Nation's leading researchers, scientists reveal findings at occupational therapy conference
...ng veterans. As team members, occupational therapy practitioners identify strategies and resources to help reintegr...ions are a growing concern to occupational therapy practitioners and to society as a whole. Home modifications can improve occupational performance, facilitate care ...Substituting nurses for doctors results in high quality care, few savings
...roaches. At the same time, availability of general practitioners may be limited, and there is increasing pressure to contain costs. Shifting care from physicians to nurses is one possible response to these challenges. According to the American Nurses Association, "Some 60 to 80 percent of primary and preventive ca...The world's leading researchers in clinical immunology to gather for FOCIS 2005
...OCIS 2005 will serve as a forum for scientists and practitioners from around the world to meet and discuss a cross-disciplinary approach in the latest advancements in immune-mediated diseases. Topics that will be touched upon: Advances in clinical immunology in five thematic areas Antibodies in disease pathoge...Older children can benefit from treatment for childhood's most common eye disorder
...ented by both university-based and community-based practitioners as part of their routine practice. The study was coordinated by the Jaeb Center for Health Research in Tampa, Florida. A list of study centers is attached....Location of body fat associated with cardiovascular risk even at normal body weight
...dy weight," the authors write. "This suggests that practitioners should not discount the risk of metabolic syndrome in their older patients entirely on the basis of body weight or BMI. Indeed, generalized body composition, in terms of both BMI and the proportion of body fat, does not clearly distinguish older subj...Unchaperoned examinations risk misconduct allegations
...ecent study found that nearly half of male general practitioners never and rarely used chaperones when intimately e...ing women, while another found only 37% of general practitioners had a chaperoning policy. The authors carried out a survey on patients' preferences for chaperones a...Pediatricians must confront community-based threats to health
...sed on the pioneering work done by Rochester-based practitioners in the field of pediatric community health. "In t...atricians must cross over the line of being solely practitioners and also become advocates on the behalf of all the children in their community and press for policie...Largest NIH grant for NYU will create research network in dental practices
...train, inspire, and facilitate a network of dental practitioners to conduct research of immediate relevance to the ...or clinical research that directly involves dental practitioners from study concept initiation through study completion." Traditionally there has been a void in...