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Leethongdissakul, Songkramchai, Wilawun Chada, Supa Pengpid, and Sangud Chualinfa. "An exploratory factor analysis of core competencies of public health professionals at primary care service level in Northeastern Thailand." SAGE Open Medicine 8 (January 2020): 205031212094053. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312120940531.

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Background: Public health professionals play a significant role in primary care services in Thailand. Although efforts are being taken to establish professional standards it has neither been outlined nor been officially announced. There is a lack of understanding of what is a suitable set of core competencies for a public health professional. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the core competencies of public health professionals at the primary care service level in Thailand. Methods: A quantitative survey using a questionnaire was conducted in 862 public health professionals in the northe
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Yan, Yu-Hua, Chih-Ming Kung, and Horng-Ming Yeh. "The Impacts of the Hierarchical Medical System on National Health Insurance on the Resident’s Health Seeking Behavior in Taiwan: A Case Study on the Policy to Reduce Hospital Visits." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 17 (2019): 3167. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173167.

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Objective: This study investigated the impacts of the hierarchical medical system under the national health insurance program on residents’ healthcare-seeking behavior in Taiwan. Background: Healthcare authorities in Taiwan initiated an allowance reduction for outpatient visits at regional hospitals and higher hierarchical hospitals in 2018. The ultimate goal is to implement a hierarchical medical system to provide residents accessible as well as consistent medical services. Methods: This research was conducted through a questionnaire survey, and data were collected between August and December
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Karim, Rizwanul M., M. Shaikh Abdullah, Anisur M. Rahman, and Ashraful M. Alam. "Identifying influence of perceived quality and satisfaction on the utilization status of the community clinic services; Bangladesh context." Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin 41, no. 1 (2016): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v41i1.30192.

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Background: Bangladesh is one among the few countries of the world that provides free medical services at the community level through various public health facilities. It is now evident that, clients’ perceived quality of services and their expectations of service standards affect health service utilization to a great extent. The aim of the study was to develop and validate the measures for perception and satisfaction of primary health care quality in Bangladesh context and to identify their aspects on the utilization status of the Community Clinic (CC) services.Methods: This mixed method cros
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Helfand, AE. "Integrating strategies for podiatric public health, clinical services, and education." Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 89, no. 8 (1999): 427–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.7547/87507315-89-8-427.

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Changes in the health-care system will continue to modify the delivery of podiatric medical care and podiatric medical education. Podiatric medicine and its educational programs will need to focus on the management of care, special populations, and disease prevention. Future providers will need to participate as team members and respond to new patterns of care, including the special needs of the older population. This article explores methodologies for professional activities, administration, incentives for change, academic issues, innovation, implementation, outcome measures, and health polic
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Li, Virginia Cheng. "Critical Public Health Problems Perceived by Urban Chinese Health Workers." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 6, no. 4 (1986): 297–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/c3kb-tyd4-p0ah-k509.

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This study surveyed a cross section of urban Chinese health workers' perception of problems, needs and priorities in health care delivery. Eleven categories of problems were identified by the health workers. When asked to prioritize what they perceived as critical public health problems in China, more respondents (25.9%) cited family planning and maternal child health as the most critical problem. However, in terms of response frequency, family planning and maternal child health ranked fifth (10.7%) behind disease prevention (18.4%), health education of the public (15.4%), health services admi
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Lexchin, Joel. "Pharmaceutical Promotion in Canada: Convince Them or Confuse Them." International Journal of Health Services 17, no. 1 (1987): 77–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/4w1h-e70t-tl9x-vggc.

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Currently, drug companies are spending in excess of $200 million annually on promoting their products to Canadian physicians. Although the industry has adopted a voluntary code of advertising practice, this has not prevented gross excesses in all forms of pharmaceutical promotion: drug-company sponsored continuing medical education, and promotion through the public media, detailers, direct mail, sampling, and journal advertising. Not only does advertising add to the cost of drugs, but physicians' reliance on information conveyed through advertising leads to poor prescribing and consequently to
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Dwyer, Alison J. "Roles, attributes and career paths of medical administrators in public hospitals: survey of Victorian metropolitan Directors of Medical Services." Australian Health Review 34, no. 4 (2010): 506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah09750.

