Enhancing interactivity in videoconference sessions: Tips and tools for health promoters

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Isabelle Ellis ◽  
Ray James
Keyword(s):  
Health Professional ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Live Performance ◽  
High Level ◽  
Practice Time

This paper outlines ways of creating more interactive videoconference sessions. Videoconference technology is now widely available in the community. Health promoters need to have the ability to conduct interactive sessions using the technology effectively to maximise its potential. The knowledge and skill needed is akin to setting up a live performance: scriptwriting, choreography, preparing sets, lighting and sound. Getting the basics right and understanding the potential gives health promoters the ability to interact effectively with the audience across the sites. Simple strategies can greatly improve a videoconference session, and most of these strategies do not require a high level of technical expertise or a multitude of support staff; they can be harnessed by any health professional with an interest in getting the best out of a videoconference session. The more complex the presentation the more planning and practice time is needed to ensure that all of the information is delivered and feedback received in the time scheduled.

scholarly journals Defining the role and scope of practice of allied health assistants within Queensland public health services

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Stute ◽  
Andrea Hurwood ◽  
Julie Hulcombe ◽  
Pim Kuipers
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Scope Of Practice ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Qualitative Feedback ◽  
Health Assistant ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Professional Support Staff ◽  
High Level

Background The uptake and utilisation of allied health assistants as professional support staff has been variable across disciplines and jurisdictions. Although they are potentially very important in the current health workforce context, there is little agreement on their roles or the most suitable methods to define these roles. Method Based on a review of literature, existing role descriptions and focus groups, a Delphi survey process was undertaken. This process comprising three rounds of discussion and clarification via email, with between 107 and 188 participants, was undertaken to define and establish consensus on allied health assistant roles at three levels. Results Three cycles of editing, qualitative feedback and rating of agreement with statements resulted in substantial clarification of roles and a meaningful degree of consensus regarding the role and scope of such positions. High levels of agreement were not reached for more high-level or contested clinical tasks. Conclusions The Delphi process resulted in key tasks and roles being defined and contentious aspects clearly identified. The process facilitated engagement with workforce members most closely affected by these questions. It was a useful means of drawing together the opinions of the workforce and informing implementation trials to follow. What is known about the topic? Allied health assistants are important members of health teams. Current developments in health services necessitate considerable growth in these positions. The role and scope of practice of allied health assistants is poorly defined and varies between disciplines, settings and facilities, which threatens the establishment of these positions. What does this paper add? This study describes a methodology used to define the role and scope of practice of allied health support staff, which resulted in high levels of consensus and documentation of concerns regarding these positions. Tasks and roles have been defined at different allied health assistant position levels. What are the implications for practitioners? The definition of roles and establishment of scope of practice of emerging positions can be substantially advanced by well researched and widely consultative methods. For more advanced allied health assistant positions to be effectively implemented, tasks relating to treatment, leadership, documentation, assessment and team participation must be clearly elucidated and agreed.

Cognitive Testing on Computer (C-TOC): Designing a computerized test battery for evaluation of cognitive impairment with user and community health professional input

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. S317-S318
Author(s):  
Claudia Jacova ◽  
Hyunsoo Steve Lee ◽  
Sarah Le Huray ◽  
Joanna McGrenere ◽  
B. Lynn Beattie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Test Battery ◽  
Cognitive Testing

Policy Technologies for Security Management in Coalition Networks

2011 ◽  
pp. 750-776
Author(s):  
Seraphin B. Calo ◽  
Clare-Marie Karat ◽  
John Karat ◽  
Jorge Lobo ◽  
Robert Craven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Military Personnel ◽  
Security Management ◽  
Security Requirements ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Policy Management ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Concrete System ◽  
Human In The Loop ◽  
High Level

The goal of policy-based security management is to enable military personnel to specify security requirements in terms of simple, intuitive goals. These goals are translated into the concrete system settings in a way that the system behaves in a consistent and desirable way. This technology minimizes the technical expertise required by military personnel and automates security management while allowing a high level control by the human in the loop. This chapter describes a framework for managing security policies, and an overview of two prototypes that simplify different aspects of policy management in the context of coalition operations.

scholarly journals Mental Health Professional Consultations and the Prevalence of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Among Immigrants: Multilevel Analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinenye Nmanma Nwoke ◽  
Udoka Okpalauwaekwe ◽  
Hauwa Bwala
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Mental Health Professional ◽  
Canadian Community Health Survey ◽  
Mood And Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Community Health Survey

