Relationship between implementation of systematic advance care planning and the quality of death among nursing home residents: a survey.

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is beneficial for the quality of death (QOD). However, the effects of ACP on the QOD may vary across cultures.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the relationship between the 15-step ACP program and the QOD among Japanese nursing home residents.

Burden of foodborne diseases: think global, act local.

National burden of foodborne disease (FBD) studies are essential to establish food safety as a public health priority, rank diseases, and inform interventions. In recent years, various countries have taken steps to implement them. Despite progress, the current burden of disease landscape remains scattered, and researchers struggle to translate findings to input for policy.

World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals.

Background: Antimicrobial use in food-producing animals selects for antimicrobial resistance that can be transmitted to humans via food or other transmission routes. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005 ranked the medical importance of antimicrobials used in humans. In late 2017, to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials for humans, WHO released guidelines on use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals that incorporated the latest WHO rankings.