V roce 2013 slaví 60. výročí svého vzniku 3. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, tehdy Lékařská fakulta hygienická. O úspěšné začátky i kvalitní výuku v dalších letech se zasloužila řada odborníků – vysokoškolských učitelů. Mezi výrazné osobnosti tehdejší doby patřil prof. MUDr. Karel Symon. Autoři připomínají jeho odborný profil a podíl na výuce a pokrocích moderní hygieny, orientované na získávání poznatků založených na objektivních důkazech., This year we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Medical Faculty of Hygiene on the grounds of our Charles University in Prague in former Czechoslovakia. An assembly of experienced university teachers specialized in all branches of medicine took care of the succesful start and high quality of teaching since the very beginning of its existence. Among faculty members of that time belonged as an important personality professor Karel Symon, M.D. The authors remind his professional profile and his merit concerning teaching and advancing of the modern concept of hygiene oriented on studies searching for evidence-based solutions., Vladimír Bencko, Jaroslav Kříž, and Literatura
This cross sectional study focused on how Postural Stability (PS) indicators: body sway deviation (BSD) and body sway velocity (BSV), change with age and their association with levels of social and physical activity. Observational study: 80 older adults (aged: 60-96) were purposefully recruited from two sources: the University of the Third Age (TAU) (n = 35) and a residential care home (CH) (n = 45). Differences in the indicators of PS, approximated through Centre of Pressure (COP) measurements, were assessed by the Romberg Stance Test (Test A) subsequently repeated on 10 cm foam surface (Test B), using a Kistler Dynamometric Platform. The RCH Group was older, had higher BMI and was less socially and physically active, showed more body sway in all indicators compared to TAU group. For all participants body sway velocity (BSV) was significantly correlated with age. The strength of correlation of body sway deviation (BSD) with age was also significant but not as strong. The findings indicate in line with previous studies that deterioration in BSV is associated with poor PS more than deterioration in BSD. and J. Jančová Všetečková, N. Drey