Saturday, November 26, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016
'Developing Healthcare Practitioners’ Professional Expertise Through Ef' by Caroline Faucher
Background and Purpose. Early detection and treatment of age-related decline, particularly balance and cognition, are increasingly being emphasized in current research. However, the majority of research on older adults focuses on participants who are 65 years and older. For individuals who are 60-64 years old, this is an age range where they may or may not be considered an older adult. This poses a problem applying the results of these studies to pre-old adults to accurately diagnose, measure and classify risk in the areas of cognition and balance. For the full manuscript, click the link below.
'Developing Healthcare Practitioners’ Professional Expertise Through Ef' by Caroline Faucher
'Developing Healthcare Practitioners’ Professional Expertise Through Ef' by Caroline Faucher
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Friday, February 20, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
Friday, October 31, 2014
“Finishing Business” The Important Role of the Psychosocial Worker in the Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Team: A Hypothetical Case
“Finishing Business” The Important Role of the Psychosocial Worker in the Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Team: A Hypothetical Case
The assessment of the palliative client and family caregivers by an interdisciplinary team comprising medical, nursing, and allied health allows for all aspects including the physical, social, and psychological and spiritual needs to be incorporated into care planning. This comprehensive level of planning for the care of the client and family caregivers can allow for a client to fulfil their own definition of a good death, or dying well. Whilst the provision of psychosocial support can be the seen as the role of the social worker in the team, all members of the palliative care team, especially in rural and remote areas with fewer members, will at times face a situation where they need to provide some psychosocial support. It is acknowledged by the authors that the social work professional identity, responsibilities, and skills are not easily understood, and this identity is further challenged with the prospect of interdisciplinary work. This paper describes and illustrates the psychosocial considerations for the palliative client and family caregiver and has been developed following a review of the definition of a “good death” in consultation with rural and remote-based palliative care team members in South Australia. A literature search of the skills of the social work trained professional applicable to interdisciplinary palliative care work is included. A workforce evidence-based (WEB) diagrammatic tool is offered to illustrate the areas for assessment and intervention. Tasks associated with the psychosocial service to the client and family caregivers, the members of the palliative care team, and the community are defined with the goal of developing a consistent expectation of the role. The contribution of the psychosocial worker in assessing the need for ongoing bereavement support and provision is included.
click title above for full manuscript
The assessment of the palliative client and family caregivers by an interdisciplinary team comprising medical, nursing, and allied health allows for all aspects including the physical, social, and psychological and spiritual needs to be incorporated into care planning. This comprehensive level of planning for the care of the client and family caregivers can allow for a client to fulfil their own definition of a good death, or dying well. Whilst the provision of psychosocial support can be the seen as the role of the social worker in the team, all members of the palliative care team, especially in rural and remote areas with fewer members, will at times face a situation where they need to provide some psychosocial support. It is acknowledged by the authors that the social work professional identity, responsibilities, and skills are not easily understood, and this identity is further challenged with the prospect of interdisciplinary work. This paper describes and illustrates the psychosocial considerations for the palliative client and family caregiver and has been developed following a review of the definition of a “good death” in consultation with rural and remote-based palliative care team members in South Australia. A literature search of the skills of the social work trained professional applicable to interdisciplinary palliative care work is included. A workforce evidence-based (WEB) diagrammatic tool is offered to illustrate the areas for assessment and intervention. Tasks associated with the psychosocial service to the client and family caregivers, the members of the palliative care team, and the community are defined with the goal of developing a consistent expectation of the role. The contribution of the psychosocial worker in assessing the need for ongoing bereavement support and provision is included.
click title above for full manuscript
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Upcoming Manuscripts for Volume 13 Number 1 of the IJAHSP - January 2015
- Reliability of breathing rate assessment and chest expansion measurement: a pilot study in typically developing children
- Usefulness of the ManageMed Screen (MMS) and the Screening for Self-Medication Safety Post Stroke (S5) for Assessing Medication Management Capacity for Clients Post-Stroke
- INTRA-TESTER RELIABILITY AND CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND AND VERNIER CALIPRE IN QUANTIFYING THE ANTEROPOSTERIOR DIAMETER OF THE COMMON EXTENSOR ORIGIN OF THE FOREARM AND THE RADIAL NERVE: A CADAVERIC STUDY
- Best Practices for Online Teaching and Learning in Health Care Related Program
- Clinical Guidelines in Sports medicine: Am I reading a guideline or a consensus statement: Whatfs the difference? Does it matter?
