Health Personnel - Organization & administration
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The development, design, testing, refinement, simulation and application of an evaluation framework for communities of practice and social-professional networks.

13 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Communities of practice and social-professional networks are generally considered to enhance workplace experience and enable organizational success. However, despite the remarkable growth in interest in the role of collaborating ... Read more...

Conference report: second conference of the Middle East and North Africa newborn screening initiative: Partnerships for sustainable newborn screening infrastructure and research opportunities.

30 Aug 2009 The second conference of the Middle East and North Africa newborn screening initiative: partnerships for sustainable newborn screening infrastructure and research opportunities was held in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt on April 12 to 14, 2008. ... Read more...

Transition to adult health care for adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease: perspectives of the patient, parent and health care provider.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Pediatric institutions play a large role in preparing young adults with congenital heart disease to transition to adult care. OBJECTIVE: To determine the perspectives of patients, parents and providers on transition preparation. METHODS: ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Health Personnel - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Integrated sexual health: a better way of working? 29 Sep 2009
• The development, design, testing, refinement, simulation and application of an evaluation framework for communities of practice and social-professional networks. 13 Sep 2009
• Conference report: second conference of the Middle East and North Africa newborn screening initiative: Partnerships for sustainable newborn screening infrastructure and research opportunities. 30 Aug 2009
• Transition to adult health care for adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease: perspectives of the patient, parent and health care provider. 30 Aug 2009
• Health-care worker burnout and the mental health imperative. 20 Aug 2009
• Politicians in apron: case study of rebel health services in Nepal. 8 Aug 2009
• Collective work: a challenge for health management. 30 Jul 2009
• The consequences of reform. 29 Jun 2009
• Protecting girls and women from harmful practices affecting their health: Are we making progress? 14 Jun 2009
• Disaster planning guide for home healthcare providers. 30 May 2009
• A work sampling study of provider activities in school-based health centers. 30 May 2009
• Health care providers' perceived role in changing environments to promote healthy eating and physical activity: baseline findings from health care providers participating in the healthy eating, active communities program. 30 May 2009
• Cross sectional survey of the Scottish general public's awareness of, views on, and attitudes toward nonmedical prescribing. 3 May 2009
• An end to violence? 29 Apr 2009
• Eastwood Park Learning Centre: a collaborative venture. 29 Apr 2009
• Dilemmas in intimate partner violence. 13 Apr 2009
• Reducing the failure risk of interdisciplinary healthcare teams. 30 Mar 2009
• Improving healthcare recruitment: the jupiter medical center experience. 30 Mar 2009
• Delivering services and influencing policy: health care professionals join forces to improve maternal, newborn, and child health. 29 Mar 2009
• [Characteristics of the medical workforce in the Province of Cabinda, Angola] 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Health Personnel'

Definition: Men and women working in the provision of health services, whether as individual practitioners or employees of health institutions and programs, whether or not professionally trained, and whether or not subject to public regulation. (From A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)

Descriptor UI: D006282

Alternative terms: Health Personnel; Personnel, Health; Health Care Providers; Health Care Provider; Provider, Health Care; Providers, Health Care; Healthcare Providers; Healthcare Provider; Provider, Healthcare; Providers, Healthcare; Fieldworkers; Fieldworker; Field Workers; Field Worker; Worker, Field; Workers, Field;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.526.485; N02.360;

Online Note: pre-explosion = HEALTH PERSONNEL (PX)

History Note: 92; was NON MESH 1966-91; was see HEALTH MANPOWER 1989-91

Technical Notes: persons working in the field of health: do not confuse with HEALTH MANPOWER, the availability of HEALTH PERSONNEL