scholarly journals CHLA Standards for Library and Information Services in Canadian Health & Social Services Institutions 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Frati ◽  
Lori Anne Oja ◽  
Julia Kleinberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Current Form ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Canadian Provinces ◽  
Intended Use ◽  
Health Social Services

The following standards, with supporting evidence, are intended to serve as a guide to structuring minimum library services within health and social services institutions across all Canadian provinces and territories. The Standards are not intended to be aspirational. The aim of the Canada Health Libraries Association (CHLA) Task Force was to ensure that the Standards update would not be so removed from the current realities and landscape that they became unattainable to many libraries. For this reason, some Standards outline requirements that are essential to the minimum function of the library, and other Standards provide recommendations only. The intended use of the Standards is to set a baseline for the provision of essential library services and resources and aid in advocating for adequate resources. It is important to note, however, that the CHLA Task Force does not intend for the Standards to prevent libraries from reaching a more advanced level of service, and we hope that in their current form they will not be a hindrance to excellence or innovation. 

Effects of Case Management on Parolee Misconduct

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Longshore ◽  
Susan Turner ◽  
Terry Fain
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Social Services ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Treatment Duration ◽  
Case Manager ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Health Social Services

The Bay Area Services Network (BASN) provides case management, drug abuse treatment, and links to other health/social services for drug-involved parolees in the San Francisco Bay Area. In a quasi-experimental evaluation, the authors found no difference between BASN and comparison parolees in treatment duration, access to health/social services, drug use days, or criminal recidivism. However, mean scores for dose of case management (number of contacts with case manager) and treatment duration were low among BASN parolees overall. In analyses using BASN parolees only, the authors found those with a stronger case management dose reported fewer drug use days and property offenses. These findings persisted when self-reported abstinence motivation was controlled for as a proxy for self-selection. The effect of case management dose on drug use days was mediated by treatment duration. BASN case management may have had favorable effects on recidivism and drug use when delivered in a sufficient dose.

scholarly journals The Alberta SuperNet Research Alliance

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Federally Funded ◽  
Large Bande ◽  
Services Sociaux ◽  
Développement Économique ◽  
Research Alliance ◽  
Alberta Supernet

Abstract: The Report of the National Broadband Task Force (2001) raised the prospect of extending broadband capability to virtually all Canadian communities within the next few years. The prototype for Canada as a broadband-connected nation is already under way in the province of Alberta, where, within the next two years, 95% of communities will be provided with broadband connectivity. It is expected that the Alberta SuperNet will provide these communities with higher levels of both government information and social services. It is unclear, however, how the network will impact such things as higher education, economic development, and cultural identity. This paper reports on a three-year federally funded research project studying the broad social impact of the SuperNet experiment. Résumé : Le Rapport du Groupe de travail national sur les services à large bande (2001) soulève la possibilité d'étendre la capacité à large bande à presque toutes les communautés canadiennes dans les prochaines années. Le prototype pour un Canada qui soit une nation reliée par connexions à large bande progresse déjà dans la province de l'Alberta, où, dans les deux prochaines années, 95% des communautés auront une connectivité à large bande. On s'attend à ce que l'Alberta SuperNet soit en mesure d'accorder à ces communautés des niveaux accrus d'information gouvernementale et de services sociaux. Il n'est pas clair, cependant, quel effet ce réseau aura sur des secteurs comme l'enseignement supérieur, le développement économique et l'identité culturelle. Cet article rend compte d'un projet de recherche de trois ans de durée subventionné par le gouvernement fédéral qui étudie l'impact social général de l'expérience SuperNet.

scholarly journals Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and childhood growth and overweight: results from a large Norwegian prospective observational cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. e018895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Papadopoulou ◽  
Jérémie Botton ◽  
Anne-Lise Brantsæter ◽  
Margaretha Haugen ◽  
Jan Alexander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Individual Growth ◽  
Caffeine Intake ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Caffeine Consumption ◽  
Childhood Growth ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Very High

