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09 January 2017
Thank you to fixr.com for naming me one of the 200 top influencers in the home design industry. It's nice to know that while I'm not the most active player in the game right now, that I'm still not forgotten. And hey, any day I'm listed as a peer on the same page as one of the Jedi masters of design, @darrylcarterdesign, is a pretty good day! Look for more influencing as the year goes on (I know I send this last year too). Current plan is to launch back with select clients (part time and only projects which bring me joy. Life is too short), and perhaps make my #socialmedia re-debut at #ICFF in may (just as a an attendee- sadly no product launches anytime soon, but there is always stuff in the works 😉). #design #interior #homedesign #interiordesign #losangeles #maison21 #interiordesigner #productdesign #productdesigner #home #rugs #wallpaper #modernhome #midcentury ##architecture #influencer #influencers Link in bio- check out the list. I'm in stellar company.😀😘💚
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15 October 2016
#throwbacksaturday to @tracyhiner @blackcrowstudios and I showing off our #Memphis #wallpaper in a sample of our chic #ecru colorway, a couple years back at @westedgedesign. This year, @westedgedesign will be held from 3rd Nov to the 6th Nov 2016 at the #TheBarkerHangar in #SantaMonica. Sadly, I doubt I can attend, as more stupid complications from my spinal cord injury are plaguing me right now, so until we get them under control, I'm keeping things on the down low. Again. 🤕. Next time I emerge from my hidey hole will probably be for @kbis_2017 in #orlando with #designhounds from Jan 10-12. My last few projects have been #kitchens and #baths, so I ought to edjubicate myself on the latest and greatest the industry has to offer, since im not quite ready to hang up my swatches and retire. Too many ideas left to make reality! #spinalcordinjuryrehabilitaion #design #interior #interiordesign #maison21 #losangeles #renovation
Posted by christian may at 10/15/2016
21 September 2016
A year ago today, I moved back into my upstairs bedroom bedroom post-operation. It's the little sign posts like this that give me hope moving forward. Today, I probably schlepped up and the stairs about half a dozen times as my cat fur limits have been reached, 🙏 and we are hoping to have the bed put back back together by bedtime. That doesn't always happen, but I'm still grateful for the miracle that I can change my own sheets in my own home and not live in some dumpy nursing facility for the rest of me life. Cuz, when when you paralyzed, that's where your mind goes. At least that's where mine went. And yes, richard is SUPER-HELPFUL In making the bed as you can tell by the photo. His job is to take up as much room as possible, chase the sheet corners, and then meow like a big baby if I attempt to move him. 😽#cat #catsofinstagram #catstagram #mainecoon #rescue #adopt #nevershop #maison21
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14 September 2016
Four years ago today I debuted my "small space big style" showhouse bathroom for @cahomeanddesign magazine. Possibly one of the funnest projects I've ever worked on and I'm still tremendously proud of it. I had just 24 sq ft to make an impression, so I went for it in the biggest, boldest possible way creating my Memphis wallpaper with @tracyhiner of @blackcrowstudios. I'm the first to admit I didn't reinvent the wheel with the wallpaper pattern, as I was influenced by everything from "dazzle camo" to Bridget Riley to Sol le Witt to my beloved Memphis movement, but it sure has been interesting to see the pattern played out by other other designers over the years as my bath seeped into their collective sub-consciouses- I've seen it recreated in murals, similar wallpapers, and even a strikingly identical bathroom in Germany featured on the cover of @interiordesignmag last year. You can even buy it in smaller scale under a more well-known designer's name by the yard at a certain craft shop. Whether the pattern was just floating in the general zeitgeist, or unwittingly "homaged", or outright copied, it's still flattering to be part of a trend bigger than myself! (though I do wish people would just buy my damn wallpaper rather than DIY it themselves😉). I want to think @erinfeher for inviting me to participate in the showhouse and for being the loveliest cheerleader, editor and friend during the process, as well as @vanessakproductions for being brave enough to manage all the big problems and bigger personalities in the "small space big style" showhouse (just kidding on the personalities - the crew was absolutely delightful). a special shout out to my crazy talented friend @mollyloot who was too busy with actual paying projects to take on the bathroom adjacent to her showhouse room and graciously submitted my name to be her neighbor. 💛 Thanks also to the sponsors who made my vision come alive- I couldn't ask for better vendors to work with! @specceramicsinc @walkon_tile @wbdesignstudio @snyderdiamond @lampsplus and @accessorypreview 👏👏👏 #interiordesign #interior #interiors #bath #interior designer #maison21 #losangeles #hollywood #hollywoodhills #bathroom
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Fish baked with Yellow Thai Curry
|Yellow thai curry
|11 Ounce (1 Jar, Curry Love)
|Sea bass/Salmon / halibut
|28 Ounce (4 Slices, 7 Ounce Each)
