What should you know about Employee Wellness Programs in 2014 and Beyond? We've released an infographic, which provides an overview of the different types of wellness programs and their benefits, as well as a look at the trends among employers across the country regarding employee health and wellness.
What effects are wellness programs having on the workforce and healthcare in general? With 76% of employers offering some form of wellness program, resource, or service to employees last year, how much has this changed over the years, and what has worked?
The latest infographic from the Healthcare Trends Institute demonstrates the effects of wellness programs, the most popular incentive-based health improvement programs, the importance of proper design in wellness, and future improvements that employers can expect in coming years.
Did you know that chronic diseases cost American employers $153 billion in lost productivity per year?
Because of this and other reasons, companies are moving to a more fitness-focused work culture. Organizations understand that the health and wellbeing of their employees can have a positive impact on the bottom line. In 2016, workplace wellness programs reached a new milestone with 84% of U.S. companies offering wellness initiatives or planning on expanding them over the next few years.
What are the top wellness initiatives employers look to use in 2017 to keep employees healthy, productive, and saving thousands of dollars for themselves through reduced medical bills? We look into the ROI of wellness, the VOI of Wellness, some of the most innovative steps employers are taking to improve wellness, and much more in our latest infographic.
With Open Enrollment upon us, employers, employees, benefit advisors, and more are looking for new ways to help meet the needs of engaged healthcare consumers. But what will drive the industry this year? We share the top five trends that will help to create a beneficial health insurance selection environment throughout the healthcare continuum.
Sustainable Corporate Wellness Program Strategy. Having a clear wellness program strategy is a roadmap to success but having a sustainable wellness strategy to ensure long-lasting effects, is key to ensure employees adopt new healthy habits and to increase a company's bottom line.
Five years in, and the Affordable Care Act continues to command conversation in the benefits landscape. Industry players are still scrambling to implement new provisions, keep healthcare costs down, create infrastructure to support new reporting requirements, and develop new payer, provider and care delivery models.
This has, in turn pushed the respective hands of health plans, who have had to change their strategies to fit both the consumerization of insurance and the standards set forth under the ACA.
With end-users in the forefront, health plans must take the strategy implemented 15 years ago with the rise of the internet, and push the marketing and communication initiatives into overdrive to gain and retain customers.
Health plans are shifting their mentality and communication, ant the best of the best are putting time, money, and energy into literacy and new business initiatives.
To simplify, a health plan needs to put the consumer at the center of every decision it makes.
However, in order to plan, communicate, and effectively market to consumers, your health plan must know the consumer, the technology, and the future.
If you’re looking to grow your health plan, we have just released a new guide to help your health plan leverage trends in the post-reform consumer marketplace.
In our latest whitepaper, we share the keys to success for health plans, including the following:
Consumer Trends: Top 5 Healthcare Executive Consumer Strategy Points, Today’s Healthcare Consumers: Six Types of Consumers You Need to Know, Millennial Consumers Special Report
Technology Trends: Big Data, Administration Technology, Payment Technology, mHealth and more.
Future Trends: Accountable Care Organizations, The Future of Telehealth, Continues Rise of Private Exchanges
All of this, and insights on how to make it work for your health plan.
Download this detailed guide, Health Plans: Your Guide to Leveraging Trends in the Post-Reform Consumer Marketplace, free from the Healthcare Trends Institute.
http://www.evolution1.com/health-plans-your-guide-to-leveraging-trends-in-the-post-reform-consumer-marketplace.html
What effects are wellness programs having on the workforce and healthcare in general? With 76% of employers offering some form of wellness program, resource, or service to employees last year, how much has this changed over the years, and what has worked?
The latest infographic from the Healthcare Trends Institute demonstrates the effects of wellness programs, the most popular incentive-based health improvement programs, the importance of proper design in wellness, and future improvements that employers can expect in coming years.
Did you know that chronic diseases cost American employers $153 billion in lost productivity per year?
Because of this and other reasons, companies are moving to a more fitness-focused work culture. Organizations understand that the health and wellbeing of their employees can have a positive impact on the bottom line. In 2016, workplace wellness programs reached a new milestone with 84% of U.S. companies offering wellness initiatives or planning on expanding them over the next few years.
What are the top wellness initiatives employers look to use in 2017 to keep employees healthy, productive, and saving thousands of dollars for themselves through reduced medical bills? We look into the ROI of wellness, the VOI of Wellness, some of the most innovative steps employers are taking to improve wellness, and much more in our latest infographic.
