A sociometric study of the agreement between pupil and teacher choices for play and work companions in grades one, two and three.

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

Pharmacy-based alcohol-misuse services: current perspectives

Context: Globally, the use of alcohol is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Opportunistic screening and brief interventions (SBIs) have been shown to be effective in reducing alcohol consumption in certain primary care settings and provide a means of reaching some of those who do not seek treatment for alcohol-related problems. Further, community pharmacies have the potential to reach consumers at an early stage of their alcohol use and incorporate intervention and advice into their role in providing medications. Aim: The purpose of this review was to inform pharmacists and stakeholders of the evidence base for SBI in community pharmacy settings. To date, there has been limited research on the effectiveness of alcohol SBI in community pharmacies, with a systemic review only identifying two randomized trials. Methods: This narrative review reports on the period 2007-2017, covering feasibility studies, pilot programs, and surveys of consumers and pharmacy staff attitudes relating to alcohol SBI in this setting. Studies were identified via MEDLINE, CINAHL, Google Scholar, and reference lists of relevant publications. Findings: The findings indicated that the provision of community pharmacy alcohol SBI requires training in communication and intervention skills and in some cases increasing confidence and alcohol-related knowledge. Consumers were generally receptive to the SBI approach but requested private areas for delivery of such. Conclusion: The high prevalence of "at risk" alcohol use in many countries and the low level of treatment seeking by this group means that novel approaches to engage opportunistically with these people is imperative in reducing alcohol-related harms. However, before committing routine health funding, these novel approaches need rigorous evaluation

Resources for teaching Shakespeare in the secondary school

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit

Core medicines for quality care of the dying

The proposal by Lindqvist and colleagues of four essential medicines for the control of terminal symptoms is commendable. Having a finite essential medication list facilitates prescribers to prescribe and pharmacies to stock and supply medications to support end-of-life care in the community. With this issue in mind, a recent collaboration of South Australian palliative care clinicians developed a core medicines list for the treatment of symptoms commonly seen at the end of life. As for Lindqvist’s model, we also involved widespread consultation with key palliative care stakeholders

Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Sediment Flushing within Storage Tunnels

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