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Michael Roberson is a public health practitioner and founder of the House of Garcon.

Consider needing a dentist or mental health practitioner but having no specialists available in your neighborhood.

DayTwo has 40,000 customers, Tread Childs, the director of DayTwo's health-practitioner program, told Business Insider.

Who knows whether a particular private sector mental health practitioner delivers evidence-based therapies to patients with PTSD?

Should you choose to do it yourself, we suggest you contact a health practitioner or medical doctor for advice.

Sheryl Moller, a certified health practitioner and nutrition guide, and Cree LeFavour, a cookbook writer, created the broth line.

Even more egregious is the seemingly unconscious discrimination that a mental health practitioner might exhibit, even before the first meeting.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency tells Broadly that since 2014, it has successfully prosecuted no less than 17 unregistered practitioners.

Badu threw herself into research, learning enough about Reiki to become an instructor and earning certification as a holistic-health practitioner.

"There needs to be more sensitivity," added Richa Vashista, a mental health practitioner formerly with the Mumbai-based LGBT+ rights organization Humsafar Trust.

I have a speculum to open my vagina with—it's what a nurse or health practitioner would use to examine the cervix with.

While not all small babies suffer from restricted growth, it&aposs worth checking in with your maternal health practitioner if you are concerned.

But neither is any celebrity, which is why consulting a mental health practitioner, like the article Paul posted suggests, is always a better option.

On her website, it clearly states that her services are not for those with a mental illness, and she isn't a licensed mental health practitioner.

If you're waiting until you get to a mental health practitioner, you're going to be too late, and a lot of kids will be missed.

The other candidates are Ellen Lee Zhou, a social worker; Michelle Bravo, a holistic health practitioner; and Richie Greenberg, the lone Republican in the mix.

For Myanmar's government health staff, allocating precious resources can be a tricky balancing act, says Jamie Uhrig, a public health practitioner with experience working in Myanmar.

A health practitioner in Anzoategui state, one of the worst hit by the diphtheria outbreak, said the number Venezuela reports to the WHO is probably too low.

Maven connects you with a qualified health practitioner or directs you to its forums, which are populated with said professionals addressing patients with questions similar to yours.

Dr. Nordella, a local health practitioner who became alarmed at the number of complaints his patients were reporting to him, decided to test residents himself for toxic exposures.

" Another demand is that the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons should "strip the license of the health practitioner(s) who authorized the withholding of information regarding Abdirahman Abdi.

"You were brain-washed into thinking the abuse was good because the staff and the Lord loved your soul," recalled Cherie Rife, now a holistic health practitioner in Irvine, California.

"The issue around this topic is really just not even realizing what the potential risks are," said Dr. Bahareh Keith, a pediatrician and public health practitioner at the University of Florida.

Your primary care doctor might be able to take a look at any physical symptoms and determine their cause, and hopefully recommend you to a mental health practitioner should you need it.

Though hops are the main ingredient in the bathwater, Champa also includes a combination of what she called anti-inflammatory herbs, something that she learned from working as a holistic-health practitioner.

"A big part of the problem is the lack of awareness, " says Ali, now an health practitioner working in a West London hospital and a trustee for the anti-FGM charity 28 Too Many.

As a mental health practitioner, I ask: Why oh why can the Democrats never seem simply to validate and normalize the concerns about rapid cultural change and economic insecurity that so many voters feel?

Yoke Ayurvedic Apothecary Flow Perfume Oil Formulated by a yoga teacher and Ayurvedic health practitioner, this scent opens the heart chakra to increase feelings of self-love and acceptance, and de-stress — to achieve balance.

Video games can be "a more effective way of bouncing back from negative moods than passive forms of media like TV or movies," said Raffael Boccamazzo, a mental health practitioner in Seattle who works with Take This.

"I think that it underscores the importance for individuals who have had struggles with mental illness, and are interested in meditation, to do it in the care of a mental health practitioner who also is a meditation practitioner," he says.

Of 26 contestants from 14 African countries, last year's crown went to Larissa Tcheukam from Cameroon, a student and health practitioner whose mission is to support the education of underprivileged children, which was the basis for her charity mission to Cameroon in March this year.

"I don't think at this stage, we are 100%, or even close to 100%, sure that AI can replace a historical high-touch type of doctor-patient relationship," said Dr. Chun Yuan Chiang, a health practitioner and founder of IHDPay Group, a health care payments firm.

But despite this, says Coughlan, institutions like the Australian Medical Association and Health Practitioner Regulation Agency have refused in correspondence with campaign groups to issue public statements or investigate related crimes— for example, alleged sexual abuse and the use of banned drugs like heroin on unwed mothers before and after birth.

As a doctor friend of mine in New York recently commented, if medical marijuana was a synthetic pill produced by Pfizer and not a historically villainized substance, it would be fast-tracked by the Food and Drug Administration and celebrated as a "miracle drug" by every respectable health practitioner in America.

Her research found a system "fundamentally flawed by design," in which women relying on government assistance to have a child were required, before ever seeing a health practitioner, to be "informationally canvassed" via coerced consultations that ask the kinds of degrading questions that white, privately insured women would never be asked at a healthcare facility.

Shulkin insists all decisions made during these conversations will be dictated by clinical evidence about care quality and wait times in both the private sector and VA. If a veteran decides to go to a private sector provider, it is their responsibility to find a physician, hospital or mental health practitioner or other service.

Abortion in New Zealand is legal within the framework of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020, which permits the termination of pregnancy for up to 20 weeks of pregnancy and removed abortion from the Crimes Act 1961. After 20 weeks, abortion is permitted only if a health practitioner deems it "clinically appropriate" and consults at least one other health practitioner. Abortion is only illegal if a person who is not a licensed health practitioner procures or performs an abortion.

