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US3019415A US795283A US79528359A US3019415A US 3019415 A US3019415 A US 3019415A US 795283 A US795283 A US 795283A US 79528359 A US79528359 A US 79528359A US 3019415 A US3019415 A US 3019415A
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Sr William W Marion
1959-02-24 Application filed by Sr William W Marion filed Critical Sr William W Marion
1959-02-24 Priority to US795283A priority Critical patent/US3019415A/en
H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
H01H21/02—Details
H01H21/18—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
H01H21/22—Operating parts, e.g. handle
H01H21/24—Operating parts, e.g. handle biased to return to normal position upon removal of operating force
H01H21/26—Operating parts, e.g. handle biased to return to normal position upon removal of operating force adapted for operation by a part of the human body other than the hand, e.g. by foot
B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
B60Q1/00—Arrangements or adaptations of optical signalling or lighting devices
B60Q1/26—Arrangements or adaptations of optical signalling or lighting devices the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
B60Q1/44—Arrangements or adaptations of optical signalling or lighting devices the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating braking action or preparation for braking, e.g. by detection of the foot approaching the brake pedal
B60Q1/444—Arrangements or adaptations of optical signalling or lighting devices the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating braking action or preparation for braking, e.g. by detection of the foot approaching the brake pedal with indication of the braking strength or speed changes, e.g. by changing shape or intensity of the indication
Jan. 30, 1962 w. w. MARION, SR
AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC SIGNAL 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed July 21, 1958 FIG! FIG.2
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Jan. 30, 1962 w. w. MARION, SR 3,019,415
AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC SIGNAL Original Filed July 21, 1958 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG] 8 FIG.8
Mum/w M Maw/g Jr Jan. 30, 1962 w. w. MARION, SR 3,019,415
AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC SIGNAL Original Filed July 21, 1958 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 I FIG. I3
INVENTOR. WILLIAM W.MARION,Sn BY ATTORNEY FIG.
United States Patent Ofitice I 3,019,415 Patented Jan. 30, 1962 3,019,415 AUTOMQBILE TRAFFIC SEGNAL William W. Marion, Sin, 2372 Collett Drive, St. Louis, Mo. Continuation of application Ser. No. 749,914, Juiy 21, 1958. This appiication Feb. 24, 1959, Ser. No. 795,283 Claims. (Cl. 3411-82) This invention relates to automobile traffic signals. It is particularly designed to notify the motorist behind, not only whether the motorist ahead is going to come to a stop, but just how fast he is going to come to a stop. That is, the rapidity with which the automobile ahead slows down is, of course, determined by the rapidity with which the brake is applied. This application is a continuation as to common subject-matter of application Serial No. 749,914, filed July 21, 1958, now abandoned.
One of the objects of this invention therefore is to provide an automobile traffic signal which is so constructed that the motorist behind is notified, not only that the automobile ahead is being braked to a stop, but the rapidity with which that is determined upon by the motorist ahead.
Further objects will appear from the detailed description, in which will be delineated illustrative embodiments of this invention; it is to be understood, however, that this invention is susceptible of various embodiments within the scope of the appended claims.
Generally stated and in accordance with the illustrative embodiments of this invention, the signal comprises an extended sign having a series of lighting units therealong and an actuator shiftable by the driver and connected to close the circuit of the units adapted to flash the units successively along the sign. The successive flashing along the sign may be either from the ends to the middle of the sign, from the middle to the ends of the sign, or even to from one end of the sign towards the middle or other end.
In the accompanying drawing:
FIG. 1 is a rear view of a trafiic signal as it appears on the rear of an automobile;
FIG. 2 is a detail showing the lighting units;
I FIG. 3 is a cross-section of the switch and its actuator;
FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 are diagrams showing the connections of the switch to the lighting units in accordance with various embodiments of this invention;
FIG. 7 is a detailed section showing means for throttling the application of fluid pressure to the fluid pressure operated valve;
FIG. 8 is a section on the line 88, FIG. 7;
FIGS. 9, 10, and 11 are views somewhat diagrammatrical of three other embodiments of this invention; and
FIGS. 12 and 13 and 14 and 15 are views, somewhat diagrammatical of two other embodiments of this invention; of these views, FIG. 12 is an end view, and FIG. 13 is a section along the line 13-13, FIG. 12; FIG. 14 is a section along the line 1414, FIG. 15 and FIG. 15 is a section along the line 15--15, FIG. 14.
Referring to FIG. 1, designates a transparent tube, which may be of glass or plastic and supported by ornamental ends 11 and 12, each having a bracket 13 for attachment to the rear of an automobile. Inside of the tube is a metal plate 14, FIG. 2, having a series of lighting units 15, such as lamp bulbs, whole outer shells are grounded on the metal plate 14. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the automobile battery B, one of its terminals is connected to a switch contact 45 as hereafter described, while the other terminal of the battery and the plate 14 are grounded at G on the automobile frame. The other terminals of the lamps are connected in pairs by conductors shown diagrammatically at 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20;
it is, however, understood that these parallel connections extend along but are insulated from the grounded metal plate 14. Connected to each pair 16, 17, 18, 19 and 26 are conductors 21 in a cable 22, which lead to a switch, which will now be described.
Referring to FIG. 3, 30 designates a casing, which may be of metal having fixed therein a sleeve 31 of insulating material, whose right end bears against a plug 32 screwed into the end of the casing. The other end of the sleeve 31 has bearing thereagainst a spring 33, in turn bearing against a collar 34, in turn bearing against a shoulder 35 in the casing. Arranged inside of the sleeve 31 is a sleeve 36, also of insulating material, which is fixed against endwise movement in the sleeve 31 by a cross-pin 37 passing through a perforated plug 38, also of insulating material. Arranged axially and spirally along the sleeve 36 are a series of terminals in the form of contacts 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50. These contacts are connected to wires in the cable 22 passing through a perforation 51 in the plug 32. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the contact and its connecting wire, which we may call the live wire, is connected to one terminal of the automobile battery, while the other terminal of the battery is as usual grounded as is also the plate 14, FIG. 2. The wires from the contacts 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 are connected to the paralleling conductors 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21 respectively. Arranged on a threaded shaft 52 is an insulating sleeve 53, which is held thereon by washers 54, also of insulating material and nuts 55. The shaft 52 is connected to a piston 56, larger than the bore in the collar 34, and having packing rings 57, sliding in a bore 58 forming a cylinder. The insulating sleeve 53 has fixed thereon a metal sleeve 44 forming a movable contact, which is arranged to successively engage and bridge the contacts 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50.
The inlet 59 to the cylinder bore 58 has a connection 60, which is connected by a pipe 61 leading from the fluid line 62 to the master cylinder 63, the fluid line 64, leading to the brakes. The master cylinder is controlled by the brake pedal 65 connected by a link 66 to the master cylinder.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the connections of the embodiment so far described, the contact 45 is as previously described, the line contact connected by its wire to one terminal of the automobile battery, while the contacts 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 are connected. to the paralleling connections 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, respectively, in circuit with the central terminals of the lamps 15, whose shells are grounded on the plate 14, see FIG. 2.
The operation of the structure so far described is as follows: As the brake pedal is depressed, to apply the brakes, fluid will be applied to the piston 56 to move it to the right, FIG. 3, causing the metal sleeve 44 to successively contact with the contacts 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50. Such operation causes the live contact 45 from one terminal of the battery to successively close the circuits to the contacts 4650 leading to the connections in the order 16-20 and to the lamps 15 to cause the latter to successively flash from the ends to the middle in order to notify the following automobile that the automobile in front is being braked. The speed of operation of the brake is indicated by the speed of flashing from the ends to the middle of the signal.
FIG. 5 shows a diagram in which the flashing of the lamps 15 is successively from the middle of the signal to the outer ends thereof, as will be clear from the connections shown in that figure. In other words, movement of the sleeve 44 will again successively engage contacts 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50, but in this case will successively close the circuits to 20, 19, 18, 17 and 16. Again, the rapidity of the application of the brake will be reported by the rapidity of the flashing of the lamps, in this case from the middle towards the ends of the signal.
