Need For Interdisciplinary Cooperation Research Articles

Amelogenesis imperfecta and the treatment plan – interdisciplinary team approach

Amelogenesis imperfecta is a set of hereditary defects representing mainly the development defects of enamel without the presence of whole-body symptoms. Developmental disorders can manifest a complete absence of enamel, which is caused by improper differentiation of ameloblasts. This article describes the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with amelogenesis imperfecta, as well as the need for interdisciplinary cooperation to achieve the best possible morphological, skeletal, functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of the patients with this diagnosis. Furthermore, the article reviews literature dealing with other anomalies occurring in association with amelogenesis imperfect (Fig. 12, Ref. 20).

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A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Introduction of an Interprofessional Problem-based Learning Module

Patient care is complex and demands that health professionals work together effectively. Interprofessional education (IPE) encourages collaboration by educating students from different professions together. This study examined the effectiveness of IPE in terms of changing students’ perceptions of teamwork, professional identity, role, competency and autonomy, and the need for interdisciplinary co-operation. Two multidisciplinary cohorts of health science students (n=51 and n=48) elected to participate in a problem-based learning module (PBL). The module included problems addressing areas of professional identity and cases requiring a multidisciplinary team approach. Evaluation was undertaken using the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) and the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IPES). Regarding the RIPLS, both cohorts reported significant (p<0.05) improvements in their perceptions of teamwork, collaboration, and positive professional identity. Regarding the IEPS students’ perceptions of professional competency and autonomy improved significantly (p<0.05) in both cohorts. An IPE module delivered using PBL appears valuable for professional development.

Social network analysis: developments, advances, and prospects

This paper reviews the development of social network analysis and examines its major areas of application in sociology. Current developments, including those from outside the social sciences, are examined and their prospects for advances in substantive knowledge are considered. A concluding section looks at the implications of data mining techniques and highlights the need for interdisciplinary cooperation if significant work is to ensue.

Papers Presented at the 2009 Meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society: Editorial Comment

The 19th annual meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society of North America was held in San Diego, California in August of 2009. In this volume of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research we present 14 of those papers. The meeting and this symposium emphasize the need for interdisciplinary cooperation involving the biomaterial specialist, infectious disease expert, microbiologist, molecular biologist, orthopaedist, plastic surgeon, and trauma surgeon.FigureFigureWith increasing public emphasis on surgical site infection prevention and specific quality measures, this symposium begins with Lister's classic article “On the Antiseptic Principal in the Practice of Surgery” and a biographical sketch of the surgeon-scientist, Joseph, Baron Lister. Eight of the 14 papers address our ongoing difficulty diagnosing and treating periprosthetic joint infections, including: synovial fluid biomarkers for periprosthetic infection; success rates of irrigation and débridement with prosthetic retention; two-stage retention débridement protocol for an acute periprosthetic infection; outcome and risk factors of culture negative prosthetic joint infections; predictors of success in revision total hip arthroplasty; two articles presenting the predictors of success in revision total knee arthroplasty; and outcomes of revision total knee arthroplasty after methicillin resistant infection. Four papers present and refine novel therapies: chitosan sponge local delivery of amikacin and vancomycin; use of polymerized vancomycin to inhibit Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm; optimization of his daptomycin weight percent in antibiotic loaded PMMA bone cement; and further characterization of the compressive strength of antimicrobial loaded bone cement. Two papers report on the flora involved in bone and joint infections in injecting drug abusers and bacteria colonization of bone allografts. The annual, collegial meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society of North America provides the opportunity for basic scientists, infectious disease specialists, and orthopaedists to meet and discuss their work in an intimate setting. The two-day meeting in 2010 will be at the Ritz-Carlton Marine del Rey, Los Angeles, CA, August 6-7. We invite you to attend.

Eating disorders in pregnancy

To highlight a problem of eating disorders in pregnancy and the need for interdisciplinary cooperation in these cases.Case report.Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, University hospital Motol, Prague.We report the course of pregnancy in a 19-year-old woman with an atypical form of mental anorexia. The patient was repeatedly hospitalized for metabolic disruption. The pregnancy was finally terminated at the 27th week of pregnancy for fetal growth restriction of the fetus.Despite the frequent irregularities of the menstrual cycle in eating disorders, a spontaneous conception is possible. The prognosis of pregnancy is uncertain and may endanger the mother and fetus. Management of pregnant women with eating disorders requires the cooperation of a perinatologist, internist, nutritional therapist, psychiatrist or psychologist.