However, currently hypnotherapy is not subject to government regulation through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Helvie, C. (1995) A Theory for Alternative Health Practitioners.Alternative Health Practitioner, Vol I, Issue I, Spring, 15-22.Helvie, C.(1995) Reviews of “Natural alternatives to over the counter and prescriptive drugs”, “A different kind of healing”, and “Objects for the garden: Useful plants from Jefferson’s time.” Alternative Health Practitioner.

Prior to being elected as a Mayor, she was a Public Health Practitioner working with the Ghana Health Service.

Vol I, No I, Spring, 84-85.Helvie, C.(1995) Review of “Rituals of healing: Using imagery for health and wellness.” Alternative Health Practitioner. Vol I, No 2, Summer, 150-151.Helvie, C.(1995) Review of “Alternative health care resources: A directory and guide.” Alternative Health Practitioner. Vol 1, No. 3, Fall, 223-224.

Nicholas Freudenberg is public health practitioner who currently serves as a Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York School of Public Health.

In 1997, she completed a Holistic Health Practitioner Program in Counseling at the Body Mind College and received her Certification as a Classical Homeopath.

Clinical clerkships encompass a period of medical education in which students – medical, nursing, dental, or otherwise – practice medicine under the supervision of a health practitioner.

Eric E. Whitaker is a prominent African-American physician, public health practitioner, and health policy expert. He is a close friend of President Barack Obama.

In 2010 - 2011 she sat on the NSW board of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and from 2010 - 2012 was the Ministerial appointee to the Medical Council of NSW.

Samantha Gavel was appointed Ombudsman on 1 April 2008 for a three-year term.Media Release: Minister for Health & Ageing Gavel held the position until she was appointed National Health Practitioner Ombudsman and Privacy Commissioner in January 2015.Samantha Gavel, current PHIO has been appointed National Health Practitioner Ombudsman and Privacy Commissioner David McGregor was appointed acting Private Health Insurance Ombudsman until 30 June 2015, when the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman was merged with the Commonwealth Ombudsman.

Yüceer was born in Hekimhan, a district in Malatya Province, in 1973. She graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine and worked as a Ministry of Health practitioner in Ankara, Samsun and the Çerkezköy district of Tekirdağ. In Çerkezköy, she also worked as a workplace health practitioner. She is one of the founding members of Çerkezköy's CUMOK society, which is one of the most well known Kemalist societies in Turkey formed by readers of the newspaper Cumhuriyet.

But the general goal of the mental health practitioner is to decrease the likelihood of others identifying with the suicidal behavior of the deceased as a coping strategy in dealing with adversity.

The limitations of a HRA are largely related to its usage and it is important to recognise that a HRA highlights health risks but does not diagnose disease and should not replace consultation with a medical or health practitioner.

Chartered Members of the Institution are entitled to use the designation Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner and the designatory letters CMIOSH. Chartered Member status requires approved educational qualifications and experience. All Chartered Members are required to maintain a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record.

2006, (accessed July 17, 2009). His leadership in global health research and training, and experience as a public-health practitioner, will serve Holmes well in leading the Department of Global Health, according to Paul G. Ramsey, dean of the School of Medicine.

Journal of the Liverpool History Society 8, pp. 16–24. # Parkinson, N. "Thomas Fresh: the First Environmental Health Practitioner" in Stewart, J. (Ed.) (2017) Pioneers in Public Health. London: Routledge. A fuller, pre-publication draft of this chapter may be accessed via Academia.edu.

Abortion in New Zealand is regulated by four laws: the Abortion Legislation Act 2020, the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 (CS&A; Act 1977), the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, and Section 38 of the Care of Child Act 2004. A woman who is not more than 20 weeks pregnant may seek abortion from a health practitioner. A woman seeking an abortion past 20 weeks must obtain approval from a health practitioner, who decides whether the procedure is "clinically appropriate" and consults with at least one other qualified practitioner. Prior to 24 March 2020, women in New Zealand could only seek an abortion after consulting two health practitioners.

Eligibility for full membership (MAPS) of the APS is complicated (see the website for details). In most cases, full, general registration as a psychologist with AHPRA - Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - will ensure eligibility.APS website. Other levels of membership are available, such as associate membership (Assoc.

Morand went on to become an advisor to John Thwaites, the newly elected Victorian Minister for Health and Deputy Premier, working across a range of public health policies and programs and health practitioner regulation. In March 2020 Morand was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.

Time limits placed on therapists during consultations also have the potential to impact significantly on the quality of motivational interviewing. Appointments may be limited to a brief or single visit with a patient; for example, a client may attend the dentist with a toothache due to a cavity. The oral health practitioner or dentist may be able to broach the subject of a behavior change, such as flossing or diet modification but the session duration may not be sufficient when coupled with other responsibilities the health practitioner has to the health and wellbeing of the patient. For many clients, changing habits may involve reinforcement and encouragement which is not possible in a single visit.

In April 2012 eventually, the court convicted Bakker for sexual abuse and sentenced him to five years of imprisonment and a ten-year prohibition of executing his profession as a mental health practitioner. His clinic Smith & Jones had already been declared bankrupt in March 2011. Bakker was released from prison in September 2014.

Medical symptoms are complaints which indicate disease. They are noticed by the patient and cause people to go and see a health practitioner. It is rare that a person would visit a doctor and complain as follows: "Doctor, I have amaurosis fugax." They are more likely to complain of loss of vision.

The organization has alliances with federal agencies such as Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. ASSP also works with ABET to develop accreditation standards for OSH-related degree programs and has worked with the International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organizations (INSHPO) to develop a professional capability framework for OSH professionals.

In August 2019, the New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard is proposing a potential national and state ban on the agenda. While NSW does not currently ban gay conversion therapy, disciplinary proceedings can be taken against a health practitioner who provides services in an unethical manner. However no bill has been introduced as of yet.

Chartered Fellows of the Institution are entitled to use the designation Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner and the designatory letters CFIOSH. This is the highest grade. Chartered Fellows must have demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the discipline and profession of health and safety. All Chartered Fellows are required to maintain a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record.

