The document announces an event from the organization SUNLOWS about presenting results from the START trial, which compared Multi-systemic Therapy to usual management for adolescents at risk of out-of-home placement due to antisocial behavior. The study aimed to inform policymakers and professionals about effectiveness and costs. It also lists future event dates and ways to provide feedback or follow the Mental Health Research Network on social media.
Smoking Cessation: Barriers and Available Methods Dr R R Kasliwal
Tobacco use is the leading global cause of avoidable death worldwide and a key modifiable risk factor for the development of a range of diseases, including cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and some cancers (1-3). In the 1960s, the US Surgeon General and American Heart Association issued reports warning of the dangers of smoking on fatal coronary artery disease (4-6). Since those early publications, 32 US Surgeon General reports have been released exposing the harmful effects of cigarette smoking on cardiovascular health (7,8). The 1983 Surgeon General’s Report (9) was devoted entirely to cardiovascular disease. It concluded that cigarette smoking is one of the three major independent risk factors for heart disease.
Smoking Cessation: Barriers and Available Methods Dr R R Kasliwal
Tobacco use is the leading global cause of avoidable death worldwide and a key modifiable risk factor for the development of a range of diseases, including cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and some cancers (1-3). In the 1960s, the US Surgeon General and American Heart Association issued reports warning of the dangers of smoking on fatal coronary artery disease (4-6). Since those early publications, 32 US Surgeon General reports have been released exposing the harmful effects of cigarette smoking on cardiovascular health (7,8). The 1983 Surgeon General’s Report (9) was devoted entirely to cardiovascular disease. It concluded that cigarette smoking is one of the three major independent risk factors for heart disease.
A multidisciplinary reflexion on health issues of the 21st century could lead to innovative solutions. One of the challenges to overcome in the coming decades is how to support the increasing number of chronic patients in a pressured healthcare ecology. Patients in chronic disease management are expected to increasingly use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for self-care during their treatment process and for co-decision with health care providers. The application of these types of information and communication technology is looked upon as one of the ways to get both patients and healthcare providers more involved in their treatment and to increase the health related quality of care, according to the WHO. Connecting patients and health care professionals would not only improve the technical system of communicating but also triggers social innovations of care models in which new ways of interacting and deciding improves the diagnostics and treatment. So far, a general overview of the extent and nature of published research involving this subset of ICT-interventions is lacking. Based on a scoping review conducted by Wildevuur e.o cancer was chosen as a case study to research how ICT could support cancer-patients in a person-centred approach to care.
2nd Epigenetics Discovery congress - Latest agendaTony Couch
Advancements in Epigenetics have certainly given us huge breakthroughs in drug discovery, development and effective diagnosis of diseases. Scientists are working towards making new developments and address challenges in epigenetics for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and other ailments. The Epigenetics Discovery Congress will provide a platform to such scientists to present their work, learn what their peers are doing, share experiences and overcome challenges that the industry is facing.....
Market-based approaches to food safety and animal health interventions: Lesso...ILRI
Poster by Karl M. Rich, Huyen Nguyen-Thi-Thu, Ha Duong-Nam, Hung Pham-Van, Nga Nguyen-Thi-Duong, Fred Unger and Lucy Lapar at the Tropical Agriculture Conference 2015, Brisbane, Australia, 16-18 November 2015.
Patient summaries defined as the minimal set of health information that needs to be conveyed for patient safety in the context of emergency or unplanned care were initially introduced in a European context in the cross-border setting across member states of the European Union. Quite complex and high impact emergency situations involve young children and their parents. Then, shifting to a patient-centric perspective, patient summaries make sense in the hands of active and empowered parents and carers. This workshop builds on the work of the Trillium-II project that aims to scale-up use of patient summaries and the work of the MOCHA project which is analyzing health policies for children in 30 European states. The expected outcome of the workshop is to identify challenges and propose recommendations for further coordinated action where digital health policies interface with standards, with clear objectives, actions and intended benefits.
