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The Rationality of Risk, Part 3: Rollercoasters, Burning Ships and the Hero's Journey
By Christopher Surdak
In part three of the series on The Rationality of Risk, Chris Surdak gives some guidance on making friends with risk. Loss, failure and disappointment are a fundamental part of risk, and they are the part that most of us don't particularly care for. But, if you aren't facing the real possibility of negative outcomes, are you really taking any risk at all? And further, if you never take real risks, what is the likelihood that you will generate anything of real value?
In this third installment I'd like to address why certain leaders are willing and able to take risks even after a history of losses. I'll address why we celebrate these 'heroes' even as most of us would not make the same decisions as they did. And finally I'll provide some guidance for those who may be interested in embracing risk as part of their approach to business in order to start their own 'hero's journey'.
We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us
The vast majority of business people I interact with hold a healthy fear of risk; indeed they expend enormous amounts of time, energy and money attempting to avoid it. As I pointed out in my earlier installments, western business people have been trained to believe that risk is the enemy of commerce, and that businesses should be able to produce profits without taking risks. In effect this is a belief in, and expectation of, free money. This sounds good in fairy tales and governmental budget meetings, but it rarely survives the harsh realities of the marketplace.
As I mentioned in part 1 of this series, riskless rewards are possible only when we are taking advantage of new resources in new ways. Humanity has followed a strategy of Discover, Infiltrate, Exploit (DIE) for much of our history, and this is the basis of much of our success as a species. Early in the DIE process it is possible to make gains with little risk. However, as we fully exploit a new resource, the low-hanging fruit vanishes quickly, and we must climb to higher, riskier branches in order to continue to eat.
The Necessity of Failure
Fortunately there is a small portion of our population whose brains are wired differently. These people are willing to accept risk and loss again and again, without surrendering their vision and without taking an easier path.
Some of the most successful people in history achieved success only after experiencing extremely large doses of failure. These people tried something new, something big, something bold, and something risky, but their efforts were met with the ugly side of risk, rather than the beautiful side that we universally celebrate. For most people such failures strengthen their avoidance of risk; eminently rational and Pavlovian. When an action is met with a negative response the brains in most of us are hardwired to tell us, "Don't do that again."
Fortunately there is a small portion of our population whose brains are wired differently. These people are willing to accept risk and loss again and again, without surrendering their vision and without taking an easier path. Something in them makes them continue to strive for the rewards they see beyond all of the negative stimuli, and they continue to fight through the urge to just give in.
If all of us were wired like this we'd soon be finished as a species. After all, avoidance of risk is a survival instinct. But, when a small proportion of a population is willing to take larger risks, absorb the costs associated with occasional loss, LEARN from these experiences and persevere in taking wise risks, the population as a whole benefits greatly.
Some people are successful without going through this sort of Darwinian selection process, but I'd argue that such people are lucky, rather than good. This leads to the old saying, "I'd rather be lucky than good." I beg to differ. The problem with luck is that it is a fickle bedfellow, one that may leave you at any time. Statistically-speaking, it is certain to do so. Luck is for the young and the foolish.
Taking risks, accepting loss, and rising again to the challenge is the stuff of legends. As a species we celebrate those who survive this process, because we know that most of us can't and won't. From Odysseus to King Arthur, from Rostam to Beowulf, we idolise those who take the hero's journey and win in the end; if only because we're not sure we could do so ourselves.
Modern Day Heroes
There is no shortage of such people in more recent history. These are people who have taken great risks in their lives, failed, and nevertheless were successful in the end. We celebrate them, perhaps because we only acknowledge the benefits of their successes, and ignore the pains they went through to achieve them. Examples of these people include:
Steve Jobs, father of such dramatic failures as the Newton, NeXT Computer and Macintosh TV.
George Washington, who lost nearly every battle he fought in the first half of the American Revolutionary War, and in the first 44 years of his life.
Albert Einstein, was a washed up physicist who became a patent clerk in order to pay his bills, right before he intuited General Relativity.
Winston Churchill, whose hubris led to the horrible losses at Gallipoli in World War I and whose humility and resolve led to Britain's eventual victory in World War II.
Thomas Edison, who tried thousands of different elements for his incandescent light before finally finding one that worked.
J.K. Rowling, who went from being penniless and on welfare to being one of the richest women in the world in less than a decade.
Stephen King, whose first book was rejected by 30 different publishers before launching his writing career (something I can well relate to).
The list goes on and on. Naturally, for each person who succeeds there are hundreds or thousands who did not, which is why they remain unknown to us. But, when someone risks mightily, faces great loss, perseveres and eventually wins, that's the stuff that moves us all.
It is these innovators, these risk takers, who find new worlds for us to conquer through DIE. These people are the discoverers of new frontiers. They lead us into undiscovered countries so that we may infiltrate them, and they show us how to exploit them to the benefit of us all. Somehow they are able to see through short-term, near-field risk, see the world how it could be, rather than how it is, and boldly lead us there. They survive the losses that are necessarily part of any meaningful risk, they learn from them, and they push on through in order to eventually receive their just rewards.
We idolise these people, and rightfully so. They are a small minority of the human population that creates vastly disproportionate value for the rest of us. There is perhaps only one in tens of thousands of us who willingly accepts such risks, and only one in tens of thousands of those few who actually succeed in the end. But thankfully, this tiny fraction of our population keeps our civilisation growing, our lives more safe and secure, and our world less risky for the rest of us.
A Recipe for Leveraging Risk
If you have bought into the notion that nothing great comes without accepting great risk, you may then be compelled to ask, "How do I do this myself?" I'm no scholar on the topic, although I too have had my share of epic failures in my career (two failed startups in my past, along with a prior failed attempt at publishing a book). But, if you analyse these people and look at their life stories several common themes present themselves. Though not comprehensive, I think the following elements are key factors in successful risk taking.
1. Get Comfortable with Discomfort
If you want to be a wise risk-taker and make game-changing breakthroughs, a sure sign of success is that many around you don't like what you're doing because you're making them uncomfortable.
First and foremost, successful risk takers are naturally uncomfortable with the status quo. For whatever reason, for these people 'good enough' never is. They view the world not as it is, but as it could be. Indeed, many of them view the world as it SHOULD be, and then work tirelessly to make it so.
This world view necessarily makes one look like a mal content, or at least someone not willing to play along. There are many who have power and privilege in the status quo, and they're not likely to suffer those who seek to change the world around them. If you want to be a wise risk-taker and make game-changing breakthroughs, a sure sign of success is that many around you don't like what you're doing because you're making them uncomfortable. To succeed at this change thing you need to be comfortable with discomfort; yours and others alike.
One of the best descriptions I have come across to describe process is imagining that you're on a roller coaster. As you go through the ride you experience all manner of stimuli that are designed to scare you. For some of us the ride is terrifying. For others, it's invigorating. The stimuli is the same, it's the response that's different. If you can wire yourself to be motivated by risk you're much more likely to achieve great results in the end.
2. Lead the Choir
As with any characteristic in a population, tolerance for and comfort with risk follows a normal distribution curve. Some of us are terrified of taking risks, others are empowered. By and large the majority of us are in the middle; not paralysed by fear of risk, but we certainly don't actively seek it out either. It would seem reasonable that risk-lovers and risk-haters would not get along too well. They have completely opposite world views, and have completely different motivations when faced with the risk of loss; one to fight, the other to flight. Most of us are somewhere in the middle.
Successful risk takers recognise that they are at the far end of this continuum, and that there are many other perspectives around them. Like a choir, some will sing the high parts, others the low parts, many others will be in the middle. The ability to harmonise these different views behind a course of action for all seems to be a key to success.
It would be easy for those open to taking risks to dismiss those who advise against it. But, those whom we admire for succeeding after failure seem to understand that there is value in those who would run from a fight. You will never convince these people to be comfortable with taking a risk, yet they are likely pointing out potential costs associated with risk taking that the risk-lover would not consider. Further, risk takers who are able to articulate their vision to the majority in the middle are able to lend weight to their efforts, and become the compelling heroes that the rest of us are willing to follow.
