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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEST PRACTICES in the Management of Elderly Disaster Victims doc

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEST PRACTICES in the Management of Elderly Disaster Victims doc

Ngày tải lên : 28/03/2014, 16:20
... assistance with resources by telephone An important lesson learned was the value of an existing coordinated partnership with a current roster of key agencies and means of contact via e-mail and ... they can help disaster management teams at the federal, state and local levels anticipate the needs of frail elders There is a shortage of geriatricians and other gerontologists nationally, and ... assistance can be made easier by the organization and documentation of immediate assistance For example, many older evacuees received medical or psychiatric services or medication assistance during...
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Báo cáo y học: "2010 International consensus algorithm for the diagnosis, therapy and management of hereditary angioedema" pdf

Báo cáo y học: "2010 International consensus algorithm for the diagnosis, therapy and management of hereditary angioedema" pdf

Ngày tải lên : 08/08/2014, 21:20
... perspective of HAE management and to help reflect on the development of comprehensive care clinics, home therapy programs, and overall management of HAE The Canadian and Canadian Hungarian consensus ... Réseau Canadien d’angioédème héréditaire (RCAH) http://www.haecanada.com and cosponsors University of Calgary and the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Page of 13 Immunology (with an unrestricted ... (both beneficial and adverse), and develop and meet Standards of Care for HAE Page 10 of 13 c accesss to and support for psychosocial research such as quality of life studies An advisory or oversight...
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Global Climate ChanGe and  extreme Weather events Understanding the Contributions to infectious disease emergence

Global Climate ChanGe and extreme Weather events Understanding the Contributions to infectious disease emergence

Ngày tải lên : 10/06/2016, 23:59
... impacts of global climate change and extreme weather events on human, animal, and plant health, as well as their implications for global and national security Through invited presentations and discussions, ... Contents Summary and Assessment 1 Climate Change Challenges 54 Overview, 54 Climate Change, Extreme Events, and Human Health, 57 Andy Haines, M.B.B.S., M.D Climate Change and Human Health, 74 Paul ... of vector- and non-vector-borne diseases in humans, plants, and animals (IPCC, 2007b) The projected health consequences of future climate change and extreme weather events are predominantly negative....
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Extreme Weather Events and Public Health Responses

Extreme Weather Events and Public Health Responses

Ngày tải lên : 11/06/2016, 00:09
... frequency and intensity of extreme weather events Climate variability occurs at both the level of gradual change as well as the level of extreme events Extreme weather events are those events which ... information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation Extreme Weather Events and ... in variance may result in more cold and hot weather as well as in more record cold and record hot weather; and (3) an increase of mean and variance might tend towards less change in cold weather, ...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "The GLAaS algorithm for portal dosimetry and quality assurance of RapidArc, an intensity modulated rotational therapy" pdf

Báo cáo khoa học: "The GLAaS algorithm for portal dosimetry and quality assurance of RapidArc, an intensity modulated rotational therapy" pdf

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 09:22
... and the gamma evaluation matrix (second row) for one plan and the three sub-arcs for the and 12° gantry movement In table the GAI results are reported as mean values and standard deviations of ... y profile Eclipse calc Gamma eval GLAaS meas y profile Patient1 Dose Patient2 Gamma (b) Patient1 Dose Patient2 Gamma Figure Examples of QA for RapidArc plans Examples of QA for RapidArc plans ... roughly 2° of rotation) The final dose calculation is performed in Eclipse by means of the AAA algorithm One key point of RapidArc planning and delivery is the usage of collimator angles different...
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Tài liệu Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders docx

Tài liệu Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders docx

Ngày tải lên : 21/02/2014, 12:20
... the financial support of the Division of Humanitarian Assistance, Peace and Security of the Canadian International Development Agency (HAPS/CIDA), the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance of the ... resources (human, technical, and financial) for information management must be provided o Management of information is a key role for coordination (see Chapter 2, Coordination) Organizational arrangements ... often misinformed and contribute to the spread of rumors 27 Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders Information for workers Is there a risk for those handling...
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Báo cáo y học: "Clinical Strategy for the Management of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas: Aggressive or Less"

Báo cáo y học: "Clinical Strategy for the Management of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas: Aggressive or Less"

