Evaluación del conocimiento en atención farmacéutica a personas con discapacidad visual en estudiantes de regencia de farmacia de una universidad de Colombia / Evaluation of knowledge in pharmaceutical care for people with visual disabilities in students of pharmacy regency of a university of Colombia

En la formación académica y profesional del personal de farmacia sean desde el punto de vista técnico, tecnológico o profesional incluyendo a la Química farmacéutica, no solo se debe centralizar en cúmulo de conocimientos y practicas formativas sino que además debemos contemplar aspectos socio-morales como el de tener profesionales los mas completos formativos como para una atención farmacéutica para personal con discapacidades visuales, físicas o neurológicas ( dependiendo del grado debcomplejidad);donde el poder de su rehabilitación radica en su independencia y habilidad de desenvolverse por sí solos autosuficientes. Por todo lo anterior se requiere que dentro del plan educativo institucional o llamados pensul académicosbse contemple en las clases socio -éticas formación de lenguaje de señas o capacitaciones para atención ambulatoria y Clinicas a este tipo de población que tienen los mismos derechos y deberes ciudadanosbde sus congéneres. (AU)

In the academic and professional training of pharmacy personnel, whether from a technical, technological or professional point of view, including Pharmaceutical Chemistry, not only should the accumulation of knowledge and training practices be centralized, but we should also contemplate socio-moral aspects such as to have professionals with the most complete training such as pharmaceutical care for personnel with visual, physical or neurological disabilities (depending on the degree of complexity); where the power of their rehabilitation lies in their independence and ability to function on their own, self-sufficient. For all of the above, it is required that within the institutional educational plan or called academic pensul, socio-ethical classes provide sign language training or training for outpatient care and clinics for this type of population that have the same rights and duties as citizens of their congeners. (AU)

El deterioro cognitivo en la vejez. Entre la vulnerabilidad y la discapacidad / Cognitive impairment in old age. Between vulnerability and disability / La deterioració cognitiva en la vellesa. Entre la vulnerabilitat i la discapacitat

En las páginas que siguen se ilustran las tendencias que existen en Europa en materia de protección de adultos y el impacto que ha tenido el Convenio de Nueva York de 2006, sobre los derechos de las personas con discapacidad, en los sistemas jurídicos nacionales. Más concretamente, se analiza el sistema legal de protección en Cataluña, denominado "assistència", que es una institución adecuada para una multitud de casos, pero especialmente apta para aquellas personas frágiles que, debido a su avanzada edad, sufren un deterioro físico y/o mental o intelectual. La conclusión es que esta institución debe sustituir a aquellas otras que implican una limitación judicial de la capacidad de obrar y convertirse en una institución de aplicación general no sólo en Cataluña, sino también en todo el territorio español

The following pages illustrate the trends in Europe in terms of adult protection and the impact the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (New York, 2006) has on national legal systems. In particular, the paper analyses the legal system of guardianship in Catalonia, called "assistència", which is a suitable institution for a myriad of cases and seems to be especially convenient for those fragile people who, due to advanced age, suffer physical and/or mental or intellectual deterioration. The conclusion is that it should replace institutions that involve judicial limitation of legal capacity and become an institution of general application in the whole Spanish territory

En les pàgines que segueixen s'il·lustren les tendències que existeixen a Europa en matèria de protecció d'adults i l'impacte que ha tingut el Conveni de Nova York, de 2006, sobre els drets de les persones amb discapacitat, en els sistemes jurídics nacionals. Més concretament, s'analitza el sistema legal de protecció a Catalunya, denominat "assistència", que és una institució adequada per a una multitud de casos, però especialment apta per a aquelles persones fràgils que, a causa de la seva avançada edat, sofreixen una deterioració física i mental o intel·lectual. La conclusió és que aquesta institució ha de substituir aquelles altres que impliquin una limitació judicial de la capacitat d'obrar i convertir-se en una institució d'aplicació general no només a Catalunya, sinó també a tot el territori espanyol

Approach to caring for developmentally disabled adults in the community: medical, ethical, and legal considerations.

OBJECTIVE: To review the medical, ethical, and legal obligations in caring for adults with developmental disabilities (DDs) living in the community. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Google and MEDLINE searches were conducted using the terms disabled, disability, vulnerable, and community. The pertinent legislation was reviewed. MAIN MESSAGE: The treatment of a patient with DDs varies with factors such as the pathogenesis of the patient's current problem, comorbid conditions, the severity of his or her disabilities, and his or her current social supports. While the shift from institutional to community care for patients with DDs is widely accepted as being beneficial, providing high-quality community care has proven to be challenging. However, there is little research on how to effectively provide community support to adults with DDs. As primary care providers, family physicians are often the first point of contact for patients, and are responsible for both the coordination and the continuity of care. With the movement toward preventive care and early disease detection, the patient's active participation is also vital. The patient's values and goals are an essential consideration, even when they are contrary to the patient's good health or the clinician's own values. The legislation for vulnerable persons varies among the provinces. Thus, the obligation to report suspected abuse might depend on whether the vulnerable person is living in a care facility or the community; whether the person with the suspicion is a service provider or health care professional; and whether the specific circumstances fall within the legislative definition of abuse or neglect. CONCLUSION: Primary care providers must give adults with DDs compassionate care that respects the patients' wishes.

Representations of disability and normality in rehabilitation technology promotional materials.

PURPOSE: To explore the ways in which promotional materials for two rehabilitation technologies reproduce commonly held perspectives about disability and rehabilitation. METHOD: Our analysis was informed by critical disability studies using techniques from discourse analysis to examine texts (words and images) and their relation to social practices and power. Using this approach, promotional materials for (a) hearing aid and (b) robotic gait training technologies were interrogated using three central questions: (1) Who are represented? (2) What is promised? and (3) Who has authority? RESULTS: Messages of normalization pervaded representations of disabled children and their families, and the promises offered by the technologies. The latter included efficiency and effectiveness, progress and improvement, success and inclusion, and opportunities for a normal life. CONCLUSIONS: Normalization discourses construct childhood disability through texts and images. These discourses reinforce pervasive negative messages about disability that are taken up by children and families and have ethical implications for clinical practice. Rehabilitation has largely focused on "fixing" the individual, whereas broadening the clinical gaze to the social dimensions of disablement may lead to a more sensitive and informed approach within family-clinician discussions surrounding these advanced technologies and the use they make of promotional materials. Implications for Rehabilitation Awareness of the potential effects of implicit and explicit messages about disability in promotional materials may lead to a more sensitive and informed approach within family-clinician discussions surrounding rehabilitation technologies. In practice, it is important for rehabilitation professionals to remember that parents' and children's values and beliefs are shaped over time, and parents' and professionals' perspectives on disability strongly influence how disabled children internalize what disability means to them.