|Sunflower oil
|1 Tablespoon
1. Heat the oven to 385 F.
2. Place the fish in an oiled baking dish in a single layer and bake uncovered in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
3. Remove from oven, cover with the yellow Thai curry right out of the jar, place a piece of parchment paper on the fish, cover tightly with aluminum foil and return to the oven for another 10 to 15 minutes until fish is done.
4. Serve with quinoa, roasted potatoes or steamed rice.
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Calories 1206 Calories from Fat 766
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 91 g139.8%
Saturated Fat 3 g15%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 162.7 mg54.2%
Sodium 3664.2 mg152.7%
Total Carbohydrates 25 g8.4%
Dietary Fiber 25.1 g100.6%
Sugars 0 g
Protein 73 g146.3%
Vitamin A 14.5% Vitamin C
Calcium 4% Iron 6.4%
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Whistleblowing – Corruption Prevention and the Public Interest
In 2014, WIN Director Anna Myers was invited to give a lecture to the Thailand Anti-Corruption Agency about whistleblowing at the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) near Vienna, Austria. The Academy asked Anna to write an article for the alumni magazine, IACAlumnus, which she did including some of the questions that participants in the workshop asked – and which remain highly relevant today – and her attempts to answer them. WIN thanks the IACA for permission to reprint the article.
Whistleblowing is a hot topic right now not just for those interested in tackling corruption as a social, political, and economic ill, but it is also fast gaining currency amongst those working to prevent serious human rights abuses, as well as practitioners working to deliver more open government and access to information. Further, the link between whistleblowing and protecting journalists' sources is also being highlighted, particularly among a new generation of journalists not necessarily based in established media or newspaper organizations, and who conduct serious investigations into corruption.[1]
However, while legal protection for whistleblowers is still a new concept, the act of whistleblowing is not new. Whistleblowing is a human instinct – speaking up to alert Continue reading
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WIN members join groups from around the world to get answers from the next head of the world's most powerful international body. Protecting whistleblowers saves lives.
[30 September 2016] For the first time in the history of the United Nations, candidates for the post of Secretary General have been asked for their views on whistleblower protection. This is the first opportunity for the candidates to say what they think and their answers will matter in determining whether the United Nations as an organisation is able to respond effectively to new challenges to its mandate and purpose.
Implementing effective whistleblowing arrangements is obviously about good governance but it must be acknowledged that the UN is not like any other institution or body in the world. When UN staff report concerns they come across in the course of their work, the impact of what they are reporting often affects the most vulnerable people and communities in the world. How the UN handles whistleblowing within its own systems is felt way beyond the organisation itself. Continue reading
National security whistleblowing: a test of democracy
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What I won't do is I won't serve as a deterrent to drive away whistleblowers; to shut the public out of the room in which our democracy takes place.
Edward Snowden interviewed by Ewen MacAskill , Guardian, Sept 13, 2016.
