Editorial: Orthopaedics, Advocacy, Action

Workforce, work, and advocacy issues in pediatric orthopaedics.

Editorial: Action effects in perception and action

Good scientific theories should be simple, valid, and stimulating. It seems that ideomotor theory, which has been the core theme behind the research topic on “Action Effects in Perception and Action,” has done a fairly good job in terms of these three criteria. First, it is rather simple: goal-directed actions are assumed to be selected and addressed by anticipating their sensory consequences; ...

Salt reduction in Australia: from advocacy to action.

BACKGROUND As part of its endorsement of the World Health Organization's Global Action Plan to prevent non-communicable diseases, the Federal Government of Australia has committed to a 30% reduction in average population salt intake by 2025. Currently, mean daily salt intake levels are 8-9 g, varying by sex, region and population group. A number of salt reduction initiatives have been establish...

Turning fine words into action: suggestions for high-level advocacy.

Advocacy is a crucial activity for achieving the goals of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight. Progress towards the elimination of avoidable blindness depends on political will and on making available more human and financial resources. In order for this to happen, advocacy is necessary: it can influence the policies and practices of key decision makers, particularly governments, the Word Health Or...

Editorial (Thematic Issues: The Use of Stem Cell Technology in Orthopaedics: Research and Clinical Applications).

The study of stem cells is one of the most stimulating areas of current biomedical research. Recent studies in the field of Orthopaedics mainly focuses on the development, growth, function, and health of the musculoskeletal system, the biology of adult stem cells, and the utilization of this knowledge to develop technologies that will regenerate and/or restore function to diseased and damaged m...