scholarly journals Ruolo ed attività di un Comitato di Bioetica in un Centro di cure palliative: l’esperienza di Antea

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.T. Iannone ◽  
F. Bordin ◽  
C. Magnani ◽  
C. Mastroianni ◽  
G. Casale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Person ◽  
Ethics Consultation ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Staff Support ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Linee Guida ◽  
Principles And Standards

L’articolo esamina l’attività del Comitato di Bioetica di Antea (CB-Antea), Associazione onlus dedicata all’assistenza gratuita a domicilio ai pazienti in fase avanzata di malattia, istituito nel 2008. Il CB-Antea si propone di proteggere e promuovere i valori della persona umana in tutte le attività assistenziali e scientifiche che si svolgono all’interno dell’Associazione. Tale attività si estrinseca attraverso la formulazione di linee-guida comportamentali per problemi clinico-assistenziali, l’espressione di pareri per rispondere a quesiti specifici su temi di bioetica, l’attenta valutazione dei princìpi e dei canoni che sottendono ad una buona relazione operatore-paziente, anche attraverso l’informazione e il consenso agli atti medici che vi si svolgono. Questo organismo si è proposto, sin dall’inizio, come il luogo di condivisione dell’attività assistenziale, in cui esperti di varie discipline potessero contribuire a supportare tanto il personale sanitario, motivandolo ad assumere uno stile etico condiviso e individuando percorsi di sensibilizzazione alle problematiche di etica e di bioetica di fine vita, quanto i pazienti ed i familiari per riflettere ed affrontare al meglio tutte le questioni potenzialmente conflittuali. Il CB-Antea, organizzato ai sensi della normativa italiana vigente, è organo consultivo per la direzione sanitaria, l’amministrazione, il personale – sanitario e non – di Antea, ed eventualmente di enti diversi ed altre persone interessate che ne facciano richiesta. I principali ambiti di attività del Comitato di Bioetica del Centro Antea sono: formazione e sensibilizzazione bioetica; analisi etica di casi clinici; ideazione, approvazione, coordinamento e attuazione di progetti di ricerca in ambito farmacologico, clinico non farmacologico, assistenziale, sociale, psicologico e formativo; formulazione di linee guida comportamentali e raccomandazioni per problemi clinico-assistenziali interni ad Antea. Dalla sua istituzione ad oggi, il CB-Antea si è dedicato ad alcuni temi importanti, quali la Carta dei Valori Antea; la promozione e riconoscimento di Antea come Centro di Ricerca; la produzione di protocolli, procedure operative e materiale facilmente fruibile per il personale della struttura; supporto alla stesura dei progetti di ricerca; rivalutazione dei processi informativi e di consenso. ---------- The article deals with the activities of the “Antea” Ethics Committee (CB-Antea), a non-profit association dedicated to providing free care for advanced/ terminal patients. CB-Antea was established in 2008, aimed to protect and promote the values of the human person in all scientific and charitable activities that take place within the Association. This activity is expressed through the formulation of behavioral guidelines and the expression of advices for addressing issues in palliative medicine and care; the careful evaluation of the principles and standards that underlie a good health professional – patient relationship, through information and consent to medical procedures that take place in Antea. This body has been proposed, from the outset, as the place for sharing the care process, in which experts from different disciplines could help support both the medical staff to assume a shared ethical professional style and the patients and their families to better address all potentially conflicting issues. The CB-Antea has an advisory role for the Antea healthcare work and administration. The main activities are: training in bioethics; clinical ethics consultation; support for designing and conducting of Antea clinical-sociale research projects; development of internal behavioral guidelines and recommendations. From 2008, CB-Antea is devoted to some important issues, such as the drafting of Antea Charter of Values; the promotion of Antea as Research Centre; the production of protocols, operating procedures and material easily accessible for clinical staff; support for the preparation of research projects; revaluation of information processes and consent

scholarly journals NATIONAL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON HERITAGE – A NEW INITIATIVE ON THE MAP OF POLISH MUSEOLOGY

Muzealnictwo ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-0
Author(s):  
Janusz Czop ◽  
Barbara Łydżba-Kopczyńska ◽  
Barbara Świątkowska
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Technological Research ◽  
The Third ◽  
National Centre ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Research Equipment

