The impact of the Spanish economic crisis on the duration of sickness absence

Directors: Jordi Delclós Clanchet, Mònica Ubalde López, Eva Calvo Bonacho

Reincorporación al trabajo tras una incapacidad temporal por trastornos músculo-esqueléticos: Revisión sistemática de guías de buenas prácticas

Objetivo: identificar las guías de retorno al trabajo (GRAT) después de un proceso de Incapacidad temporal (IT) por trastorno músculo esquelético (TME) para evaluar su calidad metodológica.Método: Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de guías específicas de retorno al trabajo en inglés, castellano y catalán cuyo contenido tenía en forma total o parcial información sobre TME. 6 guías fueron identificadas (3 específicas sobre TME) las cuales fueron evaluadas por 7 expertos utilizando el método validado AGREE. Para cada dominio de cada una de las guías se calcularon las puntuaciones estandarizadas y para cada ítem las medianas de puntajes de los evaluadores. Además, cada evaluador hizo un juicio cualitativo de la calidad de la guía.Resultados: De las 6 guías seleccionadas para su valoración cualitativa y cuantitativa, sólo dos: Official disability guidelines (ODG) y Work related Muskuloskequeletal disorders Guide &Tools for modified work (WRGT), podrían utilizarse sin modificaciones. El resto de guías deben ser revisadas y modificadas antes de utilizarse sistemáticamente. En general, todas las guías definen bien sus objetivos y a quien van dirigidas, además, las opciones de manejo de retorno al trabajo se presentan en forma clara y precisa. Sin embargo, todas excepto una (ODG) tienen limitaciones en los criterios para seleccionar la evidencia científica y ni se comentan potenciales conflictos de interés.Conclusiones: Solo dos guías identificadas serían recomendables su uso sin modificaciones. Si nuestro objetivo es proponer la utilización de una guía en nuestro entorno es necesario complementar la evaluación de la calidad metodológica de estas dos GRAT, con una evaluación basada en la evidencia de la calidad de las recomendaciones incluidas en ellas.

Avaluació programa d’atenció a la treballadora embarassada del Parc de Salut Mar

Objectiu: Descriure i analitzar el programa d’atenció a la dona treballadora durant l’embaràs del Parc de Salut Mar des de que es posà en marxa i proposar millores del programa.Mètodes: Estudi de cohorts retrospectiva de treballadores embarassades del Parc de Salut Mar en el període comprès entre gener de 2008 fins desembre de 2012. Es realitzà una descripció i anàlisi detallada de la cohort, del temps que transcorreguè des de que s’inicià l’embaràs fins que aquest es notificà i del temps des de que es notificà fins que es planificà una acció preventiva. Es calculà la durada mediana i percentils dels dos temps i es valorà l’associació amb les diferents variables, obtenint odds ratios crues (Orc) i ajustades (Ora) i intervals de confiança del 95% (IC 95%).Finalment es realitzà una descripció de les gestants a les que es sol·licità la prestació per risc durant l’embaràs per mitjà de freqüències, durada mediana i percentils del temps que es tardà en ser atorgada i de la setmana de gestació en la qual s’ atorgà.Resultats: S’observà un increment de les notificacions des de l’any 2009. El 50% de les gestants notificaren l’embaràs al voltant de la setmana 15 de gestació (P50=106 dies). No s’aprecià diferència en els temps que es tardà en planificar una acció preventiva quan els riscos foren moderats/important en comparació amb quan foren tolerables o no hi haguessin. El 50% i el 75% d’actuacions preventives es planificaren abans dels 25 i dels 40 dies respectivament. El 50 % dels subsidis foren entregats abans dels 50 dies des de que es realitzà l’informe tècnic i la mediana de la setmana de gestació en la qual s’atorgà la prestació fou de 11 setmanes.Conclusions: Es tracta d’un programa bo i innovador en el qual cal seguir fent millores, sent molt important la unificació de totes les bases de dades en una de sola.

