[AT THE CROSSROADS: THE ROLE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE IN THE PATIENT CARE PROCESS].

In recent decades, the laboratory medicine profession has undergone significant changes due to both technological developments and economic constraints. Technological innovations support automation, provide faster and more accurate equipment, and allow increased efficiency through the use of commercial test kits. These changes, combined with budgetary constraints, have led to mergers and centralization of medical laboratories to optimize work and cut costs.

[MEASURING ADHERENCE TO SELF-CARE GUIDELINES FOR PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES WITH DIABETIC ULCERS ADMITTED to THE ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT AT TEL HASHOMER HOSPITAL DURING 2012-2013].

Introduction: Diabetic foot is a devastating complication of diabetes and represents the major cause of lower limb amputations in the western world in the 21st century. The World Health Organization predicts a dramatic increase in the number of diabetes patients over the next decade and by the year 2025, their number is expected to increase to 300 million.

Aims: Examine whether training leads to improving performance in the built-in self-care guidelines in patients with type 2 diabetes who were hospitalized with diabetic ulcers in the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Ward in Tel Hashomer between the years 2012-2013.

Effect measure modification and confounding of severe head injury mortality by age and multiple organ injury severity.

Purpose: The study aim is to assess confounding and effect measure modification of the relationship between head injury severity (measured using the Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS]) and mortality by age and multiple organ injury (measured using the Injury Severity Score [ISS]). Head injury-related mortality is affected by head injury severity, as well as age and multiple organ injury. However, little is known about the effect modification of these relationships.