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Swedish and US conferences joined by Friction Stir

Swedish and US conferences joined by Friction Stir

Career focus: Surviving (and even enjoying) medicine

Being attracted to medicine and having a propensity for burnout are two sides of the same coin. Abi Berger has some tips to help doctors revitalise their lives Hands up if you recognise any of the following psychological traits: perfectionist, overly conscientious, tendency to seek approval (“people pleasing”) and need to control others, great sense of responsibility, chronic self doubt, uncomfortable with praise, and ability to delay gratification. It's a given that most people who enter medicine will hold many of these characteristics. It's not something that happens to us at medical school--although a lot of what happens there does account for later problems--it's what we medics tend to bring with us. It's what attracts us to medicine in the first place. Acknowledging this helps. Acknowledging it early enough, and adopting self caring practices, will help to ensure that we do not burn out and that we remain safe and competent at our jobs, and we may even reverse the trend of seeking early retirement. Most doctors suffer from an episode of depression at some point in their career, and every medical school should include lectures on “burnout prevention” alongside those on anatomy and physiology. According to a recent US conference on physicians' health in South Carolina, organised by the American and the Canadian Medical Associations, we doctors are sitting ducks for becoming burnt out. With thanks to some of the conference speakers, here are five practical tips on how to survive, succeed, and sustain interest in a career in medicine. ### Burnout beating behaviours

Fall 1999 US Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education

Fall 1999 US Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education

Stay away from Windows 2000

At a Gartner Group US conference on NT in the Enterprise held in early May, its head of research warned enterprise users to stay away from the early release of Windows 2000. He said there would be far too many bugs for businesses to deal with, especially if Microsoft rushes the release to October of this year.

360 Degree Feedback and Leadership Development

If we had to identify the major areas of growth in relation to techniques for supporting leadership development, it would have to include use of 360 degree feedback. At two recent US conferences (The 24th International Congress on Assessment Centre Methods, May 1996, held in Washington, DC, and the First Annual Leadership Development Conference held in October 1996 in Boston), dedicated to presentations by researchers and practitioners on the subject of leadership assessment and development, the topic of multi‐rater or multi‐source feedback, as it is also known, formed a key component. This paper will outline some of the reasons why this is the case, and some of the research findings that have emerged in the last few years including issues relating to gender and perceptions of leadership. It will also describe how the author has been involved in introducing 360 degree feedback processes in several public sector organizations in the UK, together with lessons that have emerged.

Christian ethics and political economy in North America: a critical analysis

Kroeker argues that in trying to make their theological ethics relevant to economic policy Christian social ethicists have accepted assumptions that are incompatible with theological beliefs. Starting with the Social Gospel movement, he discusses the positions of theologian Walter Rauschenbusch and Canadian politician James Shaver Woodsworth. He then turns to Christian Realism and compares the views of Reinhold Niebuhr with those of Gregory Vlastos, the central figure in the Canadian Fellowship for a Christian Social Order. He also examines recent pastoral letters on the economy by the Canadian and US conferences of Roman Catholic bishops. In conclusion, Kroeker suggests an alternative theological approach based on the classical Christian realism of Augustine that might better address the moral malaise of liberal political economy.

Dietary intake and growth status of young homeless children

Families with children have become the fastest growing segment of the homeless population; they accounted for 34% of the homeless in 1990 ( 1. US Conference of Mayors A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America's Cities: 1990. A 30-City Survey. US Conference of Mayors, Washington, DC1990 Google Scholar ). The Institute of Medicine ( 2. Institute of Medicine Homelessness, Health and Human Needs. National Academy Press, Washington, DC1988 Google Scholar ) estimates that there are at least 100,000 homeless children every night, and approximately half of these children are younger than 6 years of age ( 3. US General Accounting Office Children and Youths: About 68,000 Homeless and 186,000 in Shared Housing at Any Given Time. in: 10th ed. GAO publication. PEMD-89-14. US General Accounting Office, Washington, DC1989 Google Scholar ). Despite recent studies examining the health of homeless children ( 4. Alperstein G Rappaport C Flanigan JM Health problems of homeless children in New York City. Am J Public Health. 1988; 78: 1232-1237 Google Scholar , 5. Miller DS Lin EHB Children in sheltered homeless families: reported health status and use of health services. Pediatrics. 1988; 81: 668-673 Google Scholar ), little research has been done on homeless children's dietary intake or growth status ( 6. Fierman AH Dreyer BP Quinn L Shulman S Courtlandt CD Guzzo R Growth delay in homeless children. Pediatrics. 1991; 88: 918-925 Google Scholar , 7. Wichea JL Dwyer JT Dunn-Strohecker M Nutrition and health services among the homeless. Public Health Rep. 1991; 106: 364-374 Google Scholar ). This article provides information about the diets and physical growth of preschool boys and girls living in shelters for the homeless in Baltimore, Md, and suggests ways for dietitians to work with homeless parents and shelter staff to improve diets available to homeless families.