Swift was married to actress Lenore Loveman, and is the father of character actor, mimic and singer Lewis J. Stadlen, holistic health practitioner Maxime Zahra, and psychotherapist Clare A. Stadlen. He resided in Manhattan. He was also a gifted figurative painter, creating and exhibiting landscapes and figures reminiscent of those of artists Leland Bell and Fairfield Porter.

A variety of methods may be used to diagnose axillary nerve palsy. The health practitioner may examine the shoulder for muscle atrophy of the deltoid muscle. Furthermore, a patient can also be tested for weakness when asked to raise the arm. The deltoid extension lag sign test is one way to evaluate the severity of the muscle weakness.

Retrieved 2013-09-01. In the UK, graduate programs in psychology, including occupational psychology, are accredited by the British Psychological Society. In Australia, the title organizational psychologist is protected by law, and regulated by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Organizational psychology is one of nine areas of specialist endorsement for psychology practice in Australia.

He also lectures each year at Plant Delights Nursery. In 2018, Avent was named a Distinguished Alumni at his alma mater, North Carolina State University. Avent is married to Raleigh business woman and childhood friend Anita Avent, a B.S. and MBA graduate of Meredith College. Anita Avent is also a Mindfulness and Nonduality teacher as well as a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner.

The Abortion Legislation Act replaces these sections with Section 183 (clause 12) which makes it an offense for a person who is not a health practitioner to procure or perform an abortion for a woman. The Abortion Legislation Act also extends the definition of health services in the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (HDC Act) to include abortion services.

In Australia, the psychology profession, and the use of the title "psychologist", is regulated by an Act of Parliament, the Health Practitioner Regulation (Administrative Arrangements) National Law Act 2008, following an agreement between state and territorial governments. Under this national law, registration of psychologists is administered by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA).Psychology Board of Australia. Psychologyboard.gov.au. Retrieved on 22 November 2011.

In 2007, KCN was one of 51 agencies to lead Youth Service America's "National & Global Youth Service Day".National & Global Youth Service Day 2007 Lead Agencies Youth Service America. Accessed October 15, 2007. It has a several year partnership with the Kentucky Pediatric Society in providing the "Child Health Practitioner Support Grant" to facilitate the training of pediatric health care specialists in pediatric mental health and substance abuse issues.

Alison Standen is an Australian politician. She is an Opposition Whip and Shadow Minister in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. She was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Labor Party in the Division of Franklin at the 2018 state election. She was a health practitioner, a community leader and a public servant before entering politics, and was the Tasmanian Labor Party's first openly gay candidate.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is the professional association for Australian doctors and medical students. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the Medical Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. The association's national headquarters are located in Barton, Australian Capital Territory, in addition to the offices of its branches in each of the states and territories in Australia.

Also played on Kevin Ayers' album The Confessions of Dr Dream, 1974. In 1983 he was in the group Rowdy which included Ray Fenwick and Billy Bremner. Gustafson is the father of John and Lee from his first marriage, and Alice (Deputy Editor at Headliner Magazine), Lucy and Joe from his marriage to Anne Gustafson, a mental health practitioner who he was married to for over 30 years until he died.

Healthcare providers belonging to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) have automatically been registered for their HPI-I. This unique number allows healthcare providers to access patients PCEHR and also acts as a tracking tool of who has accessed what, what edits were made etc. ; Health Provider Identifier-Organisation (i.e., where the service was provided) : The Health Provider Identifier- Organisation (HPI-O) is a unique code for organisations that provide healthcare services.

Recent legislative changes, allow registered podiatrists and podiatric surgeons with an endorsement of scheduled medicines in Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales to prescribe relevant schedule 4 poisons.AHPRA Home. Podboardvic.vic.gov.au. Retrieved on 2010-11-27. In states such as Western Australia and South Australia, podiatrists with Master's degrees in Podiatry, and extensive training in pharmacology are authorised to prescribe Schedule 2, 3, 4 or 8 medicines (Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency).

Keith Benjamin Bakker (born November 24, 1960) is an American-Dutch former mental health practitioner and convicted criminal. Having been a long-time drug addict himself, he specialized in drug rehabilitation and became known in the Netherlands for his addiction clinic Smith & Jones and appearances on several Dutch television programs. Bakker was sentenced to prison for the sexual abuse of female ex clients and had been detained from April 2011 to September 2014.

On 15 May 2015, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal banned Patel from ever practising medicine in Australia again. The tribunal upheld the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency's contentions that Patel deceived authorities into granting him a medical licence, concealed matters related to his fitness to be a doctor, and performed surgeries that he knew he could not competently perform.Medical Board of Australia v Patel [2015 QCAT 133], Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) has been used in treating somatization disorder among the elderly; however, the results were still debatable with some concerns around the side effects of using ECT. Overall, psychologists recommend addressing a common difficulty in patients with somatization disorder in the reading of their own emotions. This may be a central feature of treatment; as well as developing a close collaboration between the GP, the patient and the mental health practitioner.

Australia A psychiatric nurse would have needed to complete an undergraduate degree; this will allow for practice in most mental health settings. After graduation they must apply to AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) to practice as a registered nurse. However, further studying in mental health may be needed to specialise in psychiatric nursing. New Zealand The New Zealand requirements to work as a qualified psychiatric nurse is a postgraduate certificate in Health Sciences specialising in Mental Health Nursing.

A clear example is erectile dysfunction (sometimes still called "impotence"), whose causes may include circulatory problems and performance anxiety. Sex therapy is frequently short term, with duration depending on the causes for therapy. Sex therapy can be provided by licensed psychologists or physicians, who have undergone training and become certified. In the United States, the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) oversees clinical training for a sexual health practitioner to become a certified sex therapist (CST).

