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INTRODUCTION: This study describes the types and health consequences of medication errors in residential facilities for which the Danish Poison Information Center (DPIC) was contacted.METHODS: This study is based on all inquiries made by residential facilities to the DPIC during a 13-month period. Information about inquirers and residents, data related to the medication error, symptoms, risk assessments and recommendations was collected, and a follow-up phone call was made to evaluate the clinical outcomes, preferably within one week.RESULTS: During the study period, the DPIC received 146 inquiries concerning medication errors in residential facilities. Nearly all inquiries concerned excess administration of medication (96%) and often involved medications targeting the nervous system (65%). In 9% of cases, the DPIC recommended hospitalisation. Most medication errors (92%) were considered of & ldquo;no or minor risk & rdquo;. Administration of medication to the wrong resident is a frequent reason for consulting the DPIC (45%) in cases with medication errors.CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we inventoried the inquiries made to the DPIC about medication errors in residential facilities in Denmark. Most medication errors did not carry a risk of serious health consequences, but continued monitoring is warranted to minimise risk in this vulnerable population. FUNDING: Copenhagen Center for Health Technology (5001105002), Department of Clinical Pharmacology (Bispebjerg Hospital, The Capital Region) (1152871001).TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant.

INTRODUCTION: This study describes the types and health consequences of medication errors in residential facilities for which the Danish Poison Information Center (DPIC) was contacted.METHODS: This study is based on all inquiries made by residential facilities to the DPIC during a 13-month period. Information about inquirers and residents, data related to the medication error, symptoms, risk assessments and recommendations was collected, and a follow-up phone call was made to evaluate the clinical outcomes, preferably within one week.RESULTS: During the study period, the DPIC received 146 inquiries concerning medication errors in residential facilities. Nearly all inquiries concerned excess administration of medication (96%) and often involved medications targeting the nervous system (65%). In 9% of cases, the DPIC recommended hospitalisation. Most medication errors (92%) were considered of & ldquo;no or minor risk & rdquo;. Administration of medication to the wrong resident is a frequent reason for consulting the DPIC (45%) in cases with medication errors.CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we inventoried the inquiries made to the DPIC about medication errors in residential facilities in Denmark. Most medication errors did not carry a risk of serious health consequences, but continued monitoring is warranted to minimise risk in this vulnerable population. FUNDING: Copenhagen Center for Health Technology (5001105002), Department of Clinical Pharmacology (Bispebjerg Hospital, The Capital Region) (1152871001).TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant.

Afhandlingen GRUS I MASKINERIET – abstrakt og figurativ kunst i Danmark efter Anden Verdenskrig præsenterer en revurdering af forholdet mellem abstrakt og figurativ kunst i Danmark efter Anden Verdenskrig. Formålet med afhandlingen er en kritisk revurdering af historiografiske opdelinger i den kunsthistoriske forskning i dansk efterkrigstidskunst med henblik på at etablere nye tematiske og metodologiske tilgange til forskningen i dansk kunst. Den første del af afhandlingen præsenterer en historiografisk kritik af state-of-the-art med hensyn til forskning i dansk efterkrigstids kunst, og argumenterer for en tværfaglig tilgang, der blandt andet omfatter tidsskriftkultur og intellektuel historie og et tværmedialt genstandsfelt hvor tekstilværker, grafik og reproduktionshistorie anskues i sammenhæng med maleri og skulptur. I afhandlingens anden del kortlægges historisk reception og historiske modernismers relevans for et dansk kunst og kulturliv, særligt fremdrages den danske kunstkritiker Ole Sarvig og den engelske kunstkritiks indflydelse i skikkelse af Herbert Read. Afhandlingens tredje del er helliget analyser af kunstværker. De tre udtryksformer: spontan, konkret og figurativ kunst mens stilmæssigt forskellige udtrykker en æstetisk og ideologisk forhandling af menneskets status som i en kulturel krisetid, hvor teknologisk udvikling og efterkrigstid er præget af både dystopi og rekonstruktion. Værkerne sætter mennesket i centrum, og tilgår verden med udgangspunkt i menneskets sårbare krop og forsøger derigennem at forlige humanistiske forestillinger æstetisk og ideologisk. Denne æstetiske forhandling transcenderer spørgsmålet om stil.

