Clinical trial — Clinical trials are a set of procedures in medical research and drug development that are conducted to allow safety (or more specifically, information about adverse drug reactions and adverse effects of other treatments) and efficacy data to be… … Wikipedia
Clinical audit — is a process that has been defined as a quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care and outcomes through systematic review of care against explicit criteria and the implementation of change .[1] The key component of clinical… … Wikipedia
Clinical engineering — is a specialty within Biomedical engineering responsible primarily for applying and implementing medical technology to optimize healthcare delivery. Roles of clinical engineers include training and supervising biomedical equipment technicians… … Wikipedia
Clinical officer — Clinical officers (COs) are health care providers who practice modern medicine. They practice independently but may be supervised by a physician in some settings. COs are key health care providers in many countries in Sub Saharan Africa[1][2][3]… … Wikipedia
Clinical decision support system — (CDSS or CDS) is an interactive decision support system (DSS) Computer Software, which is designed to assist physicians and other health professionals with decision making tasks, as determining diagnosis of patient data. A working definition has… … Wikipedia
Clinical death — is the medical term for cessation of blood circulation and breathing, the two necessary criteria to sustain life.[1] It occurs when the heart stops beating in a regular rhythm, a condition called cardiac arrest. The term is also sometimes used in … Wikipedia
Clinical governance — is the term used to describe a systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care within a health system. The term became widely used in health care following the Bristol heart scandal in 1995, during which anaesthetist… … Wikipedia
Clinical data management — encompasses the entry, verification, validation and quality control of data gathered during the conduct of a clinical trial. Contents 1 Role of the Clinical Data Manager in a Clinical Trial 2 Standard Operating Procedures 3 The Data Management… … Wikipedia
Clinical pharmacy — Clinical Pharmacist redirects here. For the published journal, see Royal Pharmaceutical Society#Publishing. Clinical pharmacy is the branch of Pharmacy where pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes the use of medication and promotes… … Wikipedia
Clinical Cancer Research — Abbreviated title (ISO) Clin. Cancer Res. Discipline … Wikipedia
Clinical — can refer to: Clinical (or bedside) medical practice, based on observation and treatment of patients as opposed to theory or basic science Clinic Illness, a state of poor health Clinical chemistry, the analysis of bodily fluids Clinical… … Wikipedia