BACKGROUND There is a significant body of evidence on the link between migration and mental health stressors. However, there has been very little research on the use of mental health services by immigrants in Canada. The prevalence of mental health professional consultations among immigrants, as well as its correlations, are not well understood and remain largely unknown. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine how specialist mental health visits (to a psychiatrist) differ from general mental health visits (to a family doctor or general practitioner) from immigrants, when compared to visits from those born in Canada, in a nationally representative sample of Canadian adults. This study also examines which group—immigrant or Canadian-born—suffers more from depression or anxiety, 2 of the more common mental health conditions. METHODS We used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) between the years 2015 and 2016. The outcome variables included consultation with any mental health professional, consultation with a specialist (psychiatrist), and the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders. The independent variable was immigrant status. Other variables of interest were adjusted for in the analyses. Multilevel regression models were developed, and all analyses were performed with Stata IC statistical software (version 13.0, StataCorp). RESULTS The prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders was significantly lower among immigrants compared with individuals born in Canada; the prevalence of mood disorders was 5.24% (389,164/7,422,773) for immigrants vs. 9.15% (2,001,829/21,885,625) for individuals born in Canada, and the prevalence of anxiety disorders was 4.47% (330,937/7,410,437) for immigrants vs. 9.51% (2,083,155/21,898,839) for individuals born in Canada. It is expected that individuals with a lower prevalence of mood or anxiety disorders would use mental health services less frequently. However, results show that immigrants, while less likely to consult with any mental health professional (OR=0.80, 95% CI 0.72-0.88, <i>P</i>&lt;.001), were more likely to consult with a psychiatrist (OR=1.24, 95% CI 1.04-1.48, <i>P</i>=.02) for their mental health visits when compared to individuals born in Canada. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study reveal an unusual discord between the likelihood of mental health professional consultations with any mental health professional and mental health visits with psychiatrists among immigrants compared to nonimmigrants in Canada. Mental health initiatives need to be cognizant of the differences in the associated characteristics of consultations for immigrants to better tailor mental health services to be responsive to the unique needs of immigrant populations in Canada.

The Impact of Introducing Centering Pregnancy in a Community Health Setting: A Qualitative Study of Experiences and Perspectives of Health Center Clinical and Support Staff

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1327-1335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ania Kania-Richmond ◽  
Erin Hetherington ◽  
Deborah McNeil ◽  
Hamideh Bayrampour ◽  
Suzanne Tough ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Centering Pregnancy ◽  
The Impact

Recent Developments in Information Management for Primary and Community Health Services

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 193-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Britt ◽  
Graeme Miller
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information Management System ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Common Data Model ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
High Level

While health services provided outside the hospital environment are utilised by the majority of the community, until recently there has been little interest in developing a standard approach to information management in community health settings. With greater accountability for health services expected in the future, State and Federal governments have begun to set the necessary standards by the design of a common data model and data definitions for Primary and Community Health Services. This model will affect the manner in which the National Health Data Dictionary develops — from a primarily institution-based document to a broader approach which encompasses non-institutional care. Two new high level concepts have been introduced: “issue” and “activity”. Four States have also formed a consortium to design and implement an information management system for Community Health Services. This necessitates adoption of standard classification systems which could be applied in this environment, especially to the two new high level concepts. This paper outlines recent developments in information management for Community Health and provides a brief summary of available classification systems.

scholarly journals Mediamorfosis Edukasi Informal Online Melalui Platform Digital Sebagai Peluang Bisnis Baru

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-127
Author(s):  
Endah Fantini ◽  
Rousdy Safari Tamba
Keyword(s):  
Informal Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Video On Demand ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Level Of Activity ◽  
New Business ◽  
High Level ◽  
Education Business

The existence of digital and online-based technology has supported disruption in society. This also changed the dynamics of the education business to be able to change the development of digitalization which became a milestone in the Industrial Revolution 4.0. The existence of formal education is starting to become popular because today's learning media is very easy to obtain through Video On Demand on the internet. Although now more and more are offering informal education with the virtual learning model. Although not a few, take advantage of this opportunity to provide informal education for new business opportunities. Through Mediamorfosis Theory, here the researchers found that the convergence of informal education has changed the pattern of learning that is related to technical expertise for audiences who have a high level of activity. Besides, this informal study also provides official certificates approved by the institution, so that the potential, business too, formality, informal, and informal. 

Policy Technologies for Security Management in Coalition Networks

2010 ◽  
pp. 146-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seraphin B. Calo ◽  
Clare-Marie Karat ◽  
John Karat ◽  
Jorge Lobo ◽  
Robert Craven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Military Personnel ◽  
Security Management ◽  
Security Requirements ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Policy Management ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Concrete System ◽  
Human In The Loop ◽  
High Level

The goal of policy-based security management is to enable military personnel to specify security requirements in terms of simple, intuitive goals. These goals are translated into the concrete system settings in a way that the system behaves in a consistent and desirable way. This technology minimizes the technical expertise required by military personnel and automates security management while allowing a high level control by the human in the loop. This chapter describes a framework for managing security policies, and an overview of two prototypes that simplify different aspects of policy management in the context of coalition operations.

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