In 2012 Nitschke started a beer-brewing company (Max Dog Brewing) for the purpose of importing nitrogen canisters. Nitschke stated that the gas cylinders can be used for both brewing and, if required, to end life at a later stage in a "peaceful, reliable [and] totally legal" manner. Nitschke said, "[nitrogen] was undetectable even by autopsy, which was important to some people". An Australian anti-euthanasia campaigner complained to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) about the canisters.

Anyone employed on an emergency ambulance must be trained as a paramedic. There are several levels of paramedics in Australia. The term ‘paramedic’ is now legally protected in Australia; with paramedics requiring registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) starting 1 December 2018. The preferred level of entry into practice for new paramedics is a multi-year, Bachelor's degree program in either Emergency Health, Paramedicine or Clinical Practice (Paramedic), including classroom lectures, clinical practice, and internship components.

Cleopatra White Cleopatra White (1898–1987) was a Belizean nurse, social worker and community leader. She was the second matron of the Black Cross Nurses Association. She was one of the first formally trained nurses in Belize and was the first rural health practitioner in Gales Point and the Manatee River area of Belize. She also organized the first village council in the country, in Gales Point, recognizing the need for managing village affairs, especially in the case of hurricanes.

Internationally, other countries have set up similar programs. In the UK the highest professional standing is that of a chartered safety and health practitioner or fellow of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management. The standards are maintained by both the UK's largest body for safety professionals Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management. Like North American safety professional programs, to achieve these grades the applicant must be professionally qualified and have relevant experience.

Ann Wigmore (March 4, 1909 – February 16, 1994) was a Lithuanian–American holistic health practitioner, naturopath and raw food advocate. Influenced by the 'back to nature' theories of Maximilian Bircher-Benner, she maintained that plants concentrated more solar energy ('Vital Force') than animals, and that wheatgrass could detoxify the body. She also deplored food additives. Although the Ann Wigmore Foundation received accreditation as a non-profit, many of her claims were denounced as quackery, and her qualifications were never confirmed to be genuine.

Osteopaths registered and in good standing with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency – Osteopathy Board of Australian are eligible to register in New Zealand under the mutual recognition system operating between the two countries. Graduates from programs in every other country are required to complete an assessment procedure. The scope of practice for US- trained osteopathic physicians is unlimited on an exceptions basis. Full licensure to practice medicine is awarded on an exceptions basis following a hearing before the licensing authorities in New Zealand.

The bill requires any drug that is habit-forming or potentially harmful to be dispensed under the supervision of a health practitioner as a prescription drug and must carry the statement, "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription." Until this law, there was no requirement that any drug be labeled for sale by prescription only. The amendment defined prescription drugs as those unsafe for self- medication and which should therefore be used only under a doctor's supervision.The Evolution of U.S. Drug Law Accessed 1 Apr 2009.

IOSH was founded in 1945 when the Institution of Industrial Safety Officers (IISO) was formed as a division of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The Institution gained its charitable status in 1962 and continues to operate as a not-for-profit organisation. In 1981, the IISO was renamed as the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), and in 2002 was awarded a Royal Charter. From 2005, IOSH began awarding Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner status to recognise individual professionalism and commitment to continued learning and development.

Arndt has never been registered as a health practitioner. In 2020, an article published by the New Matilda website pointed out that the media and publishers have frequently misrepresented Arndt as a psychologist, clinical psychologist or doctor. The back cover of the 2009 edition of her book The Sex Diaries states that "Bettina Arndt is a clinical psychologist" and "she draws on her thirty-five years of experience as a sex therapist and psychologist". Arndt, however, is not a registered psychologist, clinical psychologist, medical doctor, nor does she have a doctoral degree.

Raymond insists Susan see a mental health practitioner, but she refuses and claims to have no idea what he means by that. As the couple argue, Susan slams a door in his face, and Raymond is knocked unconscious. She nurses his bloodied face before packing her things and leaving. Soon after, Susan rekindles her wartime love affair with Lazar, meeting him at a seaside hotel, after he had tracked her down after seeing her being interviewed on a TV program weeks earlier about her involvement in the war.

The Angelus Foundation is a London-based charity that strives to highlight the risks associated with taking ‘legal highs’, through dedicated research, education and advocacy. The Foundation states that its mission is to ‘help society understand the dangers of ‘legal highs’ (unclassified substances), to reduce the harm they cause to young people and their families, and to save lives.’ The Angelus Foundation was founded in 2009 by health practitioner Maryon Stewart. Her 21-year-old daughter Hester had died after consuming the then-legal high GBL in April 2009.

Shared decision making is an approach whereby patients and clinicians freely share important evidence when tasked with decision making and where patients are guided to consider the best available options to make an informed decision (Sanda et al. 2018). The principles are well documented, but there is a gap in that it's hard to apply them in routine clinical practice. The steps have been simplified into five steps. The first step is seeking patient participation in that the health practitioner is tasked with communicating existing choices and therefore inviting them to the decision making process.

The applicant need not be over the age of 18. The Justice of the Peace must be convinced that the person is acting in a manner that suggests that they may be mentally ill, and that they will not willingly submit to a psychiatric examination. The JEO allows a mental health practitioner to enter the place of residence of the person and examine the person in question without their consent. If they believe that the person is mentally ill, the practitioner must approach a magistrate for an Involuntary Treatment Order (ITO).

Before July 2010, the professional registration of psychologists was governed by various state and territorial Psychology Registration Boards. The Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) oversees education standards for the profession. The minimum requirements for general registration in psychology, including the right to use the title "psychologist", are an APAC approved four-year degree in psychology followed by either a two-year master's program or two years of practice supervised by a registered psychologist. However, AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) is currently in the process of phasing out the 4 + 2 internship pathway.

Currently acupuncturists in NSW are bound by the guidelines in the Public Health (Skin Penetration) Regulation 2000 which is enforced at local council level. In 2012 the CMBV became the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia, and in 2013 established an interim accreditation standard for the profession in partnership with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. The legislation put in place stipulates that only practitioners who are state-registered may use the following titles: Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Registered Acupuncturist, Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner, and Registered Chinese Herbal Medicine Practitioner.

