The updated Reference guide to examination for consent or treatment is a guide to the legal framework all health professionals need to take into account in obtaining valid consent for any examination, treatment or care they propose to undertake.
AHP Bulletin 09/09.
A new National Allied Health Professional Advisory Board (PAB) was launched in September.
It delivers on a commitment made in High Quality Care for All for DH to set up a professional advisory board for AHPs.
The Board will have two key functions, to provide professional governance for workforce planning and to oversee the implementation of the competence-based AHP career framework, which was published in 2008.
AHP Bulletin 09/09.
Constraint-induced movement therapy for upper extremities in stroke patients
In stroke patients, upper limb paresis affects many activities of daily life. Reducing disability is therefore a major aim of rehabilitation programmes for hemiparetic patients. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a current approach to stroke rehabilitation that implies the forced use and the massed practice of the affected arm by restraining the unaffected arm.
Sirtori V, Corbetta D, Moja L, Gatti R. Constraint-induced movement therapy for upper extremities in stroke patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 4.
Cochrane Library 09/09.
Oscillating devices for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis
An intervention review To determine the effectiveness and acceptability of oscillating devices compared to other forms of physiotherapy to improve respiratory function, mucus clearance and other outcomes in people with Cystic Fibrosis.
Morrison L, Agnew J. Oscillating devices for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 1.
Cochrane Library 09/09.
Occupational therapy for service members with mild traumatic brain injury.
Radomski MV, Davidson L, Voydetich D, Erickson MW
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 01 September 2009, vol./is. 63/5(646-655)
More occupational therapists are needed to provide client-centered, evidence-based rehabilitation to the large numbers of service members who sustained mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) while deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq. Occupational therapy practice recommendations specific to client education, vision, cognition, resumption of roles, and emotional well-being are summarized for civilians and characterized as practice standards or practice options. By using evidence-informed and holistic services, occupational therapists have the potential to lead rehabilitation and reintegration efforts for service members with mTBI and advance changes in the profession itself.
Cinahl Database 09/09.
Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition
Evidence for the effectiveness of nutritional supplements containing protein and energy, often prescribed for older people, is limited. Malnutrition is more common in this age group and deterioration of nutritional status can occur during illness. It is important to establish whether supplementing the diet is an effective way of improving outcomes for older people at risk from malnutrition.
Milne AC, Potter J, Vivanti A, Avenell A. Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 2.
Cochrane Library 09/09.
Electropalatography for articulation disorders associated with cleft palate
Cleft palate is the most common congenital deformity of the face. It could affect speech acquisition, resulting in articulation errors that could persist into adulthood. Electropalatography (EPG) has been used in speech therapy with individuals who have articulation problems that are unresponsive to "standard treatment" procedures.
Lee ASY, Law J, Gibbon FE. Electropalatography for articulation disorders associated with cleft palate. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 3.
Cochrane Library 09/09.
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