Search results for "Professional Practice"

[Evidence-based emergency medicine].

1999

„Evidence Based Emergency Medicine” (EBEM) ist ein Begriff, der im Zusammenhang mit Qualitatsmanagement immer haufiger verwendet wird. Er soll letztlich zum Ausdruck bringen, das Effektivitat und Effizienz von Methoden, Verfahren, Medikationen etc. – wo immer moglich – durch wissenschaftliche Beweise (erhoben in kontrollierten Studien oder abgeleitet aus Metaanalysen, aber auch beruhend auf „State of the Art Reviews”) belegt werden mussen, bevor sie in die arztliche Praxis umgesetzt werden.Wo dies nicht oder nicht mehr moglich ist, mus versucht werden, die zugrundeliegenden diagnostischen und therapeutischen Prinzipien im Nachhinein zu validieren. Nur so kann die Lucke zwischen Forschung ei…

Small Things, Micro-Affirmations and Helpful Professionals Everyday Recovery-Orientated Practices According to Persons with Mental Health Problems

2018

The aim of this study is to present concrete descriptions of the content in the construction of helpful relationships with staff, according to users. Starting with the re-occurring concept of the meaning of "little things" in recovery studies, a literature review was done. A thematic analysis shows that small things play an important role in improving a person's sense of self. Small things seem to be an invisible but effective parts of a recovery-orientated practice, but they might be defined as unprofessional and their efficacy negated.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary healthcare professionals to female genital mutilation in Valencia, Spain: are we ready for this challen…

2017

Background The practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a deeply-rooted tradition in 30 Sub-Saharan and Middle-East countries which affects approximately 200 million women and girls worldwide. The practice leads to devastating consequences on the health and quality of life of women and girls in both the short and long term. Globalizing processes and migration flows have recorded cases of this practice worldwide representing for healthcare professionals an emerging challenge on how to approach their healthcare in a transcultural, ethical and respectful way. No survey to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices on FGM among primary healthcare professionals has been conducted in the Val…

Desarrollo de competencias profesionales en biomedicina utilizando el aprendizaje basado en proyectos

2019

[EN] Professional competences in the field of experimental sciences are acquired through the practice of professional practice. In the university environment, the knowledge, skills and abilities in the different undergraduate subjects are taught in a parceled manner. Our 45 students biotechnology studies in Catholic University of Valencia, during the internship repeat protolocos and follow a recipe to perform an experiment that exemplifies the fundamental contents of the subject being taught. The aboradaje of this work is based on project-based learning. The student has to elaborate a biotechnological project from beginning to end. The project is based on the construction of a non-viral vec…

Should cirrhosis change our attitude towards treating non-hepatic cancer?

2011

Cirrhosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is the end stage of any chronic liver disease. Cancer, a leading cause of death worldwide, is a growing global health issue. There are limited data in the literature on the incidence, prevalence and management of non-hepatic cancers (NHC) in cirrhotic patients. The aim of this brief review was to underline the main concerns, pitfalls and warnings regarding practice for these patients. Survival of patients with compensated cirrhosis is significantly longer than that of decompensated cirrhosis and patients with NHC and in Child-Pugh class C should not be candidates for cytotoxic chemotherapy. It is important before starting cytotoxic c…

Influence of religious beliefs in the professional practice of US gynecologists

2012

Everyday uses of standardized test information in a geriatric setting: a qualitative study exploring occupational therapist and physiotherapist test …

2013

Background Health professionals are required to collect data from standardized tests when assessing older patients’ functional ability. Such data provide quantifiable documentation on health outcomes. Little is known, however, about how physiotherapists and occupational therapists who administer standardized tests use test information in their daily clinical work. This article aims to investigate how test administrators in a geriatric setting justify the everyday use of standardized test information. Methods Qualitative study of physiotherapists and occupational therapists on two geriatric hospital wards in Norway that routinely tested their patients with standardized tests. Data draw on se…

Comprehensiveness Is a Cliché

2001

The purpose of this study was to explore professionals' orientation toward child assessment and planning. Semistructured questionnaire data and interview data were collected from child neurological units in Finland. Legislation in Finland does not specifically provide guidelines for family centeredness and comprehensiveness in early intervention, yet professionals have widely accepted these approaches in their work with children with disabilities and their families. Results of this study indicated that practices were not implemented consistently. Professionals' varying perceptions of the concept of comprehensiveness and family involvement seemed to interfere with the implementation of thes…

The Education of VET Teachers and Trainers

2019

In this chapter, we describe the processes and curricula of initial education of VET teachers and trainers, its features and requirements, describing the differences between formal VET teachers and non-formal vocational trainers. We introduce the initial education required to become formal VET teachers and non-formal vocational trainers in the past three decades in Spain, with particular attention to their technical and pedagogical background. We then briefly explain the continuing education chances addressed to these teachers and trainers. We finish the chapter by pointing to the challenges of the education of VET teachers and trainers, while we suggest that VET teachers have to struggle t…

Everyday uses of standardized test information in a geriatric setting : a qualitative study exploring occupational therapist and physiotherapist test…

2014

Published version of an article in the journal: BMC Health Services Research. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-72 Open Access Background: Health professionals are required to collect data from standardized tests when assessing older patients' functional ability. Such data provide quantifiable documentation on health outcomes. Little is known, however, about how physiotherapists and occupational therapists who administer standardized tests use test information in their daily clinical work. This article aims to investigate how test administrators in a geriatric setting justify the everyday use of standardized test information. Methods. Qualitative s…