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Current Research About Senotherapeutics
In the previous chapter, it was proposed that when the quantity of senescent cells exceeds a safe therapeutic threshold, the prospect of age-associated diseases increases. The goal of senolytics is to destroy ...
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The Accumulation of Senescent Cells and Diseases
This chapter explains the main findings in the literature about the impact of senescent cell accumulation on the development of age-associated diseases. The diseases explored in this chapter include type 2 dia...
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Final Comments
This chapter summarizes the literature examined in this book and explains recent developments with the World Health Organization classifying human ageing as a biological factor that causes diseases. It also re...
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Introduction to Senotherapies
Traditionally, biological ageing was regarded as a process that could not be altered and prevented. However, with a greater proportion of the human population becoming elderly, ageing itself is starting to be ...
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Patient as a Partner in Promoting Patient Safety
In the past, the accepted relationship between doctor and patient was mainly paternalistic. The doctor’s role was to take overall responsibility for the patient and provide him with the best treatment, while t...
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Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Personal and confidential information is any data that pertains to a particular individual which when used without the appropriate consent can lead to the identification of the person to which it pertains. The...
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Evaluation and Measurement of Risk Management Activity and Patient Safety
To evaluate the capabilities of a medical institution in maintaining treatment safety and risk management, quantitative measurement tools must be prepared. This task is difficult because a comprehensive risk m...
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Management of an Injury Sustained at Work
Injuries sustained at work by an employee could be a common occurrence and takes place at the same frequency as injuries that are sustained in the outside world during day-to-day living. Employees that sustain...
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Current Trends in Risk Management and Patient Safety
In the last 20 years, the approach of a culture of safety from the perspective of justice, a just culture, has developed; this kind of culture takes into account the possibility of human error, the preventive ...
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Management of Justifying Existing Levels of Care
Healthcare commissioning is the process of strategising, prioritising and providing healthcare to a geographical location based on their health needs. This allows distribution and targeting of funds according ...
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Why Create a Digital Identity?
Who are you online? What is the digital universe saying about you? Does it represent you well both personally and professionally? Are there images of you online?
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Management of a Breach of Data Confidentiality
The legislations, requirements and contractual obligations of NHS staff to protect personal information are valid at all times. The governance is based on the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...
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Management of a New Business Case
In leadership roles, it is mandatory that a full understanding of the current guidelines for submitting a new business case is captured and understood in detail for successful outcomes when proposals are submi...
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Managing Your Research Identity and the Role of the Librarian
This chapter will discuss the dynamic collaborative nature of library work and how academic librarians can contribute to scholarly productivity at their universities. We will look at how new technologies and n...
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Management of a Contaminated Needlestick Injury
Injuries at work involving needles or sharp objects are known as needle-stick and sharps injuries, respectively. Sharp objects that routinely cause injuries include syringes, scalpels, lancets, open glass vial...
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Management of a Non-compliant Trainee
All NHS staff are duty bound to comply with mandatory training however the duties of specialty trainees in a formalised national training programmes extend well beyond mandatory training and continuing profess...
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Risks and Adverse Events in Medicine
The basic concepts in the field of risk management and patient safety are risk and adverse events. The concept of risk is sometimes widely used without a full understanding of its essence, and when discussing ...
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Tools for Managing Your Digital Research Identity
There is an increasing need for tools that manage the digital research identity. These tools can help researchers measure their reach impact, influence their publications, and find opportunities for collaborat...
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Quality, Efficiency and Value in the NHS
Every healthcare system needs to be based on an optimised model of delivery to ensure quality and efficiency in the most cost-efficient way possible. Healthcare models with optimal delivery systems result in l...
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Management of Suspected Fraud in Your Department
Every NHS organisation will have a policy and guidance that outlines the management of suspected fraud or other acts deemed as dishonest or corrupt. Every local NHS organisation will also have a local Counter ...
