...Views - President’s Message Spring has sprung in Southern Ontario and my mind races onward with ideas that I want to implement both at work and home. And what a better way to explore these ideas and develop some structure around them, than by hiring a person that is motivated, energetic, and able to acquire current knowledge easily. Yeah I know you are asking “Where do I get in line for someone like that?” Well what I have just described is a co-op student. I have my usual 2 co-op students already reserved and they will be starting in 3 weeks time. And let me tell you my whiteboard is filling with initiatives and ideas for these two to deal with. And with two facility management related college programs in the area (at Humber College and at Conestoga Collage) there are co-op students looking for jobs in the facility management field. If you want the contact information use the membership CD just sent to you and on the opening page are the hyperlinks for both of these institutions. This is the third year that IFMA Toronto has produced the membership CD rather than published a membership roster. There are, of course, issues with this year’s CD as there have been with every membership roster created in history I believe. Some of the problems are related to getting updated information about member. As an example when people renew their membership and if it is tardy the membership listing we acquire from Houston does not contain all of our known members. Other issues like which sponsors...
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...Facility Planning – Considerations Elizabeth Theodorides February 23, 2015 Intro In this paper I will go over the topics of what is the regulatory requirtement and their effects on the design and equipment and colors sections and noise issues. Also the types of equipment needed examination of budget planning and cost estimates, and description of the role of stakeholders in facility planning and development. Regulatory Requirements Hospitals are among the most regulated of all building types. Like other buildings, they must follow the local and/or state general building codes. However, federal facilities on federal property generally need not comply with state and local codes, but follow federal regulations. For many years the health care system has experienced a continuing decline in the number of beds required for inpatients. As inpatient care is reduced, there is a corresponding trend toward increased outpatient health care. An outpatient clinic is less expensive to build and operate than a hospital. Space need not be devoted to "hotel functions" (the typical nursing units of hospitals), (WBDG) and the extensive dietetic and housekeeping areas that accompany them. Fire code requirements are considerably less demanding and mechanical and electrical systems can be simpler. Multiple shifts of staff are not required, since the building is usually closed at nights and on weekends, and housekeeping can take place after it is closed to patients and most staff, rather than...
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...Ericka Maxa Wilson WR 122 November 13, 2014 Causal Analysis Final Draft Online Classes Have you ever taken an online class? Well, I have and personally I think they are amazing. They work out for people who have to keep a job full time and have the dreams of a college degree, because not everyone can make it to a lecture hall 2 or 3 times a week for lecture. Online classes give you so many opportunities, you can be the mom or dad you want to be, provide for your household, spend quality time with your family, all while you are doing are getting a degree to better yourself. Right now, I am a freshman in college and working part time. Online classes are helping me because when I am getting ready for bed I can crawl into bed, pull out my laptop, and do homework that is due that night or whenever. It gives me the opportunity to keep my job at the hospital and also work on getting a degree for my dream job. In my eyes, online classes are amazing and a true blessing for this world. I know there is a big difference from sitting behind a computer screen and being in a lecture sitting in front of an instructor, but, I believe that the quality is just the same. One major topic going around right now is, is online classes take over and replaces the traditional classroom settings, which are interesting because would we really get rid of all the teachers the United States has? Online classes give more people to opportunity to get the degree that they need or want to better themselves...
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...their pregnancies. Yet, even four decades later, many women are still unaware that abortion is legal. Even access to safe abortion centres is severely restricted, especially in rural areas. As a result, there is a great mismatch between the number of abortion seekers and MTP-certified providers and centres. According to a 2008 study in Contraception journal, nearly three-quarters of abortion-certified facilities are in the private sector. Add to this the stigma and discrimination that women seeking abortion face, and it is not surprising that a large number of women still turn to unskilled providers to perform abortions using unsafe methods in unsuitable settings. In 2010-11, over six lakh abortions took place in government-approved institutions. The number of unsafe abortions taking place every year is not known. According to a 2008 WHO report, about “two thirds of all abortions” that take place in the country are outside authorised health facilities. As a result, abortions cause an estimated eight per cent of maternal deaths in India — a majority of which are due to unsafe procedures — according to the Registrar General of India’s data. To complicate the situation further, the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 meant to prevent sex determination to avert female foeticide can work at odds with the MTP Act. It cannot be denied that selective abortion of girls has been increasing in India. As per 2011 census data, the sex ratio of girls...