Once again Edward Snowden eloquently states why a Presidential Pardon matters as much for us as it does for him. Strange perhaps given that the vast majority of us are not in exile or facing criminal prosecution and a possible 35-year jail sentence or more if we return to our home country. What Edward Snowden is saying is that while he would dearly love to go home there are only two ways right now that he can go back to the US without undermining the principles of democratic accountability that are at the heart of his whistleblowing. Continue reading
WIN Statement on LuxLeaks trial verdict
Washington DC, London, Dublin, 29 June 2016
The Whistleblowing International Network (WIN), a coalition of organisations supporting whistleblowers worldwide, has expressed its dismay at the conviction of the 'LuxLeaks' whistleblowers Antoine Deltour and Raphaël Halet. The Luxembourg's court's verdict was Continue reading
International NGOs Call for Charges against Antoine Deltour to be Dropped
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The protection of whistleblowers and journalists' sources took center stage at the United Nations on October 22nd, with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, delivering his report on the promotion and protection of these rights. Kaye, speaking before the UN's Third Committee, which oversees social, humanitarian, and cultural affairs, emphasized the crucial role played by whistleblowers Continue reading
Report by UN Special Rapporteur Calls for Increased Whistleblower Protections
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The new report by Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression at the United Nations, David Kaye, adds to the growing call for increased whistleblower protections as necessary to strengthen and ensure the right to information and free expression. In his report, Kaye analyzes not only international and national legal frameworks used to protect sources of Continue reading
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Martin Woods discusses the implications of silencing corporate whistleblowers when doing so has such wide-ranging negative public impact.
We live in a world where money has become the ultimate goal – where millions worship at the altar of the dollar. Far too often the value of money has taken primacy over the value of human life. In my own professional life, I've seen a banker's appetite for cash outweigh Continue reading
Statement on 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Malaysia
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|6 Ounce, crushed (1 Box)
|3 Tablespoon
|6 Tablespoon, melted
|Cream cheese
|32 Ounce (4 Packages, 8 Ounce Each)
|Finely shredded cheddar cheese
|8 Ounce
|1 3⁄4 Cup (28 tbs)
|All purpose flour
|3 Tablespoon
|Egg yolks
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
1. Combine zwieback crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar and melted butter or margarine in a small bowl with wooden spoon. Press firmly over the bottom and partly up the side of a lightly buttered 9-inch springform pan. Chill briefly before filling.
2. Let cream cheese soften in large bowl of electric mixer. Beat with Cheddar cheese, just until smooth, at high speed. (Cheeses will beat more smoothly if they are at room temperature.) Add sugar and flour. Beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition; turn speed to low; stir in beer; pour into crumb crust.
3. Bake in very hot oven (475°) 12 minutes; lower temperature to 250° and bake 1 hour, 30 minutes longer. Turn off oven; allow cake to remain in oven 1 more hour.
4. Remove from oven; cool completely in pan on wire rack; loosen around edge with a knife; release spring and remove cake from pan.
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Total Fat 515 g791.9%
Saturated Fat 282 g1409.9%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 3046.9 mg1015.6%
Sodium 4964.6 mg206.9%
Total Carbohydrates 598 g199.3%
Dietary Fiber 1.2 g4.9%
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Protein 168 g335.4%
Vitamin A 376.6% Vitamin C
Calcium 273.4% Iron 105.4%
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ok so. i'm going to be a guest at my partner's cousin's wedding soon. my partner and i have been in a relationship for over 5 years, and have been in a legal domestic partnership for over 2. we're in it for the long haul, just haven't chosen to participate in the traditions of a wedding and marriage yet for a number of both practical and personal reasons.
this is going to be a fairly traditional catholic wedding and i'm not sure what to do if there's a bouquet toss. my first instinct is "i'm not single. why would i participate?" however, i don't want to offend anyone in the extended family since i'm not technically married. i feel like it's disrespectful of the relationship i've built with my partner to 1) answer when a dj calls "all the single ladies" to the floor and 2) participate in a tradition which implies that marriage is something that's really important to me (it's not). while we are very close with his parents and a few of his other relatives, it's a big family and not everyone is aware of the reasons for our choice to go the domestic partnership route- if they even know we're in a partnership.
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Creating Music
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Parents need to know that Creating Music is an educational website that lets kids make music and learn about concepts like pitch and tempo. There's no content that's inappropriate for kids, and the only product advertised is educational software that expands on the site's lessons.
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The brainchild of electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick, CREATING MUSIC was designed to fill a void in children's music education and give kids the chance to compose arrangements, rather than just practice other people's work. Through music comparison, instrument and scale samples, and a musical \"sketch pad,\" kids can learn about composition and how notes come together to make music. Many of these lessons are continued in the company's line of software, which is sold on the site.
