...2013 U.S. Veterinary Workforce Study: Modeling Capacity Utilization Final Report For: American Veterinary Medical Association April 16, 2013 Proposal for PhRMA Economic Burden of PD Study Acknowledgement The study team received guidance and subject matter expertise from a Workforce Advisory Group (WAG). While WAG members provided insights and guidance to the study team, the views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of specific WAG members or the institutions that they represent. Workforce Advisory Group Members Link Welborn, DVM, DABVP (Chair). President, Tampa Bay Veterinary Medical Group, Tampa, FL Jane Brunt, DVM. Executive Director, CATalyst Council, Inc., Annapolis, MD. Margaret Coffey, DVM, MBA. Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA David Gersholowitz, MBA. Chief Operating Officer, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, New York, NY. Eleanor Green, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP. Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medical & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Jeffrey Klausner, DVM, DACVIM. Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Banfield Pet Hospital, Portland, OR Roger Saltman, DVM, MBA. Group Director, Cattle-Equine Technical Services, Zoetis, Cazenovia, NY Carin Smith, DVM. President, Smith Veterinary Consulting, Inc., Peshastin, WA Scott Spaulding, DVM. President , Badger Veterinary Hospital. Janesville, WI. Michael Thomas, DVM. President, Noah’s Animal Hospitals...
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...Phoenix HCS-545 Cheryl Bly April 16, 2012 Health Law and Regulations Paper Federal regulatory agencies have been created over the life of the United States to deal with specific issues that affect citizens of all states or industries that engage in business across state boundaries. Federal regulatory agencies generate and enforce rules (eHow Money, 2012). The law dictates their work. Regulatory agencies enforce federal laws and generate rules. These rules are necessary for effective enforcement. There has been a challenge of rapidly rising costs in relation to qualify of outcomes. We have an insurance system that is costly and inadequate for those who really need it. We are faced with the high cost of new technology along with artificial restrictions on the supply of drugs. We also have uninformed or unnecessary needy consumers. These are some of the issues faced. The government is involved but there involvement is with controlling the drugs and insurance and medical industry advertising. This form of spending would bring costs down. The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the health care regulatory agency, The Center for Disease Control. The Center for Disease Control creates tools to protect the health of people. They educate on prevention of disease, injury and disability. They work on preparing the public for new health threats. They detect and investigate health problems; conduct research to enhance prevention; foster safe and healthful environment and provide...
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...Report on The System of Education in India Nordic Recognition Information Centres 1 October 2006 THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN INDIA Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3 Background to the Study Tour ............................................................................................... 3 Report Structure ..................................................................................................................... 3 Country Profile ....................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 General Education ............................................................................ 5 Administration of Education .................................................................................................. 5 School Education.................................................................................................................... 6 National Curricula .................................................................................................................. 7 Examination and Assessment............................................................................................... 12 Source................................................................................................................................... 15 Islamic Education .......................................
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...Executive Summary Porter’s Angels Ranch Malinda Stoner April 26, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Abstract Mission Statement TRT Ranch Evaluation Overview Strategic Issues, Mandates, Stakeholders Environmental Scan/SWOT Analysis SWOT Analysis PEST analysis Strategy Four actions Framework Strategy Canvas for Porter’s Angels Ranch Strategy Canvas of the Porter’s Angels Ranch Conclusion References Abstract The Porter’s Angels Ranch has been organized to encourage, promote, advertise and develop the ranch type horses as a unique and excellent athlete, Porter’s Angels Ranch was named after a man who wanted to share my dreams of helping mentally challenged children and adults. Tim Porter has encouraged, and challenged me to go after what is in my heart and what I believe in, my dreams that is the love for horses which are the angels of the ranch to help the mentally challenged children and adults. Sharing a gift to each individual that has never thought they would have that one chance of happiness is so satisfying. To see a child smile or an adult say they cannot do it and then with the therapy we provide accomplishes what they thought they cannot do the excitement in their eyes is satisfying enough to make anyone smile. Through the volunteers and horses Porter’s Angels find hope, growth, and compassion for each individual person. Therapeutic benefits for the ranch would be to teach...