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...planning. Every year over three million women, men, and teens visit Planned Parenthood associated medical centers to receive health care such as routine gynecological exams, breast and cervical cancer screenings, contraceptive services, abortion care, sexually transmitted infection/disease testing and treatment. According to Planned Parenthood, one out of five female Americans pays a visit to a Planned Parenthoodcenter throughout the course of her life (Planned Parenthood, 2014). Because Planned Parenthood is a nonprofit organization, it relies heavily on government funding to support its broad mission and programs. At the end of the 2014 fiscal year, it was revealed that Planned Parenthood health centers were recipients of $528.4 million in government funds. These funds were the largest source of income for the organization followed by private donors, charitable foundations, and non-government sources. With this being said, federal funding is absolutely essential to ensuring that Planned Parenthood’s program operations are successfully executed. Opponents of Planned Parenthood have rallied against federal funding, calling for a halt while Congress investigates the organization for its alleged practices surrounding fetal tissue extractions post abortion and their subsequent sale to research institutions. They are urging Congress to redirect current...
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...wishes to cease federally funding Planned Parenthood as long as they continue providing abortions. Planned Parenthood provides many other vital, and often life-changing services to women outside of abortions, and the federal government should continue funding Planned Parenthood because all women have the right to those services if they choose to seek them....
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...Abortion Pro Tyrone Bullocks BCOM/275 October 20, 2014 Robert Jenkins Abortion Pro Abortion is an extremely hot topic among many Americans. Abortion is a surgical procedure that ends a pregnancy by removal of an embryo or fetus. There are several different views on abortion, but no matter how one looks at it there will always be disagreement among people on whether it should be legal or not. Some people view it as negative strictly based on their religious beliefs, while others view it as negative strictly on their morals beliefs that abortion kills an unborn human. Prochoice individuals believe that a woman has the right to decide what to do with her own body. Many of their arguments begin with the idea that if a woman is raped she has the right to abort the pregnancy because it could traumatize her even more. Some women use abortion as a form of birth control and feel that it is their right to do so. No matter how one looks at abortion, it will always be a topic of extreme disagreement among people. This topic is so serious that many politicians make it a big part of their campaign. Many people tend to vote on certain political candidates strictly based on their stance on the topic of abortion, which makes abortion a very important issue for Americans to consider in this day and age. There are positive and negative sides to the topic of abortion when looked at from all sides and ultimately all of these aspects must be weighed heavily when a woman is making the decision...
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...I. Introduction 7 Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy. In January 22, 1973 abortion was made legal. Many states made abortion illegal unless if it was to save a woman's life. That is why many women resorted to doing illegal abortions around that time. Abortion was finally legalized, supported by the right of privacy in the fourteenth amendment’s concept of personal liberty. Abortion is most often performed during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. This research paper is about the benefits of abortion, it will analyze:eligibility, different options for abortion, and the number of women who abort; how it affects the mothers and the baby. II. Who is eligible to abort? 8According to www.bbc.co.uk “The important...
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...Kevin Brady to vote YES on H.R. 3504 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act). I suggest you vote in support of H.R. 3504 or any bill or amendment that protects the life of a child that survives abortion. The child is a legal citizen and is therefore entitled to the protections of law. I recommend a vote FOR H.R. 3504 for the following reasons: Guarantees legal status of the infant; Protects the infant as a legal person under law; Imposes punishment of fine or imprisonment to practitioners who fail to exercise the same equal care and diligence to the life of the surviving child as any other child would receive; Declares the killing of a child born alive as murder; and Provides civil remedies for the woman who attempted the abortion if the doctor violates the fair and equal care of the child....
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...those being affected. Especially on the topic of abortion, man’s law of pro-choice creates a healthier and more progressive society that ensures the rights of the individual. The Church, an extension of God, proclaims that abortion should not be allowed. The Catechism outlines, “Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable...
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...Debate over Abortion in India Abortion was illegal in India until the Central Family Planning Board of the Government of India formed a committee to examine the subject from the medical, legal, social and moral standpoint. The committee was formed due to the fact that several Indian women were dying while attempting illegal abortions. An article from Time magazine states that in 2012 over 620,472 abortions were reported, not all of these were from women out of wedlock and it is said that every 2 hours a woman dies from malfunctioning abortion attempts. Many of these married women died in attempt to abort due to lack of finance, a means of transportation or because of stuff going on at home, also from not having access to sanitary facilities or the certified staff to conduct such procedures. The department of Public Health campaigns safe sex and contraception in order to prevent these unwanted pregnancies, but not everyone has access to these methods or because of age are embarrassed or don’t have the proper knowledge on the subject to even know exactly what to ask for. As of April 1st, 1972 India’s abortion laws were changed, it became legal to have them only by qualified doctors under stipulated conditions. India’s abortion laws fall under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act which was enacted in 1971. The act states that a pregnancy can be ended, or aborted, with the following qualifications; the women’s physical and/or mental health are endangered by the pregnancy...
