Educational television : is anybody watching

"November 1960"--t.p. -- At head of each page: "November 15, 1960.""L2-1160"--handwritten on coverDSR 833

Hearing problems in the learning disability population: is anybody listening?

We undertook this project because we believed that hearing loss experienced by the target population was greater than the referral figures suggested. Therefore, we set up a trial service initiative designed to examine the efficacy of different referral routes into audiology services for adults with learning disability. This retrospective analysis focuses on the generation of data on hearing loss on a small population sample (n = 136) gathered over a 6-month period in 2012. We suggest remedial action now to prevent more problems in the future

Is Anybody Listening?: Factors Affecting Pain Management in Veterans Within an Acute Care Rehab Setting

Background: In the United States, pain is a widely discussed issue due to the opioid epidemic stemming from a history of pain mismanagement. Clinical guidelines for successful pain management techniques are readily available for providers to incorporate into the individualized patient care plan. Purpose: The purpose of this project is to improve pain management through implementation of the VA pain management guidelines and improved interdisciplinary team communication. Objectives: This project aims to decrease the number of patients reporting moderate to severe pain, enhance staff/provider communication, and improve the provider’s overall process for managing pain with an individualized treatment plan. Interventions: Implementation of the practice guidelines included engaging staff in training, implementing new pain management tools, implementing a provider-initiated pain template, collaborative communication, and supplemental education for the patients and staff. Results: The results of the project showed improved provider/staff knowledge of pain assessment and management, maintenance of greater than 95% in pain medication effectiveness documentation, compliance with individualized pain template initiation and reassessment in weekly team meetings, and lastly a reduction in the number of veterans reporting moderate to severe pain. Implications for Practice: The significance of this project lies in its ability to highlight the providers’ accountability for managing pain in patients and their role as leaders to ensure the continued assessment and evaluation of patients experiencing pain in this unique and vulnerable population

Living in the Avon Hills: Conference Program

The Living in the Avon Hills conference is designed for anybody interested in learning about a variety of topics including: art, land use, natural history, wildlife, alternative energy and more. Kids 5 and up can attend sessions while you attend the sessions you\u27re interested, bring the whole family

THE ELDERLY HAVE SPOKEN: IS ANYBODY LISTENING? The Impact Of Fuel Costs On The Elderly

This report contains the findings of a study carried out by the Gerontology Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston concerning the effects of the escalating fuel costs on the lives of the elderly who must pay for their own heat. Through the use of an interview format known as modified critical incident technique, a team of mostly elderly students spent several weeks during the winter of 1980 eliciting responses from more than 100 elderly individuals from throughout the greater Boston area. Not surprisingly , this study has revealed a number of profound impacts that the radical turn of economic events has already had on the lives of older Americans. To begin, standards of living must be adjusted as a larger proportion of the monthly budget is spent on fuel. Living arrangements change as the thermostat is lowered and utilized living areas are reduced by closing off rooms to conserve fuel. Nutrition is often sacrificed for warmth. Health frequently suffers as a result, with colder room temperatures further aggravating certain perennial afflictions of old age, such as arthritis. Social contacts diminish as mobility lessens. Cars become an unaffordable luxury Embarrassment over the coldness of the home and concern over visitors\u27 health in such cold are additional disincentives to entertaining. Pride in oneself, as a self-sufficient person, as a hospitable person, as a responsible member of society, falters. In this timely report, the researchers rely heavily on the words of the elderly themselves to describe the circumstances and conditions they have experienced most recently. Selections from these interviews have been grouped thematically with sections on general trends and recommendations included. After listening to the elderly, their message has become painfully clear: something has gone terribly wrong and these people have become the unfortunate victims. The important question remains, however, who is listening and willing to do something about it!

Independent Living and the family: the context of Costa Rica and Sweden

[Excerpt] Independent Living is a philosophy and a movement of people with disabilities that works for equal opportunities, self-respect and self-determination. Independent Living does not mean that we do not need anybody, that we want to live in isolation. Independent Living means that we want the same control and the same choices in every-day life that our non-disabled brothers and sisters, neighbors and friends take for granted. We want to grow up in our families, go to the neighborhood school, use the same bus, work in jobs that are in line with our education and abilities. Most importantly, just like everybody else, we need to be in charge of our own lives, think and speak for ourselves. In my contribution to this congress I will address three topics that are intimately linked to the concept of Independent Living: society\u27s present view of disability and sexuality; the tendency to place persons with disabilities in institutions; and, thirdly, ways to support disabled people to live in the community rather than in institutions

Open Data

Open data is freely usable, reusable, or redistributable by anybody, provided there are safeguards in place that protect the data’s integrity and transparency. This book describes how data retrieved from public open data repositories can improve the learning qualities of digital networking, particularly performance and reliability. Chapters address such topics as knowledge extraction, Open Government Data (OGD), public dashboards, intrusion detection, and artificial intelligence in healthcare