MedWorm: Distance Learning

Broadband Can Close the Education Loop

News stories via the Rural Assistance Center — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Daily Yonder article discusses the possibility that rural broadband build-out could facilitate not only the infrastructure needed to bring telework positions to rural communities, but also provide the means for rural residents to enroll in distance learning courses that will help them to become more competitive in the national and global marketplace. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

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Conceptions of learning and approaches to studying among White and ethnic minority students in distance education.

The British Journal of Educational Psychology — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusions There is a strong relationship between students' conceptions of learning and their approaches to studying, and variations in conceptions of learning in different ethnic groups give rise to variations in approaches to studying. However, factors other than prior qualifications and conceptions of learning are responsible for variation in attainment across different ethnic groups. PMID: 20196922 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The British Journal of Educational Psychology)

SWAZILAND: Long-distance Learning Certificate for Caregivers

IPS Inter Press Service - HIV/AIDS — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:33:17 +0100

MBABANE , Feb 24 (IPS) - Every Tuesday you will find 70-year-old Precious Dlamini under a tree, weighing children and babies from her local community as she monitors their health and nutrition. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - HIV/AIDS)

Swaziland: Long-Distance Learning Certificate for Caregivers

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:16:33 +0100

Every Tuesday you will find 70-year-old Precious Dlamini under a tree, weighing children and babies from her local community as she monitors their health and nutrition. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

University Of Copenhagen Online Courses Yield Impressive Results

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

As a follow-up to a report just published by the Danish National IT and Telecom Agency, the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation sent out the below press release entitled 'University online courses yield impressive results'. In the press release, Danish Minister for Science and Technology, Helge Sander, praises LIFE- Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen for their success with distance learning and internationalisation. A strategic commitment to distance learning has proved a success at Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), University of Copenhagen... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Promoting cultural competence - A web based distance learning course

MEDEV Events — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:55:57 +0100

Commencing 08 February 2010 8 weeks duration - £525 This is an online course for people working in health and social care seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge and comply with national policies and the expectations of an ethnically diverse, multicultural population. Developed by Professor Irena Papadopoulos, an authority in the fields of transcultural health, nursing, and cultural competence studies, students will be able to utilise credits gained by successful completion of this course to progress towards advanced studies/awards. Further information and a registration form can be obtained from our website at http://www.mdx.ac.uk/hssc/business. You may wish to bookmark this URL and check it periodically for news of upcoming courses and events. Should you know of any colleagues ...

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Distance Learning for the RN First Assistant

AORN Journal — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Abstract: The number of online, distance-learning programs has increased to accommodate the needs of today's adult learners; these include new programs that feature perioperative courses for RN first assistants (RNFAs). Whereas the advantages of these programs include flexible schedules and the ability to participate at one's own pace, the disadvantages can include the lack of immediate access to faculty members who can answer questions or clarify information, and the added difficulty of learning a technical skill without hands-on training. The RNFA training program at Rock Valley College, Rockford, Illinois, is a hybrid training program that includes three phases: an online component, a hands-on workshop, and a clinical preceptorship. (Source: AORN Journal)

Terrence Higgins Trust To Run New London Based City & Guilds Course On HIV

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:00:00 +0100

Terrence Higgins Trust To Run New London Based City & Guilds Course On HIV

HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:00:00 +0100

Terrence Higgins Trust to run new London based City & Guilds course on HIV

Terrence Higgins Trust — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:32:51 +0100

From January 26 - 2010, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be running a three month City & Guilds course in Understanding HIV and AIDS. The distance learning based course is structured into three units with two face to face study days held in central London and an estimated 44 hours of study time to complete the course.The qualification is designed for people interested in HIV and AIDS or working in a role where knowledge of the issue would be beneficial to their work. It’s ideal for people who work in a variety of roles including nurses, GP reception staff, voluntary workers, probation officers, police officers, teachers, social services staff, staff in drug support services and residential care services as well as interested individuals.Joanna Hurren He...

Telemedicine and Distance Learning: Increasing Quality, Access and Collaboration in Vermont

Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:32:16 +0100

Feb 5, 2010. Sheraton Conference Center, Burlington, VT. (Source: Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center)

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Telemedicine and Distance Learning: Increasing Quality, Access and Collaboration in Vermont

Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:32:16 +0100

Feb 5, 2010. Sheraton Conference Center, Burlington, VT. (Source: Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center)

Learning futures festival online 2010 - "Positively Disruptive"

MEDEV Events — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:27:05 +0100

Call for Papers Beyond Distance Research Alliance is a research and development centre with an international reputation based at the University of Leicester, headed by Professor Gilly Salmon. Beyond Distance will hold its 5th annual Learning Futures Festival Online 7th-14th January 2010. The festival title Positively Disruptive, reflects the promise and challenge of innovative and future learning, moving from sharing good to outstanding practice and presenting risks and difficulties as well as new horizons. The Festival will include synchronous and asynchronous e-tivities led by top practitioners in e-learning research - a great opportunity for us to work together to create, explore, and present for discussion a variety of plausible alternative futures for learning and teaching approach...

In Focus: Improving the Quality of Rural Health Care Through Collaboration

Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:02:19 +0100

Identifies how academic medical centers are using collaborative care models and distance learning programs to broaden the scope and improve the quality of health care services in rural communities. Many of these programs seek to expand the knowledge of local providers and enhance the linkages between urban and rural medical centers, in hopes of reducing disparities in care between the rural and urban populations they serve. -- Commonwealth Fund (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)

Distance Learning Class Announcement: Beyond an Apple a Day

Dragonfly — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:28:28 +0100

Apple Jumping Out of the Water, by AHMED… Looking for some consumer health information education in the New Year? Registration for a free, asynchronous online learning course via Moodle (what does that mean?) of Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library is now open at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/353CMMQ. Class will begin on Monday, January 4, 2010 and end on Sunday, February 7. Once the enrollment limit has been reached information will be available at the registration website on how to be placed a waitlist for this or a future offering of the course. Beyond an Apple a Day will be offered for 4 units of continuing education credit and is a Category A course option for the Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Consumer Health Information Specia...

USDA awards $35 million for telemedicine projects

Medical Economics - Technology — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program has announced the funding of 111 projects in 35 states via $34.9 million in grants designed to expand access to health care services and increase educational opportunities in rural areas via telecommunications, computer networks, and other resources. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)

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USDA awards $35 million for telemedicine projects

Modern Medicine — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Israel Gelfand obituary

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:13:26 +0100

Legendary mathematician whose work on integral geometry was vital to medical scannersIsrael Gelfand, who has died aged 96, was a major figure in mathematics for seven decades. His research ranged over most of pure maths, including algebra, analysis, and geometry. He also worked in mathematical biology, opening up the field of integral geometry, a topic that is fundamental to medical scanners. He was an incomparable teacher and made significant advances in every field that he touched.Gelfand was born to Jewish parents in the small town of Okny (now Krasni Okny) to the north of Odessa in southern Ukraine, which was then a part of the Russian empire. In 1930 he moved to Moscow to complete his secondary education. However, he was not permitted to enrol as an undergraduate, having (according to...

Evidence-Based Practice Tutorial: An Interactive Case Scenario (Linda Suk-Ling Murphy MLIS)

Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The development of an innovative and interactive web-based storyboard tutorial that introduces learners to the basic concepts of evidence-based practice (EBP) [http://www.lib.uci.edu/how/tutorials/EvidenceBasedPractice/] was the result of a collaboration between the Libraries' Health Sciences Education Team, the Department of Education and Outreach, and UCI's Distance Learning Center. The goal is to make it available on the Internet for learners to review at their own convenience. The tutorial is structured around an illustrative pediatric case scenario on Otitis Media and utilizes graphics, self assessment and voice-over narration. The case actively guides learners through the step-by-step EBP process: constructing a well-built answerable clinical question in therapy, researching articles...

