Common Societal Language Conceptual Framework Whether you are a citizen interested in solving our societal problems, or you are a citizen who also happens to be a politician, an economist, a sociologist or a policy maker, we all need to use the same language; the same definitions. It is important to help create a meaningful and constructive dialogue. Here we proposed clear definitions for words we commonly used but whose meaning is different from other people.
MeTA & civil society organizations allianceMeTApresents
A presentation about the role of civil society organisations in the Medicines Transparency Alliance, given by Dr Dr Bader Rashid, consultant with Health Action International and representative of the Committee on Capacity Building for Civil Society Organisations in Jordan
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Common Societal Language Conceptual Framework Whether you are a citizen interested in solving our societal problems, or you are a citizen who also happens to be a politician, an economist, a sociologist or a policy maker, we all need to use the same language; the same definitions. It is important to help create a meaningful and constructive dialogue. Here we proposed clear definitions for words we commonly used but whose meaning is different from other people.
MeTA & civil society organizations allianceMeTApresents
A presentation about the role of civil society organisations in the Medicines Transparency Alliance, given by Dr Dr Bader Rashid, consultant with Health Action International and representative of the Committee on Capacity Building for Civil Society Organisations in Jordan
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Participatory Video as a means of capturing community perspectives on rainwa...ILRI
Presented by Beth Cullen (ILRI), Alan Duncan (ILRI) and Katherine Snyder (IWMI) at the at the Third International Forum on Water and Food, Johannesburg, 14-17 November 2011
This presentation considered the following questions:
How and why do people participate?
How ready and willing are citizens to engage in democracy, and why?
What does this mean for representative, deliberative and participatory democracy?
Discussions of different models of democracy often fail to consider what involvement citizens say they want, and if, how and why they are willing to participate. Any form of democracy is shallow without the active participation of citizens. If democracy is to be deepened, it is important that we understand where citizens are now, including what starts and stops them taking a more active role in democracy.
As citizens have become more disillusioned with their elected representatives, the vast majority have not been calling out to participate in other ways. The Hansard Society’s ninth Audit of Political Engagement found satisfaction with the system of governing to be at its lowest level since the Audit began in 2004, but also found frequency of discussing politics and signing a petition to also be at an all time low, while the proportion of citizens who say they would like to be very involved or fairly involved in national decision making had declined from 42% to 33% since the previous audit.
Involve, NCVO and IVR’s Pathways through Participation research explored people’s experiences and perceptions of participation, how and why they participate and what the barriers are to increased active citizenship. This paper will explore the lessons from this and other research and argue that a combination of representative, participatory and deliberative democracy, underpinned by a number of principles, offer the best way of engaging citizens and deepening democracy.
Sets out the five core principles which guide the operation of the Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) in efforts to increase transparency, accountability and governance around the supply of essential medicines.
Participatory Video as a means of capturing community perspectives on rainwa...ILRI
Presented by Beth Cullen (ILRI), Alan Duncan (ILRI) and Katherine Snyder (IWMI) at the at the Third International Forum on Water and Food, Johannesburg, 14-17 November 2011
This presentation considered the following questions:
How and why do people participate?
How ready and willing are citizens to engage in democracy, and why?
What does this mean for representative, deliberative and participatory democracy?
Discussions of different models of democracy often fail to consider what involvement citizens say they want, and if, how and why they are willing to participate. Any form of democracy is shallow without the active participation of citizens. If democracy is to be deepened, it is important that we understand where citizens are now, including what starts and stops them taking a more active role in democracy.
As citizens have become more disillusioned with their elected representatives, the vast majority have not been calling out to participate in other ways. The Hansard Society’s ninth Audit of Political Engagement found satisfaction with the system of governing to be at its lowest level since the Audit began in 2004, but also found frequency of discussing politics and signing a petition to also be at an all time low, while the proportion of citizens who say they would like to be very involved or fairly involved in national decision making had declined from 42% to 33% since the previous audit.
Involve, NCVO and IVR’s Pathways through Participation research explored people’s experiences and perceptions of participation, how and why they participate and what the barriers are to increased active citizenship. This paper will explore the lessons from this and other research and argue that a combination of representative, participatory and deliberative democracy, underpinned by a number of principles, offer the best way of engaging citizens and deepening democracy.
Sets out the five core principles which guide the operation of the Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) in efforts to increase transparency, accountability and governance around the supply of essential medicines.