With Open Enrollment upon us, employers, employees, benefit advisors, and more are looking for new ways to help meet the needs of engaged healthcare consumers. But what will drive the industry this year? We share the top five trends that will help to create a beneficial health insurance selection environment throughout the healthcare continuum.
Sustainable Corporate Wellness Program Strategy. Having a clear wellness program strategy is a roadmap to success but having a sustainable wellness strategy to ensure long-lasting effects, is key to ensure employees adopt new healthy habits and to increase a company's bottom line.
Five years in, and the Affordable Care Act continues to command conversation in the benefits landscape. Industry players are still scrambling to implement new provisions, keep healthcare costs down, create infrastructure to support new reporting requirements, and develop new payer, provider and care delivery models.
This has, in turn pushed the respective hands of health plans, who have had to change their strategies to fit both the consumerization of insurance and the standards set forth under the ACA.
With end-users in the forefront, health plans must take the strategy implemented 15 years ago with the rise of the internet, and push the marketing and communication initiatives into overdrive to gain and retain customers.
Health plans are shifting their mentality and communication, ant the best of the best are putting time, money, and energy into literacy and new business initiatives.
To simplify, a health plan needs to put the consumer at the center of every decision it makes.
However, in order to plan, communicate, and effectively market to consumers, your health plan must know the consumer, the technology, and the future.
If you’re looking to grow your health plan, we have just released a new guide to help your health plan leverage trends in the post-reform consumer marketplace.
In our latest whitepaper, we share the keys to success for health plans, including the following:
Consumer Trends: Top 5 Healthcare Executive Consumer Strategy Points, Today’s Healthcare Consumers: Six Types of Consumers You Need to Know, Millennial Consumers Special Report
Technology Trends: Big Data, Administration Technology, Payment Technology, mHealth and more.
Future Trends: Accountable Care Organizations, The Future of Telehealth, Continues Rise of Private Exchanges
All of this, and insights on how to make it work for your health plan.
Download this detailed guide, Health Plans: Your Guide to Leveraging Trends in the Post-Reform Consumer Marketplace, free from the Healthcare Trends Institute.
http://www.evolution1.com/health-plans-your-guide-to-leveraging-trends-in-the-post-reform-consumer-marketplace.html
Provides an overview of wellness program trends, including a look at the role of prepaid wellness cards as a central component of employer wellness programs. We will also look at meaningful incentive thresholds and identify obstacles to program adoption.
As healthcare costs rise for employers and employees, one of the trends that has been reshaping the market is that of defined contribution—specifically through a defined contribution marketplace. With an average savings per employee of 9.1%, the benefits to employers is immense. See how defined Contribution is changing the healthcare and benefits marketplace as we know it.
Today's companies must begin to look at employee health, not as a cost, but an investment. Data show conclusively that the health status of a company's employees is directly correlated to the profitibility and competitiveness of the company. This is not an American challenge, but a global challenge and responsibility. This was a keynote address to a dozen major US corporations in May, 2008. I'm happy to discuss with anyone of interest.
With the launch of the public insurance exchanges in October 2013, and many other provisions of healthcare reform that took place on January 1, 2014, there are still several questions about ACA (Affordable Care Act) implementation and timing.
This timeline, compiled from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Ultimate ObamaCare Survival Guide, explains how and when the provisions of the health reform law will be implemented over the next several years.
What does the new Affordable Care Act mean to you? How are businesses and employees adapting to the timeline? Learn More from Healthcare Trends Institute.
Total Well-Being is the nation’s leading provider of Personalized Corporate Well-Being. Our solutions yield sustainable engagement and behavior change – resulting in managed healthcare costs.We develop a custom wellness strategy that is tailored to optimize your unique culture and your employee’s health, happiness, and productivity.
The Healthcare Trends Institute, an educational platform focused on the rapidly changing healthcare benefits industry, conducted its fourth annual employer benefits study. The national survey went to over 250 human resources executives, benefit specialists and other benefit decision makers from organizations ranging in employee size from less than 50 to over 2,500. The quality and cost of healthcare is on every employer’s mind. The CMS has potential healthcare spending reaching $4.2 trillion by 2020. With our nation in a state of transition right now, there are some relevant considerations employers are facing as they look to transform the inevitable cost curve ahead and meet yearly organizational healthcare cost containment goals.
The Survey formed the basis for the 2016 Healthcare Benefits trends report on the following topics:
CURRENT HEALTHCARE BENEFIT BENEFITS: Identifies the most widely implemented health plan and benefit strategies employers are relying on to control costs, administer a wide-range of employee benefits and remain compliant in an ever-demanding regulatory environment.