FIG. 6 is a diagram in which the contacts 46, 47, 43, 49 and 50 are connected to the ungrounded terminals of the grounded lamps 15. Accordingly, as the sleeve 64 moves to the right, the lamps will be flashed from left to right. That may be employed to show a right turn and alternately as a stop, and again the rapidity of the application of the brake will be indicated by the rapidity of the flashing from left to right.
In all or" the embodiments, FIGS. 4, and 6, whiie the lamps are successively flashed, they remain on to the end of the movement of the brake pedal and to the end of movement of the metal sleeve 44.
FIGS. 7 and 8 show an embodiment adapted particularly for high pressure systems. in this embodiment, the chamber 75 to the connection 60 is lengthened to receive a spring 70, which bears against a ball 71 bearing against the inlet or throat 59. This throat, however, has extensions 72 which are not fully closed by the ball, so that the fluid pressure is throttled.
In all of the construction, after the brake pedal is re leased, the parts will return to normal position by the spring 33 bearing against 34 to move the piston 56 to the left, FIG. 3, carrying the metal sleeve with it.
'In accordance with the illustrative embodiments of this invention, and refe ring to FIGS. 1-5, the automotive traflic signal comprises an extended sign in the form of a plate 14 which is grounded at G, FIG. 2. A series of lighting units 15 are arranged along the sign with the units arranged in pairs, with the units of each pair located on opposite ends of the sign, viz, arranged in pairs from the ends to the middle or vica versa. One terminal of each unit is connected to a source of current B, as by being grounded at G through the plate 1 FIGS. 2, 4 and 5. A plurality of contacts, specifically secondary contacts 46-50, are each connected by parallel leads 16-20 to the other terminals of pairs of units on the opposite ends of the sign, FTGS. 2, 4 and 5, those other terminals being insulated from the plate 14. A circuitclosing switch 44 is connected to the other terminal of the source B, as when the switch engages the contact 45, FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, which is specifically a primary contact. The switch 44 is positioned to successively engage the contacts 4650 as it moves therealong to successively connect to the source B the other terminals of pairs of units on opposite ends of the sign. The switch is extended to successively bridge the contacts 46-50 as it moves therealong to maintain the connections to the source B of pairs of units on opposite ends of the sign. Specifically the primary contact 45 connected to the source B is arranged adjacently the secondary contacts 46-50; accordingly as the switch moves along the contacts 4550 it also bridges the contact 45 and maintains the connection to the source B of pairs of contacts on opposite ends of the sign.
The circuit closing switch 44 is moved by an actuator such as a brake pedal 65. The above construction results in a continuous flash of the units along the sign, either from the middle of the sign to the ends, as will be seen from FIG. 5, or from the ends to the middle of the sign, as will be seen from FIG. 4. The rapidity of the flash will be in accordance with the rapidity with which the brake is applied, so that a driver of an automobile will be so informed by the driver ahead. The continuous flash, from the middle to the ends of the sign, or the reverse, is distinctive as a warning signal.
Generally stated the switch 44 operates to rapidly produce continuous pairs of flashes by pairs of units 15 in opposite directions along the sign. In PEG. 4 the primary contact 45 is arranged adjacently the first 46 of the secondary contacts which are connected to the pairs of units extending inwardly from the ends to the middle of the sign; accordingly the flash will be by pairs of units from the ends to the middle of the sign. in FIG. 5 the primary contact 45 is arranged adjacently the first 46 of the secondary contacts which are connected to the pairs of units extending outwardly from the middle to the ends of the sign; accordingly the flash will be by pairs of units from the middle to the ends of the sign.
FIGS. 9, 10 and ll show all electrical systems embodying this invention. Generally, the contacts and the switch are indicated by the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 2 and 3 with prefixes l, 2 and 3, respectively.
Referring to FIG. 9, the steering column has attached thereto by a clamp 101 a casing 103. In this casing is a tube 136 of insulating material having contacts 145-150 as in FIGS. 1-3, and a metallic sleeve 144 insulated from the remaining parts of the device is arranged to successively engage those contacts. This sleeve is retained in an elevated position by a spring 104 connecting the sleeve with a disc of insulating material, and an insulated cable 105 attached to the body of 144 has a loop 106 taking over the brake pedal 67. The operation of this embodiment is generally as in FIGS. 1-3; that is, as the driver steps on the brake pedal 67, the contact sleeve 144 successively engages the contacts -150. There is an extra space 108 allowing the sleeve 144 to move down to accommodate various brake pedals. The bottom of the casing 103 is closed by a sleeve 109 of insulating material; accordingly, the sleeve 144 is wholly insulated from the casing 103.
Referring to FIG. 10, .200 designates a rotary element mounted on a shaft 201 and having a sheave 202 connected by a cable 203 through a spring 204 by a loop 205 to the brake pedal 67. The rotary element is mounted in a casing 206, which is held in stationary position in any suitable means on the automobile and a spring 207 connects shaft 201 with 206 to normally move the connection 203 up. The inside of the casing 206 is of insulating material and has a series of contacts 245250 as in FIGS. 1-3, and the element 210, which is of insulating material, has a metallic rim 244, which successively engages contacts 245250. The operation of this embodiment is generally along the lines of FIGS. 1-3. The spring 204 permits the brake pedal to move to various positions.
Referring to FIG. 11, a pair of spaced plates 300 and 301 are mounted on a base 302 on the automobile. An arm 303 pivoted at 310 is normally held down against a stop 311 by a spring 304 and has an insulating part 305 on which is mounted a contact 344 adapted to successively engage contacts 345-350. The plates 300 and 301 are arranged to be adjusted along the base 302 by screws 306 engaging slots 307 in order to adjust the arm with respect to a part 312.. The operation is again similar to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-2, for the arm 303 rests under a part 312 attached to the brake pedal or to an arm of the brake pedal. Accordingly, as the brake pedal is depressed, the left end of the arm 303 is elevated to cause the contact 344 to successively close the contacts 345350. The upward movement of the left end of the arm 303 is arrested by a stop 313, but the right end of the arm 303 is flexible so that it can flex without damage should the brake pedal move down further as the arm 303 engages the stop 313.
Referring to FIGS. 12 and 13 parts similar to FIG. 3 are indicated by the same reference numerals with a prefix 4. The casing 430 has a collar 400 positioned in 430 and provided with a bore 401, in which is arranged a spring 433 bearing against a head 456, the end of the spring bearing against a shoulder 402. The head has a stem consisting of an enlarged part 403 and a reduced part 404, leaving a shoulder 405. A diaphragm 406 of rubber or plastic, such as neopreme, has its outer circumference clamped between the collar 400 and a shoulder 407 on the casing 430. A connection 61 from the master cylinder 63 (FIG. 2) is connected to one end of a bore 405 with the other end connected to the brake line 64. A bore 408 connects with the fluid inlet 409,
5. which is enlarged as shown a the diaphragm 406.
Arranged in a tubular part 411 is a bracket 412 to which are clamped a series of contacts 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 corresponding to the contacts 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49, FIGS. 3, 4, and 6. These contacts are separated by insulating material (not shown) and are clamped together by screws 413. These contacts are of springy material, so that they are normally separated, but can be pressed successively together. Clamped with these contacts is also a strip 444, the end of which is rounded and engaged by a conical nose 415 of insulating material attached to the stem 404 of the head 456. The several contacts 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 are connected with wires 521 which pass through a fiber washer 416 and a rubber grommet 417 and through an end plug 418 screwed into the end of the casing 430. A tube 411 is held between the collar 437 screwed into the casing 430 and the collar 400. The wires 521 are insulated from each other in the plug 418 and are connected, the wire from the contact 45, which is a live wire, being connected to one terminal of the battery (as in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6) while the wires from the contacts 46, 47, 48 and 49 are connected to the parallel connections 16, 17, 18 and 19 to the pairs of lamps 15 as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, 5 and 6.