ObjectivesTo study the association between maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and the child’s weight gain and overweight risk up to 8 years.DesignProspective nationwide pregnancy cohort.SettingThe Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.ParticipantsA total of 50 943 mothers recruited from 2002 to 2008 and their children, after singleton pregnancies, with information about average caffeine intake assessed at mid-pregnancy.Outcome measureChild’s body size information at 11 age points from 6 weeks to 8 years. We defined excess growth in infancy as a WHO weight gain z-score of >0.67 from birth to age 1 year, and overweight according to the International Obesity Task Force. We used a growth model to assess individual growth trajectories.ResultsCompared with pregnant women with low caffeine intake (<50 mg/day, 46%), women with average (50–199 mg/day, 44%), high (≥200–299 mg/day, 7%) and very high (≥300 mg/day, 3%) caffeine intakes had an increased risk of their child experiencing excess growth in infancy, after adjustment for confounders (OR=1.15, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.22, OR=1.30, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.45, OR=1.66, 95% CI 1.42 to 1.93, respectively). In utero exposure to any caffeine was associated with higher risk of overweight at age 3 years and 5 years, while the association persisted at 8 years, only for very high exposures. Any caffeine intake was associated with increased body mass index from infancy to childhood. Children prenatally exposed to caffeine intake >200 mg/day had consistently higher weight. Very high caffeine exposures were associated with higher weight gain velocity from infancy to age 8 years.ConclusionAny caffeine consumption during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of excess infant growth and of childhood overweight, mainly at preschool ages. Maternal caffeine intake may modify the overall weight growth trajectory of the child from birth to 8 years. This study adds supporting evidence for the current advice to reduce caffeine intake during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Telemedicine and Epilepsy Care - A Canada Wide Survey

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 814-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nizam Ahmed ◽  
Samuel Wiebe ◽  
Carly Mann ◽  
Arto Ohinmaa
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Primary Interest ◽  
Excellent Opportunity ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
The World ◽  
Canadian Provinces

AbstractBackground:Canadian provinces boast one of the most sophisticated telemedicine infrastructures in the world. Feasibility of epilepsy care through telemedicine is established, but its use by practicing neurologists is unknown. The Canadian League against Epilepsy's telemedicine task force conducted this study to understand the perceptions, barriers and usage of telemedicine in epilepsy care.Methods:Using a 14 item questionnaire we prospectively surveyed all the epileptologists across Canada with regards to current use, perceived benefits and barriers to the use of telemedicine. The survey was mailed out to 76 neurologists who had a primary interest in epilepsy.Results:We received 39 responses (54.1%) spanning seven provinces. Majority of the responders were 50 years and over (56.4%). Although 61.5% of the physicians acknowledged a need for tele-epilepsy services, the majority (64.1%) had not used telemedicine. The most common forms of technology were videoconferencing and telephone but some physicians had also used email. Telemedicine was mainly used for clinical and educational purposes. 79.5% of physicians had access to videoconferencing equipment and 61.5% assessed that there was a need/use for clinical telehealth. The main perceived obstacles in the use of telemedicine were: lack of infrastructure support and remuneration problems followed by limitations in clinical examination.Conclusions:Although widely available, telemedicine is under-utilized in epilepsy care. Most of the obstacles can be easily fixed and overcome through education and simple interventions. Partnering of epilepsy centers across Canada in the development of a comprehensive national telemedicine network would create an excellent opportunity to expand epilepsy care.

scholarly journals On the validity of the centrality hypothesis in cross-sectional between-subject networks of psychopathology

BMC Medicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias R. Spiller ◽  
Ofir Levi ◽  
Yuval Neria ◽  
Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez ◽  
Yair Bar-Haim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Centrality Measures ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Symptom Change ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Current Form ◽  
Network Analyses ◽  
Node Centrality ◽  
Pre Treatment

Abstract Background In the network approach to psychopathology, psychiatric disorders are considered networks of causally active symptoms (nodes), with node centrality hypothesized to reflect symptoms’ causal influence within a network. Accordingly, centrality measures have been used in numerous network-based cross-sectional studies to identify specific treatment targets, based on the assumption that deactivating highly central nodes would proliferate to other nodes in the network, thereby collapsing the network structure and alleviating the overall psychopathology (i.e., the centrality hypothesis). Methods Here, we summarize three types of evidence pertaining to the centrality hypothesis in psychopathology. First, we discuss the validity of the theoretical assumptions underlying the centrality hypothesis in psychopathology. We then summarize the methodological aspects of extant studies using centrality measures as predictors of symptom change following treatment, while delineating their main findings and several of their limitations. Finally, using a specific dataset of 710 treatment-seeking patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an example, we empirically examine node centrality as a predictor of therapeutic change, replicating the approach taken by previous studies, while addressing some of their limitations. Specifically, we investigated whether three pre-treatment centrality indices (strength, predictability, and expected influence) were significantly correlated with the strength of the association between a symptom’s change and the change in the severity of all other symptoms in the network from pre- to post-treatment (Δnode-Δnetwork association). Using similar analyses, we also examine the predictive validity of two simple non-causal node properties (mean symptom severity and infrequency of symptom endorsement). Results Of the three centrality measures, only expected influence successfully predicted how strongly changes in nodes/symptoms were associated with change in the remainder of the nodes/symptoms. Importantly, when excluding the amnesia node, a well-documented outlier in the phenomenology of PTSD, none of the tested centrality measures predicted symptom change. Conversely, both mean symptom severity and infrequency of symptom endorsement, two standard non-network-derived indices, were found to be more predictive than expected influence and remained significantly predictive also after excluding amnesia from the network analyses. Conclusions The centrality hypothesis in its current form is ill-defined, showing no consistent supporting evidence in the context of cross-sectional, between-subject networks.