ManTech indicative of positive change in US manufacturing

The annual US Conference on GaAs MANufacturing TECHnology (ManTech) is one of those places you'd like to be, with people you want to know. It's an extremely successful, and rather powerful group of industry veterans, who have been through a lot together. Now that GaAs production is turning the corner toward volume manufacturing, and all eyes are on the US to see if it can remain a major global technology producing country, these GaAs leaders realize they still have their work cut out for them. They also understand that, together, they can do the job. Using ManTech as a barometer, the US is clearly ramping up for positive change.

4th Japan - US Conference on Composite Materials Washington, DC, USA, 27–29 June, 1988

4th Japan - US Conference on Composite Materials Washington, DC, USA, 27–29 June, 1988

Health Needs of Homeless Children

Families with children represent more than one third of the homeless population nationally and more than 50% of the homeless population in many cities. Lack of a permanent dwelling deprives children of the most basic necessities for proper growth and development. Homeless children have unique risks that compromise their health status. Pediatricians are encouraged to be aware of this growing population of children and include them in their service and advocacy efforts. BACKGROUND A homeless person is defined by the National Governors Association as "an undomiciled person who is unable to secure permanent and stable housing without special assistance." The US General Accounting Office defines homeless individuals as those persons who lack resources and community ties necessary to provide for their own adequate shelter. Estimates of the number of people who lacked access to conventional dwelling or residence in 1987 range from 350,000 to more than 3 million.1 Although there is disagreement concerning the exact number of homeless persons, there is consensus that the numbers are large and continuing to increase.2 The average increase from 1986 to 1987 in the number of people needing shelter was 20%, and one quarter of this need could not be met with existing emergency shelters. (US Conference of Mayors, unpublished data, December 1987). Several societal problems contribute to the increasing rate of homelessness among American families, including lack of affordable housing; decrease in availability of rent subsidies; unemployment, especially among those who have held only marginal jobs; personal crises such as divorce and domestic violence; cutbacks in public welfare programs; substance abuse; and deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill.

Forthcoming Conference on Developments in Optical Spectrometry

Joint UVSG/CORM Conference on Spectrometry University of Oxford, UK, September 14–17, 1986The UV Spectrometry Group of the United Kingdom and the US Council for Optical Radiation Measurements (CORM) have agreed to co-sponsor a joint scientific conference on new developments in optical spectrometry and spectrophotometry. The conference will be held September 14–17, 1986 at the Clarendon Laboratory of Oxford University and will feature invited lectures on: Basic Concepts of Spectrometry in Analytical Chemistry and Colour Science High-Accuracy Spectrometry at National Laboratories Standards and Calibration Methods for Spectrometry New Trends (Diode-Array, Fourier-Transform, and Tunable Dye laser Spectrometry)The conference participants will be offered accommodation in college. More complete details will be given in future notices. In the meantime, questions may be directed to the US conference chairman, Dr Klaus D Mielenz, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Md 20899, USA. Telephone (301) 921-3864.

Sight and sense for robots—US conference proceedings

Sight and sense for robots—US conference proceedings

An ill wind for US conferences?

An ill wind for US conferences?

THE PROSPECTS FOR THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT IN THE USA1

The Ecumenical ReviewVolume 16, Issue 5 p. 500-511 THE PROSPECTS FOR THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT IN THE USA1 Roswell P. Barnes, Roswell P. BarnesSearch for more papers by this author Roswell P. Barnes, Roswell P. BarnesSearch for more papers by this author First published: October 1964 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-6623.1964.tb00921.x 1 Text of an address given at a meeting of the US Conference for the World Council of Churches, Buckhill Falls, Pa., April 1964. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume16, Issue5October 1964Pages 500-511 RelatedInformation