The operation of this embodiment is substantially the same as the embodiment of FIG. 3 in connection with FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. The spring 433 will normally hold the actuator 456 to the left, FIG. 2, and the contacts 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 will at that time be separated. Upon application of the brake, fluid is applied to the diaphragm 406 so as to cause it to move to the right and move the nose 415 of the actuator against 444 so as to successively engage the contacts 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 in order to cause the lamps to flash as in FIGS. 4, 5 or 6. Upon release of the brake, the spring 433 will return the actuator and the contacts 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 will again open.
Referring now to FIGS. 14 and 15, 500 designates a casing constructed as shown and provided with a Bourdon tube 501, connected with a bore 503 in a bracket 504 having a threaded part 505 with a bore which may be connected to the line 61 from the master cylinder, FIG. 1. The bottom end of the Bourdon tube 501 is clamped to the bracket 504 by a plate 550 and screws 551 and the Bourdon tube is open to the bore of the part 505, but is closed at its other end. Mounted on the bracket are a series of contacts 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49, which are similar constructions to those shown in FIG. 13 and clamped in relative insulated spaced relation by bolts 513. Mounted on the bracket is a spring arm 506, provided with a button 507 of insulating material. The arm 506 is connected by links 508 and 509 to the end of the Bourdon tube. As in FIG. 13, wires 521 are connected to the several contacts 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49, the contact 45 being the live contact connected to the one terminal of the battery, while the other contacts lead to the several connections 16, 17, 18 and 19 to the lamps 15, FIG. 2, and as in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6.
The operation of the embodiment of FIGS. 14 and 15 is similar of that of FIG. 13 in connection with FIGS. 2, 4, 5 and 6. Upon application of the brake, the fluid will operate through the Bourdon tube 501 to raise the arm 506 and cause the contacts 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 to successively engage in order to successively flash the lamps.
It will therefore be seen that this invention accomplishes its objects. A simple and convenient automobile signal is provided by means of which the driver of an automobile in applying his brake, will notify the occupant of the automobile following that the automobile ahead is coming to a stop, either slowly or fast; if to a slow stop, then the flashing will be gradual, but if coming to a quick stop, then the flashing will be fast.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:
410 to apply pressure to 1. An automotive traflic signal, comprising, an extended sign having a series of lighting units each having terminals and arranged therealong in pairs with the units of each pair located on opposite ends of said sign, a source of electric current one of whose terminals is connected to one of the terminals of each unit, a plurality of contacts each of which is connected by parallel leads to the other terminals of a pair of said units on opposite ends of said sign, said contacts being arranged adjacently in a series corresponding to and connected to the second terminals of pairs of said units on opposite ends of said sign, and a circuit-closing switch having a contact and connected to the second terminal of said source and movable to successively engage said first contacts to successively connect to the second terminal of said source the second terminals of pairs of units on opposite ends of said sign, said circuit-closing contact being extended to successively bridge said second contacts as it moves there along to maintain the connections to said source of pairs of units on opposite ends of said sign, said switch operating to rapidly produce continuous pairs of flashes by pairs of said units in opposite directions along said sign.
2. An automotive traffic signal, comprising, an extended sign having a series of lighting units each having terminals and arranged therealong in pairs with the units of each pair located on opposite ends of said sign, a source of electric current one of whose terminals is connected to one of the terminals of each unit, a plurality of secondary contacts each of which is connected by parallel leads to the other terminals of a pair of said units on opposite ends of said sign, said secondary contacts being arranged adjacently in a series corresponding to and connected to the second terminals of pairs of said units on opposite ends of said sign, a primary contact arranged adjacently said secondary contacts and connected to the second terminal of said source, and a circuit-closing switch movable to successively engage said primary and secondary contacts as it moves therealong to successively connect to the second terminal of said source of the second terminals of pairs of units on opposite ends of said sign, said switch contact being extended to successively bridge said primary and secondary contacts as it moves therealong to maintain the connections to said source of pairs of units on opposite ends of said sign, said switch operating to rapidly produce continuous pairs of flashes by pairs of said units in opposite directions along said sign.
3. An automotive traflic signal, comprising, an extended sign having a series of lighting units each having terminals and arranged therealong in pairs with the units of each pair located on opposite ends of said sign, a source of electric current one of whose terminals is connected to one of the terminals of each unit, a plurality of secondary contacts each of which is connected by parallel leads to the other terminals of a pair of said units on opposite ends of said sign, said secondary contacts being arranged adjacently in a series corresponding to and connected to the second terminals of pairs of said units on opposite ends of said sign, a primary contact arranged adjacently the first of said secondary contacts which are connected to the pairs of units extending from the ends to the middle of the sign, said primary contact being connected to the second terminal of said source, and a circuit-closing switch having a contact and movable to successively engage said primary and secondary contacts as it moves therealong to successively connect to the second terminal of said source the second terminals of pairs of units on opposite ends of said sign, said switch contact being extended to successively bridge said primary and secondary contacts as it moves therealong to maintain the connections to said source of pairs of units on opposite ends of said sign, said switch operating to rapidly produce pairs of continuous flashes by pairs of said units in opposite directions from the ends to the middle of the sign.
4. An automotive traflic signal, comprising, an extended sign having a series of lighting units each having terminals and arranged therealong in pairs with the units of each pair located on opposite ends of said sign, a source of electric current one of whose terminals is connected to one of the terminals of each unit, a plurality of secondary contacts each of which is connected by parallel leads to the other terminals of a pair of said units on opposite ends of said sign, said secondary contact being arranged adjacently in a series corresponding to and connected to the second terminals of pairs of said units on opposite sides of said sign, a primary contact arranged adjacently the first of said secondary contacts which are connected to the pairs of units extending from the middle to the ends of the sign, said primary contacts being connected to the second terminal of said source, and a circuit-closing switch having a contact and movable to successively engage said primary and secondary contacts as it moves therealong to successively connect to the second terminal of said source the second terminals of pairs of units on opposite ends of the sign, said switch contact being extended to successively bridge said primary and secondary contacts as it moves therealong to maintain the connections to said source of pairs of units on opposite ends of said sign, said switch operating to rapidly produce pairs of continuous flashes by pairs of said units in opposite direction from the middle to the ends of the sign.
5. An automotive trafiic signal, comprising, an extended sign having a series of lighting units each having terminals and arranged therealong in pairs with the units of each pair located on opposite ends of said sign, a source of electric current one of whose terminals is connected to one of the terminals of'each unit, a plurality of secondary 0 contacts each of which is connected by parallel leads to the other terminal of a pair of said units on opposite ends of said sign, said secondary contacts being arranged adjacently in a series corresponding to and connected to the second terminal of pairs of said units on opposite ends of said .sign, a circuit-closing switch having a contact connected tothe second terminals of said source and movable to successively engage said first contacts to successively connect to the second terminal of said source the second terminals of pairs of units on opposite ends of said sign, said circuit-closing contact being extended to successively bridge said second contacts as it moves therealong to maintain the connections of said source of pairs of units on opposite ends of said sign, said switch operating to rapidly produce continuous pairs of flashes by pairs of said units in opposite directions along said sign, a fluid pressure operated actuator connected to move said circuit-closing switch, and means for throttling the application of the fluid pressure to said actuator.
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THE TWO METHODS
"It is there that the nous is found, with all the thoughts of the psyche." [Reference]
"The nous then starts to discriminate between the body and the psyche." [Saint Anthony the Great]
In fact, when remaining true to its Christian origins, the traditional doctrine developed by the Apostles, Saint Paul, and developed further by'the early fathers of the original Church,' must combine two different elements, so that in the eastern churches the psychological method and traditional monasticism can both contain both methods, but used in different proportions. The different proportions are determined by different ways of combining the psychological techniques with obedient work, prayer, and the Sacrament.
Fundamentally, 'Psychological asceticism' is an ancient Christian method of self-therapy in which the psyche works 'psychically' against itself to change the way it acts. P.D Ouspensky says it is for householders, but I think it is also used as a secondary technique for monks who are having difficulty in their prayers and need something to silence the mind. It is a slow process, because even the most serious student must penetrate deep in his or her psyche in order to understand what is necessary. Only those who can recognise the original truths from their own direct experience can understand the original meanings despite the changes of the words that represent them. Where that meaning is forgotten the true doctrine is lost.
