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Rewarding the Heroic Work of Midwives in Afghanistan - 20 January 2012
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KABUL — In mid-December, Maliha walked for five days to reach Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan, in northeastern Afghanistan, to receive her award as best midwife in the province. She felt proud as she went onstage to be honoured for her work in her community health clinic. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - February 3, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
RCM: closure of Yorkshire midwife-led centre 'disappointing'Email this article to a colleague.
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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has announced it will permanently close its Jubilee Birth Centre at Castle Hill Hospital, centralising all maternity services at its Hull Royal Infirmary site. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 2, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nigeria: UN, Intel Unveil ICT Initiative for MidwivesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the computing company Intel have unveiled a joint effort to strengthen the skills of midwives and community health workers through technology. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - February 2, 2012 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Educating non‐medical prescribersEmail this article to a colleague.
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SummaryIntroduction: The decade has seen developments in non‐medical prescribing with the introduction of prescribing rights for healthcare professionals. In this article, we focus on the education, training and practice of non‐medical prescribers in the UK. There are around 20,000 nurse independent prescribers, 2,400 pharmacist supplementary/independent prescribers, several hundred allied health professional supplementary prescribers and almost 100 optometrist supplementary/independent prescribers. Many are active prescribers managing chronic conditions or acute episodes of infections and minor ailments.Aims: Ke...
Source: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - February 2, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Derek StewartKatie MacLureJohnson George Source Type: research
The bespoke baby serviceEmail this article to a colleague.
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LIKE all mothers-to-be Lani O'Brien wanted to make sure the birth of her first child was as special as possible. By the time she was 37 weeks pregnant she was so frustrated by the care she was given she switched to a newly-launched midwifery service for pregnant women called One to One. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rewarding the Heroic Work of Midwives in Afghanistan - 20 January 2012Email this article to a colleague.
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KABUL — In mid-December, Maliha walked for five days to reach Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan, in northeastern Afghanistan, to receive her award as best midwife in the province. She felt proud as she went onstage to be honoured for her work in her community health clinic. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - January 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Royal colleges step up Health Bill oppositionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Royal College of Radiologists has joined the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in opposing the Health and Social Care Bill. (Source: Healthcare Republic News)
Source: Healthcare Republic News - January 30, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Intel and UNFPA to boost health workers’ skills around the worldEmail this article to a colleague.
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30 JANUARY 2012 | UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK/SANTA CLARA, California — In an effort to address The high number of unnecessary deaths during pregnancy and childbirth, Intel and UNFPA have announced a joint commitment to strengthen the skills of midwives and community health workers through technology and training materials from the two organizations. (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - January 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Nigeria: FG to Employ 2,000 Midwives - NPHCDAEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Federal Government has concluded plans to employ additional 2,000 midwives, 1,000 community Health officers and 600 Village Health Workers for the ongoing Midwifery Service Scheme (MSS). (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 30, 2012 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
UN and Intel unveil initiative on technology-based training for midwivesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the computing company Intel today unveiled a joint effort to strengthen the skills of midwives and community health workers through technology, in a bid to reduce the number of pregnancy and childbirth-related deaths across the world. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - January 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Improvement of maternal Aboriginality in NSW birth dataEmail this article to a colleague.
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Linking birth data collections is a feasible method to improve the statistical ascertainment of Aboriginal women giving birth in NSW. This has ramifications for the ascertainment of babies of Aboriginal mothers and the targeting of appropriate services in pregnancy and early childhood.Key words:Birth, Aboriginality, data, Australia (Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - Latest articles - January 30, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Fenglian XuElizabeth SullivanRichard MaddenDeborah BlackLisa Pulver Source Type: research
Provision of weight management advice for obese women during pregnancy: a survey of current practice and midwives' views on future approachesEmail this article to a colleague.
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AbstractA semi‐structured, web‐based questionnaire was developed to survey midwives (n = 241) employed by NHS Tayside, UK, to identify current practice and views on weight management of obese women during pregnancy and the puerperium. A total of 78 (32%) midwives submitted responses following email invitation. Most respondents (79%) reported always calculating women's body mass index (BMI) at booking, with 73% routinely explaining the BMI category. In terms of future practice for obese women, although few respondents (15%) currently offer personalised advice regarding weight management based on a woman's diet and p...
