Professional Contributions Research Articles

Primary health care policy and vision for community pharmacy and pharmacists in Australia

There is evidence that the Australian Government is embracing a more integrated approach to health, with implementation of initiatives like primary health networks (PHNs) and the Government’s Health Care Homes program. However, integration of community pharmacy into primary health care faces challenges, including the lack of realistic integration in PHNs, and in service and remuneration models from government. Ideally, coordinated multidisciplinary teams working collaboratively in the community setting are needed, where expanding skills are embraced rather than resisted. It appears that community pharmacy is not sufficiently represented at a local level. Current service remuneration models encourage a volume approach. While more complex services and clinical roles, with associated remuneration structures (such as, accredited pharmacists, pharmacists embedded in general practice and residential aged care facilities) promote follow up, collaboration and integration into primary health care, they potentially marginalize community pharmacies. Community pharmacists’ roles have evolved and are being recognized as the medication management experts of the health care team at a less complex level with the delivery of MedChecks, clinical interventions and medication adherence services. More recently, vaccination services have greatly expanded through community pharmacy. Policy documents from professional bodies highlight the need to extend pharmacy services and enhance integration within primary care. The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Pharmacists in 2023 report envisages pharmacists practising to full scope, driving greater efficiencies in the health system. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s future vision identifies community pharmacy as health hubs facilitating the provision of cost-effective and integrated health care services to patients. In 2019, the Australian Government announced the development of a Primary Health Care 10-Year Plan which will guide resource allocation for primary health care in Australia. At the same time, the Government has committed to conclude negotiations on the 7th Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) with a focus on allowing pharmacists to practice to full scope and pledges to strengthen the role of primary care by better supporting pharmacists as primary health care providers. The 7CPA and the Government’s 10-year plan will largely shape the practice and viability of community pharmacy. It is essential that both provide a philosophical direction and prioritize integration, remuneration and resources which recognize the professional contribution and competencies of community pharmacy and community pharmacists, the financial implications of service roles and the retention of medicines-supply roles.

Project-based learning in robotics meets junior high school

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the teachers’ practice of “meaningful learning” has become an inseparable part of the educational discourse. As a result, many schools have adopted the project-based learning (PBL) approach, which represents different teaching methods. The PBL approach also changes the position of the teacher as a source of knowledge as well as teacher–student relationship. The integration of PBL into and its implementation in the teaching of the robotics profession in junior high schools have created a new reality in which teachers who use project-based learning for teaching robotics come from diverse professional backgrounds, and in many cases, they are selected by the principal of the school. In light of this reality, it is interesting to examine the experience of teachers who manage a project in a field of knowledge that is not their expertise. This study examined teachers’ perceptions of their experience in teaching using the PBL approach. The subject of robotics was chosen as the field of research, as it represents a much broader issue concerning the implications of teaching using PBL on the professional, personal and ecological aspects. The study data were collected using structured questionnaires, which also included open-ended questions. These questionnaires were answered by 173 teachers, some of whom are educators (class tutors) and some professional teachers from three fields of knowledge: human studies, sciences and engineering. Each questionnaire included attitudes relating to the PBL teaching experience and the contribution of the PBL approach to both teachers and students. The findings show a high level of general satisfaction among the teachers and a sense of self-efficacy in teaching PBL. The findings also indicate personal, professional and ecological (teacher–environment relationship) contributions that were perceived as significant. The findings additionally indicate that class tutors perceived ecological contribution more than professional teachers, and professional teachers in the fields of human studies and sciences perceived it to be more significant than engineering teachers.Design/methodology/approachThis study was based on quantitative research principles from the assumption that it can also be applied to different populations. The premise of this study is that the best way to understand phenomena is by using a large sample and numerical measurement (N = 176), which is required to avoid a result that may reflect only a partial view of the matter at hand when focusing on only a few limited cases.Research limitations/implicationsA limitation of the present study is expressed in the fact that it is based on the perspective of one of the participants in the learning–teaching process – the teachers – who guided the project. The students’ perspective has not been studied. It is required to continue the study and examine the perceptions of the students who participate in PBL classes in which the teachers are not experts in the field of knowledge.

PROFESSIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY POSITION AND ROLE OF ACADEMIC CONSERVATOR-RESTORERS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE Methodical symbiosis and transdisciplinary cooperation using the example of the rebuilding and conservation of two Ottoman palaces in Istanbul

Professional ethics and tasks for conservator-restorers, in the preservation of cultural heritage in Europe today: considering the development of scientific conservation-restoration and the improvement of academic education for conservator-restorers in the course of the twentieth century, this paper will analyse the professional position of conservator-restorers and their role in the interdisciplinary cooperation with other professionals dealing with the preservation of cultural heritage. How does cooperation run in the planning stage and in theory and in practice on site? How can we differentiate between the specific professional contributions of conservator-restorers and the activities of other professionals in the field of heritage preservation? How can we improve communication and interdisciplinary cooperation between all professionals involved?

OPELINA ROLLEMBERG: EDUCADORA PROTAGONISTA DA ENFERMAGEM SERGIPANA

The objective of this article is to present the professional trajectory of Opelina Rollemberg (1906-1966), considered one of the pioneers of Sergipe nursing, seeking to highlight the contributions of this nurse to the nursing training process in Sergipe and to discuss her professional contribution to the promotion health and in the historiographic context of Sergipe nursing. It is a documentary historical study, based on documentary and icnographic sources, as well as a bibliographic survey in scientific databases such as Scielo, Virtual Health Library (VHL)and Pubmed. Initially, there were vestiges of the history of his life, followed by the process of formation and professional activity in Brazil. She was a student at the Anna Nery School of Nursing, where she continued her teaching career at the School. However, it was invited by the National Department of Public Health to work in the State Public Health organization. When she returned to Sergipe, he contributed to the health care project guided by the National model. She was also the pioneer and manager of the first course of State Nurse-visitors. In this context it is possible to infer about a woman, teacher and nurse who has had her life dedicated to studies and has effectively contributed, as an educator, in the organization of public health sergipana and in other localities of the nation.

Novel Aspects of CPAP Treatment and Interventions to Improve CPAP Adherence.

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. However, the success of this treatment is hampered by nonadherence in half of the treated patients. Moreover, in clinical trials, poor adherence reduces adequate exposure required to determine its true effect. There is growing evidence that behavioral interventions, in addition to education, are a promising approach to improving adherence. Behavioral interventions include the use of cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational enhancement therapy designed to elevate a patient’s self-efficacy. The abundance of data obtained by CPAP tracking systems enables daily surveillance of use, and this telemonitoring along with telehealth allows the provider to quickly intervene when nightly CPAP use falls below thresholds or mask leaks are present. Telehealth reaches a large number of patients who may not be able to regularly attend a clinic, providing support and reinforcement. Peer support may also be useful in improving adherence. Not all obstructive sleep apnea patients present with the same phenotype, and can, therefore, be clustered into several groupings. Which intervention is most successful with a given phenotype or cluster remains unexplored. Comprehensive adherence management requires a team approach with the unique contribution of different professionals.

International Days at the United Nations: Expanding the Scope of Diplomatic Histories

The article argues that more thorough scholarly engagement with the United Nations’ international days has the potential for expanding the scope of diplomatic histories. It first provides a taxonomy of UN years by illuminating their repertoire, dynamics and peculiarities. Next, it discusses instances of how UN days are communicated to the public, emphasizing the role of media and celebrity diplomacy. Subsequently, the article demonstrates the crucial contribution of ngos, policy makers, and professionals who, as “outside-insiders” form the “Third UN.” Lastly, the article advances the argument that in order to obtain a more comprehensive account of UN days, another group of actors should be identified. These are comprised of organizations and individuals who are complete outsiders, but nevertheless contribute to the UN’s “marketplace of ideas” – a group that may be designated the “Fourth UN.”

UK landscape ecology: trends and perspectives from the first 25\xa0years of ialeUK

ContextThe 25th anniversary of the founding of the UK chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (ialeUK) was marked in 2017.ObjectivesTo assess trends in UK landscape ecology research over ialeUK’s first 25 years, to compare these trends to changes elsewhere in the world, and to consider how ialeUK can continue to support landscape ecology research and practice.MethodsA database of conference abstracts was compiled and examined in combination with a questionnaire that surveyed existing and former active members of ialeUK.ResultsAcross 1992–2017 we observe noticeable trends including the declining roles of statutory bodies, the development of the ecosystem services concept, and a decrease in use of empirical methods. Analysis of questionnaire results highlighted four key areas: Developing new researchers; Facilitating conferences for networking, learning and discussion; Linking policy with practice; and Driving the continued growth of landscape ecology as a discipline. Challenges were also noted, especially regarding the adoption of a wider understanding of landscape ecological principles in management.ConclusionsIncreases in qualitative research, decreases in studies explicitly examining connectivity/fragmentation and an absence of landscape genetics studies in the UK are seemingly distinct from US landscape ecology and elsewhere around the world, based on published accounts. ialeUK has had success in increasing the role of landscape ecology in policy and practice, but needs to continue to aim for improved collaboration with other landscape-related professional bodies and contributions to wider sustainability agendas.

