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Universal Access to Palliative Care
Published in Rui Nunes, Healthcare as a Universal Human Right, 2022
Thus, there is a complementarity between these different varieties of teaching and learning. The teaching of theoretical themes seems to favor more complete acquisition of knowledge besides its consolidation. This allows its functional integration with the lived experiences of each student’s professional life. Teaching through seminars and group work concretizes the reflection previously made, allowing for the appreciation and broad discussion of paradigmatic problem cases. Besides problem cases concerning exotic, rare, and highly controversial situations, cases are also presented concerning frequent situations of everyday life. Educational approaches centered on real problem cases have proven themselves as important learning tools for palliative care, especially when the target public is a group of professionals with some degree of differentiation. These different strategies prove that cognitive data can be taught and comprehended. In addition, the development of competence in behavior and its relational dimension can be perceived through the referred methods, although it is more difficult (Field et al. 2001).
A Sampling of CAM Therapies and Philosophies
Published in Lillian R. Brazin, The Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine on the Internet, 2020
The Web site of the Oregon-based guild provides information on finding Feldenkrais practitioners, training information, and general information about the Feldenkrais Method. The full name is the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education. This site discusses two variations: Functional Integration and Awareness Through Movement. Some hospitals offer Feldenkrais sessions (for a fee) to the public.Feldenkrais Resources<http://www.feldenkrais-resources.com>
Strategies for Elucidating Immunological Mechanisms in Intestinal Smooth Muscle Pathophysiology
Published in William J. Snape, Stephen M. Collins, Effects of Immune Cells and Inflammation on Smooth Muscle and Enteric Nerves, 2020
Lastly, cytokines can be made by many cell types (Gauldie, this volume). The contributions of smooth muscle cells themselves to adaptations in function that arise with inflammatory states must be explored. What are the cytokines or other molecular messages that they release into the micro-environment, and how do these factors modify the functional phenotype of local nerves, vasculature and interstitial cells. Indeed, do adaptive changes in intestinal smooth muscle have distant effects, such as on the overlying mucosa and the dynamics of its functions. Many investigators predict that such functional integration occurs, but there is little experimental evidence to support this claim. One can be optimistic that ongoing and anticipated investigations of the pathophysiology of intestinal smooth muscle will yield new levels of understanding in this hitherto largely neglected field.
Studying factors influencing facial developmental instability
Published in Annals of Human Biology, 2021
Generally, morphological integration can be studied on both the individual (functional and developmental) level, and the population (genetic and evolutionary) level (Cheverud 1996). Developmental integration is related to developmental (epigenetic) interaction, including a wide range of processes, such as developmental switches leading to divarication of development, or signalling between tissues through different molecular mechanisms (Cheverud 1996; Wilkins 2002; Klingenberg 2008). In contrast, functional integration refers to interaction among the parts of an organism performing a function. Functional and developmental integration are, however, considered to be interrelated, as development can be viewed as a dynamic function, in which functional integration in the adult is likely to be achieved through developmental integration (Cheverud 1996). In addition to functional and developmental relationships among modules, the action of a stressor can be transmitted among these modules and can give rise to higher fluctuating asymmetry (Leamy and Klingenberg 2005; Klingenberg 2015).
Integrated care innovations for patients with multimorbidity: A scoping review
Published in International Journal of Healthcare Management, 2020
Maider Urtaran Laresgoiti, Roberto Nuño Solinis
In 2010, a new strategic vision was formulated by the Department of Health and Consumer Affairs at the Basque Country. The ‘Strategy to tackle the challenge of chronicity in the Basque Country’ [11] recognizes that improving the lives of those living with multiple chronic conditions requires a radical shift in care delivery [12] towards an integrated care model. Within this strategic framework, two types of integrated care implementation approaches have been put in place. Structural integration was fostered with the merging of hospital and primary care structures under one single organization. Additionally, more than one hundred bottom-up projects were promoted to advance in clinical and functional integration. One of the priorities of most of these projects was to improve care coordination between primary and secondary levels of care and were directed at complex chronic patients. Better value for money was also expected in order to ensure that universal health care remains sustainable for future generations, particularly in a context of deep economic recession.
Does the Level of Difficulty in Balancing Tasks Affect Haptic Sensitivity Via Light Touch?
Published in Journal of Motor Behavior, 2020
Fernanda Lopes Magre, Thais Delamuta Ayres da Costa, Ana Clara de Souza Paiva, Renato Moraes, Eliane Mauerberg-deCastro
While the increased complexity of a task logically suggests that sway will increase as individuals are exposed to their postural righting automatisms, individuals’ awareness of such “threats” could be a key element to the postural system’s compensation (Huffman et al., 2009). For example, in our current study, the availability of haptic information created a demand for attention to the task. In this case, the individuals paid more attention to resources (e.g., a surface for the fingers to lightly touch) available to reduce instability. Chen, Chen, Tu, and Tsai (2015) argued that tasks performed simultaneously with postural tasks, such as searching for a visual target at the same time as lightly touching a surface, create a type of functional integration that transforms reduced body sway into a context for more efficient visual searching performance.