This document discusses the impact of employee caregiving from an employer perspective. It finds that caregiving employees have higher rates of chronic pain, diabetes, depression, and heart disease than non-caregivers. Caregiving also leads to lower productivity through absenteeism and presenteeism, as well as higher turnover. As a result, caregiving costs U.S. businesses $13.4 billion in increased healthcare costs and $17.1-33.6 billion in lost productivity annually. The ReACT coalition works with employers to address these challenges and support employee caregivers.
Optimizing Rewards for Business Results and Greater Employee EngagementTowers Perrin
This presentation provides insights into how the financial crisis has shifted the primary drivers of attraction, retention and engagement in the health care industry. It also explores a model for the employment relationship that takes into account not just big-ticket items like pay and benefits, but also relational rewards like career development and special assignments.
The direct and indirect costs associated with Employee Health & Happiness has shifted Employee Wellness from voluntary benefit to Strategic Imperative. HR is on the front lines of this fight. Are you ready?
Employee Health & Happiness lives at the intersection of employee's personal goals and employer's financial ones. Recruiting, developing, and retaining talent is no longer enough to remain competitive. Companies now have to find a way to keep their employees, healthy, happy, and engaged. This shift means that Employee Wellness is now part of the Talent Management Lifecycle and HR has to shift their role from Human Capital Management to Chief Wellness Officer.
Companies are under attack! Not from rising energy costs, foreign competition, or regulatory pressure, but from a steady decrease in employee health & happiness. The "weight" of this problem is falling on the bottom lines of companies in the form of rapidly increasing costs and rapidly decreasing employee productivity and engagement. Once thought to be an involuntary benefit, Employee Wellness is now being discussed in corporate board rooms all over the world as a critical element of business strategy. HR is expected to understand and manage the risk associated with this problem and create a sustainability strategy that includes health & happiness. This eBook discussed the economics of this fight and how the war talent is now happening in the gym and cafeteria.
The momentum of the ageing workforce: implications of the grey wave & corresp...OHS Leaders Summit
This Sponsor led speaker session was hosted and presented by Jason Allison, Chief Workers Compenation Portfolio & Underwriting Management, GIO and Prof. Philip Taylor, Professor, Monash University.
It was a thought provoking workshop to review the challenges being created by the demographic changes and how to turn them into opportunities for your organisation.
It will help you understand the trends associated with the ageing workforce, learn about the financial implications and mitigation strategies.
Their main focus is the current issue that demographic changes are taking place in Australia. Workers Compensation system is likely to take on a significant percentage of the ageing population's health care costs due to the prolongation of working careers. In fact, as the workforce increases by a further 25% over the next 4 decades only about 5% will come from workers aged less than 54 years old, whilst more than 200% growth is expected for workers aged 65 years and over.
GIO will continue to partner with government and other seriously minded organisations to develop appropriate solutions to emerging issues created by these types of social and financial changes.
This thought provoking workshop reviewed the challenges being created by these demographic changes and how to turn them into opportunities for your organisation.
It enables OHS leaders to:
- Refresh your understanding of the trends associated with the ageing workforce
- Gain insight into the latest research from global subject matter and GIO experts
- Learn about hard hitting social and financial implications and mitigation strategies
- Recap systemic threats triggered by the ageing workforce
- Inspire decision makers to evaluate their organisation's eco-system in connection with the domestic and international economy
- Be prepared for future challenges and seize opportunities in rapidly changing environments
- Decision makers receive quality information to navigate through uncertainty
Workplace Stress -- the $300 Billion Profit Killerinroads
The hard costs of stress have a major impact on business productivity and performance. Teaching executives and employees how to leverage their workplace stress results in better health, quality of life and long-term success for organizations.
Optimizing Rewards for Business Results and Greater Employee EngagementTowers Perrin
This presentation provides insights into how the financial crisis has shifted the primary drivers of attraction, retention and engagement in the health care industry. It also explores a model for the employment relationship that takes into account not just big-ticket items like pay and benefits, but also relational rewards like career development and special assignments.
