Report: Visit To Copenhagen: 6-16 June 2001

4 June 2001 − Ruth

UNJ June 2001

What happens to patients with chronic illnesses who frequently fall “through the cracks” when seeking traditional medical interventions, yet who would clearly benefit from palliative care? Who carries out such conversations with these patients and their families? When do palliative care and quality of life issues surpass the curative medical model? The following discussion of advanced directive...

FORUM June 2001

With the implementation of veterans integrated service networks (VISNs) and the shift toward communitybased primary care, VA has made tremendous strides in improving access to veterans’ health care. We know, for example, that the number of veterans served by VA increased 30 percent from 1996 to 2000. In addition, more than 400 VA community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) currently provide care...

4 June 2001 −

SBI/EURA 2001 Conference in Copenhagen 17-19 May 2001

Drawing from the experience in research and practice the paper tries to discuss the effectiveness of participatory approaches in dealing with the problem of the growing fragmentation of contemporary urban societies. It is divided into three parts. In the first part there is a description of how “fragmentation” can be a key concept to interpret very different phenomena in contemporary urban soci...