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Aim. To document the roles, the perceived skills and attributes and experience required of Medical Administrators in contemporary public hospitals. Method. Interviews with Directors of Medical Services (DMS) from Victorian metropolitan public hospitals between March 2005 and May 2005. Results. A total of 14 of the 21 DMS in Victoria were interviewed. Key roles: Managing Medical Staff; Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement; Strategy and Service development; and Medical advisor to CEO. Key attributes and skills aligned with roles. Most respondents hold Fellowship of Royal Australasian Coll
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Ross, Lainie Friedman. "Adolescent Sexuality and Public Policy: ALiberalResponse." Politics and the Life Sciences 15, no. 1 (1996): 13–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0730938400019560.

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Conflicting U.S. statutes exist governing adolescent sexuality. While parents are allowed to remove their children from sex education, they cannot prevent their children from procuring medical care and contraception without parental awareness or consent. I argue that specialized consent statutes—statutes which empower adolescents to seek confidential reproductive and sexual health care—are an inappropriate solution to adolescent sexuality because (1) they empower individuals whom we otherwise believe are not ready for autonomous decision-making; (2) they endorse deception, which is the wrong m
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Trilk, Jennifer L., Dennis Muscato, and Rani Polak. "Advancing Lifestyle Medicine Education in Undergraduate Medical School Curricula Through the Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative (LMEd)." American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 12, no. 5 (2016): 412–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827616682475.

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Physicians are uniquely positioned to stem the tide of the world’s top lifestyle-related diseases; however, most are not trained to provide effective patient care. The Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative (LMEd) has a plan that is a comprehensive and sustainable approach to policies, programs, and initiatives to increase graduating US medical students’ knowledge and application of lifestyle medicine. LMEd’s strategic plan is to (1) provide high-quality curricular material; (2) solicit support of medical school deans, critical administration, and faculty; (3) influence federal and state p
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Burchell, Anna, Sabin Fernbacher, Robert Lewis, and Andrew Neil. ""Dental as Anything" Inner South Community Health Service Dental Outreach to People with a Mental Illness." Australian Journal of Primary Health 12, no. 2 (2006): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py06025.

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This article provides an overview of a unique way to respond to the complex oral health needs of people with a mental illness. People with a psychiatric disability, especially those of low income and insecure housing, are at high risk of developing oral disease, due to issues associated with mental illness, poverty and the side-effects of psychotropic medication. The 'Dental as Anything' program is a collaborative partnership between the mental health, dental and administration teams of the Inner South Community Health Service (ISCHS) in Melbourne. It provides a flexible program incorporating
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Holden, Carol, Carolyn Poljski, Catherine Andrews, Megan Cock, Rory Wolfe, and David de Krester. "The Dynamics of Community Education in Male Reproductive Health: Findings from an Australian Study." Australian Journal of Primary Health 12, no. 2 (2006): 146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py06034.

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A significant number of men are affected by reproductive health disorders; however, the level of awareness and education for some disorders is limited. Our aim was to explore the dynamics of community education activities being undertaken in Australia that address or include information on male reproductive health issues, to identify health promotion initiatives that help raise the awareness of male reproductive health disorders. A survey was distributed to medical practitioners, health services and community organisations across Australia to identify organisations providing male reproductive
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Behera, Manas Ranjan, Chardsumon Prutipinyo, Nithat Sirichotiratana, and Chukiat Viwatwongkasem. "Retention of medical doctors and nurses in rural areas of Odisha state, India – a policy analysis." International Journal of Workplace Health Management 12, no. 4 (2019): 178–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijwhm-05-2018-0057.

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Purpose Retention of medical doctors and nurses in remote and rural areas is a key issue in India. The purpose of this paper is to assess the relevant policies and provisions with respect to health care professionals, aiming to develop feasible retention strategies in rural areas of Odisha state of India. Design/methodology/approach The study employed documentary review and key informant interviews with policy elites (health planners, policy maker, researchers, etc.). The document review included published and unpublished reports, policy notifications and articles on human resources for health
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Patterson, Elizabeth, Kay Price, and Desley Hegney. "Primary health care and general practice nurses: What is the nexus?" Australian Journal of Primary Health 11, no. 1 (2005): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py05007.

