Environmental design Environmental design is the process of addressing surrounding environmental factors when devising plans, programs, policies, buildings or products. Table 10.1 Principles of environmental design for people with dementia…
Personality Personality is made up of the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that make a person unique. It arises from within the individual and remains fairly consistent throughout…
Interprofessional The terms ‘interprofessional education/practice/teamwork’ etc. have been defined by various groups. These terms are often used interchangeably. Where we simply use the term ‘interprofessional’, we do so when two…
Leadership Leadership is a process of social influences that maximise the efforts of others towards the achievement of a goal. Why has this move away from doctors always being legally…
Dementia Dementia is now referred to as a neurocognitive disorder (NCD) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), that is, the result of chronic or progressive damage to the brain. Mace and Rabins…
Dementia Dementia is now referred to as a neurocognitive disorder (NCD) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), that is, the result of chronic or progressive damage to the brain. As people live…
Evidence-based practice (EBP) Health care professionals who perform evidence-based practice use research evidence along with clinical expertise and patient preferences. They also use a measure of strength of recommendation based…
(1) Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France Abstract Apoptosis is one of the main modalities of cell death, so important that it has outshined all others that only begin to be…
(1) Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France Abstract Cell cycle consists of the sequential events occurring between the emergence of a new cell and that of the two daughter cells generated…
(1) Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France Abstract Oxygen is, first of all, the combustive agent required for life and the provider of energy required by all heterotrophic organisms, those which…