The direct and indirect costs associated with Employee Health & Happiness has shifted Employee Wellness from voluntary benefit to Strategic Imperative. HR is on the front lines of this fight. Are you ready?
Employee Health & Happiness lives at the intersection of employee's personal goals and employer's financial ones. Recruiting, developing, and retaining talent is no longer enough to remain competitive. Companies now have to find a way to keep their employees, healthy, happy, and engaged. This shift means that Employee Wellness is now part of the Talent Management Lifecycle and HR has to shift their role from Human Capital Management to Chief Wellness Officer.
Companies are under attack! Not from rising energy costs, foreign competition, or regulatory pressure, but from a steady decrease in employee health & happiness. The "weight" of this problem is falling on the bottom lines of companies in the form of rapidly increasing costs and rapidly decreasing employee productivity and engagement. Once thought to be an involuntary benefit, Employee Wellness is now being discussed in corporate board rooms all over the world as a critical element of business strategy. HR is expected to understand and manage the risk associated with this problem and create a sustainability strategy that includes health & happiness. This eBook discussed the economics of this fight and how the war talent is now happening in the gym and cafeteria.
The momentum of the ageing workforce: implications of the grey wave & corresp...OHS Leaders Summit
This Sponsor led speaker session was hosted and presented by Jason Allison, Chief Workers Compenation Portfolio & Underwriting Management, GIO and Prof. Philip Taylor, Professor, Monash University.
It was a thought provoking workshop to review the challenges being created by the demographic changes and how to turn them into opportunities for your organisation.
It will help you understand the trends associated with the ageing workforce, learn about the financial implications and mitigation strategies.
Their main focus is the current issue that demographic changes are taking place in Australia. Workers Compensation system is likely to take on a significant percentage of the ageing population's health care costs due to the prolongation of working careers. In fact, as the workforce increases by a further 25% over the next 4 decades only about 5% will come from workers aged less than 54 years old, whilst more than 200% growth is expected for workers aged 65 years and over.
GIO will continue to partner with government and other seriously minded organisations to develop appropriate solutions to emerging issues created by these types of social and financial changes.
This thought provoking workshop reviewed the challenges being created by these demographic changes and how to turn them into opportunities for your organisation.
It enables OHS leaders to:
- Refresh your understanding of the trends associated with the ageing workforce
- Gain insight into the latest research from global subject matter and GIO experts
- Learn about hard hitting social and financial implications and mitigation strategies
- Recap systemic threats triggered by the ageing workforce
- Inspire decision makers to evaluate their organisation's eco-system in connection with the domestic and international economy
- Be prepared for future challenges and seize opportunities in rapidly changing environments
- Decision makers receive quality information to navigate through uncertainty
Workplace Stress -- the $300 Billion Profit Killerinroads
The hard costs of stress have a major impact on business productivity and performance. Teaching executives and employees how to leverage their workplace stress results in better health, quality of life and long-term success for organizations.
Survey report on survival environment of chinese entrepreneursHorizonKey
The 11th Annual Meeting of Yabuli Chinese Entrepreneur Forum was held at Yabuli Town of Heilongjiang Province February 15-17, 2011. The theme of this year’s meeting was “New Decade, New Ideas, and New Power.” It was during this meeting that the Survey on Survival Environment for Chinese Entrepreneurs in 2010, jointly compiled by China Entrepreneur Forum Development and Research Foundation, Taikang Life Insurance Company Limited and Horizon Research Consultancy Group, was published. Hundreds of domestic entrepreneurs, economists, journalists, and financial experts attended, as well as over 20 US entrepreneurs. Attendees reviewed the ups and downs of Chinese economic development for the past decades and also discussed key areas for improvement in the entrepreneurial environment in the next decade. Moreover, they probed new opportunities and challenges faced by Chinese entrepreneurs.
Exploring why greater cooperation among employers, carriers, and service providers in managing the total impact of health, disability, and absence is critical to reducing costs for employers and improving health for employees.