With the introduction of National Health Practitioner registration legislation on 1 July 2010, the title "doctor" is not restricted in any Australian state. The title "medical practitioner" is restricted for use by registered medical practitioners, while the title "doctor" is not restricted by law.Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. Queensland. legislation.qld.gov.au Despite this, the Medical Board of Australia advises that practitioners who are not medical practitioners who choose to use the title 'Doctor' (or 'Dr') should clearly state their profession in advertisements, even if they hold a PhD or another doctoral degree, e.g.

It is generally accepted that physicians arriving in Canada from other countries must meet Canadian Health Practitioner standards. So there is concern that doctors from other countries are not trained or educated to meet Canadian standards. Consequently, doctors who want to practise in Canada must meet the same educational and medical qualifications as Canadian-trained practitioners. Others suggest that the Canadian Medical Association, the Ontario Medical Association, and the regulatory bodies (the provincial Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons) have created too much red tape to allow qualified doctors to practise in Canada.

Proponents of the BTA claim that comparing the pH, resistivity, and redox of the blood, urine, and saliva provides a health practitioner an indication of the metabolic processes taking place inside the body. There is no scientific evidence that these measurements provide a medically relevant indication of metabolic processes. Multiple manufacturers of BTA equipment have been prevented from selling their equipment in the United States because they lack Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. However, the FDA has not stated whether the BTA is medically useful or not.

In 2015 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation tested the system by applying for and then receiving a government approved licence for a made-up drug aimed at kids. In Australia, the sale of homeopathic products is regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. In 2015, the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia concluded that there is "no reliable evidence that homeopathy is effective and should not be used to treat health conditions that are chronic, serious, or could become serious". They recommended anyone considering using homeopathy should first get advice from a registered health practitioner.

The two most often utilized grounds for involuntary admission are said to be serious likelihood of immediate or imminent danger to self or others, and the need for treatment. Applications for someone to be involuntarily admitted usually come from a mental health practitioner, a family member, a close relative, or a guardian. Human-rights-oriented laws usually stipulate that independent medical practitioners or other accredited mental health practitioners must examine the patient separately and that there should be regular, time-bound review by an independent review body. The individual should also have personal access to independent advocacy.

The best-known example of this is probably the General Medical Council of Britain. In all countries, the regulating authorities will revoke permission to practice in cases of malpractice or serious misconduct. In the large English-speaking federations (United States, Canada, Australia), the licensing or registration of medical practitioners is done at a state or provincial level, or nationally as in New Zealand. Australian states usually have a "Medical Board," which has now been replaced by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Authority (AHPRA) in most states, while Canadian provinces usually have a "College of Physicians and Surgeons".

The signature treatments practised and taught by Universal Medicine are "esoteric breast massage", "esoteric healing", "ovarian readings", "chakra-puncture", "esoteric connective tissue therapy" and "esoteric ovary massage". All treatments were devised by non-registered health practitioner Serge Benhayon, who has claimed the business grosses at least AUD$2 million a year from courses and retreats. The followers of its doctrine "The Way of the Livingness" are known collectively as "The Student Body". "The Teachings" are classified into meditation, self-care, nutrition, exercise, music, reincarnation, psychological wellbeing and the esoteric, and are supported by audio, books, and online lectures.

The Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) is an independent quality and standards organisation appointed by Australian Governments under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 as the accrediting authority for the education and training of psychologists in Australia. APAC's main role is to assess programs of study in psychology and the education providers offering them, to ensure that graduates of APAC-accredited programs are adequately qualified to safely employ their psychological knowledge and skills in the community. Applicants to the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) seeking registration to practice as a psychologist are required to have completed programs of study which are APAC accredited and subsequently also PsyBA approved.

The RACGP quality improvement and continuing professional development (QI&CPD;) program supports Australian GPs to provide the best possible care for patients. It does this by recognising ongoing education and promoting the development and maintenance of general practice skills and lifelong learning. Medicare Australia requires all GPs who access any Medicare program or service to participate and complete all requirements of a recognised CPD program. In the absence of fellowship of any of the specialty colleges, a GP will typically take up participation of the QI&CPD; program in order to satisfy medical registration requirements with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), the national medical registration body.

A specialty registrar (StR) is a doctor, public health practitioner or dentist who is working as part of a specialty training programme in the UK. This is known as a training grade as these doctors are supervised to an extent, as part of a structured training experience that leads to being able to undertake independent practice in a hospital specialty or working as a general practitioner. This training grade was introduced into UK postgraduate medical training in 2007 as part of the Modernising Medical Careers programme with the specialty registrar training places being created instead of the Senior House Officer (SHO) and Specialist registrar (SpR) posts.

SBCC by health practitioner SBCC on the Development-Entertainment spectrum. Social and behavior change communication (SBCC), often also only "BCC" or "Communication for Development (C4D)" is an interactive process of any intervention with individuals, group or community (as integrated with an overall program) to develop communication strategies to promote positive behaviors which are appropriate to their settings and thereby solving the world's most pressing health problems. This in turn provides a supportive environment which will enable people to initiate, sustain and maintain positive and desirable behavior outcomes. SBCC is the strategic use of communication to promote positive health outcomes, based on proven theories and models of behavior change.

Finally, individuals gradually become oblivious to their competence due to their ability to instinctively provide patients with culturally competent care. In multicultural societies, it is becoming essential for healthcare professionals to be able to provide culturally competent care due to the results of enhanced personal health, as well as the health of the overall population. The greater the overall knowledge a health practitioner has about cultures, the better their ability is to conduct evaluations and in turn provide culturally competent suggestions to patients. Purnell's model requires the caregiver to contemplate the distinct identities of each patient and their views towards their treatment and care.