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...thank the Oxford University Engineering Sciences Department and the Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology for hosting the “Machines and Employment” Workshop. We are indebted to Stuart Armstrong, Nick Bostrom, Eris Chinellato, Mark Cummins, Daniel Dewey, David Dorn, Alex Flint, Claudia Goldin, John Muellbauer, Vincent Mueller, Paul Newman, Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh, Anders Sandberg, Murray Shanahan, and Keith Woolcock for their excellent suggestions. † Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 1PT, United Kingdom, carl.frey@oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk. ‡ Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom, mosb@robots.ox.ac.uk. ∗ 1 I. I NTRODUCTION In this paper, we address the question: how susceptible are jobs to computerisation?...
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...Can the Bacteria in Your Gut Explain Your Mood? The rich array of microbiota in our intestines can tell us more than you might think. By PETER ANDREY SMITHJUNE 23, 2015 Eighteen vials were rocking back and forth on a squeaky mechanical device the shape of a butcher scale, and Mark Lyte was beside himself with excitement. ‘‘We actually got some fresh yesterday — freshly frozen,’’ Lyte said to a lab technician. Each vial contained a tiny nugget of monkey feces that were collected at the Harlow primate lab near Madison, Wis., the day before and shipped to Lyte’s lab on the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center campus in Abilene, Tex. Lyte’s interest was not in the feces per se but in the hidden form of life they harbor. The digestive tube of a monkey, like that of all vertebrates, contains vast quantities of what biologists call gut microbiota. The genetic material of these trillions of microbes, as well as others living elsewhere in and on the body, is collectively known as the microbiome. Taken together, these bacteria can weigh as much as six pounds, and they make up a sort of organ whose functions have only begun to reveal themselves to science. Lyte has spent his career trying to prove that gut microbes communicate with the nervous system using some of the same neurochemicals that relay messages in the brain. Inside a closet-size room at his lab that afternoon, Lyte hunched over to inspect the vials, whose samples had been spun down in a centrifuge to a radiant...
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...hospitals due to preventable medical errors.[1] It has also been reported that this is only part of the problem, as thousands of other patients are adversely affected by medical errors or barely avoid injuries that are nonfatal.[2] These medical errors not only cost the loss of lives, but carry a financial burden that is estimated to be in a range of $17 billion to $29 billion annually. Additionally, there is physical and psychological pain and suffering related to these errors.[1] Another consequence is that medical errors diminish trust and satisfaction in the healthcare system and in healthcare professionals.[1] Ginette A. Pepper, PhD, RN, FAAN, a Professor and Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby Presidential Endowed Chair and Associate Dean for Research, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, spoke on medication safety for the geriatric nurse practitioner (GNP).[3] Dr. Pepper was trained as a pharmacologist with a nursing focus. She was one of the first NPs to add "geriatric" to her title as well as one of the first NPs to have prescriptive authority. Safety Principles and the Medication Use Process Dr. Pepper noted that safety issues are of the utmost importance for all healthcare providers.[3] Nursing as a profession has a long history of regarding patient safety as a primary precept of the profession. Florence Nightingale stated in her book entitled Notes on Hospitals, published in 1859, "the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm."[4]...
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...legislation generally bordering on the inane. David had political ambitions of his own. He had not found, though, his vehicle to launch his political career. David was a philosophy graduate of sectarian university in the Philippines. A full scholar in 1972 of the same university, David gave up further studies on canon law after a year and decided to pursue more secular activities. Indeed, the early 1970s was a tough time to be a student. It was made even tougher for students of canon law who felt imperatives arising from the experiences of Filipinos then required that faith in God relate seriously with the vicious and widespread suffering which resulted from man’s inhumanity to fellowman. Besides, for David, writing his classmates’ term paper and other reports was taking up most his study time anyway, and his classmates naturally did not have much to offer in addition to lasting friendships – to supplement his meager...