This session examines the advent of a new class of indicators in sustainability measurement and reporting known as context-based metrics, or CBMs. Unlike most of what passes for best practice today, CBMs express organizational performance relative to norms, standards or thresholds for what such impacts would have to be in order to be sustainable. Thus, they provide more literal measures of sustainability performance than are typically used, while also responding to the call for context in measurement by the world's leading sustainability reporting standard: GRI. The session will begin with a brief synopsis of contemporary metrics followed by an introduction and description of CBMs in details, with examples included.
Mark McElroy, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Organizations and leading researcher in context based metrics
Bob Stone from Healthways, a solution provider company at the marcus evans Corporate Benefits Summit 2012, on improving well-being, thereby reducing employee costs and increasing individual and organizational performance.
Interview with: Bob Stone, Co-Founder & Vice President, Healthways
Creating a Flexible and Inclusive Work Culture to Drive Employee Engagement:
This session will focus on creating a flexible and inclusive work culture as a business strategy to drive employee engagement and competitive advantage. Judi Casey, Director of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network, will review research data linking flexible work cultures with positive returns on investment such as productivity, retention and being seen as an employer of choice. With Amy Munichiello, Inclusiveness Strategy Consultant at Ernst & Young.
2014 10 16_challenge of natural security systemsrbrockway
Static security models and "business as usual" directives have naturally resulted in a collective eyes wide shut mentality of organizational entropy. Organisms, as well as organizations, can only adapt to changing environments by leaving (or being forced from) their comfort zones. It should be obvious that today's threat landscape is changing at a breakneck pace, yet most organizations are seemingly content in adding "spend" to the annual budget for more systems that claim to protect against the latest FUD. This is not learning and without learning adaptation cannot occur. Challenges to the organism and organization that move them both out of their respective comfort zones are crucial for successful adaptation. This talk will explore these adaptation requirements in an effort to develop a framework for more naturally secure systems and organizations. At its conclusion it will present a challenge for all those willing to get out of their own respective comfort zones and organically contribute to naturally stronger systems and organizations.
The Sandwich Generation is costing U.S. Businesses $17.1 Billion to $33.6 Billion per year in productivity for caregivers who take time from their work responsibilities to provide care
Although exercise and physical activity have been proven time and time again to offer incredible health benefits, not everyone has "bought into" the hype.
Well ... here is an outline of 50 scientifically proven reasons to exercise!
Survey report on survival environment of chinese entrepreneursHorizonKey
The 11th Annual Meeting of Yabuli Chinese Entrepreneur Forum was held at Yabuli Town of Heilongjiang Province February 15-17, 2011. The theme of this year’s meeting was “New Decade, New Ideas, and New Power.” It was during this meeting that the Survey on Survival Environment for Chinese Entrepreneurs in 2010, jointly compiled by China Entrepreneur Forum Development and Research Foundation, Taikang Life Insurance Company Limited and Horizon Research Consultancy Group, was published. Hundreds of domestic entrepreneurs, economists, journalists, and financial experts attended, as well as over 20 US entrepreneurs. Attendees reviewed the ups and downs of Chinese economic development for the past decades and also discussed key areas for improvement in the entrepreneurial environment in the next decade. Moreover, they probed new opportunities and challenges faced by Chinese entrepreneurs.
Exploring why greater cooperation among employers, carriers, and service providers in managing the total impact of health, disability, and absence is critical to reducing costs for employers and improving health for employees.
This session examines the advent of a new class of indicators in sustainability measurement and reporting known as context-based metrics, or CBMs. Unlike most of what passes for best practice today, CBMs express organizational performance relative to norms, standards or thresholds for what such impacts would have to be in order to be sustainable. Thus, they provide more literal measures of sustainability performance than are typically used, while also responding to the call for context in measurement by the world's leading sustainability reporting standard: GRI. The session will begin with a brief synopsis of contemporary metrics followed by an introduction and description of CBMs in details, with examples included.
