The 14
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Meeting of the Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), October 12-15, 2017 - Assisi, Italy gathered together researchers from Italy, European and North-American countries to discuss ...recent results on muscle research. The program showcased keynote lectures from world-renowned international speakers presenting advances in muscle physiology, bioengineering, metabolism and therapeutics. Based on selection from submitted abstracts, participants presented their novel, unpublished results in seven oral communication and two poster sessions. Particular emphasis was devoted to young trainees. For example, trainees where directly involved in organizing a scientific session and three round tables tailored to the interests of their peers. The meeting attracted a broad audience from Italy, various European countries and from North America. It offered a unique opportunity to all researchers involved in the field of muscle biology to exchange ideas and foster scientific collaborations to better understand the causative mechanisms of muscular diseases and to improve the design of more efficient therapeutic strategies. The friendly and inclusive atmosphere promoted the active participation of junior scientists to exciting discussions, which allowed to identify emerging areas of myology research and encouraged scientific cross-fertilization to facilitate exchanges between different laboratories in different countries. The meeting was a success and this community will continue to deliver major contributions to our understanding of muscle development and function, the pathogenesis of muscle diseases and the development of novel therapeutic approaches. Here, we report abstracts of the meeting discussing recent results of basic, translational and early clinical studies confirming that the field of Myology is strong and articulated, maturing toward clinical development for the treatment of muscle diseases.
Ineffective meetings have been well-documented as presenting considerable direct (eg, salary) and indirect costs (eg, employee burnout). We explore the idea that people need meeting recovery, or time ...to transition from meetings to their next task. Doing so may reduce employee burnout.
We used a quantitative survey of working adults' last meeting to determine the relationship between meeting outcomes (satisfaction and effectiveness) and meeting recovery.
We found that meeting outcomes are related to meeting recovery and that relationship is moderated by the degree to which the meeting was relevant to the individual. Implications for theory and practice are discussed to provide concrete recommendations for researchers, managers, and consultants.
This study explores virtual meeting fatigue with a focus on meeting quality and explores the need for recovery after workplace meetings.
Single cell and multicellular organisms encounter physical stress from their environment as well as behavioral stress experienced in more complex organisms. As these stresses can present an ...existential threat, organisms respond with a coordinated response at the tissue and cellular level, the heat shock response (HSR) and this was the major theme of the symposium. Much of the meeting was concentrated on the heat shock proteins (HSPs), the effector molecules of the response. The balance between the potency of the HSR and the experience of stress naturally plays a key role in the etiology of many disease. Roles in cancer, the immune response, cell metabolism and aging were discussed at length at the meeting. Finally, a major goal of this field is to enhance the HSR in pathological conditions where it becomes inadequate or over stimulated and important findings regarding pharmacological approaches to modulating the HSR were discussed.
On Wednesday, 12 October 2016, the Netherlands Atlantic Association organized a public meeting on ‘Disinformation as a weapon in hybrid warfare’. Three experts from different fields gave their views ...on this topic: Mark Laity (Chief Strategic Communications at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe), Colonel Aivar Jaeski (Deputy Director of the NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence in Riga) and Jakub Kalensky (East StratCom Task Force Member of the European External Action Service). The speakers provided a mixture of political and military perspectives from both a NATO and a EU point of view. Around 160 students, diplomats, journalists, representatives from the military, civil servants and others attended the meeting in Press Centre ‘Nieuwspoort’ in The Hague, which was moderated by diplomatic expert Robert van de Roer.
Background/Introduction:
UK-Med, as part of our UK EMT project, deployed a team to respond to the overwhelming surge in COVID-19 cases in Papua New Guinea in late 2021. Such deployment was associated ...with several risks, including natural hazards; earthquakes; societal crisis; tribal fighting and civil unrest; and health risks such as extreme temperatures and poor sanitation infrastructure presented further hazards to personnel safety.
Objectives:
To share lessons learned on enhancing the well-being of an EMT in a challenging context such as PNG.
Method/Description:
Satisfaction survey, bilateral meetings, in addition to weekly meetings with the headquarters held throughout the deployment.
Results/Outcomes:
All deployed team members felt exhausted early in the deployment, including an early lack of clarity on the deployment location which eventually ended up being Mount Hagen, a very risky area only accessible by plane. Utilizing emotional and social support, diversity acceptance within the team, and coherent coordination between team members the deployment delivered upon all agreed objectives. Local staff were integrated and a successful workplan was well-received and evaluated as making a real difference to the staff and patients, with a request for an extension of activities received from the Provincial Health Authority.
Conclusion:
Considerations for staff well-being need to counter-balance the need for strict security protocols. Solid feedback mechanisms should be designed and implemented at an early stage of deployments to avoid any adverse effect on the team’s well-being. Deployment of an assessment team should strengthen coordination, ensuring required needs are being responded to and operational planning is location/context specific.
Freelance medical writer Christine Clark (chris@salt.u-net.com) reports on an online meeting held in May 2022 as part of a series on the risks of exposure to hazardous drugs for nurses working in ...oncology
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