scholarly journals Memories of Alan Edward Beck (1928–2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-154
Author(s):  
Valiya M. Hamza
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
Vice Chairman ◽  
Founding Member ◽  
The University ◽  
Scientific Achievements

This is article providing a brief description of the life and scientific achievements of Alan Edward Beck, emeritus Professor of Western University.  He was born in England on January 27, 1928 and passed away on December 1st, 2020 at his home in London (Ontario), Canada. He will be remembered not only for his significant contributions in Geophysics but also his active participation in activities of the International Heat Flow Commission- IHFC. In 1958 he was a founding faculty member of the Department of Geophysics of the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. Shortly thereafter became Acting Head (1961), and then Head (1963) of the Department of Geophysics. He was a founding member of the International Heat Flow Commission, Vice Chairman for the period of 1979 to 1983 and then Chairman during 1983 to 1987. He retired in 1993 but continued to be active with participation in several international organizations. Beck was honored with the J. Tuzo Wilson Award of the Canadian Geophysical Union in 1993.

The importance of upholding the duty of candour during patient care

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-75
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
The University

In light of recent media coverage, Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses polices and guidance pertinent to the duty of candour

Strategies to boost the mental health and learning disability nursing workforce

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-195
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Nursing Workforce ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
The University ◽  
Recent Policy

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses two recent policy reports which indicate a potential crisis in mental health and learning disability nursing

Strategies to protect the emotional health of frontline NHS staff in the pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 252-253
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Health ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
The University

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses strategies being employed to alleviate stress among NHS staff during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19: implications for NHS Staff

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 193-197
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
World Health ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
The World ◽  
Clinical Environments ◽  
Public Health Institutions ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The University

In light of the emergence in China of COVID-19, the novel corona virus, emeritus professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton discusses the role of the World Health Organization and other public health institutions in responding to potential new global pandemics and deliberates on the role of NHS staff in coping with infectious disease in clinical environments.

Do not attempt resuscitation decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 562-563
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
Care Quality ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
Do Not Resuscitate ◽  
Care Quality Commission ◽  
Do Not Resuscitate Orders ◽  
The University

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission about the imposition of do not resuscitate orders on some patients during the pandemic

Welcome and introduction

1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-96
Keyword(s):  
Advisory Committee ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Imperial College ◽  
Joint Meeting ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University

It is my pleasant duty to welcome you all most warmly to this meeting, which is one of the many events stimulated by the advisory committee of the William and Mary Trust on Science and Technology and Medicine, under the Chairmanship of Sir Arnold Burgen, the immediate past Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society. This is a joint meeting of the Royal Society and the British Academy, whose President, Sir Randolph Quirk, will be Chairman this afternoon, and it covers Science and Civilization under William and Mary, presumably with the intention that the Society would cover Science if the Academy would cover Civilization. The meeting has been organized by Professor Rupert Hall, a Fellow of the Academy and also well known to the Society, who is now Emeritus Professor of the History of Science and Technology at Imperial College in the University of London; and Mr Norman Robinson, who retired in 1988 as Librarian to the Royal Society after 40 years service to the Society.

Care Quality Commission slams blanket ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ decisions during the pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-200
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
Care Quality Commission ◽  
The University

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper from the University of Southampton examines why the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised serious concerns relating to the use of ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ (DNACPR) orders throughout the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The role of community pharmacies during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 241-243
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
The University

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses the role of community pharmacies in providing health care as an important adjunct to the NHS, especially during the pandemic

Corticosteroids in the Management of Laryngotracheobronchitis

1980 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald B. Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
Initial Treatment ◽  
Clinical Evidence ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Clinical Disorder ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Margin Of Safety ◽  
The University ◽  
Viral Croup

Chairman's Comments: A growing body of clinical evidence obtained in a scientific manner is supporting the efficacy of corticosteroids for initial treatment of viral croup. Donald B. Hawkins, MD, a member of the Committee on Drugs—Otolaryngology and a faculty member of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Southern California, review the results of these studies in a scholarly manner. Dr Hawkins traces the development of the clinical experience with corticosteroids and clearly points out the differences between controls and treated patients in the respective studies. The Committee urges readers to review the articles and discuss the conclusions with their pediatric colleagues. The increased margin of safety afforded by the administration of corticosteroids to patients with laryngotracheobronchitis should be of interest to all physicians concerned with lowering the risk of airway obstruction in this common clinical disorder.

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