Kaiser Permanente gives $5.2 million to endow Center for Health Equity at UCLA

UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:25:00 +0100

The UCLA School of Public Health has received a $5.2 million gift from Kaiser Permanente to endow the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity. The center, formerly known as the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, is dedicated to improving the health of underserved populations through research, community collaboration and leadership development. "This generous funding from Kaiser Permanente will enable the center to expand its ability to bring critical resources and attention to communities with the greatest needs," said Linda Rosenstock, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the UCLA School of Public Health. "Until now, the center has lacked the core support necessary to most effectively address the unacceptable gaps in health status among some in our co...

Benefits of an Alabama Online LPN to RN Program in a Recession

LPN to RN Blog — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:17:45 +0100

Education is expensive, and the way things are heading, it is set to become even more pricey in the coming years. As a result, many students are searching for alternate routes in order to save money in earning a degree. Online education has managed to make this possible by allowing working students to take classes at their leisure and earn a degree in the same time or less that traditional college classes would require. LPN to RN programs have joined in on the online education bandwagon and now offer classes to students as an alternative to enrolling in nursing school to become a registered nurse. These programs have expanded throughout the nation, as more nurses have been able to earn their registration through online programs. Alabama is no different from a...

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Terrence Higgins Trust To Run New Manchester Based City & Guilds Course On HIV

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0100

Terrence Higgins Trust to run new Manchester based City & Guilds course on HIV

Terrence Higgins Trust — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:56:50 +0100

From January 27, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be running a new three month City & Guilds course in understanding HIV and AIDS. The distance learning based course is structured into three units with two face to face study days held in central Manchester and 20 hours of study time for each unit.The qualification is designed for people interested in HIV and AIDS or working in a role where knowledge of the issue would be beneficial to their work. It’s ideal for people who work in a variety of roles including nurses, GP reception staff, voluntary workers, probation officers, police officers, teachers, social services staff, staff in drug support services and residential care services as well as interested individuals.Joanna Hurren Head of Function at Cit...

Evaluation of concept maps developed by nursing students with software support

Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:21:41 +0100

This study aimed at evaluating the strategy of using conceptual maps created with the CmapTools® software in "Introduction to Anamnesis and Physical Exams in Nursing", a distance-learning course. Twenty individuals participated in this qualitative case study. Data was obtained by means of evaluating 11 conceptual maps created by the students in the course, submitting them to descriptive statistics; through student written evaluations of the activity; and the information obtained by the focus group technique, both submitted to thematic analysis. This study identified that the students demonstrated an approximation to the main concepts needed in map creation, with a need to improve their critical thinking expression. The students evaluated the activity positively, in that it allows for synt...

New Online Distance Learning Database Focuses On International Development

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:00:00 +0100

An online database of more than 140 distance learning courses was launched by Distance Learning for Development (DL4D), a project of the London International Development Centre (LIDC). The website www.dl4d.ac. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: California Confronts the Legal Implications

Health Promotion Practice — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:58:02 +0100

California Department of Health Services and California Distance Learning Health Network collaborated with the California Conference of Local Health Officers to produce the Pandemic Influenza and Public Health Law: What Public Health Departments Need to Know satellite broadcast and tabletop exercise training. Local health officers, county counsels, school superintendents, hospital administrators, and senior decision makers in California planned for ways stakeholders would make legal use of public health law in case of pandemic emergency. The training provided an opportunity for decision makers to become familiar with statutes and regulations in anticipation of such an event. Finding a legal balance between the need to mandate legal orders for the protection of the common good and the degre...

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Continuing Education Course to Attain Collaborative Comprehensive Medication Review Competencies.

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: Comprehensive medication review competencies were established by a 1(1/2)- year continuing education curriculum that combined different teaching methods and experiential learning. Peer support was greatly appreciated as a facilitator of learning by course participants. PMID: 19885077 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education)

[Changing neurosurgery teaching with information technologies.]

Presse Medicale — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Moreau JJ, Caire F, Kalamarides M, Mireau E, Dauger F, Coignac MJ, Charlin B A digital campus is a distance learning site that uses the potential of information and communication technologies to disseminate and improve educational services. This website, with open and free access, is built from free software with Web 2.0 technology. It is hosted at the University of Limoges. It functions as a digital library, containing scanned books, slide shows, more than 200 hours of recorded courses and round tables accessible by streaming video. The site is indexed according to the users' needs, by level of knowledge, specialty, keywords, and supplementary MeSH terms. The campus is organized as the College of Neurosurgery (http://college.neurochirurgie.fr). The durability of this type of ...

Free Distance Learning Opportunity: Geeks Bearing Gifts in Three Parts

Dragonfly — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:47:01 +0100

The Pacific Northwest Regional Medical Library is now accepting registrants for the online version of “Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends.” We are offering this course free of charge to NN/LM Network members and public health educators in our communities. The course will be taught in three segments: Web 2.0 Basics, Social Networking, and Managing Information Overload. Register for one, two, or all three segments depending on your schedule and interests. Web 2.0 Basics – Blogs & Wikis Get a grip on what “Web 2.0” means and how it is changing the way we communicate. Then get some hands-on practice with blogs and wikis, two of the most well-established types of Web 2.0 tools. Work at your own pace on readings, assignments, and discussion boards: Septe...

Varian Medical Systems And The Chinese Society Of Medical Physics Sponsor An Education Program In Medical Dosimetry For Chinese Students

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0100

The Chinese Society of Medical Physics (CSMP), with support from Varian Medical Systems, has launched a program to provide selected Chinese medical physics students with access to web-based medical dosimetry training offered by Stanford University. The two-year Stanford University Dosimetry Training Tool (DTT) is an online computer-aided distance learning program. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Association of classroom participation and examination performance in a first-year medical school course

AJP: Advances in Physiology Education — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

In this study, we tested the hypothesis that classroom attendance/participation may be positively correlated with performance on a written examination for first-year medical school instruction. The study subjects consisted of 115 first-year medical students. The introductory respiratory structure-function instruction was designed to include one noncompulsory pretest, four short postinstruction noncompulsory self-evaluation tests that were unannounced as to date and time, and one compulsory comprehensive examination. The relationship between attendance/participation, measured by the number of noncompulsory tests taken, and performance on the comprehensive examination was determined by Pearson's correlation coefficient, one-way ANOVA, and a 2-test of significance. The average score on the pr...

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International Association for the Study of Pain Developing Countries Project: Initiative for Improving Pain Education

ScanGrants feed — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Educational support grants for up to US$10,000 are available to improve essential pain education for clinicians in developing countries. Application deadline is February 15, 2010. Purpose: The IASP Developing Countries Project addresses the need for improved education about pain and its treatment in developing countries by providing educational support grants. These grants are intended to improve the scope and availability of essential education for pain clinicians of all disciplines, taking into account specific local needs. For example, funds may be used to combine practical instruction with theory, to develop specific written teaching materials, or to develop distance-learning materials. Eligibility Requirements: The principal organizer must be based in a developing country and must ha...

Association of classroom participation and examination performance in a first-year medical school course.

Advances in Physiology Education — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

In this study, we tested the hypothesis that classroom attendance/participation may be positively correlated with performance on a written examination for first-year medical school instruction. The study subjects consisted of 115 first-year medical students. The introductory respiratory structure-function instruction was designed to include one noncompulsory pretest, four short postinstruction noncompulsory self-evaluation tests that were unannounced as to date and time, and one compulsory comprehensive examination. The relationship between attendance/participation, measured by the number of noncompulsory tests taken, and performance on the comprehensive examination was determined by Pearson's correlation coefficient, one-way ANOVA, and a chi(2)-test of significance. The average score on t...