Preferences, quantities and concerns: socio-cultural perspectives on the gendered consumption of foods.

A review of the sociological research regarding the gendered features of food consumption is presented. The focus is upon differences between women and men in regard to their preferences for particular foods and types of meals, seen in relation to the cultural function of foods as symbolic markers of femininity or masculinity, assessments of the quantities of food consumed by women and men respectively, and differences between women and men in regard to concerns with food safety, health, weight reduction and fitness. Some methodological limitations of this research are discussed with particular reference to the need for interdisciplinary cooperation between sociologists and nutritionists in the design and analysis of dietary surveys. Suggestions are made in regard to future directions for sociological research in this field, with particular reference to the issue that dietary recommendations appear to focus upon increasing the consumption of foods that are markers of femininity and decreasing the consumption of foods that are markers of masculinity in Western food culture.

Managing cancer pain at home: the WHO guidelines in perspective

This article addresses some of the challenges facing community nurses in helping patients to manage their pain at home. The focus is on adults who suffer cancer pain, concentrating on physical management. The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on cancer pain relief (WHO, 1996), are described and evaluated in the light of recently published evidence on their efficacy. Evidence concerning the under-management of cancer pain by healthcare professionals is considered. Strategies to help ensure adequate pain relief at home taking account of the patient's perspective are examined. The article identifies the need for interdisciplinary cooperation in the management of cancer pain in order to promote effective pain relief for patients at home.

The IUCN Sahelian Floodplain Initiative: Networking to Build Capacity to Manage Sahelian Floodplain Resources Sustainably

To build the capacity of institutions in Sahelian West Africa, to plan and manage floodplain resources sustainably, IUCN established the Sahelian Wetlands Expert Group (SAWEG). It brings together many specialists including water engineers, health experts, ecologists and legal experts from organizations such as universities and river basin development authorities in Nigeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, Gambia and Cameroon. In a series of meetings, members made presentations on topics ranging from water-quality modelling to participatory rural appraisal and discussed cross-sectoral issues including training needs, legislation and the role of local communities in floodplain resource management. The outputs are being drawn together into guidelines for improved floodplain management.This process is sensitizing members to a wide range of issues related to floodplain management and the need for interdisciplinary cooperation to solve them.

The Ethical Dilemma Facing Conservation: Care and Treatment of Human Skeletal Remains and Mortuary Objects

The ethical treatment of corporeal materials is confounded by the dual cultural and scientific values ascribed to human bone. The cultural concerns for the sacred significance of human remains often come into direct conflict with scientific investigation. The authors have been involved in a number of difficult situations between the professional communities who have responsibility for the scientific investigation of human remains and the lay communities who have been concerned for the sacred and spiritual aspects of these materials. This paper addresses a variety of professional approaches to the treatment of human skeletal materials and the need for interdisciplinary cooperation among the professions that study and care for these materials. It also addresses the need for AIC to recognize human remains as a discrete material deserving of considerations that are distinct from any other materials we treat as conservators.

The Ethical Dilemma Facing Conservation: Care and Treatment of Human Skeletal Remains and Mortuary Objects

The ethical treatment of corporeal materials is confounded by the dual cultural and scientific values ascribed to human bone. The cultural concerns for the sacred significance of human remains often come into direct conflict with scientific investigation. The authors have been involved in a number of difficult situations between the professional communities who have responsibility for the scientific investigation of human remains and the lay communities who have been concerned for the sacred and spiritual aspects of these materials. This paper addresses a variety of professional approaches to the treatment of human skeletal materials and the need for interdisciplinary cooperation among the professions that study and care for these materials. It also addresses the need for AIC to recognize human remains as a discrete material deserving of considerations that are distinct from any other materials we treat as conservators.

Interdisciplinary Issues in Mental Health and Aging

An Interdisciplinary Conference on Mental Health and Aging held in Washington, D.C. in May 1986 restimulated the interdisciplinary cooperation generated by the 1980 White House Mini-Conference on the Mental Health of Older Adults and provided a continuing basis for interdisciplinary promotion of coordinated geriatric mental health services. The Conference reflected a wide-spread recognition of the need for interdisciplinary cooperation and the coordination of services for the elderly. The overall organization of the meeting is provided here and articles based on the presentations given by representatives of the four core mental health disciplines follow.