One use of this form of asceticism is for people whose situation in life makes them unable to use the classical monastic method. At other times, the monastic rule is sometimes assisted by a developed form of this psychological self-therapy. Psychological ascesis does not only concern the psyche, but also the nous. The relation between these two is strange. The nous is the organ of attention and awareness of the psyche, so that it seems to contain the psyche and it is this which makes it possible for us to integrate the psyche and attain coherent thought and activity. Thus we can say that the nous contains the psyche.
1. In a different sense, the nous is 'a part' of the psyche, since when psyche sleeps nous sleeps, and when psyche ceases to act at the time of death, the nous in some way becomes inactive. Thus we can also say in a different way that the psyche contains the nous.
2. Psychological and spiritual development both depend on this paradoxical relationship. It is this which makes possible the integration or 'individuation' or the human organism. When psyche dominates the inner life, the mind is fragmented. When the 'field of view' of the nous contains more than just the activity of the psyche, nous controls psyche. This is the means of integration.
3. The state of Integration can only become stable by the Grace of God through the Holy Spirit.
The psychological asceticism which can be used to eliminate these harmful contents of the psyche can be used by 'householders' living a normal life in the world, and anyone whose worldly responsibilities prevent normal forms of 'enclosure'; but in this situation, special knowledge may be needed. In this way this method supplants simpler methods developed in historical periods when few people had been sufficiently educated to understand the psychological method. At such times the possibility for lay people seemed to be available only to those rich enough who could avoid working for months at a time. There are medieval books that talk about this, but some of them are quite strange. In fact, clearly defined variations of this principle of psychological asceticism have been documented going back almost 3000 years, (See Ref.) but there is little evidence of their being available in Europe before the 20th century except in the hard to understand form of Alchemy or groups like the Cathars.

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Tour director Henri Desgrange allowed teams to replace exhausted or injured cyclist by new cyclists, to give the weaker teams a fairer chance. However, the effects were opposite, so the concept was quickly abandoned.

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Yeong Sheau Shyan (left) in action in the FAS Women's League for Arion FA (photo credit: VOXSPORTS).
When one thinks of football, they usually think of two teams of rowdy men chasing after ball, elbowing each other and getting into fights. I don't blame you, that is the first image that pops into my head as well.
However, these days we see more and more women trying to change that image as they become more involved in the football scene here in Singapore. I for one, applaud them as it is definitely very difficult to start playing a sport that is so traditionally dominated by men. It is these women that are challenging the stereotype and wanting to get their voices heard and their skills noticed.
One of these brave women is Yeong Sheau Shyan who is an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 'B' Certificate licensed coach. She used to play on the Team Singapore women's team and has coached both B and C Division school teams. Previously a Secondary School Maths and PE Teacher for 6 years, she is now actively involved in the development of women's football in Singapore. We had a chat with her to find out more about the Singapore community in Singapore.
Sheau Shyan had a pretty late start in playing football, only starting when she was doing a football module while training to be a PE Teacher at the National Institute of Education (NIE). She began to play competitively and later decided to take up a career as football coach instead of a teacher. She started Arion Women's Football Club with her peers which later became Arion Football Academy.
Unlike girls today, Miss Yeong didn't have the opportunity to play football in school because the sport wasn't offered to girls in her day. She says it was a "very small and closed community" that was hard to break into unless you already knew the ins and outs of playing the game.
Fortunately for her though, she had a supportive family backing her. Although concerned about her decision to give up a stable job in teaching to start up her own venture in football, they continued to support her.
Miss Yeong finds comfort in the knowledge that the population of girls playing football has seen steady increase in recent years, and people have a more positive view of female footballers. She also enjoys the community being tightly knit and once you've been in the scene for a while, you get to know a lot of people, and may even find friends on rival teams!
Her advice to girls who want to take up football is to find out more about the sport and realise how popular it is amongst girls the world over, regardless of what others might think. She feels that the media in Singapore hasn't been supportive in promoting women's football and the older generation is rather backwards thinking and ill-informed about the sport.
It is this determination and courage in her that has driven her to follow her dreams and set up her own academy. So far, her efforts has already helped spread awareness for women's football in Singapore and increase the population of female football players here.
We salute her for her efforts.


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George Georgaklis
Hometown: Westwood, Mass.
High School: Westwood
Position: Jumper
Major: Computer Engineering
Career Personal Bests:
USTFCCCA All-East East Region Selection (Triple Jump)
55m: 7.04-seconds, University of New Hampshire Tri-Meet, (1/21/12)
100m: 11.58-seconds at the Skyhawk Invitational, (4/29/11)
200m: 23.78-seconds at the George Davis Invitational, (4/7/12)
Triple Jump: 44-0.75 indoors/44-0.36 outdoors.
Long Jump: 20-7.25 indoors/22-0.60 outdoors.
Capital One Academic All-District I first team (2012-13)
Indoor Season
2012-13: Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award. NE-10 Commisioner's Honor Roll both semesters. Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters. Competed in six meets for the Skyhawks as a jumper. In the triple jump, placed 7th at UMass Boston Invitational (12/1/12) with a total of 40-07.50, an indoor personal best. Also placed 7th at Reggie Poyau Invitational (12/7) with a jump of 39-08.75. Captured 11th at URI Sorlien Invitational (1/19/13) with a triple jump of 39-05.75. Another triple jump highlight was a 9th-place finish at the Northeast-10 Championships, jumping 42-00.00 at the Championships. In the long jump, placed 13th at UMass Boston Invitational with a jump of 20-00.25. Set an indoor personal best at URI Sorlien Invitational, placing 6th with a jump of 20-7.25.
2011-12: Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award. Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall Semester). NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Both Semesters). USTFCCCA All-East Region (Triple Jump). Competed in 13 events on the season for the Skyhawks including the 55-meter dash, long jump and triple jump. Finished 4th overall at the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) Championships (2/18/12) in the triple jump with a jump of 44-00.75, a new personal best indoors. Placed 30th overall in the triple jump (40-11.00) at the Boston University Valentine Invitational (2/11/12). Had a jump of 41-1.75 at the Charley Torpey Memorial Invitational (2/4/12). Also, competed in the long jump (18-07.00) at the Charley Torpey Memorial Invitational. Posted a distance of 15-11.75 in the long jump at the New Balance Boston Collegiate Indoor Games (1/27/12). Ran a time of 7.04-seconds in the 55-meter dash at the University of New Hampshire Tri-Meet (1/21/12). Also, competed in the long jump (20-3.50) and the triple jump (41-1.75) at UNH. Opened the season with a leap of 40-11.00 in the long jump at the Jay Carisella Invitational (12/3/11).
2010-11: NE-10 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll. Placed 6th overall at the NE-10 championships posting a mark of 41-07.75 in the triple jump. Finished 8th overall at the Tufts Stampede in triple jump with a mark of 41-09.25, the best mark for Stonehill during the indoor season.
2013: Saw action in six meets for Stonehill during the outdoor season. Opened season on a strong note with a 7th-place finish at Bridgewater State Bears Invitational with a triple jump of 39-07.25. Had top-ten finishes in the triple jump at Skyhawk Invitational (4/26) and Northeast-10 Championships (5/4), with jumps of 40-01.50 (8th) and 42-08.75 (9th), respectively. Placed 22nd at New England Championships (5/11) with a triple jump of 40-11.75. Placed sixth in long jump at Skyhawk Invitational with a mark of 20-03.50. Placed eighteenth in the conference at the NE-10 Championships with a long jump of 19-09.75. Also ran the 200m dash at the Skyhawk Invitational, placing 11th with a time of 23.90-seconds.
2012: Competed in three meets for the Skyhawks. Placed 9th/26 in the long jump (22-00.56) and 7th/17 in the triple jump (44-00.34) at the UConn Spring Invitational. Placed 8th (out of 22) in the George Davis Invitational for the triple jump (43-00.14) and 13th (of 24) in the long jump (20-02.52). Notched a 6th place finish in the long jump (20-10.75) and a 7th place finish in the triple jump (43-01.50) at the Skyhawk Invitational.
