Who is watching over me? - Was the public’s perception of the anaesthetist changed by National Anaesthesia Day?

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-141
Author(s):  
S J Tanser ◽  
D J Birt
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Local Information ◽  
White Coat ◽  
Information Campaign ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Local Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

AbstractThe aim of National Anaesthesia Day on 25 May 2000 was to inform the public about the role and training of anaesthetists. We carried out two surveys of patients attending Derriford Hospital, Plymouth to assess the local impact of National Anaesthesia Day and to assess the public’s expectation of the preoperative visit. The first survey was held one month prior to National Anaesthesia Day and was completed by 93 patients. The second survey was held immediately following National Anaesthesia Day and was completed by 70 patients. Thirty five percent of the patients surveyed were unaware that anaesthetists were medically qualified. This result was not altered by National Anaesthesia Day despite a local information campaign. Moreover, knowledge about our role and training was only marginally improved from 1978. The majority of patients expected to see their anaesthetist preoperatively for less than 10 minutes and would not be concerned if they had not been seen one hour before surgery. Style of clothing was unimportant; few preferred a white coat but name badges were desirable. We conclude that the level of ignorance about our profession has not changed since 1978 and the impact of National Anaesthesia Day was not significant. This may be as a result of the anaesthetist’s portrayal on television, which is known to be an important source of public information on other areas of medicine. If these statistics are to change in the next 22 years new methods of public education need to be found.

Avaliação do Programa Institucional de Bolsa de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID): estudo de caso na Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

2017 ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Adriana Castro Araújo ◽  
Wagner Bandeira Andriola ◽  
Maria do Socorro De Sousa Rodrigues ◽  
Afrânio De Araújo Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Educational Assessment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Email Address ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

RESUMO O Programa Institucional de Bolsa de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID) objetiva incentivar a formação de docentes para a educação básica pública, contribuindo para a valorização do magistério. A presente pesquisa visa avaliar a repercussão do referido programa na qualificação e formação de professores para a educação básica da rede pública, a partir da opinião de alunos do PIBID da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Para tanto, três objetivos foram delineados: analisar as repercussões do PIBID na qualificação docente; identificar a influência que o programa exerceu na escolha profissional do egresso; e identificar a percepção do egresso sobre a escola pública durante a experiência como bolsista. Enviou-se questionário para o endereço eletrônico de 584 egressos do PIBID, obtendo-se retorno de 14,4% (n = 84). A partir dos resultados, concluiu-se que o PIBID contribui consideravelmente para a qualificação da formação docente, além de despertar e reforçar o interesse pela docência. Palavras-chave: Ensino Superior, Avaliação Educacional, Formação de Professores. Evaluation of Institutional Program in Initiation in Teaching Scholarship (PIBID): a case study at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC)ABSTRACT The Institutional Program in Initiation in Teaching Scholarship (PIBID) aims to encourage the training of teachers for basic public education, contributing to the enhancement the magisterium. The present study aims, in view of PIBID graduates of the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), evaluate the impact of the program in the qualification and training of teachers for basic education. For this, three objectives were pursued: analyze the PIBID implications for the teaching qualification; analyze the influence that the program has had on professional egress choice; and analyze the perception of graduates of the public school during the scholarship experience. A questionnaire was sent to the email address of 584 PIBID graduates obtaining a return of 14.4% (n = 84). From the data analysis, it was concluded that the PIBID contributes significantly to the qualification of teacher education and arouses or reinforces the interest in teaching in public basic education. Key words: Higher Education, Educational Assessment, Teacher Training.   

News and Idiosyncratic Volatility: The Public Information Processing Hypothesis*

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F Engle ◽  
Martin Klint Hansen ◽  
Ahmet K Karagozoglu ◽  
Asger Lunde
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Selection Procedure ◽  
Autoregressive Process ◽  
Return Volatility ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Financial News ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Motivated by the recent availability of extensive electronic news databases and advent of new empirical methods, there has been renewed interest in investigating the impact of financial news on market outcomes for individual stocks. We develop the information processing hypothesis of return volatility to investigate the relation between firm-specific news and volatility. We propose a novel dynamic econometric specification and test it using time series regressions employing a machine learning model selection procedure. Our empirical results are based on a comprehensive dataset comprised of more than 3 million news items for a sample of 28 large U.S. companies. Our proposed econometric specification for firm-specific return volatility is a simple mixture model with two components: public information and private processing of public information. The public information processing component is defined by the contemporaneous relation with public information and volatility, while the private processing of public information component is specified as a general autoregressive process corresponding to the sequential price discovery mechanism of investors as additional information, previously not publicly available, is generated and incorporated into prices. Our results show that changes in return volatility are related to public information arrival and that including indicators of public information arrival explains on average 26% (9–65%) of changes in firm-specific return volatility.

scholarly journals Astronomy Education: an international perspective

1998 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 2-6
Author(s):  
John R. Percy
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Training

Education is important to astronomers because it affects the recruitment and training of future astronomers, and because it affects the awareness, understanding and appreciation of astronomy by taxpayers and politicians who support us. We have an obligation to share the excitement and the significance of our work with students and the public. Education is often neglected by the scientific and professional community - not by us, of course - and by many research universities. Our task is not only to be better astronomy educators ourselves, but to convince and train our students and colleagues to do likewise.

scholarly journals The Mistakes of a Public Communication in the Ebola Crisis in Spain

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Rafael Barberá González ◽  
Victoria Cuesta
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Public Communication ◽  
Good Resolution ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

This work analyzes the impact of the outbreak of hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus in Spain in the field of communication. The communication of such a crisis entails an interaction of information between individuals and institutions. Accuracy in the messages that are disseminated is key to the good resolution of the crisis. In this case of the Ebola crisis the impact in the Spanish media was very remarkable not only of the evolution of the crisis but also of the public information that were being made known by the authorities. The errors committed in this public communication, especially in the first institutional appearance, will be analyzed and possible solutions will be provided for future crises. In addition, the information behavior that was given in social networks by the authorities will be analyzed. To perform this work, bibliographical sources, data analysis and the media have been used.

