The cost impact of unselective vs selective MammaPrint testing in early-stage breast cancer in Southern Africa.

Background: MammaPrint (MP) has been applied in South Africa (SA) for decision-making in early-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer since 2006. The cost-impact of MP in SA has not been assessed.

Aim: To assess different MP testing strategies for cost-minimization in early-stage breast carcinoma using a funder perspective.

The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based conclusions about the disorder.

Background: Misconceptions about ADHD stigmatize affected people, reduce credibility of providers, and prevent/delay treatment. To challenge misconceptions, we curated findings with strong evidence base.

Methods: We reviewed studies with more than 2000 participants or meta-analyses from five or more studies or 2000 or more participants.

Existential leadership coaching in a medical partnership.

Purpose: This paper aims to report on a case study conducted in a private medical partnership of more than 50 specialist physicians where the researcher applied a leadership coaching model grounded in existential philosophy. The paper asserts that existential leadership coaching can be a novel and effective means to address leadership development needs in the unique context of a professional partnership.

Design/methodology/approach: The qualitative phenomenological study used a bounded case study design using four purposively selected specialist physicians who were involved in four individual structured coaching sessions over an eight-week period.

A Rasch Adapted Version of the 30-Item Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI).

As a foundational instrument in the measurement of gender, the study investigated the psychometric properties of the item scores on the 30-item Bem Sex Roles Inventory (BSRI) to address concerns raised in previous studies and to determine possible differential item functioning (DIF) by applying a Rasch measurement model on a multicultural South African sample. A quantitative cross-sectional research design with 55.3% women and 44.

Health and Well-Being Metrics in Business: The Value of Integrated Reporting.

Objective: Health and well-being (HWB) are material to sustainable business performance. Yet, corporate reporting largely lacks the intentional inclusion of HWB metrics. This brief report presents an argument for inclusion of HWB metrics into existing standards for corporate reporting.

Corporate Health and Wellness and the Financial Bottom Line: Evidence From South Africa.

Objective: The research objective was to test the hypothesis that corporate health and wellness contributed positively to South African companies' financial results.

Methods: The past share market performance of eligible healthy companies, based on Discovery's Healthy Company Index, was tracked under three investment scenarios and compared with the market performance on the basis of the JSE FTSE All Share Index.

Results: The evidence supports the hypothesis that a culture of health and wellness provides a financial advantage, in so far as the portfolio of healthy companies consistently outperformed the market over the selected simulations.