Publications by authors named "Myriam Heron"

Therapeutic relaxations, as psycho-corporal practices, weave the body-mind links. The relaxation partnership, a structured and flexible approach, is inspired by the same principle, by specifically remodeling the relational positions and postures of professionals and users. It responds to precise indications and contraindications and is proposed to the patient in an individual or group approach.

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A wide-scale information campaign, using a memorable slogan, reminded health professionals and users that the prescribing of antibiotics is not 'automatic' in the case of a viral infection. The fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria requires the consumption of these medications to be limited in order to preserve their effectiveness.

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Time is a complex reality. In education, time is a concept, a transversal aid and an omnipresent element. Using the past, practising in the present and anticipating the future are the objectives; but learning is often anchored in the "here and now".

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Reconstructive surgery, like cosmetic surgery, is a branch of plastic surgery. Originally developed to treat malformations and disabling physical mutilations, rapid advances were made after the First World War. Today, 90% of French people would undergo reconstructive surgery in the event of significant physical impairment.

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Palliative care remains associated with images of death and generates fears. It is difficult to envisage supporting patients at the end of life anywhere other than in specialised places. With situations of critical care, professionals and volunteers use their complementary skills to work together in caring for the patient.

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Nursing students approach their first encounter with another person's body and its care through the pedagogy and active methods used in training. The pedagogical support must answer the questions raised by the role plays and simulations and take into account the theoretical and practical prerequisites and any apprehensions expressed before students start their first practice placement.

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Hospitalisation upsets the patient's life course, with individual psychosocial consequences the intensity of which varies according to the background of each patient. Some factors, such as the migration experience, impact the adjustment of foreign patients to hospitalisation.

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