2011: Athletic Director's Honor Roll Spring Semester. NE-10 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll. Finished 6th overall at the NE-10 championships in the triple jump (40-07.00). Also competed in the triple jump in five other meets including the Bridgewater State University Invitational (11.97m), Bryant University Invitational (41-05.00), Skyhawk Invitational (40-06.75) and the UMass Minutemen Invitational. Posted a mark of 19-04.75 at the Bryant Invitational in the long jump. Also ran the 100 meter dash at the Skyhawk Invitational (11.58).
High School: 2010 graduate of Westwood High School. Two-year letterwinner in indoor and outdoor track. Captain and team MVP as a senior. Tri-Valley League All-Star selection in both sports. Also a four-year letterwinner in football.
Personal: Born October 3, 1991, Newton, Mass. Son of Bill and Stephanie Georgaklis of Westwood, Mass. Has a sister, Maria (19), who also attends Stonehill. Favorite sports moment was finishing fourth in the 4x100m event at the MIAA D3 state meet in 2009. Majoring in computer engineering.
Competed in six meets for the Skyhawks as a jumper. In the triple jump, placed seventh at UMass Boston Invitational (12/1/12) with a total of 40-07.50, an indoor personal best. Also placed seventh at Reggie Poyau Invitational (12/7) with a jump of 39-08.75. Captured eleventh at URI Sorlien Invitational (1/19/13) with a triple jump of 39-05.75. Another triple jump highlight was a ninth-place finish at the Northeast-10 Championships, jumping 42-feet at the Championships. In the long jump, placed thirteenth at UMass Boston Invitational with a jump of 20-feet, 0.25-inches. Set an indoor personal best at URI Sorlien Invitational, placing sixth with a jump of 20-feet, 7.25-inches.


SPHERU is working with Brandon University on a study, led by Principal Investigator William Care, examining the health of postsecondary students in rural communities. Students, community partners, and researchers are creating partnerships to identify and take action on the factors tied to the health, well-being and quality of life for university and college students at postsecondary institutions in Brandon, Manitoba, and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Research strategies include focus groups, workshops, campus meetings and the use of photography in addition to a website, student blog and online surveys.
Goals / Outcomes: Data from the study will provide a basis for the creation of a student community health framework and a set of indicators to measure student and quality of life.


701 Hampton Street is a $225,000, 3,960 square foot, 6 bedroom, 3.5 bath home on a 0.40 acre lot located in Walterboro, SC.
NEW ROOF installed with architectural shingles 2018! New paint and countertops in kitchen. MOTIVATED SELLER! Here's a grand old colonial style home in the heart of historic downtown Walterboro with rental income potential! Live Downstairs and rent out the two apartments Upstairs. Both sides of the upstairs have been set up as apartments. Each apartment has 2 bedrooms, a bath, and a kitchen. One of the apartments has a separate entrance with a separate utility hook-up, outside entrance, and a large deck. Each apartment could easily be rented for $475 or more. Built Circa 1910, this two-story home is nestled on a corner lot with a wide front lawn and private garden. The master bedroom has a fireplace with gas logs and a private porch that leads to the private garden. 11 foot ceilings throughout most of the home. Plus a winner of the Simon Verdier Award. The Simon Verdier award was named to honor a French Huguenot who settled in Colleton County in the early 1800's. One of his lasting contributions to the area was the beautiful japonica which be brought to the Lowcountry from his native France. So it is with the restorations of an historic property, a beautiful and lasting gift that each generation will certainly treasure. This home is Very convenient, walking distance to almost everything in Downtown Walterboro, minutes from I-95, only an hour from Charleston, an hour from Savannah, an hour and a half from Columbia.
I am interested in 701 Hampton Street, Walterboro, SC 29488.


Keith Price Bibliography Skeletons and Axial Descriptions - Medial Axis Transform (MAT) etc.
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International Showcase
Expanding beyond the competition screenings at GLAS 2021 is the International Showcase which highlights an incredible collection of animated short films from some of the best filmmakers around the world. These special curated programs include films from from of the world's most prominent independent animation directors as well as budding emerging artists.
Immediately following the screening is a Q&A with the filmmakers in this screening moderated by Ana Carolina Estarita Guerrero.
Films: 60 minutes
Q&A: 60 minutes
My Friend Who Shines in the Night
Directed by Grégoire DE BERNOUIS, Hélène LEDEVIN, Jawed BOUDAOUD, Simon CADILHAC
A ghost loses their memory after being struck by lightning. They meet Arthur, who tries to help them.
Patrouille de France – Dernier tour
Directed by Emmanuel Lantam
A last run, man.
It's All the Salt's Fault
Directed by María Cristina Pérez
The youngest daughter of a family of sloths rebuilds her parents' and three siblings' story. Behind the human normality of a family, the wild spirit appears in everyday life's details, turning everything into untameable memories.
Directed by Szöllősi Anna
"Helfer" is about a young woman who is struggling with anxiety and recurring nightmares that she wants to end. She seeks out a helper, who offers an alternative solution, but in the process she must confront her greatest fears. The film details their relationship in a surreal world through symbolic events.
Sasha is five years old, she often listens to the opera "Madame Butterfly". It is on TV and on the radio. The story of Madame Butterfly becomes a clue to her family dramas that she can't understand yet.
Catgot
Directed by Ho Tsz Wing
It is a 2D hand-drawn abstract animation using the music, "Catgot" by ISAN. The film highlights the beauty of the colors, composition and transformations of the objects in the scene. I am inspired by those strong beats in the song which express the sounds of dripping water and smashing bubbles. Therefore, the water droplets undergo diverse transformations in the animation such as rotation and distortion. Adopting different colored hand-drawn brushstroke texture to draw the movements of water droplets in Photoshop so as to convey an abstract and colorful "fountain performance" to the audience.
The Infinite
Directed by Simone Massi
Animation inspired by the poem "The Infinite" by Giacomo Leopardi
Directed by Szakály Réka Anna
Two girls live together along the post-apocalyptic coast, both sharing the same goal of reaching the other side in hopes of a better life. However, when a mysterious character enters the life of one, a chain of irreversible events begins. Relationships fall apart along with the very world around them.
International Showcase Q+A


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Why Would a Dentist Want Access to the Alberta Netcare Portal?
Posted on April 27, 2021 by Meghan in Blog
As a dentist or dental hygienist, if you have concerns about a patient's health history, you may want to have access to the Alberta Netcare Portal to view the patient's history of health concerns and current medications.
Alberta Netcare provides personal health information that is available through a province-wide electronic record system under the authority of the Health Information Act (HIA).
Whether a dentist uses paper records, electronic dental records (EDR), or electronic medical records (EMR), using the Alberta Netcare Portal will help dentists monitor their patient's interactions with other parts of the health care system.
What is the Alberta Netcare Portal?
Alberta Netcare Portal is the secure vehicle through which patient health information from a variety of health care providers is shared and accessed electronically, by independent and hospital-based health service providers like dentists, physicians, nurses and pharmacists. The Alberta Netcare Portal is a data collection centre for registries and systems such as laboratories, diagnostic imaging facilities, hospitals and some specialized clinics. Alberta Health and Wellness is the Netcare information manager.
Dentists and Dental Hygienists Are Custodians
Dentists were designated in 2010 as authorized custodians under the Health information Act (HIA). Dentists can now request access to Alberta Netcare by showing that they meet the Netcare requirements.
Dentists who manage patients with complex medical conditions or for the provision of treatment requiring sedation or general anaesthesia may require additional information about the patients' health history. Dentists can use Alberta Netcare Portal to view medication profiles, laboratory data and tests results.
Ensuring reasonable safeguards to protect the privacy and security of personal health information of your patients and residents of Alberta is critical! We want everyone who has access to these health data repositories to follow the same best privacy and security practices. The HIA has regulated requirements for all custodians to follow.
Everyone needs to follow the rules to play in the sandbox!