Source: Maternal and Child Nutrition - January 30, 2012 Category: Nutrition Authors: Maureen MacleodAmy GregorCarol BarnettElizabeth MageeJoyce ThompsonAnnie S. Anderson Source Type: research
Job fear for NHS Direct staffEmail this article to a colleague.
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Royal College of Nursing warns that 300 jobs may goRelated items from OnMedicaShortages likely as midwives retireHealth and Social Care BillNHS reliant on doctors working ‘goodwill’ hoursAgenda for Change has failed, claim MPsOver a third of nursing posts earmarked for cuts (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 30, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NMC agrees 'in principle' to nurses removing themselves from registerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nurses accused of incompetence could in future leave the Nursing and Midwifery Council register in order to avoid full fitness to practise procedures, under plans agreed in principle by the regulator. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - January 29, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Rewarding the Heroic Work of Midwives in Afghanistan - 20 January 2012Email this article to a colleague.
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KABUL — In mid-December, Maliha walked for five days to reach Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan, in northeastern Afghanistan, to receive her award as best midwife in the province. She felt proud as she went onstage to be honoured for her work in her community health clinic. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - January 27, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
NMC to undergo 'strategic review'Email this article to a colleague.
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A review into the governance of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) could see the regulator shrink in size.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Anne Milton, ordered the ‘strategic review’ in Parliament yesterday (27 January), following reports its fitness to practice processes remain “below the standards expected”.
The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) will undertake the review and is expected to report back by early summer.
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Source: Nursing in Practice - January 27, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: lnaughton Tags: Professional Latest News Source Type: news
An Innovative Strategy in Evaluation: Using a Student Engagement Framework to Evaluate a Role-Based Simulation.Email this article to a colleague.
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This article reports on the use of a student engagement framework to evaluate an online role-play offered as part of a course in Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Midwifery programs. Instruments that measure student engagement to date have targeted large numbers of students at program and institutional levels, rather than at the level of a specific learning activity. Although the framework produced some useful findings for evaluation purposes, further refinement of the questions is required to be certain that deep learning results from the engagement that occurs with course-level learning initiatives.
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Source: The Journal of Nursing Education - January 27, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: Smith M, Warland J, Smith C Tags: J Nurs Educ Source Type: research
Chief midwife brands Lansley's comments 'below the belt'Email this article to a colleague.
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The chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives has hit back at the health secretary over claims that clinicians were opposing the government’s health bill because of concerns about pensions. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - January 26, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Government orders nursing regulator reviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to undergo a strategic review due to its failure to deal with a long standing backlog of fitness to practise cases, it has been confirmed. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - January 26, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Government orders review of NMCEmail this article to a colleague.
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It has been confirmed that the Nursing and Midwifery Council is to undergo a strategic review due to its failure to deal with a long standing backlog of fitness to practise cases. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - January 26, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Home visits during pregnancy and after birth for women with an alcohol or drug problem.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: There is insufficient evidence to recommend the routine use of home visits for pregnant or postpartum women with a drug or alcohol problem. Further large, high-quality trials are needed.
PMID: 22258956 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - January 26, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Turnbull C, Osborn DA Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research
Chief midwife brands Lansley's comments 'below the belt'Email this article to a colleague.
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The chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives has hit back at the health secretary over claims that clinicians were opposing the government’s health bill because of concerns about pensions. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - January 25, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a specialized health coaching intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention in women: the HIPP StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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We describe the rationale and methods of the Health in Pregnancy and Post-birth (HIPP) Study, a study which aims primarily to determine the effectiveness of a specialized health coaching (HC) intervention during pregnancy, compared to education alone, in preventing excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention 12 months post birth. A secondary aim of this study is to evaluate the mechanisms by which our HC intervention impacts on weight management both during pregnancy and post birth.
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The randomized controlled trial will be conducted with 220 women who have a BMI >18.5 (American IOM cut-off for...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - January 24, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Helen SkouterisMarita McCabeJeannette MilgromBridie KentLauren BruceCathrine MihalopoulosSharon HerringMalcolm BarnettDenise PattersonGlyn TealeJanette Gale Source Type: research
Experts review vitamin D adviceEmail this article to a colleague.
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The chief medical officer for England, Dame Sally Davies, is to contact doctors, nurses, and midwives about concerns young children and some adults are deficient in vitamin D. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 24, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Concerns over vitamin D deficiency in children (BBC News, 24 January 2012)Email this article to a colleague.
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According to the BBC the chief medical officer for England will be contacting doctors, nurses and midwives in England to raise concerns about vitamin D deficiency.
