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2. CALENDAR.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,INFORMATION retrieval ,INFORMATION science ,ELECTRONIC data processing - Abstract
The article presents a list of forthcoming events related to information science, to be held across the world. Some of the events included in the list are: "Second International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists," to be held on July 1-9, 1967 in Cambridge, England; "Sixth Symposium on Mathematical Programming," to be held during August 14-18, 1969 in Princeton New Jersey; "ACM Symposium on Interactive Systems for Experimental Applied Mathematics," to be held on August 26-28, 1967 in Washington D.C. etc.
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- 1967
3. Living up to expectations -- public library perspective.
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Hall, Julie
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INFORMATION services ,LIBRARIES ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,INFORMATION retrieval ,BOROUGHS - Abstract
Richmond upon Thames is an outer London borough providing library and information services to a population of 173,000 people. Since 1999 it has moved from a pre-ICT state to providing eight subscription services electronically, plus e-books and e-audio. This presentation looks at the provision of electronic resources through a public library service perspective (what we did and why, how we did it, what worked and what didn't), focusing on the importance of staff input and training, marketing and promotion, accessibility and increasing user take-up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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4. Population and patient factors affecting emergency department attendance in London: retrospective cohort analysis of linked primary and secondary care records.
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Hull, Sally A, Homer, Kate, Boomla, Kambiz, Robson, John, and Ashworth, Mark
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EMERGENCY medicine ,PRIMARY care ,ELECTRONIC health records ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,AGE distribution ,FAMILY medicine ,HEALTH services accessibility ,HOSPITAL emergency services ,INFORMATION retrieval ,LONGITUDINAL method ,MEDICAL referrals ,PRIMARY health care ,PSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,SEX distribution ,SMOKING ,SOCIAL participation ,STATISTICS ,SECONDARY care (Medicine) ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Background: Population factors, including social deprivation and morbidity, predict the use of emergency departments (EDs).Aim: To link patient-level primary and secondary care data to determine whether the association between deprivation and ED attendance is explained by multimorbidity and other clinical factors in the GP record.Design and Setting: Retrospective cohort study based in East London.Method: Primary care demographic, consultation, diagnostic, and clinical data were linked with ED attendance data. GP Patient Survey (GPPS) access questions were linked to practices.Results: Adjusted multilevel analysis for adults showed a progressive rise in ED attendance with increasing numbers of long-term conditions (LTCs). Comparing two LTCs with no conditions, the odds ratio (OR) is 1.28 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.25 to 1.31); comparing four or more conditions with no conditions, the OR is 2.55 (95% CI = 2.44 to 2.66). Increasing annual GP consultations predicted ED attendance: comparing zero with more than two consultations, the OR is 2.44 (95% CI = 2.40 to 2.48). Smoking (OR 1.30, 95% CI = 1.28 to 1.32), being housebound (OR 2.01, 95% CI = 1.86 to 2.18), and age also predicted attendance. Patient-reported access scores from the GPPS were not a significant predictor. For children, younger age, male sex, white ethnicity, and higher GP consultation rates predicted attendance.Conclusion: Using patient-level data rather than practice-level data, the authors demonstrate that the burden of multimorbidity is the strongest clinical predictor of ED attendance, which is independently associated with social deprivation. Low use of the GP surgery is associated with low attendance at ED. Unlike other studies, the authors found that adult patient experience of GP access, reported at practice level, did not predict use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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5. Storage Expo 2008.
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INFORMATION services user education ,INFORMATION science ,INFORMATION technology ,INFORMATION retrieval ,ELECTRONIC data processing ,DATA protection ,COMPUTER security ,CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
The article presents a selection of papers for discussion at the Storage Expo 2008 at the National Hall in London, England from October 15-16, 2008. The topics primarily target the data storage, information and content management of information technology services. Among these include the five reasons to review data protection and business continuity implementations, the 10 criteria to selecting the right enterprise business continuity software, and the data protection services vs DIY protection products.
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- 2008
6. The students' view.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,INFORMATION retrieval ,LIBRARY science ,INFORMATION science - Abstract
The article discusses student opinions of the 31st United Kingdom Serials Group Conference, which was held in Torquay, England. Several students talk about their experiences at the conference, focusing on the ways in which it informed them about the information industry as a whole, a team of bloggers that reported on conference sessions, social activities provided for Internet users that accessed the blog, and the diversity of the conference's 700 attendants, who were employed in a variety of information science fields.
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- 2008
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7. Unmeasured improvement work: the lack of routinely collected, service-related data in NHS endoscopy units in England involved in "modernisation.".