MeTA pilot countries support needs and recommendationsMeTApresents
An overview of MeTA pilot countries support needs and recommendations, a presentation by Elodie Brandamir, MeTA Operations Director during the MeTA countries sharing meeting, London 2009
Anti ulcer drugs and their Advance pharmacology ||
Anti-ulcer drugs are medications used to prevent and treat ulcers in the stomach and upper part of the small intestine (duodenal ulcers). These ulcers are often caused by an imbalance between stomach acid and the mucosal lining, which protects the stomach lining.
||Scope: Overview of various classes of anti-ulcer drugs, their mechanisms of action, indications, side effects, and clinical considerations.
Ozempic: Preoperative Management of Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Saeid Safari
Preoperative Management of Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists like Ozempic and Semiglutide
ASA GUIDELINE
NYSORA Guideline
2 Case Reports of Gastric Ultrasound
The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system
It is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system and is located in front of the rectum and just below the urinary bladder
Function is to store and secrete a clear, slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes 10-30% of the volume of the seminal fluid that along with the spermatozoa, constitutes semen
A healthy human prostate measures (4cm-vertical, by 3cm-horizontal, 2cm ant-post ).
It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It has anterior, median, posterior and two lateral lobes
It’s work is regulated by androgens which are responsible for male sex characteristics
Generalised disease of the prostate due to hormonal derangement which leads to non malignant enlargement of the gland (increase in the number of epithelial cells and stromal tissue)to cause compression of the urethra leading to symptoms (LUTS
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
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.
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
Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
ONCOLOGICAL AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES?
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ETHICS
- 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
- Video recording of this lecture in English language: https://youtu.be/lK81BzxMqdo
- Video recording of this lecture in Arabic language: https://youtu.be/Ve4P0COk9OI
- Link to download the book free: https://nephrotube.blogspot.com/p/nephrotube-nephrology-books.html
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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.
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!
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
Explore natural remedies for syphilis treatment in Singapore. Discover alternative therapies, herbal remedies, and lifestyle changes that may complement conventional treatments. Learn about holistic approaches to managing syphilis symptoms and supporting overall health.
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MeTA MSP workshop: Power, cude and advocacy_Introduction
1. 1/11/2010
MeTA Multi Stakeholder Processes
Workshop for MeTA pilot Countries
Ghana, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Peru, Philippines, Uganda, Zambia
5 Power
Simone van Vugt/ Karen Verhoosel
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation
January 2010
Power is itself a highly contested concept
Some see power as held by actors
(powerful and powerless)
Some see power as zerosum
(to gain power others must lose)
Some see power as ‘negative’ as in ‘control’
Others see it as more pervasive and embodied in all
relationships and discourses
Others see it as more fluid and accumulative
Others see it as more ‘positive’, as necessary for agency
and positive action
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2. 1/11/2010
And yet power is changing
Changing perceptions of public authority
– create new spaces for engagement, and new forms of
power within and between them
Changing relationships of the local, national and global
– alter understanding of where power is located and
where it may be exercised
Changing role of knowledge and expertise in a globalised
world
– creates new boundaries which affect whose voices
enter policy processes, and whose knowledge counts
within them
Exercise
Ranking!
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3. 1/11/2010
Power Cube
How do we assess the transformative
potential of new democratic spaces?
What are the possibilities of effective,
pro poor citizen action?
Whose spaces?
What levels of power?
What dimensions of power?
The Power Cube –
a tentative approach
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4. 1/11/2010
Closed or uninvited spaces
Bureaucrats, experts, elected representative
make decisions with little broad consultation or involvement
Closed /
uninvited
SPACES for participation
Invited spaces
People are invited to participate by various kinds of authorities
Closed / Invited
uninvited
SPACES for participation
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Claimed / created spaces
Spaces claimed by less powerful actors from or against
the power holders, or created more autonomously by
them
Closed / Invited Claimed /
uninvited created
SPACES for participation
PLACES of participation
Global
National
Local
Closed / Invited Claimed /
uninvited created
SPACES
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6. 1/11/2010
PLACES POWER
relationships
Global
National
Local
Closed / Invited Claimed /
uninvited created
SPACES
Visible: contests over interests are assumed to be visible in public
spaces
PLACES POWER
Global
National
Local
Visible
Closed / Invited Claimed /
uninvited created
SPACES
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Hidden: there are barriers that preclude the entry of certain actors
and issues
PLACES POWER
Global
National
Local Hidden
Visible
Closed / Invited Claimed /
uninvited created
SPACES
Invisible: power relationship is hidden through internalisation of
powerlessness or lack of awareness
PLACES POWER
Global
National
Invisible
Local Hidden
Visible
Closed / Invited Claimed /
uninvited created
SPACES
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8. 1/11/2010
Increasing the rights of citizens to have power over their own
lives requires change at every level and aspect of the power
cube.
