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Continuing Contributions of Field Epidemiology Training Programs to Global COVID-19 Response
We documented the contributions of Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) trainees and graduates to global COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts. During February-July 2021, we conducted surveys designed in accordance with the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan. We quantified trainee and graduate engagement in responses and identified themes through qualitative analysis of activity descriptions. Thirty-two programs with 2,300 trainees and 7,372 graduates reported near-universal engagement across response activities, particularly those aligned with the FETP curriculum. Graduates were more frequently engaged than were trainees in pandemic response activities. Common themes in the activity descriptions were epidemiology and surveillance, leading risk communication, monitoring and assessment, managing logistics and operations, training and capacity building, and developing guidelines and protocols. We describe continued FETP contributions to the response. Findings indicate the wide-ranging utility of FETPs to strengthen countries' emergency response capacity, furthering global health security.
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The eCoaching continuum for educators : using technology to enrich professional development and improve student outcomes
\"This book brings professional development out of the industrial age and into the digital age and improves the effectiveness of professional development by taking a continuum, rather than a piecemeal, approach\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Occupational Performance Coaching
This book presents a definitive guide to understanding, applying, and teaching Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC). Grounded in principles of occupational therapy, person-centredness, and interprofessional frameworks of health and disability, this book will be of interest across health and rehabilitation professions.
Supporting people affected by disability to do well and live the life they want is the ultimate outcome of all rehabilitation professionals, no matter where on the lifespan our clients sit. Coaching is increasingly recognised as highly effective in achieving this aim. This accessible manual provides case examples related to diverse health conditions alongside practitioner reflections. Uniquely, this manual presents coaching methods designed specifically for the rehabilitation environment. This book is a manual for practitioners, researchers, students, and lecturers interested in gaining a robust understanding of OPC methods, theoretical basis, and implementation.
An e-Resource linked to this book provides access to video demonstrations, a podcast from Dr Graham, and downloadable materials including a self-assessment of OPC skills (OPC Fidelity Measure), templates for clinical work, and teaching presentation material.
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Bounds on Treatment Effects in the Presence of Sample Selection and Noncompliance: The Wage Effects of Job Corps
Randomized and natural experiments are commonly used in economics and other social science fields to estimate the effect of programs and interventions. Even when employing experimental data, assessing the impact of a treatment is often complicated by the presence of sample selection (outcomes are only observed for a selected group) and noncompliance (some treatment group individuals do not receive the treatment while some control individuals do). We address both of these identification problems simultaneously and derive nonparametric bounds for average treatment effects within a principal stratification framework. We employ these bounds to empirically assess the wage effects of Job Corps (JC), the most comprehensive and largest federally funded job training program for disadvantaged youth in the United States. Our results strongly suggest positive average effects of JC on wages for individuals who comply with their treatment assignment and would be employed whether or not they enrolled in JC (the \"always-employed compliers\"). Under relatively weak monotonicity and mean dominance assumptions, we find that this average effect is between 5.7% and 13.9% 4 years after randomization, and between 7.7% and 17.5% for non-Hispanics. Our results are consistent with larger effects of JC on wages than those found without adjusting for noncompliance.
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Quality of life and sleep quality are similarly improved after aquatic or dry-land aerobic training in patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized clinical trial
To compare the effects of two aerobic training models in water and on dry-land on quality of life, depressive symptoms and sleep quality in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Randomized clinical trial.
Thirty-five patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to aquatic aerobic training group (n=17) or dry-land aerobic training group (n=18). Exercise training length was of 12 weeks, performed in three weekly sessions (45min/session), with intensity progressing from 85% to 100% of heart rate of anaerobic threshold during interventions. All outcomes were evaluated at baseline and 12 weeks later.
In per protocol analysis, physical and psychological domains of quality of life improved in both groups (p<0.05) without between-group differences. Overall quality of life and sleep quality improved in both groups (p<0.05), without between-group differences in per protocol and intention to treat analysis. No changes on depressive symptoms were observed in both groups at follow-up.
Aerobic training in an aquatic environment provides similar effects to aerobic training in a dry-land environment on quality of life, depressive symptoms and sleep quality in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Clinical trial reg. no. NCT01956357, clinicaltrials.gov.
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Preparing teachers for deeper learning
Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning answers an urgent call for teachers who educate children from diverse backgrounds to meet the demands of a changing world. In today's knowledge economy, teachers must prioritize problem-solving ability, adaptability, critical thinking, and the development of interpersonal and collaborative skills over rote memorization and the passive transmission of knowledge. Authors Linda Darling-Hammond and Jeannie Oakes and their colleagues examine what this means for teacher preparation and showcase the work of programs that are educating for deeper learning, equity, and social justice. Guided by the growing knowledge base in the science of learning and development, the book examines teacher preparation programs at Alverno College, Bank Street College of Education, High Tech High's Intern Program, Montclair State University, San Francisco Teacher Residency, Trinity University, and University of Colorado Denver. These seven programs share a common understanding of how people learn that shape similar innovative practices. With vivid examples of teaching for deeper learning in coursework and classrooms; interviews with faculty, school partners, and novice teachers; surveys of teacher candidates and graduates; and analyses of curriculum and practices, Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning depicts transformative forms of teaching and teacher preparation that honor and expand all students' abilities, knowledges, and experiences, and reaffirm the promise of educating for a better world.-- Provided by publisher
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A personalized home-based exercise training program in children with Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndromes improves aerobic exercise capacity and health-related quality of life
Background
Children and adolescents with Marfan (MFS) and Loeys-Dietz (LDS) syndromes report chronic fatigue and reduced physical endurance, which significantly impact their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We hypothesized that a tailored physical training program could improve these parameters. To test this hypothesis, we conducted an interventional, prospective, single-center clinical trial consisting of a 3-month observation period followed by a 6-month intervention period, during which a personalized home-based training program was implemented. The primary endpoint was the change in ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT) assessed during a maximal exercise test. Secondary outcomes were changes in 6-minute walk test (6MWT) distance and HRQoL parameters (assessed before and after intervention using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, PedsQL™) and cardiac tolerance.
Results
A total of 28 children (25 with MFS and 3 with LDS) were enrolled, of whom 19 (68%) completed the study. At baseline, VAT and 6MWT distances were significantly impaired compared to the general population (
p
< 0.001 by one-sample t-test for both parameters), in particular in patient with a systemic score ≥ 7. During the program, there was an overall significant increase in VAT (
p
< 0.001 by ANOVA) and 6MWT distances (
p
= 0.02 by paired t-test). These improvements were accompanied by a significant enhancement in HRQoL parameters in the different dimensions assessed. No changes were observed in maximum heart rate, maximum systolic blood pressure and aortic sinus diameter.
Conclusions
This 6-month personalized home-based exercise training program significantly improved aerobic physical capacity and HRQoL in children with MFS and LDS without affecting aortic sinus diameter. Despite the small number of patients included, which is a common challenge in studies conducted on children with rare diseases, these findings provide promising perspectives for the management of these patients.
Clinical trial registration
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https://clinicaltrials.gov/
; Unique identifier NCT03236571 date of registration 28/07/2017.
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