"Sitting is Killing You" infographic
A really interesting infographic:
Via: Medical Billing And Coding
My source: Mindfulmaps
- learn about the conceptual framework Hodges' model. A tool that can help integrate HEALTH and SOCIAL CARE, INFORMATICS and EDUCATION. The model is situated, facilitates person-centredness, integrated - holistic care and reflective practice. A new site using Drupal is an ongoing aim - the creation of a reflective workbench. Email: h2cmng @ yahoo.co.uk Welcome
A really interesting infographic:
Via: Medical Billing And Coding
My source: Mindfulmaps
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Labels: education , health , health promotion , long-term medical conditions , media , public health , public mental health , research , risk
At any moment there are concepts and phrases that creep into the everyday and academic vernacular, even when their precise meaning is not clearly defined or understood. Such terms may be used interchangeably, as if one means the same as another. Two examples are multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, followed by intradisciplinary (perhaps not as common) and transdisciplinary. We are already familiar with multidisciplinary; in the form of the team and the record, but what of these other terms?
These musings are not an attempt to define them (the above title would differ). Reading 'transdisciplinary' et al. it may seem like they should be restricted to the keyword list of an academic paper; or found in the very title of a journal as can be readily found. My fascination lies in them all, but for me it's Transdisciplinarity that invites the high-five.
I came across what sounds a marvellous course of study in Zurich - the Master of Arts in Transdisciplinary Studies. Zurich is not alone in offering such programmes. Reading their course introduction on the above link you will see the instant appeal as a champion for #h2cm.
These terms are of relevance here – due to another: complexity. In truth every age has its complexities. In this age and here on W2tQ the complexity stands out as we mix health, education and information technology. It is often suggested that the World's problems are such that they demand transdisciplinary solutions. Success in assuring a sustainable food supply, climate change, energy production, and our general well-being ... depends on the researchers in one field being aware of, testing and utilising ideas, materials, methods and methodologies from what are usually totally disparate disciplines – fields of enquiry. Making these connections calls for opportunities to take time out, network, engage in (variously mediated) dialogue, and funding to fuel insight, innovation and creativity. (Sometimes, disciplines need their heads banging together). Although seemingly denoting a broad scope, the term is often used in specific problematic areas of research including sustainability, transport, energy, waste management. ...
In health and social care Hodges' model figures here because in effect the model declares that it wants its cake and will eat it. By this I mean that to the model the disciplines are distinct and need to be treated as such; but also that the disciplines with their history, epistemological qualities, theories and practices, and respective research agendas need to step outside their box. They need to traverse the conceptual space represented within the model – and be prepared to travel back and forth outside the comfort zone.
In struggling to resolve the 'transdisciplinary' perhaps there are devices up to the task and fit for purpose; that is if we care to look, feel, smell, taste and listen hard enough?
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Labels: academia , complexity , creativity , curricula , education , innovation , interdisciplinary , interface , multidisciplinary , philosophy , research , transdisciplinary
Dear Sir/ Madam
The Royal College of Nursing is currently leading a project to help improve the care of people with dementia in general hospital settings. The project is being supported by the Department of Health and is being undertaken jointly with other professional bodies and voluntary sector organisations.
Are you someone living with dementia, or a family member/friend?
Do you have direct experience of care in a hospital setting?
If so, we would like to hear your views about what works, what makes it difficult and what really makes a difference. The responses you provide will help in developing practical resources & guidelines and help influence the way dementia care is delivered in these settings.
For your chance to win £100 of John Lewis vouchers and to help us learn more about your experience of care in hospital, please take a few moments to complete the survey which can be accessed online by clicking on the following link: http://www.employmentresearch.co.uk/dementia_carers.htm
If preferred you may complete the survey by hand by printing it off directly from our website: www.rcn.org.uk/dementia
- and returning it to Nikki Mills (Dementia Project Administrator),
20 Cavendish Square, London
W1G 0RN
nikki.mills at rcn.org.uk
Tel. 020 7647 3757.
