Useful links

2019 ◽  
pp. 147-150
Author(s):  
Navneet Kapur ◽  
Robert Goldney
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Social Care ◽  
International Association ◽  
World Health ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
International Academy

With the increasing recognition of suicide as a major health and social care issue, many suicide prevention organisations have been established locally, nationally and internationally. This chapter includes a number of links to the most prominent of these, but the list is indicative rather than exhaustive. These include the International Association for Suicide Prevention, the International Academy of Suicide Research, the Samaritans, the World Health Organization, and national suicide prevention organizations from across the world.

The International Association for Suicide Prevention

Crisis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Goldney ◽  
Anthony T. Davis ◽  
Vanda Scott
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
International Association ◽  
World Health ◽  
Good Work ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Current Review ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Background: The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) was established in Vienna in 1960 and celebrated its 50th year in 2010. Aim: To review its 50 years of progress. Method: An historical and current review of activity. Results: The IASP has members in over 50 countries and is today the key nongovernment organization in official relations with the World Health Organization in addressing the topic of suicide. It has increased communication and collaboration in suicide prevention worldwide and promoted the development of collaborative suicide prevention efforts, research, and program evaluation. Limitation: It is acknowledged that this is not an exhaustive review, and that other good work has probably been undertaken, but not referred to. Conclusion: The IASP has not only brought global attention to the unacceptable loss of approximately 1 million people worldwide who die each year by suicide, but it has been instrumental in establishing suicide prevention research and program evaluation in an increasing number of countries.

scholarly journals Fabrication of Poly(Glycerol Sebacate)-Poly(ε-Caprolactone) Extrusion-Based Scaffolds for Cartilage Regeneration

2019 ◽  
Vol 890 ◽  
pp. 268-274
Author(s):  
Diana Reis ◽  
Sara Biscaia ◽  
Inês J. Seabra ◽  
Ana Veloso ◽  
Pedro Morouço
Keyword(s):  
Articular Cartilage ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Cartilage Regeneration ◽  
Cartilage Degeneration ◽  
World Health ◽  
Major Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Articular Cartilage Degeneration

Cartilage related diseases are on the top list concerns of the World Health Organization, being the prevention of articular cartilage degeneration a major health matter for which there are few effective solutions. Using an extrusion-based approach and a polyester elastomer it was aimed to produce 3D structures with controlled architecture and with closer mimicry to cartilage native tissue. The obtained constructs demonstrated high reliability, being the addition of poly (glycerol sebacate) a procedure to enhance the properties of the constructs.

The World Health Organization (WHO) dataset for guiding suicide prevention policies: A 3-decade French national survey

2015 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 232-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Fond ◽  
Xavier Zendjidjian ◽  
Mohamed Boucekine ◽  
Lore Brunel ◽  
Pierre-Michel Llorca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
National Survey ◽  
World Health ◽  
Prevention Policies ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Risk Evaluation in the Emergency Department: An Algorithm for Suicide Prevention

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S292-S293 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Duarte ◽  
C. Ferreira ◽  
N. Santos ◽  
D. Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Emergency Room ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
World Health ◽  
Ambulatory Treatment ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

IntroductionSuicide is one of the biggest challenges that psychiatrists face, especially in the emergency room. According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 3000 suicides every day: one every 40 seconds. About half of all violent deaths in the world are suicides with economic costs of billions of euros. The risk assessment is still based on a subjective approach, with no screening or evaluation tools that support the decision about in-hospital or ambulatory treatment for these patients.ObjectivesCreation of a decision tree algorithm that can be used in the emergency room to guide the clinical decision.AimsIncrease the number of avoided suicides.MethodsPubMed database was searched and articles with the words “emergency”, “suicide”, “attempt” “screening” and “prevention” were included. Articles that used the most reliable and valid measurement tools (i.e., Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation and Suicide Probability Scale) for patient evaluation were selected. World Health Organization guidelines and the Portuguese Suicide Prevention Plan were analyzed and an algorithm was designed based on the major risk factors identified.ResultsNo isolated risk factor was successful for preventing suicide: most are chronic and non-individualized. Having family history of suicide, a mental health disease, a suicide plan and previous suicide attempts are considered major risk factors. The algorithm is based on these factors and takes into account interpersonal variability.ConclusionsThe best way to prevent a suicide is to ask patients for major risk factors, and then, by using this algorithm, treat them accordingly.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Community-oriented Administration of Fluoride for the Prevention of Dental Caries