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This paper presents the findings from three separate qualitative studies that sought to explore the current and potential role of nurses employed in general medical practices in Australia. General practitioners', practice nurses' and consumers' views and perceptions were gathered from individual and group interviews. The data indicate that practice nurses (PNs) are involved in first level or primary care of individuals and engage in some form of preventive health care. Some PNs have a family/community focus in addition to their focus of care on individuals. Engagement in health promotion was f
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Arrieta, Martha I., Rachel D. Foreman, Errol D. Crook, and Marjorie L. Icenogle. "Providing Continuity of Care for Chronic Diseases in the Aftermath of Katrina: From Field Experience to Policy Recommendations." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 3, no. 3 (2009): 174–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/dmp.0b013e3181b66ae4.

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ABSTRACTThis study sought to elicit challenges and solutions in the provision of health care to those with chronic diseases after Hurricane Katrina in coastal Alabama and Mississippi. In-depth interviews with 30 health and social service providers (key informants) and 4 focus groups with patients with chronic diseases were conducted. Subsequently an advisory panel of key informants was convened. Findings were summarized and key informants submitted additional feedback. The chronic diseases identified as medical management priorities by key informants were mental health, diabetes mellitus, hype
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Lopes, Maria-Cecilia, Gabriela Gutierres, and Henrique Salmazo. "Social media for students sleep health promotion: A health intervention report during COVID-19." Sleep 44, Supplement_2 (2021): A262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsab072.669.

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Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic affected sleep health. Students’ sleep health requires cognitive processes, mental and physical balance. We assume that the pandemic COVID-19 has modified some sleep habits by eliciting environmental and social interaction changes. According to the perspective that the students need health education interventions on sleep hygiene, we aimed to promote sleep health education based on social media in students using Instagram. Methods Students participated by answering an online questionnaire in Instagram platform. The sample was 300 students with intern
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Beinner, Mark Anthony, and Rosana Passos Cambraia Beinner. "The profile of professionals in health and education fields at work in their communities." Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 9, no. 1 (2004): 77–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1413-81232004000100008.

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Social roles mold attitudes of actors who play the part in the community, and affect behavioral and moral attitudes and social conscience. There is a diversity of behaviors that demonstrates the extension to which individuals are in constant participation in the community life. A group profile of professional's health and education may supply information on the disciplinary approach in Community Health. Objective: to examine the profile of professionals at work in the Health and Education fields. Subjects participated in answering questions concerning professional work, leisure/religious activ
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Lin, Min-Hua, She-Yu Chiu, Wen-Chao Ho, and Hui-Ying Huang. "Application of the Ottawa Charter Five Priority Areas of Action for Public Health to an Institution-Wide Diabetes Care Promotion." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4 (2021): 1543. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041543.

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This study was the first institution-wide health promotion program in Taiwan to apply the five priority areas for taking action in public health highlighted in the Ottawa Charter for diabetes patients. We aimed to improve the quality of home care received by diabetic patients by training health care professionals in health promotion. This program consisted of developing personal skills, reorienting health services, strengthening community actions, creating supportive environments, and building healthy public policy. It was applied in the Yunlin Christian Hospital located in central Taiwan from
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Marchand, William R., Julie Beckstrom, Elena Nazarenko, et al. "The Veterans Health Administration Whole Health Model of Care: Early Implementation and Utilization at a Large Healthcare System." Military Medicine 185, no. 11-12 (2020): e2150-e2157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaa198.

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Abstract Introduction The U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is changing the way it provides healthcare to a model known as Whole Health (WH). The aim is to shift from a primarily medical/disease-oriented system to a model that focuses on health promotion and disease prevention; utilizes personalized, proactive, and patient-driven care; and emphasizes the use of complementary and integrative health. This investigation aimed to examine referral and utilization patterns in early implementation at tertiary care VHA medical care system. Specific aims were to evaluate (1) referral patterns,
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Joyce, Catherine, Harris Eyre, Wei Chun Wang, and Caroline Laurence. "Australian doctors’ non-clinical activities: results from the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) survey of doctors." Australian Health Review 39, no. 5 (2015): 588. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah14223.

