All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

New European mini guides on responding to drug use in specific settings by EMCDDA

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Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Partner Organisation

Focusing treatments on specific settings where problems may develop is an important approach to implementing health and social responses to drug problems. As a result, the EMCDDA's Health and social solutions to drug problems: a European...

Treatment outcome and readmission risk among women in women-only versus mixed-gender drug treatment programs in Chile

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Abstract

Introduction

Traditional treatment programs for substance use disorder (SUD) tend to be male-dominated environments, which can negatively affect women's access to treatment and related outcomes. Women's specific treatment needs...

Frequency and severity of irritable bowel syndrome in cigarette smokers, Turkey 2019

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
ABSTRACT

Introduction:
Cigarette smoking has recently been associated with several gastrointestinal symptoms, and smoking cessation has been recommended as a lifestyle change strategy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study assessed...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - Quality standard

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Book
Themes
Populations
Women
Quality Assurance
Public Health

Latest quality standard published sets out how health and care services can improve the diagnosis, assessment, and prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).

The quality standard highlights five key areas for improvement:

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Exploring ISSUP’s Online Learning Hub

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
In conjunction with the launch of ISSUP’s Online Learning Hub, ISSUP, The Colombo Plan and CICAD are pleased to invite you to attend an introductory webinar.

Child Protection Resources

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Book
Themes
Emergency Resources

UNHCR has published a comprehensive document with different key child protection resources, issue briefs and portals. 

The extensive list of Child Protection Resources is as follows: 

Key child protection resources:

  • Best Interests...

Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide

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Book
Themes
Emergency Resources

Doing What Matters in Times of Stress is a WHO stress management guide for coping with adversity. This illustrated guide supports implementation of WHO’s recommendation for stress management.

There are many causes of stress, including...

Handbook for Emergencies

Format
Book
Themes
Populations
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Men
Refugees
Women
Emergency Resources

The third edition of UNHCR’s Emergency Handbook is a reference tool which serves to reinforce a common understanding among the many key actors in emergency situations. This edition includes a number of important revisions of the handbook...

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