BOOKS OF RtfiDIfGS - PAHO/WHO

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cnve!opment will typically be more than the machine thus under-
,.ng the importance of collaborative efforts (EI,OR/SA.)
9. There is considerable overlap among the various work-
shops that have been or will be sponsored by PARO. PAHO should
continue to provide future workshops with information from
previous caes, particularly when such subject matter is relevent
to more than one workshop. (PAHO.)
10. PAHO should investigate the feasibility of obtaining
funds for the publication of a book in Spanisb, concentrating
on operations research applied to health services problems and
directed at Latin American audiences. Problems of regional and
national concerns should be emphasized. Such a book might con-
tain some of the case studies noted above. (PAHO, OR/SA.)
11. PAHO should facilitate the preparation of an article
describing the workshop process to appear in the appropriate
professional public health journal . Such an article would help
to encourage more activities of this type, and improve the
communication among scientists of the different countries. (PAHO.)
12. PAHO should facilitate the dissemination of relevent
working ,)apers and theses prepared in the U.S. to Latin American
educators. In particular, the Catalog of Hospital Management
Engineering Technical Papers published by the clearinghouse for
Hospital Management Engineering, American Hospital Association;
selected citations from Hospital Management Abstracts, and
brief summaries or abstracts of Master's theses related to
health services problhns (possibly o>btined thrQough the Associa-
tion of University Programs in Hospital Administration) should