So, successful risk takers have a vision of the world beyond the risk, articulate that vision to those of us who are hedging our bets, and listen to yet neutralise the voices of those who are naturally risk adverse.
3. Be Risky, Not Reckless
While it is not always obvious, there is a significant difference between risky and reckless. Risky means taking an action where the potential for loss is met or outweighed by the potential for gain. Reckless is simply ignoring risk and acting without concern for potential gain. Obviously, we want to take our heroes' journey without being reckless, but how do we do this? Mostly, it's about awareness. You must characterise both what you stand to lose by taking the risk and what the potential reward may be. Only then can you take reasonable rather than reckless risks.
Note that this doesn't mean you need to know exactly what the rewards will be if you succeed. Rather, you need to know that whatever is on the other side of your risk taking is likely to be worth the potential costs. When you're in the Discover or Infiltrate stages of the human DIE process it may be difficult to characterise exactly what a better world may look like. However, it should be reasonable to determine how much risk to accept against the potential rewards.
When I was in elementary school I was taught that when queen Isabella of Spain decided to bankroll Christopher Columbus' voyage to the Americas, she took an enormous personal risk. Certainly, hiring three sailing ships, hundreds of crewmen and half-a-year's provisions represented a substantial investment. And three or four decades ago we were taught that Isabella had no way of knowing if Columbus was right about a westward route to China.
Decades later, we now believe that the reality of this story is very different. There now appears to be substantial evidence that by the late 15th century China had already mapped much of the new world and had shared this knowledge with Western leaders (like the papacy and the royal courts of Europe). Isabella wasn't taking a gamble that Columbus' expedition was going to sail off the edge of the world. She was taking a calculated risk that the Chinese maps she had heard of were genuine, and that a whole new world was waiting to be conquered, rather than discovered. The distinction may be subtle, but so too is that between risky and reckless.
4. Invest in the Boundaries
Within the human DIE process, the greatest chance for game-changing rewards is moving between the phases. There is much to be gained in Discovery, but the risks are rather high. It is not uncommon for those who discover new lands, new ideas or new technologies not to benefit themselves from their discoveries. At the other end are those who try to further the Exploit phase, but they do so against diminishing returns and falling margins.
The real opportunity for making huge returns on risk comes from moving from Discover to Infiltrate, or from Infiltrate to Exploit. Christopher Columbus didn't discover the New World, he started its infiltration by Europe. There is still controversy over whether Edison was the first to invent the light bulb, but he was certainly the first to infiltrate the market and make money on it. And captains of industry from the 1800's didn't discover the processes for mass production of steel, they didn't discover petroleum, and they didn't invent the railroad or steam power. But, what they did was infiltrate the global market for these technologies, and then exploited their use in order to make themselves wealthy.
So, the message here is not to go and re-invent the Internet; we still don't know who did so, although we're fairly certain it wasn't American politician, Al Gore. Rather, the goal should be figuring out how to infiltrate the use of something like the Internet into the marketplace (think Cisco, Google, IBM, etc.) or how to exploit a resource like the Internet to create entirely new value (Facebook, Twitter, Alibaba, etc.)
5. Aim Small, Miss Small
When trying something risky, it is best to take the risk and its attending losses in small amounts, so that each loss is not fatal.
Another lesson learned from these heroes is that risk can be better managed when managed in small amounts. In Homer's Odyssey, it took Odysseus ten years to return home after the Trojan War. While he held to his eventual goal of reaching Ithaca and his wife, along the way he dealt with all manner of risks in a just-in-time manner. It's great to know that you eventually want to get home, but to get there you better be able to defeat the one-eyed Cyclops that's about to eat you right now.
I was a spacecraft systems engineer early in my career, working on a number of satellites and spacecraft. Spaceflight is an extremely risky business where billions of euros and many lives are at stake. While astronauts are perceived to be risk-taking mavericks, rocket scientists are emphatically risk-averse. We used the phrase "frequent, fast failure" to explain our approach to risk management. Whenever we were doing something new we tried to break down the unknowns as much as possible, and test those unknowns in order to retire risk early, cheaply and in small ways.
This is nothing new, and we see it all around us these days in rapid prototyping, pilots, proofs of concept, etc. When trying something risky, it is best to take the risk and its attending losses in small amounts, so that each loss is not fatal. If you learn as you go, as Edison and others did, you can actually resolve to the end goal you seek faster, cheaper, better and with less risk along the way.
6. Risk Big With Conviction
By the same token, sometimes we can't break down a big risk into a series of smaller ones. Sometimes, the world that visionaries see on the other side of a risk requires a big gamble, a leap of faith. When this is the case, the WORST thing that you can do is take a half-measure. In America we have the popular term of being "all-in," from the game of poker. No one talks of being "half-in," because half-in isn't compelling. Half-in isn't motivating. Half-in isn't heroic. When Cortez landed on the New World he had the goal of conquering it for Spain. To ensure that he succeeded, he burned his ships, and stranded himself, and his men, on enemy ground. That certainly qualifies as "all-in."
More modernly, Elon Musk, billionaire entrepreneur and founder of Tesla Motors and Space X, faced a similar choice, and made a similar decision. In 2010, as Musk was trying to build Tesla Motors into something greater than a niche car boutique he literally ran out of cash. Legend has it that he made an "all-in" bet, including all of his assets, to keep Tesla afloat. Musk's risk seemed to have panned out, as Tesla's market cap in early 2016 exceeds $28 billion.
When choosing to take an epic risk, act like it. Frankly, the odds are against you; that's why we call it taking a risk. But, when you do take such a risk, and go "all-in," it is likely that you'll gain the support of others, and tip the odds more in your favour. Most of us feel compelled when we see a hero struggling against the odds to achieve some unlikely result; it is the stuff of countless books, movies, TV shows and video games. Most of us are wired to avoid risks, unless we are led to and through them. When a leader appears to show us the way many of us not only follow, we rise to the occasion and achieve our own hero's victory. What is impossible for few, becomes probable with many, and becomes inevitable with all. That is how you turn risk in your favour.
The End of the Road of Risk?
We need new ideas, new technologies, new frontiers and new thinking in order to reinvigorate humanity's DIE process, and that necessarily means taking new risks.
I was compelled to write this series of articles after literally hundreds of meetings with thousands of business and political leaders over the past two years. These people were struggling to meet expectations of riskless rewards, at a time when many industries are at their end of their DIE lifecycle.
Traditional, capital-intensive, bureaucratic organisations are being completely outmaneuvered by newer, smaller, nimbler organisations that not only play by different rules, they're playing entirely different games. New companies are using the Digital Trinity of Mobility, Social Media and Advanced Analytics to remove barriers to entry and cause massive disruption throughout our society. The equations of risk, and their input factors, have completely changed for most organisations at a time when most business people have been trained to avoid risk at almost any cost?
While humanity has managed to maintain the illusion of riskless rewards for a very long time, it is and always was just an illusion. Many of the costs that we've deferred along the way are now coming due, and making those payments will challenge our entire society. If we manage to get ourselves out of this fix one thing is certain. As Einstein famously quoted, "We cannot solve today's problems with the same thinking that created them."
We need new ideas, new technologies, new frontiers and new thinking in order to reinvigorate humanity's DIE process, and that necessarily means taking new risks. As the Digital Trinity continues to drive change throughout our world, risk avoidance is starting to look like the reckless path. Conversely, a measured approach to taking intelligent risks becomes the path to success.
Christopher Surdak is an Engineer, Juris Doctor, Strategist, Tech Evangelist, 2015 Benjamin Franklin Innovator of the Year, and Honored Consultant to the FutureTrek Community, Beijing, China. He has recently accepted a new position as the Vice President of Data Analytics for Oracle Corporation. He is also the author of Data Crush: How the Information Tidal Wave is Driving New Business Opportunities, which is GetAbstract's International Book of the Year for 2014.
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Les Services psychiatriques universitaires de Berne (SPU) (allemand : , UPD) sont une société à but non lucratif qui exploite des cliniques psychiatriques dans le canton de Berne. Son mandat comprend les soins psychiatriques de base pour les adultes, les enfants et les jeunes dans le canton de Berne.