Mark McElroy, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Organizations and leading researcher in context based metrics
Bob Stone from Healthways, a solution provider company at the marcus evans Corporate Benefits Summit 2012, on improving well-being, thereby reducing employee costs and increasing individual and organizational performance.
Interview with: Bob Stone, Co-Founder & Vice President, Healthways
Creating a Flexible and Inclusive Work Culture to Drive Employee Engagement:
This session will focus on creating a flexible and inclusive work culture as a business strategy to drive employee engagement and competitive advantage. Judi Casey, Director of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network, will review research data linking flexible work cultures with positive returns on investment such as productivity, retention and being seen as an employer of choice. With Amy Munichiello, Inclusiveness Strategy Consultant at Ernst & Young.
2014 10 16_challenge of natural security systemsrbrockway
Static security models and "business as usual" directives have naturally resulted in a collective eyes wide shut mentality of organizational entropy. Organisms, as well as organizations, can only adapt to changing environments by leaving (or being forced from) their comfort zones. It should be obvious that today's threat landscape is changing at a breakneck pace, yet most organizations are seemingly content in adding "spend" to the annual budget for more systems that claim to protect against the latest FUD. This is not learning and without learning adaptation cannot occur. Challenges to the organism and organization that move them both out of their respective comfort zones are crucial for successful adaptation. This talk will explore these adaptation requirements in an effort to develop a framework for more naturally secure systems and organizations. At its conclusion it will present a challenge for all those willing to get out of their own respective comfort zones and organically contribute to naturally stronger systems and organizations.
The Sandwich Generation is costing U.S. Businesses $17.1 Billion to $33.6 Billion per year in productivity for caregivers who take time from their work responsibilities to provide care
Although exercise and physical activity have been proven time and time again to offer incredible health benefits, not everyone has "bought into" the hype.
Well ... here is an outline of 50 scientifically proven reasons to exercise!
I have introduced you 9 tips to relieve stress, anxiety and depression naturally. You can even find 18 more tips to get away from stress at: http://vkool.com/tips-to-relieve-stress/
1. Meditation
Many people who do not know much about meditation may think that meditation is just twisting their bodies into an uncomfortable sitting position. The fact is, any repetitive activity could be considered meditation. Meditation even includes walking, swimming, knitting , painting, or any other activity that makes you focus calmly.
2. Breathe Deeply
Breathing deeply is one of the most helpful tips to relieve stress, anxiety and depression. If you feel stressed or tension evoked, you should change the way to breathe. Give yourself a 5-minute break from all the things that bother you. Only concentrate on your breathing to get relaxed as relaxation normally starts with concentration on breathing.
3. Decompress
One of the tips to relieve stress, anxiety and depression is to decompress. Place a warm wrap around your neck and shoulders for 10 minutes. During that time, close your eyes, relax your face, neck, chest, and back muscles.
4. Get Active
Any physical activity can help relieve stress. Exercise can enhance the happy hormones named endorphins and other neural elements that motivate the well-being sense.
5. Communicate
Do not wrap yourself in a cocoon when you are stressed. You should reach out to communicate with other people around you such as your beloved family, friends, or neighbors in order to share with them what you are thinking. By making social interactions, you will soon get rid of stress no matter how serious it is.
Social contact is an efficient stress reliever because it creates distractions, provides support, and aids you in getting familiar with ups and downs.
6. Do Yoga
Yoga is a good stress reliever. The postures and controlled-breathing exercises of yoga can bring you a peaceful mind. When you do yoga, you need to follow some physical as well as mental disciplines that can help you manage your anxiety and stress efficiently.
7. Get Adequate Sleep
Sleep well and enough helps your brain and body recharge. Therefore, quality and amount of sleep plays a good part in regulating your emotion, thought, energy level, and other functioning.
8. Eat Right
Eating right is one of the useful tips to relieve stress, anxiety and depression. Choose fresh fruits and vegetables to consume when you get stressed. In addition, you can eat fish which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids to decrease stress signs.