Descripción de los circuitos de declaración y notificación de enfermedades profesionales en Cataluña

Objetivos. Investigar y definir los circuitos que deben seguir lostrabajadores/pacientes para el reconocimiento de su EP por la Administración, tras ser diagnosticados por médicos del trabajo de la UPL del PSMAR.Métodos. Serie de casos en la que se ha analizado la informaciónproporcionada por 32 casos diagnosticados de EP de la base de datos de la UPL del PSMAR.Resultados. Se contactó con 32 pacientes del total de 35 casos con sospecha firme de EP. De ellos, 26 se encontraban laboralmente en activo, de los cuales 5 no iniciaron el proceso de reconocimiento de EP. De los 6 pacientes que no estaban laboralmente en activo, dos no iniciaron el proceso de reconocimiento de EP. De los casos analizados, los cánceres supusieron el 15,6% (n=5), grupo donde se han reconocido el mayor número EP (12,5%, n=4). El grupodiagnóstico de hipoacusia/sordera fue el más numeroso (n= 15), en el cual se ha reconocido como EP el 9,4%. En este grupo se encuentra el mayor número de pacientes que no han iniciado el procedimiento (15,6%). El grupo de pacientes con problemas osteomusculares es el que cuenta con la mayoría de casos pendientes de resolución (21,9%).Conclusiones. La figura de un abogado en el procedimiento, ha facilitado favorablemente el reconocimiento de EP del trabajador/paciente. Los casos precisan de mayor información en los trámites e instancias a las que deben de acudir para el reconocimiento de su EP.

Pharmacological treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in nursing homes: development of practice recommendations in a Swiss canton

OBJECTIVES: In 2002, the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, implemented a coordinated pharmaceutical care service in nursing homes to promote rational drug use. In the context of this service, a project was conducted to develop recommendations for the pharmacological management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in nursing home residents. DESIGN AND METHODS: Selected evidence-based guidelines and meta-analysis sources related to the management of depression, insomnia, and agitation in dementia patients were systematically searched and evaluated. Evidence and controversies regarding the pharmacological treatment of the most common BPSD symptoms were reviewed, and treatment algorithms were developed. RESULTS: Ten evidence-based guidelines and meta-analyses for BPSD management were identified, with none specifically addressing issues related to nursing home residents. Based on this literature, recommendations were developed for the practice of pharmacological management of depression, sleep disturbances, and agitation in nursing home residents. For depression, SSRIs are considered the first choice if an antidepressant is required. No clear evidence has been found for sleep disturbances; the underlying conditions need to be investigated closely before the introduction of any drug therapy. Many drugs have been investigated for the treatment of agitation, and if necessary, antipsychotics could be used, although they have significant side effects. Several areas of uncertainty were identified, such as the current controversy about typical and atypical antipsychotic use or the appropriateness of cholinesterase inhibitors for controlling agitation. Treatment algorithms were presented to general practitioners, pharmacists, and medical directors of nursing homes in the canton of Fribourg, and will now be implemented progressively, using educational sessions, pharmaceutical counseling, and monitoring. CONCLUSION: Based on existing evidence-based studies, recommendations were developed for the practice of pharmacological management of depression, sleep disturbances, and agitation in nursing home residents. It should be further studied whether these algorithms implemented through pharmaceutical care services will improve psychotropic drug prescriptions and prevent drug-related problems in nursing home residents

2014 Iowa Commercial Air Service Retention and Expansion Committee - Plan

Senate File 2355 Sec. 19 (Iowa Code §328.13) created a commercial air service retention and expansion committee within the aviation office of the department of transportation. The membership of the committee consisted of the director or the director’s designee; the managers of each airport in Iowa with commercial air service; two members of the senate, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house and one appointed by the minority leader of the house. The committee was to develop a plan by December 31, 2014 for the retention and expansion of passenger air service in Iowa. The committee is to meet as the committee deems necessary to assess progress in implementing the plan and, if necessary, to update the plan.

Quick Reads, November 20, 2014

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Quick Reads, December 12, 2014

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Quick Reads, January 14, 2015

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Quick Reads, February 16, 2015

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Du capitalisme familial au capitalisme financier? : le cas de l'industrie suisse des machines, de l'électrotechnique et de la métallurgie au 20e siècle