Description
L'ensemble des services psychiatriques universitaires de Berne (SPU) est le centre de compétences en psychiatrie et psychothérapie du canton de Berne. Il dispense l'ensemble de la chaîne de soins psychiatriques, depuis le dépistage précoce jusqu'à la prise en charge ambulatoire, semi-hospitalière et hospitalière. Il propose également des services de réhabilitation et de réinsertion des personnes atteintes d'une maladie mentale. En tant qu'hôpital universitaire, le SPU apporte une contribution à la prise en charge spécialisée en psychiatrie ainsi qu'à la formation, à la formation continue, à l'enseignement et à la recherche.

Familièrement, le nom Die Waldau, qui remonte à l'asile d'aliénés fondé en 1855, est encore utilisé aujourd'hui pour désigner le SPU, en particulier les bâtiments situés dans le quartier du même nom, à la rue Bolligen.

Organisation
Le SPU Berne se compose des cliniques et directions suivantes :

 Clinique Universitaire de Psychiatrie et de Psychothérapie
 Clinique Universitaire de Psychiatrie et Psychothérapie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent
 Clinique universitaire de gérontopsychiatrie et de psychothérapie
 Centre de réadaptation psychiatrique
 Gestion des sociétés (jusqu'au 31 décembre 2022 Direction des services et des opérations)
 Direction des ressources humaines
 Direction des Finances (depuis le )

Elle exploite plus de vingt sites dans le canton de Berne. Le campus Bolligenstrasse (Waldau) au nord-est de la ville de Berne constitue le cœur de son site historique.

Histoire
En 1855, le canton de Berne est le premier canton suisse à se doter d'un hôpital psychiatrique universitaire. L'établissement est nommé «Irren-, Heil- und Pflegeanstalt Waldau».  La ville de Berne a construit l'hôpital sur la commune de Bolligen, en zone agricole, à environ 5 km de centre historique de la ville de Berne. Suite à une enquête cantonale sur les besoins non couverts en matière de prise en charge de la maladeie mentale et  handicap mental, le bâtiment a été conçu pour recevoir 230 patients. La structure se trouve cependant très rapidement surchargée et le canton se dote de deux hôpitaux psychiatriques publiques supplémentaires, l'un situé à Münsingen (inauguré en 1895) et l'autre à Bellelay (inauguré en 1898).

