World-wide, shortages of primary care physicians and an increased demand for services have provided the impetus for delivering team-based primary care. The diversity of the primary care workforce is increasing to include a wider range of health professionals such as nurse practitioners, registered nurses …

Het belang van fysieke activiteit bij veroudering en de noodzaak om daarbij over de grenzen van het eigen beroepsdomein te werken.

Een presentatie aan collega's van de Universiteit van Newcastle ter introductie en kennismaking met het lectoraat Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing.

Background and Purpose: Despite the positive effects of physical activity on numerous aspects of health, many older adults remain sedentary even after participating in physical activity interventions. Standardized exercise programs do not necessarily bring about the behavioral change that is necessary. …

Op het congres van de Britisch Transplant Society en de Nederlandse Transplantatie Vereniging dat gehouden werd in Bournemouth, Engeland is deze bijgevoegde poster gepresenteerd. De poster beschrijft het onderzoek naar de inspanningstolerantie van mensen na een orgaantransplantatie op grote hoogte, tijdens …

In ‘samenwerking’ speelt de psychologische natuur van de mens een merkwaardige rol. Dat wat ons verbindt, kan ons ook verdelen. Zo kan taakherschikking tussen tandartsen en mondhygiënisten zowel een integrale samenwerking accommoderen als weerstand tussen deze beroepsgroepen faciliteren. Enerzijds kan …

Background: Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most used modalities for diagnostics in paediatric populations, which is a concern as it also delivers a high patient dose. Research has focused on developing computer algorithms that provide better image quality at lower dose. The iterative reconstruction …

Aim: Optimise a set of exposure factors, with the lowest effective dose, to delineate spinal curvature with the modified Cobb method in a full spine using computed radiography (CR) for a 5-year-old paediatric anthropomorphic phantom. Methods: Images were acquired by varying a set of parameters: positions …

Purpose: To investigate whether standard X-ray acquisition factors for orbital radiographs are suitable for the detection of ferromagnetic intra-ocular foreign bodies in patients undergoing MRI. Method: 35 observers, at varied levels of education in radiography, attending a European Dose Optimisation …

Patients scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan sometimes require screening for ferromagnetic Intra Orbital Foreign Bodies (IOFBs). To assess this, they are required to fill out a screening protocol questionnaire before their scan. If it is established that a patient is at high risk, radiographic …