Rethinking the care-market relationship in care provider organisations

Care provider organisations are under pressure from funding bodies and regulatory procedures to narrowly construct care in ways that preclude its relational, emotional and social characteristics. This process of subjecting care to a managerialist-market logic, however, creates tensions between the organisation and its key stakeholders: care recipients, care-workers and unpaid carers. These tensions are significant and are likely to place organisations under pressure to develop a more holistic approach to care. In addressing this issue, this paper draws upon the concept of bounded emotionality to argue that it is feasible for organisations to be both instrumental and caring, and thereby be responsive to the needs of all of their stakeholders. The paper concludes by discussing some of the practical implications of organisations adopting a framework of bounded emotionality, and suggesting some directions for future research

The aged care workforce 2012: final report

The Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey informs workforce planning on issues surrounding the recruitment and retention, training and education, carer development and employment conditions of the aged care workforce. It provides a comprehensive profile of the aged care workforce which spans almost a decade. This research report contributes to the body of knowledge about the aged care workforce in Australia. The research was commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing and undertaken by the National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS). Authors: King, Debra, Mavromaras, Kostas He, Bryan Healy, Joshua Macaitis, Kirsten Moskos, Megan Smith, Llainey Wei, Zhan

Building solutions for prevneting childhood obesity. Overview module

The NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, the NSW Centre for Physical Activity & Health and the NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition are funded by the NSW Department of Health and supported by The University of Sydney

Caring for profit? The impact of for-profit providers on the quality of employment in paid care

O estágio pedagógico teve início em setembro de 2014, sob a Orientação Pedagógica da Drª Maria Domitila Costa, tendo, ainda, a Orientação Científica da Professora Doutora Maria Arminda Pedrosa, na componente de Química e do Professor Doutor Décio Martins, na componente de Física. Este relatório compreende uma introdução, cinco capítulos, referências bibliográficas e anexos. A introdução incide numa abordagem sobre o papel dos professores, bem como uma reflexão sobre o caminho que deverá ser planeado para se atingir um ensino com eficácia. No capítulo I – Enquadramento geral, é realizada uma apresentação da escola e da turma de ensino supervisionado. No capítulo II – Componente de Química, procede-se à apresentação das unidades exploradas nesta componente, dos documentos das atividades letivas, incluindo, ainda, uma reflexão sobre as mesmas. No capítulo III – Componente de Física, repete-se a sequência, para esta componente, utilizada para o capítulo II. No capítulo IV – Componente não letiva, são apresentadas as atividades não letivas. No capítulo V – Conclusão, perpetua-se uma análise reflexiva sobre o trabalho desenvolvido. Por último, são indicadas as referências bibliográficas utilizadas e os anexos, para leitura e apreciação do presente relatório

Introduction: politics, profits and practices in child and aged care

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Reducing the risk of chronic disease in older adults: A summary report to support obesity prevention planning in NSW.

This document is a summary of the information contained within a full report detailing the research evidence on the rationale, determinants and effective intervention approaches to reduce the prevalence of obesity and chronic disease among community-dwelling older adults, aged 55-74 years. It is designed specifically to contribute to the planning of programs and interventions for obesity and chronic disease prevention in NSW, Australia

Obesity and chronic disease prevention among old adults (55-74 years): An evidence overview and framework to inform policy and practice

This document is an expansive report detailing the research evidence (to mid-2012) on the rationale, determinants and effective approaches to reduce the prevalence of obesity and chronic disease among community-dwelling older adults, aged 55-74 years. It is designed specifically to contribute to the planning of programs and interventions for obesity and chronic disease prevention in New South Wales, Australia. A summary version of this report can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9084 Specifically this report: • Examines the available epidemiological evidence on the weight status and obesity-related chronic disease risk profile of older adults in NSW • Considers the behaviours contributing to weight status and chronic disease in this age group • Presents a structured planning framework to identify potential points for intervention based on analysis of contributing factors • Examines the evidence around the effectiveness of potential interventions, considering the strengths, limitations and gaps within the evidence base • Proposes a portfolio of evidence-based and promising intervention approaches for the reduction of obesity and related chronic disease risk

The nuanced negative: Meanings of a negative diagnostic result in clinical exome sequencing

Genomic sequencing technology is moving rapidly from the research setting into clinical medicine but significant technological and interpretive challenges remain. Whole exome sequencing (WES) in its recent clinical application provides a genetic diagnosis in about 25% of cases (Berg 2014). While this diagnostic yield is substantial, it also indicates that in a majority of cases, patients are receiving negative results (i.e., no explanatory genetic variant found) from this technology. There are a number of uncertainties regarding the meaning of a negative result in the current context of WES. A negative result may be due to current technological limitations that hinder detection of disease-causing variants or to gaps in the knowledge base that prohibit accurate interpretation of their pathogenicity; or it may indicate that there is not a genetic etiology for the disorder. In this paper we examine the uncertainties and nuances of the negative result from genome sequencing and how both clinicians and patients make meaning of it as revealed in ethnographic observations of the clinic session where results are returned, and in interviews with patients. We find that clinicians and patients construct the meaning of a negative result in ways that are uncertain, contingent, and multivalent; but invested with optimism, promise, and potentiality

Update of the evidence base to support the review of the NSW Health Breastfeeding Policy (PD2006_012): A rapid appraisal.

This report provides the findings from a rapid review and appraisal of the evidence base to support a review of the NSW Health Breastfeeding Policy Breastfeeding in NSW: Protection, Promotion and Support (PD2006_012, NSW Department of Health 2006). This Policy is currently being updated, particularly in consideration of the Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010-2015 and the associated, forthcoming Implementation Plan. The development of the NSW Breastfeeding Policy in 2006 was strongly supported by the systematic evidence base that had accumulated at that time. This review therefore includes evidence since the previous evidence summaries, i.e. since 2005. Specifically, it appraises the evidence around the health benefits of breastfeeding, it identifies those sub-groups of the population that are most at risk of poorer breastfeeding practices (not breastfeeding at all, short duration of breastfeeding, low intensity (exclusivity) of breastfeeding), and it examines the evidence, particularly from systematic reviews, of the effectiveness of interventions to promote, encourage and support breastfeeding