Is it any good?
Creating Music's activities are generally short and sweet and can give an impromptu music lesson whenever the mood strikes. Fun challenges like recognizing harmonies and playing along with classical composers give this site instant kid-appeal, while lessons that work in classical, world, and even rap music to teach and train young ears show this site has the chops for education and fun.
Creating Music launched in the 1990s and lacks the sophisticated look and feel of more modern sites. Some screens look like something your grandpa put together in 1994 and never updated, while others look fine. That is to say, the site design isn't great, and may not impress today's media-savvy kiddos. However, the activities do stand the test of time. Kids might want to try Subotnick's more recent endeavor, the iPad app, Morton Subotnick's Pitch Painter.
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Families can talk about how interactive sites differ. This site is interactive, and so are virtual worlds like Club Penguin. How does this music making site differ in its interactive features? Read "Online Worlds for Young Kids Tips" to find out more about virtual worlds.
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Medical emergency teams are associated with reduced mortality across a major metropolitan health network after two years service: a retrospective study using government administrative data
- Antony E Tobin1Email author and
- John D Santamaria1
DOI: 10.1186/cc11843
© Tobin et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
Received: 2 August 2012
Accepted: 23 October 2012
Published: 29 October 2012
Medical emergency teams (MET) are implemented to ensure prompt clinical review of patients with deteriorating physiology with the intention of averting further deterioration, cardiac arrest and death. We sought to determine if MET implementation has led to reductions in hospital mortality across a large metropolitan health network utilising routine administrative data submitted by hospitals to the Department of Health Victoria.
The Victorian admissions episodes data set (VAED) contains data on all individual hospital separations in the State of Victoria, Australia. After gaining institutional ethics approval, we extracted data on all acute admissions to metropolitan hospitals for which we had information on the presence and timing of a MET system. Using logistic regression we determined whether there was an effect of MET implementation on mortality controlling for age, gender, Charlson comorbidity diagnostic groupings, emergency admission, same day admission, ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, year, indigenous ethnicity, liaison nurse service and hospital designation.
5911533 individual admissions and 73,599 associated deaths from July 1999 to June 2010 were included in the analysis. 52.2% were male and median age was 57(42-72 IQR). Mortality rates for MET and non-MET periods were 3.92 (3.88-3.95 95%CI) and 4.56 (4.51-4.61 95%CI) deaths per 1000 patient days with a rate ratio after adjustment for year of 0.88 (0.86-0.89 95%CI) P < 0.001. In a multivariable logistic regression, mortality was associated with a MET team being active in the hospital for more than 2 years. The odds ratio for mortality in hospitals where a MET system had been in place for greater than 4 years duration was 0.90 (0.88-0.92). Mortality during the first 2 years of a MET system being in place was not statistically different from pre-MET periods.
Utilising routinely collected administrative data we demonstrated that the presence of a hospital MET system for greater than 2 years was associated with an independent reduction in hospital mortality across a major metropolitan health network. Mortality benefits after the introduction of a MET system take time to become apparent.
Medical emergency teams (MET) were conceived to provide prompt clinical review of deteriorating patients with the intent of averting further deterioration, cardiac arrest and death [1]. The calling criteria chosen for MET teams have been shown to be associated with increased hospital mortality [2, 3] and the intensity of activation based on these criteria is inversely associated with reduction in cardiac arrests [4, 5]. In Australia and New Zealand approximately 60% of hospitals with an ICU had implemented a MET system by 2005 [6].
MET systems rely on a hospital process made up of an afferent limb, an efferent limb and a management team [7, 8]. The afferent limb observes patients and identifies instability whilst the efferent limb, consisting of staff skilled in critical care, responds to and manages deterioration promptly. The management team is responsible for overseeing the process, performing audit and evaluation of all calls and providing education, feedback and quality improvement. Establishing a complex system such as this and altering staff attitudes and practice takes time, and this may in part explain some of the variation in efficacy seen in studies [9–11].
