On the validation of ability measures in school psychology: Do established psychometric standards matter?

2021 ◽  
pp. 014303432098520
Author(s):  
Ryan J. McGill ◽  
Thomas J. Ward ◽  
Gary L. Canivez
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
School Psychology ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Educational Psychologists ◽  
The World

In this rejoinder, we address Kettler’s comments regarding our article for this special section regarding the validation practices employed with recently translated and adapted versions of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), which are used by school and educational psychologists in clinical practice around the world. Whereas we seek to briefly clarify points of minor contention, there is much that we agree on from the commentary. We reiterate the need to take seriously established psychometric standards in our discipline when validating commercial ability measures for the benefit of our ethical charges.

Venous Thromboembolism: Genetics and Thrombophilias

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (02) ◽  
pp. 271-283
Author(s):  
Manila Gaddh ◽  
Rachel P. Rosovsky
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Family History ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Inherited Thrombophilia ◽  
Risks And Benefits ◽  
Hereditary Thrombophilia ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of

AbstractVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Up to one half of patients who present with VTE will have an underlying thrombophilic defect. This knowledge has led to a widespread practice of testing for such defects in patients who develop VTE. However, identifying a hereditary thrombophilia by itself does not necessarily change outcomes or dictate therapy. Furthermore, family history of VTE by itself can increase an asymptomatic person's VTE risk several-fold, independent of detecting a known inherited thrombophilia. In this article, we will describe the current validated hereditary thrombophilias including their history, prevalence, and association with VTE. With a focus on evaluating both risks and benefits of testing, we will also explore the controversies of why, who, and when to test as well as discuss contemporary societal guidelines. Lastly, we will share how these tests have been integrated into clinical practice and how to best utilize them in the future.

scholarly journals Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines for adults with fractures: identification of best evidence for rehabilitation to develop the WHO’s Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Gimigliano ◽  
◽  
Sara Liguori ◽  
Antimo Moretti ◽  
Giuseppe Toro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Distal Radius ◽  
Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World

Abstract Background The identification of existing rehabilitation interventions and related evidence represents a crucial step along the development of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation (PIR). The methods for such identification have been developed by the WHO Rehabilitation Programme and Cochrane Rehabilitation under the guidance of the WHO’s Guideline Review Committee secretariat. The aim of this paper is to report on the results of the systematic search for clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) relevant to the rehabilitation of adults with fractures and to present the current state of evidence available from the identified CPGs. Methods This paper is part of the Best Evidence for Rehabilitation (be4rehab) series, developed according to the methodology presented in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation (PIR) introductory paper. It is a systematic review of existing CPGs on fractures in adult population published from 2009 to 2019. Results We identified 23 relevant CPGs after title and abstract screening. According to inclusion/exclusion criteria, we selected 13 CPGs. After checking for quality, publication time, multiprofessionality, and comprehensiveness, we finally included five CPGs dealing with rehabilitative management of fractures in adult population, two CPGs addressing treatment of distal radius fracture and three the treatment of femoral/hip fracture. Conclusion The selected CPGs on management of distal radius and femoral/hip fracture include few recommendations regarding rehabilitation, with overall low to very low quality of evidence and weak/conditional strength of recommendation. Moreover, several gaps in specific rehabilitative topics occur. Further high-quality trials are required to upgrade the quality of the available evidence. Level of evidence Level 1.

scholarly journals Entre a Fenomenologia e a Hermenêutica: uma perspectiva em psicoterapia

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-148
Author(s):  
Luciana da Silva Mendes FERREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Hermeneutic Circle ◽  
The World ◽  
External Dimension

There have been frequent discussions among Psychology researchers on how Phenomenology and Hermeneutics relate with their clinical practice. Such discussion heralds a concern with establishing more adequate methods for the approximation of phenomena that are not fully objectifiable in a naturalistic sense. Among the possibilities for such methods is a proposal, of Heideggerian inspiration, for conciliating both approaches - Phenomenology and Hermeneutics - into a single pathway. However, this attempt at conciliation is not feasible without profound transformations as to what concerns Husserl's Phenomenology itself. Once the individual's existence is clarified as a Being-in-the-World, the idea of a subjectivity that relates to an external dimension, as well as the concepts of interiority, psyche or even conscience or intentionality fall into pieces. It is in this context that Phenomenology becomes Hermeneutics and its method then becomes grounded on the "hermeneutic circle" which states that we always possess some form of previous understanding of that which we wish to comprehend.

scholarly journals Modern aspects of treatment of allergic rhinitis

2019 ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
D. V. Shabanov ◽  
V. N. Fedoseeva
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Inflammatory Process ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Allergic Diseases ◽  
2Nd Generation ◽  
The World ◽  
Regions Of Russia