List of colleges with distance learning opportunities for nurses and allied health professionals

Modern Medicine — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:24:06 +0100

Read on for a list of colleges that offer online learning opportunities for healthcare travelers. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Saint Louis University: Online learning programs for nursing degrees

Modern Medicine — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:24:05 +0100

Saint Louis University began offering distance-learning courses via the Internet in 1997. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Distance Learning: A Strategy for Improving Incontinence Care in Nursing Homes.

The Gerontologist — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

This article describes a distance learning model designed to help nursing homes implement incontinence management best practices. A basic premise is that translating research into practice requires both a feasible intervention and a dissemination strategy responsive to the target audience's needs. DESIGN AND METHODS: Over 8 months, nurse supervisors from 14 nursing homes in nine states learned how to implement prompted voiding during monthly 60- to 90-min teleconferences. Supervisors completed field assignments that required them to implement prompted voiding. Descriptive evaluation data were collected using a resident data form, pre- and posttraining quizzes, and a project evaluation survey. RESULTS: Nursing home staff attended an average of 6.5 teleconferences; on average, three staff me...

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Distance Learning: Tips for Successful Educators

Dragonfly — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:01:39 +0100

Nikki Dettmar is the Education and Assessment Coordinator. She earned a distance learning MSIS from the University of North Texas while living in Seattle and currently teaches via online distance education modalities. This is the third and final of a series of Technology Tuesday posts about the types of distance continuing education available, the technology involved, usage tips for both students and instructors, and the opportunities & challenges of distance learning. Winnipeg Maze of Lifelong Learning, photo by Stephen Downes In the first post of this series different types of distance learning formats were covered, and in the second post tips for successful professional (continuing education) student experiences were shared. What helps contribute to an enjoyable and productive on...

In Portland? Hone Your Health Info Skills

Dragonfly — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:00:56 +0100

If you plan to be in or around Portland, Oregon on Thursday, September 10, please join us for training and discussion designed to sharpen your skill with health information. The Portland Area Library Association for Continuing Education (PALACE, formerly the PORTALS Continuing Education Committee) will sponsor two half-day workshops at Portland Community College, Cascade Campus. In the morning, Gail Kouame will present Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts? Examining Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The goal of this class is to increase understanding of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Students will learn the history of CAM and its impact on medical practices. They will learn how CAM is used, how to avoid “bad science” and how to look up evidence of the effectiveness of CAM ...

Distance Learning: Tips For Successful Professional Students

Dragonfly — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:23:16 +0100

Nikki Dettmar is the Acting Education and Assessment Coordinator. She earned a distance learning MSIS from the University of North Texas while living in Seattle and currently teaches via online distance education modalities. This is the second in a series of Technology Tuesday posts about the types of distance continuing education available, the technology involved, usage tips for both students and instructors, and the opportunities & challenges of distance learning. Winnipeg Maze of Lifelong Learning, photo by Stephen Downes As introduced in the first post of this series, available information about what a distance learning experience is like is often geared towards online students seeking a degree, which is not the same as those seeking continuing education (CE) classes for career...

Process and Outcomes Evaluation of Retention Strategies Within a Nursing Workforce Diversity Project.

The Journal of Nursing Education — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Escallier LA, Fullerton JT A commitment to enhancing the diversity of the nursing workforce is reflected in the recruitment and retention strategies designed by Stony Brook University with support of a grant received from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. Three specific student retention strategies are evaluated in terms of their influence on student inclusion and promotion of student success. A review of the cultural competence of teaching and learning strategies and the promotion of cultural self-awareness underpinned these strategies. A mentorship program designed to provide individual support for students, particularly for those engaged in distance learning, proved to be challenging to implement and underused by stud...

Empowering health personnel for decentralized health planning in India: The Public Health Resource Network

Human Resources for Health — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100

The Public Health Resource Network is an innovative distance-learning course in training, motivating, empowering and building a network of health personnel from government and civil society groups. Its aim is to build human resource capacity for strengthening decentralized health planning, especially at the district level, to improve accountability of health systems, elicit community participation for health, ensure equitable and accessible health facilities and to bring about convergence in programmes and services.The question confronting health systems in India is how best to reform, revitalize and resource primary health systems to deliver different levels of service aligned to local realities, ensuring universal coverage, equitable access, efficiency and effectiveness, through an empow...

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Journal: Distance Education - call for papers

MEDEV News — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Distance Education is the leading scholarly journal in the fields of distance, open and flexible learning. The journal is published by the Taylor and Francis Group and carries research-based as well as theoretical/conceptual articles. 2010 Special Issue on Mobile Learning Over the past seven or eight years, considerable progress has been achieved in developing the unique practices and pedagogies of mobile learning. These are no longer rooted in specific mobile technologies or indeed even in mobile technologies in general but rather in learning and mobility more generally. In some cases they have been a continuation or reaction to mainstream desktop-based e-learning and in other cases to open and distance learning. In some senses mobile learning has acted as a bridge between e-learnin...

Terrence Higgins Trust to run new City & Guilds course on HIV

Terrence Higgins Trust — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:04:25 +0100

HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has just been approved to offer a new City & Guilds course in understanding HIV and AIDS. The course was developed as a partnership between THT and City & Guilds and it is the first of its kind. Courses will be run at locations across the UK.The qualification is designed for people interested in HIV and AIDS or working in a role where knowledge of the issue would be beneficial to their work. It’s ideal for people who work in a variety of roles including nurses, GP reception staff, voluntary workers, probation officers, police officers, teachers, social services staff, staff in drug support services and residential care services as well as interested individuals.Joanna Hurren Head of Function at City & Guilds said �...

Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practice: Can We Train Therapists from a Distance?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Vismara LA, Young GS, Stahmer AC, Griffith EM, Rogers SJ Although knowledge about the efficacy of behavioral interventions for children with ASD is increasing, studies of effectiveness and transportability to community settings are needed. The current study conducted an effectiveness trial to compare distance learning vs. live instruction for training community-based therapists to implement the Early Start Denver Model. Findings revealed: (a) distance learning and live instruction were equally effective for teaching therapists to both implement the model and to train parents; (b) didactic workshops and team supervision were required to improve therapists' skill use; (c) significant child gains occurred over time and across teaching modalities; and (d) parents implemented the m...

Mercy College of Northwest Ohio: RN-BSN and BSN-Health Care Administration degrees

Modern Medicine — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Mercy College offers two distance-learning programs in nursing: an RN-BSN degree and a BSN-Health Care Administration degree. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Distance Learning: Navigating The Maze

Dragonfly — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:31:09 +0100

Nikki Dettmar is the Acting Education and Assessment Coordinator. She earned a distance learning MSIS from the University of North Texas while living in Seattle and currently teaches via online distance education modalities. This is the first in a series of Technology Tuesday posts about the types of distance continuing education available, the technology involved, usage tips for both students and instructors, and the opportunities & challenges of distance learning. Winnipeg Maze of Lifelong Learning, photo by Stephen Downes Have you thought about distance learning but weren’t sure where to start, or taken an online continuing education (CE) course and found that the experience wasn’t what you were expecting it to be? Join us as we explore some of the distance learning ...

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Try Wimba for Webcasting

What's New on JEFFLINE — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:42:45 +0100

Faculty: Did you know that AISR supports webcasting for your courses? Many distance-learning students have been “joining” their on-campus classmates via webcasting. This allows them to sit at their PCs and both hear the faculty member and see the presentation being given to the class. They are also able to send their questions and comments back to their teacher using a chat window. For classes that require student presentations, remote participants can be enabled temporarily to speak to the whole class electronically. Wimba Live Classroom makes it all possible. Wimba is a synchronous distance learning tool that can be added to any course in Blackboard, at your request. Wimba supports: PowerPoint presentations a group whiteboard jpeg and application demonstration audio co...

