975 research outputs found
ISIS Advisory Group, 1974 : proceedings
No full textMeeting: ISIS Advisory Group, Annual Meeting, 14-18 Oct. 1974, Stockholm, SEReport of a conference on the development of a Common ISIS System , and the promotion of technical information exchange between ISIS users - (1) discusses administrative aspects; thesaurus aided information retrieval; redesign of update procedures, ENTRY-processor, search languages, etc. (2) includes recommendations, list of participants, agenda
Final report and recommendations of the Health Information Exchange Use Case Design Group : report prepared for : the Connecticut Health IT Advisory Council / prepared by Michael Matthews (chief strategy officer), Carol Robinson (chief executive officer)
No full text1 online resource (19 pages)"Contributors: Stacy Beck, Pat Checko, DrPH, Kathy DeMatteo, Gerard Muro, MD, Mark Raymond, Jake Star, Lisa Stump, MS, RPh."; "October 31, 2017."; Includes bibliographical reference
Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board rapid evidence review and recommendations
No full textauthors: the Oregon Psilocybin Evidence Review Writing Group, Atheir I. Abbas, MD, PhD, Angela Carter, ND, Thomas Jeanne, MD, MPH, Rachel Knox, MD, MBA, P. Todd Korthuis, MD, MPH, Ali Hamade, PhD, Christopher Stauffer, MD, Jessie Uehling, PhD.Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 23, 2021)."June 30, 2021"--Metadata.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-40).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
[[alternative]]A Study of Organizational Restructuring for Compulsory Education Advisory Group in Taipei County
No full text[[abstract]]The aim of this research is intended to find applicable strategies in organizational restructuring, by comparing with relevant issues in educational field and theoretical analysis. It is expected that the findings of this work can efficiently help to solve the problems that Compulsory Education Advisory Group faced in the past few years.
The study included document analysis and three questionnaires. The historical background and characteristics of the Compulsory Education Advisory Group, the current situations of Bureau of Education Compulsory Education Advisory Group and relevant concepts of organizational restructuring were discussed and revealed in this research. Delphi technique was adapted to survey from eighteen persons that included some educational experts, some government officers in Ministry Education, some members in Compulsory Education Advisory Group and the others. Three questionnaires were given to them during three months. All the information provided from the interviewees will be kept confidential and anonymity will be maintained.
The main conclusions drawn from the document analysis and the research results are presented as below:
1.The members in the Compulsory Education Advisory Group shall be selected in a public progress hosted by the Bureau of Education.
2.The members in the Compulsory Education Advisory Group shall have expertise and speciality in educational field, to build up a professional image.
3.How to find ways to inspire teachers to be willing to take part in the Compulsory Education Advisory Group, will be an important task.
4.The Compulsory Education Advisory Group should develop as a legal and long-term organization, but not a temporary group.
5.The professional abilities of school curriculum inspectors affect the quality of dealing with affairs in Compulsory Education Advisory Group. In order to improve the professional development of Compulsory Education Advisory Group, it is valuable to accept excellent principals in primary or junior high schools to be school curriculum inspectors.
6.The function of Compulsory Education Advisory Group shall have professional ability to improve curriculum and teaching development. This is intended to supplement the poor function of the inspector system in Ministry of Education.
7.If Bureau of Education and Compulsory Education Advisory Group can remain good partner relationship, that will benefit the function of education organization.
8.Considering the spirits of Grade 1-9 curriculum reform, The Compulsory Education Advisory Groups in different curriculum fields in primary and junior high levels should be integrated.
9.It is needed to organize professional workshop or conferences for the members in the Compulsory Education Advisory Group to enhance their professional abilities.
Some possible implications of the study provide suggestions for Ministry of Education and the Taipei Country Bureau of Education in the issue of organizational restructuring.
Recommendations for Ministry of Education
1.It is needed to reform the law in education, to establish the Compulsory Education Advisory Group to be a legal and long-term organization.
2.The funding in the plan of developing Grade 1-9 curriculum and teaching shall be generously increased.
Recommendations for the Taipei Country Bureau of Education
1.The members in the Compulsory Education Advisory Group shall be selected in a public progress hosted by the Bureau of Education. The required qualifications of those members need to be expressed clearly.
2.It is needed to give more benefits to teachers and inspire them to be willing to take part in the Compulsory Education Advisory Group.
3.The Compulsory Education Advisory Group shall be adapted into the organization of the Taipei Country Bureau of Education.
4.It is strongly recommended that current principals in primary or junior high schools perform as school curriculum inspectors, because they are able to take care and counsel affairs in Compulsory Education Advisory Group. This is intended to improve the professional ability in the position as school curriculum inspectors.
5.It is needed to ask all members in the Compulsory Education Advisory Group to discuss annual affairs, and this will help the functions of Compulsory Education Advisory Group in six different areas.
6.Avoiding the bureaucracy, the members of Compulsory Education Advisory Group build up positive and partner relationships with schools.
7.It is important to actively desire the counseling ways and methods of Compulsory Education Advisory Group to reach efficiency.
8.It is advantageous to have one to several long-term workers in Compulsory Education Advisory Group. This can benefit the stability of Compulsory Education Advisory Group.
9.The Compulsory Education Advisory Groups in different curriculum fields in primary and junior high levels should be integrated. This is intended to be consistent to the spirits of Grade 1-9 curriculum reform policy.
10.It is advantageous to have a professional development team and target to develop professional abilities of the members in the Compulsory Education Advisory Group.