Use of and Interest in Defined Contribution Plans, Benefits Redesign, and Employee Communication: Examines the awareness by organizations of defined contribution plans, their advancement in retooling benefit offerings, and commitment to communication efforts that educate and engage employees.
HEALTHCARE BENEFIT TRENDS – LOOKING FORWARD: Recognizes new market trends and approaches employers are considering to meet the needs of multi-generational, diverse employee populations.
Worksite Wellness: Small Steps to Healthier Employeesszapp
Many chronic health problems are caused by unhealthy, modifiable risk factors. Learn the importance of a health lifestyle and how implement a healthy behavior change program within your workplace.
We at Just for Hearts works for preventive wellness. It is very important for any organization to have healthy employees for better productivity and work performance. Unfortunately there are very few organizations available who provides complete wellness solutions. Just for Hearts is one of them which offer complete wellness solutions under one roof starting from health awareness sessions to various wellness activities by making it available in your company premises. Here are some guidelines to have successful wellness programs based on our experience of 1000 + wellness events at Pan India level till today .
Starting Your Corporate Wellness Program: Ideas and Compliance for HR Prosbenefitexpress
Review all of the requirements that an employer must follow to offer a valid wellness plan. In addition, learn the new rules released by the EEOC for wellness programs under ADA and GINA.
Leading health plan ignites wellness program engagement HealthFitness
Learn how a leading health plan partnered with HealthFitness to expand its wellness programming, drive engagement, integrate member experience and deliver better data and reporting to employers.
Wellness Program (Comprehensive) PowerPoint Presentation 125 slides with 2 d...Andrew Schwartz
PowerPoint Presentation Content Slides Include:
• Learning objectives for this presentation
• Definition/s of wellness
• An alternative definition
• Etymology of wellness (3 points)
• Creating awareness (3 points)
• Costs of health conditions (12 points)
• Work and health (6 points)
• 8 reasons to develop a wellness program
• The benefits of a wellness program (5 slides)
• Health benefits (6 slides)
• Important components for a successful wellness program (4 slides)
• Implementation considerations (10 points)
• Marketing wellness programs (10 slides)
• Tips for ensuring longevity
• Program evaluation
• Surveys and assessments
• Employee interest surveys (5 slides)
• Organizational health surveys (4 slides)
• Health risk assessments (4 slides)
• HIPAA (8 slides)
• GINA (5 points)
• Health education, environmental health, disease and illness prevention (8 points)
• Successful wellness marketing (4 points)
• Healthy workplace behaviors (5 points)
• Wellness programs within small companies (6 slides)
• Actions steps (16 points)
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) should be used to understand performance and drive better decision-making. However, most companies struggle to find the vital few KPIs. Here is a list of the 25 top KPIs is use today.
Provides an overview of wellness program trends, including a look at the role of prepaid wellness cards as a central component of employer wellness programs. We will also look at meaningful incentive thresholds and identify obstacles to program adoption.
As healthcare costs rise for employers and employees, one of the trends that has been reshaping the market is that of defined contribution—specifically through a defined contribution marketplace. With an average savings per employee of 9.1%, the benefits to employers is immense. See how defined Contribution is changing the healthcare and benefits marketplace as we know it.
Today's companies must begin to look at employee health, not as a cost, but an investment. Data show conclusively that the health status of a company's employees is directly correlated to the profitibility and competitiveness of the company. This is not an American challenge, but a global challenge and responsibility. This was a keynote address to a dozen major US corporations in May, 2008. I'm happy to discuss with anyone of interest.
With the launch of the public insurance exchanges in October 2013, and many other provisions of healthcare reform that took place on January 1, 2014, there are still several questions about ACA (Affordable Care Act) implementation and timing.
This timeline, compiled from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Ultimate ObamaCare Survival Guide, explains how and when the provisions of the health reform law will be implemented over the next several years.
What does the new Affordable Care Act mean to you? How are businesses and employees adapting to the timeline? Learn More from Healthcare Trends Institute.
Total Well-Being is the nation’s leading provider of Personalized Corporate Well-Being. Our solutions yield sustainable engagement and behavior change – resulting in managed healthcare costs.We develop a custom wellness strategy that is tailored to optimize your unique culture and your employee’s health, happiness, and productivity.
