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- Contributos para a criação de um Sistema de Avaliação de Mérito ConjuntoPublication . Alves, CarlosO presente estudo visa identificar a forma como um Sistema de Avaliação do Mérito Militar Conjunto poderá responder adequadamente às necessidades organizacionais da gestão dos recursos humanos nas Forças Armadas portuguesas, respeitando as particularidades da carreira militar e as especificidades da organização e de cada um dos ramos. Fundamentada numa metodologia indutiva baseada na “Grounded Theory”, a obtenção, interpretação e integração dos resultados da investigação, sustentada numa pesquisa documental, inquéritos e entrevistas, produziu um conjunto de considerações e requisitos associados à avaliação do mérito militar, subsidiando a edificação de um Sistema de Avaliação do Mérito Militar nas Forças Armadas quanto à finalidade, princípios e parâmetros a privilegiar e procedimentos e instrumentos a integrar na sua estrutura. Distingue-se como fundamental, a existência de um referencial e instrumento de avaliação únicos e a manutenção da competência executiva e processual nos ramos, condição essencial à preservação das respetivas especificidades. Abstract: This study intends to identify ways to develop a joint military merit evaluation system, adequately complying with the Portuguese Armed Forces human resources management organizational needs, considering the specific military career requirements, also in line with the different Services particular realities. The paper follows an inductive methodology, based on the Grounded Theory research design, gathering, analysing and integrating data, coming from documental examination, inquiries and interviews, producing a robust package of considerations and requirements, related with military merit evaluation, thus allowing to put forward relevant elements to build a suitable Armed Forces military merit evaluation system, such as, its goals, principles, specific features to incorporate, and procedures to carry out. A common guideline and evaluation tool, associated with Services competence to adequately process and perform the evaluation, are considered to be paramount conditions for success.
- Emergency surgeons’ perceptions and attitudes towards antibiotic prescribing and resistance: a worldwide cross-sectional surveyPublication . M. Labricciosa, Francesco; Sartelli, Massimo; Correia, Sofia; M. Abbo, Lilian; Severo, Milton; Ansaloni, Luca; Coccolini, Federico; Alves, Carlos; Bessa Melo, Renato; Baiocchi, Gian Luca; Paiva, José-Artur; Catena, Fausto; Azevedo, AnaBackground: Antibiotic resistance (AMR) is a growing public health problem worldwide, in part related to inadequate antibiotic use. A better knowledge of physicians' motivations, attitudes and practice about AMR and prescribing should enable the design and implementation of effective antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs). The objective of the study was to assess attitudes and perceptions concerning AMR and use of antibiotics among surgeons who regularly perform emergency or trauma surgery. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted contacting 4904 individuals belonging to a mailing list provided by the World Society of Emergency Surgery. Participation was voluntary and anonymous. The survey was open for 5 weeks (from May 3, 2017, to June 6, 2017), within which two reminders were sent. The self-administered questionnaire was developed by a multidisciplinary team; reliability and validity were assessed. Results: The overall response rate was 12.5%. Almost all participants considered AMR an important worldwide problem, but 45.6% of them underrated the problem in their own hospitals. Surgeons provided with periodic reports on local AMR demonstrated a lower underrating in their hospital. Only 66.3% of the surgeons stated to receive periodic reports on local AMR data, and among them, 56.2% had consulted them to select an antibiotic in the previous month. Availability of systematic reports about AMR, availability of guidelines for therapy of infections, and advice from an infectious diseases specialist were considered very helpful measures to improve antibiotic prescribing by 68.0, 65.7, and 64.9%, respectively. Persuasive and restrictive ASPs were both considered helpful measures by 64.5%. Moreover, 86.3% considered locally developed guidelines more useful than national ones. Only 21.9% received formal training in antibiotic prescribing in the previous year; among them, 86.6% declared to be interested in receiving more training. Conclusions: Availability of periodic reports on local AMR data was considered an important tool to guide surgeons in choosing the correct antibioticand to increase awareness of the problem of AMR. Local guidelines for therapy of infections should be implemented in every emergency surgery setting, and developed by a multidisciplinary team directly involving surgeons, infectious diseases specialists, and microbiologists, and formally established in an ASP
- The implementation of an open-source ERP online solution to support laboratory classes and students assessment in higher education during Covid-19 lockdownPublication . Batista, Carlos; Alves, CarlosThis article describes the implementation of an online Open-Source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution to support the laboratory component of the theoretical/laboratory classes of the curricular unit “Information and Communication Technologies in Distribution and Logistics Management” of the degree in “Distribution and Logistics Management” and its contribution to the student assessment process, during the Covid-19 lockdown and resulting restrictions imposed to the normal functioning of presential classroom lessons in the period 2020-2022. The curricular unit's program foresees the use of demonstrative and experimental methods to illustrate the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) support to the fundamental area of the study cycle. An ERP software solution and a database from a simulation company are normally used in classroom-based classes to carry out laboratory exercises, where it is intended to highlight the role of ICT as a facilitator of supply chain processes and logistical activities. The objective of implementing this online solution was to continue to ensure the teaching of the laboratory component, which was initially limited to use in the classroom. It was thus possible to continue helping students to develop their knowledge and practical technical experience in accordance with the curricular unit ́s program. The technological implementation of the solution and the training of the teachers involved had to be carried out in a very short period. From a methodological point of view, an approach based on experiential learning was used and the ePortfolio, as instrument to assess the practical knowledge acquired. Demonstrations of the system with resolution of synchronous online laboratory exercises, online debate and clarification sessions, recordings with resolution of laboratory exercises for asynchronous viewing and the proposal of exercises to be integrated in the ePortfolio were used. This article details the laboratory structure that was developed, taught, and evaluated to the students of the 2nd year of the degree course, at the School of Business Administration of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, in Portugal. The results of the students assessment in the laboratory component were positive, and the proposed solution contributed to the conclusion of the curricular unit. The ERP OPEN-Source solution was also evaluated by the students through a survey, and the results revealed a positive impact of the approach in the acquisition of knowledge and practical technical experience.