Sling Complications

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Surgeon Volume

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Market Integration and Public Services in the European Union – Edited by M. Cremona

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The future of Obamacare

The United States, among democracies, was late in establishing universal health care for the same reason that the health care it has established, the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare or ACA) is wildly complex by the standards of most health systems. The basic problem is that the United States has a deliberately fragmented and fragmenting political system, rife with “veto players” who can change or frustrate legislation. It is far easier to block legislation in the United States than in other rich democracies. As a result health legislation in the United States is rarer, far more complex and full of the compromises needed to get anything passed

Interdisciplinarity and Inclusivity: Natural Partners in Supporting Students

Mathematics Across the Sciences is an applications-based course designed to strengthen students’ mathematical skills in preparation for calculus or for a major in the sciences. Its development relied heavily on input from faculty members in several science departments. This article describes the course; many of the scientific applications taught; pedagogical strategies; and scholarship on inclusion, equity, and diversity in education. These descriptions make clear that the goals of inclusion and academic excellence are intertwined, and an interdisciplinary approach can help each to improve

Changing the Tide: An Internet/Video Exercise and Low Fat Diet Intervention with Middle School Students

The rising tide of obesity erodes the health of youths and many times results in adult obesity. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effectiveness of an eight-session health promotion/transtheoretical model Internet/video-delivered intervention to increase physical activity and reduce dietary fat among low-income, culturally diverse, seventh-grade students. Those who completed more than half the sessions increased exercise, t(103) = −1.99, p = .05, and decreased the percentage of dietary fat, t(87) = 2.73, p = .008. Responses to the intervention by stage of change, race, and income are examined

Debacle: Trump’s Response to the COVID-19 Emergency

Why did the United States, ranked as the world's best prepared country, fail so dramatically in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Part of the reason is the backdrop of a fragmented and largely market-driven health care system, part of the reason is a society marked by dramatic racial and economic inequality, but a key part of the reason is the structure of the public health system. The United States approach, which reflects the politics of American federalism, involves underinvestment and underpreparedness at every level of government except the federal. Effective response has to be led by the federal government. The complexity of the federal government is such that any effective federal response must be led by the White House. If the White House fails to lead, the federal government will fail to lead and the system as a whole will not be capable of effective public health response. That is exactly what happened in 2020.Instituto per gli Studli di Political Internazionale (ISPI), Milan.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/156411/1/Debacle 2.pdfDescription of Debacle 2.pdf : Main articleSEL

PHARMACISTS' MOTIVATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

The purpose of this study was to examine pharmacist—reported motives for participation in continuing professional education. Motivational factors were identified, and the effects on the influence of each factor were assessed for the following: 1) legislation requiring participation, 2) demographic variables, and 3) extent of participation. Results of this study provided: 1) a description of pharmacists' professional learning motivation, 2) an assessment of the effect of mandatory continuing pharmacy education on participation motivation, 3) a framework for planning and evaluating continuing pharmacy education programs for specific groups of pharmacists, and 4) a criteria for evaluating continuing pharmacy education programs. A motivational inventory and a demographic questionnaire were mailed to a stratified random sample of 200 pharmacists registered in each of the provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan. The usable return rate was 76.4% of practicing pharmacists. Principal components analysis of the motivational inventory produced the following seven meaningful factors, in decreasing order of influence: Cognitive/Competence, External Professional Expectations, Community Service, Influence of Peers, Professional Advancement, Interpersonal Relationships, and Escape from Routine. Seven independent factor scores for each respondent were used in testing the study hypotheses. Pharmacists' motivational differences were detected by one way analyses of variance and evaluated by group averages or the Scheffe test. No motivational differences were detected for pharmacists based on years of professional experience, or on whether they were employees or managers. Significant motivational differences were found for the variables of province, age, practice type, employment status, work isolation time, extent of participation in continuing professional education and participation in self—directed continuing professional learning. Although significant differences in the influence ratings of the Cognitive/Competence and External Professional Expectations motives were detected between the provincial sub-samples, motivational patterns were not profoundly different. The Cognitive/Competence motive was reported as the most influential motive in both provinces. Since the External Professional Expectations motive was rated third in influence by Ontario pharmacists, it was concluded that pharmacists were influenced by this motive regardless of legislation requiring participation. The influential motives pharmacists reported were considered more relevant to effective planning and implementation of continuing professional education programs than legislated requirements for participation