Three new direct-service staff participated in a program that used a video model to train target skills needed to conduct a discrete-trial session. Percentage accuracy in completing a discrete-trial teaching session was evaluated using a multiple baseline design across participants. During baseline, performances ranged from a mean of 12% to 63% accuracy. During video modeling, there was an imme...

1122 CMAJ, October 20, 2015, 187(15) ©2015 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors Dr. Gordon Dickinson, who was handed the editorial reins at CMAJ in 1965 when he was only 33 years old, died suddenly at his Toronto home Aug. 4, 2015. He was 82. Dickinson graduated from McGill in 1958 and was appointed editor of CMAJ in December 1965, becoming the youngest physician to hold the post since the jour...

The Financial Advisory Committee and APS headquarters’ staff members met on 29 March and 3 and 4 June in St. Paul, MN, and on 26 July 1996 in Indianapolis, IN, to review past and current financial matters related to the operation of the Society and to prepare the budget for FY97. The approved minutes of these meetings were distributed to your regional councilor and are on file at headquarters i...

Maintaining a headquarters is the backbone of corporate operations. The enhancement of a headquarters’ performance may significantly contribute to the performance improvement and revenue growth of the entire corporation. It is especially important to develop a performance evaluation model for headquarters in this era of profit squeeze. As the saying goes, “You can’t manage it until you can meas...

Professional culture differences resulting from occupational training and experiences are widely known to affect the behaviours of groups individuals. Yet a research gap exists on whether professional can influence safety-relevant core values held within individuals which typically considered product national culture. The present study compared pilots, cabin crew, non-managerial ground staff, a...