Les Services psychiatriques universitaires de Berne (SPU) sont nés en 1996 de la fusion de la clinique universitaire de psychiatrie sociale et de la clinique universitaire de psychiatrie ainsi que de l'affiliation de la clinique et de la polyclinique de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent. Aujourd'hui, l'UPD propose une offre complète pour les jeunes et les moins jeunes ainsi que pour les enfants et les jeunes avec plus de 20 sites dans le canton de Berne. À partir du  , l'UPD devient une société à but non lucratif.

Patients célèbres
Les résidents bien connus de la Waldau étaient l'artiste d'art brut Adolf Wölfli (de 1895 à 1930) et les écrivains  (1925), Robert Walser (de 1929 à 1933) et Friedrich Glauser (de 1934 à 1936). Friedrich Glauser y écrit ses trois premiers romans avec la figure littéraire  : Schlumpf Erwin Mord, Die Fieberkurve et Le Royaume de Matto.

Art brut

Musée suisse de la psychiatrie à Berne
Walter Morgenthaler y est médecin assistant de 1908 à 1910 et médecin-chef de 1913 à 1920. Il a rassemblé des objets et des documents historiques et les a utilisés pour mettre en place une exposition dans deux salles de l'actuelle "Vieille Clinique" (à savoir la clinique construite en 1910-1913) , jetant ainsi les bases du Musée suisse de psychiatrie. Il est maintenant situé sur le site de la Bolligenstrasse (Waldau) dans l'ancien "Pfründerhaus" de 1765.

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SUTTON'S PIE EATING KEEPER RESIGNS
Sutton United reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw has resigned from the club amid controversy over his decision to eat a pie during the FA Cup loss to Arsenal.
Sun Bets, Sutton's sponsor for the tie, had been offering odds of 8-1 on the portly 45-year-old eating a pie live on air, and he was caught on camera enjoying his dinner during the second half on Monday.
The incident subsequently came under investigation by the Gambling Commission, while the Football Association was also reportedly set to look into the matter – but Shaw has now stood down.
A statement from the club read: "Wayne Shaw has resigned from his role at Sutton United following the events of last evening and subsequent publicity. He has said that he 'fully understands the club's position regarding this matter'.
"We are naturally disappointed that Wayne's time with us should end in this manner, and would like to thank him for his contribution to the club and wish him well for the future."
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DEULOFEU'S FUTURE 'DEPENDS ON BARCELONA'


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Dollingstown's Jodie going for GB gold at European taekwondo championships
Jodie McKew heads to Sofia as part of Team GB to compete in the European Taekwondo Championships on Easter Monday.
Dollingstown's Jodie McKew heads off this Easter Monday to compete against the best European taekwondo talent.
She will part of a Team GB squad littered with talent, including double Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones, who caught the eye of many during her emotional win at the London 2012 games.
But what is remarkable about Jodie's achievement is that she is only 16. To compete at senior level you have to be 17, but she has been able to be selected due to the year she was born in.
Jodie told Your Lurgan that she's "really excited" to be heading to Bulgaria.
"I was really shocked because I wasn't expecting it," she said. "I'm only 16 so to be asked to fight in the oldest category is an honour."
"I've taken part in European championships before and I had been selected for the World championships but they had to be cancelled due to coronavirus.
"There's different age categories – cadets is for the younger age groups, then there's juniors and seniors, which is Olympic level from 17-years-old. Because of the year I was born in I can compete at the Olympic level.
"I'm in the 53kg category which has over 20 people competing in it. Everyone goes into a draw and the winner progresses in each fight."
What's even more remarkable is the fact that Jodie stumbled across the sport by pure chance one night in 2012 when a planned swimming trip to Lisburn LeisurePlex was changed at the last minute due to the pool being closed.
Jodie's mum, Heather, explained: "Her dad said to her that he used to do taekwondo in the centre and asked her if she wanted to see if the sessions were still there.
"Sure enough, there was a session on. Jason asked her if she'd like to try it and she said she would.
"Prior to that they had been to a kick-boxing club and Jodie, at that stage, was too young to join the club. From then she kind of had it in her head that she would give taekwondo a go. She joined it with her younger sister and the both of them just took to it.
"Within a year they had double graded their belts. Jodie then began competing in local competitions and after that she was heading to the British nationals and European championships.
"She achieved her black belt within two years."
Jodie joined the Team GB developmental programme when she was 13, and that has meant that she has had to make a lot of sacrifices for someone so young – there have been a lot of missed birthday parties and wedding receptions, her mum says.
Every other weekend Jodie travels solo to Manchester to train for two days before returning home for lessons at Banbridge High School – something she has done for the last four years.
In return for her hard work Jodie has represented GB on many occasions, having been to the Cadet Euros in Budapest. She was selected to represent Cadet GB in Spain also, and she's been to Croatia and Slovenia amongst others with Team GB.
She's won World Grand Prix gold as well as top prizes at tournaments in Holland, Luxembourg and Switzerland – not forgetting a three-time winner of the Junior Female prize at the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Junior Sports Awards.
Success such as this has to start somewhere, and for Jodie it was at home – in her living room in fact, as it was changed into a martial arts gym.
"Mum and dad have been the best support," said Jodie.
"A lot of people gave up on me when I started going to England to train, but I knew that if I stayed at home I would only be able to get so far. If you want to get to that next level you have to travel to England.
"We put taekwondo mats in our living room and my dad trained with me for ages. We've now built a massive gym out the back which is really good. They've also had to pay for flights and taxis back and forward, they've been so good."
The community too has played their part in getting Jodie to where she is today. Her old primary school, Maralin Village, allowed the family to host coffee mornings, while zumbathon fundraisers have been held and even old horse shoes have been crafted into moneyspinners to get Jodie to Manchester.
Heather added, "It all helps because we're sending Jodie over to Manchester twice a month – you have her flights, her accommodation, there's taxis because she's flying solo... but she's following her goal and it's all worth it."
That goal includes emulating Jade Jones' achievements – and who knows, maybe we'll see Jodie competing at the Paris games in 2024.
But for now, Jodie says it's an honour to be in the same team as one of her heroes.
"It's great to be in the same squad as Jade," she said.
"In fact, she has been my inspiration, someone I look up to and say 'I want to do that, I want to compete at the Olympics'.
"When I was tiny I was getting pictures of her, now I'm training in the same place as her and with her and now I'm at a competition with her – it's mad!"
Everyone at Your Lurgan wishes Jade all the best for Sofia and for the future!


