Effective training in cross-border infection prevention and response

U.S.Mexico cross-border workforce training needs:survey implementation

BACKGROUND Since the tragic events experienced on September 11, 2001, and other recent events such as the hurricane devastation in the southeastern parts of the country and the emergent H1N1 season, the need for a competent public health workforce has become vitally important for securing and protecting the greater population. OBJECTIVE The primary objective of the study was to assess the tra...

Cross-Border Mobility in Italy: Some Considerations in Response to the Recent Commentaries

Injury prevention training: is it effective.

The aim of this controlled follow-up study was to assess the effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary training programme in increasing knowledge, changing attitudes and practice in injury prevention amongst primary health care professionals. All primary health care team members in Nottinghamshire were invited to participate in the training programme. Thirty-one health visitors, 11 general practiti...

patterns and variations in native and non-native interlanguage pragmatic rating: effects of rater training, intercultural proficiency, and self-assessment

although there are studies on pragmatic assessment, to date, literature has been almost silent about native and non-native english raters’ criteria for the assessment of efl learners’ pragmatic performance. focusing on this topic, this study pursued four purposes. the first one was to find criteria for rating the speech acts of apology and refusal in l2 by native and non-native english teachers...

Financial Burden of Border Hospital in Caring for Cross-Border Patients: A Short Note From Thailand