GP10-työryhmän valokuvanäyttely 8.–30.1.2010

”Läpikuultava materiaali heilahtaa ilmavirran liikkeessä ja antaa siihen painetulle kuvalle sielun… Kulunut nojatuoli odottaa istujaa selaamaan sylissään tummaa kirjaa… Valokuvat kuiskaavat, huutavat ja ihmettelevät kehyksissään.”

GP10-työryhmä

GP10 eli Galleriaprojekti 2010 on eri-ikäisten, -taustaisten ja elämäntilanteissa olevien valokuvaajien muodostama työryhmä. Tämä tuo ryhmän työskentelyyn mielenkiintoisia, henkilökohtaisia ja totutusta poikkeavia kuvallisia näkökulmia.

Yhtenä näyttelyn kuvaajana toimii Jussi Männistö Terkon asiakaspalvelusta.

http://www.kameraseura.fi/nayttelyt/kamera-galleria

The National Library of Health Sciences – Terkko, will be Meilahti Campus Library Terkko from the beginning of the year 2010 onwards. The change is a result of merging the the four Helsinki University campus libraries and the library coordination unit of the central administration into one independent institute. The new Helsinki University Library will be launched in January 2010.

Due to the organizational renewal, Terkko web pages will have a new address and a new appearance from the beginning of the year 2010.
Terkko web address:
http://www.helsinki.fi/library/terkko/

23.12 & 31.12.09 klo 9-15.00

24.12-27.12.09 ,  1.1. & 6.1. 10 suljettu /closed

The editors: Ellen Nolte, Cécile Knai & Martin McKee

World Health Organization 2008, on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark

Full text of the book [PDF 1MB -202p.] available

“…..One of the greatest challenges facing health systems in the 21st century is the need to develop effective approaches to address the growing burden of chronic disease. Chronic diseases are complex and require a long-term, multifaceted response that coordinates inputs from a wide range of health professionals, essential medicines and – where appropriate – monitoring equipment, all of which is optimally embedded within a system that promotes patient empowerment.

With many health systems still largely built around an acute, episodic model of care, health professionals, policy-makers and patient organizations struggle to respond in ways that meet the needs of people with complex chronic health problems.

This book examines the health system response to the rising burden of chronic disease in eight countries:
Denmark, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia and Canada

It provides a detailed assessment of the current situation, a description of the policy framework and future scenarios, as well as evaluation and lessons learned.

It shows that many different strategies are being implemented, with different models of care at varying degrees of development, and with differing comprehensiveness. Perhaps not surprisingly, the approaches adopted often reflect the characteristics of each health system, each with its own governance mechanisms and relationships between, and responsibilities of, different stakeholders. Nonetheless, there are many lessons for those seeking to develop effective responses to this common challenge. …”

Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3(10): e460. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000460

Editor: Simon Brooker, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom – Published October 27, 2009

Available online at:
http://www.plosntds.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0000460

“……Trachoma is the commonest infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Recurrent infection of the ocular surface by Chlamydia trachomatis, the causative agent, leads to inturning of the eyelashes (trichiasis) and blinding corneal opacification.

Trachoma is endemic in more than 50 countries. It is currently estimated that there are about 1.3 million people blind from the disease and a further 8.2 million have trichiasis. Several estimates for the burden of disease from trachoma have been made, giving quite variable results.

The variation is partly because different prevalence data have been used and partly because different sequelae have been included. The most recent estimate from the WHO placed it at around 1.3 million Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). A key issue in producing a reliable estimate of the global burden of trachoma is the limited amount of reliable survey data from endemic regions….”

“….Several attempts have been made to estimate both the burden and cost of trachoma. It remains a significant problem with a high burden of disability. Encouragingly the reported numbers of people affected by trachoma appears to be steadily declining.

However, current burden estimates are limited in reliability because of the paucity of survey data available on which to base estimates of the total number of cases. There is also variability over whether to include trichiasis, in the absence of visual impairment.

In order to develop more robust estimates of the burden of trachoma there needs to be a coordinated effort to conduct population-based surveys with a national sampling frame in representative countries from endemic regions….”

Top leaders and key decision-makers of major companies representing a broad range of industries will meet with distinguished scientists, public health officials, law enforcers, first responders, and other experts to discuss pandemic prevention, preparedness, response and recovery at the 1st International Swine Flu Conference.

At the International Swine Flu Conference, attendees will be able to draw on first-hand best practices to create the solid business continuity plans that their companies and organizations need in order to prepare for, respond to, and survive a pandemic.

The International Swine Flu Conference draws on the success of the seven previous Bird Flu summits which featured as speakers several distinguished personalities such as Dr. David Nabarro, the United Nations Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, Alex Thiermann of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and Dr. Wenqing Zhang of the WHO Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response.

Well-known emergency responders, heads of hospitals from around the world, and hog/swine industry leaders will speak in this summit.

For more information on the event, please visit http://new-fields.com/isfc_uk/

Malaria progress shows development aid for health works. Report shows dramatic scale-up of malaria control interventions in several countries, along with measurable reductions in malaria burden.

What were the trends in public health indicators over the last four years? What factors influence health, and what are the challenges for the future? What contribution can health systems make to improve population health in the WHO European Region? In addressing these questions, this report illustrates the wide-ranging reforms countries have undertaken to strengthen performance in four core functions of health systems: service delivery, resource generation, financing and stewardship.

This report presents essential public health information to support countries in choosing sound investments in health. It should encourage the successful implementation of effective health system reforms and policies, and help countries improve their health systems’ performance to provide efficient, patient-centred, high-quality health care. The annex provides some of the data used in the analysis.

For more information about the book, how to order and a link to the electronic version check:
http://www.euro.who.int/InformationSources/Publications/Catalogue/20091218_1

Www-sivujen ulkoasu uudistuu samalla uuden kirjasto-organisaation ilmeen mukaiseksi. Sivustoon voi käydä jo tutustumassa uudessa osoitteessa, johon sivustoa parhaillaan rakennetaan.

Terkon nykyiseen osoitteeseen http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/
on tulossa vuodenvaihteessa julkaistava MyTerkko-palvelu. MyTerkko on räätälöitävä palvelu, joka sisältää kaikki Terkon verkkopalvelut, -aineistot ja tietokannat.

Verkkosivu-uudistuksen taustalla on  Helsingin yliopiston kirjastojen organisaatiouudistus. Kirjastot yhdistyvät vuoden 2010 alusta yhdeksi erillislaitoksena toimivaksi kirjastoksi, jolla  on neljä kampuskirjastoa ja kirjaston keskitetyt hallinto- ja tukipalvelut. Organisaatiouudistuksen myötä Terveystieteiden keskuskirjasto Terkosta tulee 1.1.2010 alkaen Meilahden kampuskirjasto Terkko.

• Terkon www-sivut 4.1.2010 alkaen:
  http://www.helsinki.fi/kirjasto/terkko/
• Anna palautetta sivuista:  terkko-tunnus@helsinki.fi