9. Take A Walk
Taking a walk is one of the most outstanding tips to relieve stress, anxiety and depression. Walking can make you breathe deeper, thereby improves blood circulation
A guide for employers about the value of promoting health and healthy work-life balance for their employees. This guide outlines the cost benefits of investing in health prevention and promotion activities. This guide contains a list of local resources available in the Grand Erie region of Ontario, Canada.
Healthy Work-Life Balance: A Guide for Employers Mark Skeffington
A publication of the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie, written by me. A guide for employers, especially those in Grand Erie region of Ontario, Canada, on the importance of healthy workplaces and the return on investment in healthy work-life balance for their employees.
Community Based Wellness Initiative provides participating employers with education and resources designed to identify and mitigate behavioral and lifestyle risk factors by matching them with local health and wellness professionals
Report Back from SGO 2024: What’s the Latest in Cervical Cancer?bkling
Are you curious about what’s new in cervical cancer research or unsure what the findings mean? Join Dr. Emily Ko, a gynecologic oncologist at Penn Medicine, to learn about the latest updates from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Ko will discuss what the research presented at the conference means for you and answer your questions about the new developments.
Ethanol (CH3CH2OH), or beverage alcohol, is a two-carbon alcohol
that is rapidly distributed in the body and brain. Ethanol alters many
neurochemical systems and has rewarding and addictive properties. It
is the oldest recreational drug and likely contributes to more morbidity,
mortality, and public health costs than all illicit drugs combined. The
5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-5) integrates alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence into a single
disorder called alcohol use disorder (AUD), with mild, moderate,
and severe subclassifications (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
In the DSM-5, all types of substance abuse and dependence have been
combined into a single substance use disorder (SUD) on a continuum
from mild to severe. A diagnosis of AUD requires that at least two of
the 11 DSM-5 behaviors be present within a 12-month period (mild
AUD: 2–3 criteria; moderate AUD: 4–5 criteria; severe AUD: 6–11 criteria).
The four main behavioral effects of AUD are impaired control over
drinking, negative social consequences, risky use, and altered physiological
effects (tolerance, withdrawal). This chapter presents an overview
of the prevalence and harmful consequences of AUD in the U.S.,
the systemic nature of the disease, neurocircuitry and stages of AUD,
comorbidities, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, genetic risk factors, and
pharmacotherapies for AUD.
TEST BANK for Operations Management, 14th Edition by William J. Stevenson, Ve...kevinkariuki227
TEST BANK for Operations Management, 14th Edition by William J. Stevenson, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete Newest Version.pdf
TEST BANK for Operations Management, 14th Edition by William J. Stevenson, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete Newest Version.pdf
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
New Directions in Targeted Therapeutic Approaches for Older Adults With Mantl...i3 Health
i3 Health is pleased to make the speaker slides from this activity available for use as a non-accredited self-study or teaching resource.
This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
Associate Division Director for Ambulatory Operations
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
micro teaching on communication m.sc nursing.pdfAnurag Sharma
Microteaching is a unique model of practice teaching. It is a viable instrument for the. desired change in the teaching behavior or the behavior potential which, in specified types of real. classroom situations, tends to facilitate the achievement of specified types of objectives.
Couples presenting to the infertility clinic- Do they really have infertility...Sujoy Dasgupta
Dr Sujoy Dasgupta presented the study on "Couples presenting to the infertility clinic- Do they really have infertility? – The unexplored stories of non-consummation" in the 13th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE 2024) at Manila on 24 May, 2024.
Flu Vaccine Alert in Bangalore Karnatakaaddon Scans
As flu season approaches, health officials in Bangalore, Karnataka, are urging residents to get their flu vaccinations. The seasonal flu, while common, can lead to severe health complications, particularly for vulnerable populations such as young children, the elderly, and those with underlying health conditions.
Dr. Vidisha Kumari, a leading epidemiologist in Bangalore, emphasizes the importance of getting vaccinated. "The flu vaccine is our best defense against the influenza virus. It not only protects individuals but also helps prevent the spread of the virus in our communities," he says.