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Dementia looks different in brains of Hispanics
Dr. Charles DeCarli is the principal investigator of a major study that found key differences in the brains of Hispanics who died from dementia compared with those of African Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Credit: UC Davis Health
A major new study from the UC Davis Alzheimer's Center has uncovered dramatic differences in the brains of Hispanics with a dementia diagnosis compared with those of non-Hispanic whites and of African Americans.
The first-of-its-kind study, based on extensive analyses of autopsied brains, found that Hispanics diagnosed with dementia were much more likely to have cerebrovascular disease than either non-Hispanic whites or African Americans. Researchers also found that Hispanics and African Americans were more likely to have mixed pathologies, that is, a combination of Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease, than non-Hispanic whites. And non-Hispanic whites were shown to have more pure Alzheimer's disease than either Hispanics or African Americans.
Published today in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, the findings may help explain the higher rates of dementia among blacks and Hispanics, and point to the importance of treating each patient based on their individual risk factors.
"If you are Latino and diabetic or black and hypertensive, you are probably at higher risk for dementia and these risks should be addressed aggressively," said Charles DeCarli, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center and principal investigator on the study. "It's a way to tailor our approach to the individual, and it's something we want to do as early as possible."
DeCarli, recognizing a need to broaden the range of individuals being evaluated by physicians for dementia, began the research 15 years ago. He said because most of the people who have historically sought help for memory problems were non-Hispanic whites, any research based on this population carries implicit bias.
"Our idea was to move from just a clinic-based referral system to then create a community-based recruitment system, where we could broaden the range of people who are being evaluated and include those who have very low socio-economic status and low education."
DeCarli and his colleagues had two hypotheses; first, that they would find some common biological pathways among people with dementia, and second that there may be differences that are meaningful and remediable.
"There is fairly decent evidence today that there are similarities and differences, and that it's never good to have the brain shrink, particularly around the temporal lobe, but the cause of this dementia seems different depending on whether you're white, black or Latino," he said. "These differences can be due to numerous factors including cultural, social, economic, and/or behavioral influences."
Dr. Charles DeCarli, a neurologist and director of the UC Davis Alzheimer's Center, describes the 15-year study which found key differences in dementia pathologies among Hispanics, African Americans and non-Hispanic whites. The study points to the importance of vascular health. Credit: UC Davis Health
For this study, researchers analyzed brain tissue from 423 people who had died after a dementia diagnosis. All of the individuals, who had agreed previously to donate their brains for dementia research, had been seen at one of the two UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center clinics. Among them were 360 non-Hispanic whites, 35 blacks and 28 Hispanics. All of the participants were assessed annually prior to their deaths, receiving physical and neurological exams, and giving detailed health histories.
The brains included in the study were from decedents who had autopsies between Jan. 1, 2000 and Jan. 14, 2017.
Studies of each brain specimen involve a complex and lengthy process of dissection, tissue staining, processing, analysis, synthesis, diagnoses and cataloging, said neuropathologist Brittany Dugger, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and corresponding author on the paper.
Dugger and her colleagues looked at different regions of the brain such as the frontal cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum for amyloid plaques, which are markers of Alzheimer's disease, and appear as sunbursts outside of the cell. They also looked for neurofibrillary tangles inside the cell that appear under the microscope as tiny balls of "tangled" hair, and that can also indicate Alzheimer's disease. To tease out cerebrovascular disease, they used special stains that reveal infarctions to the trained eye, the pathologic manifestations of a stroke.
They found a mixed diagnosis of dementia—both Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease—in 37 percent of non-Hispanic whites and 37 percent of blacks, but 54 percent of Hispanics. By the same token, only 4 percent of non-Hispanic whites had only cerebrovascular disease compared with 11 percent of blacks and 21 percent of Hispanics. And pure Alzheimer's disease (without cerebrovascular disease) was found in 43 percent of non-Hispanic whites and 43 percent of blacks, but only 14 percent of Hispanics.
DeCarli cautioned that the study is relatively small and is limited because almost all of the participants came into the clinic with memory loss, so the results cannot be extrapolated more broadly in these populations.
"But it looked very clear to us that vascular disease plays a much stronger role in the Latino population, and is a contributing factor in the black population and that it may account for an overall higher incidence of dementia in these groups."
DeCarli said the research team now plans to gather additional data from community-based studies, as well as autopsy data to more realistically reflect the role of mixed pathologies in the brain across diverse populations.
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The hard drive in Sarah's iMac has apparently failed quite thoroughly. For the past few months, her computer was strangely laggy, but we couldn't figure out why. Tests all passed fine and so forth.
Then some occasional crashes started. We did disk repairs, no huge issues.
Then just before my trip to California last week, the computer locked up, and when Sarah tried to reboot it, it wouldn't. So I mounted it using target disk mode, ran DiskWarrior on it, and fixed a number of problems.
After that it booted again. Once. Locked up about 20 minutes later. Once again, wouldn't boot.
So then I ran TechTool Pro off its boot DVD and ran that. It found a large number of sector errors on the hard drive. At that point, we booted back up in target disk mode and started copying files off it.
Then we made our critical mistake: we shut off the computer for the night because in target disk mode it's incredibly loud. That was the last time the drive was ever accessible. Now none of our disk utilities can even find the disk, either booted directly on the iMac or using target disk mode.
Apple has sent us a new hard drive; it's sitting on the kitchen counter. I'll be installing it later tonight. Then comes the joy of reinstalling Mac OS X, all Sarah's software, and so forth.
Of course, the other problem is getting Sarah's data back. She didn't have any current backups, unfortunately. I've ordered an SATA enclosure to put the old drive into so I can continue trying to recover Sarah's data. I don't know how well that will go but it's worth a try.


