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Pilot Study Removes Standard Hospital Bed As Focal Point Of Labor
A University of Toronto pilot study that re-conceptualized the hospital labour room by removing the standard, clinical bed and adding relaxation-promoting equipment had a 28 per cent drop in infusions of artificial oxytocin, a powerful drug used to advance slow labours.

"What Must EPS Pilot Prove?" Asks NPA
The NPA is asking its members to utilise the new NPA IT forums website to comment on the criteria that should be used to demonstrate that EPS is operationally functional ahead of national roll-out. The NPA believes that EPS must work technically, be business and operationally functional, improve service delivery at pharmacies, and is safe for patients, before full roll-out can be contemplated. The website, http://itforums.npa.co.uk, provides an opportunity for members throughout the UK to voice their opinions on the IT programmes affecting their country or on general IT topics which affect all nations.
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New Guideline For Low-Back Pain Interventions, Surgery Issued By The American Pain Society
The American Pain Society (APS) has issued a new clinical practice guideline for low back pain that emphasizes the use of noninvasive treatments over interventional procedures, as well as shared decision making between provider and patient. The findings are published in the current (May 1, 2009) issue of the journal Spine.
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Physicians To Discuss Health Consequences Of Climate Change

Physician representatives will gather in Copenhagen in September to discuss the health consequences of climate change to ensure that the medical profession"s voice is heard when a new global climate treaty to replace the Kyoto accord is considered two months later. The seminar will be held by the World Medical Association on September 1, when physician leaders and climate change experts will highlight the health impact of climate change and suggest the role physicians can play in alerting the world to the increased risks of disease. Dr. Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General of the WMA, said: "It is vital that health is fully considered in current global debates and that physicians are provided with accurate information and awareness raising tools to advocate action at a national level. "The WMA is preparing major new policy for physicians in areas such as advocacy, capacity building and collaboration. We hope to adopt this at our annual General Assembly in New Delhi in October so that it can be fed into the United Nations climate change conference being held in Copenhagen in December". The WMA seminar will be held at the Danish Engineers Building, Kalvebod Brygge, in Copenhagen on September 1. The full programme will be announced later. The World Medical Association


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