Before you are granted access to Alberta Netcare Portal, you must complete the following steps.
Step 1: Create or update your Health Information Management Privacy and Security Policies and Procedures including the rules governing the access, collection, use, of health information from Alberta Netcare.
Step 2: Complete a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) and submit this to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for review. For more information on how to complete a PIA, click here.
Step 3: Train your team on privacy awareness. I recommend the Privacy Awareness in Health Care Training — Dental Practices.
Step 4: Contact the eHealth Netcare Support Services Team.
Step 5: Complete a Provincial Organizational Readiness Assessment (pORA). See What is a pORA.
Step 6: Sign an Informational Manager Agreement (IMA) and Review Informational Exchange Protocol (IEP) with Alberta Netcare
For more tips on implementing reasonable privacy and security safeguards for your dental practice, see https://informationmanagers.ca/privacy-impact-assessment-pia/.
You can also watch the FAQ video on this topic by clicking the button below!
Watch the FAQ Video HERE!
What is a pORA?
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Privacy Awareness in Healthcare Training: Dental Practices
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Privacy Compliance and Technology in Healthcare
Posted on March 7, 2021 by Meghan in Blog
Event by Rafiki Technologies with Information Managers
A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is a practical business tool in your healthcare practice.
A PIA is an important tool that you can use to help you with project management.
The PIA process requires you to have written policies and procedures so that you can implement the project effectively and train your staff consistently.
Sometimes a PIA is a requirement of legislation. But it is always a best practice whenever you implement a project that includes personal health information.
Join Rafiki Technologies' Naheed Shivji and Information Managers' Jean L. Eaton for a guide to successfully keep your patients' information safe, follow cyber security best practices, and comply with the requirements of the Health Information Act (HIA).
This on-line workshop will provide you with practical tips to plan your Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) amendment as well as a strategic cybersecurity checklist.
Medical, dental, chiropractic, optometric, pharmacy practices in Alberta.
Clinic manager, privacy officer or administrative lead responsible for updating your Privacy Impact Assessment.
Join Naheed Shivji and Jean L. Eaton for a guide to your PIA completion and technology requirements
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM MT
Click the button below to register for the workshop!
Register for the Complimentary Workshop HERE!
Meet Naheed Shivji, Founder & President of Rafiki Technologies Inc.
Naheed has more than 20 years of experience in IT with expertise in the dental industry. He is a passionate entrepreneur helping companies understand and embrace technology and is always searching for business best-practices while giving back to the community.
Naheed works hands-on with his clients to develop winning IT strategies and smooth implementations. He is constantly learning and adapting to industry trends to maintain Rafiki Technologies' position as a leading managed IT services company in Canada.
Meet Jean L. Eaton, BA Admin (Healthcare), CHIM, CC
Your Practical Privacy Coach and Practice Management Mentor with Information Managers Ltd.
Jean has helped hundreds of physicians, chiropractors, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers complete their Privacy Impact Assessment. She has visited hundreds of practices across Canada.
Jean helps independent healthcare practices with practice administration, privacy awareness, privacy breach management, and legislated regulation compliance in Canada.
Jean's career started as a receptionist and transcriptionist in a busy family medical walk-in practice. She moved into health records and health information management and hospital administration in hospitals, regional health authorities, cancer agencies across Canada and Alberta Health.
Now, Jean specializes her consulting practice to independent healthcare practices who want to start, grow, or improve their practice administration so that healthcare providers can focus on providing quality healthcare services. Jean provides training to businesses including healthcare on practical privacy and security best practices and privacy breach management.
If you are starting your new practice and need your first Privacy Impact Assessment, see our available consultation options here.
"What is a Privacy Impact Assessment?"
Read the article and watch the short video now to take a look at what is a PIA, what will a PIA do for you, when you need a PIA, and what is the PIA process.
You can also listen to the Practice Management Nuggets podcast episode here.
"How Long Does it Take to do a New Privacy Impact Assessment?"
Ideally, you should start the Privacy Impact Assessment process 3- 6 months prior to your go-live date. Find out more by reading the article.
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Posted on January 6, 2021 by Meghan in Blog
The Provincial Organizational Readiness Assessment (pORA) document is a risk assessment tool that describes the technical, administrative, and physical security controls necessary to meet the minimum-security standards required by legislation and by Alberta Health.
When we provide our personal and sensitive information to a healthcare provider, we want assurances that the confidential information will be respected. We expect that our information will only be shared with people who need to know the information to provide health services to us. Alberta's Health Information Act (HIA) requires healthcare providers (custodians) to put appropriate safeguards in place to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of health information.
A completed pORA is one of the pre-requisites for community sites to access the Alberta Netcare Portal.
Alberta Netcare, known as the provincial Electronic Health Record (EHR), is a secure and confidential electronic system. It is accessible to health professionals and contains Albertans' personal health information. This is also known as the Alberta Netcare Portal or ANP.
A pORA asks questions similar to the questions in a privacy impact assessment and is frequently completed at the same time as a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) when a new clinic is preparing to open. It's easy to get them confused, but they are separate documents and have separate purposes.
A Privacy Impact Assessment is a process that assists healthcare providers (custodians) to review the impact that an implementation of a new administrative practice, information system, or change to existing practices or systems relating to the collection, use and disclosure of individually identifying health information, may have on individual privacy. This includes how the clinic will ensure appropriate safeguards to ALL information sharing practices, including the use of Alberta Netcare.
In Alberta, a PIA must be submitted by the custodian to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) for review and acceptance.
pORA
This comprehensive risk assessment is required by Alberta Health to verify that a community healthcare provider custodian meets minimum security standards, before accessing provincial health information. It is one of the core requirements for access to the ANP and assists the custodian in meeting their legislative requirements and protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of health information.
The pORA is submitted by the custodian to Alberta Netcare prior to access to Alberta Netcare Portal.
Prior to being granted access to Alberta Netcare Portal, the custodian must also have a PIA accepted by the OIPC.
We know that technology and office practices change over time. It is an expectation that the healthcare provider custodian will review their PIA, pORA, and supporting policies and procedures regularly, at least annually. Alberta Netcare requires that within two years from the date of approval of the pORA that its contents be thoroughly reviewed to ensure the information is correct and up-to-date.
For more information about pORA, see Alberta Netcare. Frequently Asked Questions. Provincial Organization Readiness Assessment. February 2020.
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Add Custodians To Your PIA
Posted on December 28, 2020 by Meghan in Blog
Congratulations! You have expanded your practice and recruited a new healthcare provider to your team. Now you also need to add a custodian your PIA.
To do this, you need to orientate the provider to your practice including the policies and procedures to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of the personal health information and inform the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC).
When the new healthcare provider is a member of a regulated health profession as defined by the health privacy legislation in Alberta, the Health Information Act (HIA), the provider also has responsibilities as a custodian.
HIA Definitions:
A health service provider; specifically, a member of the following regulated health professions: Optometrists, Opticians, Chiropractors, Midwives, Podiatrists, Denturists, Dentists and dental hygienists, Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Physicians (and others).
An employee of a custodian or as designated by the custodian, for example medical office assistant, receptionist.
The incoming custodian must ensure that the reasonable safeguards to project the administrative, technical, and physical safeguards of the personal health information are implemented in the practice. This includes ensuring that they have reviewed the current privacy impact assessment (PIA).
The lead custodian also has an obligation under the Alberta Health Information Act (HIA) to inform the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) when there are changes to the organization management of the clinic.
How To Add Custodians To Your PIA
In Alberta, the lead custodian in a clinic must update their PIA regularly and inform the OIPC when there are significant changes to their PIA.
One common trigger for informing the OIPC is the addition of a custodian to the practice. Often, this PIA amendment can be as simple as a letter to the OIPC.
The lead custodian or privacy officer will prepare an amendment to the previously submitted Privacy Impact Assessment when new custodians join the practice. Often a letter to the OIPC signed by the lead custodian is sufficient.
The PIA amendment must include how the custodian has been made aware of the current PIA and how they are meeting their requirements to enter into an agreement with information managers as defined in the Health Information Act section 66.
