ ) published a Clinical Review of current medical research on hypnotherapy and relaxation therapies, it concludes,

Clinical psychologists with post doctoral specialty training as medical psychologists are the practitioners with refined skills in clinical observation in of the field of psychology, learning, central nervous system adaptation and change, and adaptation and lifestyle change applying a number of different methods in several different mediums of treatment.

The following Clinical Competencies are identified as essential in the education and training of medical psychologists:

After Sanger discovered that physicians were exempt from the law that prohibited the distribution of contraceptive information to women — provided it was prescribed for medical reasons — she established the Clinical Research Bureau ( CRB ) in 1923 to exploit this loophole.

Clinical chemistry: an automated blood chemistry analyser. Clinical pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine, and tissues using the tools of chemistry, microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology.

Clinical pathologists work in close collaboration with medical technologists, hospital administrations, and referring physicians to ensure the accuracy and optimal utilization of laboratory testing.

Clinical situations where mental processes act as a major factor affecting medical outcomes are areas where psychosomatic medicine has competence.

Clinical neurophysiology is a medical specialty that studies the central and peripheral nervous systems through the recording of bioelectrical activity, whether spontaneous or stimulated. It encompasses both research regarding the pathophysiology along with clinical methods used to diagnose diseases involving both central and peripheral nervous systems.

Clinical areas beyond radiology ; cardiology, oncology, gastroenterology and even the laboratory are creating medical images that can be incorporated into PACS.

Clinical death is the medical term for cessation of blood circulation and breathing, the two necessary criteria to sustain life.

* Clinical trial, a medical research study

Clinical involvement: Carrying out, participating in and supervising everyday radiation protection and quality control procedures to ensure ongoing effective and optimised use of medical radiological devices and including patient specific optimization.

The UWA Rural Clinical School provides year-long rural placements for fifth-year medical students in Albany, Derby, Broome, Port Hedland, Karratha, Geraldton, Bunbury, Narrogin, Esperance, and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

Clinical trials are sets of tests in medical research and drug development that generate safety and efficacy data ( or more specifically, information about adverse drug reactions and adverse effects of other treatments ) for health interventions ( e. g., drugs, diagnostics, devices, therapy protocols ).

The format and content of clinical trial protocols sponsored by pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical device companies in the United States, European Union, or Japan have been standardized to follow Good Clinical Practice guidance issued by the International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use ( ICH ).

Of modest family origins, he rose through the ranks of the medical profession to establish a lucrative private practice and serve in a number of prominent roles, including Governor of Guy's Hospital, Fullerian Professor of Physiology and President of the Clinical Society.

Clinical neuropsychologists often work in hospital settings in an interdisciplinary medical team ; others work in private practice and may provide expert input into medico-legal proceedings.

* The Van Etten Building ( soon to be fully renovated ), home to the now finished Ruth L. Gottesman Clinical Skills Center, a space of classrooms and 23 fully equipped exam rooms for the clinical instruction of first and second year medical students.

Clinical psychologists do not usually prescribe medication, although there is a growing number of psychologists who do have prescribing privileges, in the field of medical psychology.

Clinical trials may be required before the national regulatory authority approves marketing of the drug or device, or a new dose of the drug, for use on patients.

Clinical trials of a progressive resistance vaginal exerciser concluded that the device was as effective as supervised pelvic floor muscle training, the gold standard treatment of the UK NHS where patients are referred to a specialist continence advisor for one on one training over a three month period.

According to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ( NICE ), benzodiazepines can be used in the immediate management of GAD, if necessary.

Behavioral Medicine ( related to Behavioral Health, Clinical Health Psychology and Psychosomatic Medicine ) is a related branch of clinical practice in which psychologists emphasize the biopsychosocial approach to medicine, a model which recognizes the importance of addressing the interaction between physical, psychological and social factors in both the prevention and management of disease.

Clinical Medicine and Pathophysiology: pathophysiology with emphasis on the principal physiological systems, clinical medicine, differential diagnosis, clinical correlation and case studies, chemical dependency, chronic pain management ;

Nephrolithiasis Clinical Guidelines Panel summary report on the management of staghorn calculi.

* Segura JW, Preminger GM, Assimos DG, Dretler SP, Kahn RI, Lingeman JE, and Macaluso JN: Ureteral Stones Clinical Guidelines Panel summary report on the management of ureteral calculi.

This ECMO Clinical Specialist may be the bedside critical care nurse specifically trained in ECMO patient and circuit management, or the ECMO system may be primarily managed by a registered respiratory therapist, or physicians with training as ECMO clinical specialists.

Because of the weakness of the evidence and the potential for serious side effects from some drug therapies, the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ( NICE ) 2009 clinical guideline for the treatment and management of BPD recommends: " Drug treatment should not be used specifically for borderline personality disorder or for the individual symptoms or behaviour associated with the disorder " but " drug treatment may be considered in the overall treatment of comorbid conditions ," and suggests " review of the treatment of people with borderline personality disorder who do not have a diagnosed comorbid mental or physical illness and who are currently being prescribed drugs, with the aim of reducing and stopping unnecessary drug treatment.

The Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program was founded in 2006 by Professor Robert Bordone, who saw a growing need at Harvard Law School for practical opportunities where students could hone their negotiation and dispute management skills.

Clinical trial management systems are often used by research sponsors or CROs to help plan and manage the operational aspects of a clinical trial, particularly with respect to investigational sites.

Clinical neuropsychology is the application of neuropsychological knowledge to the assessment ( see neuropsychological test and neuropsychological assessment ), management, and rehabilitation of people who have suffered illness or injury ( particularly to the brain ) which has caused neurocognitive problems.

Clinical clerks participate in the day-to-day management of patients.

Clinical studies have demonstrated effectivness of standardised and controlled medications produced from extract of the plant in the management of premenstrual stress syndrome ( PMS ), and cyclical breast pain ( mastalgia ).

* Payne PR, Greaves AW, Kipps TJ., CRC Clinical Trials Management System ( CTMS ): an integrated information management solution for collaborative clinical research, AMIA Annu Symp Proc.

However, the recent 2011 UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ( NICE ) guideline on the management of primary hypertension in adults ( CG127 ) recommend calcium channel blockers ( CCBs ) as first line agents in hypertension and advise that thiazide-like diuretics should only be used first line if CCBs are not suitable or if the patient has edema or has a high risk of developing heart failure.

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Patient records ( demographic, Socioeconomic, Clinical information ) proper collection, management and use of information within healthcare systems “ will determine the system ’ s effectiveness in detecting health problems, defining priorities, identifying innovative solutions and allocating resources to improve health outcomes.

The Department of Biostatistics also hosts the UKCRN accredited King's Clinical Trials Unit which provides randomisation, data management, analysis and trial management-all of which are available to researchers across King's Health Partners.

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These programs include the Daytime Master of Business Administration ( MBA ), the Global Executive MBA, the Cross Continent MBA, the Weekend Executive MBA, Master of Management Studies: Foundations of Business, Master of Management in Clinical Informatics ( MMCi ), Master of Management Studies ( in partnership with the Seoul National University ), joint degree programs ( including joint degrees in medicine, law, environmental management, forestry, public policy, and nursing ), a one-year Master of Management Studies program in Kunshan, China ( starting ) 2012 and a Ph. D. program.

Category: Clinical data management

Category: Clinical data management

Category: Clinical data management

* Clinical practice guidelines for the management of candidiasis: 2009 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.