Dataset for Reporting of Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pleura or Peritoneum: Recommendations From the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR)

Context.—The International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting is a not-for-profit organization formed by the Royal Colleges of Pathologists of Australasia and the United Kingdom; the College of American Pathologists; the Canadian Association of Pathologists–Association Canadienne des Pathologists, in association with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer; and the European Society of Pathology. Its goal is to produce common, internationally agreed upon, evidence-based datasets for use throughout the world. Objective.—To describe a dataset developed by the Expert Panel of the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting for reporting malignant mesothelioma of both the pleura and peritoneum. The dataset is composed of “required” (mandatory) and “recommended” (nonmandatory) elements. Design.—Based on a review of the most recent evidence and supported by explanatory commentary. Results.—Eight required elements and 7 recommended elements were agreed upon by the Expert Panel to represent the essential information for reporting malignant mesothelioma of the pleura and peritoneum. Conclusions.—In time, the widespread use of an internationally agreed upon, structured, pathology dataset for mesothelioma will lead not only to improved patient management but also provide valuable data for research and international benchmarks.

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Expanding Support Services for Adults Born With Cleft Lip and/or Palate in the United Kingdom: An Exploratory Evaluation of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association Adult Services Programme

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal ◽

10.1177/10556656211025415 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 105566562110254

Author(s):

Kenny Ardouin ◽

Nicky Davis ◽

Nicola Marie Stock

Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Evidence Base ◽

Psychosocial Needs ◽

For Profit ◽

Adult Services ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Not For Profit ◽

Valuable Adjunct

Background: The largest group of people living with repaired cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) are adults. Previous research has identified unmet treatment and psychosocial needs, yet few interventions exist. This article outlines 3 interventions developed by the Cleft Lip and Palate Association as part of its 3-year community-based Adult Services Programme; an Adults Conference, a series of panel discussions (“Cleft Talk”) streamed in podcast/video format, and a Leaver’s Pack of resources for adults wishing to return to cleft care. Methods: Feedback from attendees of the Adults Conferences (2018-2019) was collected using specifically developed evaluation forms. Streaming metrics and social media interactions were extracted for Cleft Talk panel discussions (2019-2020). The Leaver’s Pack was piloted in 2020, using an online evaluation form. Specialist health professionals were invited to provide feedback or participate in a one-to-one interview regarding their perceived impact of the program. Results: All 3 interventions across the different modalities received support from participating adults, demonstrating potential to meet adults’ needs across the life span. Health professionals also offered support for the program, viewing the interventions as a valuable adjunct to formal medical CL/P services. Conclusions: This exploratory evaluation indicates that peer- and community-led interventions, in combination with ongoing access to specialist medical care, can have a range of positive impacts for adults with CL/P. There is scope for similar initiatives to be developed internationally and for individuals with other craniofacial conditions. Not-for-profit organizations are encouraged to routinely evaluate their interventions to create a stronger evidence base for their valuable work.

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Canadian Association of Radiologists Recommendations for the Safe Use of MRI During Pregnancy

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal ◽

10.1177/08465371211015657 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 084653712110156

Author(s):

Pejman Jabehdar Maralani ◽

Anish Kapadia ◽

Grace Liu ◽

Felipe Moretti ◽

Hournaz Ghandehari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Working Group ◽

Energy Deposition ◽

Expert Panel ◽

Acoustic Noise ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Resonance Imaging ◽

Canadian Association ◽

Fetal Safety ◽

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri ◽

In Pregnancy

The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during pregnancy is associated with concerns among patients and health professionals with regards to fetal safety. In this work, the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) Working Group on MRI in Pregnancy presents recommendations for the use of MRI in pregnancy, derived from literature review as well as expert panel opinions and discussions. The working group, which consists of academic subspecialty radiologists and obstetrician-gynaecologists, aimed to provide updated, evidence-based recommendations addressing safety domains related to energy deposition, acoustic noise, and gadolinium-based contrast agent use based on magnetic field strength (1.5T and 3T) and trimester scanned, in addition to the effects of sedative use and occupational exposure.

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Social housing provision for minority ethnic older people with dementia: Findings from a qualitative study

Dementia ◽

10.1177/1471301215616539 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 750-765 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Valerie Lipman ◽

Gillian Manthorpe

Keyword(s):

Housing Provision ◽

Housing Associations ◽

Fully Integrated ◽

For Profit ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Not For Profit ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Housing Services ◽

Audit Approach ◽

The Cost

Little research has explored how not-for-profit housing providers, often termed Housing Associations in the United Kingdom, meet the needs of older tenants with dementia who are from black and ethnic minority communities. This article presents findings from an exploratory study conducted in 2015. The study took an audit approach, investigating current practice and policy in 12 Housing Associations. All were developing their understanding of dementia; some were augmenting their standard rented property portfolio to include housing with care provision; and most had policies relating to equalities and diversity and were offering dementia training to members of staff. None appeared to have fully integrated the three strands of housing services, dementia care, and cultural or ethnicity-related needs and preferences. A range of strategies was reported as being developed to meet tenants’ changing circumstances. Anxiety about the cost of adaptations was commonly reported, although the nature and extent of this were ill-defined. Discussion focuses on the findings’ implications for housing providers and for dementia professionals.

