The overprotection of neurosurgeons jeopardizes future neurosurgical care

In some areas of the world the next generation of neuro-surgeons is fa facing a serious problem. The training of an inappropriately large number of neurosurgeons will lead to underemployment/unemployment, which will have a direct impact on the quality of neurosurgical care. The following statistical data relate to local phenomena but reflect dilemmas to be considered by the international neurosurgical community since they exist in many countries.     

Nursing a fine line: patient privacy and sex discrimination

Recent court decisions provide the only parameters for applying Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to male nurse hiring and assignment. As the male nursing student population climbs toward 10%, nurses and health care providers struggle to define their employment rights.     

Two routes to privacy protection: a comparison of health information legislation in Canada and the United States

The privacy of health information is a subject of great sensitivity in both Canada and the United States. As a result of public demands for more effective protection of such information as medical records, Canada and, particularly, its provincial governments, have implemented extensive legislation. The United States, on the other hand, has largely confined its efforts to private sector initiatives that are more reflective of voluntary codes than legal statutes. Because new technologic developments facilitate data sharing in the medical field, especially in the face of a continual reduction of healthcare budgets, the concern for privacy protection in this domain has intensified. Correspondingly, there has been a gradual theoretical shift in protective health information policies on both sides of the border. As Canada pushes to extend its federal and provincial legislation to the private sector, the United States is on the brink of approving a national bill that would protect the privacy of personal medical records. It is becoming evident that efforts to secure the privacy of health information in both countries are converging.     

Psychology and legislation.

Legislation concerning psychology must be viewed in a larger political and social context. There must be opposition to restrictive legislation which seems currently to arise out of the anti-intellectualism of the present. Legislation is only the third of the means of protecting the public from quackery—the first two are training of professionals and public education concerning the profession. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proposed Bylaws Amendments.

At the meeting of August 27 and 30, 1973, the Council of Representatives approved the following recommendations from the Membership Committee and the Board of Directors: Amendment to Article II, Section 8, of the APA Bylaws to clarify the conditions under which an associate of the American Psychological Association is advanced to full membership by deletion of the word "automatically" which causes confusion as it seems to contradict the fact that an evaluation of eligibility is involved. Amendment, to be submitted to the membership, of Article XVIII, Section 7, of the APA Bylaws to permit the exemption from dues of a member who has been totally and permanently disabled. The Council further voted that, if this amendment is approved, a Rule of Council would specify that the determination of disability would be by an employer or by the Social Security Administration. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proposed Bylaws Amendments.

Council approved by mail ballot the following recommendation from the Committee on Scientific and Professional Ethics and Conduct: Amendments to be submitted to the membership of specific sections of the APA Bylaws, as follows, which are designed to permit discretionary communication of information by the Committee on Scientific and Professional Ethics and Conduct about members against whom charges have been made. In addition, the following articles were brought up for change: (1) Article 1; (2) Article 2, Section 18, Paragraph 4; (3) Article 2, Section 19; (4) Article 2, Section 20; and (5) Article 10, Section 5, Sentence 3. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proposed Bylaws Amendments.

Presents a list of Bylaws amendments voted to be submitted to the membership for approval at the January 1975 meeting of the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proposed Bylaws Amendments.

Presents a list of Bylaws amendments voted to be submitted to the membership for approval at the August 1977 meeting of the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Health insurance reform legislation

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), enacted on August 21, 1996 (Public Law 104-19), provides for improved access and renewability with respect to employment-related group health plans, to health insurance coverage sold in connection with group plans, and to the individual market (by amending the Public Health Service Act). The Act's provisions include improvements in portability and continuity of health insurance coverage; combatting waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery; promoting the use of medical savings accounts; improving access to long-term care services and insurance coverage; administrative simplification; and addressing duplication and coordination of Medicare benefits.     

Proposed Bylaws Amendment.

At the meeting of August 31 and September 2, 1974, the Council of Representatives, on recommendation of the Board of Directors, approved submission of the following Bylaws amendment to the APA membership for approval: Amendment to Article I of the APA Bylaws to add the words "and profession" after the word "science." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proposed Bylaws Amendments.

At its January 23-25, 1981 meeting the Council of Representatives of the APA voted to submit the Bylaws amendments cited in this article to the membership for approval. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proposed Bylaws Amendments.

Presents the Bylaws amendments that the Council of Representatives voted to submit to the membership for approval at it January 22-24, 1982 meeting. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proposed Bylaws Amendments.

At its August 1978 meeting, the Council of Representatives voted to submit the following Bylaws amendments to the membership for approval. Amendments were proposed for the following articles and sections: (1) article 9, sections 1 and 6 and (2) article 10, section 1. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)