Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci
January 2021
Part II of this special edition contains the remaining 11 papers arising from a Hooke discussion meeting held in March 2020 devoted to exploring the current status of inertial confinement fusion research worldwide and its application to electrical power generation in the future, via the development of an international inertial fusion energy programme. It builds upon increased coordination within Europe over the past decade by researchers supported by the EUROFusion Enabling Research grants, as well as collaborations that have arisen naturally with some of America's and Asia's leading researchers, both in the universities and national laboratories. The articles are devoted to informing an update to the European roadmap for an inertial fusion energy demonstration reactor, building upon the commonalities between the magnetic and inertial fusion communities' approaches to fusion energy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo achieve quality improvement in hospitals requires greater attention to systems thinking than is typical at this time, including a shared understanding across different levels of the hospital of the current state of quality improvement efforts. A self-administered survey assessed the perceptions of board members, C-suite executives, and clinical managers regarding quality activities and structures. This instrument, the Hospital Leadership and Quality Assessment Tool (HLQAT), includes 13 domains in six conceptual areas that we believe are major organizational drivers of quality and safety: (1) commitment of senior leaders, (2) a vision of exemplary quality, (3) a supportive culture, (4) accountable leadership, (5) appropriate organizational structures, and (6) adaptive capability.
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