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...WHO/IVB/05.24 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH V A WHO guide to good manufacturing pratice (GMP) requirements Part 3: Training Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals WHO/IVB/05.24 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH V A WHO guide to good manufacturing pratice (GMP) requirements Part 3: Training Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals The Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals thanks the donors whose unspecified financial support has made the production of this document possible. This document was produced by the Access to Technologies Team of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Ordering code: WHO/IVB/05.24 Printed: April 2006 This publication is available on the Internet at: www.who.int/vaccines-documents/ Copies may be requested from: World Health Organization Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland • Fax: + 41 22 791 4227 • Email: vaccines@who.int • © World Health Organization 2006 All rights reserved. Publications of the World Health Organization can be obtained from WHO Press, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (tel: +41 22 791 3264; fax: +41 22 791 4857; email: bookorders@who.int). Requests for permission to reproduce or translate WHO publications – whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution – should be addressed to WHO Press, at the above address (fax: +41 22 791 4806; email: permissions@who.int). The designations employed...
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...Are the Lessons Learned in Laboratory Safety Applicable to Real World Scenarios? Hook: Have you ever thought that you may be eaten by an alligator? How about having all of your hair burned off by a Bunsen burner? Have you ever thought that you could contract the plague just from not wearing gloves? Well no one does! However, it happens more often than you would think. Overview: Most science classes begin with an overview of laboratory safety procedures. Many teachers agree that this is an important topic to discuss due to the recent increase of accidents in labs not only at the high school level, but also in universities and in professional settings. The purpose of this document-based question is to have you evaluate the necessity of learning laboratory safety. You are to examine the documents and search for evidence to support your answer to the question, “Are the lessons learned in laboratory safety applicable to real world scenarios?” The Documents: Document A - A Death in the Lab Document B - University of Chicago Microbiologist Infected From Possible Lab Accident Document C - Danger in School Labs: Accidents Haunt Experimental Science Document D - Animal Handling Safety Document E - Graphs of Death by Mechanism and Occupation Understanding the Question 1. What is the analytical question asked in this DBQ? 2. What terms in the question need to be defined? 3. Rewrite the question in your own words. Pre-Bucketing Directions: Using clues from...
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...Operationalizing Values and Value Systems in National Agricultural Research System N.H. Rao National Academy of Agricultural Research Management Rajendranagar Hyderabad 500 030 Abstract Value systems serve as frames of reference for behavioural responses at both individual and organizational levels. Institutions in which the organizational culture is highly evolved have invested in developing strong internal value systems to resolve ethical dilemmas and value conflicts, and ensure high performance, quality, social responsibility and employee professional satisfaction. Such investments contribute to both individual and organizational development and growth. There is a need to develop a viable organizational culture in institutions of the National Agricultural Research System (NARS). This paper is concerned with how strong-willed and disciplined research and education managers, scientists and teachers can contribute to the development and operationalization of strong internal value systems in NARS. Three kinds of situations, where value conflicts can arise are identified. These relate to individual identity, identifying with the group in the work place, and organizational identity in society. By learning to identify each kind of value conflict situation, individuals can learn to resolve value conflicts in a practical way by a combination of self-inquiry and introspection with shrewedness and realism. The extent to which an individual can do this, without...
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...Mentoring is the social foundation of research. The mentor has the opportunity to draw the best from the junior person by acting as an adviser, teacher, role model, motivator, and supportive advocate. Mentoring is an ideal way to pass ethical and professional values to others in the field. Institutions that pursue long-term development and growth must foster an encouraging, jointly supportive environment. A key element in that cultivation process is creating a mutually respectful relationship between mentor and trainee. Learning Objectives After reading this module, you should be able to: * Clarify the roles and responsibilities of mentors and those that they mentor. * Provide guidance to assist all who participate in research to avoid problems and to optimize the mentoring experience. * Describe barriers to mentoring, particularly for women and minority researchers, and potential solutions to these barriers. * Describe the importance of mentoring and the way in which mentoring occurs. ------------------------------------------------- Foundation Mentoring is one of the primary means for one generation of researchers to impart their knowledge to the next generations. More than textbooks and formal classes, the relatively informal dimensions of research, including the relationship between mentor and trainee, prepare the next generation of professionals. In her 1977 speech at the Nobel Banquet, prizewinner Rosalyn Yalow addressed the students of Stockholm, identifying...
