In this section, I would like to introduce the project. This is done in more detailed subcategories: section 1.1 deals with the idea underlying the project. Then section 1.2 argues about the goal of the project while section 1.3 is concerned with possible extension points. Furthermore, section 2 pinpoints to related research in this area and to the knowledge base as such. Finally, section 3 unt...

BACKGROUND An estimated one fifth of all U.S. adult smokers receive health benefits through insurance plans administered by Taft-Hartley Health and Welfare Funds. Most funds do not offer comprehensive tobacco-cessation services to fund participants despite evidence that doing so would be cost effective and save lives. PURPOSE This paper examines the decision-making processes of Minnesota-base...

Background: Presentation of course plan were advised but presentations of  lesson plans were useful too. These items can introduce the course and lessons of each session to students.  The objective of this study was the determination of the effects of educational planning on learning of occupational diseases. Methods: This study was a semi experimental study which was conducted by using the cur...

The current recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding cesarean section (C-section) is that this clinical practice should be carried out only under specific conditions, when the health or life of the mother/newborn dyad is threatened, and that its use should not exceed 10-15% of the total deliveries. However, over the last few decades, the frequency of C-section delivery in...

This article introduces the FIP Academic Section Special Issue of Pharmacy Education. Because issue coincides with 50th anniversary AcPS, history and work resulting from current strategic plan have been highlighted. In addition, an open call for proposals manuscripts that related to educator career development resulted in papers on country-level changes pharmaceutical education, innovative meth...

The IT Plan is generally seen as a cornerstone of the IS/IT presence in an organisation. Researchers have outlined various approaches to IT planning and many have suggested categorising such plans in terms of an evolutionary model detailing the degree of integration with organisational business plans. To determine how IT plans are developed in practice and the actual forces at play the study in...