In Australia, MET teams are medically led and are distinct from critical care liaison/outreach services. The latter are nurse-led services with broad roles and varied responsibilities, which, in addition to the review of deteriorating patients, include coordination of ICU discharge, routine review of ward patients, improving communication between units, and ward education and support [12]. Such services are not subject to the same activation or administrative systems as MET, nor do they provide the immediate full services of MET but rely on a model of escalation of care [7]. In Australia, critical care liaison nurses are often members of the MET in addition to their other roles [12].
Before-and-after studies from a number of institutions support the premise that a MET reduces mortality [13–15], although the only randomised multicentre trial looking at the effect of MET on mortality failed to show a benefit [16], and two recent meta-analyses questioned their effect on hospital mortality [17, 18]. Using routinely collected hospital administrative data we have previously reported that the introduction of a MET at our institution was associated with a reduction in all-cause hospital mortality over a number of years [19]. The study demonstrated that it took two years for the MET to have a statistically significant effect on hospital mortality. These findings from administrative data were supported by similar results from analysis of prospective data collected according to the MERIT protocol [16] over the same time period. As suggested by others [10], it takes time to change the culture and processes in a hospital and as a result changes in mortality may take years to become apparent. Studies of MET intensity have demonstrated that MET calls increase over time and that there is an association between benefit and the number of calls, again suggesting that the greater the adoption of a MET ethos over time (reflected by call rate), the greater the institutional benefit [5, 19].
Large medical administrative databases are increasingly being used to examine health care quality and the association between interventions and patient outcomes [20, 21]. In Victoria Australia, administrative data are submitted by all hospitals for government audit and funding purposes. This database is known as the Victorian Admissions Episodes Data Set (VAED) [22] and its utility for monitoring care has been demonstrated [23, 24]. As we had used these data in our recent study [19], we sought to determine if the implementation of METs across a large metropolitan health network (Melbourne, Victoria) would lead to a significant reduction in mortality and whether changes in mortality took time to occur.
Materials and methods
The study was undertaken at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and ethics approval for the study was obtained from the Hospital Research and Ethics committee of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne.
Each year the Department of Health Victoria distributes a de-identified subset of the VAED to each Victorian Hospital. The data contain demographic details, reasons for and type of admission to hospital as well as up to 40 diagnostic (ICD-10-AM) and 40 procedure codes. We used these files to extract data for a 10-year period on all acute admissions to public hospitals, for which we had information on the presence and timing of a MET system in a metropolitan area, including the state capital Melbourne and a large satellite city, Geelong. The combined population of these cities was approximately 4,255,000 in June 2010 and their combined health services also provide specialised services for the state of Victoria, which has a total population of about 5.5 million. Data on the timing and presence of a MET team and ICU liaison nurse outreach service was determined by contacting the Directors of Intensive care at the relevant hospitals. Information on the nature of the teams, their calling criteria and oversight and audit processes was not determined. A categorical variable for MET was defined as the absence of MET and the presence of MET for < 2yrs, 2 to 4 years or > 4 years. The presence or absence of an ICU liaison service was included as a binary variable.
The data in the VAED is de-identified. Variables for age, gender, ICD-10-AM codes, admission hospital, length of stay, ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, financial year of admission and indigenous ethnicity were extracted. These diagnostic codes were used to determine the comorbidity elements of the Charlson comorbidity index [25] as a means of adjusting for disease severity. To account for secular changes in care over the time period of the study, a variable for year was included in all multivariable models.
Continuous data were summarised as mean ± SD if approximately normally distributed or median and interquartile range (IQR) if skewed. Estimates are shown with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Categorical variables were reported as counts and proportions with differences assessed by the chi-square and Fisher's exact test as appropriate. Mortality rates per 1,000 inpatient days were calculated and Mantel-Haenszel methods used to determine rate ratios. Logistic regression was used to determine whether there was an independent association of MET implementation with mortality. P-values < 0.05 were considered significant. Statistical analysis was performed using Stata 12 (StataCorp, College Station, TX, USA).
