The Netherlands: Finding common ground in an increasingly fragmented workforce

2018 ◽  
pp. 178-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Roosblad ◽  
Lisa Berntsen
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewout S Veltman ◽  
Dirk Jan F ◽  
Rob GHH Nelissen ◽  
Rudolf W Poolman

Abstract. Background: To prevent postoperative infection the use of systemic antibiotic prophylaxis is common ground. Type of antibiotic used and duration of prophylaxis are subject to debate. In case of suspected early periprosthetic infection a debridement, antibiotics and implant retention (DAIR) procedure is treatment of first choice. This study evaluated the antibiotic prophylaxis and DAIR treatment protocols nationwide as well as reporting of these DAIR procedures to the national joint registry.Methods: All institutions that performed total hip or knee arthroplasty were contacted to complete a 16-question online survey. Questions included availability of a protocol, type and duration of antibiotic prophylaxis used and tendency to register infectious complications in the Dutch Arthroplasty Register.Results: All ninety-nine consulted institutions responded to this survey. All but one institutions have a standardized hospital based protocol for antibiotic prophylaxis in primary total hip or knee arthroplasty. Cefazolin was antibiotic prophylaxis of choice in ninety-four institutions for both primary hip and knee arthroplasty. In ten institutions one preoperative gift of antibiotic prophylaxis was administered. A protocol describing treatment when suspecting early periprosthetic joint infection was present in seventy-one institutions. When performing a DAIR procedure modular parts were exchanged in seventy institutions in case of a hip prosthesis and in eighty-one institutions in case of a knee prosthesis. Sixty-three institutions register DAIR procedures in the Dutch Arthroplasty Register.Interpretation: In contradiction to the results of a recent study in Great Britain, we have found only little variety in availability of protocols and in the type of antibiotic used as prophylaxis in primary total hip and knee arthroplasty in The Netherlands. Not every institution has a protocol for treatment in suspicion of early infection. Although mobile parts are exchanged in the majority of cases, there appears to be an underreporting of DAIR procedures in the Dutch Arthroplasty Register.


2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-124
Author(s):  
Daan Beekers

This contribution looks comparatively at the everyday pursuit of religious commitment among young, revivalist-oriented Sunni Muslims and Protestant Christians in the Netherlands. In both public debates and academic scholarship, the differences between these groups tend to be stressed, particularly through dichotomies such as migrant/native and minority/majority. This article, by contrast, takes their potential common ground as a starting point by examining the pursuit of religious aspirations under shared conditions of consumer capitalism and cultural pluralism. I argue that my Christian and Muslim interlocutors experienced a noticeably similar dynamic of constraint on and reinvigoration of their faith. Further, I note the different degrees to which they emphasized their moral distinctiveness, and discuss how this disparity is related to dominant public representations of these groups.


2010 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henri Adrien Krop

AbstractIn 1707 an anonymous collection of treatises Fides et ratio was published in Amsterdam. The voluminous work of several authors contains a fierce critique of Locke's notion of faith and the moderate Enlightenment's conception of a reasonable Christianity. The sympathiser with mystic theology Pierre Poiret (1646–1719) wrote the general introduction. In the preface Poiret outlined a counter philosophy. However, the book deserves the interest of modern scholars because of the notions of religion and faith conceived by its authors. They are basically modern. Fides et ratio exemplifies the intense intellectual connections between Great Britain, the Netherlands and the German hinterland during the early modern period. The authors of the collection were part of an international non-denominational web. With some exceptions relations between the philosophes and the counter philosophers among the illuminati are neglected in modern research. In the final parts of this essay it will be argued that the ideas on faith and the ensuing separation of religion and the state created a common ground between Poiret and Christian Thomasius, the luminary of early German Enlightenment, who for some years had been directly influenced by the former's ideas.


2010 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liesbeth Geevers

AbstractThe Habsburgs and the Nassaus, who collaborated during the reign of Charles V, clashed sharply during the reign of Philip II: William of Nassau, Prince of Orange, became the leader of the Dutch Revolt. Instead of focusing on religious and political matters in the Netherlands, this article examines the underlying development of both men's dynastic identity to explain this new hostility. I argue that Habsburg family affairs — the division of the dynasty into two branches — led to an increasingly Spanish dynastic identity on Philip's part, while William could not, or would not, break free from his German-focused family identity, leading to a crucial loss of common ground between the two men.