Licinio lived in the United States for 25 years (1984–2009) and since 2017, but originally received his MD from the Federal University of Bahia in 1982, and completed an internship in internal medicine at the University of São Paulo from 1983 to 1984. He then moved to the United States and completed training in endocrinology at The University of Chicago, and psychiatry at Albert Einstein in the Bronx as well as at Weill Cornell Medical College. In 2009 Licinio moved to Australia, where he completed a PhD in Psychiatry at Flinders University in 2017. Licinio is registered as a specialist in psychiatry by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

Due to its remoteness the internet connection is very poor, applications that require high bandwidth will not work as intended, and can only be picked up in various "hot spots" within the town. There are no radio stations within 200 miles (320 km) of Adak; radio can be received in Adak only through satellite or shortwave receivers. ; Health care There is no hospital; however there is Adak Community Health Center, managed by Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc. (EAT). The health center provides Family Medicine, Chronic Care and urgent care services, and is staffed by a physician-assistant or, at times, by a community health practitioner.

Access to health care for refugees and other migrant populations has been constrained by language barriers, among other cultural factors. A 2012 study showed that roughly sixty percent of government-assisted refugees had no English or French language skills, therefore acting as a deterrent to accessing proper health care. Concerns over privacy are also significant, as some women have expressed reluctance to using interpreters within the same, small ethnic community. However, proper interpreter training may help bridge the gaps between patient and health practitioner, as is the case in British Columbia where the Provincial Health Services Authority trained thirty interpreters in anticipation of the arrival of 3,500 Syrian refugees in 2016.

Filipe Samuel Magaia (7 March 1937 – 10/11 October 1966A Document for the History of African Nationalism Douglas L. Wheeler, 1970) was a Mozambican politician, guerrilla leader and Secretary of Defense for the Mozambican FRELIMO organisation during the Mozambican War of Independence. After a number of years fighting, Magaia was assassinated by a Frelimo soldier in the employ of the Portuguese. Magaia was born in Mocuba, in the Zambezia Province of Mozambique, the son of Samuel Guenguene Magaia, a health practitioner, and his wife Albinic Ana Perreira Magaia. During his years as commander of the FRELIMO forces, Magaia sought assistance from Algeria in training his men.

On several occasions, Greater Grace World Outreach has been accused of cult-like behavior. Steven Hassan, a licensed mental health practitioner, and founder of Freedom of Mind centre, claims that the organization operates as a personality cult alleging that Pastor Carl Stevens twisted passages from the Bible to further his own ends, that of controlling the lives of the members of his congregation. A letter was written by the Christian Research Institute, which offers a list of suggestions for the church, attempting to correct any of the false teachings that might exist. The main teaching which was considered a concern was that of delegated authority.

Throughout its history, FSM has been actively involved in a variety of medical policy issues surrounding evidence-based medicine and complementary and alternative medicine. They continue to appeal to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, Medicare (Australia) and Australian universities to review current policies. FSM entered into the Australian media and promoted their message through The Sydney Morning Herald, The Courier-Mail the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The Conversation, The Medical Journal of Australia, the Australian Doctor magazine and regional radio stations. By May 2012 thirteen separate FSM discursive events created the unified message that all alternative and complementary medicines should be banned unless proven by rigorous scientific inquiry.

The staff and its visitors tend to be racially, politically, and economically diverse. A core class/political duality in the episodes' storylines tend to be driven by comparisons and contrasts (and often cooperation) between liberal Delgado, and her fellow women's health practitioner across the lobby, who sees paying patients and generally has more conservative values. When Dr. Dana Stowe leaves, Lu's partners include Dr. Andy Campbell and Dr. Dylan West. The show often places the characters in ironic, soul-searching situations in which they are forced to question the solidity of their personal beliefs or else cause them to fight for what they believe in.

By reacting to the concerns and demands of perpetrators, medical professionals are manipulated into a partnership of child maltreatment. Challenging cases that defy simple medical explanations may prompt health care providers to pursue unusual or rare diagnoses, thus allocating even more time to the child and the abuser. Even without prompting, medical professionals may be easily seduced into prescribing diagnostic tests and therapies that are at best uncomfortable and costly, and at worst potentially injurious to the child. If the health practitioner resists ordering further tests, drugs, procedures, surgeries, or specialists, the FDIA abuser makes the medical system appear negligent for refusing to help a sick child and their selfless parent.

He was one of the founders of the Department of Health (now known as School of Public Health) Fudan University School of Public Health at Shanghai Medical College. He was a revered scholar, a pioneer researcher in health statistics and biostatistics in China, and a public health practitioner. In the height of the so-called "Great Leap Forward" era in 1958, an institutionalized frenzy with an ostensible yet unrealistic aim to overtake Britain in economic output, he was dispatched to the then newly established Chongqing Medical School (重庆医学院, currently Chongqing Medical University) to establish a new academic department, the Department of Preventive Medicine. He has been regarded as the founder ever since.

Another audit after her report again repeated the same critique. Accordingly, the diversion program of the Medical Board was terminated by unanimous vote of the Board effective in 2011. CPIL's stated position is not to oppose drug/alcohol rehabilitation, but to avoid using rigged treatment that is not policed nor achieves compliance, as a means to continue practice without adequate disciplinary protection and with resulting patient jeopardy.See the reports by Brian Joseph, Orange County Register Reporter through 2007 at ; See also Testimony of Julianne D'Angelo Fellmeth, Review of Health Practitioner Substance Abuse Programs, Center for Public Interest Law before the SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, March 10, 2008, at .

It is always important to take psychiatric care for the patient with mental health illness. Although it is considered a stigmatized and spiritual matter sometimes, however nowadays very few people in Bangladesh are getting aware of these things and seeking medical treatment and psychosocial counseling for their betterment. A study conducted in 2008 stated that only 16% of patients came directly to the Mental Health Practitioner with a mean delay of 10.5 months of the onset of mental illness, which made them more vulnerable in many ways. The matter of concern is, 22% patient went for the religious or traditional healer and 12% rural medical practitioner with the least delay of 2-2.5 weeks.

