Relation between near work and myopia progression in student population.

Aim: To determine relation between near work and myopia progression in student population. Causes of myopia occurrence are not sufficiently explained.

Methods: This retrospective-prospective, descriptive research included 100 students with verified myopia up to -3 Dsph.

Relation between physical activity and myopia progression in student population.

Aim: To determine the relation between physical activity and myopia progression in student population. Causes of myopia occurrence are not sufficiently explained.

Methods: This retrospective-prospective, descriptive research included 100 students with verified myopia up to -3 Dsph.

Quality assesment of mie 2009 sarajevo conference presentations.

Introduction: XXII European Congress of Medical Informatics (MIe 2009) took place in Sarajevo from August 30th to September 2nd 2009. Assessment of quality of papers presented at MIe 2009 was a process of observation, measurement, comparison and evaluation of the quality of orally presented papers.

Methodology: For this study, and for the first time since EFMI founding (1976) and MIE congresses, the authors introduced a specially created quality assessment form with five relevant paper quality variables (methodological approach, international influence, scientific content, language quality, technical features) which the first author of this article used in peer-review process of papers submitted for publication in the journal Acta Informatica Medica (as Editor-in-Chief for last 18 years).

Dental office waste - public health and ecological risk.

NONE DECLARED Waste management is one of the key ecological challenges of the modern world. As dental practitioners, we must recognize that some of the materials and procedures we use to provide dental health services may present challenges to the environment. Realizing this, we can begin to take measures to minimize the production of these wastes and their potential environmental effects.

Evidence based medicine - new approaches and challenges.

NONE DECLARED Evidence based medicine (EBM) is the conscientious, explicit, judicious and reasonable use of modern, best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. EBM integrates clinical experience and patient values with the best available research information. It is a movement which aims to increase the use of high quality clinical research in clinical decision making.