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.

This award is given to a psychologist whose research has led to important discoveries or developments in the field of applied psychology. To be eligible, this research should have led to innovative applications in an area of psychological practice, including but not limited to assessment, consultation, instruction, or intervention (either direct or indirect). Research involving the original development of procedures, methodologies, or technical skills that significantly improve the application of psychological knowledge and provide direct and immediate solutions to practical problem areas will be considered, as will research that has informed psychologists on how better to observe, define, predict, or control behavior. Original integration of existing theories or knowledge is also eligible for consideration. In previous years, this award was called the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge. The name was changed in 2003 to better describe this award. The 2019 recipients of the APA Professional Contributions Awards were selected by the 2018 Board of Professional Affairs (BPA). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice.

This award is intended to recognize outstanding practitioners in psychology. Nominations are considered for psychologists working in a wide variety of institutional practice settings (e.g., schools, military, state hospital, Department of Veterans Affairs). Services provided to diverse client groups or patient populations, including but not limited to children/ adolescents/adults/older adults, urban/rural/frontier populations, minority populations, and persons with serious mental illness, are considered. Contributions are judged distinguished by virtue of peer recognition, advancement of the public's recognition of psychology as a profession, relevant professional association honors, or other meritorious accomplishments denoting excellence as a practitioner, including improvement of institutional service delivery systems or development of psychologically informed public policy. The 2019 recipients of the APA Professional Contributions Awards were selected by the 2018 Board of Professional Affairs (BPA). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice.

This award is intended to recognize outstanding independent practitioners in psychology. Nominations are considered for psychologists working in any area of clinical specialization, health services provision, or consulting, and services provided to any patient population or professional clientele in an independent setting. Services provided to diverse client groups or patient populations, including but not limited to children/adolescents/adults/older adults, urban/rural/frontier populations, minority populations, and persons with serious mental illness are considered. Contributions are judged distinguished by virtue of peer recognition, advancement of the public's recognition of psychology as a profession, relevant professional association honors, or other meritorious accomplishments denoting excellence as a practitioner, including advancement of the profession. The 2019 recipients of the APA Professional Contributions Awards were selected by the 2018 Board of Professional Affairs (BPA). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

20세기 초 연변 의료시설과 의학계의 독립운동

The first peak of the Chinese-Korean ethnic group''s migration to the northeast was from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. In the late 19th century, with the brutal politics of the Korean government and the Japanese imperialist invasion of Korea, the northern Korean population crossed the Tu-men River and moved to Yanbian on a large scale. The immigration policy of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China assisted to gradually form the Korean society. In particular, taking the opportunity of the merger of Korea and Japan in 1910, many revolutionaries who pursued the independence of countries and national liberation gathered in Yanbian for the construction of overseas independence movement bases. Most of them, as Christian believers and doctors, carried out the patriotic enlightenment movement and anti-Japanese struggle in the Yanbian area and made great contributions to the medical service in Yanbian area. While introducing the medical facilities and personnel reform in Yanbian, this article analyzes the role and contribution of medical professionals in the society of Koreans through the activities of medical representatives such as Park Suh-yang, Martin, Shin Bok-dung, and Lee Kyong-jae. This article makes an effort to highlight the medical professionals who stuck to their duty as doctors, silently working for the ethnic society even though they were not well-known, because there is no apparent records verifying that they participated in the armed struggle for independence. It is also suggested that the contributions of those who had not yet been identified to the independence struggle should be tracked.

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research: David C. Schwebel.

The Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research is given to a psychologist whose research has led to important discoveries or developments in the field of applied psychology. The 2019 recipient is David C. Schwebel, "for achievements using psychological theory and science to reduce the leading cause of child death in the United States and much of the world: unintentional injury. David C. Schwebel has published article after article introducing, evaluating, and disseminating creative and novel ways to reduce child injury risk through behavioral changes among children, among adult supervisors of children, and via manipulation of the environments with which children and youth engage. He hallmarks the act of "giving psychology away" by implementing behavioral strategies to address acts that might be considered "accidental" but can-and should-be prevented to improve human health and happiness." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice: Shane S. Bush.

The Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice is intended to recognize outstanding independent practitioners in psychology. The award is given to a psychologist working in an area of clinical specialization, health services provision, or consulting, and services provided to any patient population or professional clientele in an independent setting. The 2019 recipient is Shane S. Smith. Director of Long Island Neuropsychology, P.C., and neuropsychologist with the VA New York Harbor Health Care System, Smith has developed and maintained a model independent practice that incorporates public service, service to private clientele, prolific authorship that includes more than 20 books and numerous articles and book chapters, and leadership of major professional organizations across a wide variety of specialty practice areas. Board-certified in multiple specialties, Dr. Bush is a visible yet accessible practitioner, mentor, and colleague whose novel practice model promotes a successful balance of professional leadership and involvement and direct service to clients that is rarely seen. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology.

The APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology is awarded on an annual basis by the APA Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) and the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) to a graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding practice and application of psychology. A qualified candidate must demonstrate exemplary performance in working with an underserved population in an applied setting or have developed an innovative method for delivering health services to an underserved population. The 2019 recipients of the APA Professional Contributions Awards were selected by the 2018 Board of Professional Affairs (BPA). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice: Daniel Holland.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice are intended to recognize outstanding practitioners in institutional settings in psychology. The 2019 award winner is Daniel Holland, "for significant achievements in advancing disability rights throughout his career, including in cross-cultural and international contexts, often addressing the benefits, uses, and misuses of institutions in the lives of people with disabilities. Daniel Holland has been active as a clinician, educator, and researcher. This award is in recognition of Daniel Holland's ongoing efforts as a psychologist to understand and promote disability rights in the United States and abroad." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

An Interview with Dr. Balaji Krishnapuram, Winner of SIGKDD Service Award

Dr. Balaji Krishnapuram, director and distinguished engineer at IBM Watson Health, is honored for his contributions to society through the development of machine learning products to improve healthcare. The ACM SIGKDD Service Award is the highest service award in the field of knowledge discovery and data mining. It is conferred on one individual or one group for their outstanding professional services and contributions to the field of knowledge discovery and data mining. Dr. Krishnapuram sat down with SIGKDD Explorations to discuss how he first got involved in the KDD Conference, his work at IBM Watson Health and what exites him about the future of machine learning, data science and artificial intelligence.

МУЗИЧНИЙ ЛЕЙТМОТИВ У КІНОФІЛЬМІ: ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ, ФУНКЦІЇ, СЕМАНТИКА

The cinematic fiction literature is not too straightforward, as such research requires a specific interdisciplinary approach. Accordingly, some of the narrow aspects of cinema and music are limited to individual works. There are no specific monographic studies on musical leitmotif in cinema, but some Ukrainian scholars (O. But, O. Litvinova, M. Rudakevich, L. Ryazantsev, G. Filkevich, N. Yankovska) have paid attention to this issue in the context of their larger-scale studies.If you refer to foreign literature, traditionally the connoisseur of cinema is called Polish researcher Zofia Lissa. Among modern scientists, the most highly professional contribution to this field was made by Russian researcher Tatiana Shak.The leitmotif principle of musical characterization is borrowed by cinematography in operatic dramaturgy, where it is one of the fundamental ones.Taking into account the basis of the musical-academic tradition and peculiarities of modern-practical application, the musical leitmotif in cinema will be considered a theme or a fragment that sounds at least three times throughout the film, embodying stable semantics — character image, idea, event, phenomenon, phenomenon, event, phenomenon.T. Shak was the first to carry out the classification. The initial principle of classification is an element of musical language, capable of being a representative of a topic-idea. Thus, the author identified seven classification groups of leitmotif.The first group is the leitmotif-complex. This is the largest part of all musical keynotes. The representation function is equally distributed between the main elements of musical language: melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, timbre.The second group — leitmelody. It is a unanimous musical theme in which the melody line is the main expressive means.The third group is leitharmony. It is an individualized musical material with a representative function of harmony and a secondary role of melody. The main expressions of leitharmony are harmony, intervals, chords, harmonic turns, frets, modulations.The fourth group is leitrhythm. The individuality of such musical themes is determined by the rhythmic originality. The visual context in which they function is related to the reproduction of movement, work, pursuit, active action, dance.The fifth group is leittexture. These are topics whose expressiveness is manifested primarily in the aspect of organizing musical texture.Sixth group — leittimbre. This is a type of theme, the individual appearance of which is created mainly by timbre features.The seventh group is the leitmotif-sonor. A representative feature of the theme is the background characteristic, the color of the sound.The screen image of a leitmotif from one or another group is determined by many parameters, first of all the genre of the film, the director’s handwriting, the style of the composer.The leitmotif, like in general of music in cinema, can exist in two basic modes: in frame and voice-over.Based on the analysis of dozens of motion pictures, T. Shak determines the functions that can be performed on the screen by the music leitmotif: 1) information: notification of the appearance of a character, status, event, phenomenon; 2) characteristic: a meaningful complement to the visual image (national, social, emotional and other characteristics); 3) form-making: integration of the video series through music; 4) function of development: transformation of the leitmotif; 5) dramaturgy: expression of the main idea, concept of the work, reflection of the features of the plot and patterns of film dramaturgy, when dramaturgy of musical leitmotifs increases with the dramaturgy of media text.The leitmotif of Davy Jones, who appears in the second and third parts of the Pirates of the Caribbean, is selected for analysis. Hans Zimmer’s leitmotifs made it possible to enclose a wide variety of moods, states, concepts into one musical theme. The leading role in this is the arrangement of the Dave Jones keynote, represented by the sound of a mechanical music box, gentle string sound, human vocalism, confident-decisive organ, pathetically-aggressive orchestra tutti. But all variants are united by the phenomenon of the heart of Davey Jones — a real physical organ; «broken» heart; a synonym for a loving soul; a paired heart-shaped medallion; the captain as the heart of his ship.The leitmotif in the film fulfills all its functions: it announces the appearance of Davy Jones (scene with Calypso); his visual appearance was meaningful (first conversation with Jack; playing organ; scene with Lord Beckett); composite footage, integrate video footage (transition from Calypso’s story to an episode of naval battle); portrayed important dramatic nodes of the film (Theft of the Key; The Calypso Scene; The Final Episode). The function of development, as a transformation of the leitmotif, was originally founded: with each new musical theme, the viewer receives new impressions and additional puzzles to the overall portrait of Davy Jones, aware of the different facets of his character’s development.An exemplary leitmotif organically combines conciseness and maximum content.

