A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases

A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2011-08-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309212197

Chronic diseases are common and costly, yet they are also among the most preventable health problems. Comprehensive and accurate disease surveillance systems are needed to implement successful efforts which will reduce the burden of chronic diseases on the U.S. population. A number of sources of surveillance data-including population surveys, cohort studies, disease registries, administrative health data, and vital statistics-contribute critical information about chronic disease. But no central surveillance system provides the information needed to analyze how chronic disease impacts the U.S. population, to identify public health priorities, or to track the progress of preventive efforts. A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases outlines a conceptual framework for building a national chronic disease surveillance system focused primarily on cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases. This system should be capable of providing data on disparities in incidence and prevalence of the diseases by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic region, along with data on disease risk factors, clinical care delivery, and functional health outcomes. This coordinated surveillance system is needed to integrate and expand existing information across the multiple levels of decision making in order to generate actionable, timely knowledge for a range of stakeholders at the local, state or regional, and national levels. The recommendations presented in A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases focus on data collection, resource allocation, monitoring activities, and implementation. The report also recommends that systems evolve along with new knowledge about emerging risk factors, advancing technologies, and new understanding of the basis for disease. This report will inform decision-making among federal health agencies, especially the Department of Health and Human Services; public health and clinical practitioners; non-governmental organizations; and policy makers, among others.

Innovation in Pharmacy: Advances and Perspectives. September 2018

Innovation in Pharmacy: Advances and Perspectives. September 2018
Author: Organizer Committee IPAP18 – Salamanca
Publisher: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2018-09-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 8490129762

This book contains the summaries of the "Innovation in Pharmacy: Advances and Perspectives" that took place in Salamanca (Spain) in September 2018. The early science of chemistry and microbiology were the source of most drugs until the revolution of genetic engineering in the mid 1970s. Then biotechnology made available novel protein agents such as interferons, blood factors and monoclonal antibodies that have changed the modern pharmacy. Over the past year, a new pharmacy of oligonucleotides has emerged from the science of gene expression such as RNA splicing and RNA interference. The ability to design therapeutic agents from genomic sequences will transform treatment for many diseases. The science that created this advance and its future promise will be discussed. Phillip Allen Sharp is an American geneticist and molecular biologist who co-discovered RNA splicing. He shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Richard J. Roberts for “the discovery that genes in eukaryotes are not contiguous strings but contain introns, and that the splicing of messenger RNA to delete those introns can occur in different ways, yielding different proteins from the same DNA sequence. He works in Institute Professor Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, US. Este libro recoge los resúmenes de la «Innovation in Pharmacy: Advances and Perspectives» que tuvo lugar en Salamanca (España) en septiembre de 2018. La ciencia primitiva de la química y la microbiología fue la fuente de la mayoría de las drogas hasta la revolución de la ingeniería genética a mediados de la década de 1970. Luego, la biotecnología puso a disposición agentes proteínicos novedosos como interferones, factores sanguíneos y anticuerpos monoclonales que han cambiado la farmacia moderna. Durante el año pasado, surgió una nueva farmacia de oligonucleótidos a partir de la ciencia de la expresión génica, como el empalme de ARN y la interferencia de ARN. La capacidad de diseñar agentes terapéuticos a partir de secuencias genómicas transformará el tratamiento de muchas enfermedades. La ciencia que creó este avance y su promesa futura será discutida. Phillip Allen Sharp es un genetista y biólogo molecular estadounidense que co-descubrió el empalme de ARN. Compartió el Premio Nobel de 1993 en Fisiología o Medicina con Richard J. Roberts por "el descubrimiento de que los genes en eucariotas no son cadenas contiguas, sino que contienen intrones, y que el empalme del ARN mensajero para eliminar esos intrones puede ocurrir de diferentes maneras, produciendo diferentes proteínas de la misma secuencia de ADN. Trabaja en el Instituto Profesor Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT), Cambridge, MA, EE. UU.

Personal de servicios generales. Servicio Gallego de Salud. SERGAS. Temario Vol.III

Personal de servicios generales. Servicio Gallego de Salud. SERGAS. Temario Vol.III
Author: Editorial Cep
Publisher: EDITORIAL CEP
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2019-04-10
Genre:
ISBN: 8417923829

En este volumen se desarrollan de una forma completa y rigurosa los temas 9 al 16 de la parte específica del temario que ha de regir las pruebas de selección para la categoría de Personal de servicios generales del Servicio Gallego de Salud (SERGAS), según el programa publicado en el Diario Oficial de Galicia nº 47, de 7 de marzo de 2019. En este volumen encontrará: - Referencias legislativas y/o bibliográficas al inicio de cada uno de los temas. - Objetivos a conseguir con cada uno de los temas. - Gráficos y cuadros explicativos de los conceptos teóricos. - Contenidos totalmente actualizados a la fecha de edición. - Esquemas - Resúmenes finales. Sin duda este material supondrá una gran ayuda para el opositor y le permitirá afrontar con éxito el proceso selectivo.