The Healthcare Trends Institute, an educational platform focused on the rapidly changing healthcare benefits industry, conducted its fourth annual employer benefits study. The national survey went to over 250 human resources executives, benefit specialists and other benefit decision makers from organizations ranging in employee size from less than 50 to over 2,500. The quality and cost of healthcare is on every employer’s mind. The CMS has potential healthcare spending reaching $4.2 trillion by 2020. With our nation in a state of transition right now, there are some relevant considerations employers are facing as they look to transform the inevitable cost curve ahead and meet yearly organizational healthcare cost containment goals.
The Survey formed the basis for the 2016 Healthcare Benefits trends report on the following topics:
CURRENT HEALTHCARE BENEFIT BENEFITS: Identifies the most widely implemented health plan and benefit strategies employers are relying on to control costs, administer a wide-range of employee benefits and remain compliant in an ever-demanding regulatory environment.
Use of and Interest in Defined Contribution Plans, Benefits Redesign, and Employee Communication: Examines the awareness by organizations of defined contribution plans, their advancement in retooling benefit offerings, and commitment to communication efforts that educate and engage employees.
HEALTHCARE BENEFIT TRENDS – LOOKING FORWARD: Recognizes new market trends and approaches employers are considering to meet the needs of multi-generational, diverse employee populations.
Worksite Wellness: Small Steps to Healthier Employeesszapp
Many chronic health problems are caused by unhealthy, modifiable risk factors. Learn the importance of a health lifestyle and how implement a healthy behavior change program within your workplace.
We at Just for Hearts works for preventive wellness. It is very important for any organization to have healthy employees for better productivity and work performance. Unfortunately there are very few organizations available who provides complete wellness solutions. Just for Hearts is one of them which offer complete wellness solutions under one roof starting from health awareness sessions to various wellness activities by making it available in your company premises. Here are some guidelines to have successful wellness programs based on our experience of 1000 + wellness events at Pan India level till today .
Starting Your Corporate Wellness Program: Ideas and Compliance for HR Prosbenefitexpress
Review all of the requirements that an employer must follow to offer a valid wellness plan. In addition, learn the new rules released by the EEOC for wellness programs under ADA and GINA.
Leading health plan ignites wellness program engagement HealthFitness
Learn how a leading health plan partnered with HealthFitness to expand its wellness programming, drive engagement, integrate member experience and deliver better data and reporting to employers.
Wellness Program (Comprehensive) PowerPoint Presentation 125 slides with 2 d...Andrew Schwartz
PowerPoint Presentation Content Slides Include:
• Learning objectives for this presentation
• Definition/s of wellness
• An alternative definition
• Etymology of wellness (3 points)
• Creating awareness (3 points)
• Costs of health conditions (12 points)
• Work and health (6 points)
• 8 reasons to develop a wellness program
• The benefits of a wellness program (5 slides)
• Health benefits (6 slides)
• Important components for a successful wellness program (4 slides)
• Implementation considerations (10 points)
• Marketing wellness programs (10 slides)
• Tips for ensuring longevity
• Program evaluation
• Surveys and assessments
• Employee interest surveys (5 slides)
• Organizational health surveys (4 slides)
• Health risk assessments (4 slides)
• HIPAA (8 slides)
• GINA (5 points)
• Health education, environmental health, disease and illness prevention (8 points)
• Successful wellness marketing (4 points)
• Healthy workplace behaviors (5 points)
• Wellness programs within small companies (6 slides)
• Actions steps (16 points)
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) should be used to understand performance and drive better decision-making. However, most companies struggle to find the vital few KPIs. Here is a list of the 25 top KPIs is use today.
Happy at work 4 do the drills because corporate wellbeing programs lead to em...Salt & Light Ventures
Gerry Plana's talk presentation at the Happy at Work Conference 2014 titled, "Do the Drills: Because Corporate Well-Being Programs Lead to Employee Happiness"
Bertus Van Niekerk: Unlocking the True Potential of Integrated Occupational H...SAMTRAC International
This presentation argues that the value of occupational health and safety, and corporate wellness programmes, can be increased exponentially through an integrated information system. This is accomplished by integrating data collected from a host of standalone safety technologies with an electronic health record, corporate wellness and ERP systems.
As part of the Go Green Business Breakfast - Happy & Healthy during Bristol's first Healthy City Week Nicola Rich and Anne Sheekey explained the development of the Workplace Wellbeing toolkit, packed full of ideas for workplaces to run fun activities that engage their staff on wellbeing issues. The full pack can be downloaded for free from http://www.workplacewellbeingbristol.co.uk/
Worksite Wellness Toolkit for Community Based Organizationsbeccapurnell
The Worksite Wellness toolkit was designed to serve as a resource guide for community-based organizations in order to implement worksite wellness activities and programs at little to no cost. Worksite wellness is the promotion of employee health at the worksite.
