This document provides definitions for over 70 terms related to evaluating organizations that support individuals with disabilities. Some key terms defined include:
1) Personal outcomes - The benefits individuals receive directly or indirectly from program activities and supports.
2) Evidence-based indicators - Measures that reflect best practices in service provision and management strategies to achieve goals.
3) Performance-based perspectives - Techniques that take a balanced approach including views of customers, organizational growth, finances, and processes.
4) Continuous quality improvement - Using knowledge to enhance effectiveness and efficiency through evaluation and strategic planning.
The document describes an Organization Effectiveness and Efficiency Scale (OEES) that assesses organizations across five perspectives: customer, growth, financial, internal processes, and sustainability. The OEES includes 20 evidence-based indicators across the five perspectives that organizations can be scored on. For each indicator, the organization is evaluated based on 2-3 criteria and given a score of 0, 1, or 2 to indicate how many criteria are met. The overall scores across perspectives are summed to generate effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability index scores.
Beanstalk Giving offers a checkout donation tool that allows online retailers to integrate microdonations to charities into their checkout processes. This provides donors an easy way to donate small amounts with minimal commitment. It also gives charities a low-cost way to reach donors online. Retailers benefit by attracting and retaining customers who value supporting causes, and by differentiating themselves from competitors. The tool is ready to implement, requires no charge, and has a native design that is simple for donors and tracks donations in real time.
Highlights from ExL Pharma's 2nd Digital Pharma EuropeExL Pharma
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The document summarizes key topics from the 2nd Digital Pharma Europe conference in 2010. It discusses the growing influence of social media and digital technologies on the pharmaceutical industry, including how patients use online health information and social networks. It also outlines different approaches companies can take to engage with social media, from monitoring to direct participation, as well as challenges in using new digital tools for areas like market research.
Office 365 ofrece una solución en la nube completa que incluye aplicaciones de Office, almacenamiento en la nube y herramientas de colaboración como SharePoint Online. Ofrece ventajas como bajo costo, alto rendimiento, disponibilidad y seguridad, sin necesidad de mantenimiento. Incluye características como edición y coautoría simultánea, reuniones en línea y soluciones personalizadas a través de sandboxed solutions y Silverlight.
Highlights from ExL Pharma's 5th Data Monitoring CommitteesExL Pharma
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The document discusses highlights from a conference on Data Monitoring Committees/DSMBs in adaptive clinical trials. It provides examples of how DMCs/DSMBs can make recommendations to change aspects of a trial based on interim analyses of safety or efficacy data, such as increasing the sample size, dropping non-efficacious doses, or changing the primary endpoint. It emphasizes that such recommendations could potentially introduce bias if not properly considered and addressed. The role and composition of DMCs/DSMBs are also outlined.
This document summarizes Analytics for Publishers, a subscription-based service that provides decision support to help maximize the value of published content through analytics. It has over 150 weekly active accounts and helped increase page views by 15% for one client. The service is provided by NewsCurve and competes with Visual Revenue, NewsBeat, and Parsely. NewsCurve's co-founders have experience in online publishing and scalable architectures. The company's milestones include identifying high-demand topics, providing benchmarks and alerts through aggregated platform data, and moving into predictive analytics within 1-2 hours into the future.
The document promotes an escape game called "The Ultimate Live Escape Game" located on the Gold Coast of Australia. Players work together to solve puzzles and clues to escape from the room within a set time limit. It is described as an immersive, live action experience.
This document outlines an agenda for a communication skills workshop. It includes a review of a drawing activity, notes on communication barriers, a short video, and an impromptu practice activity. The document discusses two types of barriers to communication: internal barriers like fatigue and emotions, and external barriers such as noise and environment. Participants are asked to take notes during a video presentation.
This document warns of various dangers one may encounter when walking through the park, including sticks, glass, ponds, falling down, ducks, mud, bike riders, rivers, prickles, puddles, broken tiles, boogie monsters, getting lost, and the importance of sticking together for safety.
EPiServer AB es una empresa multinacional especializada en ofrecer soluciones para la gestión eficiente de contenidos web, Web Content Management (WCM), apareciendo en el Magic Quadrant de Gartner para WCM como “ visionaria”.
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The document describes a Pharmaceutical Microbiology course offered at a Faculty of Pharmacy. The 45-lecture course covers topics such as quality control and assurance in pharmaceutical manufacturing, microbial production and assay methods, and laboratory procedures including microbial identification, antimicrobial testing, and assays of antibiotics, vitamins, and amino acids. Assessment includes assignments, presentations, midterm and final exams. The course aims to explain the application of microbiology in pharmaceuticals and teach skills used in quality control laboratories.
Beanstalk Giving offers a checkout donation tool that allows online retailers to integrate microdonations to charities into their checkout processes. This provides donors an easy way to donate small amounts with minimal commitment. It also gives charities a low-cost way to reach donors online. Retailers benefit by attracting and retaining customers who value supporting causes, and by differentiating themselves from competitors. The tool is ready to implement, requires no charge, and has a native design that is simple for donors and tracks donations in real time.