2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-216
Author(s):  
Armand Van Nimmen

Dit artikel behandelt de raakpunten tussen de levensloop van twee Vlamingen. Gemeenzame ervaringen, parallelle ideologische ontwikkelingen en persoonlijke contacten vormen het onderwerp van ons onderzoek. Hierdoor wordt een onbekende en tevens diep menselijke episode van de Vlaamse beweging aan het licht gebracht.Beide protagonisten van dit relaas werden in 1898 op Vlaamse grond geboren, beide waren gevoelig voor de onrechtmatige behandeling van het Vlaamse volk door de franssprekende elite, en tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog zetten beide zich in voor de Vlaamse zaak. Als gevolg werden ze zwaar getroffen door de naoorlogse repressie. Van de Poel vond toevlucht in Nederland waar hij zijn studies voleindigde en een loopbaan aanvatte in de journalistiek. Van Roosbroeck daarentegen stortte zich in het politieke leven en ondernam universitaire studies in de geschiedenis. Terwijl Van de Poel zich journalistisch toelegde op de soms gespannen verhouding tussen Nederland en België, concentreerde Van Roosbroeck zich veel meer op verslaggeving over internationale betrekkingen.Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog namen de wegen van de twee echter plots een sterk uiteenlopende richting: Van de Poel moest meer dan twee jaar doorbrengen in het concentratiekamp Neuengamme bij Hamburg, terwijl Van Roosbroeck lid werd van de Vlaamse SS en in diepe collaboratie verzeilde. Na de oorlog zocht ook hij toevlucht in Nederland en woonde zeven jaar lang ondergedoken bij Van de Poel in Breda. In die tijd publiceerde hij enkel onder pseudoniemen.________Common ground between two careers in journalism: Albert Van de Poel and Rob Van RoosbroeckThis article deals with the common ground between the careers of two Flemings. Common experiences, parallel ideological developments and personal contacts constitute the subject of our research. This sheds light on a previously unknown and at the same time very human episode of the Flemish movement.Both protagonists in this story were born on Flemish territory in 1898; both were sensitive to the unfair treatment of the Flemish people by the French speaking elite, and during the First World War both dedicated themselves to the Flemish cause.Consequently they both suffered severely during the post-war repression. Van de Poel found a refuge in the Netherlands where he completed his studies and started a career in journalism. Van Roosbroeck on the other hand, launched himself into political life and took university courses in history. Whilst Van de Poel specialised his journalistic interests in the tense relationship between the Netherlands and Belgium, Van Roosbroeck, on the other hand, concentrated more on reporting on international relationships.During the Second World War, however, their paths suddenly took very divergent directions: Van de Poel had to spend more than two years in the concentration camp Neuengamme near Hamburg, whilst Van Roosbroeck became a member of the Flemish SS and became deeply involved in collaboration. After the war he also fled to the Netherlands and for seven years he went into hiding with Van de Poel in Breda. During that period he only published under a pen name.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Tolmay

The future of the three mainstream Afrikaans Churches. The union of the three mainstream Afrikaans Churches encompasses inter alia a mutual origin, a mutual socio-historical contextualism, a mutual language experience and mutual Articles of Faith. These bonds form the foundation for greater cooperation and may even lead to future church unification. The Conventus of Reformed Churches is an exciting initiative that has developed over the last two decades. This organisation unites some 15 churches with a reformed background. Do the three Afrikaans mainstream churches take church unification seriously? Historically the Nederduitsche Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA) in particular was cautious about church unification. The Interdenominational Church Council (TKR) presents a basis for cooperation, but the question arises as to the structure that would be supported by the three churches. Mainly after 1994 the Afrikaner started redefining its own identity. The tendency is that the three churches will decrease in size as the three are all losing members. The three Afrikaans mainstream churches definitely need one another, and in future this interdependency probably will increase. That is why it is important to focus on common ground and not on differences. Bearing the church unification of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PCN) in mind, together we can look forward to a bright future in the 21st century.


Author(s):  
Elizabeth D. Peña ◽  
Christine Fiestas

Abstract In this paper, we explore cultural values and expectations that might vary among different groups. Using the collectivist-individualist framework, we discuss differences in beliefs about the caregiver role in teaching and interacting with young children. Differences in these beliefs can lead to dissatisfaction with services on the part of caregivers and with frustration in service delivery on the part of service providers. We propose that variation in caregiver and service provider perspectives arise from cultural values, some of which are instilled through our own training as speech-language pathologists. Understanding where these differences in cultural orientation originate can help to bridge these differences. These can lead to positive adaptations in the ways that speech-language pathology services are provided within an early intervention setting that will contribute to effective intervention.


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