ED-MEDIA 2009 - World conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia & telecommunications

MEDEV Events — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:22:32 +0100

COLOR POSTER--ED-MEDIA 2009 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print; 200kb) http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/ed09poster.pdf CONTENTS & LINKS 1. Call for Papers and Submission & Presenter Guidelines, Deadline Dec. 19th: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/submitguide.htm http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/PresenterLounge 2. Major Topics: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/topics.htm 3. Presentation Categories: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm 4. Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/corporate.htm 5. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://www.aace.org/pubs 6. For Budgeting Purposes: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/rates.htm 7. Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii h...

IADIS international conference e-Learning 2009

MEDEV Events — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:23:13 +0100

* Keynote Speakers (confirmed): Professor Hermann Maurer, Graz University of Technology, Austria Jay Cross, Internet Time Group, Berkeley, California, USA * Invited speaker (confirmed): Catherine McLoughlin, Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australia * Conference background and goals The IADIS e-Learning 2009 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within e-Learning. This conference covers both technical as well as the non-technical aspects of e-Learning. The conference accepts submissions in the following seven main areas: Organisational Strategy and Management Issues; Technological Issues; e-Learning Curriculum Development Issues; Instructional Design Issues; e-Learning Delivery Issues; e-Learning Research Methods and Approaches; e-Skills and Information Litera...

Distance Education: Call for papers - 2010 special issue on mobile learning

MEDEV News — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100

New Distance Learning Opportunity: Podcasting for Advocacy

Dragonfly — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:26:01 +0100

Maryanne Blake and Alison Aldrich are teaming up to offer a new distance learning opportunity for network members. Podcasting for Advocacy is a hands-on class is designed to provide a fun yet informative introduction to podcasting. Hear all about it! Powered by Podbean.com Please RSVP for this class so we can send you information about how to access the webcasts. Then mark the following dates on your calendars: Thursday, June 18, 1pm Pacific Time: We will discuss how libraries, community-based organizations, hospitals, journal publishers, and other groups are using podcasts. You will learn how to find and recommend podcasts your users will appreciate and find useful. We will also discuss how to craft messages that work well in the podcast medium. Thursday, June 25, 1pm Pacific Time: We w...

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AMDA Offers New Palliative Care Course Online

Caring for the Ages — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100

In response to the increasing need for broader access to quality education programs in long-term care, AMDA is pleased to expand its online education. AMDA recognizes the need to diversify methods of delivering quality education and the value of providing distance-learning opportunities through enduring materials for self-study. (Source: Caring for the Ages)

Training tomorrow's anatomists today: A partnership approach

Anatomical Sciences Education — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Anatomy is recognized to play a central role in the education and training of clinicians, healthcare professionals, and scientists. However, in recent years, the perceived decline in popularity of anatomy has led to a deficiency in the numbers of new anatomy educators. The tide is now turning with anatomy once again taking its rightful place in a wide of variety of disciplines, and therefore it is imperative that a new generation of anatomists is in place to meet this need. In response, the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland has made the training of the next set of anatomists, one of its strategic priorities, and in collaboration with the American Association of Anatomists has developed a dedicated Training Program. The overall aim of the Program is to provide trainees with th...

JEFFLINE Maintenance Scheduled for Saturday, May 16th

What's New on JEFFLINE — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:09:42 +0100

Selected JEFFLINE resources will be down on Saturday, May 16, 2009. Scopus will be down from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during vendor maintenance. Resource that require authentication will be down from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m while Jeff-IT moves servers: Off-campus log in to password-protected JEFFLINE resources (journals, databases, Clinical Image Database, etc.) Distance Learning courses Institutional Review Boards (IRB) Training for Human Subjects in Research Philadelphia Historical Digital Image Library If you need to obtain e-books or online journal content, Library staff will be available starting at 11 a.m. Staff can access materials and email them to you as needed. Contact AskaLibrarian@jefferson.edu or 215-503-8150. Jeff IT will be migrating JEFFLINE’s authen...

Building capacity without disrupting health services: public health education for Africa through distance learning

Human Resources for Health — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

The human resources crisis in Africa is especially acute in the public health field. Through distance education, the School of Public Health of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, has provided access to master's level public health education for health professionals from more than 20 African countries while they remain in post. Since 2000, interest has increased overwhelmingly to a point where four times more applications are received than can be accommodated. This home-grown programme remains sensitive to the needs of the target learners while engaging them in high-quality learning applied in their own work contexts. This brief paper describes the innovative aspects of the programme, offering some evaluative indications of its impact, and reviews how the delivery of text-led...

Teaching evidence-based nursing practice in geriatric care settings: the geriatric nursing innovations through education institute.

Journal of Gerontological Nursing — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: McConnell ES, Lekan D, Bunn M, Egerton E, Corazzini KN, Hendrix CD, Bailey DE Evidence-based practice holds tremendous potential to optimize care outcomes for older adults, yet many nurses are ill prepared to identify, interpret, and apply the best evidence to their practice. The Geriatric Nursing Innovations through Education (GNIE) Institute is a 39-contact-hour, hybrid distance learning continuing education model designed to strengthen RNs'clinical knowledge, leadership skills, and capacity for implementing evidence-based geriatric care. The GNIE Institute combines reflective, learner-centered instructional approaches with a practicum during which evidence-based guidelines are implemented.The experiences of 128 RNs suggest that the GNIE Institute supports the implementation...

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Learning from the service user

MEDEV Events — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:16:37 +0100

Drawing on interviews recently undertaken with service users, carers, and academics, Jill will explore changing discourses on service users and carers as mental health educators, and what participants highlight as key advantages for educators and students. She will consider some of the successful outputs involving service users in Open University teaching material on mental health as well as some of the challenges that remain for any equal partnership. Jill will be joined by Dr Jan Wallcraft, freelance mental health consultant and researcher and Dr Jonathan Leach, Chair of The Open University course 'Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health' who will contribute their perspectives on partnership work undertaken with service user consultants. An increasing number of service users and carers h...

Health communication course now available by online learning

MEDEV News — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Coventry University's new MA in Health Communication Design is now available for part-time study via distance learning. The course is designed to support professionals who are seeking to augment their knowledge and skills in this important field: students can choose to do the full MA or an intermediate award of a Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate, or they can select one individual module and study a specific aspect of health communication. Developed by the University's new Health Design and Technology Institute in conjunction with Coventry School of Art and Design, the MA Health Communication Design has a professional focus and is the first in the UK to draw together the knowledge and the practical skills that students need in order to be effective health communicators and...

E-Learning in surgical education and training

ANZ Journal of Surgery — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

This article attempts to explain the key concepts behind e-learning, as well as its benefits and risks. E-learning has become a fixed feature within Higher and Professional Education and has been prioritized by Universities around the world, as well as all six Surgical Royal Colleges. Trainees have grown up with virtual learning environments and expect similar provision for their postgraduate studies, but have a greater need for basic science learning. Dispersal of trainees across duty rotas and geographically makes e-learning more attractive, but preserving peer and trainer communication is as important as content. Recent changes in surgical education and training have also made electronic and distance learning more attractive than previously. Initial work by the Colleges is now being eva...

CSEDU 2009 - International conference on computer supported education

MEDEV Events — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:25:32 +0100

This is an invitation to submit a paper to the International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2009 - http://www.csedu.org), >which has currently an open call for papers. CSEDU will be held in Lisboa (Portugal) next year, on March 23-26, 2009. The deadline for paper submission is next November 18. The International Conference on Computer Supported Education, which is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Education Society Portuguese Chapter, the IEEE Portugal, the Workflow Management Coallition (WfMC) and the Interdisciplinary Institute for Collaboration and Research on Enterprise Systems and Technology (IICREST), aims at becoming a yearly meeting place for presenting and discussing new educational environments, best practices and case studies on innovative technology-base...