Highlights from ExL Pharma's 2nd Digital Pharma EuropeExL Pharma
?
The document summarizes key topics from the 2nd Digital Pharma Europe conference in 2010. It discusses the growing influence of social media and digital technologies on the pharmaceutical industry, including how patients use online health information and social networks. It also outlines different approaches companies can take to engage with social media, from monitoring to direct participation, as well as challenges in using new digital tools for areas like market research.
Office 365 ofrece una solución en la nube completa que incluye aplicaciones de Office, almacenamiento en la nube y herramientas de colaboración como SharePoint Online. Ofrece ventajas como bajo costo, alto rendimiento, disponibilidad y seguridad, sin necesidad de mantenimiento. Incluye características como edición y coautoría simultánea, reuniones en línea y soluciones personalizadas a través de sandboxed solutions y Silverlight.
Highlights from ExL Pharma's 5th Data Monitoring CommitteesExL Pharma
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The document discusses highlights from a conference on Data Monitoring Committees/DSMBs in adaptive clinical trials. It provides examples of how DMCs/DSMBs can make recommendations to change aspects of a trial based on interim analyses of safety or efficacy data, such as increasing the sample size, dropping non-efficacious doses, or changing the primary endpoint. It emphasizes that such recommendations could potentially introduce bias if not properly considered and addressed. The role and composition of DMCs/DSMBs are also outlined.
This document summarizes Analytics for Publishers, a subscription-based service that provides decision support to help maximize the value of published content through analytics. It has over 150 weekly active accounts and helped increase page views by 15% for one client. The service is provided by NewsCurve and competes with Visual Revenue, NewsBeat, and Parsely. NewsCurve's co-founders have experience in online publishing and scalable architectures. The company's milestones include identifying high-demand topics, providing benchmarks and alerts through aggregated platform data, and moving into predictive analytics within 1-2 hours into the future.
The document promotes an escape game called "The Ultimate Live Escape Game" located on the Gold Coast of Australia. Players work together to solve puzzles and clues to escape from the room within a set time limit. It is described as an immersive, live action experience.
This document outlines an agenda for a communication skills workshop. It includes a review of a drawing activity, notes on communication barriers, a short video, and an impromptu practice activity. The document discusses two types of barriers to communication: internal barriers like fatigue and emotions, and external barriers such as noise and environment. Participants are asked to take notes during a video presentation.
This document warns of various dangers one may encounter when walking through the park, including sticks, glass, ponds, falling down, ducks, mud, bike riders, rivers, prickles, puddles, broken tiles, boogie monsters, getting lost, and the importance of sticking together for safety.
EPiServer AB es una empresa multinacional especializada en ofrecer soluciones para la gestión eficiente de contenidos web, Web Content Management (WCM), apareciendo en el Magic Quadrant de Gartner para WCM como “ visionaria”.
Interested in a 2011 Hyundai Sonata? Keffer Hyundai wants to give you a reason to come to Charlotte, North Carolina and drive off the lot in a Sonata! Browse through the online evidence manual and drive to Keffer Hyundai in NC today!
The document describes a Pharmaceutical Microbiology course offered at a Faculty of Pharmacy. The 45-lecture course covers topics such as quality control and assurance in pharmaceutical manufacturing, microbial production and assay methods, and laboratory procedures including microbial identification, antimicrobial testing, and assays of antibiotics, vitamins, and amino acids. Assessment includes assignments, presentations, midterm and final exams. The course aims to explain the application of microbiology in pharmaceuticals and teach skills used in quality control laboratories.
The document discusses research on supporting people with intellectual disabilities to live in the community. It finds that deinstitutionalization has generally led to better outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities compared to living in institutions. However, there is variability in outcomes depending on factors like the severity of disability and the design of community-based living arrangements. Specifically, smaller group homes with 1-6 residents tend to have better outcomes than larger clustered housing arrangements or institutions. The quality of staff support and opportunities for meaningful engagement are also important factors influencing life quality. Overall, well-designed and implemented community living options can support good outcomes for everyone, including those with more significant needs, but support must be carefully planned and monitored.
The document summarizes the transformation of Arduin from an institution for people with intellectual disabilities into a community-based organization focused on quality of life. Key aspects of the transformation included dismantling the institutional model, adopting a support paradigm centered on self-determination and personal development, and ensuring client opinions helped structure the new organization. This emphasis on inclusion, autonomy and quality of life led Arduin to develop adequate support systems enabling clients to live and work where they choose.
2. Organization Effectiveness and Efficiency Scale
组织效益与效率量表
International Research Consortium on Evidence-Based Practices
實證本位實務國際研究聯盟
Robert L. Schalock (Bob Schalock & Associates)
Miguel A. Verdugo (Salamanca 大學 – 西班牙)
李崇信,李施德 (財團法人台灣省私立啟智技藝訓練中心 – 台灣)
Jos van Loon and Kees Swart (Arduin 基金會 – 荷蘭)
Caludia Claes (University College – Gent 大學 – 比利時)
第三版 (2013 年 1 月)