Unadjusted mortality and odds ratios (OR) for death by presence and duration of a medical emergency team (MET)
Patient deaths and odds ratios for death by MET implementation year
MET Duration
Alive number (%)
Died number (%)
Total, number of patients
OR for death (95% CI)
2,363,881 (98.6)
33,425 (1.4)
0 to 2 yrs
781,399 (98.8)
9,271 (1.2)
0.84 (0.82, 0.86)
3 to 4 yrs
898,356 (98.9)
10,250 (1.1)
0.81 (0.79, 0.83)
> 4 yrs
20,653 (1.1)
0.81 (0.80, 0.83)
5,837,934 (98.8)
73,599 (1.3)
Results of multivariable logistic regression
Odds ratio
95% Confidenceintervals
MET (pre-MET base)
MET 0 to 2 yrs
MET 2 to 4 yrs
< 0.001
MET > 4 yrs
< 0.001
Year (1999 to 2000 base)
< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.01
< 0.05
< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.001
Age (< 40 yrs base)
40 to 49
< 0.001
50 to 59
< 0.001
60 to 69
< 0.001
70 to 79
< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.001
Hospital level (base = metropolitan)
< 0.001
Multiday admission
< 0.001
ICU admission
< 0.001
< 0.001
Emergency admission
< 0.001
Acute myocardial infarction
< 0.001
Congestive cardiac failure
< 0.001
Peripheral vascular disease
< 0.001
Cerebrovascular disease
< 0.001
< 0.001
Chronic obstructive airways disease
< 0.001
Rheumatoid arthritis
< 0.001
Peptic ulcer disease
< 0.05
Mild liver disease
< 0.001
< 0.001
Chronic kidney disease
< 0.001
< 0.001
Mod/severe liver disease
< 0.001
Metastatic cancer
< 0.001
< 0.001
Indigenous ethnicity
< 0.001
To estimate the potential effect of a mature MET we used the mortality rate for the pre-MET cohort of 1.39% and the odds ratio of 0.90 for a MET system of > 4 yrs duration, to calculate an estimated mortality rate under a mature MET system. The model mortality so calculated was 1.25% or an absolute reduction of 0.14%. This translates to approximately one life saved for every 714 patients exposed to a hospital with a mature MET team, or approximately 56 lives saved per year in a hospital with 40,000 admissions per year.
Using routinely collected administrative data we have demonstrated an independent association between the implementation of a hospital MET and a reduction in mortality across a large metropolitan health system. The mortality benefit was delayed, only becoming apparent after the MET had been active for longer than 2 years. This is consistent with the MET system taking time to change the culture and processes of a hospital as we have demonstrated previously [19].
The process of MET is complex, incorporating three interdependent limbs [7, 8]. The afferent limb reporting instability consists largely of nursing staff and junior doctors. For this limb to work requires education and acceptance by the staff. Cretikos et al. [11] interviewed staff from the MERIT study hospitals and found that there was substantial variation in MET use between hospitals, and this related not only to understanding the principles of MET systems, but also to positive perceptions of the MET. Nurses' engagement with the MET has been shown to be influenced by their level of training in it, their clinical experience and support both from the MET and the ward teams [26]. Buist et al. [27] reported that the efficacy of the team and service can be improved by education and training. Such processes will take time to implement and refine, perhaps relying on positive reinforcement and education by the attending team and feedback from the hospital management [28].
The dose of MET is felt to be important for effect. Jones et al. [5] reported an inverse relationship between call intensity and the reduction in cardiac arrests, as have others [19]. As call rates tend to increase over time [5, 19], it is understandable that there may be a delay between implementation of a MET and mortality benefits. Even then, barriers may persist that limit MET activation relating to other system problems such as competence, knowledge of disease, hierarchy, handovers and circumstance [29, 30], and interventions may be needed to improve call rates [31]. Therefore it is not surprising that the MERIT study [16] and some other short-term comparison studies failed to show a mortality benefit of the MET. The findings from this study on the time course of effect agree with findings from our institution, which demonstrated that it took time for mortality to reduce significantly after a MET was introduced [19].
How the team is composed is likely to affect the efferent limb. Traditionally, both ICU medical and nursing staff have led teams in Australia. However, alternative structures have been used elsewhere, including nurse- and respiratory technician-led teams [32]. We do know that in our study all the teams were medically led and this is important given the paucity of evidence supporting nurse-led teams [5, 32, 33]. Although we know that all teams by definition included medical staff, we lack information on the exact nature of teams, their calling criteria and their oversight so are unable to draw conclusions about the importance of how the team is managed [34]. Variation in team makeup and management would likely lessen any effect of the MET and as such our estimate of effect is perhaps a more pragmatic one.