Histology aging workforce and what to do about it

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Abstract: There are 28,400 histotechs now working in human surgical and forensic pathology, half of whom will reach retirement age within the next 4 years, and to compensate for those retiring and to increase their number to the 31,200 needed in 2015, a 3-pronged solution is required. Firstly, each individual medical laboratory has to implement a uniform salary scale for all its members with equivalent professional level that will probably delay the retirement plans of some histotechs and will allow the flow of personnel between its different areas. Secondly, a new certification of “qualification in histology” should be created so medical technologists can cover for retiring histotechs and also could find new working positions in laboratories that may be contemplating staff reductions ...

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Obama taps Sebelius for HHS secretary in push for healthcare IT

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:45:52 +0100

President Barack Obama announced Monday he has tapped Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius for Department of Health and Human Services secretary and Nancy Ann DeParle as Director of the White House Office for Health Reform. If Sebelius is confirmed by the Senate, she would help interpret and implement healthcare IT provisions in the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. She would also face the daunting task of managing a huge influx of healthcare IT funding provided in the law, along with pressing healthcare reform plans underway by the White House and on Capitol Hill. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

The Use of a Simulated Nursing Practice Lab in a Distance Practical Nursing Program

Clinical Simulation in Nursing — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: The project proved to be an effective strategy for teaching nursing in a distance learning program. (Source: Clinical Simulation in Nursing)

Distance learning works when gas and airfares skyrocket.

MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Keller D PMID: 19374185 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer)

The impact of training in transfusion medicine

ISBT Science Series — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions Creating an effective learning and training environment is a real challenge for most developing countries. Transfusion medicine is a branch of medicine which has a great link with almost all medical and surgical specialties. Blood transfusion safety plays an important and significant role in the patient's management. Proper qualified training personnel are the key of delivering safe blood components and the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in blood transfusion services. (Source: ISBT Science Series)

Enhancing RN-to-BSN students' information literacy skills through the use of instructional technology.

The Journal of Nursing Education — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100

This article discusses the collaborative process between faculty and a library instruction coordinator and strategies used to create literacy learning activities focused on the development of basic database search skills for a Computers in Nursing course. The activities and an online tutorial were included in a library database module incorporated into WebCT. In addition, synchronous classroom meeting software was used by the librarian to reach students in the distance learning environment. Recommendations for module modifications and faculty, librarian, and student evaluations are offered. PMID: 19260403 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Journal of Nursing Education)

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Curriculum strategies to improve baccalaureate nursing information technology outcomes.

The Journal of Nursing Education — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Fetter MS Improving information technology (IT) outcomes is a top nursing education priority. Improving care access, quality, and cost effectiveness, IT skills are vital for professional development and advancement. Nursing programs have embraced distance learning and added informatics content, courses, and specific technologies; however, undergraduates' and educators' skills are still considered inadequate. Meanwhile, the Nursing Informatics specialty has moved beyond IT competency articulation and measurement. It is promoting information literacy to support evidence-based practice and the cultivation of clinical wisdom. The Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) Initiative, a coalition aiming to advance IT outcomes in nursing education, has cited benchmarkin...

‘Water management for nature conservation: conflicts and synergies’

Nature Network London - Upcoming Events — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:17:29 +0100

David Gowing is Professor of Botany at the Open University and Director of the Floodplain Meadows Partnership. He studied Botany at Cambridge and started his research career as a plant physiologist in Lancaster, investigating how plants consume water and respond to deficits. He became interested in how species compete for resources and moved to Cranfield University to work with a team of hydrologists and soil physicists to understand how soil water controls vegetation. He has become involved in the emerging discipline of Ecohydrology and has applied ecological principles to the management of water in soils for nature conservation objectives, advising a range of nature conservation bodies on site management issues. For the past 8 years, he has worked for the Open University, contributing m...

Geeks Bearing Gifts Distance Learning Opportunity - FREE

Dragonfly — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:39:16 +0100

Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends Free Online Learning Opportunity February 2 to March 20, 2009 The Pacific Northwest RML is now accepting registrants for the online version of “Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends.” We are offering this course free of charge as a benefit to our Network members. Geeks Bearing Gifts provides an introduction to [...] (Source: Dragonfly)

Nurses' opinions about a web-based distance course in a specialist education programme for the care of older people: a questionnaire study

International Journal of Older People Nursing — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions. One way for RNs in Sweden to get a university specialist education in the care of older people is to have a distance web-based course, as it allows flexibility and improves the students' theoretical and professional knowledge and communication skills.Relevance for clinical practice. Managers working in care for older people settings and educators will be interested in this study's finding that distance learning is a useful strategy for providing education for RNs who work with older people. (Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing)

An experience of virtual leadership development for human resource managers

Human Resources for Health — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Problem Strong leadership and management skills are crucial to finding solutions to the human resource crisis in health. Health professionals and human resource (HR) managers worldwide who are in charge of addressing HR challenges in health systems often lack formal education in leadership and management. Approach Management Sciences for Health (MSH) developed the Virtual Leadership Development Program (VLDP) with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The VLDP is a Web-based leadership development programme that combines face-to-face and distance-learning methodologies to strengthen the capacity of teams to identify and address health challenges and produce results. Relevant changes The USAID-funded Leadership, Management and Sustainability (LMS) Pr...

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Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Information Technology Competence--Agency Perspectives.

Journal of Professional Nursing — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Fetter MS Baccalaureate nurses must meet information technology (IT) competencies expectations for employment and future professional development. Unfortunately, educational programs and accrediting groups have not identified specific outcomes, and IT is not integrated formally into many undergraduate program curricula. Meanwhile, nursing students and faculty are practicing in clinical agencies undergoing an informatics and technology revolution. Adding courses and content, hardware, software, and strategies such as distance learning and simulation have been recommended to improve competency development. However, little is known regarding nursing students' experiences with IT in clinical practica. Agencies used as sites for one undergraduate program were surveyed and asked to ...

Expanding Dental Hygiene Services To The Underserved Through Distance Learning Education: Setting Your Sites

Journal of Dental Hygiene — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:34:10 +0100

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Can the power of mobile phones be used to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in developing countries?

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Zimic M, Coronel J, Gilman RH, Luna CG, Curioso WH, Moore DA The low-cost Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility (MODS) assay is a non-proprietary test that delivers rapid and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant TB. Although methodologically straightforward, implementation is challenging in isolated settings where personnel trained in plate reading are lacking. One affordable strategy to address this shortfall is the use of mobile phones, first to transmit images captured by an inverted microscope to a remote site where pattern recognition is performed by trained personnel, and second to receive the resulting output of this analysis. Such a system could be used for training of laboratory personnel through distance learning, resolution of equivo...

City & Guilds and THT team up to launch a new course about HIV and Aids

Terrence Higgins Trust — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:00:17 +0100

Sexual health and HIV charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and City & Guilds are launching a new Level 2 Award in understanding HIV and Aids. The qualification is designed for people interested in or already working in a role where knowledge of HIV and Aids would be beneficial to their work. The qualification is ideal for people who work in a variety of roles including nurses, GP reception staff, voluntary workers, probation officers, police officers, teachers, social services staff, staff in drug support services and residential care services.This distance learning based course is structured into three units with 20 hours of study time for each unit. Areas of study include Transmission and prevention of HIVStigma and discrimination in HIV and AIDSManaging HIV and AIDSJoanna Hurren ...

USDA Awards $15 Million for Telemedicine Improvements at Rural Hospitals

RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:24:39 +0100

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week awarded $15 million in distance learning and telemedicine grants and loans to six rural hospitals and one telecommunications firm, AHA News Now reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)

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Developing a University-Workforce Partnership to Address Rural and Frontier MCH Training Needs: The Rocky Mountain Public Health Education Consortium (RMPHEC)

Maternal and Child Health Journal — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:54:32 +0100

This article provides a description of the development of the RMPHEC, the impetus that drove the Consortium’s development, the process used to create it, and its management and programs. Beginning in 1997, local, regional, and federal efforts encouraged stronger MCH training and continuing education in the Rocky Mountain Region. By 1998, the RMPHEC was established to respond to the growing needs of MCH professionals in the region by enhancing workforce development through various programs, including the MCH Certificate Program, MCH Institutes, and distance learning products as well as establishing a place for professionals and MCH agencies to discuss new ideas and opportunities for the region. Finally over the last decade local, state, regional, and federal efforts have encouraged ...

