Theme Editor Research Articles

Editorial introductions

Current Opinion in Cardiology was launched in 1985. It is part of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The field of cardiology is divided into 14 sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Section Editors for this issue. SECTION EDITORS Alan C. BravermanAlan C. BravermanDr Braverman is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, USA. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA, and served as Chief Medical Resident. Dr Braverman also completed cardiology fellowship training at Brigham and Women's Hospital. In 1991, Dr Braverman joined the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, where he is currently the Alumni Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Diseases. Dr Braverman is actively involved in the education of students, house staff and fellows at Washington University and serves as Director of the Inpatient Cardiology Firm at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, USA. He has been awarded Teacher of the Year Award by the internal medicine residents on five occasions, the Clinical Teacher of the Year Award by the Washington University Medical Students Class of 2004, and the Benico Barzilai Teaching Award by the cardiology fellows in 2016. In 2010, Dr Braverman was awarded the E. Grey Dimond Take Wing Award from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dr Braverman is a Clinical Cardiologist and has a particular interest in diseases of the aorta and Marfan syndrome and related disorders. He is the Director of the Marfan Syndrome Clinic at Washington University in St. Louis and serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the National Marfan Foundation. Dr Braverman is actively involved in clinical research on Marfan syndrome and related aortic diseases, including genetically triggered aortopathy and bicuspid aortic valve disease. Marc RuelMarc RuelDr Marc Ruel is the Michael Pitfield Chair, Professor, and Head of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr Ruel's areas of predilection include minimally invasive coronary and valve surgeries, heart transplantation, as well as complex and repeat cardiac operations. He co-developed and taught in many countries minimally invasive multivessel coronary bypass grafting -now frequently performed around the world-, and introduced several other novel cardiac surgical techniques on the international scene. Dr Ruel established a successful regenerative medicine research program in Ottawa, which has been continuously funded by national funding agencies for more than 15 years. He was the recipient of many awards, including the Medal in Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He led multiple studies and clinical trials on the outcomes of valve and coronary surgery. Dr Ruel has authored nearly 300 publications, and written textbooks on Cardiac Surgery Techniques and on Cardiac Regeneration. He is the Chairman of the Council on Cardio-Vascular Surgery and Anesthesia at the American Heart Association, the Surgery Theme Editor for the journal Circulation, and he also serves on the executive of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. Peter H. StonePeter H. StonePeter H. Stone, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, USA, Director of the Vascular Profiling Research Group, a co-Director of the Center for Clinical Investigation, and Senior Physician at Brigham & Women's Hospital (BWH), USA. Dr Stone's research interests are in evaluating and managing patients with acute and chronic coronary artery disease. He is using new in-vivo methodologies to identify areas where human coronary disease will progress to determine if pre-emptive therapeutic strategies may avert adverse cardiac events. He also directs the BWH Research Ambulatory ECG (Holter) Core Laboratory to investigate the significance of myocardial ischemia and heart rate variability in patients with coronary syndromes. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, and his Medical Degree from Cornell University. He completed internal medicine training at the University of California, San Francisco, and then did a clinical cardiology fellowship at Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. He came to the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital as a Cardiology Research Fellow and he has remained at BWH. He is past President of the Boston Chapter of the American Heart Association, past President of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to profile the WHATT theme issue “What marketing strategy for destinations with a negative image?” with reference to the experiences of the theme editor and writing team.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses structured questions to enable the theme editors to reflect on the rationale for the theme issue question, the starting point, the selection of the contributors and material and the editorial process.FindingsThis paper provides insights and practical suggestions in response to the theme issue question from different academic and professional backgrounds in fields as diverse as marketing, tourism, economics and heritage management.Practical implicationsThe theme issue outcomes provide lines of enquiry for others to explore and reinforce the value of WHATT’s approach to collaborative working and writing.Originality/valueThe collaborative work reported in this theme issue offers a unified but contrarian response to the theme’s strategic question. Taken together, the papers provide a range of options for destination marketing organizations in response to the issues highlighted.

