Designing Organizations for Successful Corporate Brands

Organizational strategies for effective brand management programs result in an organizationrs ability to build brand equity. This study develops a conceptual model of brand and of the need for effective leadership and communication in estahlishing a clear connection between organizational effectiveness and the issue of hrand management. While brand programs have been primarily directed from the marketing and communication departments for the benefit of external audiences, this research shows that significant effort must be made to include other areas of the organization in branding efforts so as to leverage potential organizational strategies that will enhance brand-building organizational initiatives. Through strategies, tactics and critical success factors identified in a hrand organizational effectiveness model, a process is defined to achieve brand management leadership potential. This process comhines in-depth personal and corporate understanding with a systemic approach for a brand management program

Junior Recital: Rhoda Kay Roberts, Violin

Kemp Recital Hall April 6, 2019 Saturday Afternoon 2:30p.m

Development of a tool to assess core cardiorespiratory physiotherapy skills: a Delphi study.

Purpose: This study reports on the development of an outcome measure designed to evaluate pre-registration physiotherapy students’ ability in performing core cardiorespiratory skills. Method: A four round, e-Delphi study using an international panel of expert cardiorespiratory physiotherapists involved in pre-registration student education was undertaken. In round one participants identified what they look for in students competently performing core cardio-respiratory physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills. These items were refined in rounds two and three. Item content validity score (iCVI) of ≥ 0.8 at round four identified consensus. Scale content validity index (SCVI) was calculated. Results: Response rate for round one was 46% (6/13). Additional experts were invited to participate and response rates increased to 71% (round 2), 88% (round 3) and 100% (round 4). Of the 207 items across the seven skills identified in round one, 140 were presented in round four. Of these, consensus was achieved for 128 items, with 12 being excluded. The SCVI was 0.907. Conclusion: This e-Delphi study enabled the development of a draft outcome measure, which aims to assess performance of seven cardiorespiratory physiotherapy skills. This tool will enable rigorous evaluation of different education methods to establish their effectiveness. However, it is first necessary to establish construct validity and assess inter and intra-rater reliability

Serenity as a Goal for Nursing Practice

To extend a conceptual analysis of serenity by explaining how serenity develops and to present an analysis of serenity interventions. Significance : Serenity is highly desired by many. There is evidence that the experience of serenity improves health. The information presented proposes how nurses can use knowledge about serenity in practice. Organizing Framework : Serenity is viewed as a learned, positive emotion of inner peace that can be sustained. It is a spiritual concept that decreases perceived stress and improves physical and emotional health. Sources and Approach : Results of a conceptual analysis of serenity, research findings related to development of a Serenity Scale, practice experience, and the literature provided a foundation for the analysis. Inductive reasoning and substruction were the primary methods of constructing the proposed relationships. A nursing practice example is included. Conclusions : The experience of serenity is related to development of the higher self. Four levels of serenity are a safe, wise, beneficent, and universal self. Knowledge about serenity can help nurses to select interventions that promote clients' health.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/72835/1/j.1547-5069.1996.tb00388.x.pd

SAUDI ARABIAN DONATION TO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Washington. Saudi Arabia pledged five million dollars December 16 towards the construction and development of the Smithsonian Institution’s International Centre, one of the major components of the Centre for African, Near Eastern and Asian Cultures which is now being built in Washington. The Centre will be the focus of an institutional effort to preserve cultural values and traditions and the environment in which they exist. It will sponsor a programme of research internships, symposia and exhibitions in the Asian and African gallery, as well as performances of traditional music and readings from the literary traditions of Africa and Asia

Clinician-targeted interventions to reduce antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in primary care:An overview of systematic reviews

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To systematically review the literature and appraise the existing evidence from systematic reviews regarding the effects of interventions, aimed at changing clinician behaviour, to reduce antibiotic prescribing for ARIs in primary care

The effect of high fidelity simulated learning methods on physiotherapy pre-registration education: a systematic review protocol.

The objective of this review is to identify if high fidelity simulated learning methods are effective at enhancing clinical/practical skills compared to usual, low fidelity simulated learning methods in pre-registration physiotherapy education

Effectiveness of high fidelity simulation versus low fidelity simulation on practical/clinical skill development in pre-registration physiotherapy students: a systematic review.

Objective: The objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of high fidelity simulation (HFS) versus low fidelity simulation (LFS) on practical/clinical skill development in pre-registration physiotherapy students. Introduction: Evidence suggests that improved skill development in university can reduce anxiety in practice, improving performance of skills and overall learning at clinical placement for health professions students. However, evidence indicates that the clinical environment is most effective for learning. As a result, there has been increased interest in the use of HFS where students can test knowledge and skills in an increasingly self-directed way. No previous reviews on the effectiveness of HFS on skill development in physiotherapy students were identified. Inclusion criteria: Experimental and quasi-experimental studies comparing HFS (simulated person, manikin, virtual simulation, video case-studies) to LFS (peer role-play, paper-based case-studies) in pre-registration physiotherapy education were included. Primary outcomes were objective measures of skills performance; secondary outcomes were students’ perceptions of the impact of simulation on learning measured using quantitative outcomes. Methods: A three-step search strategy was employed. Following an initial search of MEDLINE and CINAHL and analysis of text words, MEDLINE, CINAHL, ERIC, AMED, EThOS and Google Scholar were searched in November 2017 Reference lists of studies included at critical appraisal stage were hand-searched. Studies published in English from 1978 onwards were included. Title/abstract screening, critical appraisal and data extraction were conducted by two independent reviewers; conflicts were resolved by discussion. Results: Meta-analysis was not possible due to heterogeneity; therefore, results were presented in narrative form. Three randomized controlled trials (RCT) and three quasi-experimental studies (310 participants) were included. They were conducted in the USA and Australia, and evaluated standardized patients (people who take on the role of a real patient), near-peers, computerized manikins and virtual simulation in pre-registration Bachelor of Science (Honors), Master of Science and Doctor of Physiotherapy students. One RCT was considered high quality, with the remainder moderate quality. The findings related to five main areas: i) In terms of motor skill performance, an increased number of safety fails were found with HFS (HFS = 13.5% safety fails, HFS + video feedback = 15.4% safety fails, control [LFS] = 8.1% safety fails); ii) The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (APP) tool indicated no significant improvement in mean APP scores at week 6 of clinical placement (HFS mean APP score = 60.7 [9.1], control mean APP score = 58.7 [8.4]; P = 0.35); iii) Only one of two studies showed a statistically significant difference in clinical reasoning with HFS (P = 0.001). This became non-significant once students were on clinical placement (P = 0.328); iv) Students did not perceive a significant difference in their communication skills with HFS (simulation = 9.05 [+/− 1.27]; control 8.75 [+/− 1.2]; P = 0.482); v) Students were significantly more positive about HFS for increasing awareness of safety issues (P = 0.002), patients’ emotional status (P = 0.002), handling skills (P < 0.0001) and ability to provide instructions to patients (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: Currently there is no high quality evidence that HFS improves motor skill performance in pre-registration physiotherapy students. There is a small amount of moderate-quality evidence it may improve students’ perception of their self-efficacy but no evidence that it improves communication skills. However, a lack of studies and variation in outcome measures meant that meta-analysis was not possible. At present, no recommendations can be made regarding the use of HFS to improve skill performance in this population

Bonded Fabrics.

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