Evaluation of different delivery modes of an interactive e-learning programme for teaching cultural diversity.

Patient Education and Counseling — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: The acceptability and utility of this e-learning module both in face to face teaching and remote placement has been demonstrated, and evaluation by the students has provided valuable information for its further development. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: All medical schools should include some diversity training, and further research should concentrate on the effects of this type of learning on longer term outcomes such as attitude and performance tests. Such tools could reduce demands on staff time in facilitation of small groupwork, and their cost effectiveness could be increased by making them available to other medical schools. PMID: 18950978 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Patient Education and Counseling)

Changes in training and practice of psychologists: Current challenges for licensing boards.

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:32:23 +0100

This article describes the problems psychologists encounter related to professional mobility, temporary practice across jurisdictional boundaries, distance learning, and consistency in the handling and reporting of disciplinary actions. The article also describes the efforts of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards to help its licensing board members to address these challenges. Finally, the article raises some potentially dramatic changes being considered in the way psychologists are admitted to professional practice using a competency assessment approach to complement the traditional use of course credits, supervised experience hours, and performance on a knowledge-based exam. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Professional Psycholog...

Disseminating and Implementing Trauma-Focused CBT in Community Settings

Trauma Violence and Abuse — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based practice (EBP) for children. TF-CBT is being disseminated and implemented through a variety of strategies, including distance learning/ Internet training, live training + ongoing phone consultation, a learning collaborative model, and mixed models. Each dissemination and implementation model is described, examples are provided of how it has been used to spread the TF-CBT model among community clinicians treating traumatized children, and data regarding its use are presented. Quality and quantity of data from these dissemination/ implementation models varies, but overall they supports the effectiveness of both the TF-CBT model in treating traumatized children and a variety of dissemination and implementation models. M...

Defining useful surrogates for user participation in online medical learning

Advances in Health Sciences Education — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:06:51 +0100

Abstract “School for Surgeons” is a web-based distance learning program which provides online clinical-based tutorials to surgical trainees. Our aim was to determine surrogates of active participation and to assess the efficacy of methods to improve usage. Server logs of the 82 participants in the “School for Surgeons” were assessed for the two terms of the first year of the program. Data collected included total time online, mean session time, page requests, numbers of sessions online and the total number of assignments. An intervention regarding comparative peer usage patterns was delivered to the cohort between terms one and two. Of the 82 trainees enrolled, 83% (85% second term) logged into the program. Of all participants 88% (97% second term) submitted at leas...

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Distance learning: the future of continuing professional development.

Community Practitioner — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Authors: Southernwood J The recent development of a market economy in higher education has resulted in the need to tailor the product to the customers, namely students, employers and commissioning bodies. Distance learning is an opportunity for nurse educators and institutions to address marketing initiatives and develop a learning environment in order to enhance continuing professional development. It provides options for lifelong learning for healthcare professionals--including those working in community settings--that is effective and cost efficient. Development of continuing professional development programmes can contribute to widening the participation of community practitioners in lifelong learning, practice and role development. This paper considers the opportunities that web-b...

How to Create Your Own Pandemic: Infectious Creativity Used by Big Pharma

NaturalNews.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0100

(NaturalNews) Just prior to Donald Rumsfeld becoming our Secretary of Defense, he was the Chairman of the Board of Gilead Sciences, the company that created Tamiflu. Rumsfeld and his associates seem to be as (in)effective in fighting viruses as they are fighting terrorists, but this doesn't stop them from making a buck or two (or more).In fact, according to Marcia Angell, MD, (the former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine), the top 10 drug manufacturers in the Fortune 500 made more profit in 2002 than the remaining 490 companies combined. The medical industrial complex can whip the military industrial complex's ass.The "good" news about Tamiflu is that research shows that it will reduce a person's symptoms of the flu by one day (isn't that worth the $1 billion that President Bus...

[Informatics] Informatics in Radiology: An Inexpensive Distance Learning Solution for Delivering High-Quality Live Broadcasts

Radiographics recent issues — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Providing an adequate method of distance learning is a challenge faced by many multicenter residency programs. The delivery of live didactics over the Internet is a convenient means of providing a uniform and equivalent educational experience to residents at distant sites. An application called MedCast has been developed with use of existing technologies, without the need for costly commercial products or equipment. MedCast captures the presenter’s computer screen and audio from a microphone source to produce a streaming video that is transmitted online and archived on a local server. Offsite residents can view broadcasts in real time or access archived conference sessions for later viewing. MedCast is available for download at no cost and offers several advantages, including a user-...

[Informatics] An Inexpensive Distance Learning Solution for Delivering High-Quality Live Broadcasts

Radiographics recent issues — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

E-mentoring in public health nursing practice.

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Authors: Miller LC, Devaney SW, Kelly GL, Kuehn AF Attrition in the public health nursing work force combined with a lack of faculty to teach public health prompted development of a "long-distance" learning project. Practicing associate degree nurses enrolled in an online course in population-based practice worked with experienced public health nurse "e-mentors." Student-mentor pairs worked through course assignments, shared public health nursing experiences, and problem-solved real-time public health issues. Nursing faculty served as coordinators for student learning and mentor support. Over 3 years, 38 student-mentor pairs participated in the project. Students reported they valued the expertise and guidance of their mentors. Likewise, mentors gained confidence in their practice and a...

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Students' perceptions and satisfaction with a web-based human nutrition course.

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: A Web-based format was used to effectively deliver a course in human nutrition to third-year pharmacy students; however, implementation of the course revealed several challenges that will need to be addressed before additional Web-based courses can be added. PMID: 19002289 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education)

Cultural competence: A web-based distance learning course from Middlesex University

MEDEV News — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100

CULTURAL COMPETENCE A web-based distance learning course Commencing 13 October 2008, 8 weeks duration - £500 This is an online course for people working in health and social care seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge and comply with national policies and the expectations of an ethnically diverse, multicultural population. Developed by Professor Irena Papadopoulos, an authority in the fields of transcultural health, nursing, and cultural competence studies, students will be able to utilise credits gained by successful completion of this course to progress towards advanced studies/awards. Further information and an application form can be obtained from our website at http://www.mdx.ac.uk/hssc/business. You may wish to bookmark this URL and check it periodically for news of upco...

UNC, community colleges adopt distance-learning tool

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:21 +0100

Public universities and community colleges in North Carolina will use a single statewide distance-learning platform under an agreement with Blackboard Inc. (BBBB) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

UNC, community colleges adopt distance-learning tool

bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:21 +0100

Teleophthalmology

Springer Medicine titles — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:39:09 +0100

encompasses access to specialist eye care for remote patients, ophthalmic disease screening, monitoring, diagnosing and management, sharing of medical resources, collaboration on research and clinical trials, and distance learning and continuing education. This is the first book in ophthalmology to cover this hot topic. It explains technical issues, digital imaging, and ... (Source: Springer Medicine titles)

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An Integrated Virtual and Remote Control Lab: The Three-Tank System as a Case Study

Computing in Science and Engineering — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:18:01 +0100

This article shows examples of laboratory assignments that the authors' students must complete for a course on system identification and control. (Source: Computing in Science and Engineering)

Middlesex University now offers the opportunity to gain either an Advanced Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate in Dual Diagnosis via online distance learning

MEDEV News — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Foundations in Working with Dual Diagnosis introduces students to the key issues in Dual Diagnosis while also reviewing and updating knowledge on Mental Health and Substance Misuse. Assessment and Treatment in Dual Diagnosis will equip students with knowledge concerning the role of engagement, screening and assessment, and deepen their knowledge and understanding of effective evidence based interventions used in treatment. You can take either course as a stand-alone module or complete both to gain the Advanced Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate. The fee for each module is £805. Both modules will commence in October 2008 and are of 24 weeks duration. Further information can be obtained from our website at http://www.mdx.ac.uk/hssc/business. You may wish to bookmark this URL and check ...

