This publication is intended for professionals training or practicing in mental health and not for the general public. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Editor or IACAPAP. This publication seeks to describe the best treatments and pract...ices based on the scientific evidence available at the time of writing as evaluated by the authors and may change as a result of new research. Readers need to apply this knowledge to patients in accordance with the guidelines and
laws of their country of practice. Some medications may not be available in some countries and readers should consult the specific drug information since not all dosages and unwanted effects are mentioned. Organizations, publications and websites are cited or linked to illustrate issues or as a source of further information. This does not mean that authors, the Editor or IACAPAP endorse their content or
recommendations, which should be critically assessed by the reader. Websites may also change or cease to exist.
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English version - This handbook sets out a the new paradigm for pharmacy practice. Its aim is to guide pharmacy educators in pharmacy practice, to educate pharmacy students and to guide pharmacists in practice to update their skills. The handbook, which brings together practical tools and knowledge,... has been written in response to a need to define, develop and generate global understanding of pharmaceutical care at all levels.
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Menstruation is a natural fact of life and a monthly occurrence for 1.8 billion girls and women of reproductive age. Yet millions of menstruators across the world are denied the right to manage their monthly menstrual cycle in a dignified, healthy way. Girls and women with disabilities face even gre...ater challenges in managing their menstruation hygienically and with dignity, often facing a double stigma due to both social norms around gender and menstruation and having a disability. This tip sheet offers a framework for supporting menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) and practical entry points for meeting the needs of menstruators with disabilities.
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Les menstruations sont une réalité naturelle de la vie qui revient tous les mois pour 1,8 milliard de filles et de femmes en âge de procréer. Or, dans le monde entier, des millions de personnes ayant des menstruations1 se voient refuser le droit de gérer leur cycle menstruel mensuel d’une man...ière saine et digne. Les filles et les femmes handicapées se heurtent à des difficultés encore plus grandes en ce qui a trait à la gestion de leurs règles d’une façon hygiénique et avec dignité
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Orientações sobre causas de mortes no contexto da covid-19 : respostas às perguntas mais frequentes
As perguntas, agrupadas em blocos nesta publicação, foram realizadas durante as videoconferências de apresentação das novas orientações e no decorrer do processo de trabalho, pelos profissi...onais codificadores e gestores do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM) nas esferas estaduais e municipais.
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STand 8.2.2021
Änderung gegenüber der Version vom 2.2.2021:
Anpassung der Maßnahmen bei Symptomen auch ohne Vorliegen eines Testergebnisses
he app has a new feature that deploys augmented reality (AR) technology to help health workers address a critical challenge that many face every day during the pandemic – staying free of infection while they care for patients. This 20-minute course demonstrates the proper techniques and sequence ...to put on and remove personal protective equipment (PPE), which are critical to keeping health workers safe.
With content in seven languages – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish – the app focuses on providing health workers with critical, evidence-based information and tools to respond to the pandemic.
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El documento "Lista de productos sanitarios prioritarios para la respuesta a COVID-19 y especificaciones técnicas asociadas" complementa esta directriz.
Este documento proporciona una orientación provisional sobre la calidad, las características de rendimiento y las normas conexas de los equi...pos de protección personal (EPP) que se utilizarán en el contexto de COVID-19. Esto incluye los productos sanitarios prioritarios de la OMS, concretamente: mascarillas quirúrgicas, mascarillas no quirúrgicas, guantes, gafas, protectores faciales, batas y mascarillas N95. Está dirigido a los organismos de adquisición, los departamentos de salud laboral, los departamentos o puntos focales de prevención y control de infecciones, los administradores de los centros de salud, la ingeniería biomédica y de materiales, los fabricantes de EPI y las autoridades de salud pública, tanto a nivel nacional como de los centros.
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Early breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
Nature Reviews Microbiology Vol. 17 (2019)pp.51-62
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) technologies help to accelerate the
initiation of targeted antimicrobial therapy for patients with infections and could potentially
extend the lifespan of current narrow- spectrum antimicrobials. Althoug...h conceptually new and
rapid AST technologies have been described, including new phenotyping methods, digital
imaging and genomic approaches, there is no single major, or broadly accepted, technological
breakthrough that leads the field of rapid AST platform development
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This Ebola Poster with its 20 Messages was developed with people working with children in schools in Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis in 2014. It has been adapted in 2018. CfH has 100 other messages for children to learn and share in 10 health topics
Der Klimawandel und seine Folgen bedrohen schon heute Millionen von Menschen weltweit. Wissenschaftler/-innen warnen seit Jahren davor, dass ein ungebremster Klimawandel die Welt ins Chaos führen wird. Obwohl der Klimaschutz seit Jahren im Zentrum der öffentlichen Debatte steht und auch weltweit i...n unzähligen Initiativen, Aktionsplänen und konkreter Politik Berücksichtigung findet, steigt der Ausstoß klimaschädlicher Treibhausgase nach wie vor.
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