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Arsenal invincible Nwankwo Kanu has backed Thierry Henry to succeed in club management regardless of whether opportunity begins from. The Frenchman recently re-signed from his punditry role with Sky Sports in order to step into permanent coaching but he could not land a job straightaway after Aston Villa decided against recruiting him.
In spite of this, Kanu has no doubts regarding the potential of the Gunners legend and he fancies the former World Cup winner to enter into management sooner rather than later, he said: "I don't think any job is difficult for him. What he needs is the space and an opportunity to prove himself, so if they can give him that, why not? He can do it. It doesn't matter. He's Thierry Henry. He's been talking on the TV; it's time for him, when you talk the talk, you walk the walk.
"He needs an opportunity to showcase what he's got. When he was new (at Arsenal, in 1999) he was not really the character of a manager, but as the years kept going by you could see 'yeah, he's got it, he can do that'. He's been there, the World Cup (with Belgium) tells you all about him, and he can progress from there."
As things stand, Henry has no experience in club management but he has nevertheless earned plaudits over the summer after being part of Roberto Martinez's backroom staff for Belgium." Though Martinez got more of the plaudits for Belgium's run to the World Cup semi-final, Romelu Lukaku among others credited the Gunners legend for the effort " and valuable advice offered during the course of the global tournament.
A recent report from The Mirror linked Thierry Henry with a possible move to Leicester City with Claude Puel having two Premier League games to save his job. However, the suggestion has been laughed off by the Foxes boss, who has stressed that he has the backing of the hierarchy, who made the decision to stick with him for the current campaign.
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Kia Ora from Aotearoa
Kia Ora Friends!
It is not often enough that Pacific Peoples' Partnership can travel to meet with our friends and partners in the South Pacific. Resources permitting, it is something we should aspire to do more often. Being present in real time helps to deepen relationships north-south and leads to stronger programming outcomes. But this travel comes at a real cost to both the environment and to our bottom line, so such trips are always designed to maximize this precious time and opportunity.
For the last week, I have been a fortunate guest in the lands of the long white cloud, Aotearoa. Here on the north island along with partner Ora Barlow Tukaki of Toitoi Manawa Trust, we travelled to Ōtaki to participate within the International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) Pacific Regional Hui hosted by the JR McKenzie Trust. Ora and I presented "Rising Tides – The Power and the Potential of Indigenous Collaboration." This centered on how Indigenous peoples of the north and south Pacific are journeying together to gather and share knowledge for the betterment of our communities, building solidarity in response to the critical global issues facing us all. We also announced our upcoming partnered conference: "Red Tide: International Indigenous Climate Action Summit" which will be held in Te Kaha, New Zealand in May 2018 and are currently working together on the logistical elements of this important gathering through to the end of the week.
Our time in Ōtaki was truly inspirational, approximately 175 participants explored the conference theme: Remembering Our Past, Reclaiming Our Future. Central to this topic were presentations from Māori Iwi (tribe) members from the local host community, they shared the struggle and triumph to reclaim their language and culture, their results are nothing short of a cultural renaissance. Keynote presenter Mereana Selby shared how in 1975 there were no fluent Māori speakers under the age of 30 in their Iwi, and how they determined to radically shift this reality. They launched Generation 2000 a 25-year strategic intervention with underlying principles that recognized: our people are our wealth; our languages are a treasure; the Marae (spiritual and cultural house) is our home and that self-determination is essential. Their self-correcting mechanisms included: an educational model, strategies for economic impact, and renormalizing the language. Factors to success included: clear tribal authority, the establishment of a Māori Centre for Higher Learning, recognition that children are their most effective marketers, the product is bilingualism, and it is benefited by a solid infrastructure, that is grounded in the environment, all Māori designed, built and controlled. The result is northing short of their survival as 50% of their under 30s Iwi members are now fluent in the Māori language. This major accomplishment will soon be recognized with Ōtaki`s designation of the first bilingual town in New Zealand!
Presentations and experiences varied over the course of the Hui, with sessions grounded in the principles of IFIP's values of Respect, Responsibility, Reciprocity and Relationship. They covered topical and political subjects such as how foreign investment is exploiting Oceania's resources including experimental sea bed mining that threatens Pacific peoples and our ocean, and further how in response to climate change, Islanders are not advocating to keep the global temperature below a 2 degrees increase, but rather 1.5 as this is the bare minimum of what is required to ensure the survival of South Pacific peoples (Maureen Penjueli, Pacific Network on Globalization); we also learned about tactics to increase participation in remote schools in Australia through finding intercultural spaces and mutual ways that respect Aboriginal values, traditions and cultures with transformative strategies for deeper engagement of parents and caregivers in the school systems… a journey towards the in between worlds (by Arama Mataira); several sessions reviewed the importance of Indigenous food sovereignty and showcased values of Māori food production through Hua Parakore certification program (Dr. Jessica Hutchinson). What was clear from all these rich sessions was the importance of sharing our diverse journeys and in building solidarity. As we are all so much stronger for the shared experiences and learnings.
On the heels of this inspired experience I sit in reflection at Te Kaha`s seaside now in the dark. The power is out and a tropical storm is blasting us. In a few days, I leave for Fiji which is also currently threatened by Cyclone Donna, a most unseasonable storm and weather permitting, I will visit the Loreto School for which we have raised funds in support of their recovery from Cyclone Winston in 2016.
It is indeed timely that we set the groundwork for Red Tide: International Indigenous Climate Action Summit. Climate change is real, and affecting the most vulnerable nations, those that had no significant contribution towards its realization. Canada must step up and address our part in this crisis, as noted by Dr. Rhys Jones at the regional hui "climate change is the intensification of colonization"especially given our north American carbon footprint and 150 years of colonization experience in Canada, it is time to accept our responsibility in this international crisis and do what is right, this means more than talk… it is time for action.
Enclosed in this edition of Pasifik Currents are updates, reports and articles on our Pacific Stream event, Red Tide, the Stand For Truth campaign, Intern reflections and our featured partner MediaNet. Happy reading to you and please do not forget to continue your ongoing support.
We cannot journey without you!
April Ingham
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Red Tide: International Indigenous Climate Action Summit
By Pawa Haiyupis
Since 1988 Pacific Networking Conferences have been a place of knowledge sharing for Pacific Peoples' Partnership. Next year's conference, Red Tide: International Indigenous Climate Action Summit, will bring together leaders from across the Pacific to share experiences and learn from each other.
When: May 2018.
Where: Hosted in the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, a Māori iwi located in the eastern Bay of Plenty and East Coast regions of New Zealand's North Island.
What: Indigenous scholars, activists, knowledge keepers and artists from around the world will connect, co-create and share stories related to Climate Change and resilience.
The Symbolism of the Spiral
The spiral is one of the oldest symbols used by humans. It represents the search for the centre of truth. The spiral also represents the current of the Pacific Ocean, which will bring together Indigenous peoples from all over the world to the Summit in New Zealand.
Tohu
Indigenous Peoples throughout the world are the closest observers of their environment. A body of knowledge has evolved over centuries to ensure survival. This knowledge includes an awareness of tohu, or signs; environmental indicators that are studied and measured regularly to show trends or changes in the health of the environment.
In today's world, there is less awareness of the dependence between people and the environment. This translates to less participation, less listening, watching, doing and learning about the world of indigenous environmental science. What is clearly being said by scientists, activists, Indigenous prophesies and people who still study and live with their environment is that climate change is occurring.
The goal of the Summit is to develop an Indigenous informed and designed Climate Action Toolkit that communities can start using immediately to combat their climate change realities. Both solutions and wiser action will emerge from the collective wisdom of each indigenous participant, and their representative communities.
Let us weave together stories from the north and south in search of the next best step for Climate Action.
To stay up to date with the Summit, visit: http://pacificpeoplespartnership.org/pacific-networking-conference/.
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Pacific Stream: Community Narratives of Climate Change
On May 16, 2017 we hosted Community Narratives of Climate Change, an interactive panel at the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC Canada. The livestream event featured voices of South Pacific Islanders on the relationships between climate change, community, displacement and indigenous knowledge. The panel was hosted by PPP board member Eli Enns. Panelists included Selwyn Toa (Vanuatu), Eugene Lee (Borneo) and Mikaele Maiava (Samoa).
With Pacific Islanders widely portrayed as the first climate refugees, our panelists unpacked the disconnect between community based and global narratives of climate change, and how the climate refugee narrative interacts with Indigenous identities and histories of Pacific Islanders.
After the livestream we spliced together some of the words which best captured the themes and ideas that were discussed throughout the panel. The video above captured these highlights.
You can watch the livestream in its entirety here.
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Featured Partner: MediaNet
MediaNet is a non-profit organization in Victoria, helping artists create independent video and media art by providing access to the tools and facilities needed to practice their craft. Pacific Peoples' Partnership is grateful to have such an innovative and talented partner in MediaNet over the last six years.
Since 1981, MediaNet has been supporting the creative visions of artists in British Columbia. MediaNet have supported multi-media programs at PPP including filming and photographing events, producing livestream events and providing workshops about media arts to PPP volunteers, interns and staff.
They have been of immeasurable help to PPP programs including at our annual One Wave Festival, at Pacific Voices Exchange and providing ongoing audio and visual support at Annual General Meetings.
MediaNet has helped PPP advance the public's appreciation of South Pacific art by producing informative media content for the PPP website and social media channels. The latest MediaNet produced videos can be found on the PPP YouTube channel and the Sierra Club website.
PPP are tremendously thankful for the creative and high quality content MediaNet continues to provide PPP programs. The dedication and professionalism of their team should not be underestimated.
To learn more about MediaNet, visit their website.
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Volunteer Shout Out – Andy Nystrom
Pacific Peoples' Partnership would cease to exist without the ongoing support and commitment of many amazing people. "PPP is especially grateful to our long time volunteer Andy Nystrom who has been with us since 2010," says Executive Director, April Ingham. "In particular, since 2012 he has spent thousands of hours at the PPP office keeping our records and information straight and helping with research. Andy is a multi-talented volunteer rising to a variety of challenges."
Among many things, Andy acts as an archivist for our Tok Blong Pasifik journal, maintaining inventories and scanning earlier issues. He has created an index of all articles and photos in every issues of Tok Blong Pasifik, as well as making all issues available online (including the first-ever issues from 1982). One could call him an enthusiast for the journal.
Andy manages the PPP donor database, keeps a spreadsheet on NGOs of the South Pacific and, throughout the years, has created pages of research on topics such as climate change in Fiji and Vanuatu.
"From my first day, Andy welcomed me into the organization. His determination and passion for community service, as well as his infectious enthusiasm, have brightened my time with Pacific Peoples' Partnership."
– Madeline Storey, Communications and IT Intern.
It would be an understatement to say that Andy is a precious and valuable member of the PPP team!
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America's Boating Club Houston offers this 1-day first aid, CPR and AED course. The course is taught through the Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI).
The minimum age for taking the course is 12 years old with proper adult or guardian supervision. The course will take between 4 – 6 hours depending on the number of students. There will be a break for a lunch when needed. You can either bring your lunch or go to a restaurant in the area. The course will be taught at Home Port and, if requested, at other areas in the Greater Houston metroplex.
Certificates of completion will be issued to those completing the course. The training is good for 2 years.
This course will meet all requirements of USCG EMCASI-202 Standard First Aid, CPR and AED as documented in "Course Approvals - Deputy Commandant for Operations – USCG", and the letter of authorization from the USCG (copy available upon request) dated April 19, 2018.
ECSI training courses are offered in association with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), two of the most renowned medical organizations in the world. These organizations provide medical direction to the Emergency Care & Safety Institute and stand behind the content of our training materials and the operation of our organization.
Any applicant who has successfully completed your Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ESCI) CPR (EMCASI-133): We have determined that the following Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI) CPR course will meet or exceed the standards of the American Red Cross or American Heart Association CPR courses and will satisfy the training requirements of 46 CFR 11.201(e)(2)(iv) for a merchant mariner license: This determination is effective June 1, 2018, and expires on June 30, 2023.
Any applicant who has successfully completed your Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ESCI) First Aid (Various Courses) (EMCASI-202): We have determined that the following Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI) First Aid (Various Courses) course will meet or exceed the standards of the American Red Cross or American Heart Association First Aid, CPR and AED courses and will satisfy the training requirements of 46 CFR 11.201(i)(1) (ii) for First Aid and 11.201(i)(2)(iii) for CPR for a merchant mariner license: This determination is effective June 1, 2018, and expires on June 30, 2023.
Tuition must be paid during class registration via our online system. Books should be purchased during registration. We can accept walk-ins on a limited basis.
The book is not required for the course. It is recommended that one book per family be purchased. Books are not available for sale at the course (pre-purchase only) and will be delivered at the time of the course.
Request a First Aid/CPR/AED class be scheduled!