Texas University to Launch Distance Learning Nursing Program

RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:38:15 +0100

Plainview, Texas-based Wayland Baptist University has received a $290,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation to expand a distance-learning initiative as part of an effort to alleviate the San Antonio region's nursing shortage, the San Antonio Business Journal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)

Wayland Baptist lands $300,000 AT&T grant for distance-learning initiative

bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:48:49 +0100

Wayland Baptist University is expanding the school's distance-learning capabilities as a way to help fill the gap in the shortage of qualified teachers and nurses in the San Antonio area. (T) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)

Announcing a new Centre for Forensic Linguistics

Psychology and Crime News — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:39:33 +0100

Dr Tim Grant got in touch recently to let me know about the launch of a new Centre for Forensic Linguistics at Aston University. He writes: The Centre for Forensic Linguistics is a new initiative combining: Consultancy services PhD research opportunities MSc Forensic Linguistics by distance learning and so available to study worldwide Professional courses for police, legal professionals and others. For anyone unfamiliar with the field, Tim, Professor Malcolm Coulthard (director of the Centre) and their colleague Dr Krzysztof Kredens all have excellent reputations in forensic linguistics and as well as producing good quality research, have also worked with law enforcement agencies on some important and high profile cases. There’s a heap of information on the Centre website so why ...

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When is a student not a student? Issues of identity and conflict on a distance learning work-based nurse education programme

Learning in Health and Social Care — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:58:20 +0100

Learning in Health and Social Care, Volume 7, Issue 2, Page 105-113, June 2008. Abstract Students on work-based professional programmes experience a range of challenges in their learning and are often required to move between roles to balance their personal, work and study lives. This small-scale qualitative action research ... (Source: Learning in Health and Social Care)

Recently advertised academic positions

Psychology and Crime News — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:15:33 +0100

Recently advertised jobs in the UK: Research Assistant, Judging Offenders: the role of observers’ emotions, Department of Psychology, University of Kent: The successful candidate will work on the ESRC funded research project “Judging Offenders: the role of observers’ emotions under the direction of Dr Jane Wood. The project examines how people’s trait emotions and moods influence the way they perceive offenders and their subsequent judgements of how the offender should be treated. Closing date: 9 May Senior Lecturer, Applied Criminology, Department of Crime and Policing Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University: The Department currently offers popular undergraduate programmes in Applied Criminology, Crime and Policing, Forensic Investigation, Legal Studies, Police Studies an...

Distance Learning Course In Radiation Oncology For Cancer Treatment

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:00:00 +0100

A shortage of medical specialists for cancer treatment in developing countries is a driving force behind a new web-based educational course that could help change the health-care picture over time. The course - in the speciality of radiation oncology - is being spearheaded in the Asia and Pacific region through partners working with the IAEA. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

Distance learning course in radiation oncology for cancer treatment

EurekAlert! - Biology — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100

A shortage of medical specialists for cancer treatment in developing countries is a driving force behind a new web-based educational course that could help change the health-care picture over time. The course -- in the speciality of radiation oncology -- is being spearheaded in the Asia and Pacific region through partners working with the IAEA. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)

UK Doctorate Course Kick-starts Swiss Nurse Practitioner Training

Nursing News From Medical News Today — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +0100

An innovative doctorate-level course offered by a UK university has helped kick-start the development of nurse practitioner training in Switzerland. Chris Gut, who manages a department of emergency medical services at a regional hospital in Switzerland, started a distance learning professional doctorate with the University of Bath in September 2005. (Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today)

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New York College to Launch Advanced Nursing Education Program

RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:13:15 +0100

Empire State College this fall will begin offering a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree through its Center for Distance Learning in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Business First of Buffalo reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant

Midcontinental Region News — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:14:13 +0100

The Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program is specifically designed to meet the educational and health care needs of rural America through the use of advanced telecommunications technologies. In the Grant Program, the focus is on funding end-user equipment that operates via telecommunications to connect students and teachers or medical providers and patients in separate rural locations. http://tinyurl.com/2rst5g [posted on Grants.gov Opportunities Posting Update] scb (Source: Midcontinental Region News)

Awakening the Searcher Within

Dragonfly — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:14:04 +0100

Are you a new MEDLINE searcher or do you feel that you’ve forgotten some of those tips you learned about searching MEDLINE when you took the class years ago? Join us for this exciting distance learning seminar. The seven one-hour bi-weekly web sessions will help you get, or remember, tips and tricks for [...] (Source: Dragonfly)

Blog for Success! Survey Shows New Media Popular, Useful in Libraries

Midcontinental Region News — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:24:41 +0100

“In 2005, Library Journal 2006 Mover & Shaker Meredith Farkas, distance learning librarian at Norwich University (Northfield, VT) and a blogger herself (Information Wants To Be Free) conducted an informal survey of librarians who blog. That survey elicited a respectable 165 responses. In August 2007, she repeated the survey and just two years later received a substantial 839 responses, a spike that not coincidentally reflects the rapid rise in popularity of blogs in libraries today.” …Read the rest of the article in the December 18, 2007 Library Journal Academic Newswire newsletter. http://www.libraryjournal.com/info/CA6513844.html?nid=2673#news1 [rb and scb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News)

Military and VA telemedicine systems for patients with traumatic brain injury.

J Rehabil Res Dev — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:58:47 +0100

This article discusses the military and VA telemedicine capabilities that are supporting the care of service members and veterans with TBI. These capabilities include new technologies that enhance the identification of TBI, management of symptoms in theater, and application of proven technologies (interactive video, Internet, and World Wide Web) to improve overall care coordination throughout military and VA systems. The impact of distance learning, teleconsultation, telerehabilitation, and home telehealth programs is also described within this context. PMID: 18075958 [PubMed - in process] (Source: J Rehabil Res Dev)

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The bits and bytes to advanced graduate degree programs.

Nutrition in Clinical Practice — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Radler DR, Touger-Decker R Lifelong learning may afford the dietetics professional more opportunities for career advancement, a richer self-satisfaction, and a revived confidence regarding career choices. The avenue to lifelong learning is a process unique to every health professional because of individual differences in interest and work arenas. Learning activities may take the form of continuing education conferences or certificate programs, advanced or specialty training, or academic degree programs. These programs may be in one's local community or may be accessed via distance learning. This paper will focus on advanced-degree academic programs using the distance education route. Characteristics of technologically savvy programs and learners will be addressed. PMID: 18...

UTHSC establishes distance learning with East Tennessee university

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:31:36 +0100

University of Tennessee Health Science Center faculty members will teach pharmacotherapeutics courses to students at Lincoln Memorial University in a four year distance learning deal. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

UTHSC establishes distance learning with East Tennessee university

bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:31:36 +0100

Join Us to Celebrate National Distance Learning Week Nov. 12

What's New on JEFFLINE — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:25:28 +0100

To celebrate National Distance Learning Week, AISR will host an online learning technology forum on Monday, November 12th, 2007 from 12:30 to 2:30 in room 200B of Scott Memorial Library. Please join us to see how Jefferson faculty are using technology to support learners both on and off campus. AISR staff will be available for demonstrations and faculty currently using these tools in their courses will be here to talk about their challenges and successes. The following tools and technologies will be on display: Pulse Blogs for journaling activities Wikis for group projects and collaborative activities ePortfolios for tracking individual accomplishment Jefferson Recorded Lectures (Apreso) Webcasting software Captivate Instant Messaging with library reference and Inter-Library ...

