Learning phacoemulsification with triamcinolone acetonide.
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A S Litwin
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Rethinking work and family policy: the making and taking of parental leave in Australia.
Despite the continued increase in female participation rates, Australia remains one of only two developed nations in the world without a paid maternity leave scheme. While research interest and public policy debate about paid maternity leave entitlements continues, little is known about the actual utilization of the 52 weeks unpaid parental leave that is currently available to all employees. Moreover, research and policy debate on the availability and provision of paid paternity leave has only just begun. This paper argues that, given the gendered nature of employee entitlements, it is time to re-evaluate all aspects of parental leave policy in Australia. Using unique data from a national survey of Australian employees, the paper provides a statistical analysis of the use of unpaid parental leave and the availability of paid maternity leave. The paper models the availability of paid maternity leave to Australian employees as a function of demographic and organizational characteristics, including annual income, union status, and establishment size. A parallel analysis of the likelihood that an individual has used the unpaid parental leave provision is also provided. The results show that the existing unpaid parental leave provision is rarely used and that the current availability of paid maternity leave is inequitable. The paper discusses the conceptual and policy implications of these results and concludes that a re-thinking of parental leave policy in Australia is essential if gender inequities at work and in society are to be addressed.
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Affluence is not related to delay in diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes as judged by the development of diabetic retinopathy.
AIM: To determine the relationship between affluence and the presence of diabetic retinopathy at time of diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes. METHODS: Records of patients held by Southampton Retinal Screening Programme were examined. Patients (n = 1844) newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and subsequently receiving photographic retinal screening within 24 months were selected. Townsend scores for social deprivation were calculated and the patients with and without retinopathy at first screening were then compared. RESULTS: No significant difference was found in the median Townsend score of those people with (-0.2, interquartile range (IQR) -3.7 to 3.8) and those without (-0.5, IQR -3.3 to 3.6) diabetic retinopathy at first screening after diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes (P = 0.6). CONCLUSION: The relative affluence of the area in which a person lives, as judged by postcode, does not appear to predict likelihood of diabetic retinopathy at diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes.
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