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Operating rooms of the future - be prepared for Guided Surgery
The operating room of the future for ‘guided surgery’ requires the realtime anatomical imaging technology to be related to function of the tissue under therapy at the moment of resection or modulation.
Modern imaging technology brings pre-surgical information to the surgeon that obviates unknowns. Computer technology, using this information, provides that surgery can be performed virtually on a screen before the patient is even touched.
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Guided Surgery
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New recommendations to provide guidance for physicians regarding the appropriate use of rehabilitative therapies in MS
The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society has adopted the following recommendations to provide guidance for physicians, nurses, therapists, insurers, and policy makers regarding the appropriate use of rehabilitative therapies in MS. This document addresses physical rehabilitation. Cognitive and vocational rehabilitation will be addressed in future documents. Rehabilitation in MS is a process that helps a person achieve and maintain maximal physical, psychological, social, and vocational potential, as well as quality of life consistent with physiological impairment, environment, and life goals. Achievement and maintenance of optimal function are essential in a progressive disease such as MS.
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War more traumatic than tsunami
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The civil war in Sri Lanka is a more prominent cause of mental health problems than the 2004 tsunami. Interventions should consider the collective trauma of war within the communities.
Exposure to conflict, war and disaster situations impact on fundamental family and community dynamics resulting in changes at a collective level. Relief, rehabilitation and development programmes to be effective will need to address the problem of collective trauma, particularly using integrated multi-level approaches. |
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Collective trauma in northern Sri Lanka: a qualitative psychosocial-ecological study
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| Guidelines Watch |
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A round up of the latest Clinical Guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
Anxiety disorders in patients with HIV/AIDS. Mental health care for people with HIV infection. New York State Department of Health - State/Local Government Agency [U.S.]. 2001 Mar (revised 2006 Mar). 8 pages. NGC:004888
Computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for depression and anxiety. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - National Government Agency [Non-U.S.]. 2006 Feb. 38 pages. NGC:004901
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