The public and the government have both identified ‘‘more staff” as a way of improving the NHS. Problems with recruitment and retention in nursing and allied health professions and falling numbers of applicants to primary care are potential constraints on the meeting of targets. One option is to introduce a new group of staff (box 1). 3 Practitioners who perform “mid-level” duties in the United...

PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW This review was performed to create a repository of information on One Health research and training in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The review sought to determine 1) how many training activities there are in ANZ, 2) how much research on zoonotic diseases is undertaken by multidisciplinary teams, and 3) how collaborative and integrated they are. RECENT FINDINGS There ...

Educational technologies such as video cases can improve health professions student learning outcomes, but few studies in dentistry have evaluated video-based technologies. The goal of this study was to compare outcomes associated with video and paper cases used in an introductory public health dentistry course. This was a retrospective cohort study with a historical control group. Based on dua...

Racial and ethnic diversity in the health workforce can facilitate access to healthcare for underserved populations and meet the health needs of an increasingly diverse population. In this study, we explored 1) changes in the racial and ethnic diversity of the health workforce in the United States over the last decade, and 2) evidence on the effectiveness of programs designed to promote racial ...

This study was commissioned and financed by the Directorate of Research, Analysis, Evaluation and Statistics (DREES). It forms part of IRDES programme of work on the organisation of health systems, specifically in the field of primary care, and follows a review of the literature on the effectiveness and efficiency of delegating procedures from general practitioners to nurses, which had shown th...

1. provide you with information that is foundational in understanding numerous factors that have contributed to the evolution of counseling and psychotherapy; 2. introduce you to an integral approach to counseling and psychotherapy theories and practices; 3. assist you in gaining an understanding of key elements related to various theories that are currently being used by many practitioners; 4....

In an article in the journal Science, Faust and Ziskin have asserted that the testimony of psychologists and psychiatrists cannot "meet legal standards for expertise" for purposes of trial evidence. ' This assertion, given visibility and credence by a journal of the stature of Science, understandably has raised concern among forensic mental health profess i o n a l ~ . ~ Attorneys have begun to...

The burden of disease associated with problematic alcohol and drug use demands a strategic approach to workforce development as much as it does to other areas of policy development and implementation. However, health workforce development, and in particular health workforce planning, has had a checkered career internationally. Barriers to health workforce development have included a failure to ...

Increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of the health care workforce is essential for the adequate provision of culturally competent care to our nation's burgeoning minority communities. A diverse health care workforce will help to expand health care access for the underserved, foster research in neglected areas of societal need, and enrich the pool of managers and policymakers to meet the n...

The setting for this case study is the Dolph Briscoe, Jr. Library, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, a health sciences campus with medical, dental, nursing, health professions, and graduate schools. During 2008-2009, major renovations to the library building were completed including office space for a faculty development department, multipurpose classrooms, a 24/7 study ...