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes: the hospitality and tourism industry in Canada

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to profile the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) theme issue “The hospitality and tourism industry in Canada: what are the main challenges and solutions?” with reference to the experiences of the lead theme editor and the writing team.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses structured questions to enable the theme editor to reflect on the rationale for the theme issue question, the starting-point, the selection of the writing team and material and the editorial process.FindingsIt has been observed that involving authors of different academic and professional backgrounds in all aspects of hospitality and tourism is daunting but valuable. The outcomes of a broad-ranging collaboration yield fresh insights, a deeper understanding of the issues and an array of possible responses to the theme issue question.Practical implicationsThe theme issue outcomes provide lines of enquiry for others to explore and reinforce the value of WHATT’s approach to collaborative working and writing.Originality/valueThe collaborative work reported in this theme issue offers a unified but contrarian response to the theme’s strategic question. Taken together, the collection of articles constitutes a provocative yet authoritative call to action in response to the problems highlighted.

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to profile the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) theme issue ‘How can communities manage rapid tourism growth? The experience of Macao and other destinations?’ with reference to the experiences of the theme editor and writing team.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses structured questions to enable the theme editor to reflect on the rationale for the theme issue question, the starting point, the selection of the writing team and material and the editorial process.FindingsThe paper observes that involving authors with different academic and professional backgrounds in fields as diverse as urban planning, economics, transportation and heritage management is daunting but valuable. The outcomes of a broad-ranging collaboration yield fresh insights, a deeper understanding of the issues and an array of possible responses to the theme issue question.Practical implicationsThe theme issue outcomes provide lines of enquiry for others to explore and reinforce the value of WHATT’s approach to collaborative working and writing.Originality/valueThe collaborative work reported in this theme issue offers a unified but contrarian response to the theme’s strategic question. Taken together, the collection of articles constitutes a provocative yet authorative call to action in response to the problems highlighted.

Dark tourism – visitation, understanding and education; a reconciliation of theory and practice?

PurposeThe paper aims to profile the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) theme issue “Dark tourism – visitation, understanding and education; a reconciliation of theory and practice?” by drawing on reflections from the theme editor and theme issue outcomes.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses structured questions to enable the theme editor to reflect on the rationale for the theme issue question and the outcomes.FindingsIt was observed that visitors to dark tourism sites are often motivated by respect and remembrance and that this motivation is frequently reported by the practitioners who manage these sites.Practical implicationsThe paper presents dark tourism site educational guidelines for practitioners.Originality/valueThis paper provides a rich array of insights from practitioners involved in managing museums and related educational programmes, conceptual development and applied academic research.

Tourism business development and logistics in the Caribbean

PurposeThis paper aims to profile the WHATT theme issue “Tourism business development and logistics in the Caribbean: Will there be a symbiotic relationship?” by drawing on reflections from the theme editors and theme issue outcomes.Design/methodology/approachStructured questions are used to enable the theme editors to reflect on the rationale for the theme issue question, the starting-point, the selection of the writing team and material and the editorial process.FindingsThe paper draws on academic and practitioner perspectives to examine the interrelatedness between tourism development and logistics in the Caribbean and concludes that there is much common ground.Practical implicationsThis paper outlines challenges and new approaches to the management of tourism business development and logistics in the Caribbean.Originality/valueThe present paper profiles the main developments that need to occur to maximize benefits for the people and economies of the Caribbean region.

How can the tourism industry respond to the global challenges arising from climate change and environmental degradation?

Purpose This paper profiles the WHATT theme issue “How can the tourism industry respond to the global challenges arising from climate change and environmental degradation?” by drawing on reflections from the theme editors and theme issue outcomes, including case study examples from Malaysia, New Zealand and Canada. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses structured questions to enable the theme editors to reflect on the rationale for the theme issue question, the starting point, the selection of the writing team, the material and the editorial process. Findings This paper uses case studies to illustrate how the tourism industry is responding to climate change issues. Additionally, team members of the theme issue from Australia, India, Germany, Malaysia and Canada review some of the latest thinking on the relationships between tourism and climate change. Practical implications This paper outlines challenges and new approaches to the management of climate change in tourism. Originality/value Explores the extent to which innovative approaches, discussed in this theme issue, could be replicated and applied in countries that have yet to take action on tourism-related climate change.

