https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110866 2026-04-11T03:12:36Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/111255 Title: Malta Journal of Health Sciences : volume 10 : issue 1 Authors: Spiteri, Georgette; Gatt, Daniela; Lungaro-Mifsud, Stephen; Scerri, Josianne; Couto, Jose Guilherme; Formosa, Melissa Marie; Trapani, Josef; Pavli, Foteini Abstract: Table of contents:; 1/ Josianne Scerri - Meeting the challenges of person-centredness in mental health care and education; 2/ Nadine Spiteri Gingell and Stephen Lungaro Mifsud - Person-centred Care in Rehabilitation: Shall we explore?; 3/ Josef Trapani - Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare: Challenges and opportunities 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110903 Title: Undergraduate graduation ceremony oration, November 2022 : environmentally sustainable healthcare : challenges and opportunities Authors: Trapani, Josef Abstract: Graduation ceremonies offer a good opportunity to take a look back, reflect, and then look forward with passion and purpose. Looking back. The past couple of years, since graduation ceremonies were last held in their full glory, have been particularly difficult for all of us. But we rose to the occasion. Despite the setbacks imposed by the pandemic, our students persevered with their studies, completed their placements, worked on their dissertation…and in the process, undoubtedly developed resilience, adaptability, critical thinking, problem solving and other 21st Century skills that they will definitely utilise in their professional practice and in life in general. After all, as Nora Ephron once remarked, “Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.” And what a rehearsal it was for your cohort, dear graduands! 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110902 Title: Person-centred care in rehabilitation : shall we explore? Authors: Spiteri Gingell, Nadine; Lungaro-Mifsud, Stephen Abstract: The concept of person-centred care has developed over time due to significant changes in the interactions between patients and physicians in healthcare systems. Over the years, diverse healthcare professions involved in the care of patients have also evolved. It is useful to consider the global changes within patient care across time, that now includes social and cultural contexts. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110901 Title: Meeting the challenges of person-centredness in mental health care and education Authors: Scerri, Josianne Abstract: The provision of mental health care is undergoing significant changes, transitioning from a medical model that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions to a person-centred holistic approach, that puts the individual at the centre of care. Nonetheless, the narratives of persons with mental health challenges still resonate with experiences of being viewed in terms of ‘problems, symptoms and deficits rather than being citizens with strengths and areas of competence’ (Borg & Karlsson, 2017, p.221). Such experiences often result in feelings of isolation, shame and/or stigmatization by others. The experience of stigmatising attitudes has been further linked to diagnostic overshadowing, which can negatively impact access to healthcare within both mental health and general services (Banks, Scerri & Davidson, 2021). 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z