This year, the flu season is expected to coincide with a potential increase in other respiratory illnesses. The Karnataka Health Department has launched an awareness campaign highlighting the significance of flu vaccinations. They have set up multiple vaccination centers across Bangalore, making it convenient for residents to receive their shots.
To encourage widespread vaccination, the government is also collaborating with local schools, workplaces, and community centers to facilitate vaccination drives. Special attention is being given to ensuring that the vaccine is accessible to all, including marginalized communities who may have limited access to healthcare.
Residents are reminded that the flu vaccine is safe and effective. Common side effects are mild and may include soreness at the injection site, mild fever, or muscle aches. These side effects are generally short-lived and far less severe than the flu itself.
Healthcare providers are also stressing the importance of continuing COVID-19 precautions. Wearing masks, practicing good hand hygiene, and maintaining social distancing are still crucial, especially in crowded places.
Protect yourself and your loved ones by getting vaccinated. Together, we can help keep Bangalore healthy and safe this flu season. For more information on vaccination centers and schedules, residents can visit the Karnataka Health Department’s official website or follow their social media pages.
Stay informed, stay safe, and get your flu shot today!
Lung Cancer: Artificial Intelligence, Synergetics, Complex System Analysis, S...Oleg Kshivets
RESULTS: Overall life span (LS) was 2252.1±1742.5 days and cumulative 5-year survival (5YS) reached 73.2%, 10 years – 64.8%, 20 years – 42.5%. 513 LCP lived more than 5 years (LS=3124.6±1525.6 days), 148 LCP – more than 10 years (LS=5054.4±1504.1 days).199 LCP died because of LC (LS=562.7±374.5 days). 5YS of LCP after bi/lobectomies was significantly superior in comparison with LCP after pneumonectomies (78.1% vs.63.7%, P=0.00001 by log-rank test). AT significantly improved 5YS (66.3% vs. 34.8%) (P=0.00000 by log-rank test) only for LCP with N1-2. Cox modeling displayed that 5YS of LCP significantly depended on: phase transition (PT) early-invasive LC in terms of synergetics, PT N0—N12, cell ratio factors (ratio between cancer cells- CC and blood cells subpopulations), G1-3, histology, glucose, AT, blood cell circuit, prothrombin index, heparin tolerance, recalcification time (P=0.000-0.038). Neural networks, genetic algorithm selection and bootstrap simulation revealed relationships between 5YS and PT early-invasive LC (rank=1), PT N0—N12 (rank=2), thrombocytes/CC (3), erythrocytes/CC (4), eosinophils/CC (5), healthy cells/CC (6), lymphocytes/CC (7), segmented neutrophils/CC (8), stick neutrophils/CC (9), monocytes/CC (10); leucocytes/CC (11). Correct prediction of 5YS was 100% by neural networks computing (area under ROC curve=1.0; error=0.0).
CONCLUSIONS: 5YS of LCP after radical procedures significantly depended on: 1) PT early-invasive cancer; 2) PT N0--N12; 3) cell ratio factors; 4) blood cell circuit; 5) biochemical factors; 6) hemostasis system; 7) AT; 8) LC characteristics; 9) LC cell dynamics; 10) surgery type: lobectomy/pneumonectomy; 11) anthropometric data. Optimal diagnosis and treatment strategies for LC are: 1) screening and early detection of LC; 2) availability of experienced thoracic surgeons because of complexity of radical procedures; 3) aggressive en block surgery and adequate lymph node dissection for completeness; 4) precise prediction; 5) adjuvant chemoimmunoradiotherapy for LCP with unfavorable prognosis.
Lung Cancer: Artificial Intelligence, Synergetics, Complex System Analysis, S...