The lead custodian will submit the PIA amendment to the OIPC for acceptance.
The new custodian must acknowledge that they have been informed of the Health Information Privacy and Security Policies and Procedures and the submitted PIA and agree to follow these practices. The new custodian will sign the letter to the OIPC and attach it to the PIA amendment from the lead custodian (in step #1 above) to the OIPC for acceptance.
Routine Onboarding Of New Employees
Before the new custodian is granted access to patient health information, your computer network, and your electronic medical record (EMR), you need to ensure that new custodians are aware of your Health Information Privacy and Security Policies and Procedures, PIAs, and information manager agreements, including the information management agreements with Alberta Netcare Portal, patient records management, EMR vendor, billing vendor, and/or others.
You should have a written policy and procedure 'When a New Physician / Custodian Joins Your Practice' to guide you when onboarding new custodians. The procedure should include the forms below and template letters to the OIPC. These templates are also available to members of Practice Management Success.
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Why You Need Policies and Procedures
Why You Need Health Information Policies and Procedures
Maybe you've heard you need written policies and procedures for your health information, but you're left asking yourself why it's so important?
The truth is, without written policies and procedures, you open a healthcare practice up to a whole host of problems, including major legal issues.
In fact, every business needs good practices that apply to your:
Information that you collect from patients/clients
Business practices including electronic (or paper) patient records, and computer network
Billing, collection, and payment processing
Within the healthcare industry, there are additional legislation requirements that require specific written health information policies and procedures.
The Health Information Act (HIA) and the Personal Information Privacy Act (PIPA)
As we mentioned, when a custodian collects health information, you must follow the Health Information Act (HIA) in Alberta.
Like most other private businesses in Alberta, private healthcare practices must also comply with the Personal Information Privacy Act (PIPA).
The colleges of regulated health professionals (like the Alberta Dental Association and College (ADAC) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA), require dentists and physicians to meet the standards of practice which includes compliance to HIA and PIPA legislation.
In addition, the college has other standards of practice that you must meet, including policies and procedures for the collection, use, disclosure, and access of health information.
So, let's explore further why written policies and procedures are so essential, as well as what can happen without them, and why healthcare practices may not think they need them in the first place.
Benefits of Policies and Procedures
One of the most critical benefits of having policies and procedures in place is that they're good for business.
They contribute to consistent, efficient workflow.
You can figure it out once, write the procedure, tweak it to make it better, and then repeat the same procedure again and again.
They help you make better business decisions, like buying supplies, choosing services, and selecting vendors.
They help support your accreditation efforts.
On-boarding employees the right way with no missed steps is much easier with policies and procedures in place.
If you're looking for even more proof of the benefits of having written procedures, it can also help you avoid:
Internal disputes within your team and external disputes with your patients and clients
Re-work and re-training employees
Poor reputation
Fines and penalties
Fines And Penalties For Not Having Written Policies And Procedures
You might be wondering why you would face fines and penalties for not having written policies and procedures in the first place.
The HIA requires the custodian – which includes the dentist or dental hygienist – to take reasonable safeguards to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients' health information.
Having written policies and procedures is a common, expected, and reasonable safeguard.
Let's say you have a privacy breach in your practice or an error (like sending a fax to the wrong number or you are a victim of a phishing or ransomware attack).
You can learn more about what makes a privacy breach a privacy breach here.
If you can't demonstrate that you had the appropriate reasonable safeguards, like written policies and procedures in place, you are guilty of an offence under the law.
It's illegal not to have policies and procedures when you collect health information.
If you are guilty of this offence, you are liable for a fine of a minimum of $2,000 and not more than $500,000. (HIA section 107(7)).
3 Policies and Procedures Myths
One reason some healthcare practices fail to have written policies and procedures is because they believe they don't need them.
Often, this is because they've fallen prey to the common myths about policies and procedures.
There are 3 of the common myths that stop healthcare providers and their clinic managers from creating written policies and procedures:
It's Too Hard
While it does take some skill to write clear, easy to read, and easy to understand policies and procedures, it doesn't have to be heard. In fact, you can even purchase templates to make this easier.
It Takes Too Much Time
Writing policies and procedures does take some time.
But investing the time to create policies and procedures pays off by preventing suffering from inconsistent or broken procedures, using or disclosing health information in error, and having to pay fines, penalties, public relations nightmares, or spending the time required to run a privacy or security investigation.
It's A Waste Of Time
Here are a few good reasons that prove writing policies and procedures is not a waste of time:
Practical privacy policies and procedures will create a more efficient practice and help you make better business decisions.
The policies and procedures become the foundation of your privacy impact assessment.
Policies and procedures are pre-requisites for other initiatives, like access to Netcare or other community integration initiatives, and privacy impact assessment (PIA). Click here to learn more about PIAs.
You must have them as part of your legislative compliance.
It's the law. Not having policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and access of health information is illegal.
As you can see, written policies and procedures help ensure consistent office procedures and good communication between team members in your healthcare practice.
In addition to those good reasons, you must have good written policies and procedures about how you collect, use, disclose, and provide access to health information to avoid legal problems, fees, penalties, and other problems.
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Healthcare Policies And Procedures
Healthcare Policies and Procedures: What Are They and Why Do Practices Need Them?
Healthcare policies and procedures are essential tools in EVERY healthcare practice.
We use written policies and procedures to ensure consistent office procedures and good communication between team members, but it doesn't stop there.
Before we get to the many benefits of healthcare policies and procedures, let's cover exactly what these terms mean.
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Policies and Procedures Defined
For our purposes today, this is what we mean by these terms:
Policy: A set of ideas or plans that is used as a basis for making decisions.
Procedure: A fixed, step-by-step sequence of activities or course of action.
Both policies and procedures serve several important purposes in a healthcare practice.
Policies and procedures can help you:
Protect your practice with consistency in decision making and implementing routine tasks.
Provide team members direction and guidelines; help avoid micromanaging. Here's more information on how policy and procedure checklists help with employee privacy and security.
Ensure quality and cost-effective processes.
Well thought out policies and procedures reduce re-work and make for more efficient practices.
Encourage team members to work to their full scope of responsibilities.
Contribute to compliance, including professional standards, HIA, insurance.
Protect your healthcare practice by demonstrating your administrative safeguards.
As powerful and effective as policies and procedures can be, they can also pose certain problems or risks if they're not implemented properly — or if they don't exist in the first place.
On that note, if you have policies and procedures in place, it's also imperative to know where they are. Don't miss this cautionary tale where I tell you why.
If your policies and procedures are unclear or non-existent, these are some of the risks you expose a healthcare practice to:
Fines and even jail time for the healthcare provider
Increased conflict and potential for misunderstanding within a practice
Increased conflict between employees, misunderstanding, and poor customer service
Poor business decisions and wasted time and money
Simply talking about your policies and procedures is not a good business strategy! You need to have clear healthcare policies and procedures in place if you want to reap all of their benefits.
So, let's go over what makes a good healthcare policy with a clear and effective design.
Policies ask WHY and WHAT
Policies are the steps to put your goals into action — policies are proactive.
The WHY: Why is this policy needed? It is the general guide for decision-making.
The WHAT: What do you want to show for programs, activities, and services?
Each year, policies need to be reviewed and authorized by the clinic manager, privacy officer, healthcare provider and/or owners. Your team members need the opportunity to review and understand the policies regularly, too.
Review policies to assure that they reflect what the clinic is doing and that the clinic is following the written policy. Changes may need to be completed and approved.
Now, let's cover what makes for good procedures before we get to how to create your manual.
Procedures ask HOW
The HOW: How you plan to carry out the objectives and details listed in your policies?
Your procedures should include sufficient detail so a new employee can complete a task based on the information provided.
We've discussed the objectives of your policies and procedures for your healthcare practice, now here are some useful tips for actually creating your policies and procedures manual:
Include screen prints if computer-based.
Include video explanations.
Format the policy and procedures so that each policy or procedure is a separate, stand-alone document.
Assign a NUMBER to each policy and procure to make it easy to reference in your PIA, or direct your staff to review. You can use any numbering system that you want — I usually use a sequential numbering system.