scholarly journals Development of accreditation standards for interprofessional education: a Canadian Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruby E. Grymonpre ◽  
Lesley Bainbridge ◽  
Louise Nasmith ◽  
Cynthia Baker
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
World Health ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Social Services

Abstract Background Academic institutions worldwide are embedding interprofessional education (IPE) into their health/social services education programs in response to global evidence that this leads to interprofessional collaborative practice (IPC). The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding its 193 member countries accountable for Indicator 3–06 (‘IPE Accreditation’) through its National Health Workforce Accounts. Despite the major influence of accreditation on the quality of health and social services education programs, little has been written about accreditation of IPE. Case study Canada has been a global leader in IPE Accreditation. The Accreditation of Interprofessional Health Education (AIPHE) projects (2007–2011) involved a collaborative of eight Canadian organizations that accredit pre-licensure education for six health/social services professions. The AIPHE vision was for learners to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide IPC through IPE. The aim of this paper is to share the Canadian Case Study including policy context, supporting theories, preconditions, logic model and evaluation findings to achieve the primary project deliverable, increased awareness of the need to embed IPE language into the accreditation standards for health and social services academic programs. Future research implications are also discussed. Conclusions As a result of AIPHE, Canada is the only country in the world in which, for over a decade, a collective of participating health/social services accrediting organizations have been looking for evidence of IPE in the programs they accredit. This puts Canada in the unique position to now examine the downstream impacts of IPE accreditation.

scholarly journals LIBRARY SERVICES FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CITIZENS

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-103
Author(s):  
L. V. Dmitrova
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
World Health ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Partial Loss ◽  
Loss Of Vision ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
The World

Blind and visually impaired citizens are a special category of people with disabilities. According to the World Health Organization data, there are about 39 million blind people around the world and 246 million people have very low vision.  The formation of a barrier-free environment in the field of social services, culture, education, employment is the most important task for representatives of federal and regional authorities, ministries and departments. Institutions of various profiles are doing great work on socio cultural rehabilitation of persons with restricted health abilities and on ensuring them equal opportunities with other citizens to participate in social life. Library services for people with complete or partial loss of vision are part of the social rehabilitation system. People of this category are provided with information by special libraries for the blind and visually impaired as well as by the network of state and municipal libraries. In the context of globalization, there  rises the question of integrating special libraries for the blind and publicly accessible libraries into the  united system for to provide disabled people with  information services.  The article gives a brief characteristic of publications devoted to library services for blind and visually impaired citizens. Library specialists actively discuss ways of uniting resources and promoting services for people with total or partial loss of vision for to raise effectiveness in solving tasks of adaptation for this group of inhabitants.  Such system could support people, having restrictions on vision, in full realization of their rights and liberties, create conditions for raising culture of consumption of products and social sphere services.

scholarly journals The Mental Health Task Force Support Group

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-251
Author(s):  
John Wattis ◽  
Chris Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Health Market ◽  
Adequate Provision ◽  
To Come ◽  
Set Up

The Mental Health Task Force was set up by the Secretary of State for Health under the leadership of David King to assist in the process of the closure of the large mental hospitals and to ensure adequate provision was made to replace their services. Its strategic objectives, to be accomplished by the end of 1994, were to map the replacement of the remaining large institutions by good quality services, ensuring that this happened effectively; to identify what makes a service good and find ways of ensuring that services possessed these qualities; and to develop a vision of the shape of the mental health market in years to come. To assist in this a wide support group of about 20 people was set up. This included representatives of the Department of Health, Research and Development in Psychiatry, carer organisations, users, social services, general practice, nursing and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The authors represented the College.

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