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Source: Society for Endocrinology - January 24, 2012 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Effects of massage therapy and presence of attendant on pain, anxiety and satisfaction during laborEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions Findings suggest that massage is an effective alternative intervention, decreasing pain and anxiety during labor and increasing
the level of satisfaction. Also, the supportive role of presenting an attendant can positively influence the level of anxiety
and satisfaction.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Maternal-Fetal MedicinePages 1-5DOI 10.1007/s00404-012-2227-4Authors
Seyedeh Hamideh Mortazavi, Students’ Scientific Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IranSiavash Khaki, Students’ Scientific Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehr...
Source: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics - January 24, 2012 Category: OBGYN Tags: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Source Type: research
Considerations in developing and delivering a non-pharmacological intervention for symptom management in lung cancer: the views of health care professionalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Discussion The participants agreed that the novel symptom management NPI should be individually personalised to the needs of each patient
and be available for patients when they become receptive to it. Moreover, they agreed that the intervention would be most
effective if delivered to patients individually rather than in groups, outside acute medical settings where possible and closer
to patient’s homes, should be delivered by an HCP rather than a trained volunteer or lay person and should involve informal
carers wherever practicable.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticlePages 1-10...
Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - January 24, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Supportive Care in Cancer Source Type: research
Place of birth in England: Still a contentious issue?Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 22248565 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Midwifery)
Source: Midwifery - January 23, 2012 Category: Midwifery Authors: Bick D Tags: Midwifery Source Type: research
Worry grows as second senior nurse leaves NMCEmail this article to a colleague.
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Concerns have been raised about a lack of nursing leadership at the top of the Nursing and Midwifery Council after it emerged another senior nurse had quit the troubled regulator. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - January 23, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
RCM to consult members on gov pension proposalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will seek member opinion on the government’s final pension plan proposal
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Source: Nursing in Practice - January 23, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: lnaughton Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Pain relief for childbirth: The preferences of pregnant women, midwives and obstetricians.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION: There are differences in the personal preferences of pregnant women, midwives and obstetricians regarding pain relief for childbirth. It is important that the pain relief methods available in maternity care settings reflect the informed preferences of pregnant women.
PMID: 22277194 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - January 23, 2012 Category: Midwifery Authors: Madden KL, Turnbull D, Cyna AM, Adelson P, Wilkinson C Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research
NMC forced to withdraw 'unlawful' sanction guidanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has delayed the publication of its updated indicative sanctions guidance
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Source: Nursing in Practice - January 20, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: lnaughton Tags: Professional Latest News Source Type: news
A comparative analysis of the health and well-being of cancer survivors to the general populationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions The majority of cancer survivors do not appear to require additional support services. There is, however, a subgroup of survivors
who warrant specialist support, particularly survivors who are older, experience late effects and have had adjuvant treatments.
Future research should focus on developing methods that could be used in routine clinical practice to identify ‘at risk’ or
vulnerable patients and to provide appropriate and timely support.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticlePages 1-8DOI 10.1007/s00520-011-1372-9Authors
Olinda Santin, School of Nursing and Midw...
Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - January 20, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Supportive Care in Cancer Source Type: research
Shadow health secretary: too dangerous to go ahead with NHS reformsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Andy Burnham urges Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to drop hs NHS reforms, saying they have little support from midwives, nurses or doctors. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - January 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: nurse reform doctors private government shadow cradle to the grave public health medical politician secretary politics service dr nhs tory lansley nurses andrew medicine andy midwives bill midwife labour Source Type: news
Two royal colleges declare opposition to Health BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives have declared all out opposition to the government’s Health and Social Care Bill. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - January 19, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
RCN and RCM harden their opposition to health billEmail this article to a colleague.
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The royal colleges of nursing and midwives have openly opposed the government’s health and social care bill for the first time, and called for it to be scrapped. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - January 19, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
VIDEO: Unions move to opposition over NHS billEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nurses and midwives have announced they will fight the government's plans for a major shake up of the NHS in England. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Predictors of and reasons for pacifier use in first-time mothers: an observational studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions:
This study identifies an opportunity for educating new mothers and their support network, particularly their infant's grandmothers, with regards to potential risks associated with the early and frequent use of a pacifier, and alternative methods for soothing their infant, in order to reduce the use of pacifiers and their potentially negative effect on breastfeeding duration. (Source: BMC Pediatrics - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Pediatrics - Latest articles - January 19, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Chelsea MauchJane ScottAnthea MagareyLynne Daniels Source Type: research
Abandon NHS bill, two unions sayEmail this article to a colleague.