The national Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) issues permission to practise. Endorsed Enrolled nurses (EN), or Division 2 nurses, in Australia must now complete the Diploma of Nursing and usually spend 18 months training, consisting of 36 weeks theoretical component at TAFE colleges, some universities or private institutions, followed by practical experience in hospital wards for the remainder of the time. The majority of EENs eventually move on to attend university and become registered nurses, although a substantial number remain as EENs in public and private hospitals, and nursing homes. Trainee enrolled nurses (TENs) become employees of the hospital for the twelve-month training period, meaning that, as well as gaining practical experience on the wards, they are paid for hours worked.

Five steps for you and your patients to work together to make the best possible health care decisions. The step involves monitoring of the degree of implementation, overcoming of barriers of decision implantation consequently the decisions need to be revisited and optimized thus ensuring the decision has a positive impact on health outcomes its success relies on the ability of the health practitioner to create a good interpersonal relationship with the patient. (Stone, 2017) Depression still remains a major problem in the US whereby statistics have it that 16 million people were affected in the year 2017 (WHO, 2017). The depression is multifactorial and has been on the increase due to societal pressure, genetic association and increase in use of drugs (Zhang et al. 2016).

Parliament voted to accept Seymour's second round of amendments by a vote of 69 to 51. Key amendments include prohibiting a health practitioner from initiating any discussion about assisted dying, giving employment protections for any doctor, nurse, or psychiatrist who objects to taking part in the process on any ground, and a provision for doctors and nurses to stop the process if they suspect any pressure is being applied on the person seeking assisted dying. The amendments by MPs opposed to the bill including National MPs Maggie Barry, Paulo Garcia, Simeon Brown, and Chris Penk were defeated during the debate. Penk's proposal to have tighter provisions against coercion including getting a "sign-off" from a specialist panel was defeated by 71 to 49 votes.

Under the Act, a registered medical practitioner may perform an abortion on request in the first 22 weeks of pregnancy. A more advanced pregnancy may be terminated only after a second registered medical practitioner has been consulted and agrees that the abortion should be performed having regard to all medical circumstances; the woman's current and future physical, mental and social circumstances; and any relevant professional abortion standards and guidelines. There is an exception allowing a post-22 week pregnancy to be aborted if the woman's life is at risk, or in the case of a multiple pregnancy, another unborn child's life. A health practitioner who fails to comply with the requirements may face professional disciplinary action from the relevant professional regulator rather than criminal proceedings.

A 2017 BuzzFeed News report identified NewsPunch as being the second-largest source of popular fake stories spread on Facebook that year, and a June 2018 Poynter analysis identified NewsPunch as being debunked over 80 times in 2017 and 2018 by Poynter-accredited factcheckers such as Snopes, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, and the Associated Press. The European Union's East StratCom Task Force has criticized NewsPunch for spreading Russian propaganda, a charge Adl- Tabatabai denies. Regular contributors to NewsPunch include Adl-Tabatabai, a former BBC and MTV employee from London previously an employee of conspiracy theorist David Icke, Adl-Tabatabai's mother Carol Adl, an alternative health practitioner, and Baxter Dmitry, who had previously been posing as an unrelated Latvian man using a stolen profile photo.

The Abortion Legislation Act decriminalises abortion, better aligns the regulation of abortion services with other health services, and modernises the legal framework of abortion provided by the Crimes Act 1961 and the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 (CSA Act 1977). The Abortion Legislation Act repeals Sections 10 to 46 of the CSA Act 1977 including the Abortion Supervisory Committee (Section 10), the requirement that abortions need to be certified by two certifying consultants (Section 29), and the ban on women unlawfully procuring a miscarriage (Section 44). Under the Abortion Legislation Act, women can seek an abortion without restrictions within the first 20 weeks of their pregnancy. After the 20 week period, women seeking an abortion must consult a qualified health practitioner who will assess the patient's physical health, mental health, and well-being.

Starting in December 2018, The titles ‘paramedic’ and ‘paramedicine’ became protected by law and only people registered with the Paramedicine Board of Australia (National Board) can legally call themselves a paramedic. According to the Paramedicine Board of Australia "From 1 December 2018 paramedicine becomes a nationally regulated profession under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (National Law) and the titles ‘paramedic’ and ‘paramedicine’ will become protected by law. This means that from 1 December 2018, only people who are registered with the Paramedicine Board of Australia (the Board) or who have applied for registration before 1 December 2018 will be able to lawfully call themselves a paramedic." Some people with exceptional circumstances have until February 28, 2019 to register if they wish to use the title of "Paramedic".

In 2006 she was elected as a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) member, and in 2010 was awarded the SA Academy of Science's Gold Award for outstanding achievement in scientific thinking to the benefit of society. She was awarded Wits University's Vice-Chancellor's Research Award (2012), Wits’ highest research recognition, and Wits Faculty of Health Sciences recognition for dedication and achievement in research (2013). She was the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's 2011 International Heath Clark lecturer awarded to an outstanding global health practitioner. The SA National Research Forum rates her as an outstanding international scientist. She was the first person to receive the SA Department of Science and Technology's award for the ‘Distinguished Scientist recognised for outstanding contribution to improving the quality of life of women’ (2006).

Harvey is very critical of the way that complaints against chiropractors have been handled by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency's (AHPRA) Chiropractic Board of Australia, regarding violations of its registration standards since the board's inception. The violations include "advertising in a misleading or deceptive manner," use of testimonials, and encouragement of "unnecessary use of health services." After a lack of resolution to these complaints, Harvey and the FSM approached the ACCC since they have "powers, under national consumer law, to prosecute for misleading and deceptive and unconscionable conduct" in the hopes that action would be taken to resolve the complaints. In 2015, over a year after contacting the ACCC, Harvey and the FSM followed up on "ten representative complaints" to see if any action had been taken by either government body.

