Among nurses, low back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder. A significant proportion of back pain episodes can be attributed to events that occur during patient handling activities when nurses are exposed to heavy lifting, awkward back postures, and pushing and/or pulling. In the past years, many …

Objective external cephalic version (ECV) is a relatively simple and safe manoeuvre and a proven effective approach in the reduction of breech presentation at term. There is professional consensus that ECV should be offered to all women with a fetus in breech presentation, but only up to 70% of women …

The Hague has over the decades evolved into the City of Peace and Justice where multiple nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) working on promoting the RoL have situated themselves. In order to maintain the brand name 'Peace and Justice', adapting to current developments is crucial for the municipality …

Inleiding: fysieke activiteit en gezond leven wordt steeds belangrijker, ook voor kinderen met een lichamelijke beperking. In de literatuur is er niet veel bekend over de faciliterende en belemmerende factoren voor kinderen met een lichamelijke beperking om fysiek actief te zijn. Vraagstelling: Wat zijn …

The Best Practice Unit (BPU) model constitutes a unique form of practice-based research. A variant of the Community of Practice model developed by Wenger, McDermott and Snyder (2002), the BPU has the specific aim of improving professional practice by combining innovation and research. The model is …

In today’s technological world, human intertwinement with the rest of nature hasbeen severely diminished. In our digital culture, many people hardly have any direct experience of and sense of connection with “the real” of the natural world. The author assumes that when we want to find ways to mend this …

Presentation given june 2012 at the International QRM Conference.

Background: On two Care Innovation Units in the Netherlands, staff, students and Lecturer Practitioners work intensively together to provide care, create a rich learning environment, and to foster innovation and research. In striving to advance the quality of care and to develop person centred cultures …

Dit rapport behandelt hoe in Nederland tot een meer integraal en gebalanceerde set keurmerken/labels (K&L) gekomen kan worden. Het schetst een routekaart (hierna te noemen “roadmap”) voor de primaire producenten van vlees in Nederland, hun consumenten(organisaties) en de overheid als facilitator. De …