298 research outputs found
Integrated models of care in managing inflammatory bowel disease: a discussion
No full textThe World Health Organization has recommended the integrated model of care as the current best practice of care, and, in recent years, it has been gaining popularity worldwide in various settings. However, there have been very few reports on applications of this model to the care of patients with gastrointestinal problems and no reports in the case of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, several IBD centres worldwide have been using the model as part of their standard care. This discussion paper aims to bring together these units' shared experiences with a range of integrated models of care in order to identify common features and provide recommendations on aspirational care for IBD patients.Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus, Jane M. Andrews, Charles N. Bernstein, Lesley A. Graff, John R. Walker, Antonino Spinelli, Silvio Danese, C. Janneke van der Woude, James Goodhand, David Rampton, Gabriele Mose
How can we improve models of care in inflammatory bowel disease? An international survey of IBD health professionals
No full textAbstract not availableAntonina Mikocka-Walus, Jane M. Andrews, David Rampton, James Goodhand, Janneke van der Woude, Charles N. Bernstei
Battlefields of method: Evaluating Norwegian peace efforts in Sri Lanka
No full textSomewhat provocatively, our evaluation report, published in November 2011, was entitled Pawns of Peace (Goodhand et al. 2011a ). We borrowed and adapted the title of Harriet Martin’s book on peace making, Kings of Peace, Pawns of War ( 2006 ) in order to make the point that peace mediators are often minor players in a much larger game
Evaluation of the Conflict Prevention Pools: Afghanistan.
No full textyesThe evaluation was undertaken by Bradford University, Channel Research Ltd, the
PARC & Associated Consultants. The Afghanistan Case study was carried out by Mr
Jonathan Goodhand with Mr Paul Bergne. The work was conducted through fieldwork in
Afghanistan (Kabul and Malaria Shari) where the team conducted interviews with a range
of officials including staff from UK Embassy, GCPP projects, the Mazar Provincial
Reconstruction Team (PRT) and UN, Afghan Government and NGO officials. The fieldwork
was supplemented by further interviews in London and a review of the relevant literature
and project documents.P7. The Afghanistan Case Study is one of six studies undertaken within the framework of
the evaluation of the Conflict Prevention Pools. In accordance with the Terms of Reference
(ToRs) and the Inception Report, the Evaluation placed maximum emphasis on the macro
level: the policy processes in Whitehall by which decisions on allocations are made and
implemented by the CPPs. Considerable attention has also been placed on the meson
level: the degree to which CPP policies and activities in a given conflict form part of a
coherent package of direct interventions by the international community and local actors
to the problems of particular large scale deadly conflicts or potential conflicts. The microlevel
of analysis (review of specific projects) confines itself largely to the way in which
projects impact on the meson and macro levels. The Evaluation has not analysed
systematically whether specific projects funded by the CPPs have been well managed
and whether they have achieved their specific project goals. Single projects have been
analysed to the extent that they reflect on the macro and meson levels.
P8. The main findings of the evaluation, reflected in this Synthesis Report, are that the
CPPs are doing significant work funding worthwhile activities that make positive
contributions to effective conflict prevention, although it is far too early in the day to assess
impact. The progress achieved through the CPP mechanisms is significant enough to
justify their continuation
Conflict and peacebuilding in Sri Lanka: caught in the peace trap?
No full textThe period between 2001 and 2006 saw the rise and fall of an internationally supported effort to bring a protracted violent conflict in Sri Lanka to a peaceful resolution. A ceasefire agreement, signed in February 2002, was followed by six rounds of peace talks, but growing political violence, disagreements over core issues and a fragmentation of the constituencies of the key parties led to an eventual breakdown. In the wake of the failed peace process a new government pursued a highly effective ‘war for peace’ leading to the military defeat of the LTTE on the battlefields of the north east in May 2009. This book brings together a unique range of perspectives on this problematic and ultimately unsuccessful peace process.
The contributions are based upon extensive field research and written by leading Sri Lankan and international researchers and practitioners. The framework of ‘liberal peacebuilding’ provides an analytical starting point for exploring the complex and unpredictable interactions between international and domestic players during the war-peace-war period. The lessons drawn from the Sri Lankan case have important implications in the context of wider debates on the ‘liberal peace’ and post conflict peacebuilding – particularly as these debates have largely been shaped by the ‘high profile’ cases such as Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. This book is of interest not only to Sri Lanka specialists but also to the wider policy/practitioner audience, and is a useful contribution to South Asian studies
A real parametric characterisation of ex-service compressor blade leading edges
No full textIn-service the degradation of compressor blade leading edges can have a disproportional effect on compressor efficiency. The high surface curvature in this region makes quantifying the surface finish of this sensitive and prominent region difficult. An automated technique that characterises the roughness of the leading edge in terms of areal parameters is presented. A set of ex-service blades of differing sizes are used to demonstrate the procedure. Improved characterisation of this blade region will allow engine companies to better understand where in-service deterioration has the greatest effect and inform them as to how they might minimise the effect. The present work shows that the leading edges of compressor blades exhibit a significantly higher characteristic surface roughness than other blade regions, and the spatial distribution of peaks in this characteristic roughness is detailed. In addition it is shown that peak wear and roughness are not uniformly correlated
Try Again, Fail Again, Fail Better? War, the State and the Post Conflict Challenge in Afghanistan
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