Report on the Iowa Early Intervention Block Grant Program administered by the Department of Education for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2010

Report on the Iowa Early Intervention Block Grant Program administered by the Department of Education for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2010

Iowa's Early Hearing and Intervention Program - Hearing Checklist, 2011

A simple checklist divided into sections by month showing the common progression of hearing ability of a child up to three years of age .

Iowa’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Family Resource Guide for Parents of Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 2010

This guide is intended to serve as the fi rst step in your journey toward understanding your child’s hearing loss and the resources available for your child and your family. Research provides clear evidence that if a child with hearing loss is to succeed in both language and educational development, the involvement of parents is crucial. This guide will equip you with the basic knowledge and resources you need to navigate Iowa’s service system. Here you will find: • information about the professionals who will work with your child • information about family support • your child’s education and communication options • your rights and responsibilities as the parent of child who is deaf or hard of hearing • links to other important resources • a glossary of new words you may encounter

Iowa’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Family Resource Guide for Parents of Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 2010. Para detección e intervención temprana de la audición Guia de Recursos del Estado de Iowa para Padres con Ninos Sordeo o Audicion Disminuida, 2010

This guide is intended to serve as the fi rst step in your journey toward understanding your child’s hearing loss and the resources available for your child and your family. Research provides clear evidence that if a child with hearing loss is to succeed in both language and educational development, the involvement of parents is crucial. This guide will equip you with the basic knowledge and resources you need to navigate Iowa’s service system. Here you will find: • information about the professionals who will work with your child • information about family support • your child’s education and communication options • your rights and responsibilities as the parent of child who is deaf or hard of hearing • links to other important resources • a glossary of new words you may encounter Esta guía tiene por objeto ayudarle a dar el primer paso para comprender la pérdida auditiva de su hijo/a y los recursos disponibles para él/ella y su familia. Las investigaciones demuestran claramente que la participación de los padres es fundamental para que los niños con pérdida auditiva tengan éxito tanto en su desarrollo lingüístico como educacional. Esta guía le entregará los conocimientos y recursos básicos que necesitará para navegar por el sistema de servicios de Iowa. En esta guía encontrará: • información sobre los profesionales que trabajarán con su hijo/a • información sobre apoyo familiar • opciones de educación y comunicación de su hijo/a • sus derechos y responsabilidades como padre o madre de un niño con sordera o con difi cultades auditivas • vínculos a otros recursos importantes • un glosario de nuevas palabras que necesita conocer

A quasi-randomized group trial of a brief alcohol intervention on risky single occasion drinking among secondary school students.

OBJECTIVES: To show the effectiveness of a brief group alcohol intervention. Aims of the intervention were to reduce the frequency of heavy drinking occasions, maximum number of drinks on an occasion and overall weekly consumption. METHODS: A cluster quasi-randomized control trial (intervention n = 338; control n = 330) among 16- to 18-year-old secondary school students in the Swiss Canton of Zürich. Groups homogeneous for heavy drinking occasions (5+/4+ drinks for men/women) consisted of those having medium risk (3-4) or high risk (5+) occasions in the past 30 days. Groups of 8-10 individuals received two 45-min sessions based on motivational interviewing techniques. RESULTS: Borderline significant beneficial effects (p < 0.10) on heavy drinking occasions and alcohol volume were found 6 months later for the medium-risk group only, but not for the high-risk group. None of the effects remained significant after Bonferroni corrections. CONCLUSIONS: Group intervention was ineffective for all at-risk users. The heaviest drinkers may need more intensive treatment. Alternative explanations were iatrogenic effects among the heaviest drinkers, assessment reactivity, or reduction of social desirability bias at follow-up through peer feedback.