- The Effect of Holographic Wristbands on Proprioception
- Occupational Stress for Athletic Training Program Directors
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
IJAHSP Upcoming Manuscripts for October 2014
- Questions and Decisions: Application of a Cyclical Model for Program Assessment
- Impact of Various Collegiate Settings on Athletic Trainers' Definition of Professional Commitment
- Review of: Fundamentals of the Physical Therapy Examination, by Stacie Fruth
- Faculty and Student Perceptions of a Physical Therapy Academic Mentoring Program
- The current role of orthoptists: a systematic review
- Diagnostic Value of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Acute and Chronic Lateral Epicondylalgia
- Physiotherapy Management of Post-Operative Breast Cancer Patients: A Qualitative Study.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Breathe easy — advanced respiratory therapist classes coming...
The new, ultra-modern, $2 million respiratory
therapy training facility at Nova Southeastern University Palm Beach
leaves visitors breathless.
The deadline for applying to the new bachelor’s degree respiratory therapy program at Nova Southeastern University Palm Beach is July 21, and classes start Aug. 25. Call 561-805-2244 for more information.
therapy training facility at Nova Southeastern University Palm Beach
leaves visitors breathless.
The deadline for applying to the new bachelor’s degree respiratory therapy program at Nova Southeastern University Palm Beach is July 21, and classes start Aug. 25. Call 561-805-2244 for more information.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Monday, June 23, 2014
Grastek New FDA Drug Approval | CenterWatch
Grastek contains pollen allergen extract from Timothy grass (Phleum pratense). The precise mechanisms of action of allergen immunotherapy are not known.
Grastek is specifically indicated for use in subjects ages 5 through 65 years as immunotherapy for the treatment of grass pollen-induced allergic rhinitis with or without conjunctivitis confirmed by positive skin test or in vitro testing for pollen-specific IgE antibodies for Timothy grass or cross-reactive grass pollens.
For more, click the Link to article.
Grastek is specifically indicated for use in subjects ages 5 through 65 years as immunotherapy for the treatment of grass pollen-induced allergic rhinitis with or without conjunctivitis confirmed by positive skin test or in vitro testing for pollen-specific IgE antibodies for Timothy grass or cross-reactive grass pollens.
For more, click the Link to article.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Upcoming Manuscripts for July 2014 in the IJAHSP
IJAHSP July 2014
- The walking interview: An ethnographic approach to understanding disability
- Health Promotion Strategies derived from a Metropolitan Police Weight Loss Competition with Weight Loss Comparisons by Gender and BMI Category
- "Finishing Business" The important role of the psychosocial worker in the interdisciplinary palliative care team
- Using Debriefing to Foster Task Management among Anesthesiologist Assistant Students
- Integrated clinical experiences in a campus onsite clinic: A self-contained model of physical therapy clinical education
- A qualitative evaluation of blood pressure screening procedures in the Illinois WISEWOMAN Program
- Issues of Adjustment to Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Devices
- Effect of Cueing on Learning Transfer Among Health Profession Students Engaged in a Case-based Analogical Reasoning Exercise
Saturday, January 25, 2014
2014 – Expect the Unexpected
2014 – Expect the Unexpected
Happy New Year! It is a brand new year and added to the age-old dilemmas surrounding death and dying, abortion and maternal-fetal conflict, and distribution of limited health resources, we can expect brand new bioethical dilemmas brought on by newly emerging technologies, changing lifestyles, politics, and economics ... oh, and let’s not forget to mention those ethical dilemmas that seem to come right out of left field. No, I’m not talking baseball or sports, although performance enhancing drugs and prosthetics are advancing faster than a speeding bullet. I’m talking about those bizarre events you read about but never expect to deal with in your own life – bioethical dilemmas that are so rare some may think that they are hardly worth public debate. But the unexpected can and will happen to every single one of us -- so often in my case, that I’ve come to expect the unexpected. To help prevent any one from being blindsided by patients and cases that appear out of left field, I will describe a couple examples that shed light on ethical responses that can be generalized to whatever bizarre situation you may face. Click the link to read the rest.
2014 – Expect the Unexpected
Happy New Year! It is a brand new year and added to the age-old dilemmas surrounding death and dying, abortion and maternal-fetal conflict, and distribution of limited health resources, we can expect brand new bioethical dilemmas brought on by newly emerging technologies, changing lifestyles, politics, and economics ... oh, and let’s not forget to mention those ethical dilemmas that seem to come right out of left field. No, I’m not talking baseball or sports, although performance enhancing drugs and prosthetics are advancing faster than a speeding bullet. I’m talking about those bizarre events you read about but never expect to deal with in your own life – bioethical dilemmas that are so rare some may think that they are hardly worth public debate. But the unexpected can and will happen to every single one of us -- so often in my case, that I’ve come to expect the unexpected. To help prevent any one from being blindsided by patients and cases that appear out of left field, I will describe a couple examples that shed light on ethical responses that can be generalized to whatever bizarre situation you may face. Click the link to read the rest.