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The unions for nurses and midwives toughen their stance in moving to "outright opposition" to the government's plans for the NHS in England. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Unions toughen stance on NHS billEmail this article to a colleague.
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The unions representing nurses and midwives join others in moving to "outright opposition" to the government's plans for the NHS in England. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rwanda: Nurses, Midwives Pledge Better ServicesEmail this article to a colleague.
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New Times (Kigali)-The National Council of Nurses and Midwives (NCMC) has vowed to improve their performance in serving the public. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 18, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Key Factors Affecting 3 Generations Of Nurses Identified By Retention StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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If organisations want to retain qualified nurses they need to tackle the different work factors that are important to the three key age groups and build on the strong attachment that many nurses feel to the profession. Those are the key messages to emerge from a large-scale survey of nurses published in the January issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing. Australian researchers surveyed 900 nurses from seven private hospitals in four states, breaking them down into Baby Boomers (44 to 46 years), Generation X (29 to 43 years) and Generation Y (under 29)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
WIN a copy of 'Get into Nursing & Midwifery'Email this article to a colleague.
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Up your chances of finding a nursing job and enter our prize draw to win one of two copies of ‘Get into Nursing & Midwifery’. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - January 17, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nigeria: 'One Child With Polio Makes All Children Unsafe'Email this article to a colleague.
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Daily Trust (Abuja)-2011 came with mixed results: Cases of wild polio virus resurged; vaccines for immunisation ran out; a scheme for midwives gained impetus; Nigeria began its first-ever use of improved MenAfriVac against CSM. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Ado Muhammad, sheds light on some issues that marked the past year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - January 17, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
HEA workshop: teaching and assessing professionalism in health careEmail this article to a colleague.
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Professionalism is an important issue across all of the health professions, including but not limited to nursing, midwifery, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, health professions including occupational health, social work, etc. The regulatory bodies expect higher education to recognise, teach and assess professionalism, which manifests itself in a range of behaviours.
The HPC is currently consulting on 'fitness to practice and registration' (http://www.hpc-uk.org/aboutus/consultations/index.asp?id=131), and the other regulatory bodies have focussed extensively on evidencing professionalism in the past.
This highly in...
Source: MEDEV News - January 17, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Births Attended by Midwives Safe, Need Fewer InterventionsBirths Attended by Midwives Safe, Need Fewer InterventionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Births attended by certified nurse midwives are as safe as those attended by physicians and require fewer interventions. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 15, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Resolving conflicting social categories: The role of age-related executive ability.Email this article to a colleague.
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We investigated the effect of age-related decline in executive ability on the application of emergent features to incongruent social category conjunctions (e.g., male midwife). When forming an impression of an incongruent conjunction, older adults used more emergent attributes (attributes associated exclusively with the category conjunction and not the constituents), relative to younger adults. Moreover, this relationship was mediated by a reduction in inhibitory ability (measured using a Stroop task) and processing speed (measured using a Digit Symbol Substitution Test, DSST). These findings are consisten...
Source: British Journal of Psychology - January 14, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hutter RR, Wood C, Dodd GF Tags: Br J Psychol Source Type: research
Teamwork in Stride: Using Teamwork to Improve Performance and Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague.
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In 2008, Duke Medicine's early adoption of system-wide teamwork strategies caught the attention of the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality, a branch of the US Department of Health & Human Services.
At their invitation, Duke became one of five medical centers nationwide to become a training center for TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety).
Improving Communication
As the program's name suggests, TeamSTEPPS includes methodologies to bolster teamwork among health care providers at all levels. For Duke's Cardiothoracic OR (CT OR) team, that has meant placing improved communicati...
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - January 13, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Duke Heart Center Other Source Type: news
Midwifery leader expresses concern at 'foetus parties' trendEmail this article to a colleague.
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A midwifery leader has expressed concern about the “commercialisation” of pregnancy and the growing trend for expectant mothers to hold “foetus parties”. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - January 13, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Foetus parties show "commercialisation" of pregnancy, says top midwifeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The country's top midwife has raised concerns about what she described as "the worrying trend towards the commercialisation of pregnancy", such as the increase in "foetus parties". (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - January 13, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