How to create better wellbeing outcomes for students through designAtkins
Dr Caroline Paradise, Atkins’ UK head of design research, gave a presentation on applying lessons learned from post occupancy evaluation to create better wellbeing outcomes for students at Education Estates Conference 2016.
Find out how Atkins put wellbeing at the heart of design at www.wellbriefing.com
Health coaching in employee wellness - past present and futureShapeUp
Is telephonic coaching losing favor as an employee wellness component? Recent reports show that some large employers view telephonic coaching as expensive and having limited reach. If this is true, what are the other options? If not, what role should it continue to play? And what does the future of health coaching look like? Learn more by view these slides and watching the webinar at http://www.shapeup.com/lp/health-coaching-past-present-and-future
Employee wellness incentive programs are attractive for potential and existing employees. In this presentation we’ll tell you how to promote employee wellness through incentive programs.
Keeping Up to Date With Wellness Regulations 2015benefitexpress
Learn about the latest developments in wellness programs. A review of EOCC's legal action against wellness programs will be covered and steps to avoid legal action will be discussed.
Learn best practices for designing wellness incentives that drive and sustain desired behaviors, benchmarks on the type and amount of incentives provided by employers, legal requirements for compliant incentives under the ACA, GINA, and ADA, and examples of effective incentive designs and evolutions to continue to drive better health and outcomes.
This program is now what we have installed for clients to help take control of their health insurance costs. This program sheds light on the true drivers of health care costs.
Worksite wellness incentive & reward program for corporates to improve productivity of its workforce .Reward employees for maintaining good health and keep them motivated .It also increases employee loyalty and fosters happiness within the company
Infographic: Why Design Matters with Corporate Fitness HealthFitness
When done right, a corporate fitness program can solve multiple pain points for both employers and employees.
Here’s insight into how to design an on-site corporate fitness program that brings value to your organization—and to your population.
We will go into the topic of corporate wellness programs in this comprehensive guide, explaining its importance, elements, methods of implementation, and ways that employers and employees can get the most out of these endeavors.
How to Administer Wellness Programs in Today's Regulatory Environmentbenefitexpress
Are you struggling to make sense of the recent legislative updates surrounding employer sponsored wellness programs? Perhaps you are trying to decide whether to continue with current wellness plans, modify your plans without guidance from the EEOC, postpone new wellness programs or discontinue them all together.
It’s a complicated landscape ripe with several options for “next steps” for employees and plan sponsors of wellness plans in 2019 — with perhaps the biggest barrier of all being that employers cannot measure the risk of wellness plans at this time.
To help guide you through this maze of options, watch our one-hour webinar on-demand to learn what rules remain after the EEOC’s regulations were found invalid and what rules have to be met in 2019 in order to offer a valid wellness program.
How to administer wellness programs in today's regulatory environment
This webinar covers:
Requirements under HIPAA
Requirements under the Internal Revenue Code
Requirements under ERISA
Requirements under GINA
Requirements under ADA
Requirements under ACA
R&I Best Practices to Help Improve Medicare Star RatingsLisa Kuehl
Finding ways to improve or maintain an organization’s Star Rating has become a critical component of every MA Plan’s strategic planning. The use of rewards and incentives programs to drive member engagement is a proven strategy to impact Star Ratings, helping plans to put the focus on closing gaps in care.
Entertainment Rewards & Incentives has worked with dozen of health plans meet or exceed their engagement goals with members to help move the needle on specific HEDIS scores.
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Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
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- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
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- GENE THERAPY
- BEYOND BORDERS: GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DEMOCRATIZING LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES
- Prix Galien International Awards Ceremony
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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.
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NVBDCP.pptx Nation vector borne disease control programSapna Thakur
NVBDCP was launched in 2003-2004 . Vector-Borne Disease: Disease that results from an infection transmitted to humans and other animals by blood-feeding arthropods, such as mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. Examples of vector-borne diseases include Dengue fever, West Nile Virus, Lyme disease, and malaria.
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar leads (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
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.
Title: Sense of Smell
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 primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
Knee anatomy and clinical tests 2024.pdfvimalpl1234
This includes all relevant anatomy and clinical tests compiled from standard textbooks, Campbell,netter etc..It is comprehensive and best suited for orthopaedicians and orthopaedic residents.