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American Optometric Association Supports New Federal Health Report Findings: Vision Screening Methods For Seniors Are Lacking
A report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) indicates that vision screenings, using standard methods of assessing visual acuity in older adults, a practice common in the primary care setting, is insufficient for use as a secondary prevention or screening method. The American Optometric Association (AOA) highlights the significance of the report as an important, evidence-based analysis that health care providers and aging Americans should carefully consider.
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A Simpler Definition For Major Depressive Disorder
Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital"s department of psychiatry propose that the definition for major depressive disorder (MDD) should be shortened to include only the mood and cognitive symptoms that have been part of the definition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) for the past 35 years. Their recommendation would exclude those symptoms that are currently part of the definition that may be associated with medical illness rather than depression. The proposal is based on a study that appears in the July 23 online first edition of the journal Psychological Medicine.
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Private Insurers Step Into Spotlight On Health Care Reform
"Don"t expect the private insurance industry to go away under any kind of health-care reform initiative. That"s because most key health-reform measures gaining momentum in Washington not only leave private health plans intact but also may give them a greater role," The Chicago Tribune reports. Insurers also "got to ride the coattails" of the America Medical Association"s support for the private insurance system as President Barack Obama "sought the physicians" support" of his public insurance option. Health plans were "happy that the AMA stripped the words "public option" from a resolution."
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Coventry University First In UK To Appoint Australian Paramedic As Visiting Professor In Pre-hospital Care

Dr Peter O"Meara, Associate Professor in Pre-hospital Care at Charles Sturt University in Australia, is the first non-UK paramedic to be appointed to a three year visiting Professor post in the UK in the subject of Pre-Hospital Care. Peter, the first paramedic in Australia to be awarded a PhD and a leader in terms of his academic and professional innovations, is responsible for over-seeing one of the most successful Paramedic Degree course in Australia. Peter is currently at Coventry University working on a project with Professor Malcolm Woollard, Professor in Pre-hospital and Emergency Care at Coventry University entitled "Influence of evidence on ambulance service policy and practice: a service evaluation". With this paper they aim to use a service evaluation of NHS trusts to develop an understanding of how ambulance systems in the UK are evolving in response to the demands for evidence-based policy and practice. Peter explains: "I hope to be able to use this research to determine the extent to which ambulance services in the UK have changed their service delivery models, organisational structures and cultures and to understand how both pressures to become evidence-based providers of healthcare and higher education institutions have influenced these changes. I"m here until mid-July gathering information for this project and if all goes to plan, it should be published by the end of the year." Malcolm, who is also Chair of the College of Paramedics (the professional body for ambulance personnel), commented on the appointment: "We are very lucky to have Peter working with us here at Coventry University. We"ve already established a close working relationship with Charles Sturt University and Peter and I have completed some joint research projects together, as well as joint presentations at international conferences and I"m looking forward to building on this whilst he is with us." Commenting on other reasons for the collaboration with this highly successful professor, Malcolm explains: "We"re looking to develop our relationship with Charles Sturt University with a possible introduction of staff and student exchange programmes. It"s not something we"ve done before but we"d love to explore the possibility of creating these opportunities." Coventry University


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