Communicative competence as a basis for the creative interaction of the professional (vocational-technical) education institution's subjects: the special course for the audience members of the advanced training classes of professional education administra

Матеріали спецкурсу присвячено проблемі комунікативної компетентності керівників, новопризначених керівників та педагогічних працівників обласних навчально-(науково)-методичних центрів (кабінетів), закладів професійної (професійно-технічної) освіти для удосконалення власного досвіду та педагогічної майстерності. Зміст спецкурсу спрямовано на розвиток комунікативної взаємодії суб’єктів освітнього процесу, професійно-особистісного розвитку педагогічних кадрів. Спецкурс підготовлений для слухачів курсів підвищення кваліфікації керівних та педагогічних кадрів професійної (професійно-технічної) освіти у Центральному інституті післядипломної освіти ДВНЗ «Університет менеджменту освіти».The materials of special course are devoted to the problem of communicative competence of managers, newly appointed managers and pedagogical workers of regional educational (scientific) -methodic centers (offices), institutions of professional (vocational-technical) education for improving their own experience and pedagogical skills. The content of the special course aims to develop the communicative interaction between the subjects of the educational process, professional and personal development of teaching staff. The special course has been developed for management and pedagogical staff of vocational (vocational-technical) education refresher training at the Central Institute of Postgraduate Education "University of Education Management"

Validación de modelo americano de evaluación de la calidad y mejora del desempeño para el trasplante brasileño

Objetivo: validar o instrumento de avaliação da qualidade e melhoria do desempenho dos programas de transplantes dos Estados Unidos à realidade brasileira. Método: estudo metodológico desenvolvido para a validação semântica e adaptação cultural do instrumento Quality assessment and Performance Improvement nas seguintes etapas: 1) tradução; 2) síntese; 3) retrotradução; 4) revisão por comitê de especialistas; 5) pré-teste e 6) validação de conteúdo. Para avaliar as concordâncias entre os cinco juízes, utilizou-se o coeficiente Kappa e para validação de conteúdo, o índice de validação de conteúdo. Resultado: o coeficiente Kappa mostrou a concordância dos juízes para as equivalências semântica, idiomática, cultural e conceitual. Valores de índice de validação de conteúdo para relevância e sequência de itens de, pelo menos, 0,80 para todos os blocos. Conclusão: o instrumento de Avaliação da Qualidade e Melhoria do Desempenho dos Programas de Transplantes mostrou-se válido e confiável. Este instrumento irá contribuir para o desenvolvimento de programas de garantia de qualidade para equipes de transplante no Brasil.Objetivo: validar el instrumento de evaluación de la calidad y mejora del desempeño de los programas de trasplantes de los Estados Unidos a la realidad brasileña. Método: estudio metodológico desarrollado para validación semántica y adaptación cultural del instrumento Quality assessment and Performance Improvement en las siguientes etapas: 1) traducción; 2) síntesis; 3) retrotraducción; 4) revisión por comité de especialistas; 5) pretest y 6) validación de contenido. Para evaluar las concordancias entre los cinco jueces, se utilizó el coeficiente Kappa y para la validación de contenido, el índice de validación de contenido. Resultado: el coeficiente Kappa mostró la concordancia de los jueces para las equivalencias semántica, idiomática, cultural y conceptual. Los valores de índice de validación de contenido para relevancia y secuencia de ítems, de por lo menos, 0,80 - para todos los bloques. Conclusión: el instrumento de Evaluación de la Calidad y Mejora del Desempeño de los Programas de Trasplantes se mostró válido y confiable. Este instrumento podrá contribuir para el desarrollo de programas de garantía de calidad para los equipos de trasplante en Brasil.Objective: To validate the quality assessment and performance improvement instrument of US transplant programs to the Brazilian reality. Method: Methodological study developed for semantic validation and cultural adaptation of the Quality assessment and Performance Improvement instrument in the following steps: 1) translation; 2) synthesis; 3) back translation; 4) review by expert committee; 5) pretest and 6) content validation. To evaluate the agreement between the five judges, the Kappa coefficient was used and for content validation, the content validation index. Results: Kappa coefficient showed the agreement of the judges for semantic, idiomatic, cultural and conceptual equivalences. Content validation index values for relevance and item sequence of at least 0.80 for all blocks. Conclusion: The instrument of Quality Evaluation and Performance Improvement of Transplantation Programs proved to be valid and reliable. This instrument will contribute to the development of quality assurance programs for transplant teams in Brazil

Perceived Self-Efficacy Among Liver Transplant Candidates and Recipients

Self-efficacy is defined as one`s belief that one can perform the necessary behaviors to achieve one`s goals. This belief is one of the most powerful motivational predictors of how well a person will perform at almost any endeavor. Limited information is available, however, about self-efficacy in the organ transplantation population. This study aimed to identify the self-efficacy belief among liver transplant candidates and recipients and compare these results with demographic characteristics. The authors analyzed 100 patients who were candidates and recipients for liver transplantation in a Brazilian center. The average self-efficacy score for the candidates was significantly lower than for the recipients. Future investigation is necessary to explore possible interventions to be taken before and after liver transplantation that could influence self-efficacy of the organ transplantation patients

Adult cardiothoracic transplant nursing: An ISHLT consensus document on the current adult nursing practice in heart and lung transplantation

The role of nurses in cardiothoracic transplantation has evolved over the last 25 years. Transplant nurses work in a variety of roles in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to manage complex pre- and post-transplantation issues. There is lack of clarity and consistency regarding required qualifications to practice transplant nursing, delineation of roles and adequate levels of staffing.publisher: Elsevier articletitle: Adult cardiothoracic transplant nursing: An ISHLT consensus document on the current adult nursing practice in heart and lung transplantation journaltitle: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation articlelink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2014.11.017 content_type: simple-article copyright: Copyright © 2015 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.status: publishe

White paper on antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplant recipients

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have made immense strides in optimizing antibiotic, antifungal, and antiviral use in clinical settings. However, although ASPs are required institutionally by regulatory agencies in the United States and Canada, they are not mandated for transplant centers or programs specifically. Despite the fact that solid organ transplant recipients in particular are at increased risk of infections from multidrug‐resistant organisms, due to host and donor factors and immunosuppressive therapy, there currently are little rigorous data regarding stewardship practices in solid organ transplant populations, and thus, no transplant‐specific requirements currently exist. Further complicating matters, transplant patients have a wide range of variability regarding their susceptibility to infection, as factors such as surgery of transplant, intensity of immunosuppression, and presence of drains or catheters in situ may modify the risk of infection. As such, it is not feasible to have a “one‐size‐fits‐all” style of stewardship for this patient population. The objective of this white paper is to identify opportunities, risk factors, and ASP strategies that should be assessed with solid organ transplant recipients to optimize antimicrobial use, while producing an overall improvement in patient outcomes. We hope it may serve as a springboard for development of future guidance and identification of research opportunities. The authors identify opportunities and strategies that should be assessed with solid organ transplant recipients to optimize antimicrobial use while producing an overall improvement in patient outcomes