3 watters, jack
1. Caregiving Impact
Employer Perspective
Alzheimer’s disease
•Most commonly reported disease requiring
care by an employee
Chronic Pain
As a Corporation •Caregivers are 35-50% more likely to
experience chronic pain
Promote Health
Stroke
•5th most commonly reported condition
requiring care by an employee
Employee Caregiving
Impact: Diabetes
As an Employer As a Payer •Twice as common in caregivers than non-
•Lower Productivity caregivers
•Presenteeism Work Product Company’s
•Absenteeism and Efficiencies Healthcare Health risk behaviors
•Smoking is higher among caregivers
Cost
•Decreased Retention
Depression
•Risk strongly correlated with caregiving
Heart Disease
•Three times more common in caregivers
1
2. Caregiving Impact
Additional Perspective
Every year, employers assume $13.4 billion in increased health care costs for caregiving
employees
Lost productivity to U.S. business for caregiving employees is estimated at $17.1 to $33.6 billion
annually
Cost of replacing experienced workers can range from 50-150% of their annual salary
“Aging will make it hard for governments to deal with mounting financial pressures. It may
be time to rethink our policies towards work.”
– Jean-Philippe Cotis, Chief Economist, OECD
My Administration's Middle Class Task Force, led by Vice President Joe Biden, has made supporting family caregivers a
priority, and we are working to assist caregivers as they juggle work, family, and financial responsibilities.
– President Obama, Proclamation for National Family Caregivers Month, 2010
Source:
•Mature Market News, “The MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Health Care Costs” 2010..
3. ReACT is an employer-focused coalition dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by
employee caregivers and reducing the impact on the companies that employ them.
ReACT seeks to create a business environment where the unique challenges of caregiving for
adults with chronic diseases are understood and recognized by employers to ensure caregivers
feel supported and have the resources they need to better meet their personal responsibilities
for caregiving and their professional demands.
ReACT engages leading corporations and thought-leader organizations including: Aetna,
Cleveland Clinic, Gallup, Georgetown University, Gundersen Lutheran, Healthways, Johnson and
Johnson, Mercer, Microsoft, M.I.T Age Lab, MWV, National Alliance for Caregiving, Pfizer,
United States Chamber of Commerce, and Alzheimer’s Association
4. Employee Caregiving and ReACT
Structure Mirrors Reality
Employee Caregiving ReACT Organizational Structure
Not a simple 1:1 relationship, rather a ReACT is not a formal organization –
network of committed individuals rather a loose coalition of committed
individuals from companies that
understand the issue.
Not about 1 issue – about many ReACT representatives are not only HR
professionals – but from a wide range of
functions within our members’
organizations.
Caregiving is not a heroic event around a Executive level support from ReACT
brief crisis, rather it is about an enduring member companies sustains the
commitment. implementation of the vision
5. ReACT(ions)
Create Employer Action
2011 2012 2013
Foundational Research
Employer Thought-
Leadership
• Surveyed 3,500 • “how to”
employee • Modeling toolkit
caregivers project
Employee Employer
Impact Solutions Toolkit
3 Focus Areas
Launch Caregiver Remote
Connectivity Technology Pilot Technology Tool
Incubate
Pilot w/ ReACT
Near Finalization Companies’
Anticipated Launch in July employees
Amplify
6. What Employees Need
Preliminary Model
Higher Driver of Job Satisfaction
Highest ROI / Current Key Job
Largest Uncapitalized Satisfaction Driving
Potential Variables
Emotional Distress
Employee Assistance
Program
Assisted Living and
Nursing Home Counselors Unpaid Vacation or Leave
That can be Used for
Caregiving
Flex Time
Access to Financial or Allowance
Legal Advisors Substantially
Poorly Experienced
Experienced in U.S.
in U.S. Workplaces
Workplaces
Access or Recommendation Paid Vacation or Leave
to Relevant Support Group That Can be Used for
Caregiving
Paid Sick Leave That Can
Health Counselors That be Used for Caregiving
Provide Information about
Conditions Unpaid Sick Leave That
Can be Used for
Caregiving
Low Priority for Low Driver of Job Satisfaction Low Return on
Future Investment Further Investment
Based on ReACT Gallup/Healthways data