Wiedereingliederung dank arbeitsmedizinischer Intervention

Unspezifische muskuloskelettale Beschwerden wie chronische Rücken- oder Nackenbeschwerden werden als multifaktoriell bedingt verstanden, wobei die Arbeit respektive die Arbeitsbedingungen einen mehr oder weniger bestimmenden Faktor darstellen. Es ist daher wesentlich, speziell auch im Hinblick auf die Wiedereingliederung, dass sowohl die Arbeit wie auch die Arbeitsbedingungen evaluiert werden. [Auteure]

Evaluation pré-post d'une intervention de prévention du VIH auprès des hommes qui ont des rapports sexuels avec des hommes, Suisse 2012

Contexte: L'intervention "Break The Chains" 2012 de l'OFSP a l'intention des gays visait à informer sur la primo-infection et a inciter a un test de dépistage VIH. Design: L'évaluation a recouru a un design Pre-Post avec 2 dispositifs: A) enquête par questionnaire Internet avec une vague avant la campagne et une après (transversal repete); B) 1) relevé centré sur le canton de Zurich du nombre de test effectues par des gays durant le premier semestre 2012 utilisant des données récoltées par Sentinella, par les centres de test utilisant l'application BerDa et auprès des praticiens de HIV-Prakt; et 2) recueil d'information par le questionnaire internet post-intervention des intentions d'effectuer un test VIH. Résultats: 366 HSH ont répondu au questionnaire de la phase pré-, et 964 à la phase post-intervention. 69.8% ont entendu parler de la campagne. Parmi les répondants ayant identifie le message, 48.6% se sont sentis concernes. Avant la campagne, 34.2% des répondants identifiaient les 4 symptômes de la primo-infection, 46.4% se sentaient bien informes et 79.2% connaissaient le délai minimum pour qu'un test informe sur une absence d'infection; après la campagne, ces proportions étaient 39.6%, 62.0% et 85.2%. 17.1% des répondants ont déclaré avoir fait/avoir l'intention de faire, un test VIH suite à la campagne. Le nombre de tests effectues par les répondants Internet montre effectivement un pic dans le 2e trimestre 2012; les données BerDa montrent une stabilité du nombre total de tests. Les données épidémiologiques montrent une augmentation de la proportion et du nombre d'infections récentes détectées durant ce 2e trimestre, mais une diminution des infections anciennes. Conclusions: L'intervention BTC a amélioré légèrement les connaissances relatives à la phase de primo-infection du VIH et a la nécessité d'effectuer un test VIH. Elle semble avoir incite le public cible à effectuer un test VIH qui n'aurait pas été réalisé autrement et a peut-être ainsi contribuer a la détection d'infections récentes.

Community pharmacist intervention in depressed primary care patients (PRODEFAR study): randomized controlled trial protocol.

Background: Treatment of depression, the most prevalent and costly mental disorder, needs to be improved. Non-concordance with clinical guidelines and non-adherence can limit the efficacy of pharmacological treatment of depression. Through pharmaceutical care, pharmacists can improve patients' compliance and wellbeing. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and costeffectiveness of a community pharmacist intervention developed to improve adherence and outcomes of primary care patients with depression. Methods/design: A randomized controlled trial, with 6-month follow-up, comparing patients receiving a pharmaceutical care support programme in primary care with patients receiving usual care. The total sample comprises 194 patients (aged between 18 and 75) diagnosed with depressive disorder in a primary care health centre in the province of Barcelona (Spain). Subjects will be asked for written informed consent in order to participate in the study. Diagnosis will be confirmed using the SCID-I. The intervention consists of an educational programme focused on improving knowledge about medication, making patients aware of the importance of compliance, reducing stigma, reassuring patients about side-effects and stressing the importance of carrying out general practitioners' advice. Measurements will take place at baseline, and after 3 and 6 months. Main outcome measure is compliance with antidepressants. Secondary outcomes include; clinical severity of depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (STAI-S), health-related quality of life (EuroQol-5D), satisfaction with the treatment received, side-effects, chronic physical conditions and sociodemographics. The use of healthcare and social care services will be assessed with an adapted version of the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI). Discussion: This trial will provide valuable information for health professionals and policy makers on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a pharmaceutical intervention programme in the context of primary care. Trial registration: NCT00794196

Recommendations on percutaneous coronary intervention for the reperfusion of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction

Little information is currently available from the various societies of cardiology on primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Since primary PCI is the main method of reperfusion in AMI in many centres, and since of all cardiac emergencies AMI represents the most urgent situation for PCI, recommendations based on scientific evidence and expert experience would be useful for centres practising primary PCI, or those looking to establish a primary PCI programme. To this aim, a task force for primary PCI in AMI was formed to develop a set of recommendations to complement and assist clinical judgment. This paper represents the product of their recommendations.