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Objective The aim of the present study was to investigate non-clinical work conducted by Australian doctors. Methods This study was an exploratory descriptive study using data from Wave 5 of the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) longitudinal survey, collected in 2012 from Australian medical practitioners (2200 general practitioners (GPs), 3455 specialists, 1270 specialists in training and 1656 hospital non-specialists). The main outcome measure was the number of hours worked per week in non-clinical work. Regression analysis was used to determine associations between
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Jennings, Warren, Geoffrey K. Spurling, and Deborah A. Askew. "Yarning about health checks: barriers and enablers in an urban Aboriginal medical service." Australian Journal of Primary Health 20, no. 2 (2014): 151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py12138.

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The annual health check for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People has been welcomed as a means of conducting a comprehensive assessment to address preventive health care delivery, identify new diagnoses and initiate new treatments. Rates of health check uptake across Australia have been poor with less than 12% of the eligible population receiving one during 2009/10. This qualitative study sought to identify barriers and enablers to undertaking health checks in an urban Aboriginal Medical Service through semistructured interviews with 25 clinical staff (doctors, nurses and Aboriginal and
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Pfefferbaum, Betty, Brian W. Flynn, David Schonfeld, et al. "The Integration of Mental and Behavioral Health Into Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 6, no. 1 (2012): 60–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/dmp.2012.1.

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ABSTRACTThe close interplay between mental health and physical health makes it critical to integrate mental and behavioral health considerations into all aspects of public health and medical disaster management. Therefore, the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) convened the Disaster Mental Health Subcommittee to assess the progress of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in integrating mental and behavioral health into disaster and emergency preparedness and response activities. One vital opportunity to improve integration is the development of clear and directive nationa
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Lin, Jia-Juen, Yuan-Ti Lee, and Hao-Jan Yang. "Factors associated with hepatitis A virus infection among HIV-positive patients before and after implementation of a hepatitis A virus vaccination program at a medical centre in central Taiwan." Sexual Health 17, no. 3 (2020): 239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh19029.

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Background Taiwan government has promoted the administration of a hepatitis A vaccine at public expense for high-risk groups as a preventive measure after the outbreak of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections in 2015. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of such vaccination policy in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Methods: From January 2016 to July 2017, we enrolled 658 HIV-positive male participants. Participants were stratified into anti-HAV-positive (n = 165) and anti-HAV-negative (n = 493) groups. A total of 364 anti-HAV-negative patients received vaccination
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RODRIGUES, A. B., J. A. GROENWOLD, R. S. DIAS, and S. F. BENASSI. "MUNICIPAL BASIC SANITATION PLANNING: A METHODOLOGY OF SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND A CASE." Periódico Tchê Química 15, no. 29 (2018): 319–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.52571/ptq.v15.n29.2018.319_periodico29_pgs_319_332.pdf.

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The Itaipu Technological Park Foundation in partnership with Itaipu Binacional develops actions in the western Paraná/Brazil purposing the promotion of a regional dialogue on basic sanitation and its relevance on health. Therefore, a methodology of technical support to public management was developed for Basic Sanitation and Solid Waste Plans, in consonance with the counties reality and contributing to universal access to sanitation services and legal compliance. According to the Brazilian Policy on Basic Sanitation (Federal Law 11455/2007), municipalities should plan their public services in
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Rodwin, Marc A. "Drug Advertising, Continuing Medical Education, and Physician Prescribing: A Historical Review and Reform Proposal." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 38, no. 4 (2010): 807–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720x.2010.00534.x.

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Public policy tries to promote appropriate drug use by allowing firms to market drugs in interstate commerce only for uses that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found to be safe and effective. Because of their medical knowledge, physicians are authorized to prescribe drugs even for uses unapproved by the FDA. Nevertheless, physicians have relied on drug firms for information on appropriate prescribing despite the inherent tension between drug firm dissemination of information to promote sales and rational prescribing. In the past, physicians often relied particularly on drug firm adv
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Ackley, Caroline, Mohamed Elsheikh, and Shahaduz Zaman. "Scoping review of Neglected Tropical Disease Interventions and Health Promotion: A framework for successful NTD interventions as evidenced by the literature." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15, no. 7 (2021): e0009278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009278.

