The first objective of this paper is to map and compare tools that collect data on disability for different purposes, more specifically the Brazilian National Health Survey and the Brazilian Functioning Index to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank Model Disability Survey (MDS),...
and calls for applying system thinking to KM in public health, the actual practice of KM has not necessarily changed [71]. For example, a recent global survey of 106 research organisations found that most of their KM strategies focused on ‘pushing’ their own research (a...
Hospital care for AIS is frequently the first and last opportunity to rescue a life and reverse or prevent neurologic disability. Understanding the effectiveness of hospital systems at a national and regional level is needed to insure both consistency and timeliness in the receipt of evidence-based ...
This training lasted a week before the person responsible for the activity went on a trip. Regarding to absences due to disability, the doubts that arose were resolved by contacting the responsible person, either by email or by telephone. In the case of the second type of limitation, this ...
As a final example, JR, who had been unemployed for five years following an on-the-job back injury, described being stuck in a life of struggling to make ends meet as a recipient of Social Security disability benefits. JR expressed wanting to move forward in obtaining employment in the U....