Guide for third and fourth year students

Advice complied by Boston University School of Medicine students for incoming first year students and third or fourth year students preparing for clinical rotations

An examination of parent buy-in for families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing using a teleintervention service delivery model

This literature review examines the effectiveness of teleintervention on creating parent buy-in and greater outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing using a listening and spoken language approach

Solid state image sensor research

Solid state image sensing devices developed for meteorological satellite application

Lack of Community Participation in Drinking Water Supply Project and its Impact on Health and Services Provided to Flood Affected People

Pakistan experienced extraordinary rainfall in mid-July 2010, which continued until September 2010. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) the rains/floods have affected over 20 million people. The selected aid organization for study which has worked in response to disaster has not consulted community due to approach modification which leads to create negative impacts on inhabitants of water facilities provided in reconstruction phase by the organization. The main focus for this study was on the health and services aspects of the facilities and how the lack of community participation played a role in them. In order to achieve this, interviews were carried out with village residents as well as relevant organization. Reports, strategy and policy documents have also provided important and relevant information. The main finding of the study was that inappropriate facilities provision by non government organization is result of imprecise quick response for implementation of project. Keywords: Impact, drinking water, health, affected peopl

Preparation And Characterization Of Opaque Dental Porcelain Powder As A Filler In Denture Base Poly (Methylmethacrylate).

Serbuk porselin gigi legap sebagai bahan pengisi seramik dimasukkan ke dalam matriks PMMA untuk mengkaji komposit yang terhasil dari segi sifat fizikal, mekanikal, terma, persekitaran dan radiopasiti serta menilai kesesuaiannya digunakan sebagai bahan restorasi gigi. Opaque dental porcelain powder as ceramic filler ncorporated into PMMA matrix was carried out to test the resulted composite in terms of its physical, mechanical, environmental and radioapcity qualities for the applicability in dental restoration

Disputes in administrative contracts and the possibility of utilizing; arbitration to solve them

Arbitration has become a manifestation of the times due to its importance in the transaction process considerations always calls for the agreement to arbitrate, to put disputes on the people trusted adversaries rather than put it on the competent courts in order to benefit from their expertise, this research deals with the subject of arbitration in disputes administrative contracts and the major search problem could be determined as the permissibility administration resort to arbitration which is in the center represents the sovereignty of the state, there is a varied views and contrasted trends in this regard, and this is what the research will deal with, reaching to paper conclusion then analyzed Inadmissibility of resort to arbitration in disputes administrative contracts relying legislation and comparative jurisprudence and the judiciary.Keywords: Arbitration, disputes, administrative contracts

A Qualitative Exploration to Understand Access to Pharmacy Medication Reviews: Views from Marginalized Patient Groups

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This research was led by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.Background: Vulnerable patients from marginalized groups (e.g., people with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, black and minority ethnic communities) experience higher rates of ill-health, inequitable access to healthcare and low engagement with screening services. Addressing these disparities and ensuring healthcare provision is impartial and fair is a priority for the United Kingdom (UK) healthcare system. Aim: Using Levesque’s access conceptual framework, this study explored the views of patients from marginalized groups, specifically on how access to pharmacy services could be improved and their experiences of receiving a medication review service. Method: Qualitative data were collected via semi-structured interviews on patient experiences of pharmacy services and how access to these could be improved (n = 10). Interviews of patients who had received a medication review from their pharmacist were also conducted (n = 10). Using an interpretivist approach, five ‘demand-side’ dimensions of Levesque’s access conceptual framework were explored (ability to perceive a need for medication support, their ability to seek this support, ability to reach the pharmacy, ability to pay and engage). Results: The findings exposed the medicine, health and social care challenges of vulnerable people and how these are often not being adequately managed or met. Using the access formwork, we unpack and demonstrate the significant challenges patients face accessing pharmacy support. Discussion: Pharmacy organizations need to pay attention to how patients perceive the need for pharmacy support and their ability to seek, reach and engage with this. Further training may be needed for community pharmacy staff to ensure services are made accessible, inclusive and culturally sensitive. Effective engagement strategies are needed to enable the provision of a flexible and adaptable service that delivers patient-centred care. Policy makers should seek to find ways to reconfigure services to ensure people from diverse backgrounds can access such services