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Chevelle LT5 6.2L SUPERCHARGED
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle LT5 6.2L SUPERCHARGED
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle, Crate Supercharged LT5, Adjustable Suspension, Widened!
A Chevelle like no other!!!
This 1968 Chevelle has 4,000 Man Hours and Nearly $700K invested and it shows throughout.
Powered by the Vaunted Supercharged LT5 Crate Engine that powered the Legendary ZR1 Corvette, it produces 755 Horsepower and 715 LBS of Torque out of the crate. No longer available, the LT5 will plant you to the seat as it pulls hard through every gear of the Tremec 6-Speed Manual.
The all steel body has been widened 6 Inches and finished in a stunning "Carrizma Candy Red" that has so much depth, pictures just don't do it justice!!!
The interior has been redone in leather and maintains a classic look that perfectly compliments this ultimate Resto-Mod!
Hotchkis Suspension's Electronically Controlled Coil-Overs are installed and can controlled via a smart phone to make live adjustments to spring stiffness and dampening. Featuring premium adjustable monotube shocks featuring CNC machined pistons and digressive valving. Electronic shock control units, a master in-car control unit, cockpit controller switch and military spec wiring harness is installed to control the ride from either the dash or a smart phone.
Braking power is provided through 6 Piston Baer Disc Brakes with drilled and slotted rotors that show beautifully through the staggered Forgeline Wheels measuring 20x12 in the rear and 19x10 up front. Toyo 335's (rear) and 285's front provide excellent grip.
A GM 12-Bolt has been bolstered with Currie Axles and 3.42 Gears. Adjustable Power Steering allows adjustability based on preference and further enhances the amazing drivability of this one of a kind Chevelle.
Simply stated, this is a one of kind Chevelle that cannot be re-produced!!
About the Chevelle:
Part of the General Motors A-Body platform, the Chevelle was one of Chevrolet's most successful nameplates. Body styles include coupes, sedans, convertibles and station wagons. Super Sport versions were produced through the 1973 model year.
Ford released the mid-sized Fairlane in 1963, to which Chevrolet responded with the 1964 Chevelle based on a new A platform design. Riding on a 115-inch wheelbase, the new Chevelle was similar in size, simplicity, and concept to the standard-sized 1955-1957 Chevrolet models. The Chevelle was the U.S. auto industry's only all-new car for 1964 and was positioned to fill the gap between the small Chevy II and the full-sized Chevrolet models. Introduced in August 1963 by "Bunkie" Knudsen, the Chevelle filled the gap for Chevrolet with sales of 338,286 for the year.
Originally conceived as an upsizing of the Chevy II with a unibody platform which originated with the XP-726 program, GM's "senior compact" A-platform used a body-on-frame construction using a suspension setup similar to its full sized automobiles with a 4 link rear suspension.
The Chevelle Super Sport, or SS represented Chevrolet's entry into the muscle car battle. Early 1964 and 1965 Chevelle's had a Malibu SS badge on the rear quarter panel.
The 1968 Chevelle received an all-new distinctly sculpted body with tapered front fenders and a rounded beltline. The car adopted a long-hood/short-deck profile with a high rear-quarter "kick-up". The 1968 coupes and convertibles now rode a 112-inch wheelbase. Hardtop coupes featured a semi-fastback, flowing roofline with a long hood and short deck, influenced by the all-new Camaro.
The Super Sport SS396 sport coupe and convertible became series on its own. Chevrolet produced 60,499 SS 396 sport coupes, & 2,286 convertibles
Government-mandated side marker lighting was incorporated, with early 1968 SS 396 light bezels seen with the SS 396 nomenclature - Black-accented Super Sports had F70x14 red-stripe tires and a standard 325-horsepower 396-cubic-inch Turbo-Jet V8 engine with the special twin-domed hood; 350 and 375-horsepower 396 engines were optional. The SS 396 sport coupe started at $2,899 - or $236 more than a comparable Malibu with its 307-cubic-inch V8.
LT5 6.2L SUPERCHARGED