Safe Farm: The Impact of an Iowa Public Information Campaign

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Rodriguez ◽  
C. V. Schwab ◽  
J.W. Peterson ◽  
L. J. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
Information Campaign ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Public Education: the ultimatum for the profession

1998 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 176-179
Author(s):  
M. Othman
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Educational Aims ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Impact

The impact of public education is without question in the ‘public good’ domain and hence there is really no need to justify the demand for it. However, some professionals and scientists remain unconvinced about the necessity for it. This paper will lay out the benefits it holds for the scientists, categorise the target groups and identify the methods of approach for each target group and finally outline some strategies that can be adopted to achieve the educational aims.

scholarly journals The Impact of Web Site Campaigning on Traditional News Media and Public Information Processing

2003 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 528-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyotae Ku ◽  
Lynda Lee Kaid ◽  
Michael Pfau
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
The Public ◽  
Intermedia Agenda Setting ◽  
Setting Approach ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Flow Of Information

This study examined the impact of Web site campaigning on traditional news media agendas and on public opinion during the 2000presidential election campaign. Based on an intermedia agenda-setting approach, this study demonstrated the direction of influence among three media in terms of the flow of information. An agenda-setting impact of Web site campaigning on the public was also identified.

scholarly journals COPERNICUS KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION HUBS

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIII-B5-2020 ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
B. Riedler ◽  
S. Lang ◽  
P. Zeil ◽  
M. Miguel-Lago ◽  
C. Schröder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Free Data ◽  
Financial Framework ◽  
Uptake Process ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

Abstract. Copernicus, the European Space program ensures free data availability and the organisational and financial framework to provide standardized information products in its service domains atmosphere, marine, land monitoring, climate change, emergency management and human security. A key to success to the market uptake process is knowledge exchange among all actors from the various sectors involved, notably research and educational institutions, industry, and the public sector. As a successful instrument to foster and stimulate this exchange, maximize the impact and additionally boost related capacity building and training activities, the Copernicus Academy has been anchored in the European Space Strategy. The present paper highlights some key activities to leverage the potential of this dynamically growing network of experts from universities and research institutions, public and private organizations, companies, stakeholders, and increase the benefit to its members. The vision of establishing both physical implementations of regional Copernicus hubs and virtual Copernicus hubs, built on key elements of the European Innovation strategy, is discussed. Regional hubs, attached e.g. to centres of excellence, are essential to meet local needs for exchange and training to boost the user uptake. The increasing importance of virtual hubs is becoming evident as a critical means to maximise synergies among actors in the rapidly advancing technological areas. Proposed technical elements demonstrate innovative solutions to visualize and facilitate easy harvesting of the Copernicus Academy member´s expertise for different stakeholder and the public, and show cast possibilities of active involvement and exchange within the network.

scholarly journals Evaluación ciudadana del desempeño de la Gestión Pública Municipal

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Graciela Delgadillo ◽  
Jorge Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
Public Performance ◽  
Nuevo Leon ◽  
The Public ◽  
Nuevo León ◽  
The Impact

Key words: Access to public information, citizen’s perception, local government, public performance evaluation, public services effectivenessAbstract. This article presents the result of a study whit the objective to identify and measure the impact of the factors that the citizens uses to evaluate the public management performance in a specific territorial and temporary space in the sphere of action of local government. With a sample of 250 Mexican citizens that normally live in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico conformed by 126 (50,4%) women of between 23 and 73 years with a mean of 43 years old and 124 (49,6%) men of between 18 and 71 years with a mean of 38 years old,the most important findings allowed to identify the factors that mainly influence the evaluation that the citizen does about the local government performance are: the effectiveness of the public services, the honesty of the public workers and the accountability just only linked to the access of public information. The study also offers evidence that confirm variation does not exist between men and women in their way of local government performance evaluation.Palabras clave: Acceso a la información pública, desempeño de la gestión pública, efectividad de servicios públicos, gobierno municipal, percepción ciudadanaResumen. Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio cuyo objetivo fue el de identificar y medir el impacto de los factores que utiliza el ciudadano para evaluar el desempeño de la gestión pública en un espacio territorial y temporal especifico referido a la esfera de acción del gobierno municipal. Con una muestra de 250 ciudadanos mexicanos que habitualmente residen en Guadalupe, Nuevo León, México conformada por 126 (50.4%) mujeres de entre 23 y 73 años con una media de edad de 43 años y 124 (49.6%) hombres de entre 18 y 71 años con una media de edad de 38 años, los hallazgos más importantespermitieron identificar que los factores que mayormente influyen en la evaluación que el ciudadano hace sobre el trabajo que realiza su gobierno municipal son: la efectividad de los servicios públicos, la honestidad de los servidores públicos y la rendición de cuentas referida solo como el acceso a la información pública. El estudio ofrece también evidencia de que noexiste variación en la forma en que los hombres y las mujeres evalúan el desempeño de la gestión pública municipal.

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