Selected Abstracts of the 20th International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics; Cagliari (Italy); October 23-26, 2024 by --- Various Authors

“…Cherchi (Cagliari, Italy) ABS 47. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR TWIN NEWBORN WEIGHT, LENGTH, AND HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE BY GESTATIONAL AGE AND SEX: THE INTERGROWTH-21ST CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY • F. …”
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Conscientious Objection Based on Patient Identity by John Dinelli

“…These additional qualities create trust and comfort patients.[8] Also, the virtuous physician exemplifies trustworthiness, integrity, discernment, compassion, patience, and conscientiousness.[9] Others even include theological virtues such as faith, hope, and charity as important characteristics in a physician’s practice.[10] While not an exhaustive list of the values that compose a virtuous physician, these standards are the basic requirements for physician to exemplify virtue and perform the job’s functions well. …”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…For example, a recent study demonstrated that patients who failed to emerge from traumatic disorders of consciousness within 28 days, the minimum standard timeframe for prolonged disorders of consciousness, could still recover various target behaviors underpinning functional independence after four weeks.[7] The potential for patients to recover beyond this limited timeframe should motivate clinicians to sustain their patients’ lives to better understand the entire course of prolonged disorders of consciousness as it evolves.  …”
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Decolonization Projects by Cornelius Ewuoso

“…Elite capture weakens decolonization efforts from within, revealing that those likely to benefit from global inclusive efforts are those who fulfil globally constructed standards, those “already present in the room.” There is no better strategy to weaken decolonial movements than weakening the project from within by strategically positioning individuals who share physical properties with the victims of exclusion and silencing but intellectually, behaviourally, psychologically, and emotionally share more common ground with the colonizer. …”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…Peer-support specialists can achieve informed consent through a certification procedure and a manualized structured conversation that guides the patient to understand their preferences better.[49] To achieve informed consent, "the patient must have the capacity to be able to understand and assess the information given, communicate their choices, and understand the consequences of their decision.”[50] To this end, professionals must train peer-support specialists to apply standards of competence to service users prior to PAD facilitation. …”
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