Education for the gifted: The fifty-seventh yearbook for the National Society for the Study of Education, Part 2.

The social policy of a country is a set of specific activities aimed at regulating the social relations between different in their social status subjects. This approach to clarifying social policy is also called functional and essentially addresses social policy as an activity to regulate the relationship of equality or inequality in society. It provides an opportunity to look for inequalities in the economic positions of individuals in relation to ownership, labor and working conditions, distribution of income and consumption, social security and health, to look for the sources of these inequalities and their social justification or undue application.The modern state takes on social functions that seek to regulate imbalances, to protect weak social positions and prevent the disintegration of the social system. It regulates the processes in society by harmonizing interests and opposing marginalization. Every modern country develops social activities that reflect the specifics of a particular society, correspond to its economic, political and cultural status. They are the result of political decisions aimed at directing and regulating the process of adaptation of the national society to the transformations of the market environment. Social policy is at the heart of the development and governance of each country. Despite the fact that too many factors and problems affect it, it largely determines the physical and mental state of the population as well as the relationships and interrelationships between people. On the other hand, social policy allows for a more global study and solving of vital social problems of civil society. On the basis of the programs and actions of political parties and state bodies, the guidelines for the development of society are outlined. Social policy should be seen as an activity to regulate the relationship of equality or inequality between different individuals and social groups in society. Its importance is determined by the possibility of establishing on the basis of the complex approach: the economic positions of the different social groups and individuals, by determining the differences between them in terms of income, consumption, working conditions, health, etc .; to explain the causes of inequality; to look for concrete and specific measures to overcome the emerging social disparities.

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Craving togetherness: planning and replanning a national society hybrid conference during the COVID-19 pandemic

British Journal of Anaesthesia ◽

10.1016/j.bja.2020.11.029 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Carolyn F. Weiniger ◽

Idit Matot

Keyword(s):

National Society

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Do Dutch dermatologists care for venereology? An inquiry among all non-academic dermatologists in The Netherlands

International Journal of STD & AIDS ◽

10.1258/095646202762226173 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 13 (1_suppl) ◽

pp. 45-47

Author(s):

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J M Mommers ◽

W I Van Der Meijden

Keyword(s):

Health Services ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Structural Changes ◽

Outpatient Clinics ◽

National Society ◽

Dutch Society ◽

Regional Collaboration ◽

Fruitful Cooperation ◽

Municipal Health ◽

Do So

The financing of STD outpatient clinics in The Netherlands is currently undergoing structural changes. Because these changes also have implications for the infrastructure of STD care as a whole, the STD committee of the Dutch Society for Dermatology and Venereology (STD committee NVDV) and the National Society of Municipal Health Services (GGD-Nederland) are currently exploring the possibilities and feasibility of intensified regional collaboration between Municipal Health Services (MHSs) and dermatologists. However, for fruitful collaboration it is essential that a substantial number of dermatologists has an interest in STD care. Therefore, the STD committee NVDV has conducted a structured survey in order to study the support of Dutch dermatologists for such a regional collaboration. In this paper, the results of the survey are presented. It appears that the majority of Dutch dermatologists is (still) interested in STD, and although a minority currently collaborates with local MHSs on a regular basis, a large group is willing to do so in the future. We conclude that the majority of dermatologists in the Netherlands (still) cares for venereology and that there is a sound basis for a fruitful cooperation with MHSs.

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Overcoming the barriers to dissemination and implementation of quality measures for gastrointestinal endoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and United European Gastroenterology (UEG) position statement

United European Gastroenterology Journal ◽

10.1177/2050640620981366 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 205064062098136

Author(s):

Raf Bisschops ◽

Matthew D Rutter ◽

Miguel Areia ◽

Cristiano Spada ◽

Dirk Domagk ◽

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Keyword(s):

European Society ◽

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ◽

National Level ◽

Quality Measures ◽

Position Statement ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Standards Of Care ◽

Dissemination And Implementation ◽

National Society ◽

Potential Barriers

The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) has developed performance measures and established a framework for quality assessment for gastrointestinal endoscopy in Europe. Most national societies actively undertake initiatives to implement and explicitly endorse these quality indicators. Given this, the ESGE proposes that, at a national level, strong leadership should exist to disseminate and implement quality parameters. Thus, understanding the potential barriers that may vary locally is of paramount importance. The ESGE suggests that each national society should prioritise quality and standards of care in gastrointestinal endoscopy in their activities and should survey/understand which measures are a local priority to their members and make measuring quality intrinsic to daily endoscopy practice.

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