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The health of people who live in slums 2
Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums
Richard J Lilford, Oyinlola Oyebode, David Satterthwaite, G J Melendez-Torres, Yen-Fu Chen, Blessing Mberu, Samuel I Watson, Jo Sartori,
Robert Ndugwa, Waleska Caiaff a, Tilahun Haregu, Anthony Capon, Ruhi Saith, Alex Ezeh
In the fi rst paper in this Series we assessed theoretical and empirical evidence and concluded that the health of
people living in slums is a function not only of poverty but of intimately shared physical and social environments. In
this paper we extend the theory of so-called neighbourhood eff ects. Slums off er high returns on investment because
benefi cial eff ects are shared across many people in densely populated neighbourhoods. Neighbourhood eff ects also
help explain how and why the benefi ts of interventions vary between slum and non-slum spaces and between slums.
We build on this spatial concept of slums to argue that, in all low-income and-middle-income countries, census
tracts should henceforth be designated slum or non-slum both to inform local policy and as the basis for research
surveys that build on censuses. We argue that slum health should be promoted as a topic of enquiry alongside
poverty and health.
Introduction
The fi rst paper in this Series was concerned with health
in slums and with the determinants of health.1 We noted
that the intimately shared physical and social
environment in slums is likely to generate strong
neighbourhood eff ects. In this second paper, we consider
what can be done to improve health and health care in
slums and show how factors operating at the
neighbourhood level can be turned to advantage when
we intervene. We start by discussing general
epidemiological principles that should be taken into
account in interpreting the results of studies in slums.
Next, we describe an intellectual framework to organise
evidence on interventions. We then present such
evidence as we were able to glean according to this
intellectual framework. Lastly, we discuss the
implications of the fi ndings from this Series as a whole
for policy and research.
Three factors interact to determine how an intervention
can play out in slum neighbourhoods. First, densely
packed slum neighbourhoods promote the spread of
disease but also provide opportunities for economies of
scale when interventions are promulgated. An iconic
example is the dramatic eff ect John Snow achieved when
he aborted a cholera epidemic by disenabling a water
pump in Soho, London in 1854.
Second, we showed in paper one that slums are not
homogeneous, but present very diff erent social and
physical environments. Context should therefore be taken
Lancet 2017; 389: 559–70
Published Online
October 16, 2016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/
S0140-6736(16)31848-7
This is the second in a Series of
two papers about the health of
people who live in sl ...
A multidisciplinary reflexion on health issues of the 21st century could lead to innovative solutions. One of the challenges to overcome in the coming decades is how to support the increasing number of chronic patients in a pressured healthcare ecology. Patients in chronic disease management are expected to increasingly use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for self-care during their treatment process and for co-decision with health care providers. The application of these types of information and communication technology is looked upon as one of the ways to get both patients and healthcare providers more involved in their treatment and to increase the health related quality of care, according to the WHO. Connecting patients and health care professionals would not only improve the technical system of communicating but also triggers social innovations of care models in which new ways of interacting and deciding improves the diagnostics and treatment. So far, a general overview of the extent and nature of published research involving this subset of ICT-interventions is lacking. Based on a scoping review conducted by Wildevuur e.o cancer was chosen as a case study to research how ICT could support cancer-patients in a person-centred approach to care.
2nd Epigenetics Discovery congress - Latest agendaTony Couch
Advancements in Epigenetics have certainly given us huge breakthroughs in drug discovery, development and effective diagnosis of diseases. Scientists are working towards making new developments and address challenges in epigenetics for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and other ailments. The Epigenetics Discovery Congress will provide a platform to such scientists to present their work, learn what their peers are doing, share experiences and overcome challenges that the industry is facing.....
Market-based approaches to food safety and animal health interventions: Lesso...ILRI
Poster by Karl M. Rich, Huyen Nguyen-Thi-Thu, Ha Duong-Nam, Hung Pham-Van, Nga Nguyen-Thi-Duong, Fred Unger and Lucy Lapar at the Tropical Agriculture Conference 2015, Brisbane, Australia, 16-18 November 2015.
Patient summaries defined as the minimal set of health information that needs to be conveyed for patient safety in the context of emergency or unplanned care were initially introduced in a European context in the cross-border setting across member states of the European Union. Quite complex and high impact emergency situations involve young children and their parents. Then, shifting to a patient-centric perspective, patient summaries make sense in the hands of active and empowered parents and carers. This workshop builds on the work of the Trillium-II project that aims to scale-up use of patient summaries and the work of the MOCHA project which is analyzing health policies for children in 30 European states. The expected outcome of the workshop is to identify challenges and propose recommendations for further coordinated action where digital health policies interface with standards, with clear objectives, actions and intended benefits.
