The number o f patients in the Witwatersrand-Vaal area, requiring maxillofacial prosthodontic treatment has in­ creased rapidly in the past few years. In order to deter­ mine the future manpower needs a questionnaire was sent to 306 medical and dental specialists, and speech ther­ apists who practised in the Witwatersrand-Vaal area. The results o f this study showed that the projected increase ...

The contemporary scenario predominated by information and knowledge perspectives indicate the pressing need to educate and train the library and information manpower towards a sustainable professional competence. The manpower of today will meet in the near future the new challenges and the onslaught of the impact of Information Technology on LIS envisages to make substantial contribution to the...

A successful liver transplant program needs cooperation and communication from the surgical, blood banking, pathology, primary care, and anesthesia services. Rapid availability of laboratory data, efficient blood banking services, ability to infuse blood products rapidly, coagulation management capability, and plentiful manpower are essential.

background: one of the main missions of higher education is to train the professional manpower the society needs. higher education institutes should know the fate of their students after graduation and that how they use their expertise. purpose: to determine the occupational status of the graduates of semnan nursing school. methods: the graduates of thefirst                 fieldof education,as...

INTRODUCTION In 2012, the Great Plains Public Health Training Center (Grant #UB6HP22821) conducted an online survey of state and local health departments and the American Indian (tribal clinics, tribal health departments, and urban Indian clinic) public health workforce across three professional levels. The objectives of the needs assessment were to determine the competency levels of the state'...

BACKGROUND People living in rural and remote locations are disadvantaged in accessing palliative care. This can be attributed to several factors including the role diversity and the low numbers of patients with specific conditions, as well as the difficulties rural health practitioners have in accessing opportunities for professional education. A program of multidisciplinary palliative care vid...

BACKGROUND Residents of socioeconomically disadvantaged locations are more likely to have poor health than residents of socioeconomically advantaged locations and this has been comprehensively mapped in Australian cities. These inequalities present a challenge for the public health workers based in or responsible for improving the health of people living in disadvantaged localities. The purpose...