Ngày tải lên : 25/10/2012, 11:40
... portion of body or tail of the pancreas For tumors of SPT located in the neck and body of the pancreas, resection of the midportion of the pancreas and the mass with preserving the rim of the head and ... Malignant potential of solid pseudopappillary neoplasm of the pancreas Br J Surg 2006;93:733-37 de Castro SMM, Singhal D, Aronson DC, et al Management of Solid-pseudopapillary Neoplasms of the pancreas: ... analysis of solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: report of 15 cases Hepatobilliary Pancreat Dis Int 2008;7(2):196-200 Yu CC, Yeh CN, Hwang TL, Jan YY Clinicopathological study of solid and...
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Tài liệu Guidelines for the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Children in the United Kingdom pdf

Tài liệu Guidelines for the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Children in the United Kingdom pdf

Ngày tải lên : 12/02/2014, 11:20
... Inflammatory Bowel Disease Management of Crohn’s Disease Management of Ulcerative Colitis Associated aspects of IBD Service Delivery Guidelines for the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... ≥ Prof Bhupinder K Sandhu Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children; and Centre for Child and Adolescent Health Bristol University and the University of West ... BSPGHAN They provide an evidence and consensus based document describing good clinical practice for the investigation and treatment of IBD in children which will promote consistency of the management...
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Tài liệu Carrots, Sticks, and Promises: A Conceptual Framework for the Management of Public Health and Social Issue Behaviors docx

Tài liệu Carrots, Sticks, and Promises: A Conceptual Framework for the Management of Public Health and Social Issue Behaviors docx

Ngày tải lên : 18/02/2014, 02:20
... the manager will need to offer an exchange and will call on the use of marketing Homogeneity and behavior management In their work on collective action problems and transaction costs, Taylor and ... Social Change San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers a good understanding of and accommodate the target's MOAs and the trade-off of free choice and externalities The potential for success of the ... the philosophy of the exchange, the Field will remain focused on education and communications, but exchange and transactions are necessary and important in a framework of behavior management Education...
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Tài liệu NASA’S MANAGEMENT OF MOON ROCKS AND OTHER ASTROMATERIALS LOANED FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC DISPLAY doc

Tài liệu NASA’S MANAGEMENT OF MOON ROCKS AND OTHER ASTROMATERIALS LOANED FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC DISPLAY doc

Ngày tải lên : 18/02/2014, 05:20
... Management, Office of Financial Management and Assurance Director, NASA Issues, Office of Acquisition and Sourcing Management Congressional Committees and Subcommittees, Chairman and Ranking Member ... dates for 10 percent of randomly selected samples For example, if a researcher had 45 lunar samples and 90 meteorite samples, we asked for the last use dates for all 45 of the lunar samples and ... cosmic dust samples loaned for research purposes; lunar and meteorite samples loaned for education purposes; and lunar samples loaned for public display 30 We reviewed each type of loan separately...
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Tài liệu Management of continual improvement for facilities and activities: A structured approach doc

Tài liệu Management of continual improvement for facilities and activities: A structured approach doc

Ngày tải lên : 18/02/2014, 11:20
... of the organization through the organization’s business plan; The utilization by Management of the process information as an input to managing the organization; The employment of the information ... supported and recognized by their senior management team The importance of achieving the right attitude and involvement of the staff of the organization cannot be underestimated It is important that ... Clarifying performance deliverables by setting clear performance standards for improvement projects and knowing how these contribute to an organization’s goals; Giving authority and knowledge of the...
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Tài liệu Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk pptx

Tài liệu Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk pptx

Ngày tải lên : 21/02/2014, 11:20
... exposures; 16 For example, the bank’s structure, the nature of the bank’s activities, the quality of the bank’s human resources, organisational changes and employee turnover 17 For example, changes in ... of sound risk management is that the board of directors and bank management understand the nature and complexity of the risks inherent in the portfolio of bank products, services and activities ... International Settlements Andrew Willis Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk and the Role of Supervision Sound Practices for the Management and Supervision of Operational Risk Contents...
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Tài liệu Evidence-Based Guidelines for Migraine Headache in the Primary Care Setting: Pharmacological Management of Acute Attacks doc

Tài liệu Evidence-Based Guidelines for Migraine Headache in the Primary Care Setting: Pharmacological Management of Acute Attacks doc

Ngày tải lên : 21/02/2014, 12:20
... modes of delivery, frequency of adverse events, and/or onset of action) can help determine the agent of choice for the particular patient Consequently, for many agents, statistical significance cannot ... frequency and severity of attacks, the presence and degree of temporary disability, and the profile of associated symptoms such as nausea and vomiting The patient’s history of, response to, and tolerance ... agonists than with placebo The incidence of adverse events was dose-dependent with rizatriptan and zolmitriptan Significantly more patients reported adverse events with sumatriptan than with aspirin/lysine...
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Tài liệu Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community doc