OECD Reviews of School Resources: Colombia 2018

OECD Reviews of School Resources: Colombia 2018
Author: Radinger Thomas
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9264303758

This country review report offers an independent analysis of major issues facing the use of school resources in Colombia from an international perspective. It provides a description of national policies, an analysis of strengths and challenges, and a proposal of possible future approaches.

Personal de servicios generales. Servicio Gallego de Salud. SERGAS. Temario Vol.I

Personal de servicios generales. Servicio Gallego de Salud. SERGAS. Temario Vol.I
Author: Editorial Cep
Publisher: EDITORIAL CEP
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2019-04-03
Genre:
ISBN: 8417923594

En este volumen se desarrollan de una forma completa y rigurosa los temas 1 al 7 de la parte común del temario que ha de regir las pruebas de selección para la categoría de Personal de servicios generales del Servicio Gallego de Salud (SERGAS), según la convocatoria publicada en el Diario Oficial de Galicia nº 47, de 7 de marzo de 2019. En este volumen encontrará: - Referencias legislativas y/o bibliográficas al inicio de cada uno de los temas. - Objetivos a conseguir con cada uno de los temas. - Gráficos y cuadros explicativos de los conceptos teóricos. - Contenidos totalmente actualizados a la fecha de edición. - Esquemas - Resúmenes finales. Sin duda este material supondrá una gran ayuda para el opositor y le permitirá afrontar con éxito el proceso selectivo.

The Radiological Accident in Goiânia

The Radiological Accident in Goiânia
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1988
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The Government and authorities in Brazil were faced with a tragic accident in Goiânia resulting from the misuse of a strongly radioactive medical teletherapy source not under radiation protection surveillance. The present report is divided into four parts: a chronology of destruction of the source, discovery of the accident and initial response; a description of the human consequences and the dosimetry and treatment of seriously exposed and contaminated persons; an account of the assessment of the environmental contamination and the remedial actions taken; and observations and recommendations. Appendices and annexes give an assessment of the effectiveness of international co-operation in the emergency response, and provide further information on: public communications; radiological survey equipment; guidelines for the discharge of patients; radiological protection; chemical decontamination; and the lessons learned.

Distributional Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Distributional Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Author: Richard Cookson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2020
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198838190

Distributional cost-effectiveness analysis aims to help healthcare and public health organizations make fairer decisions with better outcomes. It can provide information about equity in the distribution of costs and effects - who gains, who loses, and by how much - and the trade-offs that sometimes occur between equity and efficiency. This is a practical guide to methods for quantifying the equity impacts of health programmes in high, middle, and low-income countries. The methods can be tailored to analyse different equity concerns in different decision making contexts. The handbook provides both hands-on training for postgraduate students and analysts and an accessible guide for academics, practitioners, managers, policymakers, and stakeholders. Part I is an introduction and overview for research commissioners, users, and producers. Parts II and III provide step-by-step guidance on how to simulate and evaluate distributions, with accompanying spreadsheet training exercises. Part IV concludes with discussions about how to handle uncertainty about facts and disagreement about values, and the future challenges facing this growing field. Book jacket.

Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 1)

Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 1)
Author: Jean-Michel Lafleur
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2020-10-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 303051241X

This first open access book in a series of three volumes provides an in-depth analysis of social protection policies that EU Member States make accessible to resident nationals, non-resident nationals and non-national residents. In doing so, it discusses different scenarios in which the interplay between nationality and residence could lead to inequalities of access to welfare. Each chapter maps the eligibility conditions for accessing social benefits, by paying particular attention to the social entitlements that migrants can claim in host countries and/or export from home countries. The book also identifies and compares recent trends of access to welfare entitlements across five policy areas: health care, unemployment, family benefits, pensions, and guaranteed minimum resources. As such this book is a valuable read to researchers, policy makers, government employees and NGO’s.

Personal de servicios generales. Servicio Gallego de Salud. SERGAS. Temario Vol.II

Personal de servicios generales. Servicio Gallego de Salud. SERGAS. Temario Vol.II
Author: Editorial Cep
Publisher: EDITORIAL CEP
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2019-04-03
Genre:
ISBN: 8417923608

En este volumen se desarrollan de una forma completa y rigurosa los temas 8 de la parte común y 1 al 8 de la parte específica del temario que ha de regir las pruebas de selección para la categoría de Personal de servicios generales del Servicio Gallego de Salud (SERGAS), según el programa publicado en el Diario Oficial de Galicia nº 47, de 7 de marzo de 2019. En este volumen encontrará: - Referencias legislativas y/o bibliográficas al inicio de cada uno de los temas. - Objetivos a conseguir con cada uno de los temas. - Gráficos y cuadros explicativos de los conceptos teóricos. - Contenidos totalmente actualizados a la fecha de edición. - Esquemas - Resúmenes finales. Sin duda este material supondrá una gran ayuda para el opositor y le permitirá afrontar con éxito el proceso selectivo.