Hør Karen Westphal Eriksen fortælle om udvalgte værker og temaer fra udstillingen "Et håndtryk". Udstillingen omhandler dansk-fransk avantgardekunst og er et samarbejde mellem Fyns Kunstmuseum og Statens Museum for Kunst. Udstillingen kan ses på Fyns Kunstmuseum frem til februar 2011

Udstillingshæfte til udstillingen Et håndtryk. Dansk-fransk avantgardekunst 1945-1980 på Fyns Kunstmuseum 15.10.2010-27.2.2011.

Hør Karen Westphal Eriksen fortælle om udvalgte værker og temaer fra udstillingen "Et håndtryk". Udstillingen omhandler dansk-fransk avantgardekunst og er et samarbejde mellem Fyns Kunstmuseum og Statens Museum for Kunst. Udstillingen kan ses på Fyns Kunstmuseum frem til februar 2011

Udstillingshæfte til udstillingen Et håndtryk. Dansk-fransk avantgardekunst 1945-1980 på Fyns Kunstmuseum 15.10.2010-27.2.2011.

Udgivelsesdato: Oktober

Udgivelsesdato: Oktober

Udgivelsesdato: 2002-Sep, OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether follow-up services for stroke survivors could improve functional outcome and reduce readmission rate. In this paper results of functional outcome are reported. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial allocating patients to one of three different types of aftercare: (1) follow-up home visits by a physician, (2) physiotherapist instruction in the patient's home, or (3) standard aftercare. SUBJECTS: Stroke patients with persisting impairment and disability who, after completing inpatient rehabilitation, were discharged to their homes. OUTCOME MEASURES: Six months after discharge, functional outcome was assessed with Functional Quality of Movement, Barthel Index, Frenchay Activity Index and Index of Extended Activites of Daily Living. RESULTS: One-hundred and fifty-five stroke patients were included in the study. Fifty-four received follow-up home visits by a physician, 53 were given instructions by a physiotherapist in their home and 48 received standard aftercare only. No statistically significant differences in functional outcome six months after discharge were demonstrated between the three groups. However, all measurements showed a tendency towards higher scores indicating better function in both interventions groups compared with the control group. CONCLUSION: Follow-up services after stroke may be a way of improving functional outcome. The results of the present study should be evaluated in future trials. More research in this field is needed, especially studies of how to support stroke survivors to resume social and leisure activities.

Udgivelsesdato: 2002-Sep, OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether follow-up services for stroke survivors could improve functional outcome and reduce readmission rate. In this paper results of functional outcome are reported. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial allocating patients to one of three different types of aftercare: (1) follow-up home visits by a physician, (2) physiotherapist instruction in the patient's home, or (3) standard aftercare. SUBJECTS: Stroke patients with persisting impairment and disability who, after completing inpatient rehabilitation, were discharged to their homes. OUTCOME MEASURES: Six months after discharge, functional outcome was assessed with Functional Quality of Movement, Barthel Index, Frenchay Activity Index and Index of Extended Activites of Daily Living. RESULTS: One-hundred and fifty-five stroke patients were included in the study. Fifty-four received follow-up home visits by a physician, 53 were given instructions by a physiotherapist in their home and 48 received standard aftercare only. No statistically significant differences in functional outcome six months after discharge were demonstrated between the three groups. However, all measurements showed a tendency towards higher scores indicating better function in both interventions groups compared with the control group. CONCLUSION: Follow-up services after stroke may be a way of improving functional outcome. The results of the present study should be evaluated in future trials. More research in this field is needed, especially studies of how to support stroke survivors to resume social and leisure activities.