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Turning Points 2000 Recommendations and Student Achievement: A Statewide Study Provides Insight into Best Practices
(2006-03)
This presentation asks the question, “Are middle school programs and practices influencing student success academically?”
Middle School Programs Do Make A Difference: An Analysis of Significant Relationships Between Program Implementation and Student Achievement
(2006-11)
The problem examined in this study was student achievement at the middle level and the programs and practices that might positively influence it.
Project ASSIST: Comprehensive, Systemic Change Initiative Impacts School Culture, Climate, Leadership and Instruction
(2006-04)
ASSIST, an acronym for Achieving Success through School Improvement Site Teams, is grounded in the premise that professional development and support provided to a school leadership team comprised of a nucleus of teacher-leaders ...
Should we identify and treat hyperlipidemia in the advanced elderly?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
No randomized controlled trials exist that identify and treat hyperlipidemia for advanced elderly patients (age >80 years). Expert and consensus guidelines state that hyperlipidemia found in any patient with coronary artery ...
Profiling Instructional Practices: Data for Improving Instruction, Achievement and School Culture
(2006-11)
This presentation disusses use of Instructional Practices Inventory (IPI) categories, including examples of situational applications.
Eliminating the Gap: Insights From A School of Poverty that Changed Achievement for All Students
(2006-03)
This report presents the improvement in student achievement in the 7th and 8th graders at Freeport Intermediate, a school where 77% of its students are economically disadvantaged.
What are effective medical treatments for adults with acute migraine?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Medications collectively referred to as "triptans" (eg, sumatriptan, naratriptan, etc) have been shown to be effective for acute migraine (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ...
What are hospital admission criteria for infants with bronchiolitis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Clinical judgment remains the gold standard for hospital admission of infants with bronchiolitis, and it cannot be replaced by objective criteria (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on prospective and retrospective ...
What are effective treatments for oppositional defiant behaviors in adolescents?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Psychological interventions for the family-- such as parenting skills training and behavioral therapy for the child, the parents, or the whole family--reduce conflict behaviors in adolescents with oppositional defiant ...
What is appropriate fetal surveillance for women with diet-controlled gestational diabetes?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
No evidence clearly supports the practice of increased fetal surveillance in the pregnancies of women with well-controlled (ie, fasting blood sugar <105 mg/dL) class A1 gestational diabetes (strength of recommendation ...
What is the appropriate evaluation and treatment of children who are "toe walkers"?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
The evaluation of toe-walking focuses on differentiating normal children from those with mild cerebral palsy. Gait analysis may be a useful diagnostic tool, but further investigation is needed to confirm its reliability ...
When should a child with an undescended testis be referred to a urologist?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Infants with an undescended testis should be referred between ages 6 and 15 months, since almost all who experience spontaneous descent do so by 6 months (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, extrapolation from cohort ...
Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Osteoarthritis
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Glucosamine reduces pain and improves function in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis. (Strength of recommendation: B, based on systematic reviews and a meta-analysis) Glucosamine may be beneficial in other forms of ...
Project ASSIST: A Comprehensive, Systemic Change Initiative for Middle Level Schools.
(2006-01)
Project ASSIST (Achieving Success through School Improvement Site Teams) is a school improvement initiative sponsored by the Middle Level Leadership Center, University of Missouri. Center staff members work directly with ...
What dietary modifications are indicated for migraines?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Migraine frequency, duration, and severity are not increased by dietary choices (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, individual randomized trial [RCT]); they can be decreased by a low-fat diet (SOR: B). Regular supplementation ...
What are effective medication combinations for dyslipidemia?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Many combination drug therapies are effective in treating dyslipidemia. Compared with statin monotherapy, combinations that include ezetimibe (Zetia), a bile acid sequestrant, or niacin further lower low- density lipoprotein ...
What is the dietary treatment for low HDL cholesterol?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Low-carbohydrate diets raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels by approximately 10%; soy protein with isoflavones raises HDL by 3% (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on meta-analysis of physiologic ...
What blood tests help diagnose celiac disease?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Histological confirmation of infiltrative lesions via small bowel biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosing celiac disease. Four serum antibody assays may serve as a first- step diagnostic tool to identify biopsy candidates: ...
What best prevents exercise-induced bronchoconstriction for a child with asthma?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Inhaled short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs) are most effective in preventing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, followed by inhaled mast cell stabilizers and anticholinergic agents (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, ...
What are contraindications to IUDs?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Based on limited evidence, use of intrauterine devices (IUDs) is not contraindicated for women with HIV/AIDS (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C), multiple sexual partners (SOR: C), previous actinomyces colonization (SOR: ...