Vortex Racer is project I explored during my internship at New Balance. Though less attention-catch, race walking requires great endurance and unique techniques. The design focuses on creating anatomically correct racing shoes for the sport, which are not available in any market before. After all, every sport needs a pair of awesome shoes.


Pelvic exams have historically been a routine part of healthcare for millions of women and as a midwife I have performed hundreds throughout my career. But a recommendation may change this practice moving forward.
Given that read than 60 million pelvic exams are performed each year, it's important to understand the recommendation and to talk about what it means to women and to providers. Routine screenings like pelvic exams should be supported by evidence that they actually benefit women's health. In this case, there is little data to show that they do.
Despite this lack of evidence, health care providers continue to perform pelvic exams, possibly read out of ritual than evidence-based practice, Dr. George Sawaya, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) still recommend, based on (not evidence), yearly pelvic exams for women 21 years of age and older.
The ACP and the task force's findings are useful. But if we are going to prioritize patient-centered care, it's even read helpful to address how providers can and should use this information to provide optimal care to women. The group released guidelines alongside their recommendations that include advice to help doctors and patients understand the benefits, harms, and costs of the pelvic examination so they can pursue care together that improves health, avoids harms, and eliminates wasteful practices.
There is actually quite a bit of that may be read valuable than many of the routine medical tests we put them through.
Seriously, I have a long time before I get mine because I am only 10. But I would like to know some tips on how to be read comfortable and less embarressed while getting the exam.
"We need to invite women into a conversation about their health and health care" – I couldn't possibly agree read!