Headings make it easier to group your information which makes it easier for the reader to review and then focus on the details that they need. Repeat the same headings throughout the policies and procedures to provide consistency across the manual. Use the headings as needed; not all policies or procedures need all the headings.
Cite legislative and standards requirements, like the HIA.
When you're implementing changes to these policies and procedures or creating them in the first place, be sure to involve key parties. This includes:
Custodian/trustee/business owner
Clinic manager/team lead
Remember, implementing a new procedure or policy successfully must always include training and discussion with your team.
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Without well-documented, written policies and procedures, you open your healthcare practice up to a whole host of problems, including major legal issues.
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Posted on November 6, 2020 by Meghan in Blog
What Is An Expedited Netcare Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)?
A privacy impact assessment is a requirement of the Health Information Act (HIA) in Alberta. Alberta Netcare Portal (ANP) is a data repository of health information of Alberta residents. Many healthcare providers request access to the ANP to quickly access lab test results, text reports, and health insurance information to assist them to provide continuing care and treatment to their patients.
We know that privacy and security of health information is critical to the continued accuracy and completeness of health information for all patients. Alberta Health is the custodian of the ANP data repository. To ensure that everyone with access to the ANP also has accepted reasonable standards to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of health information, Alberta Health requires each healthcare provider to demonstrate that they have met these reasonable standards before being granted access to the ANP.
Community based healthcare providers who work in independent practices are also known as 'custodians' as defined in the HIA. The custodians must submit a PIA to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) for their review and acceptance. This PIA demonstrates the custodians' commitment to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of health information. Alberta Health and the OIPC have agreed to a streamlined process for healthcare providers and custodians to prepare, submit, and accept the ANP PIA so that healthcare providers can request access to the ANP.
We also know that technology and business practices change over time. It is a good business practice to review your PIA annually and update your risk assessment and mitigation strategies as needed. Updating your Health Information Privacy and Security Policies and Procedures and your PIA and submitting these to the OIPC is recommended best practice and a pre-requisite for continued access to the ANP.
Is It Time To Amend Your Privacy Impact Assessment?
Maybe you want to:
add a new digital health app or patient portal to make it easier for patients to book appointments with you, or
get access to Alberta Netcare Portal, or the CII or CPAR projects,
expedited Netcare Privacy Impact Assessment,
use the internet to get telehealth on-line consultations for your patients,
update your participating custodians and privacy officer, and
regular review to ensure that you are continuing to meet the requirements of the Health Information Act (HIA).
It will help you anticipate risks to the project before it starts and avoid serious problems, and wasted time and money.
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About Jean L. Eaton
Jean Eaton, BA Admin (Healthcare), CHIM, CC is the Practical Privacy Coach and Practice Management Mentor of Information Managers Ltd.
Jean is constructively obsessive about privacy, confidentiality, and security in healthcare.
She is an experienced leader in health information management. She has worked with multi-disciplinary health care service professionals in primary, acute, and tertiary care facilities across Canada.
Jean has successfully assisted primary care physicians, chiropractics, dentists, pharmacists, primary care networks, and other health care providers across Canada to develop privacy impact assessments (PIA) and office policies and procedures and training regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of health information.
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The Remove-SCStorageFabricClassification cmdlet removes a Fibre Channel fabric classification from Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).
This example gets the storage fabric classification object named PROD and uses the pipeline operator to pass the object to the current cmdlet. This cmdlet removes the classification from VMM.
Specifies a classification for storage Fibre Channel fabric that this cmdlet removes from VMM.
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Q: How do I continue development from an earlier revision? In my project I would like to continue development from an earlier revision. So far I have done
$ hg up -r REV

and committed a changeset. How do I "get rid of" the old branch that I'm no longer interested in so I can push the repository without the force option?

A: To undo the last N commits (but without changing the history), do the following:

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*Revert the working directory to the desired revision:
$ hg revert -aC -r -<N + 1>

*Commit the changes:
$ hg ci -m "Undo N changesets"
Now this branch can be merged with the other one.

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IOS 11.3 comes with 4 new crazy animojis for the iPhone X with face recognition.
This release also includes a better battery analyzer.
Checkout the new section in Battery Settings for information about Battery Health. Battery Health is available in iOS 11.3 for iPhone 6 and above. There's an estimated battery capacity and a peak performance feature. This is where you can find out if your device is being throttled.
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Joker from Persona 5 Joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Playable DLC Fighter
In a video that aired during The Game Awards, Nintendo revealed that Joker from the critically acclaimed Persona 5 game will be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch as a playable DLC fighter. Joker is included in the first of five planned DLC packs, each containing one playable fighter, one new stage and a handful of music tracks. Each pack can be purchased for $5.99 each, but players can also purchase the Fighter's Pass for $24.99, giving them access to all five DLC packs as they release.
The Persona games are a spinoff of the popular Shin Megami Tensei franchise, which has a long and storied history in the world of video games – with many of the games appearing on Nintendo systems. Sporting an iconic mask and a variety of weapons, Joker is the main character of Persona 5, a beloved game that won Best Role-Playing Game and was nominated for Game of the Year at last year's The Game Awards.
The digital version of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launches in Nintendo eShop at 9 p.m. PT tonight (Dec. 6), with the physical version hitting stores on Dec. 7. In this massive video game crossover event, every fighter in Super Smash Bros. history is back, and they're joined by newcomers like Daisy from the Super Mario series, Chrom from Fire Emblem, Inkling from Splatoon, Ridley and Dark Samus from Metroid, Ken from Street Fighter, Simon and Richter Belmont from Castlevania, King K. Rool from the Donkey Kong series, Isabelle from Animal Crossing, Incineroar from Pokémon, and, soon, Joker from Persona 5. Anyone who purchases and registers a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game with My Nintendo by Jan. 31, 2019, will receive Piranha Plant as a free playable fighter. With a smashing amount of content, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the biggest Super Smash Bros. game ever. For more information about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, visithttps://www.smashbros.com/.
"The Game Awards coupled with the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate marks one of the video game industry's biggest nights, so it's the ideal place to share news about one of the most anticipated games of the year," said Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime, who announced the Joker news to The Game Awards audience. "Even as we celebrate the best that our industry has to offer, we're looking ahead to more excitement and surprises in 2019."
Additional Nintendo Switch announcements made during The Game Awards include:
MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order is heading exclusively to the Nintendo Switch system in 2019 for Super Hero gaming action at home or on the go. The new game, which arrives nearly 10 years after the previous installment in the series, is being developed by KOEI TECMO GAMES/Team NINJA and published by Nintendo.
Fortnite Creative is coming to the Nintendo Switch version of Fortnite, and it's a brand new way to play the hit free-to-play game. This all-new mode lets players create their own private island near Battle Royal Island and invite up to 15 friends to visit. Anything edited, moved or deleted in the world is saved from session to session, giving players total control. For all current Battle Pass owners, players can jump into Creative Mode right now via Early Access. Fortnite Creative will leave Early Access and be available to everyone at no charge on Dec. 13. Debuted tonight, Epic has added a new Point of Interest to the Battle Royale map – 'The Block' – that is in game now. On an ongoing basis, Epic will update The Block to highlight amazing content made by the community in Creative Mode by featuring it to all Battle Royale players for a limited time.
Mortal Kombat 11, the next game in the award-winning franchise, is launching on Nintendo Switch on April 23.
Sayonara Wild Hearts, developed by Simogo and published by Annapurna Interactive, is a euphoric music video dream about being awesome, riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords and breaking hearts at 200 mph. Every stage in the game is set to a song on a custom-written pop album. Sayonara Wild Hearts launches for Nintendo Switch in 2019.
A handful of games that are playable on Nintendo Switch won awards at the show, including Overcooked! 2 for Best Family Game, CELESTE for Best Independent Game, Dead Cells for Best Action Game, The Messenger for Best Debut Indie Game and Fortnite for Best Ongoing Game. For a full list of The Game Awards winners, visit https://thegameawards.com/.
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