Sentences with phrase «access to treatment issues»

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He's now being urged to declare a nation - wide «state of emergency» over the issue by a White House commission, as part of a wide - ranging list of recommendations which also encourages easier access to heroin antidotes and mental health treatment.

While we need to better recognize mental health issues and provide those in distress with better access to treatment, we must not forget that like many physical issues, some mental health conditions may be preventable in the first place.

St. Vincent's Healthcare CEO Tom VanOsdol says, «That's really a big part of the long - term solution is making sure we have access to services and enough services in the right locations so individuals, who don't necessarily need to go to the emergency department, can get the care and the treatment they need for underlying mental health issues.»

Cuomo signed a bill into law that will expand treatment options for women with breast cancer and require better access to screenings — an issue that's personal for him, due to his girlfriend Sandra Lee's battle with the disease.

The bills cover a range of issues, including strengthening insurance access for addiction treatment, provide better access to the treatment itself and considers prevention components.

The immigration bill must finalise key issues such as the access that EU citizens will have to Britain's labour market and whether they will have preferential treatment as visitors.

«Freedom of access to information is... the only means by which research can be properly scrutinised in order to ensure the best possible outcome for people and animals,» said the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in a statement issued today.

As we are seeing more women survive breast cancer, we need to focus on long term survivorship issues and ensuring that women have access to this important part of treatment,» says study first author Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Dr. Balladares brings a personal perspective to the issue of genetic screening, being a breast cancer survivor herself who experienced the frustration of not having access to genetic testing that could have positively impacted her treatment.

The findings, published July 9 in The Lancet, come four years after the same group of researchers issued a call to action, laying out an ambitious plan to curtail HIV epidemics in gay men, setting targets for policy reform, funding and improvement in effective HIV prevention and treatment services, including expanded access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) which has been highly effective in dramatically reducing transmission among this population.

«In many developing countries, the median life expectancy for hemophilia patients is 11 years due to the lack of access to treatment, but our new oral delivery of factor IX can now overcome these issues and improve the worldwide use of this therapy.»

Survivorship includes issues related to health care access, follow - up treatment, late - and long - term effects of treatment, recurrence, and quality of life.

There appears to be big push in most developed countries, including NZ, to suppress access to effective natural treatments for endocrine (hormone) related issues.

Access to information about the various pet health issues is therefore vital as it can help you identify the warning signs promptly, enabling swift treatment and recovery.

Our aim is to increase access to effective treatment, end the stigma associated with mental health issues, and foster a community for those affected by OCD and the professionals who treat them.

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association is leading a campaign to improve access to veterinary therapeutics, a treatment option that some pets are denied because of regulatory or financial issues.

This section addresses the issue of whether a patient who is unable to access treatment as a result of a government's refusal to fund that treatment could claim against the government on grounds of negligence.

Vdoc doctors are usually able to issue a private prescription immediately that can be picked up from a local chemist, giving staff quick and easy access to medication and treatment.

Various options are proposed to tackle the issue: rehabilitation vouchers - these address the point of «phantom» attendance for rehabilitation, but may be complex to administer; all rehabilitation arranged and paid for by defendants - the MoJ notes that this would help speed up access to treatment and increase independence and transparency; no compensation payment towards rehabilitation in low value claims - the claimant would need to fund this and primary legislation would be needed to achieve this as at present there is no intention to restrict recovery of special damages; expand MedCo to include rehabilitation providers; and introducing fixed recoverable damages for rehabilitation treatment - the MoJ notes that this could be difficult and invites comment as to whether this would be achieved via a fixed cost per session or by fixing an upper value limit that can not be exceeded.

The third potential issue is that it may be difficult to show that this is a true deprivation as the WCA does not prohibit individuals from accessing medical treatment or other private services.

At Hugh James when we are instructed to represent victims one of the immediate issues that we look at with them is the need for treatment, which if accessed can be very successful.

This is why it is important Parliament properly scrutinises two forthcoming Bills which address medical innovation and so raise issues of patient safety: the Medical Innovation Bill in the House of Lords, and the Access to Medical Treatment (Innovation) Bill in the House of Commons, which is unpublished at present.

Minemyer starts his column with the statement that litigation reform is an issue «central to improving the cost of healthcare and access to treatment.»

Other notable rulings by him provided outpatient treatment to greater numbers of individuals with mental health issues and allowed veterans to maintain access to services at the San Francisco War Memorial Building.

Highlights Expanded market share for various pharmaceuticals by at least 20 percent per year Developed strong relationships with primary care physicians and specialists to be allowed first access to promote new products Masterful understanding of a variety of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment Excellent verbal and written communication skills Created a territory business plan that resulted in an increase in sales that exceeded goals by 50 percent Solid knowledge of the cost issues practitioners face Educated in disease processes and pathology as well as the traditional care and treatment for various disorders Experience Medical Sales Representative 4/1/2012?

19 & 20/11 — Lyn will be touring around some of our services and likely to tweet about alcohol and other drug issues, Hep C and improved access to treatment, prisoner health, homelessness, health literacy, oral health, early intervention, early years / child health.

Our aim is to increase access to effective treatment, end the stigma associated with mental health issues, and foster a community for those affected by OCD and the professionals who treat them.

The asks focus on setting targets and includes issues such as incarceration, early childhood, food access and security and specifically calls on governments to invest in a holistic approach to the social and emotional wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that supports prevention, treatment and opportunities to strengthen cultural identity and social inclusion.

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Virtual treatment makes treatment a reality for individuals who are unable to access services otherwise due to barriers such as geography, psychosocial issues, or competing work and family responsibilities.

At the most basic level, you need to be aware of issues such as electronic billing, using email, helping patients research the Internet for treatment approaches, accessing electronic health records, and having a website.