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Selected AbstractsSupervisory support as a major condition to enhance transferINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, Issue 1 2001Marcel Van Der Klink Supervisory support is perceived as a major condition for enhancing the transfer of training. This article presents two studies that investigated the impact of supervisory behaviour on trainees' transfer. Both studies were carried out in banking organisations. One study consisted of the investigation of a training programme that provided bank tellers with the knowledge and skills for handling customers' complaints. The other study focused on the transfer of the training programme ,legal aspects of bank tellers' jobs'. In neither study was there any convincing evidence for the impact of supervisory behaviour on the transfer of training. The implications for future research and current practice are discussed here. [source] Classification and management of chronic sialadenitis of the parotid glandJOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION, Issue 1 2009S. WANG Summary, Saliva has numerous oral functions and multiple functions in relation to digestion in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Chronic salivary hypofunction can lead to severe adverse health outcomes. Chronic sialadenitis is one of the major conditions that can cause salivary hypofunction. A correct diagnosis and management of chronic sialadenitis is essential for the recovery of salivary hypofunction. Chronic sialadenitis of the parotid gland is often seen in the clinic, sometimes also referred to as recurrent pyogenic parotitis, recurrent parotitis, non-obstructive parotitis, sialadenitis or obstructive parotitis, among other terms. The literature describes several different classifications and denominations for chronic sialadenitis of the parotid gland. These various classifications and denominations complicate the definition and diagnostic criteria, and if chronic sialadenitis of the parotid gland can develop into Sjogren's syndrome remains unclear. Treatment of this condition is also a challenging problem. Here, we review the presented classification and denomination of chronic sialadenitis of the parotid gland, proposing a classification based on the disease entities identified in a long-term follow-up investigation, and discuss the treatment principles for the condition. [source] The significance of diabetes and disability: referrals made to a disability servicePRACTICAL DIABETES INTERNATIONAL (INCORPORATING CARDIABETES), Issue 6 2006MRCP Specialist Registrar in Rehabilitation Medicine, R Singh MA Abstract Diabetes mellitus is an important cause of disability even after correction for complications. It has been suggested that diabetes may be underestimated in referrals to rehabilitation services. We tested this by assessing how often patients with diabetes had this diagnosis mentioned when referred to a wheelchair clinic. Two hundred consecutive referrals to a wheelchair service were assessed to ascertain whether diabetes was mentioned in the referral letter compared to how many actually had a diagnosis of diabetes. This was then compared to other medical conditions to assess whether diabetes was being under-mentioned in referrals. Only 7/29 (24.1%) patients with diabetes in the cohort had diabetes mentioned in their referral. By comparison, 34/42 (81%) of those with stroke/heart failure/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were mentioned (,2=22.69, df=1, p<0.001) There was no difference between those with diabetes mentioned or not mentioned in terms of age, gender, type of diabetes, HbA1c or complication rate. We conclude that diabetes is under-mentioned in referrals to a rehabilitation service. It may be the case that health services are yet to appreciate the significance of diabetes as a cause of disability compared to other major conditions that cause disability. There seems to be a need to create an awareness of the importance of diabetes in disability. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] | ||||||||||