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Background Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect more than one billion people globally. A Public Library of Science (PLOS) journal dedicated to NTDs lists almost forty NTDs, while the WHO prioritises twenty NTDs. A person can be affected by more than one disease at the same time from a range of infectious and non-infectious agents. Many of these diseases are preventable, and could be eliminated with various public health, health promotion and medical interventions. This scoping review aims to determine the extent of the body of literature on NTD interventions and health promotion activitie
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Vamos, Sandra, Orkan Okan, Tetine Sentell, and Irving Rootman. "Making a Case for “Education for Health Literacy”: An International Perspective." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 4 (2020): 1436. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041436.

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In many countries, health literacy research, practice, and policy have been moving away from a focus only on medical care and health-care settings to a much broader conceptualization. In this broader perspective, health literacy can be obtained and used across many other settings (e.g., school, home, workplaces, government) towards achieving health and wellness goals across the life-course for individuals, families, and communities. The education sector is a critical domain towards these achievements and education for health literacy is a fundamental process and outcome. This can help towards
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Khozhylo, Iryna, Volodymyr Bulba, and Yurii Kuts. "Program management in the socio-humanitarian sphere of the megapolis: aspects of monitoring and evaluation." Public administration aspects 8, no. 6 (2020): 230–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.15421/1520121.

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The article is devoted to the implementation of local programs in the socio-humanitarian sphere in the context of the study of aspects of monitoring and evaluation of programs as an important element in ensuring the effectiveness of public administration in the formation and implementation of local development programs. In particular, the study covers urban and regional programs in the field of physical culture and sports. A thorough analysis of the content of these programs through the prism of public administration in the field of health and physical activity of the population as a separate
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Eyre, Harris A., Rob D. Mitchell, Will Milford, Nitin Vaswani, and Steven Moylan. "Portfolio careers for medical graduates: implications for postgraduate training and workforce planning." Australian Health Review 38, no. 3 (2014): 246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah13203.

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Portfolio careers in medicine can be defined as significant involvement in one or more portfolios of activity beyond a practitioner’s primary clinical role, either concurrently or in sequence. Portfolio occupations may include medical education, research, administration, legal medicine, the arts, engineering, business and consulting, leadership, politics and entrepreneurship. Despite significant interest among junior doctors, portfolios are poorly integrated with prevocational and speciality training programs in Australia. The present paper seeks to explore this issue. More formal systems for
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Hoschl, C., and L. Fialova. "EPA Guidance on Conflicts of Interest." European Psychiatry 26, S2 (2011): 2201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73904-9.

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Conflict of interest (COI) is a set of circumstances that creates a risk that professional judgments or actions regarding a primary interest will be unduly influenced and compromised by a secondary interest. It might arise in clinical practice, research, and education, and might include individuals and institutions.Primary interests include the pursuit of well-being of patients, ensuring the independence of medical education, and protecting the objectivity and integrity of medical research.Secondary interests might involve financial interests, pursuit of recognition and professional career adv
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Höschl, C., and L. Fialová. "European Psychiatric Association guidance on the conflicts of interest." European Psychiatry 27, no. 2 (2012): 142–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.09.003.

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AbstractConflict of interest (COI) is a set of circumstances that creates a risk that professional judgments or actions regarding a primary interest will be unduly influenced and compromised by a secondary interest. It might arise in clinical practice, research, and education, and might include individuals and institutions. Primary interests include the pursuit of well-being of patients, ensuring the independence of medical education, and protecting the objectivity and integrity of medical research. Secondary interests might involve financial interests, pursuit of recognition and professional
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Bordin, R., P. D. Fisher, M. M. Klück, and R. S. Rosa. "Using Computer and Internet-based Resources to Teach Health Care Planning and Administration in an Undergraduate Medical Program." Methods of Information in Medicine 45, no. 03 (2006): 316–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634068.

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Summary Objective: We describe the teaching methods, involving computer and Internet-based resources, used in the “Administration and Planning in Health Care” course of the undergraduate medical program at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Method: Description on how the curriculum guidelines for the undergraduate medical education in Brazil have been implemented at this university. The guidelines specify that graduates should be skilled and knowledgeable in health care administration and management, understand the market dynamics of health care services, and be prepared to contribut
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Lichtenberg, Frank R. "The Effect of Pharmaceutical Innovation on Longevity: Patient Level Evidence from the 1996–2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and Linked Mortality Public-use Files." Forum for Health Economics and Policy 16, no. 1 (2013): 1–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/fhep-2012-0032.