Antecedents to academic success in higher education institutions: The case of UAE University

This research develops a model to investigate the influence of different determinants on student’s Academic Performance (AP) in UAE University (UAEU). The model consists of Big Five personality traits (BigF) and other learning-orientation strategies. The importance of this research to the UAE’s context stems from the fact that determinants of AP vary from one country to another and hence, UAE students may possess different personal traits and learning strategies. From 179 legible responses, the proposed model showed its success in detecting AP of UAEU students with the BigF attributes being the main contributors to explaining AP. The research showcases interesting insights and implications pertaining to UAEU-student’s learning strategies, traits and habits. The implications point to different theoretical and professional contributions and contentions and hence, suggesting different recommendations.

Early Career Professionals' (Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers) Role in Advocating, Disseminating, and Implementing the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity: ISPAH Early Career Network View.

Increasing population levels of physical activity (PA) can assist in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals, benefiting multiple sectors and contributing to global prosperity. Practices and policies to increase PA levels exist at the subnational, national, and international levels. In 2018, the World Health Organization launched the first Global Action Plan on Physical Activity (GAPPA). The GAPPA provides guidance through a framework of effective and feasible policy actions for increasing PA, and requires engagement and advocacy from a wide spectrum of stakeholders for successful implementation of the proposed actions. Early career professionals, including researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, can play a major role with helping "all people being regularly active" by contributing to 4 overarching areas: (1)generation-of evidence, (2)dissemination-of key messages and evidence, (3)implementation-of the evidence-based actions proposed in the GAPPA, and (4)contributing to advocacy for robust national action plans on PA. The contribution of early career professionals can be achieved through 5 pathways: (1)research, (2)workplace/practice, (3)business, (4)policy, and (5)professional and public opinion. Recommendations of how early career professionals can contribute to the generation, dissemination, and implementation of the evidence and actions proposed by the GAPPA are provided.

High School Experiences and Support Recommendations of Autistic Youth.

We used an online survey to gather perspectives of autistic youth (n = 248) on the impacts of autism, school professionals, family members, and peers on their high school experiences; what each stakeholder group could have done better; and what future high school professionals and autistic youth should know. Two-thirds of participants viewed autism as negatively impacting their school experience, and this was more prevalent in women. The majority viewed impacts of school professionals, family, and peers as positive. Women were more likely to view school professional contributions as positive than men, and LGBT youth were more likely to view school professional and peer contributions as negative than non-LGBT youth. Suggestions for stakeholders included providing more help, care, and quality time.