Not so long ago, Poland was one of the European countries which lacked a research centre which would support museum institutions. Meeting numerous needs, the National Museum in Cracow (NMC) had been sharing the resources of its Laboratory with other museum institutions. This is how the National Centre for Research on Heritage (hereafter the Centre) was founded. Relying on equipment and specialists from the NMC Laboratory, the Centre offers multilateral research on objects and collections to Polish museum institutions. It organises contests which all Polish museums may apply to with their research projects. The Centre focuses on three main activities. Firstly, it carries out technological projects comprising the composition and features of materials used to make works of art. Secondly, there are projects linking technological research with analyses of the state of preservation and environmental conditions in order to safeguard works or sets of art or which are particularly culturally valuable. The third activity consists in joint interdisciplinary expertise with external research units. The Centre has also undertaken its own longterm programme of research into managing the protection of collections in a sustainable and effective way. Within the framework of the programme, methodology and tools for the quantitative assessment of risk are prepared. The development of the National Centre for Research, based on the already existing potential of the NMC, allows the effective usage of collected research equipment and the adaption of its activity to the real needs of museum institutions. At the same time, an important area of the Centre’s activity is the coordination and possibility of using the potential of groups conducting research in the field of heritage at the Polish Academy of Sciences or at higher education institutions. The next goal of the NMC is to expand the Centre’s activity on conservation work.

scholarly journals The SELFIE project: Results from 8 focus groups amongst persons with multi-morbidity on how to define good health and a good care process

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Fenna Leijten ◽  
Melinde Boland ◽  
Verena Struckmann ◽  
Markus Kraus ◽  
Jonathan Stokes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Good Care

scholarly journals Fostering Scientific Collaborations for Cancer Research Between High and Low/Middle Income Countries Through International Partnerships

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 234s-234s
Author(s):  
F. Santos
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Low Middle Income Countries

Background: Much remains to be learned about the causes of several major cancers. Implementing and sustaining global initiatives aimed to advance cancer research requires concerted efforts among government agencies, the industry and philanthropic institutions. Aiming to tackle this challenge, in 2015 the Azrieli Foundation, Canada's International Development Research Centre, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Israel Science Foundation launched the Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program (JCIHRP), a 7-year CA$35 million partnership that draws on the scientific strengths of Canadian, Israeli and low and middle income countries (LMICs) researchers in the broad field of biomedicine. Aim: JCIHRP aims to advance research and discovery in the biomedical sciences; encourage scientific collaboration between Canadian and Israeli researchers; and build capacity and foster scientific relations and collaborations with researchers and trainees in LMICs. Methods: JCIHRP will fund up to 30 research projects from 2015 to 2022 in diverse areas of the biomedical sciences (neurosciences, immunology, cancer and metabolism). So far, the program is supporting 9 projects in cancer research. Teams are led by a Canadian and Israeli principal investigators and a collaborator from a LMIC. Three years is the maximum duration of each grant and teams can request up to CA$1.17 million. The program launches 1 competition each year and activities are coordinated by a directors working group, which is responsible for program implementation and coordination among the agencies. Annual implementation timeline can be divided into 4 phases: competition development and application; proposals' eligibility, selection and decision; research phase; and reporting and monitoring. In deploying these phases, the funding partners have shared effort and costs. Results: Among cancer research projects, 4 teams are developing strategies to improve effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy. Five other teams use advanced genomics and protein engineering techniques to elucidate molecular mechanisms associated with tumor development, progression and resistance to therapy in pancreatic, breast, hepatic and brain cancer. These projects are supporting 26 established researchers in 7 Canadian, 6 Israeli and 9 institutions based in Brazil, Mexico, China, India, Argentina and Turkey. Additionally, 19 graduate students and 9 postdoctoral fellows are directly involved in research activities. Type of collaboration can be grouped into 2 categories: research and training (5 projects) and research, training and exchange (4 projects). Conclusion: JCIHRP multicentre funding model allows international integration of researchers promoting scientific advances, new collaborations and enhancing teams' overall competitiveness by prioritizing research topics with potential for global impact in cancer research.