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Abstract This study uses patient-level data to analyze the effect of technological change embodied in pharmaceuticals on the longevity of elderly Americans. Previous patient-level studies could not control for important patient attributes such as education, income, and race; they did not provide estimates of the effect of using newer drugs on life expectancy, or of the overall cost-effectiveness of new drugs relative to old drugs; and they were not based on nationally representative samples of individuals. Our data, primarily derived from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the Linked Mor
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Newman, Christy E., Michael R. Kidd, Susan C. Kippax, Robert H. Reynolds, Peter G. Canavan, and John B. F. de Wit. "Engaging nonHIV specialist general practitioners with new priorities in HIV prevention and treatment: qualitative insights from those working in the field." Sexual Health 10, no. 3 (2013): 193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh12157.

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Background The science of HIV prevention and treatment is evolving rapidly, resulting in renewed calls to increase rates of HIV testing and, in particular, facilitate the timely and possibly earlier initiation of treatment, as this has the potential to dramatically reduce new infections. Little is known about how to engage nonHIV specialist Australian general practitioners (GPs) with these new priorities. Methods: Content related to the engagement of nonHIV specialist GPs in the HIV response was identified within the transcripts of in-depth interviews with policy key informants (n = 24) and ge
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Sirait, L. M. F., L. A. Anggreni, W. E. Prasetyo, W. Kendar Susantyo, and R. K. Priharto. "VIA (Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid) Service Goes to Public to Make Jakarta Free From Cervical Cancer." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (2018): 143s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.17100.

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Background and context: According to GLOBOCAN data 2012, cervical cancer in Indonesia was in 2nd rank of cancer incidence for women in Indonesia. Aim: To raise public awareness toward cervical cancer and to increase the number of citizens who go through the early detection procedure of cervical cancer in Jakarta. Strategy/Tactics: In January 2017, Department of Health of Special Capital Region of Jakarta issued a new policy to increase the rate of cervical cancer screening in the city. The new policy includes: 1. A new reporting system in which all the patients who are subjected to cervical ca
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Chu, Wei-Min, Gow-Jen Shieh, Shi-Liang Wu, and Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu. "Use of Facebook by Academic Medical Centers in Taiwan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 11 (2020): e21501. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/21501.

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Background The battle against COVID-19 remains ongoing, and social media has played an important role during the crisis for both communication and health promotion, particularly for health care organizations. Taiwan’s success during the COVID-19 outbreak is well known and the use of social media is one of the key contributing factors to that success. Objective This nationwide observational study in Taiwan aimed to explore the use of Facebook by academic medical centers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We conducted a nationwide observational study of all Facebook fan page posts culled from
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Byrne, Nicole. "Internet images of the speech pathology profession." Australian Health Review 42, no. 4 (2018): 420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah17033.

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Objective The Internet provides the general public with information about speech pathology services, including client groups and service delivery models, as well as the professionals providing the services. Although this information assists the general public and other professionals to both access and understand speech pathology services, it also potentially provides information about speech pathology as a prospective career, including the types of people who are speech pathologists (i.e. demographics). The aim of the present study was to collect baseline data on how the speech pathology profe
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Zhussupova, Gulzira, and Didar Baidullayeva. "Improving the Formation of the Kazakhstan National Drug Formulary to Increase the Rational Use of Medicines." Journal of Health Development 2, no. 37 (2020): 43–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.32921/2225-9929-2020-2-37-43-59.

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Abstract Kazakhstan national drug formulary form is defined as - a list of medicines with proven clinical safety and efficacy, as well as orphan (rare) drugs, which is a mandatory basis for the development of medicinal formularies of medical organizations and formation of lists of procurement of medicines within the guaranteed volume of free medical care and in the system of compulsory social health insurance in the Code “On public health and health care system”. Health research data show that in 18% of cases, non-KNF drugs were prescribed in Nur-Sultan medical organizations, 86% of healthcare
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Sharma, Anjana E., Beatrice Huang, Jan Bing Del Rosario, Janine Yang, W. John Boscardin, and Urmimala Sarkar. "Patient and caregiver factors in ambulatory incident reports: a mixed-methods analysis." BMJ Open Quality 10, no. 3 (2021): e001421. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001421.