Strategies for mobilisation and action should:
connect across all the spaces
– but how do civil society actors build alliances across the
spaces and strategies?
link vertically, as well as horizontally
– who represents whom across the levels? How are actors in one
space held accountable?
address the hidden and invisible forms of power in every space
and level
– does ‘professional’ campaigning at one level re enforce hidden and
invisible forms of power at another?
Power cube: strategies
Power cube explains different forms of power
Power cube also demonstrates inter linkages
Dealing with power usually involves more than one
strategy
Advocacy is but one of possible strategies
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Group work
In subgroups work on a case. Identify where citizen
participation takes place in different dimensions of the power
cube:
Spaces
Levels
Power relationships
To what extent are the spaces connected?
To what extent is there vertical and horizontal alignment?
To what extent are hidden and invisible forms of power
addressed at every level and space?
Possible strategies?
Importance and Influence Matrix
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10. 1/11/2010
Influence and importance (DFID)
List stakeholders
Draw out their interests in relation to problem
addressed
Assess the influence or power of the stakeholder
Brainstorm; take time to understand stakeholders
Combine influence and importance in matrix diagram
Identify risks and assumptions for stakeholder
cooperation
Determine how and which stakeholders should
participate in the project cycle activities
Definitions: influence
The power which stakeholders have over a project
to control what decisions are made, facilitate its
implementation, or exert influence which affects the
project negatively.
The extent to which the stakeholder is able to
persuade or coerce others into making decisions,
and following certain course on action
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Definition: importance
The priority given (by your organisation) to
satisfying stakeholders’ needs and interests
through the project
Likely to be most obvious when stakeholders
interests in the project converge closely with your
objectives
Variables affecting stakeholders’ relative power and influence
Within and between formal For informal interest groups
organisations: and primary stakeholders:
Legal hierarchy (command & Social, economical and political
control, budget holders) status
Authority of leadership (formal, degree of organisation,
informal, charisma, political, consensus and leadership in the
familial or cadre connections) group
Control of strategic resources Degree of control of strategic
for the project resources significant for the
Possession of specialist project
knowledge & skills Informal influence through links
Negotiating position (strength in with other stakeholders
relation to other stakeholders) Degree of dependence on other
stakeholders
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Influence and importance matrix
A. B.
high importance high importance
low influence high influence
the “victims” the ones that can make the
difference
Level of importance
D. C.
low importance low importance
low influence high influence
the “bystanders” the “irresponsible”
Level of influence
Relevant questions
Which problems, affecting which stakeholders,
does the project seek to address or alleviate?
For which stakeholders does the project place a
priority on meeting their needs, interests and
expectations?
Which stakeholder interests converge most closely
with policy and project objectives?
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13. 1/11/2010
Implications for your project
A: stakeholders in A require special initiatives if
their interests are to be protected
B: your project needs to construct good working
relationships with these stakeholders, to ensure
effective coalition of support
C: these stakeholders may be a source of
significant risk, and they will need careful
monitoring and management
D: these stakeholders are unlikely to be the subject
of project activities or management
Deciding on strategies
Decide on strategy for working with stakeholders in
view of the outcome of the analysis
Advocacy can be used whenever you want to involve
decision maker (person with power in public or
private sector)
Decision makers can be found amongst other
stakeholders in box B and C
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Influence and importance matrix
A. B.
high importance high importance
low influence high influence
the “victims” the ones that can make the
difference
Level of importance
D. C.
low importance low importance
low influence high influence
the “bystanders” the “irresponsible”
Level of influence
Group work: influence and importance matrix
Decide on case you want to work on (don’t spend
too much time selecting one!)
Describe problem target group (people you want to
help) and change you want to make
List stakeholders on post its (1 on each post it)
Select 10 most relevant and put them in matrix on
flip chart
If time allows: decide on possible strategies per key
stakeholder
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