Alternatively, we can send you a paper copy in the post along with a pre-paid envelope. Please contact Nikki Mills as above.
We are keen to get as many responses as possible so please do feel free to circulate this information as widely as possible. We are also attaching a flyer to promote the survey so if you are member of a group or organisation where you can display this, we would be most grateful.
The closing date for the survey will be Thursday 16th June 2011
If you need any further information about the project then please contact Nikki Mills (as above) or Rachel Thompson (Dementia Project Lead) using the contact details below.
Thank you for your support.
Best wishes
Rachel
Rachel Thompson
Dementia Project Lead
Royal College of Nursing
Nursing Department
Royal College of Nursing
20 Cavendish Square
London W1G 0RN
Tel: 020 7647 3727
Please note that I work 3 days per week with the RCN and am usually available Mon/Tues/Wed
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Labels: basic nursing care , carers , comms , community care , dementia , dignity and respect , hospitals , measures , older adults , organisations , practice , quality , RCN , survey , UK
For more than half a century we have known how to measure the information-conveying capacity of any given communication medium, yet we cannot give an account of how this relates to the content that this signal may or may not represent. These are serious shortcomings that impede progress in a broad range of endeavors, from the study of basic biological processes to the analysis of global economics.
A difference is a very peculiar and obscure concept. It is certainly not a thing or an event. This piece of paper is different from the wood of this lectern. There are many differences between them – of color, texture, shape, etc. But if we start to ask about the localization of those differences, we get into trouble. Obviously the difference between the paper and the wood is not in the paper; it is obviously not in the wood; it is obviously not in the space between them, and it is obviously not in the time between them. (Difference which occurs across time is what we call “change”.) ...
Kant, in the Critique of Judgment – if I understand him correctly – asserts that the most elementary aesthetic act is the selection of a fact. He argues that in a piece of chalk there are an infinite number of potential facts. ... I suggest that Kant’s statement can be modified to say that there is an infinite number of differences around and within the piece of chalk. There are differences between the chalk and the rest of the universe, between the chalk and the sun or the moon. And within the piece of chalk, there is for every molecule an infinite number of differences between its location and the locations in which it might have been. Of this infinitude, we select a very limited number, which become information. In fact, what we mean by information – the elementary unit of information – is a difference which makes a difference.
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Labels: academia , conference , definitions , informatics , information , interdisciplinary , multidisciplinary , philosophy , research , socio-technical , sociotechnical , technology , transdisciplinary , UK , workshop
Hi everyone,
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Labels: assessment , clinical , depression , education , engagement , global health , knowledge and skills , mental health , practise , risk , self-harm , social enterprise , suicide , training
Dear colleague,
We hope you are well.
KT-EQUAL has been working hard to launch some exciting developments and workshops more of which you can read about below.
Our new blog
This week we launched our new KT-EQUAL blog. We'll be updating it regularly with articles and resources about ageing research, knowledge transfer, photos, news and views -- in fact, anything that catches our eye. To get the ball rolling, we've launched with a series of articles on using social networking in ageing research, written by our Senior Media Fellow Professor Trevor Cox.
The new blog has a full commenting facility, so we'd love to hear what you think about our posts, or your suggestions for topics we can cover in the future. You can also subscribe to the blog using your favourite RSS reader or just check back to our homepage regularly (http://www.equal.ac.uk) for the latest updates.
