‘My Own Space in This World’: Stammering, Telephone Calls, and the Progressivity and Permeability of Turns-at-Talk

2020 ◽  
pp. 319-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Wilkinson ◽  
Sarah Morris
Keyword(s):  
Telephone Calls

Transnational Habitus and Sociability in the City: Zimbabwean Migrants’ Experiences in Johannesburg, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khangelani Moyo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The South ◽  
Economic Networks ◽  
Social Field ◽  
Transnational Migrants ◽  
Telephone Calls ◽  
The City

Drawing on field research and a survey of 150 Zimbabwean migrants in Johannesburg, this paper explores the dimensions of migrants’ transnational experiences in the urban space. I discuss the use of communication platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook as well as other means such as telephone calls in fostering the embedding of transnational migrants within both the Johannesburg and the Zimbabwean socio-economic environments. I engage this migrant-embedding using Bourdieusian concepts of “transnational habitus” and “transnational social field,” which are migration specific variations of Bourdieu’s original concepts of “habitus” and “social field.” In deploying these Bourdieusian conceptual tools, I observe that the dynamics of South–South migration as observed in the Zimbabwean migrants are different to those in the South–North migration streams and it is important to move away from using the same lens in interpreting different realities. For Johannesburg-based migrants to operate within the socio-economic networks produced in South Africa and in Zimbabwe, they need to actively acquire a transnational habitus. I argue that migrants’ cultivation of networks in Johannesburg is instrumental, purposive, and geared towards achieving specific and immediate goals, and latently leads to the development and sustenance of flexible forms of permanency in the transnational urban space.

scholarly journals Sacral neuromodulation implanted patients: Patient concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic and practical modifications

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 175628722199813
Author(s):  
Mai Ahmed Banakhar
Keyword(s):  
Sacral Neuromodulation ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Continuous Care ◽  
Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Great Solution ◽  
Telephone Calls ◽  
Patient Concerns

Objective: To study the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on sacral neuromodulation (SNM) implanted patients and examine patient concerns. Methodology: A web-based survey was sent to all SNM patients, including those with implants and who had a cancelled operation because of the pandemic. The survey consisted of 15 questions in Arabic language, which sought to evaluate outcomes, as well as patient concerns and preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: A total of 66 patients were contacted, and of which, 62 replied. Most of the patients ( n = 51; 82.3%) had the device implanted, and 11 (17.7%) patients had a postponed operation secondary to the pandemic. There were 20 males and 42 females. The mean age was 34 years ± SD 16.5 (9–62 years). Indications for sacral neuromodulation therapy were refractory overactive bladder OAB 35 (56.5%), retention 17 (27.4%), OAB + retention 3 (4.8%). When questioning the effect of the lockdown on patients, most reported no effect (43.5%), while 14.5% had some programming difficulties. The patients preferred telephone calls for device emergencies and clinic follow-up with 88.7% and 98.4%, respectively. Most patients had no concerns regarding their Interstim device during the pandemic and found it manageable; 8.1% had insurance concerns due to the economic changes. Conclusion: Patients with implanted SNM for lower urinary tract symptoms were mainly concerned with device programming. Telemedicine is a great solution for continuous care in this group.

scholarly journals The Impact of a Friendly Telephone Calls Program on Visits With Physicians During Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina L. Blachman ◽  
Yi Shan Lee ◽  
Mauricio Arcila‐Mesa ◽  
Rosie Ferris ◽  
Joshua Chodosh
Keyword(s):  
Telephone Calls ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals PARE0012 AWARENESS CAMPAING “LUPUS.GR 2020”

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1292.2-1292
Author(s):  
K. Antonopoulou ◽  
M. Konstantinidis
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Direct Mail ◽  
Press Conference ◽  
International Ngos ◽  
Help Line ◽  
Telephone Calls

