HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACTThe Alberta Legislature passed the Health Professions Act (HPA) in May 1999. The Act is now being proclaimed in stages as Cabinet approves regulations for each of the 28 professions regulated under the Act. According to their usual practi...
The statutory and proposed regulatory framework under the HSCPOA Act is different from the framework established under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) and companion Acts specific to each regulated health profession (e.g., Medicine Act 1991, Nursing Act 1991, Psychotherapy Act, ...
Health promotion and disease preven- tion are conceptualized as activities of primary health care and they are seen to be implemented by the medical and nursing professions [15]. Concentration on the primary health care element of the HFA-program is not only a Por- tuguese specialty; other ...
Lewis College of Nursing & Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA Regena Spratling Contributions Study conception, methodology, and data curation: MB. Data analysis and interpretation: MB, FS, PG. Drafting of the article: MB and FS. Critical revision of the article: MB,...
It is further believed that orexins play a role in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis in response to stress and also a role in the pathophysiology of cortisol-secreting adrenal adenomas. Fasting and levels of plasma glucose at 2.8 mmol/L or below cause the stimulation of Orexin-...
Representing varying SRHR organisations and professions, the diverse range of research participants included: clinical staff; researchers; advisors; advocacy officers; government officials; international and local non-government organisation staff; and international donor personnel. By design, many of the ...
Future studies in this area should therefore ensure that the strongest possible designs are used (e.g., longitudinal, prospective), to enable the evidence base for teachers to be as strong causally as it is in other professions (Salvagioni et al., 2017). Another notable feature of the ...
Clair AA. Therapeutic uses of music with older adults. Music in physical exercise. Baltimore: Health Professions; 1996. p. 151–67. Google Scholar Priest DL, Karageorghis CI, Sharp NCC. The characteristics and effects of motivational music in exercise settings: the possible influence of gender,...
Several physiological and psychological challenges are evident in the context of ageing. First, there is a notable change in the functioning of the endocrine system, with the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis being particularly affected, as indicated by changes in the secretion patterns of ...
Comprehensive lists of essential activities, coupled with very wide definitions of the ‘public health workforce’, raise some issues for public health professionals, particularly in relation to professional identity, areas of jurisdiction and relationship to other professions. These challenges may be ...