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Thorne, Kymberley, Hutchings, Hayley A., and Elwyn, Glyn
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MEDICAL records ,ENDOSCOPY ,INFORMATION retrieval ,MEDICAL protocols - Abstract
Background: The availability of routinely collected service-related endoscopy data from NHS endoscopy units has never been quantified. Methods: This retrospective observational study asked 19 endoscopy units to submit copies of all in-house, service-related endoscopy data that had been routinely collected by the unit -- Referral numbers, Activity, Number of patients waiting and Number of lost slots. Nine of the endoscopy units had previously participated in the Modernising Endoscopy Services (MES) project during 2003 to redesign their endoscopy services. These MES sites had access to additional funding and data collection software. The other ten (Control sites) had modernised independently. All data was requested in two phases and corresponded to eight specific time points between January 2003 and April 2006. Results: Only eight of 19 endoscopy units submitted routinely collected, service-related data. Another site's data was collected specifically for the study. A further two units claimed to routinely collect service-related data but did not submit any to the study. The remaining eight did not collect any service-related endoscopy data routinely and liaised with their Trust for data. Of the eight sites submitting service-related data, only three were MES project sites. Of these three, the data variables collected were limited and none collected the complete set of endoscopy data variables requested. Of the other five sites, two collected all four endoscopy data types. Data for the three MES project sites went back as far as January 2003, whilst the five Control sites were only able to submit data from December 2003 onwards. Conclusion: There was a lack of service-related endoscopy data routinely collected by the study sites, especially those who had participated in the MES project. Without this data, NHS endoscopy services cannot have a true understanding of their services, cannot identify problems and cannot measure the impact of any changes. With the increasing pressures placed on NHS endoscopy services, the need to effectively inform redesign plans is paramount. We recommend the compulsory collection of service-related endoscopy data by all NHS endoscopy units using a standardised format with rigorous guidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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8. Acceptability and potential impact of delivering sexual health promotion information through social media and dating apps to MSM in England: a qualitative study.
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Kesten, Joanna M., Dias, Kaiseree, Burns, Fiona, Crook, Paul, Howarth, Alison, Mercer, Catherine H., Rodger, Alison, Simms, Ian, Oliver, Isabel, Hickman, Matthew, Hughes, Gwenda, and Weatherburn, Peter
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SEXUAL health ,HEALTH promotion ,SOCIAL media ,INFORMATION retrieval - Abstract
Background: Increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) in England is a pressing public health concern. Interventions targeting MSM, including information provision that effectively promotes sexual health, are needed. To support such intervention development, it is necessary to understand acceptable ways of delivering sexual health information. We explored the acceptability and potential uses and impacts of delivering sexual health information to MSM through social media and geosocial networking apps or dating apps.Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted in person or by telephone with 25 MSM resident in England recruited via dating apps and social media advertisements. Interviews explored sexual health information sources, perceptions and uses. Attitudes towards sexual health promotion through social media and dating apps were then discussed. The data were analysed using thematic analysis.Results: Sexual health information delivery through social media and dating apps was considered acceptable. Receiving information when browsing social media was viewed positively by most, as people have time to absorb information. In contrast, concerns were expressed that sharing or commenting on social media sexual health information may lead to judgements and discrimination. While social media reaches a high proportion of the population, dating apps can easily target MSM. However, tensions exist between the ability to provide information at an opportune time through dating apps, when users are connecting with new sexual partners, with the potential to adversely affect the app user's experience. Hypothetical and actual uses and impacts of sexual health information ranged from no impact to reading information, sharing with peers, and increased awareness, to influencing healthcare-seeking, decision-making and risk-taking behaviours. Ensuring that information is engaging, positive in tone, not too clinical, focused on building social norms and delivered by trusted organisations were viewed as important for supporting its use.Conclusions: Overall, these findings support the development of new interventions that use dating apps and social media for sexual health promotion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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9. Weekend admissions and mortality for major acute disorders across England and Wales: record linkage cohort studies.
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Roberts, Stephen E., John, Ann, Lewis, Keir E., Brown, Jonathan, Lyons, Ronan A., and Williams, John G.
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EMBOLISMS ,ACUTE kidney failure ,PERIPHERAL vascular diseases ,BLOOD circulation disorders ,ALCOHOLIC liver diseases ,GASTROINTESTINAL diseases ,HOSPITAL care ,HOSPITAL admission & discharge ,INFORMATION retrieval ,LIVER diseases ,LONGITUDINAL method ,MEDICAL care ,PATIENTS ,RESEARCH funding ,ACUTE diseases ,HOSPITAL mortality - Abstract
Background: To establish which major disorders are susceptible to increased mortality following acute admissions on weekends, compared with week days, and how this may be explained.Methods: Cohorts based on national administrative inpatient and mortality data for 14,168,443 hospitalised patients in England and 913,068 in Wales who were admitted for 66 disorders that were associated with at least 200 deaths within 30 days of acute admission. The main outcome measure was the weekend mortality effect (defined as the conventional mortality odds ratio for admissions on weekends compared with week days).Results: There were large, statistically significant weekend mortality effects (> 20%) in England for 22 of the 66 conditions and in both countries for 14. These 14 were 4 of 13 cancers (oesophageal, colorectal, lung and lymphomas); 4 of 13 circulatory disorders (angina, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease and arterial embolism & thrombosis); one of 8 respiratory disorders (pleural effusion); 2 of 12 gastrointestinal disorders (alcoholic and other liver disease); 2 of 3 ageing-related disorders (Alzheimer's disease and dementia); none of 7 trauma conditions; and one of 10 other disorders (acute renal failure). Across the disorders, 64% of the variation in weekend mortality effects in England and Wales was explained by reductions in admission rates at weekends and the medical disease category.Conclusions: The effect of weekend admission on 30 day mortality is seen mainly for cancers, some circulatory disorders, liver disease and a few other conditions which are mainly ageing- or cancer-related. Most of the increased mortality is associated with reduced admission rates at weekends and the medical disease category. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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10. CBIS Opens European Office.
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LOCAL area networks ,CD-ROMs ,INFORMATION retrieval - Abstract
This article reports that CBIS Inc. has opened a new office in England to serve as a base for CBIS European Operations. The office is headed up by Kenneth Peachey, who has assumed the position of Director of European Operations. CBIS Inc. offers a line of Local Area Network (LAN) software products and CD-ROM information retrieval solutions especially designed for multiuser access over popular LANs. The office will be responsible for providing support to the European distribution channels.
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- 1991
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