3. The Committee welcomes the open dialogue with the inter-ministerial delegation of the State party as well as its efforts to provide comprehensive responses to issues raised by Committee members during the dialogue. The Committee further commends the State party for the detailed written replies to the list of issues, which was however submitted three months late, just before the dialogue. Such delay prevented the Committee from conducting a careful analysis of the information provided by the State party.

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Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention

Sexual harassment is an epidemic throughout global higher education systems and impact individuals, groups and entire organizations in profound ways. Precarious working conditions, hierarchical org...

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Sexual harassment in higher education – a systematic review

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Online learning versus blended learning of clinical supervisee skills with pre-registration nursing students: A randomised controlled trial

Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex has been shown to be clinically useful in the treatment of drug addiction.

Methods: We conducted a double-blind randomized clinical trial aiming to assess the effects of bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex transcranial direct current stimulation (left cathodal/right anodal) on crack-cocaine addiction. We defined craving as the primary outcome, and other clinical measurements, including depressive and anxiety symtoms, and quality of life, as secondary outcomes. Seventeen male crack-cocaine users (mean age 30.4±9.8 SD) were randomized to receive 5 sessions of active transcranial direct current stimulation (2 mA, 35cm2, for 20 minutes), every other day, and 19 males (mean age 30.3±8.4 SD) to receive sham-transcranial direct current stimulation (placebo) as control group.

Results: Craving scores were significantly reduced in the transcranial direct current stimulation group after treatment when compared with sham-transcranial direct current stimulation ( P= .028) and baseline values ( P= .003), and decreased linearly over 4 weeks (before, during, and after treatment) in the transcranial direct current stimulation group only ( P= .047). Changes of anxiety scores towards increase in the sham-transcranial direct current stimulation and decrease in the transcranial direct current stimulation group ( P= .03), and of the overall perception of quality of life ( P= .031) and of health ( P= .048) towards decrease in the sham-transcranial direct current stimulation group and increase in the transcranial direct current stimulation group differed significantly between groups.

Conclusions: Repetitive bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex reduced craving for crack-cocaine use, decreased anxiety, and improved quality of life. We hypothesize that transcranial direct current stimulation effects may be associated with increased prefrontal processing and regulation of craving behavior.

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A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Targeted Prefrontal Cortex Modulation with Bilateral tDCS in Patients with Crack-Cocaine Dependence

High-fidelity nursing simulation : impact on student self-confidence and clinical competence

This study aimed to enable a cohort of women to describe their personal experiences of motherhood in the context of problematic substance use and street-based prostitution. The study also aimed to describe the impact upon women of separation from their children. Findings that emerged from focus group data were organised into four over-arching themes: children and motherhood, personal accounts of drug use and street-based prostitution, risks to women and their children and supportive/unsupportive factors in the women’s lives. Each theme consisted of many categories that illustrated the impact of dependent drug use and involvement in prostitution on the lives of the women and their children. This article describes the theme of children and motherhood. Involvement in street-based prostitution is extremely risky, frequently characterised by calculated risk taking, with consequences for both the woman and her children. Parental responsibilities and lifestyle contribute to stress, which is typically com...

A qualitative study of the experiences of mothers involved in street-based prostitution and problematic substance use

Objective:The aim of this study was to establish the utility of a bespoke mobile app for mental health service users and clinicians.Design:Qualitative design using four focus groups.Methods:Work wa...

A participatory mobile application (app) development project with mental health service users and clinicians

Innovation in teaching and learning in health higher education - literature review.

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Experiences and Outcomes Among Undergraduate Health Professional Higher Education Students With Protected Characteristics: Disability, Gender, and Ethnicity

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Health Higher Education is a project led the Council of Deans of Health in partnership with the Higher Education Academy. The project is governed by an Advisory Group with representation from both organisations.

Gabrielle Tracy McClelland

Papers

A qualitative study of the experiences of mothers involved in street-based prostitution and problematic substance use

A participatory mobile application (app) development project with mental health service users and clinicians

Innovation in teaching and learning in health higher education - literature review.

Experiences and Outcomes Among Undergraduate Health Professional Higher Education Students With Protected Characteristics: Disability, Gender, and Ethnicity

Innovation in Teaching and Learningin Health Higher Education