One of the unique benefits of discussions during the annual Assembly that one does not get in other hubs of public health is the depth of influence and expertise, from absolutely every corner of the globe, present at WHA in Geneva.
The study benefited of discussions held as part of 6th framework EC project POLYMOD, and discussion with Daniel Lévy-Bruhl Lévy-BruhlInVS
From public health and HIV prevention perspectives, the benefits of discussions about HIV status prior to sexual contact are debatable.
The staff appeared to have felt the benefits of discussions introduced by AI which allowed them to see their organisation and colleagues with new insights.
31 Older people saw the benefits of discussions to include assurance that their wishes would be respected, 30 the opportunity to address important issues of care and treatment before becoming cognitively impaired 26 or physically seriously unwell, 24 and to assist loved ones in making decisions.
This recent, joint consideration is of mutual benefit to discussions of both embodied and extended cognition.
Although our pilot study looked at a very small number of participants, our results have been consistent with the qualitative data collected by Palmer et al in showing the benefits of discussion to dispel misconceptions and also to encourage and support participation in the screening programme.
Nevertheless, these trends do not address what we think is a critical benefit of student discussion: the act of discussion itself is an important component of learning, regardless of whether students are immediately able to select the correct answer for a clicker question.
There is some gray in this definition and you have will need to show individual responsibility and judgment to make sure that you get the benefit of clarifying discussions (if permitted) without crossing over the line to cheating and robbing yourself of the important learning experience of thinking through difficult problems yourself.
But beyond the big-ticket items, Congress is on the verge of making scores of other legislative mistakes, many without the benefit of extended discussion.