The importance of allergic diseases is due to their increasing prevalence in both developed and developing countries. The prevalence of allergic diseases in most countries of the world is 10–30% among urban and rural population. In the regions of Russia, the prevalence of allergic diseases reaches 19–40% among the adult population and over 27% among children and adolescents. The article deals with the main aspects of the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis as the most common allergic pathology. The features of antihistamine therapy with modern drugs of the 2nd generation and their influence on the links of the inflammatory process are considered. The data of studies of the effectiveness and safety of the original drug bilastine. Given the use cases bilastine in clinical practice.

scholarly journals 4th International Consensus Conference on Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC4), Lisbon, November 4, 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (05) ◽  
pp. 469-480
Author(s):  
Michael Untch ◽  
Rachel Würstlein ◽  
Norbert Marschner ◽  
Diana Lüftner ◽  
Doris Augustin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Advanced Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Consensus Conference ◽  
Advanced Breast ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Parp Inhibition ◽  
Molecular Testing ◽  
The World

AbstractThe fourth international advanced breast cancer consensus conference (ABC4) on the diagnosis and treatment of advanced breast cancer (ABC) headed by Professor Fatima Cardoso was once again held in Lisbon on November 2 – 4, 2017. To simplify matters, the abbreviation ABC will be used hereinafter in the text. In clinical practice, the abbreviation corresponds to metastatic breast cancer or locally far-advanced disease. This year the focus was on new developments in the treatment of ABC. Topics discussed included the importance of CDK4/6 inhibition in hormone receptor (HR)-positive ABC, the use of dual antibody blockade to treat HER2-positive ABC, PARP inhibition in triple-negative ABC and the potential therapeutic outcomes. Another major area discussed at the conference was BRCA-associated breast cancer, the treatment of cerebral metastasis, and individualized treatment decisions based on molecular testing (so-called precision medicine). As in previous years, close cooperation with representatives from patient organizations from around the world is an important aspect of the ABC conference. This cooperation was reinforced and expanded at the ABC4 conference. A global alliance was founded at the conclusion of the consensus conference, which aims to promote and coordinate the measures considered necessary by patient advocates worldwide. Because the panel of experts was composed of specialists from all over the world, it was inevitable that the ABC consensus also reflected country-specific features. As in previous years, a team of German breast cancer specialists who closely followed the consensus voting of the ABC panelists in Lisbon and intensively discussed the votes has therefore commented on the consensus in the context of the current German guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer 1, 2 used in clinical practice in Germany. The ABC consensus is based on the votes of the ABC panelists in Lisbon.

Self-Knowledge in Personality Disorder: Self-Referentiality as a Stepping Stone for Psychotherapeutic Understanding

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Strijbos ◽  
Gerrit Glas
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
The Self ◽  
Stepping Stone ◽  
The World ◽  
Philosophical Framework ◽  
Self Knowledge

This article provides a philosophical framework to help unpack varieties of self-knowledge in clinical practice. We start from a hermeneutical conception of “the self,” according to which the self is not interpreted as some fixed entity, but as embedded in and emerging from our relating to and interacting with our own conditions and activities, others, and the world. The notion of “self-referentiality” is introduced to further unpack how this self-relational activity can become manifest in one's emotions, speech acts, gestures, and actions. Self-referentiality exemplifies what emotions themselves implicitly signify about the person having them. In the remainder of the article, we distinguish among three different ways in which the self-relational activity can become manifest in therapy. Our model is intended to facilitate therapists’ understanding of their patients’ self-relational activity in therapy, when jointly attending to the self-referential meaning of what their patients feel, say, and do.

scholarly journals Changing radiotherapy review practice in response to COVID-19 in a radiotherapy satellite centre

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 312-314
Author(s):  
Tracy Mason ◽  
Rachael Bennett ◽  
Alison White ◽  
Agata Rembielak
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Optimal Care ◽  
Delivery Of Care ◽  
Safe Delivery ◽  
Satellite Centre ◽  
The World ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractBackground:The COVID-19 pandemic has required a rapid and evolving response in order to enable the continued delivery of radiotherapy, whilst effectively managing the risk of infection to patients and staff. In early March 2020, we were presented with the challenge of achieving safe delivery of care in clinical practice for a group of patients that are already at higher risk of morbidity from COVID-19 with only limited guidance.Purpose:This article outlines the adjustments made at The Christie at Oldham satellite centre in order to promote optimal care to our patients receiving radiotherapy, and to mitigate infection risk at the department for both patients and staff.Materials and Methods:We share insight into some of the evolving processes that our team have developed since March 2020 in promoting optimal care to patients receiving radiotherapy at The Christie at Oldham satellite centre. These include changes to the department floor, paper flow, supportive care and staffing.Results and Conclusions:As we continue to progress through this pandemic, we accept that there will be an ongoing journey of learning with adjustments to practice and evolving ‘new norm’, thereby ensuring we keep our patients and team safe and well. We also hoped that our experience would support radiotherapy-related practices in surges of the pandemic in other parts of the world or in case of the second wave.

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