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes

Purpose The paper aims to profile the theme issue of Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes titled “How is the need for innovation being addressed by the Indian hospitality industry?” with reference to the experiences of the theme editor, contributors from the industry and academia and the theme issue outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses structured questions to enable the theme editor to reflect on the rationale for their theme issue question, the starting-point, the selection of the writing team and material and the editorial process. Findings It highlights recent innovations that have taken place in the Indian hospitality industry especially in the areas of customer service, cost competitiveness, culinary management, revenue management and technology. Practical implications As hotel sector investment in India intensifies, this theme issue will be of interest to hoteliers, policy makers, analysts and others interested in the role that innovation can play in helping to facilitate differentiation between competing hotel products and services. Originality/value There is limited literature available on industry innovations in the Indian context. All the papers in this theme issue were written after several cycles of interaction between academics and practitioners and so they incorporate real–time, relevant and contemporary data.

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes

Purpose This study aims to profile the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) issue “What are the main trends, challenges and success factors in the Russian hospitality and tourism market in the experience economy era?” with reference to the experiences of the theme editors, contributors from industry and academia and the theme issue outcomes. Design/methodology/approach This study uses structured questions to enable the theme editors to reflect on the rationale for their theme issue question, the starting point, the selection of the writing team and material and the editorial process. Findings This study provides a framework to facilitate discussion between all stakeholders in Russia’s tourism and hospitality industry; it identifies ways of improving competitiveness as a tourist destination and contributes to thinking about sustainable development. Practical implications Reports on dialogue between Russian academics and industry practitioners related to the challenges, opportunities and success factors that are important for the development of the tourism and hospitality industry in Russia. Originality/value This is the first detailed assessment of the opportunities and mechanisms for creating memorable tourist experiences in Russia. The theme issue also identifies the main problems relating to the development of tourism and hospitality, the implications for industry and the solutions needed to address them.

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes

Purpose This paper aims to profile the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes issue “What are the issues facing human capital development in the hotel industry in Nigeria and how might they be addressed?” with reference to the experiences of the theme editors, contributors from industry and academia and the theme issue outcomes. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses structured questions to enable the theme editors to reflect on the rationale for their theme issue question, the starting-point, the selection of the writing team and material and the editorial process. Findings Concerns have been raised about the absence of a strategic government policy for human capital development in Nigeria’s tourism sector, a task that individual businesses address in a fragmented and inefficient manner – and sometimes not at all. Likewise, a weak regulatory framework has given rise to imbalances in the employment relationship and business operations that do not create an enabling environment, a primary condition for developing knowledge, skills and attitude to acceptable service levels. Practical implications This paper reflects a sustained dialogue between leading Nigerian academics and senior industry practitioners about the barriers to workforce development and ways of unlocking the potential that exists for employment and professional development in hospitality and tourism. Originality/value This paper reports on the first comprehensive set of discussions between academics and practitioners about the human capital development challenges facing the hospitality and tourism industry in Nigeria. Specifically, the theme issue identifies key action steps needed to keep pace with industry development in Nigeria – the largest and fastest growing market in Africa.

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to profile the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) theme issue “Services management and the growing number of Asian travellers: what needs re-thinking?” with reference to the experiences of the theme editor and the theme issue outcomes from countries within and beyond Asia. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses structured questions to enable the theme editor to reflect on the rationale for the theme issue question, the starting point, the selection of the writing team and material and the editorial process. Findings – This paper reports on research and discussions between academics and practitioners about an issue faced by many countries with established hospitality, tourism and travel industries. Specifically, what are the adjustments needed to mirror the radically changing demographic landscape of inbound tourism – now characterized by more affluent and mobile Asian visitors? Practical implications – This paper builds on the outcomes of an international conference on “Managing and Delivering Services in the Asian Century”, and offers a response to the changes needed to better serve Asian travellers. Originality/value – It provides guidelines for destinations, hospitality organizations and travel operators that have traditionally relied on European and American source markets to help them re-think their service delivery process, management and operations.