11.The professional development plans for the Compulsory Education Advisory Group will focus on the areas of curriculum and teaching development, educational policy, theories and practices in action researches.
Increasing fuel resilience to survive Cascadia
No full textprepared by Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission, Working Group on CEI Hub Mitigation Strategies ; production writer: Laura Hall ; production assistant: Deb Schueller.Title from PDF cover (viewed on January 15, 2020)."OSSPAC Publication Number 19-01."This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Final Arizona greenhouse gas inventory and reference case projections 2990-2020
No full textabstract: On February 2, 2005, Governor Janet Napolitano signed Executive Order 2005-02 establishing the Climate Change Advisory Group. It directed the CCAG, under the coordination of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), to:
1) prepare an inventory and forecast of Arizona greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and
2) develop a Climate Change Action Plan with recommendations for reducing GHG emissions in Arizona.Appendix D: Final Arizona greenhouse gas inventory and reference case projections 2990-2020
Research‐ and health‐related youth advisory groups in Canada: An environmental scan with stakeholder interviews
No full textBackground
Engaging youth throughout the research process improves research quality and outcomes. Youth advisory groups provide one way for youth to express their opinions on relevant issues.
Objective
This study aimed to identify research- and health-related youth advisory groups (‘groups’) in Canada and understand the best practices of these groups.
Methods
Google searches and supplementary methods were used to identify relevant groups in Canada. Group information was extracted from websites or through interviews with key informants.
Results
We identified 40 groups. Groups were commonly part of a hospital/healthcare facility, nonprofit/health organization or research group. The majority focused on a specific content area, most commonly, mental health. Over half the groups advised on health services. Members' ages ranged from 9 to 35 years. The number of members ranged from 5 to 130. Interviews (n = 12) identified seven categories relating to group practices: (a) group purpose/objectives, (b) group development, (c) group operations, (d) group structure, (e) adult involvement, (f) membership and recruitment and (g) group access. Challenges and facilitators to the success of groups were described within the following themes: (a) retaining engagement, (b) creating a safe environment and (c) putting youth in positions of influence. Advice and recommendations were provided regarding the development of a new group.
Conclusion
This study provides a comprehensive overview of research- and health-related youth advisory groups in Canada. This information can be used to identify groups that stakeholders could access as well as inform the development of a new group.Stollery Children's Hospital Foundatio
Childhood maltreatment and chronic ‘all over’ body pain in adulthood : a counterfactual analysis using UK Biobank
Get PDFThe investigators on the CAPE consortium are: Tim Hales, Lesley Colvin, Douglas Steele, 11 Andrew Brown (University of Dundee), Gary Macfarlane (University of Aberdeen), Bhuvaneish Selvaraj, Colin Smith (University of Edinburgh), Line Caes (Stirling University), Reecha Sofat, Suellen Walker, Debajit Sen, Madeleine Verriotis (University College London) while the Chronic Pain Advisory Group includes Carolyn Graham, Maureen O’Reilly and Debs Smith, among others. We thank Jisha Babu (University of Aberdeen) for her work involved in administration in relation to access to data as part of this programme of work. Thanks also to Marcus Beasley and John McBeth for advice on analyses. The authors do not report any conflicts of interest. For the purpose of open access, the authors have applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.Peer reviewe
Case Study: Improving Student Advisory Board Engagement
Get PDFAfter two pandemic-impacted academic years, the University of Louisville’s Libraries Student Advisory Board (LSAB) was starting to feel stagnant. Meetings that had previously included hands-on activities, lively conversation, and free food had settled into the virtual meeting doldrums. Attendance was down and conversation felt stilted, despite the librarian facilitator devoting additional time and effort to preparing for each meeting. In an effort to improve engagement among the group and better understand the continued relevance of advisory groups in the current moment, the author undertook a series of interviews with other advisory group facilitators. Results from these interviews were used to make a series of changes to the LSAB’s operations, which led to increased participation and engagement among the members
Equity in access to exercise tolerance testing, coronary angiography, and coronary artery bypass grafting by age, sex and clinical indications
No full textObjectives: To assess whether patients with heart disease in a single UK hospital have equitable access to exercise testing, coronary angiography, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).Method: Retrospective analysis of patients' medical case notes (n = 1790), tracking each case back 12 months and forward 12 months from the patient's date of entry to the study.Setting: Single UK district hospital in the Thames Region.Patients: Patients (elective and emergency) with a cardiac ICD inpatient code at discharge or death, or who were referred to cardiology or care of the elderly unit over a 12 month period in 1996-7 (new episodes) were included.Results: Analysis of 1790 hospital case notes revealed that, despite having indications for intervention identical to those of younger patients, older patients (that is, those aged > 75 years) and women, independently, were significantly less likely to undergo exercise tolerance testing (exercise ECG) and cardiac catheterisation. The similar trends for age and access to CABG did not achieve significance. While clinical priority scores also independently predicted access to cardiac catheterisation and CABG, considerable numbers of patients in high clinical priority groups were not referred for either procedure.Conclusions: The management and treatment of older patients and women with cardiac disease may be different from that of younger patients and men. Given the similarity of the indications for treatment and the lack of significant contraindications or comorbidities as a cause for these differences, one possible explanation is that these patients are being discriminated against principally because of their age and sex. Although clinical priority scores independently predicted access to catheterisation and CABG, large proportions of patients in high priority groups were not referred. This implies that the New Zealand priority scoring system may be more equitable than UK practice. The cost implications of redressing these inequities in service provision would be considerable
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