https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/144 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:39:00 GMT 2026-07-27T20:39:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148254 Title: Quality care standards analysis Abstract: Quality in health care presents a range of interpretations including accreditation and certification, compliance with rules and regulations, meeting established levels, use of modern equipment, efficiency, and performing inspections. When taking into account a patient-oriented approach, quality of pharmacy services represents optimum patient care to meet patient’s needs. So, structures and processes are necessary to measure the patient care provided and, therefore, measure quality. [excerpt] Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148254 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148239 Title: International validation of vascular registries – the VASCUNET validation template Authors: Altreuther, Martin; Grima, Matthew Joe; Lattmann, Thomas Abstract: Quality registries are used increasingly for surveillance and quality improvement in vascular surgery in many countries, as well as for international studies. Internal and external validity are crucial if registry data (or any other research data) are used in any analysis or comparison study. The international registry collaboration VASCUNET has therefore conducted validation of participating registries and developed a template for internal and external registry validation. External validation assesses the completeness of registration, that is if all operations performed in the actual category (e.g., carotid surgery, abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery) at the actual site are registered. Internal validation assesses whether the variable values in the vascular registry are complete and correct, in accordance with the hospital record. [excerpt] Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148239 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148234 Title: Cleardo Naudi : the University's first professor of chemistry and materia medica : a Delphian and enigmatic academic Authors: Ellul-Micallef, Roger Abstract: Cleardo Naudi, who hailed from a well-connected Maltese family, began his tertiary education at the University of Malta and completed his medical studies at the University of Naples. Naudi went on to further his postgraduate education in London. During the first decades of British rule in Malta, he managed to contact a number of English missionary societies, and did his best to persuade them to establish footholds on the island. When in London, he met and forged important connections and conversances with some of the leading chemists of the day, which at times blossomed into useful friendships. Particularly close was his relationship with the Quaker, William Allen. In the meantime, he occupied the first Chair of Chemistry and Materia Medica at Malta’s University. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148234 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148192 Title: Pharmacist-led ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in community pharmacy : an operational feasibility case series Authors: Vella, Michaela; Wirth, Francesca; Camilleri, Liberato; Azzopardi, Lilian M. Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate the operational feasibility of pharmacist-led ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in community pharmacy practice.; Materials and Methods: This operational feasibility case series recruited eligible participants from four community pharmacies located in three geographical districts in Malta over a three-month recruitment period. Process feasibility included recruitment uptake and participant acceptability. Management feasibility included the completion of a valid 24-hour ABPM recording and successful tracking of post-referral outcomes. Pragmatic post-hoc benchmarks were applied: uptake of at least 60%, completion of valid recordings of at least 80%, and post- referral outcome tracking of at least 80%. Exact 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using the Clopper-Pearson method.; Results: Ten of 20 invited participants consented, corresponding to an uptake rate of 50% (95% CI, 27.2–72.8%). Valid 24-hour ABPM recordings meeting the pre-defined recording quality criteria were obtained for 9 of the 10 participants, corresponding to a completion rate of 90% (95% CI 55.5–99.7). 4 participants were referred for physician review, and post-referral outcomes were obtained for all 4 participants, corresponding to a tracking rate of 100% (95% CI 39.8–100.0). Three of the 4 referred participants reported an intensification of their antihypertensive treatment.; Conclusion: Pharmacist-led ABPM in community pharmacies demonstrated operational feasibility regarding completion of valid recordings and post-referral tracking, although uptake requires improvement. Participant-reported treatment changes should be interpreted as exploratory signals, and larger implementation studies are warranted. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148192 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z