Shock election win by the far right worries academics in the Netherlands
Last week, a day after voters in the Netherlands delivered a surprise victory to far-right parties that have vowed to restrict immigration, Vinod Subramaniam, a nanoscientist and president of the board at the University of Twente,
sent a letter
to students and employees. “We are concerned about the effects of these results on higher education in general, and about the feelings within our community,” Subramaniam wrote. “As a university, we stand for an open, diverse and inclusive community, looking outwards.”
Subramaniam was reacting to the unexpected victory of the Party for Freedom (PVV) led...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - December 1, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Analysis of Medicare Expenditure for Discarded Infused Cancer Therapeutics From 2017-2020
To explore patterns in Medicare reimbursement for wasted oncologic and hematologic infusion drugs from 2017 to 2020 and estimate the savings that implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) would have had. (Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings)
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - December 1, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Aakash Desai, Alexander Xiao, Caleb Smith, Chelsee Jensen, Joshua Pritchett, Scott Soefje, Urshila Durani, Ronald Go, Caleb Scheckel, Hematology Oncology Outcomes Research Group Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Six Opportunities for Scientists and Engineers to Learn Programming Using AI Tools Such as ChatGPT
This article demonstrates how scientists and engineers can use modern artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to learn computer programming skills that are relevant to their jobs. It begins by summarizing common ways that AI tools can already help people learn programming in general and then presents six new opportunities catered to the needs of scientists and engineers: 1) create customized programming tutorials for one’s own domain of work, 2) learn complex data visualization libraries, 3) learn to refactor exploratory code into more maintainable software, 4) learn about inherited legacy c...
Source: Computing in Science and Engineering - November 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
Management of acute coronary syndrome : ESC guidelines 2023
Herz. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s00059-023-05222-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe new guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on the management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in 2023 encompass updates for both the guidelines pertaining to ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and acute coronary syndrome without ST segment elevation (NSTE-ACS). The previously separated guidelines from 2017 and 2020 were therefore revised and summarized. These guidelines address various topics, including diagnostics, acute management, antithrombotic treatment, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, invas...
Source: Herz - November 30, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Maria Buske Hans-Josef Feistritzer Alexander Jobs Holger Thiele Source Type: research
Retention of Community Health Workers in the Public Health Workforce: Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey, 2017 and 2021
Conclusions. Improving organizational support, pay satisfaction, and job security satisfaction in public health agencies can significantly improve CHW retention, potentially lowering overall organizational costs, enhancing organizational morale, and promoting community health. Public Health Implications. Our findings shed light on actionable ways to improve CHW retention, including assessing training needs; prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion; and improving communication between management and workers. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print November 30, 2023:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023....
Source: American Journal of Public Health - November 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chelsey Kirkland Janette S Dill Harshada Karnik Source Type: research
Retention of Community Health Workers in the Public Health Workforce: Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey, 2017 and 2021
Conclusions. Improving organizational support, pay satisfaction, and job security satisfaction in public health agencies can significantly improve CHW retention, potentially lowering overall organizational costs, enhancing organizational morale, and promoting community health. Public Health Implications. Our findings shed light on actionable ways to improve CHW retention, including assessing training needs; prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion; and improving communication between management and workers. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print November 30, 2023:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023....
Source: Am J Public Health - November 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chelsey Kirkland Janette S Dill Harshada Karnik Source Type: research
Management of acute coronary syndrome : ESC guidelines 2023
Herz. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s00059-023-05222-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe new guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on the management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in 2023 encompass updates for both the guidelines pertaining to ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and acute coronary syndrome without ST segment elevation (NSTE-ACS). The previously separated guidelines from 2017 and 2020 were therefore revised and summarized. These guidelines address various topics, including diagnostics, acute management, antithrombotic treatment, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, invas...
Source: Herz - November 30, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Maria Buske Hans-Josef Feistritzer Alexander Jobs Holger Thiele Source Type: research
Retention of Community Health Workers in the Public Health Workforce: Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey, 2017 and 2021
Conclusions. Improving organizational support, pay satisfaction, and job security satisfaction in public health agencies can significantly improve CHW retention, potentially lowering overall organizational costs, enhancing organizational morale, and promoting community health. Public Health Implications. Our findings shed light on actionable ways to improve CHW retention, including assessing training needs; prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion; and improving communication between management and workers. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print November 30, 2023:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023....
Source: American Journal of Public Health - November 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chelsey Kirkland Janette S Dill Harshada Karnik Source Type: research
Retention of Community Health Workers in the Public Health Workforce: Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey, 2017 and 2021
Conclusions. Improving organizational support, pay satisfaction, and job security satisfaction in public health agencies can significantly improve CHW retention, potentially lowering overall organizational costs, enhancing organizational morale, and promoting community health. Public Health Implications. Our findings shed light on actionable ways to improve CHW retention, including assessing training needs; prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion; and improving communication between management and workers. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print November 30, 2023:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023....
Source: Am J Public Health - November 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chelsey Kirkland Janette S Dill Harshada Karnik Source Type: research
‘Wait…, let me tell you, if I worked for a boss, I would be on sick leave': A Qualitative Study of Self-Employed Workers in Physically Demanding Jobs in the Netherlands
ConclusionTo our knowledge, this is the first qualitative study that investigated the perspectives of self-employed workers in physically demanding jobs regarding work participation. While most facilitators and barriers were consistent with those described in the literature for employees, certain factors, such as financial consequences of ceasing work, emerged important factors for work participation among self-employed workers. (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - November 30, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Knowledge and Willingness to Utilize Hepatitis B Preventive Measures among Pregnant Women in Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria
CONCLUSION: This study showed that respondents with professional jobs had good knowledge about hepatitis B infection and those who had good knowledge about the infection were willing to utilize hepatitis B preventive measures. Awareness of MTCT of HBV did not translate into good practice as only few respondents had screened for hepatitis B. There is a need to intensify education about modes of transmission of hepatitis B infection with an emphasis on promoting good preventive practices.PMID:38025795 | PMC:PMC10667044 | DOI:10.1155/2023/9168038 (Source: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases)
Source: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases - November 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Idowu Pius Ade-Ojo Adefunke Olarinre Babatola Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo Ezra Olatunde Ogundare Tosin Agbesanwa Adewuyi Temidayo Adeniyi Omolola Alao Oladele Simeon Olatunya Joseph Olusesan Fadare Source Type: research
Preventing Job Burnout: Could Workplace Support Protect Maternal and Child Health Professionals Who Are Doing Public Health Equity Work?
ConclusionWorkplace support is associated with reduced job burnout for public health equity workers, especially those whose jobs involve high levels of emotional labor. Few public health employers are providing needed emotional supports for their equity workers, but certain supports appear to be helpful in reducing job burnout. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 25, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Transforming Nursing Home Teams: What We Can Do Now to Build a Stronger Nursing Home Workforce
Many people are drawn to work in nursing homes because they want to build deep relationships with residents and families and be part of an interprofessional team that cares about the whole person and what matters to each resident. However, profound staffing needs and a lack of regulations and policies to support staff make achieving these goals in long-term care difficult. To address current staffing challenges and provide the quality of care and life that nursing home residents deserve, most people agree that we need to make nursing home jobs –from Director of Nursing (DON) to medical director to certified nursing assis...
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - November 24, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Jasmine L. Travers, Kezia Scales, Alice Bonner, Isaac Longobardi, Sumire Maki Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