2014 – Expect the Unexpected
Friday, January 24, 2014
Upcoming Manuscripts for April 2014
Upcoming Manuscripts for the April 2014 Volume of IJAHSP
- Community Peer-Led Exercise Groups: Reasons for success
- A Study of Knowledge and Practical Skill Performance in University Students: A Comparison of Technology Enriched versus Traditional Classroom Instruction
- Assimilation of the Patient Rights Law and Code of Ethics into Israeli Physical Therapy Services
- Consideration for Lumbar Disc Degeneration and Herniation in Sports
- Perceptions of assessment among undergraduate and postgraduate students of four health science disciplines
- Transfusion-related acute lung injury: what the allied heatlh professional needs to know about this life-threatening hazard of blood transfusion
- PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR IN PHYSICAL THERAPIST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: PERSPECTIVES OF SELECTED SENIOR FACULTY
- Reliability and feasibility of the Four Square Step Test for use in children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Volume 11 Number 4
Volume 11 Number 4 of the IJAHSP is now on the web. Also, a reminder to join our linkedin group for more updates on the journal.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Upcoming Manuscripts IJAHSP January 2014
- The effects of a single event Interprofessional Education (IPE) experience on occupational therapy students' attitudes toward IPE
- Electronic practical skills assessments in the health professions: a review
- Using learning style preferences to enhance the education and training of allied health professionals
- The Correlation Between Sleep Efficiency and the Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- The effect of lower leg casting on energy cost during independent ambulation: Considerations for clinical practice
- Percentile Ranks for Walking Speed in Subjects 70-79 Years: A Meta-analysis
- Systematic Desensitization of the Hyperacusis and Vocal Pitch Disorder Treatment in a Patient with Autism
- The Influence of Practice Infrastructure on Practice Progress
Friday, September 27, 2013
Khosla backs effort to free academic research
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
Khosla backs effort to free academic research
http://usat.ly/1fqfMhL
Khosla backs effort to free academic research
http://usat.ly/1fqfMhL
Monday, September 9, 2013
Clinical tool accurately classifies benign and malignant spots on lung scans of smokers
Clinical tool accurately classifies benign and malignant spots on lung scans of smokers
A Terry Fox Research Institute(TFRI)-led study has developed a new clinical risk calculator software that accurately classifies, nine out of ten times, which spots or lesions (nodules) are benign and malignant on an initial lung computed tomography (CT) scan among individuals at high risk for lung cancer.
A Terry Fox Research Institute(TFRI)-led study has developed a new clinical risk calculator software that accurately classifies, nine out of ten times, which spots or lesions (nodules) are benign and malignant on an initial lung computed tomography (CT) scan among individuals at high risk for lung cancer.
TB and Parkinson's disease linked by unique protein
TB and Parkinson's disease linked by unique protein
A protein at the center of Parkinson's disease research now also has been found to play a key role in causing the destruction of bacteria that cause tuberculosis, according to scientists led by UC San Francisco microbiologist and tuberculosis expert Jeffery Cox, PhD.
A protein at the center of Parkinson's disease research now also has been found to play a key role in causing the destruction of bacteria that cause tuberculosis, according to scientists led by UC San Francisco microbiologist and tuberculosis expert Jeffery Cox, PhD.
Monday, August 26, 2013
The harmful effects of arsenic now include lung damage
The harmful effects of arsenic now include lung damage
A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function. Doses of about 120 parts per billion of arsenic in well water - about 12 times the dose generally considered safe - produced lung damage comparable to decades of smoking tobacco. Smoking, especially by males, made arsenic-related damage even worse. Click the link above for the article.
A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function. Doses of about 120 parts per billion of arsenic in well water - about 12 times the dose generally considered safe - produced lung damage comparable to decades of smoking tobacco. Smoking, especially by males, made arsenic-related damage even worse. Click the link above for the article.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Friday, August 16, 2013
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
MOOCs could be disastrous for students and professors. - Slate Magazine
MOOCs could be disastrous for students and professors. - Slate Magazine
The word mooc sounds a bit like slang from Goodfellas or the affectionate shortening of the already-affectionate name of a former outfielder for the New York Mets. In fact, a MOOC is a new kind of college-like experience that seems to possess the magical power to turn some of the smartest people in academia into followers of a faith-based cult because they want to become its idols......
The word mooc sounds a bit like slang from Goodfellas or the affectionate shortening of the already-affectionate name of a former outfielder for the New York Mets. In fact, a MOOC is a new kind of college-like experience that seems to possess the magical power to turn some of the smartest people in academia into followers of a faith-based cult because they want to become its idols......
Monday, July 29, 2013
Top 10 Countries visiting the IJAHSP
Top 10 Countries visiting the IJAHSP in July 2013
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