Week 5 - oefentoets Flashcards
One of the purposes of a literature review is: ‘demonstrates your knowledge about a particular field’. What additional objectives does a literature review serve?
- Analyses, synthesizes and critically evaluates to provide current knowledge on the subject.
-Informs you of the influential researches - Position your own research clearly I the academic literature
Implies a wide range of reading
What is the difference between a meta-analysis and a systematic review?
Meta-Analysis - combines data from multiple different research studies. A meta-analysis is a statistical process that combines the findings from individual studies.
Systematic Review - A summary of the clinical literature; a critical assessment and evaluation of all research studies that address a particular clinical issue.
What is the value of ‘peer’ review?
- The goal of peer review is to assess the quality of articles.
- Accuracy and validity of the research methodology and procedures.
- Peer-reviewed articles that are accepted for publication exemplify the best research practices in a field.
What is the definition of ‘MeSH’ ?
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) is the National Library of Medicine’s controlled vocabulary thesaurus, used for indexing articles for MEDLINE or PubMED database.
What considerations should you be mindful of when it comes to ‘leasing finance’?
- Are the finance books up to date?
- Is there cash-flow to support the lease?
- Will finance add a burden to the cash flow?
- Research other financial institutions?
- What are the interest rate and terms?
- Is there a long- term plan to pay the loan?
- Is there a plan to market the technology?
- What is the insurance for the technology and staff?
What considerations should we keep in mind while purchasing new equipment?
- How will new equipment improve my business?
- Could I make better use of the equipment I already own?
- Do I have the room in the premises for more equipment?
- Do I have the clientele for new equipment?
How to determine whether your equipment is investment viable?
- How much does your technology cost per treatment?
- Price per consumable and wages
- Lease of the technology
- Servicing costs
- Lease + consumables + service + wages = cost of equipment
Which components of ‘marketing the treatment’ should we be mindful of, and which are critical before purchasing new equipment?
- What is the socio-economic situation in your area?
- Who will be your customers?
- Can you make a profit?
- What are the advertising laws?
- How will you promote the new treatment?
- Are you prepared and ready?
What is the difference between a warranty and a guarantee?
-Warranty is compulsory by international law. The distributor and manufacturer will repair all breakdowns of the machine for no cost for one year.
- Guarantee is provided by the distributor. The distributor provides a written agreement that a treatment handpiece or parts will work for a certain amount of time after the warranty. If the part malfunctions, they will repair this at no cost or a reduced cost.
