MANAGING UNCERTAINTY IN FORECASTING HEALTH WORKFORCE DEMAND USING THE ROBUST WORKFORCE PLANNING FRAMEWORK: THE EXAMPLE OF MIDWIVES IN BELGIUM

Managing uncertainty in forecasting health workforce demand using the Robust Workforce Planning Framework: the example of midwives in Belgium

Abstract Background In Belgium, the Planning Wrist Braces Commission for Medical Supply is responsible for monitoring human resources for health (HRH) and ultimately proposing workforce quotas.It is supported by the Planning Unit for the Supply of the Health Professions.This Unit quantifies and forecasts the workforce in the healthcare professions

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In situ electro-generated Ni(OH)2 synergistic with Cu cathode to promote direct ammonia oxidation to nitrogen

To solve the problem of low removal rate and poor N2 selectivity in direct electrochemical ammonia oxidation (EAO), commercial Ni foam and Cu foam were used as anode and cathode of the EAO system, respectively.The coupling effect between the cathode and anode promoted nitrogen cycling during the reaction process, which improved N2 selectivity of th

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ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD: Implications for the rehabilitation of survivors of torture seeking international protection

Introduction: Rates of torture are especially high among those seeking asylum, with global estimates of forced migrants having experienced torture exceeding 50%.Torture is the strongest predictor of PTSD amongst refugee populations.This study assesses the construct validity and diagnostic rate of the ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) within a po

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Five new coexisting species of copepod crustaceans of the genus Spaniomolgus (Poecilostomatoida: Rhynchomolgidae), symbionts of the stony coral Stylophora pistillata (Scleractinia)

Spaniomolgus is a symbiotic genus of copepods of the poecilostomatoid family Rhynchomolgidae and is known to be associated with shallow-water reef-building hermatypic corals.Three species of this genus were previously found only in washings of Acropora and Stylophora in Clock northern Madagascar.Four coral morphotypes of Stylophora pistillata (Poci

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