Modeling for Research and Communication

2010 ◽  
pp. 439-465
Author(s):  
Gilbert Paquette
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Knowledge Modelling ◽  
Modelling Techniques ◽  
Assistance Systems ◽  
Doctoral Work

In this concluding chapter, we will give examples where visual modelling techniques have been used in actual research projects. Visual Modelling is particularly useful to the researcher both to organize and guide the research and to communicate its results. Our Research Centre applied this approach in numerous research projects since its creation in 1992. We will start by showing how visual modelling has helped develop a coherent view of Instructional Engineering that led to the design of the MISA method through a number of years. Then we will present another stream of research that has also been supported by knowledge modelling: the development of assistance systems. Finally, we will conclude the chapter by presenting a method that has been used by several doctoral students, in particular by those responsible of the projects presented in section III of this book. These examples will enable us to propose a generic meta-method for research projects and doctoral work that will serve as a conclusion to this chapter.

Are Dietitians Documenting Malnutrition Based on Subjective Global Assessment Category?

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-94
Author(s):  
Liz da Silva ◽  
Christina Edmunds ◽  
Talise Grossman ◽  
Lynn Kelly ◽  
Cathryn Nattrass ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Assessment ◽  
Oral Intake ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Nutrition Assessment ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Severe Malnutrition ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Global Assessment ◽  
Staff Support ◽  
Assessment Reports

Purpose: This study reports on dietitian use of the Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) diagnosis of malnutrition based on Subjective Global Assessment (SGA). Methods: Nutrition assessment reports for adults in medical, surgical, and cardiac units in 13 Canadian hospitals were retrospectively examined for a 6-week period in 2014. Reports with a SGA and NCPT diagnosis were included regardless of why the patient was seen by the dietitian. Results: Of the 932 nutrition assessment reports, 857 (92%) included an SGA. Based on SGA, the prevalence of mild to moderate malnutrition (SGA B) and severe malnutrition (SGA C) was 53.4% (n = 458) and 10.0% (n = 86), respectively. When categorized as severely malnourished, the most common NCPT diagnoses were “malnutrition” (n = 55, 72.4%), “inadequate oral intake” (n = 11, 14.5%), and “inadequate protein-energy intake” (n = 10,13.1%). Among those with SGA B and C, the assignment of the NCPT malnutrition diagnosis was 19.8% (n = 95). Conclusions: Dietitians play a key role in the prevention, identification, and treatment of malnutrition in the hospitalized patient and are well positioned to take a leadership role in improving its documentation. Ongoing audits, staff support, and training regarding NCPT use may improve the application of the malnutrition diagnosis. Future research examining dietitian barriers to using the malnutrition diagnosis would be valuable.

Report on ACIS Conference, ‘The Importance of Italy’, Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University, September 2001

Modern Italy ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-203
Author(s):  
Jonathan White
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Italian Studies ◽  
National University ◽  
The University

Italian programmes can now be taken in fteen of Australia's thirty-nine universities-a contraction from their offer in twenty-six universities in 1990. In order to promote collaboration among Italianists and Italian scholars in both Australia and New Zealand, the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS) was established in 2000, under a management representing seven universities. ACIS’ work includes the organization of conferences (the next to be held at the University of Western Australia in July 2003), sponsorship of collaborative research projects and the award of annual scholarships for Honours and postgraduate students to work in Italy.

scholarly journals The Federation for International Refractories Research and Education (FIRE): Progress and Outcome on Education, Research and Industrial Partnership

2010 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Michel Rigaud
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Industrial Partnership ◽  
Globalized World

FIRE has been incorporated as a non-profit organization in Canada, in May 2005. It is by now a network of professors, researchers and industrial partners, representing eight different universities spread in six different nations and eleven multinational companies, who have gathered, to undertake well-defined precompetitive research projects, and to train highly-qualified personnel for the industry. The evolution of the refractory education arena, in an economically globalized world, caught in a maelstrom of technical changes, is presented. The changes of paradigm from the “information age society” to the “crowdsourcing” in background, the FIRE realization are highlighted in such a context of “conceptual age society” are considered, with the concept of “coopetition”.

scholarly journals Társas kapcsolatok és interakció a szabadidősportban (Social relationships and interaction in the leisure sport)

2008 ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
Ágnes Neulinger
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
State Sector ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Do So