On 7 March 2016 the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists addressed the Webster Technique: According to the Australian Skeptics The Skeptic magazine's June 2020 issue, as of May 2020 there were still at least 51 Australian chiropractors who advertise the Webster Technique, despite having been previously reported to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. In British Columbia, the College of Chiropractors of B.C. has adjusted their policies on chiropractors making efficacy claims, specifically around pregnancy. They allowed their practitioners until 30 January 2020 to update their marketing materials or potentially face discipline. The college's website states they have They are no longer permitted to claim they can "move a fetus out of the breech position", "give a fetus more room to develop", or that they can "help pregnant women avoid birth by caesarean section", among other things.

Accusations of misconduct against Universal Medicine have drawn attention from the regulatory bodies; the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing investigated claims of breach of Australian charitable fundraising laws by the charity the "College of Universal Medicine" and referred these to the police. A 2018 complaint by the Friends of Science in Medicine sparked a Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) investigation into UM and associated non-registered practitioners. Prior to the TGA investigation and their withdrawal from sale UM’s herbal remedies were erroneously said to "promote fire in the lungs and therefore help to dispel any dampness in the lungs" and were "good for dealing with hardening of the connective tissue especially around the chest and arms and also hardening of the vascular system".

CATSINaM advocates for improved health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. CATSINaM seeks to increase the number of practising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives through improved recruitment and retention, and its annual professional development conference contributes to this strategy. The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives grew from 2,246 or 0.79% of the Australian nursing and midwifery workforce in 2011 to 3,201 in 2016, or 1.02% of the nursing and midwifery workforce. CATSINaM develops and promotes strategies to ensure the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and health professionals, particularly for CATSINaM members. CATSINaM advocates for a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery workforce strategy, cultural safety to be embedded into health practitioner legislation, and the development of a “health barometer” to measure race relations and cultural safety within the health system. In June 2017, CATSINaM secured a three-year funding agreement with the Australian Government Department of Health for the establishment of a ‘Leaders in Indigenous Nursing and Midwifery Education Network’ or LINMEN.

The work on uncovering the secrets of what people believe in relation to food safety continues, with Ackerley's work for the UK Hygiene Council's survey of home hygiene. One study revealed that 75% of dishcloths were extremely dirty – indicating that when people think they are cleaning, they are actually “dirtying”. Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2 interviewed Ackerley in February 2009 on this very subject, as he was concerned about why his dishcloths smelled so bad. Ackerley is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health which gives her the title Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner. She speaks regularly at events for the institution to her fellow members – for example, presented a paper on E. coli O157 in November 2008 to the Sussex Group, a presentation on Home Hygiene to the Herts Beds and Bucks branch in December 2008 and a talk on Rogue Restaurants to the CIEH Commercial group in December 2008, and papers on Acrylamide, Allergens and on the history of the success of reducing risks on Salmonella in eggs (CIEH 2018).

Basilan Jaycees Bowling Tournament, 1975 The Chapter celebrated its Silver Jubilee under the administration of its 25th President (1974) Dr. Edgardo Eustaquio, a public servant and health practitioner, one of the founders of the Basilan Community Hospital and a three-term City Councilor of Isabela City. He was followed by 26th President (1975), local business taipan JCI Sen. Yu Chi Han, whose lasting legacy of forging deeper ties between the Chapter and the local business community strengthened the Jaycees more so because the political situation deteriorated further as Basilan’s highlands was transformed into a combat zone where the military staged running gun-battles with the MNLF and isolated bandit groups, the “black shirts” or “munduhin” as they came to be romantically called. Also, as the countryside was rent asunder by a total breakdown in the peace and order, right-wing vigilante groups such as the Ilonggo-based “ilaga” and the Chavacano-Bisaya “mundo oscurro” rose up from nowhere and started to give the Muslim communities tit-for-tat.

In Brazil, notification is mandatory in the health system, in schools and by the Child Protection Councils (CPC) network, present in many municipalities. In Malaysia, The Child Act 2001 requires any medical officer or medical practitioner, childcare provider or member of the family to notify his/her concerns, suspicions or beliefs that a child may have been abused or neglected to the appropriate child protection authority in the country. Failure to do so can result in criminal charges. In South Africa, Section 110 of the Children's Act, 2005 mandates 'Any correctional official, dentist, homeopath, immigration official, labour inspector, legal practitioner, medical practitioner, midwife, minister of religion, nurse, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, psychologist, religious leader, social service professional, social worker, speech therapist, teacher, traditional health practitioner, traditional leader or member of staff or volunteer worker at a partial care facility, drop-in centre or child and youth care centre' to report when they suspect that a child has been abused 'in a manner causing physical injury, sexually abused or deliberately neglected'.

In 1987, Section 187A of the Crimes Act was inserted, permitting abortion on the grounds of saving the mother's life, mental health, and physical health; foetal abnormality within the 20 weeks gestation period; and incest or sexual intercourse with guardians and family members. In January 1996, the Crimes Amendment Act 1995 inserted Section 20A, which outlaws female genital mutilation within New Zealand, and Section 204B, which deals with ancillary and related offences. In 2002, the Sentencing Act 2002 changed the penalty for murder from mandatory life imprisonment to presumptive life imprisonment; sentencing judges now may waive the mandatory life imprisonment requirement and give a lesser sentence in exceptional ("manifestly unjust") circumstances. In 2018, the Family Violence (Amendments) Act 2018 inserted new offenses relating to strangulation or suffocation (Section 189A), assault on person in a family relationship (Section 194A), coerced marriages or civil unions (Section 207A), and abductions for the purposes of marriage or civil union or sexual connection (Section 208). In March 2020, the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 replaced Sections 182A to 187A with Section 183, which states that abortion is only an offense if a person who is not a health practitioner procures or performs an abortion on a woman.