To lead or not to lead? And how?

Learning to lead, leading to learn: How facilitators learn to lead lesson study

Assessment of exposure to lead through air and biological monitoring in a lead and zinc mine

 Background and aim: Lead is ubiquitous and one of the earliest metals discovered by the human. This metal is widely used in different industries due to its important physico-chemical properties like softness, high malleability, ductility, low melting point and resistance to corrosion. Lead absorbed in body with several routs and when transfer in blood is primarily in red blood cells. Human exp...

How many roads lead to cohesinopathies?

Genetic mapping studies reveal that mutations in cohesion pathways are responsible for multispectrum developmental abnormalities termed cohesinopathies. These include Roberts syndrome (RBS), Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS), and Warsaw Breakage Syndrome (WABS). The cohesinopathies are characterized by overlapping phenotypes ranging from craniofacial deformities, limb defects, and mental retard...

How to Lead Up in Your Organization.

As more physicians become employed rather than joining or opening an independent practice, they are finding themselves in large organizations with a well-defined chain of command. Maneuvering in this hierarchy can be difficult for physicians, who are accustomed to being “captain of the ship” when making clinical decisions, but it’s an essential skill for garnering the resources and support we n...

To lead or not to lead? Prospective controlled study of emergency nurses' provision of advanced life support team leadership.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In many emergency departments advanced life support (ALS) trained nurses do not assume a lead role in advanced resuscitation. This study investigated whether emergency nurses with previous ALS training provided good team leadership in a simulated cardiac arrest situation. METHODS A prospective study was conducted at five emergency departments and one nurses' associat...