Negligent creation of substantial risk of injury as compensable harm
The 21st century has brought a great number of changes to the medical paradigm, however. As the population ages, there are more and more people requiring care; and more who have or are experiencing debilitating conditions that, up to now, have had no medical or pharmacological treatment. The contemporary physician, therefore must respect patient value and individuality, the education of the patient, as well as provide the best service possible under the realities of contemporary medical care. At times, this may result in working with an experimental procedure or drug that may not have predictable effects and may actually go against the medical paradigm of "do no harm," while staying to the letter of the ethical maxim of "intentionally do no harm"
Charles Bukowski's "My Old Man" and father-son communication
Charles Bukowski's poem "My Old Man" relates to an account regarding an adolescent named Henry and his relationship with his abusive father. Henry is unable to connect with his father and he appears to convey his feelings through his poems. The boy does not want his father to become acquainted with the way that he thinks or with his poems and thus hesitates to present them to his ‘old man'. However, the two experience an unique moment at the time when his father grabs hold of one of his poems and actually expresses admiration regarding it. While this might not seem particularly significant when considering their relationship, it is actually very important, taking into account that Henry realizes that this specific poem made it possible for his father to get a better understanding of him.
Burnout and emotional exhaustion among lay and professional caregivers
An increasing body of evidence points to the intensity of the labor involved in caring, and the impact it has on the carer. Whether lay or professional, it seems that the potential for suffering among carers is enormous. When a person reaches a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion, burnout occurs, and it appears to affect both lay and professional carers alike. Almberg's study, for example, suggests that exhaustion and burnout from caring happen in many different cultures and that 'relatives who have been giving care for many years may experience similar emotional exhaustion to that suffered by staff' (Almberg et al 2007). Whether lay carers would express their state as burnout is questionable, since it tends to be a term mostly used in professional discussion, but there is evidence of high levels of stress and illness among informal or lay carers (Henwood 1998). Lay carers, in one study (Princess Royal Trust 2009), felt that it was not even of interest to professional carers whether they could cope or not. Over 70% of 1300 lay carers involved in this study reported that it was largely assumed that they would cope with looking after a person at home, and were not asked if they could do so. Are they not being asked because of ignorance, because of fears of what might turn up if they were asked, because of denial ... what is not known about does not hurt? Professional carers, however, are supposed to have special training which equips them to deal with the suffering of others dispassionately, maintaining a certain distance which 'protects' both them and their patients or clients.
Thesis: If work is our centre, but it fails us, for whatever reason, then we have literally lost our faith. The centre no longer holds and we may fall apart - showing all the signs and symptoms of stress and burnout, addiction and co-dependence.
Human resources operations at Ganga Pharmaceuticals: C-Pharma acquisition analysis
To determine where the Indian pharmaceutical company, Ganga, went wrong and what steps could have been taken to avoid these adverse outcomes, this study provides a review of the relevant literature in two parts. The first part provides an overview of Ganga, its operations strategy, performance objectives, and its operations resource capability. Part two of the study presents a series of recommendations and supporting rationale are provided concerning improvements to the human resource operations at Ganga, including proposed changes and corresponding challenges to implementation, including an overview of the costs and benefits, as well as the anticipated risks associated with the recommended changes.