Lost in Translation - 23rd June 2011
Struggling to write that lay summary for more funding? Confused by how social networking can help you connect with other researchers in your field of interest? Then book in for our FREE workshop run in partnership with CARDI on the 23rd June.
http://kt-equal.org.uk/calendar/58/32-Lost-in-Translation---How-to-communicate-most-effectively-with-non-academics
Age Friendly Cities - 8th June 2011
Can a city-region create a competitive advantage for itself by embedding age-friendliness into its policies and strategies to encourage and support active ageing? Find out more by booking our exciting workshop with ActiveAge http://kt-equal.org.uk/calendar/58/30-The-Competitive-Advantage-of-Age-Friendly-Cities
Ageing research - creating impact locally - 7th July 2011
How can your research create an impact locally? Can you influence service delivery in your local government? Find out how at our workshop in July
http://kt-equal.org.uk/calendar/56/31-Ageing-and-Disability-Research-Creating-Impact-Locally
Other ageing research news and events:
CARDI (Centre for Ageing Research & Development in Ireland) is hosting its first international Conference, on 2nd - 3rd November 2011, Croke Park, Dublin. Visit the website www.cardi.ie/conference2011 for more information.
An Active Ageing Seminar 2011, in partnership with the BHF National Centre, will take place on June 22nd in London. All the event details can be found here: http://www.vidawellness.co.uk/network/seminar/
The UK’s first Technology4Good Awards including the BT Contact Us Award is being organised by BT and AbilityNet to celebrate the hard work of many charities, businesses and individuals across the UK that use digital technologies to help change our communities for the better. BT has its own BT Contact Us Award to recognise organisations that have gone the extra mile to use IT to enable deaf, hearing impaired and other disabled consumers to interact with them more fully. For more information visit www.technology4goodawards.org.uk
Best Wishes
Helen Haigh
KT-EQUAL/SMART 2 Co-ordinator
ScHARR
University of Sheffield
Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA
h.haigh at sheffield.ac.uk
www.equal.ac.uk
My source: Helen Haigh - KT-EQUAL mail list
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Labels: conferences , dementia , design , disability , health , innovation , knowledge , media , older adults , organisations , quality , quality of life , research , social care , technology , well-being
As noted at the start of the month the health care domains model will be presented in the form of a poster at the following event on the 10th June. There are still a few places left!
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Labels: comms , conference , health literacy , UK
Channel 4 News is researching the use of anti-psychotic drugs to control challenging or difficult behaviour in people with learning disabilities, including children and young people.
If this is an issue which affects you (or those you care for) or if you would like to share your views or experiences, in confidence, then please do get in touch with Philip Carter on -
07783-712-227 or by email at pc at pacarter.com
(Dementia is also an issue for people living with learning disabilities and their families. PJ)
My source: The Choice Forum - by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk
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Labels: antipsychotics , behaviour , carers , children , dementia , diagnosis , drugs , evidence based care , inclusion , learning disability , media research , mental health , policy , TV , UK , youth
Dear Colleague,
Do you need information about any aspect of social care for your work?
Would you be willing to be interviewed as part of our consultation?
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and NICE/NHS Evidence are conducting a joint consultation to understand the information needs of:
o social care professionals, and
o health care professionals with social care information needs.
TFPL Intelligent Resources has been appointed to carry out this work.
As part of the work we are asking people to undertake a 30-minute telephone interview. Some volunteers will also do a short online diary taking approximately 45 minutes total.
People in the following roles are particularly sought; the numbers at the ends of the line indicate the numbers sought:
Local Government:
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Labels: consultation , health , information , NHS , organisations , professionalism , records , research , social care , UK
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Labels: comms , humanities , journal , literature , maths , media , middle , poetry , process , theory-practice gap
This use of tables as source code is unusual, but it's an application that could be used more often. People like specifying things in tabular form, whether it's examples for test data or more general processing rules such as a Decision Table (495). Many domain experts are very comfortable with editing tables in spreadsheets, which can then be processed into source code. p.156. Fowler (2010) Chapter 10 A Zoo of DSLs.You can see why nursing - health and social care are so complex:
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Labels: books , care domains , complexity , computing , concepts , conceptual spaces , domain specific languages , Hodges Model , models of nursing , nursing theory , programming , usability
And the winner is … you?