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www.thelancet.com Vol 389 February 4, 2017 559
Series
The health of people who live in slums 2
Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums
Richard J Lilford, Oyinlola Oyebode, David Satterthwaite, G J Melendez-Torres, Yen-Fu Chen, Blessing Mberu, Samuel I Watson, Jo Sartori,
Robert Ndugwa, Waleska Caiaff a, Tilahun Haregu, Anthony Capon, Ruhi Saith, Alex Ezeh
In the fi rst paper in this Series we assessed theoretical and empirical evidence and concluded that the health of
people living in slums is a function not only of poverty but of intimately shared physical and social environments. In
this paper we extend the theory of so-called neighbourhood eff ects. Slums off er high returns on investment because
benefi cial eff ects are shared across many people in densely populated neighbourhoods. Neighbourhood eff ects also
help explain how and why the benefi ts of interventions vary between slum and non-slum spaces and between slums.
We build on this spatial concept of slums to argue that, in all low-income and-middle-income countries, census
tracts should henceforth be designated slum or non-slum both to inform local policy and as the basis for research
surveys that build on censuses. We argue that slum health should be promoted as a topic of enquiry alongside
poverty and health.
Introduction
The fi rst paper in this Series was concerned with health
in slums and with the determinants of health.1 We noted
that the intimately shared physical and social
environment in slums is likely to generate strong
neighbourhood eff ects. In this second paper, we consider
what can be done to improve health and health care in
slums and show how factors operating at the
neighbourhood level can be turned to advantage when
we intervene. We start by discussing general
epidemiological principles that should be taken into
account in interpreting the results of studies in slums.
Next, we describe an intellectual framework to organise
evidence on interventions. We then present such
evidence as we were able to glean according to this
intellectual framework. Lastly, we discuss the
implications of the fi ndings from this Series as a whole
for policy and research.
Three factors interact to determine how an intervention
can play out in slum neighbourhoods. First, densely
packed slum neighbourhoods promote the spread of
disease but also provide opportunities for economies of
scale when interventions are promulgated. An iconic
example is the dramatic eff ect John Snow achieved when
he aborted a cholera epidemic by disenabling a water
pump in Soho, London in 1854.
Second, we showed in paper one that slums are not
homogeneous, but present very diff erent social and
physical environments. Context should therefore be taken
Lancet 2017; 389: 559–70
Published Online
October 16, 2016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/
S0140-6736(16)31848-7
This is the second in a Series of
two papers about the health of
people who live in sl ...
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
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
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE.pdfAnujkumaranit
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. It encompasses tasks such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding. AI technologies are revolutionizing various fields, from healthcare to finance, by enabling machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.
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.
Pulmonary Thromboembolism - etilogy, types, medical- Surgical and nursing man...VarunMahajani
Disruption of blood supply to lung alveoli due to blockage of one or more pulmonary blood vessels is called as Pulmonary thromboembolism. In this presentation we will discuss its causes, types and its management in depth.
- 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
- Link to NephroTube website: www.NephroTube.com
- Link to NephroTube social media accounts: https://nephrotube.blogspot.com/p/join-nephrotube-on-social-media.html
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
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
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
Ozempic: Preoperative Management of Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Sunlows jan2014 updated
1. SUNLOWS TRIES TO MAKE THE SUBJECT OF RESEARCH USER-FRIENDLY
FRIDAY JANUARY 31ST
2-4PM
@MHRNSLSEHub
The START trial is a multicentre pragmatic
clinical RCT comparing Multi-systemic
Therapy with carefully documented
Management as Usual. It is aimed at
adolescents at high risk of requiring
out-of-home placement, specifically
when this risk is associated with
antisocial behaviour, including conviction
as a young offender. The study aims to
inform policymakers, service
commissioners, professionals, service
users and their families about its potential
in the UK. It will also produce data on the
clinical and cost-effectiveness of standard
services offered to young people with
serious antisocial behaviour problems.
Room 1.21, Franklin-Wilkins building, Waterloo Campus
Stamford Street, London SE1 8WA
Please call or email to book a place: 020 7848 5015
www.sunlows.org.uk
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Future SUNLOWS dates for your diary:
Friday 28th February
Friday 28th March
We always value your feedback!
The Mental Health Research Network is
part of the NIHR Clinical Research
Network, which supports research to make
patients, and the NHS, better.
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MHRN South London & South East Hub
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