A sporttermékek iránti kereslet kialakulására a sportszocializáció meghatározó befolyással bír. A sport kiemelkedő szerepet játszik a mai modern társadalomban. Jelentős gazdasági súlyt képvisel, továbbá lehetőséget ad a személyes fejlődésre és a társas kapcsolatok kialakítására, ápolására. Az egyéni személyes előnyök mellett a sportolás támogatása révén a társadalom egészségi állapotának költséghatékony megőrzése is biztosítható. Ezzel együtt hazánkban alacsony a szabadidősportban való részvétel, a lakosság egészségi állapota romlik, az ülő életmód egyre terjed. Az elvégzett kutatás célja az volt, hogy olyan ismeretekre tegyen szert, amelyek segítségével megérthető a sportolást befolyásoló legfőbb tényezők hatása, így az egyén szűk környezetének (család, barátok, iskola) jelentősége, a társas befolyás hazai jellegzetességei. Ezek az ismeretek elősegíthetik mind a profit, mind a non-profit szféra számára a lakosság sikeresebb megszólítását, hozzájárulva egy aktívabb társadalom megteremtéséhez. _______ Sport socialization has high relevance to generate demand for sport. Sport plays an important role in today’s modern societies. It has enormous economic significance and provides opportunity for personal development and for establishing new or keeping existing social relationships. Besides individual personal benefits, supporting sport also ensures the costefficient maintenance of good health on a social level. However sport participation and sport spectatorship are both low in Hungary. At the same time the health status of residents are worsening and the society is characterized by a sitting, sedentary lifestyle. The goal of the study is to gather information on the primary factors influencing sport participation, especially the significance of the close social environment of the individual (family, friends and education). Understanding why people participate in sports and how they can be motivated to do so is of primary importance to both the private and the state sector, explained by business interest and by the need to ensure the healthy operation of the society.

scholarly journals Study of screen-time and sleep in children aged 3-15 years in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 481
Author(s):  
Prahlad Kadambi ◽  
L Sushanth Prabhath Reddy ◽  
S. Mohammed Aashiq ◽  
Suresh P.
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Sleep plays a vital role in good health, growth and well-being. Sleep disorders manifest with disturbance in both quantity and quality of sleep. The current generation of children is growing up surrounded by a world of electronic media through the smartphones and tablets of their parents. Previous studies have shown that sleep disorders are increasing in pediatric age group. This study aimed to assess screen-time, quality and quantity of sleep in children aged 3-15 years.Methods: Total 104 children were recruited for our cross-sectional study from Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kanchipuram. After obtaining consent, Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) was administered after collecting clinical history. Anthropometry and clinical examination was performed.Results: Total 8 out of 104 children (7.69%) in the study had poor quality sleep (PSQ Score≥5). 48 out of 104 children (46.1%) had deficient quantity of sleep as per American Academy for Sleep Medicine (AASM) recommendations. Children born with low birth weight had comparatively poorer quality of sleep (r=0.331 p=0.015). All 104 children had spent more screen time than permitted for their age.Conclusions: Quality and quantity of sleep were affected in children aged 3-15 years. This may be attributed to increased screen time but needs to be confirmed in larger studies.   

scholarly journals Horn colour varieties of the Hungarian Grey cattle

2008 ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
Andrea Radácsi ◽  
Imre Bodó ◽  
Béla Béri
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Cattle Breed ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Research Results ◽  
White Colour ◽  
Colour Variety

The Hungarian Grey Cattle breed is a ‘success-story’ of the national genetic conservation work. Traits of the breed have been subjects of several research projects, although many relationships remained unclear. Our present research results were meant to call attention to a less emphasized trait of the breed: the different horn colour varieties. Research work was carried out in the Hungarian Grey stock of the Hortobágy Non-profit Company for Nature Conservation and Gene Preservation. Ratio of the three main horn colour varieties (white, ‘cardy’, green) were determined in the observed female, male and steer stocks. Our results showed no significant differences (P<0,05) in the distribution of the horn colour varieties of the female and bull stocks, and of the female and steer stocks. We found that on the basis of the ratio of white colour, four sub-categories can be distinguished within the ‘cardy’ colour variety. Results of the statistical analysis (P<0,05) confirmed that the colour of the horn and the ratio of the black part on the horn tip are two different traits. 

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