The only UK-wide awards highlighting excellence in healthcare IT are now open for entries. The EHI Awards 2011 in association with BT reward the brightest and best in the UK healthcare IT sector. If you have used IT to improve healthcare services - whether it be using social media, mobile devices or implementing a major health IT project - we want to hear from you.
To enter, simply select your category and complete the online entry form at www.ehealthawards.com. Entering an award is FREE and the deadline is 16.00 Friday 3 June 2011.
The categories for 2011 are:
Most promising IT for GP-led commissioning
Best use of social media in healthcare
Outstanding work in IT-enabled change in healthcare
Best use of telehealth and telecare
Innovation in healthcare interoperability
Best use of IT to promote patient safety
Best use of mobile technology in healthcare
Excellence in major healthcare IT development
Healthcare IT product innovation
If you’re not in a position to enter yourself, but know a team or organisation doing excellent work, forward this email on.
Don’t forget - you can also nominate an inspirational colleague for the Healthcare IT champion of the year award.
Email emma AT e-health-media.com with a supporting statement and nominee contact details.
My source: Jill Riley, Primary Health Care Specialist Group.
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Labels: awards , change , e-health , health , informatics , innovation , mobile , primary care , safety , social media , technology , UK
I've been looking at the template for this blog and trying to figure out why the prompt / invite for comments does not show. Early in the life of W2tQ 2006 - 2007 the Blogger platform was still under development and plagued with spam. Back then I also added some tools that support comments, but in the process the template developed indigestion. I've asked a support question or two and looking on the forums many users share my problem. I'm not wasting time on this though: W2tQ is an experiment.
With each month I can see the value of 'independent' blogging (well short of hosting) using Drupal or Ruby - Rails. In addition to the major disconnect that is comments, it would be great to have the facility of multiple languages, especially when looking at the Clustermap record.
The trip to South America in February made me aware not only of my limited language skills but the scale and opportunities that internationalisation and languages present. I heard from HIFA2015 that there is a Portuguese version, but as yet no Spanish or French. This point makes me feel a little better only in the sense that this really is a major problem both for providers of information services and consumers. I hope that Spanish, French and other versions of HIFA2015 follow; the gathering momentum of global health must assist.
Although here the comments are still a problem there's the contact invite and my e-mail plus - I've just added a Google translate widget that seems to work OK.
http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search/label/Colombia
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Labels: blogging , Colombia , comms , global health , h2cm website , internationalisation , media , Spanish , translation
The substance misuse paper is with someone for possible re-working. As previously mentioned the text needs the attention of a practitioner to stamp some practical authority on this complex field.
(I've not heard anything since October so if anyone working in substance misuse is interested in this please get in touch.)
As to the forensic nursing/h2cm paper my co-author and I are preparing a re-submission. The text on the model has been reduced placing emphasis on the forensic content.
Later this month I'm meeting a fellow NW member of the RCN who also has an interest in health informatics. Looking f/w to this.
The review of From A to <A> Keywords of Markup with Bradley Dilger and Jeff Rice, editors University of Minnesota Press is complete (1,004 words) and forwarded to The Journal of Community Informatics [JoCI].
I'm also writing a brief paper for JoCI on the concept of glocal associated with h2cm.
For next month there is a poster to prepare:
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Labels: books , community informatics , conference , engagement , glocal , health literacy , HTML , informatics , literacy , poster , public health , public mental health , reviews , substance misuse , writing
Born in Liverpool.
Community Mental Health Nurse NHS, p/t Tutor Bolton University, NW England
Independent Scholar & Researcher Nursing & Technology Enhanced Learning
RMN, RGN, CPN(Cert.),
PG Cert. Ed,
BA(Joint Hons.) Computing and Philosophy
PG(Dip.) Collaboration on Psychosocial Education [COPE]
MRES. e-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning
Live and Work in Lancashire, England - working on achieving a global perspective.
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