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...ECONOMICS II THE ACCESSION OF SAUDI ARABIA TO THE WTO ANALYSING THE FUTURE CHALLENGES SUBMITTED BY: AKANKSHA PRAKASH I.D.NO.: 1785 IIND YEAR B.A.LL.B. {HONS.} TABLE OF CONTENTS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY___________________________________________________________2 INTRODUCTION_________________________________________________________________________3 THE ACCESSION OF SAUDI ARABIA TO THE WTO: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FUTURE CHALLENGES____________________________________________________________________________4 • Objectives________________________________________________________________________4 Diversification of the economy______________________________________4 Development of modern infrastructure________________________________4 Access to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and modern technologies________4 Enhancement of purchase power of the population_______________________4 Employment Generation___________________________________________5 Maximization of competitive advantage in petrochemicals________________5 Open Access to international Market__________________________________5 Open Access to international Market__________________________________6 Integration of Saudi Arabia’s economy with the global economy____________6 • Reforms__________________________________________________________________________6 Foreign Investment_______________________________________________7 Trade in Goods___________________________________________________8 ...
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...placed in a 140-day trial and given equal opportunity to perform through a uniform feeding and management regime. Record of economically important traits, adjusted 210 day weight, average daily gain adjusted 400 day weight and weight per day of age on all animals are systematically maintained. These records when statistically analyzed are used as the objective measures (indices) in selecting replacements and eliminating poor producers. 48 Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute Category Activity Description Agro-Industry/Agriculture Animal Production and Sam Motta's Goats and Sheep Demonstration and Marketing Systems Training Centre Animal Production and Hounslow Goats and Sheep Demonstration and Training Marketing Systems Centre Animal Production and Small Ruminant Production and Marketing Systems Marketing Systems Development Crop Production and Marketing Systems Livestock Feeds and Feeding systems Enhanced Hot Pepper Production Feeding Systems development for ruminants Education/Research PROCICARIBE PROCICARIBE Caribbean Integrated Pest Management Network Caribbean Small Ruminant Network (CASRUNet) Soil and Water Management Studies in the Rio Minho Valley Project Environment Hillside Farming Systems of Jamaica and the OECS Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest and Pesticides Management...
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...ANIMAL PROCEDURES COMMITTEE REVIEW OF COST-BENEFIT ASSESSMENT IN THE USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH JUNE 2003 REPORT OF THE COST-BENEFIT WORKING GROUP OF THE ANIMAL PROCEDURES COMMITTEE PREFACE Letter to the Minister from Michael Banner, Chair of the Animal Procedures Committee 17 June 2003 Dear Ms Flint ANIMAL PROCEDURES COMMITTEE: RECOMMENDATIONS ON COST-BENEFIT ASSESSMENT UNDER THE ANIMALS (SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURES) ACT 1986 On behalf of the Animal Procedures Committee I enclose the Committee’s report on cost-benefit assessment. In it we address the adequacy of the current cost-benefit assessment performed in the course of evaluating project licence applications. We have sought to look at the many issues which arise in relation to this important element of the regulation of the use of animals, but would draw attention to three particular aspects of our work. In the first place we have addressed the fundamental question as to scientific validity of the use of animals. We believe that our considerations and conclusions offer an important clarification of the debate and fulfil the request made by your predecessor, Mike O’Brien, to provide advice on this issue. Secondly, while we conclude that some uses of animals may yield scientific knowledge, we argue that this does not settle the question of justification. We go on to elucidate the full range of factors which must be considered for there to be a rigorous application of the cost-benefit assessment. Thirdly, we also consider how...
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