This study focused on mortality as a measure of the effect of the MET but this may underestimate the true impact. MET systems were initially introduced to reduce cardiac arrests. This may occur by intervening early to prevent arrest or by identifying those patients with failing physiology who will not benefit from advanced life support and implementing not for resuscitation (NFR) orders. Both may result in a reduction in cardiac arrest calls but only the former will lead to a reduction in hospital mortality. Furthermore, MET may have other benefits such as preventing deterioration and complications, preventing ICU admissions, ward education and staff satisfaction [30], and 'changing the journey not the outcome' [35], such as when NFR orders are put in place. Therefore, mortality data may only reflect a small part of the total beneficial effects of MET.
This study is limited by its retrospective nature, dependence on reliable coding across many years and institutions, and the limited data with which to adjust for individual patient differences. Trained data extractors collect VAED data and the information is used to code all hospital separations. It is submitted to the Department of Health Victoria and forms the basis of funding for Victorian public hospitals. Furthermore, it is internally and externally audited at regular intervals to assess completeness and accuracy. Its use for the study can be criticised for not being purpose-collected, however, it does contain parameters that are known to be associated with outcome and we have previously shown that use of these data yields similar results to analysis of prospective purpose-collected data [19].
Considerable changes in health systems will have occurred concurrently with the introduction of MET, including critical care liaison/outreach. The duties of critical care outreach teams overlap with that of MET and may be additive to any outcome benefit associated with MET. Studies of ICU outreach have shown variable results but they have been associated with reductions in adverse events, ICU readmission and mortality, as well as improved nursing confidence and knowledge [36]. Given this, our model controlled both for the presence of a critical care liaison service and year to limit confounding due to secular changes in health care over the study period. We found no evidence for an association between the presence of a critical care liaison service and mortality, although there were significant reductions in mortality in association with year.
The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit-statistic for the logistic model suggested poor calibration. However, Kramer and Zimmerman [37] studied the effect of sample size on this statistic and found that for studies with large numbers the statistic was often significant, and that other measures be used for validation. The dataset used for this study has 5,911,533 individuals with an incidence of the event of interest, mortality, of only 1.25%. Looking at individual groups of predicted probability the model was satisfactory where the predicted probability of death was > 0.005. Below this the model overestimated deaths substantially.
Using routinely collected administrative data we have shown that the implementation of MET systems at individual hospitals was associated with a reduction in hospital mortality across a large metropolitan health system. This effect took time to become apparent, consistent with the assumption that the MET system takes time to alter hospital culture and process. Given that randomised trials of MET are unlikely to occur in the future, administrative data may provide a useful tool for building the evidence base for MET both at institutional and health network levels.
Key Messages
Mortality across a large metropolitan health service decreased in association with the introduction of medical emergency teams
Change in mortality took time to become apparent
Delayed reduction in mortality is consistent with MET implementation taking time to change hospital process and culture
Routinely collected government administrative data may be useful to monitor changes to health service process
confidence interval
interquartile range
medical emergency team(s)
not for resuscitation
odds ratio
Victorian admissions episodes dataset.
The authors would like to thank Jeff Presneill for his statistical advice and comments.
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Miller Homes is once again giving local sports clubs across the country the opportunity to win a fantastic £500.
For the third successive year, the leading UK housebuilder will be encouraging local clubs and organisations within its six regional areas to enter the competition by collecting an application form from their local Miller Homes development.
To be in with a chance of winning the cash, entrants have to say in no more than 200 words why their sports club deserves to win, how the money will benefit the club and what it will be spent on.
Chris Endsor, Chief Executive of Miller Homes, said: "We are delighted to be running our popular Summer of Sport initiative for the third year running. When it comes to supporting local communities we are always keen to get involved – particularly if our support can provide opportunities for education, sport or development. Building great communities is at the heart of our ethos, and we are confident that initiatives such as our Summer of Sport campaign go a long way towards nurturing these."