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...Grounds on which abortion is permitted: To save the life of the woman Yes To preserve physical health Yes To preserve mental health Yes Rape or incest No Foetal impairment No Economic or social reasons No Available on request No Additional requirements: Third-party authorization by a medical professional is required. The legal period allowed is 120 days and the woman’s consent is required. Government view on fertility level: Too high Government intervention concerning fertility level: To lower Government policy on contraceptive use: Direct support provided Percentage of currently married women using modern contraception (aged 15-49, 1988): 31 Total fertility rate (1995-2000): 3.2 Age-specific fertility rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1995-2000): 25 Government has expressed particular concern about: Morbidity and mortality resulting from induced abortion Yes Complications of childbearing and childbirth Yes Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births, 1990): ...
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...Savan Patel The most common and unnecessary form of infanticide is an abortion. The abortion rate of America alone is shockingly high and yet increases every year. So why are so many women choosing to end the lives of unborn babies that weren’t even given the chance to live? For most women, the reason is social issues: they may not feel ready or prepared to have a baby, they may be too young or they just view their pregnancy as a mistake. No matter the reason, abortions are not acceptable and we, as Americans, should fight as hard as we can to diminish them just like we would, murder or terrorism. Since abortions have become such an everyday procedure, scientists and physicians have developed many ways to perform them. One way, if the fetus is 12 to 14 weeks old, being through the use of vacuum aspiration equipment. After the women’s cervix is dilated with steel rods, the surgeon forces the cervix open little by little until it is wide enough for contents to be removed through it. A syringe especially designed for these procedures creates a vacuum inside the women and the suction pulls the contents out of the uterus, including the fetus, so that it is on the outside. For the last step, the physician makes sure to scrape the walls of the uterus using a curette and once he is finished, the women is once again without child. Performing an abortion anytime after this period can be dangerous because by this time the uterus and blood vessels are much larger, and if these fluids...
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...Why This Legislation should not be supported Why This Legislation should not be supported Medical Standpoint- This topic is not widely spoken about, but seriously needs to be addressed, due to these important facts. Contraceptives are not affordable to all citizens of the United States, and without the support from congress there may be downward spiral affect that may cause a lot of issues in the near future. The medical standpoint is based on two topics contraception and abortion. Abortion is an option, not a solution. Abortion far exceeds the cost of normal contraceptives; little do people know is that abortion is an option of contraception. However, not everyone can afford a legal abortion so a second rate doctor with no medical degree may be the only option. Illegal abortion is a major issue in the United States, and can cause many issues including medical abortion related deaths of the mother, child or both. Because of the lack of medical facilities and proper medicine there are other abortion medical complications that may take place if a second rate doctor performs a delivery such as: hepatitis, AIDS and birth defects. The pros of this legislative action include the following statements. A contraceptive is a tool which is used to prevent unwanted pregnancies. In the 1920’s during the great depression, controlling unwanted pregnancies’ was critical, just as it is today with the economic issues which we are currently facing. A contraceptive helps make menstrual periods...
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... PRO-CHOICE Abortion is the termination or premature ending of pregnancy by removal or expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus. An abortion can happen spontaneously because of complications for the period of a pregnancy, or the abortion can be induced. A therapeutic abortion is an induced abortion, which is carried out to save or preserve the health of the mother. An elective abortion is an abortion carried out for any other reasons. Therefore, abortion refers to the induced abortion of pregnancy. Abortion is generally used to mean an induced termination of pregnancy whereas a miscarriage is generally used to mean a spontaneous termination of pregnancy. In abortion, the termination is intentional while in miscarriage, the termination is not intentional (Naden, 2007). Pro-choice abortion is the conviction that all women have the absolute right to choose to whether to abort a baby from their bodies. The paramount view of the pro-choice is that a baby ultimately does not have any human rights within its mother’s womb. A Pro-choice abortion allows women to have a choice on how to abort the unwanted child. Characteristically, the method of abortion is ultimately determined by the fetus age. During the first trimester of the fetus growth, a woman can choose to have a Suction Abortion or to use pills popularly known as the morning after pill or. On the start of the fourth month, the abortion is more often than not performed by Dilation...
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