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ObjectivesPatients and caregivers are the primary stakeholders in ambulatory safety, given they perform daily chronic disease self-management, medication administration and outpatient follow-up. However, little attention has been given to their role in adverse events. We identified themes related to patient and caregiver factors and challenges in ambulatory safety incident reports from a Patient Safety Organization.MethodsWe conducted a mixed-methods analysis of ambulatory incident reports submitted to the Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization, including 450 hospitals or clinic
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White, Mike, and Mary Robson. "Finding Sustainability: University-community collaborations focused on arts in health." Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement 4 (November 22, 2011): 48–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ijcre.v4i0.1963.

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This article describes a number of community-based arts in health projects in schools and disadvantaged communities in Northern England that connect with the interdisciplinary research interests of the Centre for Medical Humanities at Durham University (www.dur.ac.uk/cmh). It examines issues about what makes for sustainability in both practice and research of arts in health when operating from a university base and stresses the importance of relationship-based work in health promotion interventions in communities. It attempts to set arts development work in the policy context of how community
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Anjos, Vitor Ávila Alexandre dos, Giselle Helena Tavares, Joel Saraiva Ferreira, and Junior Vagner Pereira da Silva. "Políticas públicas de promoção de saúde e orientação profissional em AAL em Campo Grande/MS, Brasil (Public health promotion policies and professional guidance in the Outdoor Gyms in Campo Grande/MS, Brazil)." Retos, no. 41 (December 7, 2020): 112–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v0i41.83012.

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As experiências com atividade física no tempo de lazer com objetivos de promoção da saúde se encontram condicionadas por diferentes fatores, dentre eles, políticas públicas, por meio do fomento de orientação e acompanhamento por profissionais de Educação Física em espaços públicos. Esta investigação, teve por objetivo analisar a atuação de professores de Educação Física no acompanhamento e orientação no uso dos aparelhos de AAL sob administração da Prefeitura Municipal de Campo Grande/MS. A pesquisa é de corte transversal, quali-quantitativa, descritiva-exploratória e de campo. O objeto de aná
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Schepin, Vladimir O., Leonid P. Chicherin, Valery I. Popov, and Igor E. Esaulenko. "Interagency in health care children and adolescents: WHO recommendations and Russian realities." Annals of the Russian academy of medical sciences 76, no. 1 (2021): 93–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.15690/vramn1338.

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The article presents the materials of systematization and scientific study of the main international and Russian normative documents in the field of healthcare and rights of children and adolescents aged 0-17, and of the practical implementation of an intersectoral/interdepartmental approach in relevant programs. A set of modern methods of socio-hygienic and medical-organizational research, including statistical, historical insights, expert evaluation, study of departments experience, and others was applied, with an emphasis on analysis.
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den Herder-van der Eerden, Marlieke, Benjamin Ewert, Farina Hodiamont, Michaela Hesse, Jeroen Hasselaar, and Lukas Radbruch. "Towards accessible integrated palliative care." Journal of Integrated Care 25, no. 3 (2017): 222–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jica-03-2017-0006.

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Purpose Literature suggests that integrated palliative care (IPC) increases the quality of care for palliative patients at lower costs. However, knowledge on models encompassing all integration levels for successfully implementing IPC is scarce. The purpose of this paper is to describe the experiences of IPC leaders in seven European countries regarding core elements, facilitators and barriers of IPC implementation and provides recommendations for future policy and practice. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative interview study was conducted between December 2013 and May 2014. In total, 34
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Bartosiewicz, Anna, and Anna Jacek. "Strategie rozwoju i wyzwania pielęgniarstwa w Polsce i na świecie." Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego. Seria Prawnicza. Prawo 30 (2020): 69–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.15584/znurprawo.2020.30.4.

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Constantly changing environment and constantly growing needs and requirements of patients, make nursing define its competences, look for place in the health care system, plan tasks and create nursing development strategies. It tries to meet the requirements, becoming at the same time a key link in the health care system and a fully autonomous profession but with an unchangeable mission which is to save human life and care for the patient. Permanent changes in health care, in society as well as in the structures in medical professions cause that nursing constantly strives for its development an
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Badal, K., and M. John. "Introducing Patient Navigation to Trinidad and Tobago As a Method to Improve Public Cancer Care Delivery." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (2018): 163s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.40300.