Background:LUPUS GR 2020Objectives:To sensitize and educate the wide public about lupusTo contribute to the process of de-stigmatization as the rigid problem of prejudice and stigma prevails.Methods:The campaign “LUPUS GR 2020” consists of photographs, each of which has a different message for Lupus and 2 TV spots. The well know artists participated did not take any fee.The campaign consists of Press Announcements in digital and off digital media, in Social Media (Instagram - Twitter - Facebook), in Eleana Site and in YouTubePost of the artists in their personal social media pagesPress ConferenceDirect mail in international NGOs e.g. Lupus Europe, PAIN ALLIANCE EUROPE, AGORA PLATFORM, etc.Results:We announced the campaign on January 24, 2020. Until end of January, we have 36 press clipping, 3 TV interviews, more than 35.000 views of the post in our fb and increase of telephone calls in our help line about lupusConclusion:The campaign has a high impact in the wide public as well as in all the stakeholders.Figure:Disclosure of Interests:None declared

scholarly journals IMPACT OF GERIATRIC INTERPROFESSIONAL TRAINING ON ADVANCE CARE PLANNING IN GERIATRIC PRIMARY CARE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S151-S152
Author(s):  
Maureen E Barrientos ◽  
Anna Chodos ◽  
Alicia Neumann ◽  
Yvonne Troya ◽  
Pei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Advance Care Planning ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Office Visits ◽  
Advance Care ◽  
Telephone Calls

Abstract Currently, an important measure of Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advance Health Care Directives (AHCD) documentation rate, is at 33% for older adults in the United States. To address this disparity, geriatric faculty in an academic geriatric primary care practice aimed to train geriatrics fellows and other interprofessional (IP) learners to engage patients in ACP. As part of a Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, geriatrics faculty and the Medical Legal Partnership for Seniors based at University of California Hastings College of Law provided ACP training to fellows and IP learners, including social work interns. In practice, the fellows and social work interns collaborated to incorporate ACP into patient visits and follow-up telephone calls. To monitor ACP progress, research staff reviewed patients’ electronic health records and performed descriptive analysis of the data. In 21 months, 4 geriatrics fellows built a panel of 59 patients who on average had 3 office visits and 7 telephone calls per person. Prior to clinic enrollment, 12 (20.3%) patients had preexisting AHCD, and 47 lacked AHCD documentation. After ACP intervention, 42 of 47 patients without AHCD documentation engaged in ACP discussion. Of those who engaged in ACP discussion, 24 completed AHCD, raising AHCD completion rate to 61%, or 36 patients in the panel of 59. ACP is a complex process that benefits from skilled communication among interprofessional providers and patients. Findings underscore the potential advantages of IP training and engaging patients in ACP discussion in an academic primary care setting.

scholarly journals On the nature of “laughables”

Pragmatics ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Holt
Keyword(s):  
Action Sequence ◽  
Sequential Position ◽  
Telephone Calls ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

In this article I explore the relationship between laugh responses and the turns which they orient to. I consider whether it is possible to identify properties of the prior turns that the recipient may be orienting to in laughing. Thus, I begin by briefly exploring the relationship between laughter and humour in interaction. But I point to some of the difficulties in identifying what it is that makes some discourse humorous, and I argue that laughter is not simply a reaction to the perception of humour. Laughter should be considered as an action in its own right, the occurrence of which may have nothing to do with the presence of humour. Consequently, I consider the notion of the “laughable” and whilst I agree that “(v)irtually any utterance or action could draw laughter, under the right (or wrong) circumstances” (Glenn 2003: 49), I argue it is often possible to identify recurrent properties of turns treated as laughables. These properties concern the design, action and the sequential position of the turns. Thus, it seems that speakers draw from a range of resources in constructing laughables. I illustrate this by exploring a collection of instances of figurative phrases followed by laugh responses from telephone calls. I argue that in responding with laughter, recipients may orient to a cluster of properties in the prior turn. However, because laughter is an action with its own sequential implications, rather than simply a response to a prior turn, whether a recipient orients to a prior candidate laughable by laughing will depend on the nature of his or her contribution to the action sequence.

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