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.E. Petersen ◽  
R.J. Baez ◽  
M.A. Lennon
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
International Association ◽  
World Health ◽  
Epidemiological Surveillance ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic disease affecting human populations around the world. It is recognized that fluoride plays a significant role in dental caries reduction. Meanwhile, several low- and middle-income countries of Asia have not yet implemented systematic fluoride programs; contributing factors relate to misconceptions about the mechanisms of fluoride, low priority given to oral health in national health policy and strategic plans, and lack of interest among public health administrators. A workshop on the effective use of fluoride in Asia took place in Phang-Nga, Thailand, in 2011. A series of country presentations addressed some of the topics mentioned above; in addition, speakers from countries of the region provided examples of successful fluoride interventions and discussed program limitations, barriers encountered, and solutions, as well as possibilities for expanding coverage. Participants acknowledged that automatic fluoridation through water, salt, and milk is the most effective and equitable strategy for the prevention of dental caries. Concerns were expressed that government-subsidized community fluoride prevention programs may face privatization. In addition, the use of affordable fluoride-containing toothpastes should be encouraged. The workshop identified: strengths and weaknesses of ongoing community-based fluoride programs, as well as the interest of countries in a particular method; the requirement for World Health Organization (WHO) technical assistance on various aspects, including fluoridation process, feasibility studies, and implementation of effective epidemiological surveillance of the program; exchange of information; and the need for inter-country collaboration. It was acknowledged that program process and evaluation at the local and country levels need further dissemination. The meeting was co-sponsored by the World Health Organization, the International Association for Dental Research, and the World Dental Federation.

Accreditation in 2030

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Nicklin ◽  
Carsten Engel ◽  
Jacqui Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Social Care ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
World Health ◽  
Deep Roots ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract With the rapid acceleration of changes being experienced throughout the world and in particular within health and health and social care, accreditation programmes must keep pace or go the way of the dinosaur. While accreditation has deep roots in some countries, in the past 30 years, it has spread to a considerably larger range of countries in a mix of mandatory and voluntary systems. Accreditation is a tool to improve the quality of healthcare and social care, and in particular, there is recent recognition of its value in low- and middle-income countries, with promotion by the World Health Organization (WHO). The challenge is that with the rapid pace of change, how does accreditation reframe and reposition itself to ensure relevance in 2030? Accreditation must adapt and be relevant in order to be sustainable. This article outlines the fundamental principles, reviews the global trends’ impact on accreditation and the challenges with the existing model and, through the lens of living in 2030, outlines how accreditation programmes will be structured and applied 10 years from now.

COVID-19 may overwhelm even advanced health systems

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Insight Into

Subject Health system capacities. Significance Across the globe, total COVID-19 cases continue to rise at pace; the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Europe as the pandemic’s epicentre on March 13, and the situation in the United States is set to escalate rapidly. The grave situation in Italy provides an insight into what is facing many other countries around the world. Despite the nation-wide introduction of what have been viewed as ‘extreme’ social distancing measures, Italy’s caseload has continued to rise, with hospitals being compared to war-zones. Impacts Countries with aggressive social distancing policies will reduce the likelihood that their healthcare system will be overwhelmed. Social care, such as elderly and vulnerable being taken to hospital when they are unable to cope at home, will be interrupted. Expenditure on health and social care will continue to snowball in order to meet the extra demands on services.

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