Consensus of Official Position of IOF/ISCD FRAX Initiatives in Asia-Pacific Region.

The fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX(®)) has been developed for the identification of individuals with high risk of fracture in whom treatment to prevent fractures would be appropriate. FRAX models are not yet available for all countries or ethnicities, but surrogate models can be used within regions with similar fracture risk. The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) are nonprofit multidisciplinary international professional organizations. Their visions are to advance the awareness, education, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis. In November 2010, the IOF/ISCD FRAX initiative was held in Bucharest, bringing together international experts to review and create evidence-based official positions guiding clinicians for the practical use of FRAX. A consensus meeting of the Asia-Pacific (AP) Panel of the ISCD recently reviewed the most current Official Positions of the Joint Official Positions of ISCD and IOF on FRAX in view of the different population characteristics and health standards in the AP regions. The reviewed position statements included not only the key spectrum of positions but also unique concerns in AP regions.

Le professorat universitaire: une sélection genrée marquée par des critères d'excellence

Comme d'autres institutions académiques européennes, les universités suisses connaissent des changements importants et « l'excellence académique » est devenu un critère central lors de la sélection des dossiers pour les postes de rang professoral. Dans cet article, nous analyserons les critères d'excellence tels qu'ils apparaissent dans le programme Professeur.e.s boursiers.ières du FNS et les confronterons aux résultats d'une recherche sur les trajectoires de la relève académique que nous avons menée à l'Université de Lausanne. Nous montrerons comment la définition de l'excellence académique obéit à des logiques genrées qui rendent l'accession à un poste professoral plus difficile pour les femmes que pour les hommes. Nous verrons pourquoi les critères d'évaluation des sciences dures, qui sont peu à peu transférés vers les sciences humaines, renforcent les mécanismes d'exclusions des femmes des mondes académiques.

Santé et besoins en soins des personnes âgées: différences liées au genre [Health status and care giving needs in the elderly: gender related differences].

The health status and need for care differ depending on the gender. The most notable differences are life expectancy, life expectancy in good health and the prevalence of geriatric syndromes or chronic illnesses. Some social health determinants (social isolation or financial precariousness) seem to act as risk factors for vulnerability, mostly amongst old or very old women. Through some examples of differences between men and women in terms of health and caregiving needs, this article tries to heighten the awareness of health professionals to a gender based approach of the elderly patient in order to promote the best possible equity in healthcare.