Tài liệu Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community doc

Ngày tải lên : 21/02/2014, 14:20
... Integrated management of childhood illness: caring for newborns and children in the community v Contents: Manual for the community health worker Facilitator notes Photo book: identify signs of illness ... yes, vomits everything? Any other problem? IDENTIFY PROBLEMS: ASK AND LOOK DANGER SIGNS DANGER SIGNS Any DANGER SIGN? Cough for 21 days or more Chest indrawing Diarrhoea for 14 days or more REFER ... (http://www.who.int/about/licensing/copyright_form/en/index.html) The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization...
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Tài liệu Observations on Management of Recent Credit Default Swap Credit Events docx

Tài liệu Observations on Management of Recent Credit Default Swap Credit Events docx

Ngày tải lên : 21/02/2014, 21:20
... ON MANAGEMENT OF RECENT CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CREDIT EVENTS CANADA Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions SENIOR SUPERVISORS GROUP FRANCE Banking Commission GERMANY Federal Financial ... legal, and operational capabilities, challenges, and lessons learned from its management of recent credit events To assess the effectiveness of credit event management across a diverse range of events, ... representing the Canadian Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, the French Banking Commission, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, the Japanese Financial Services...
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Guidelines for the Nutritional Management of Children With Renal Disease pot

Guidelines for the Nutritional Management of Children With Renal Disease pot

Ngày tải lên : 05/03/2014, 12:20
... choice for infants with chronic renal failure However, problems occur in determining the actual amount of feed and therefore fluid consumed Expressed breast milk can be fortified with energy and ... recommendations will vary Rather than change to cow’s milk around the age of year, it is usually best to continue with the infant formula, modifying it to take account of growth and changes in plasma biochemistry ... 200mls-300mls/day Loprofin and Snopro are low phosphate milk substitutes are available on prescription and can be used Alternatively a mixture of 50% Calogen and water can be used and may be preferred...
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults ppt

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults ppt

Ngày tải lên : 08/03/2014, 14:20
... development of Acting on Australia’s Weight and the subsequent strategy, the need for clinical practice guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity in Australian adults and children ... required for adults and for children and adolescents, the NHMRC researched practices for managing overweight and obesity and ensured that the practices identified were multi-faceted for example, ... indicator of risk and relative change is a combination of anthropometric measures such as body mass index (BMI) or weight and waist circumference Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight...
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Guideline for Management of Postmeal Glucose pptx

Guideline for Management of Postmeal Glucose pptx

Ngày tải lên : 08/03/2014, 14:20
... number of men and women of European and Asian origin, found two-hour plasma glucose to be a better predictor of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality than fasting plasma glucose Levitan and ... relative ranking of postmeal glycaemic and insulinemic responses to mixed meals.(87;88) The use of GI can 15 Guideline for Management of Postmeal Glucose provide an additional benefit for diabetes ... activity and weight control remain the cornerstones of effective diabetes management Although few would dispute the importance and benefits of regular physical activity and maintenance of desirable...
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Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation pdf

Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation pdf

Ngày tải lên : 08/03/2014, 14:20
... handling, alteration of ion channels, activation of mediators of oxidative stress, and promotion of inflammation There is good experimental evidence of antifibrillatory and antifibrotic actions of ... the management of AF requires an individual decision and should therefore be discussed at the beginning of AF management Before choosing rate control alone as a long-term strategy, the clinician ... INRs and an increasing bleeding risk with high INRs, an INR of 2.0 –3.0 is the likely optimal range for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular AF One of the many...
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ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias doc

ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias doc

Ngày tải lên : 08/03/2014, 14:20
... assessed for concomitant metabolic disorders and dyslipidaemias Patients with central obesity, as defined for Europeans by an increased waist circumference of ≥94 cm for men (90 cm for Asian males) and ... history of longevity 3.2 Risk levels Qualifiers † The charts can assist in risk assessment and management but must be interpreted in the light of the clinician’s knowledge and experience and of the ... history of premature atherothrombotic disease.51 Table lists the recommendations for lipid analyses for screening for CVD risk and Table the recommendations for lipid analyses for characterization of...
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