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Background and context: Despite significant public health care investment, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has poor cancer patient outcomes. For example, T&T has one of the highest breast cancer (BC) mortality rates in the Caribbean and the highest BC mortality/incidence ratio in the Americas. The BC 5-year survival rate for the period 1995-2007 was approximately 20%-30%, compared with 80% for the US. Many factors contribute to this disparity including healthcare administration challenges such as unavailability of drugs, long delays in securing appointments, loss of paper records and loss to
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Helou, Samar, Elie El Helou, Victoria Abou-Khalil, et al. "The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physicians’ Use and Perception of Telehealth: The Case of Lebanon." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 13 (2020): 4866. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134866.

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The COVID-19 pandemic forced physicians to quickly adapt and find ways to provide their usual offline services by using online tools. We aimed to understand how physicians adapted to the sudden need for telehealth and if their perception of telehealth changed due to their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted an exploratory sequential mixed-methods study. We interviewed five Lebanese physicians and thematically analyzed the interviews. We developed a questionnaire based on the analysis results and administered it online to physicians in Lebanon. In total, 140 responses were col
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Patdu, Ivy D. "Recommendations for Social Media Use in Hospitals and Health Care Facilities." Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 31, no. 1 (2016): 6–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.32412/pjohns.v31i1.299.

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Social Media is the new avenue for creating connections and sharing of information. Through social media, one can reach a global community. In recent years, we have seen how social media has changed the way we do things. Social Media has been extensively utilized for health education and promotion, proving itself to be an invaluable tool for public health, professional networking and patient care benefit.
 
 The challenge has been to use the power afforded by social media responsibly, and to define the line between use and abuse. While there may be laws, implementation proves to be a
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J, Nedelea, and Babu P. George. "Sustainable Development of Tourism in the Eastern Europe: A Case Study of Romania." Atna - Journal of Tourism Studies 2, no. 1 (2007): 9–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.12727/ajts.2.2.

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The strategies of sustainable development emphasize the interdependence between the local and the global, between the already developed countries and the ones following this course, underlining the necessity of cooperation within economical, social and environmental sections. Since, tourism plays an important role in the improvement standards of living and rising people above the poverty threshold, it has become a platform to transform the vicious circles of misery, into virtuous circles towards productive transformation, welfare and improvement of human capita/. The complexity involved in con
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Milanesio, Natalia. "Food Politics and Consumption in Peronist Argentina." Hispanic American Historical Review 90, no. 1 (2010): 75–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00182168-2009-091.

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Abstract From the beginning of Juan Domingo Perón’s administration, food consumption was both a significant object of state policy and a central component of official propaganda. This essay resists the analytical separation between politics and imaginaries in order to expand our understanding of Peronism in new directions. First, it shows the economic, political, and iconographic centrality of food for state planning, commercial culture, public health, and definitions of social, national, and physical well-being. Second, the essay reinterprets nationalism and social entitlement—concepts that r
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Syauqina, Syaza, Puspita Kencana Sari, Adhi Prasetio, and Candiwan Candiwan. "Analisis Budaya Keamanan Informasi di Puskesmas Kota Bandung." Jurnal Kesehatan Vokasional 4, no. 2 (2019): 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jkesvo.44409.

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Background : The use of information systems today has become a necessity in organizations, including in the health sector due to the large amount of patient data that must be managed. 95% of Bandung City citizens are entitled to health facility services in all health facilities that have been partnered with BPJS Kesehatan, one of which is the Puskesmas. In its service, the Puskesmas manages patient health data using computer-based SIM Puskesmas, thus personal health information is vulnerable to information security threats both from internal and external. Therefore, Puskesmas need to build inf
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Bode, Ingo, and Markus Maerker. "Management in medicine or medics in management? The changing role of doctors in German hospitals." International Journal of Public Sector Management 27, no. 5 (2014): 395–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijpsm-06-2012-0068.

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Purpose – Internationally, management in medicine has become a topical issue in health care research and policy. Against this background, the purpose of this paper is to examine the changing role of doctors in the management of German hospitals. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a literature review on the one hand, explorative research drawing on field document and expert interviews, on the other. In the light of basic assumptions of neo-institutionalist and contingency theory, major developments regarding the relationship between medicine and management in Germany are sketch
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