L'objectif principal de cette thèse consiste à mettre en évidence la persistance du capitalisme familial en Suisse au cours du 20e siècle, et sa résistance aux capitalismes managérial et financier qui sont censés lui avoir succédé. Pour ce faire, nous avons retenu vingt-deux grandes entreprises du secteur des machines, de l'électrotechnique et de la métallurgie - principale branche de l'industrie suisse pour la période considérée -, pour lesquelles ont été recensés les membres des conseils d'administration et les principaux dirigeants exécutifs pour cinq dates- repère couvrant le siècle (1910, 1937, 1957, 1980 et 2000). Cette thèse s'inscrit dans une démarche pluridisciplinaire qui relève à la fois de l'histoire d'entreprise et de la sociologie des dirigeants, et fait appel à différentes méthodes telles que l'analyse de réseau et l'analyse prosopographique. Elle s'articule autour de trois axes de recherche principaux : le premier vise à mettre en évidence l'évolution des modes de gouvernance dans notre groupe d'entreprises, le second investit la question de la coordination patronale et le troisième a pour but de dresser un portrait collectif des élites à la tête de nos vingt-deux firmes. Nos résultats montrent que durant la majeure partie du siècle, la plupart de nos entreprises sont contrôlées par des familles et fonctionnent sur un mode de coordination hors marché qui repose notamment sur un réseau dense de liens interfirmes, le profil des dirigeants restant dans l'ensemble stable. Si la fin du siècle est marquée par plusieurs changements qui confirment l'avènement d'un capitalisme dit financier ou actionnarial et la mise en place de pratiques plus concurrentielles parmi les firmes et les élites industrielles, le maintien du contrôle familial dans plusieurs entreprises et la persistance de certains anciens mécanismes de coopération nous incitent cependant à nuancer ce constat. - The main objective of this research is to highlight the persistence of family capitalism in Switzerland during the 20th century and its resistance to managerial and financial capitalisms that succeeded. For this purpose, we focus on twenty- two big companies of the machine, electrotechnical and metallurgy sector - the main branch of the Swiss industry for the considered period - whose boards of directors and executive managers have been identified for five benchmarks across the century (1910, 1937, 1957, 1980 and 2000). This thesis relates to business history and elites sociology, and uses different methods such as network analysis and prosopography. It is articulated around three main parts. The aim of the first one is to identify the evolution of corporate governance in our twenty-two enterprises, the second part concentrates on interfirms coordination and the objective of the last one is to highlight the profile of the corporate elite leading our firms. Our results show that during the main part of the century, most of the companies were controlled by families and were characterized by non-market mechanisms of coordination such as interlocking directorates ; moreover, the profile of the corporate elite remained very stable. Although some major changes that took place by the end of the century confirmed a transition towards financial capitalism and more competitive interaction among firms and the corporate elite, the persistence of family control in several companies and the maintaining of some former mechanisms of coordination allow us to put this evolution into perspective.

Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy Five-Year Strategic Plan, July 1, 2013-June 30, 2018

The Office of the Drug Policy Coordinator is established in Chapter 80E of the Code of Iowa. The Coordinator directs the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy; coordinates and monitors all statewide counter-drug efforts, substance abuse treatment grants and programs, and substance abuse prevention and education programs; and engages in other related activities involving the Departments of public safety, corrections, education, public health, and human services. The coordinator assists in the development of local and community strategies to fight substance abuse, including local law enforcement, education, and treatment activities. The Drug Policy Coordinator serves as chairperson to the Drug Policy Advisory Council. The council includes the directors of the departments of corrections, education, public health, public safety, human services, division of criminal and juvenile justice planning, and human rights. The Council also consists of a prosecuting attorney, substance abuse treatment specialist, substance abuse prevention specialist, substance abuse treatment program director, judge, and one representative each from the Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police and Peace Officers, the Iowa State Police Association, and the Iowa State Sheriff’s and Deputies’ Association. Council members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The council makes policy recommendations related to substance abuse education, prevention, and treatment, and drug enforcement. The Council and the Coordinator oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive State of Iowa Drug Control Strategy. The Office of Drug Control Policy administers federal grant programs to improve the criminal justice system by supporting drug enforcement, substance abuse prevention and offender treatment programs across the state. The ODCP prepares and submits the Iowa Drug and Violent Crime Control Strategy to the U.S. Department of Justice, with recommendations from the Drug Policy Advisory Council. The ODCP also provides program and fiscal technical assistance to state and local agencies, as well as program evaluation and grants management.

Quick Reads, March 11, 2015

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Quick Reads, April 7, 2015

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Quick Reads, May 14, 2015

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