In 2010, EFOMP issued Policy Statement No. 12: "The present status of Medical Physics Education and Training in Europe. New perspectives and EFOMP recommendations" to be applied to education and training in Medical Physics within the context of the developments in the European Higher Education Area arising from the Bologna Declaration and with a view to facilitate the free movement of Medical P...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Although other specialties have examined the role of the chief resident (CR), the role and training of the emergency medicine (EM) CR has largely been undefined. METHODS A survey was mailed to all EM CRs and their respective program directors (PD) in 124 EM residency programs. The survey consisted of questions defining demographics, duties of the typical CR, and opinions rega...

Sprinting speed and acceleration can be found in major sports such as soccer, football, baseball, and basketball. Speed is defined as maximal running velocity and is calculated by dividing distance traveled by time, usually expressed as meters per second (m/s). Similarly, acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity and is calculated by dividing change in speed by time, usually exp...

The question "Is cockpit resource management effective?" has been asked frequently in the years since 1979 when a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Industry workshop addressed the concepts of crew coordination and effective utilization of all available resources in flight operations (Cooper, White, & Lauber, 1980). If one looks at the proliferation of cockpit resource manage...

Many fall protection training programs offered today are highly focused on regulatory requirements or exclusively on equipment. But, the most effective training covers these topics and much more. This paper will compare OSHA regulations and ANSI standards, including the new ANSI Z359.2 standard as it pertains to fall protection training. Using lessons learned from an aircraft engine manufacturi...

This paper investigates the relationship between the ‘time horizon’ of establishment level investments and governance in the context of Foreign Direct Investment. At the national level, the structure and flow pattern of FDI has been the subject of much research, partially due to the effects FDI may have on the host country. The duration of firm-level investments has been potentially linked to t...

UNLABELLED Demographic projections have prompted concerns about the potential economic burden of an aging population. This article, drawing on the 1998 Health and Retirement Study, explores ways in which race, gender, and age moderate the effects of various factors on labor force participation among people ages 60 to 80. Key findings center on health, education, and non-wage income. First, the ...

In today's world women are increasingly participating in the realm of work force, yet they are facing many obstacles in their way. Sexual harassment is one of those obstacles. Sexual harassment at work place is prevalent in every society. It could happen to anyone but women are the targeted victims. Sexual harassment is considered as a traumatic event and the victim may end up in having physica...

Introduction The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) were invited to contribute to the 2016 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME) Second Resident Duty Hours in the Learning and Working Environment Congress. We describe the joint process used by ACEP and CORD to capture the opinions of emergency...