Espaço de reflexão sobre as questões da educação : formação de professores sob o foco da infância

O projeto caracterizou-se por ações integradas, em 2005, entre a UFSC e a rede pública de ensino do município de Florianópolis e teve como objetivo contribuir para a formação continuada de professores da educação infantil e das séries iniciais. As reflexões partiram do conceito de infância e nortearam a prática pedagógica, efetivandose através do planejamento, do registro e da avaliação da ação docente. Os resultados indicaram que essas reflexões repercutiram significativamente na prática educativa, oportunizando comunicação de teorias e de experiências

Infância e formação de educadores

O projeto caracterizou-se por ações integradas entre a UFSC e a rede pública de Florianópolis, em 2004, e teve como objetivo contribuir para a formação continuada de professores da educação infantil e das séries iniciais. O conceito de “infância” constituiu-se no foco central de reflexão ao longo das atividades, articulando os debates e oficinas. Os resultados indicam que esta reflexão repercutiu significativamente na prática educativa, oportunizando comunicação de teorias e de experiências

Clinical and cost effectiveness of booklet based vestibular rehabilitation for chronic dizziness in primary care: single blind, parallel group, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial

Objective To determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of booklet based vestibular rehabilitation with and without telephone support for chronic dizziness, compared with routine care

Boston Hospitality Review: Fall 2017

Table of contents: Design: A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place: The Application of Feng Shui to Hotels by Ingrid Y. Lin -- Sharing Economy: The hotel industry’s Achilles Heel? Quantifying the negative impacts of Airbnb on Boston’s hotel performance by Makarand Mody, Courtney Suess-Raeisinafchi, and Tarik Dogru -- History: Fragments of the Past: The Exchange Buffet, Building a Business on Trust for 78 Years by Dr. Peter Szende and Jeanne Pak -- Theory: “The Six Touchstones” A Model for Hospitality Students by Christopher C. Muller and Michael Oshins -- Hotels: A (Diamond) Cut Above the Rest: Improving Hotel Operations Based on TripAdvisor Rating Attributes by Suzanne Markham BagneraTable of contents: Design: A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place: The Application of Feng Shui to Hotels by Ingrid Y. Lin -- Sharing Economy: The hotel industry’s Achilles Heel? Quantifying the negative impacts of Airbnb on Boston’s hotel performance by Makarand Mody, Courtney Suess-Raeisinafchi, and Tarik Dogru -- History: Fragments of the Past: The Exchange Buffet, Building a Business on Trust for 78 Years by Dr. Peter Szende and Jeanne Pak -- Theory: “The Six Touchstones” A Model for Hospitality Students by Christopher C. Muller and Michael Oshins -- Hotels: A (Diamond) Cut Above the Rest: Improving Hotel Operations Based on TripAdvisor Rating Attributes by Suzanne Markham Bagner

Feasibility of a placebo-controlled trial of antibiotics for possible urinary tract infection in care homes: a qualitative interview study

Background: Diagnosis of suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) in care and nursing home residents is commonly based on vague non-localising symptoms (for example, confusion), potentially leading to inappropriate antibiotic prescription. The safety of withholding antibiotics in such cases could be addressed by a randomised controlled trial (RCT); however, this would require close monitoring of residents, and support from care home staff, clinicians, residents, and families. Aim: To explore the views of residential care and nursing home staff (herein referred to as care home staff) and primary care clinicians on the feasibility and design of a potential RCT of antibiotics for suspected UTI in care home residents, with no localising urinary symptoms. Design & setting: A qualitative interview study with primary care clinicians and care home staff in the UK. Method: Semi-structured interviews with 16 care home staff and 11 primary care clinicians were thematically analysed. Results: Participants were broadly supportive of the proposed RCT. The safety of residents was a priority and there was strong support for using the RESTORE2 (Recognise Early Soft Signs, Take Observations, Respond, Escalate) assessment tool to monitor residents; however, there were concerns about associated training requirements, especially for night and temporary staff. Effective communication (with residents, families, and staff) was deemed essential, and carers were confident that residents and families would be supportive of the RCT if the rationale was clearly explained and safety systems were robust. There were mixed views on a placebo-controlled design. The perceived additional burden was seen as a potential barrier, and the use of temporary staff and the out-of-hours period were highlighted as potential risk areas. Conclusion: The support for this potential trial was encouraging. Future development will need to prioritise resident safety (especially in the out-of-hours period), effective communication, and minimising additional burden on staff to optimise recruitment

Uncertainty about cellulitis and unmet patient information needs: a mixed methods study in primary and secondary care

Background: Cellulitis is a painful infection of the skin and underlying tissues, commonly affecting the lower leg: approximately a third of people experience recurrence. Patients’ ability to recover from cellulitis or prevent recurrence is likely to be influenced by their understanding of the condition.Aim: To explore patients’ perceptions of cellulitis and their information needs.Design and Setting: Mixed methods study comprising semi‐structured, face‐to‐face interviews and a cross‐sectional survey, recruiting through primary care, secondary care and advertising.Methods: Adults aged 18 or over with a history of cellulitis were invited to take part in a survey, qualitative interview, or both.Results: Thirty interviews were conducted between August 2016 and July 2017. Qualitative data highlighted: (1) low awareness of cellulitis prior to first episode, 2) uncertainty around the time of diagnosis, 3) concern/surprise at the severity of cellulitis, 4) perceived insufficient information provision. People were surprised they had never heard of cellulitis and that they had not received advice or leaflets giving self‐care information. Some sought information from the internet and found this confusing. Two hundred and forty surveys were completed (response rate 17%). These showed that, while many participants had received information on the treatment of cellulitis (60.0%, n=144), they often reported receiving no information about causes (60.8%, n=146) or prevention of recurrence (73.3%, n=176).Conclusions: There is a need to provide information for people with cellulitis, particularly around (1) the name of their condition, (2) managing acute episodes and (3) reducing risk of recurrences