Overview of Resilience and Theme Issue on the Resilience of Systems

INSIGHTVolume 18, Issue 1 p. 7-9 SPECIAL FEATURE Overview of Resilience and Theme Issue on the Resilience of Systems Theme Editor Scott Jackson, Scott Jackson jackson@burnhamsystems.net Search for more papers by this author Theme Editor Scott Jackson, Scott Jackson jackson@burnhamsystems.net Search for more papers by this author First published: 21 April 2015 https://doi.org/10.1002/inst.12001Citations: 4AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume18, Issue1April 2015Pages 7-9 RelatedInformation

Editorial: The Weakest Link - Assessment and Accreditation in MOOCs - Special Theme Editors: Som Nadiu and Elena Barbera

Editorial: The Weakest Link - Assessment and Accreditation in MOOCs - Special Theme Editors: Som Nadiu and Elena Barbera

Theme Editors' Introduction: Systems of the Third Kind Distinctions, Principles, and Examples

INSIGHTVolume 15, Issue 2 p. 6-9 Special Feature Theme Editors' Introduction: Systems of the Third Kind Distinctions, Principles, and Examples Rick Dove, Rick Dove rick.dove@incose.org Search for more papers by this authorJack Ring, Jack Ring jack.ring@incose.org Search for more papers by this authorThomas Tenorio, Thomas Tenorio thomas.tenorio@incose.org Search for more papers by this author Rick Dove, Rick Dove rick.dove@incose.org Search for more papers by this authorJack Ring, Jack Ring jack.ring@incose.org Search for more papers by this authorThomas Tenorio, Thomas Tenorio thomas.tenorio@incose.org Search for more papers by this author First published: 23 June 2015 https://doi.org/10.1002/inst.20121526Citations: 2AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume15, Issue2July 2012Pages 6-9 RelatedInformation

Note from Theme Editor

Note from Theme Editor

About the Theme Editors

About the Theme Editors

About the Theme Editors

About the Theme Editors

PCT perspective: primary care is more than health.

Visionaries are not always popular. They challenge the status quo. Lord Darzi's clear vision is that primary care is more than health care. To somebody from a social care background that is music to the ears. Too often primary care has been seen as the exclusive prerogative of health. Indeed the editor in chief, theme editors, associate editors and editorial board members of this new journal are eloquent testimony to the medicalisation of primary care. The mish mash of life problems which come to the GPs surgery – to adopt the editor's phrase – may be housing related, may need social care services, or self-help groups to support the individuals. Sometimes of course they need medical help but they also need a system which is also able to address these other problems without an endless trail of referral letters to other agencies. The vision set out by Lord Darzi is appealing but how can it best be realised? The traditional response of politicians has been to seek structural solutions. The NHS has suffered at the hands of successive reorganisations which create discontinuity in the personal relationships which are essential for the delivery of partnership working. The chaotic introduction of PCTs means that only now six years on are they in a position to meet some of the wildly ambitious expectations set for them. Achieving those expectations means that patient experience has to be given a higher weighting than it has had hitherto despite countless ministerial speeches asserting patients first. The saga of mixed sex accommodation is salutary. What Ministers and hospital managers construe as single sex accommodation is not what patients mean. Until adjustments are made to management thinking this issue will continue to rank high on the list of patient grievances, rendered more acute because of the much trumpeted commitment to eliminate mixed wards.

Systems Engineering for the Planet

INSIGHTVolume 11, Issue 4 p. 6-6 From the Theme Editor Systems Engineering for the Planet Cecilia Haskins, Cecilia Haskins cecilia.haskins@incose.org Search for more papers by this author Cecilia Haskins, Cecilia Haskins cecilia.haskins@incose.org Search for more papers by this author First published: 23 June 2015 https://doi.org/10.1002/inst.20081146AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume11, Issue4September 2008Pages 6-6 RelatedInformation

Academic Edition of INSIGHT

INSIGHTVolume 10, Issue 3 p. 3-5 From the Theme Editor Academic Edition of INSIGHT Dinesh Verma, Dinesh Verma INCOSE Director for Academic Matters dinesh.verma@incose.org Search for more papers by this author Dinesh Verma, Dinesh Verma INCOSE Director for Academic Matters dinesh.verma@incose.org Search for more papers by this author First published: 23 June 2015 https://doi.org/10.1002/inst.20071033Citations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume10, Issue3July 2007Pages 3-5 RelatedInformation