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Accountable Care and Evidence-Based Decision Making

Health Care Delivery and Clinical Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3926-1.ch017 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 360-369

Author(s):

Nilmini Wickramasinghe ◽

Steve Goldberg

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Quality Care ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Accountable Care ◽

Web Based ◽

For Profit ◽

Not For Profit ◽

Global Priority ◽

Critical Issues ◽

Evidence Based Decision Making

In today's cost challenged healthcare environment accountable care and evidence-based decision making have become important considerations. Contemporaneous to this is the fact that the superior management of diabetes has become a global priority especially given the exponential increase in the number of diabetes patients as well as the financial implications of treating this silent epidemic. Thus, this research focuses on trying to address these respective yet critical issues by examining the possibility of using a mobile web-based reporting system that taps into existing widely available resources to monitor and manage gestational diabetes. To test this solution, we adopted a randomized control trial with two-arm cross over applied to a not-for profit hospital in Victoria, Australia. From the perspective of practice, we have uncovered far reaching implications for hospital management's cost vs. quality care to patients. In particular, it appears that the adoption of smartphones to support many aspects of care and patient-clinician interactions is prudent.

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Data Set for the Reporting of Carcinomas of the Hypopharynx, Larynx, and Trachea: Explanations and Recommendations of the Guidelines From the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine ◽

10.5858/arpa.2018-0419-sa ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 143 (4) ◽

pp. 432-438 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tim Helliwell ◽

Rebecca Chernock ◽

Jane E. Dahlstrom ◽

Nina Gale ◽

Jonathan McHugh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

International Collaboration ◽

Transoral Robotic Surgery ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Data Sets ◽

Significant Morbidity ◽

Anatomic Landmarks ◽

Data Set ◽

Endoscopic Laser ◽

Reporting Data ◽

Cancer Reporting

The International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop evidence-based, universally available surgical pathology reporting data sets. Standardized pathologic reporting for cancers facilitates improved communication for patient care and prognosis and the comparison of data between countries to progressively improve clinical outcomes. Laryngeal cancers are often accompanied by significant morbidity, although surgical advances (such as transoral endoscopic laser microresection and transoral robotic surgery) provide new alternatives. The anatomy of the larynx is complex, with an understanding of the exact anatomic sites and subsites, along with recognizing anatomic landmarks, being crucial to classification and prognostication. This review outlines the data set developed for the histopathology reporting in Carcinomas of the Hypopharynx, Larynx and Trachea and discusses the main elements required and recommended for reporting.

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Classics for All?

Classicisms in the Black Atlantic ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198814122.003.0011 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 267-290

Author(s):

Patrice D. Rankine

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Black Atlantic ◽

First Century ◽

Economic Disparities ◽

For Profit ◽

Black And White ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Not For Profit ◽

The Veil

This essay examines the contradiction of classics for all, evident in but not exclusive to the not-for-profit enterprise by the same name (Classics for All) that seeks to promote the Greek and Latin classics in schools across the United Kingdom. Embodying a form like the classics can mean not slavish mastery, but an improvisational artistry that alters the form so that it bends to one’s will. Issues of access, however, problematize the simple assertion of classics for all. The realities that necessitated the Black Lives Matter movement, in contrast to a more hopeful, turn-of-the-twentieth-century Du Boisan notion of the removal of the Veil of segregation, run counter to classics for all. There have been sufficient signs within the twenty-first century of the rejection of a broad, democratic, multicultural movement toward American wholeness symbolized in the election of President Barack Hussein Obama. Nevertheless, economic disparities that separate black and white in the United States remain, and the post-Obama era evidences significant backlash across the “Black Atlantic” world. The classics is caught up in this backlash.

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What is a Cochrane review?

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences ◽

10.1017/s2045796011000436 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 231-233 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

A. Cipriani ◽

T. A. Furukawa ◽

C. Barbui

Keyword(s):

Cochrane Review ◽

Cochrane Collaboration ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Editorial Process ◽

For Profit ◽

Not For Profit ◽

Cochrane Reviews ◽

Evidence Based Healthcare ◽

The Cochrane Library

Systematic reviews carried out by Cochrane Collaboration (an international network of researchers belonging to this independent, not-for-profit organization) are recognized worldwide as the highest standard in evidence-based healthcare. The main reason is that Cochrane reviews follow a common and specific methodology to limit bias and random error. In this issue, we highlight the most important methodological features of Cochrane reviews, also reporting details on the editorial process to publish the review in the Cochrane Library.

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Managing Local Mixed Economies of Care

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1068/a271419 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 27 (9) ◽

pp. 1419-1435 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

J Charlesworth ◽

J Clarke ◽

A Cochrane

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Welfare State ◽

Mixed Economy ◽

For Profit ◽

Care Services ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Not For Profit ◽

And Control ◽

Coordination And Control

It is widely agreed that there has been a move within the United Kingdom away from one welfare state as traditionally understood towards a mixed economy of welfare, in which public, private, voluntary, and not-for-profit sectors are expected to work together. How the new mixed economy is expected to work is less clear. In this paper we focus on two crucial aspects of the change with respect to care services—in emergent local mixed economies of care—with the help of case studies drawn from Buckinghamshire and Birmingham. We stress the need to recognise the role of local differences in the construction and interpretation of mixed economies of care, so that there is not just one, but may be many (locally distinctive) mixed economies. And we emphasise the need to take into account the rise of managerialism as a means of dealing with problems of coordination within local mixed economies, particularly because of the way in which it may undermine alternative forms of coordination and control.

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