Competition judges will be looking for examples of how the sporting clubs in each community will make the most out of the donation, for details of how it will directly support the learning and fitness of its members and examples of what new equipment they will be able to buy.
Chris continued, "We strongly encourage anyone with an affiliation to a sports team or club to have a go, and wish all entrants the very best of luck."
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Ness Cole, head of fundraising at the Birmingham Blitz Dames, said: "The prize money has helped us to expand our club and involve new people in the sport. We were able to purchase new equipment - skates, helmets and pads - to be used by new recruits until they are able to buy their own, meaning we can easily accommodate new skaters. This funding really can make a big difference to local sports clubs."
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Stuart Irvine, honorary secretary of Bedlington Cricket Club, said: "The competition was simple to enter and I would encourage any club that, like ours, relies on grants and donations to continue providing facilities for people to enjoy the sports they are passionate about to enter."
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Eleven years have passed since the Boyajian family celebrated Christmas. Their son was killed during the Gulf War. George wants to celebrate Christmas again, but his wife hasn't wanted to celebrate Christmas since their son was killed. George meets a hitchhiker and learns the man was in the same war as their deceased son. He ask the man to come home with him and meet his wife. But, he wants the hitchhiker to pretend he knew their son. The man shares stories about his son that only George would know. It turned out to be a miraculous Christmas after all.
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Motorcycle License in Maryland
Applying for a Motorcycle License
The best way to begin a quest for a motorcycle or M class license is by studying the Motorcycle Operator Manual published by the state. The book will answer just about any question you may come up with regarding the application process. It also has loads of invaluable information on what it takes to ride a motorcycle and what the general rules of the road entail. Of course, you will also find all the answers to the written motorcycle test in these pages.
Obtaining a motorcycle license does involve many of the same facets as a standard driver license. There is just more to learn and training can involve a bit more time if you choose to go that route (or have to because of your age).
Age Requirements
If you are above 18 years old at the time and you wish to apply, then you'll go through the process without having any additional requirements imposed on you.
Applicants under 18 years old, however, need to enroll in and successfully complete the state's http://www.mva.maryland.gov/MVA-Programs/moto/default.htmMotorcycle Safety Program.
If you don't already have a Maryland driver license, this rider safety course is required on top of all the other provisions you must meet through the graduated licensing program. You'll also need a parent or guardian to sign the your application, authorizing you to get the license.
Identification Requirements
You must confirm your age, name, and residency by providing the proper identification.
Where to Apply
To apply for a motorcycle license you will need to take a bevy of tests, fill out documents, and supply evidence of your age and that you reside in Maryland. Hence, this needs to be accomplished in person at a full-service MVA office.
However, you do have other options, especially if you enroll in a motorcycle safety course These classes are offered at various locations throughout the state (usually at community colleges).
At the completion of the program, you are issued a certificate that essentially gives you a free pass through the MVA testing process. Present this at an MVA office and you will receive the license.
This is the Mount Everest of the process. You can even look at it as "finals week"―the last step toward earning a motorcycle license and riding off into the Maryland sunset. It involves exams, and you need to ace each one to move to the next one. It's a bit like a game show, minus the chance to win a million dollars.
- Vision test. If you already wear contacts or eyeglasses you will be issued (if you pass the other tests) a restricted license. It will necessitate that you always operate a vehicle using the corrective lenses.
- Road sign and marker identification test: This is where you show that you know the difference between a yield sign and a stop sign, and prove that you have an understanding of things like the double yellow line. If you say it leads to Oz, then you most likely will not move on to the penultimate exam: the written test.
- Written exam: If this is your first license, you will need to take both the general driving exam and the motorcycle-specific test. Both are multiple choice with the material taken directly from the manuals.
- Motorcycle skills test: This test puts you in the saddle so you can demonstrate your ability to handle a motorcycle through a series of set obstacles. This includes the cone weave, sharp left turn, balancing in a straight line, the quick stop, and more. This is one exam you do not want to tally points on. Hitting too many will require you to take the test again. That can be as soon as the next day. However, if you fail at the second try you will need to wait a week before taking it again.
Motorcycle Safety
While the safety course is voluntary for riders over 18 years old, every motorcyclist should be concerned about safety on the road and, most importantly, being seen.
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