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Better Health, Better Lives? 10-Years on from the World Health Organization's Declaration on the Health of Children with Intellectual Disabilities
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Scherer, Nathaniel; Banks, Roger; Murko, Melita; Chisholm, Daniel – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
It is now 10 years since the "European Declaration on the Health of Children and Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families: Better Health -- Better Lives" was adopted by the World Health Organization. Through discussions with key informants and an online literature review, we reflect on actions and progress made in…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Intellectual Disability, Public Policy
Work Placements as Learning Environments for Patient Safety: Finnish and British Preregistration Nursing Students' Important Learning Events
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Tella, Susanna; Smith, Nancy-Jane; Partanen, Pirjo; Turunen, Hannele – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2016
Learning to ensure patient safety in complex health care environments is an internationally recognised concern. This article explores and compares Finnish (n = 22) and British (n = 32) pre-registration nursing students' important learning events about patient safety from their work placements in health care organisations. Written descriptions were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Nursing Students, Patients
Multiprofessional Education of Health Personnel in the European Region. Proceedings of a WHO Meeting on Study for Analysing Multiprofessional Training Programmes and Defining Strategies for Team Training (Copenhagen, Denmark, March 5-7, 1986).
d'Ivernois, J.-F.; Vodoratski, V. – 1988
The report presents the proceedings of a 1986 World Health Organization meeting on multiprofessional training programmes (emphasizing an interdisciplinary team approach) for health personnel in Europe. Presented first is an overview of the topic which covers: (1) purposes and definition of multiprofessional education; (2) current trends and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Health Personnel, Health Programs
Health Promotion: A Resource Book.
Anderson, Robert, Ed.; Kickbusch, Ilona, Ed. – 1990
Health promotion redirects thinking about health by: reasserting its social and political aspects; ensuring the people the power to define their own health concerns; and placing health more clearly in the context of other aims in life. This compilation of 41 articles in 8 sections attempts to document this process of redirection of thought. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Health, Children, Community Health Services
Nursing and Medication Education: Concept Analysis Research for Curriculum and Practice Development. Researching Professional Education Research Report Series.
Latter, Sue; Yerrell, Paul; Rycroft-Malone, Jo; Shaw, David – 2000
The knowledge needed by nurses to educate patients and their caregivers on medication use was examined to provide policymakers, practitioners, and others with the information needed to plan nursing education programs in England. The study focused on the following topics: the contributions of nurses to medication education; their preparation for…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Case Studies, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Competence