Educational technology integration and distance learning in respiratory care: practices and attitudes.

Respiratory Care — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Educational technologies have an important role in respiratory care. Online distance learning for baccalaureate and higher degrees in respiratory care is promising. Online distance learning in respiratory care must include face-to-face instruction. Distance-learning deployment in respiratory care will require resources. A follow-up probabilistic survey of United States respiratory care managers is needed. Online surveys conducted for respiratory care are promising, but neither less expensive nor easier than conventional means. PMID: 17971255 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Respiratory Care)

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Application of distance learning to interactive seminar instruction in orthodontic residency programs.

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The acceptability of the distance seminars appeared to be influenced by the instructor's personality and teaching style in facilitating interaction, the seminar subject, the residents' comfort level in dealing with this technology, and the sequence for interaction vs observation. Further development of recorded seminars with live follow-up discussions has the potential to supplement instruction in graduate orthodontic programs and help with the impending shortage of experienced full-time orthodontic faculty. PMID: 18005831 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)

Recognizing and Avoiding Intercultural Miscommunication in Distance Education A Study of the Experiences of Canadian Faculty and Aboriginal Nursing Students.

Journal of Professional Nursing — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:00:00 +0100

This article presents the results of a qualitative study that explored the communication experiences of Canadian faculty and Aboriginal students while participating in an online baccalaureate nursing degree program that used various delivery modalities. The microlevel data analysis revealed participants' beliefs and interactions that fostered intercultural miscommunication as well as their recommendations for ensuring respectful and ethically supportive discourses in online courses. The unique and collective influences of intercultural miscommunication on the experiences of faculty and students within the courses are also identified. Instances of ethnocentrism and othering are illustrated, noting the effects that occurred from holding dualistic perspectives of us and them. Lastly, strategi...

RCN offers distance learning with Open University

E-Health-Insider — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:10:49 +0100

The Royal College of Nursing has partnered with Open University to provide distance learning courses, aiming to create development and change across healthcare education and practice. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Attorney General Coakley Files Suit Against Unlicensed Nursing Education Providers, USA

Nursing News From Medical News Today — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:00:00 +0100

Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office has filed a lawsuit against an Indiana-based seller of educational materials, and the Massachusetts operator of a nursing program that was not approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing or the Department of Education. The complaint, filed yesterday in Suffolk Superior Court, names Distance Learning Systems Indiana, Inc. [click link for full article] (Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today)

"Distance" Learning: Solution to Shortage?.

Oncology Times - Current Table Of Contents — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:47:15 +0100

Page: 8DOI: 10.1097/01.COT.0000288873.56758.85 (Source: Oncology Times - Current Table Of Contents)

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Use of recorded interactive seminars in orthodontic distance education.

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Distance learning based on observation of recorded seminars and follow-up interaction is an acceptable method of instruction that can allow residents and practicing orthodontists access to various materials and experts, and perhaps help to ease the strains of current faculty shortages. More data are needed to determine whether video conferencing is worth the additional cost and complexity over audio-only interaction. PMID: 17826612 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)

Recently advertised academic positions

Psychology and Crime News — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:55:04 +0100

Recently advertised jobs, all in the UK: Research Worker, Department of Forensic Mental Health Science, Institute of Psychiatry: We would like to invite applications for a research worker on a pilot study of 5 year old children at risk for persistent antisocial and aggressive behaviour. Duties will include the participant follow-up interviews, sample collection and data analysis. Closing date 13th July. Part Time Teaching Assistant, Department of Criminology, University of Leicester: Applications are invited from candidates with a good first degree in criminology and sufficient knowledge of Security and Risk Management, Criminology or related areas to provide course-based support to postgraduate, professional, distance-learning students. Closing Date: 13 July Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Pol...

IADIS international conference e-learning 2007

MEDEV Events — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:11:29 +0100

Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2007) Lisbon, Portugal, 3 to 8 July 2007 (http://www.mccsis.org). * Keynote Speakers Professor George Siemens, Associate Director, R&D Learning Technologies Centre, University of Manitoba, Canada Professor Gráinne Conole, The Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK * Conference background and goals The IADIS e-Learning 2007 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within e-Learning. This conference covers both technical as well as the non-technical aspects of e-Learning. The conference accepts submissions in the following six main areas: Organisational Strategy and Management Issues; Technological Issues; e-Learning Curriculum Development Issues; Instructi...

The history and development of the chapter of obstetricians and gynaecologists/ college of obstetricians and gynaecologists.

Ann Acad Med Singapo... — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100

Authors: Ho TH The Chapter of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (O&G), started by a pioneering group of nine O&G specialists in 1969, had as its main objectives of encouraging postgraduate training, education and research. In the years that followed, continued medical education and professional development played an important aspects of the Chapter's activities, in close collaboration with our sister societies and organisations. Close regional and international links were also made and renowned Visiting Fellows/Academicians from overseas were invited by the Chapter to speak and participate in academic activities. The Academy of Medicine took a momentous step in March 2004 to transform Chapters into autonomous Colleges. The College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Singapore w...

Supervision by telephone: An innovation in psychoanalytic training--a roundtable discussion.

Psychoanalytic Psychology — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:06:00 +0100

Supervision using the telephone was the topic at a roundtable discussion during the 2005 Spring meeting of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association. Areas of agreement that emerged from the discussion among the panelists and the audience included the following: (a) that some face-to-face contact to supplement telephone supervision is desirable; (b) that the process and relational fit between the supervisee and the supervisor is more important than whether supervision is over the telephone on in person; (c) that parallel process is important in supervision; (d) that the supervisory alliance is important; (e) that telephone supervision is essential in distance learning programs, and (f) that telephone supervision permits exposure to diverse viewpoints that might...

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Mental models of learning in distance education.

The British Journal of Educational Psychology — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: The four mental models identified in this study were broadly similar to those identified by Vermunt (1996) in an interview-based study. However, these do not seem to constitute a developmental hierarchy, and, following Vermunt, it is suggested that they are better interpreted as aspects of four over-arching 'learning styles' or 'learning patterns'. PMID: 17504546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The British Journal of Educational Psychology)

Equipping orthodontic residency programs for interactive distance learning.

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics — Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100

Authors: Engilman WD, Cox TH, Bednar ED, Proffit WR Equipment for distance learning can be used to improve the quality of instruction in orthodontic programs. All departments now should have at least a point-to-point system to allow clinical faculty to provide instruction without being physically present on all occasions. For more instruction to be shared with other residency programs, a dual-streaming multipoint video conferencing system is needed. A basic system allows reception of this type of instruction, and an optimal system would allow originating and receiving such conferences. Recording interactive seminars so that they can be viewed later requires additional equipment so that postproduction editing and refinement can be accomplished. Lists of appropriate equipment for each le...

Virtual biomedical universities and e-learning.

International Journal of Medical Informatics — Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100

Authors: Beux PL, Fieschi M In this special issue on virtual biomedical universities and e-learning we will make a survey on the principal existing teaching applications of ICT used in medical Schools around the world. In the following we identify five types of research and experiments in this field of medical e-learning and virtual medical universities. The topics of this special issue goes from educational computer program to create and simulate virtual patients with a wide variety of medical conditions in different clinical settings and over different time frames to using distance learning in developed and developing countries program training medical informatics of clinicians. We also present the necessity of good indexing and research tools for training resources together with wor...

An integrated approach to distance learning with digital video in the French-speaking Virtual Medical University.

International Journal of Medical Informatics — Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100

Authors: Dufour JC, Cuggia M, Soula G, Spector M, Kohler F The aim of the French-speaking Virtual Medical University project (UMVF) is to share common resources and specific tools in order to improve medical training. Digital video on IP is an attractive tool for higher education but there are a number of obstacles to widespread implementation. This paper describes the UMVF approach to integrating digital video technologies and services in educational projects. PMID: 17336142 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics)

Collaborative and workflow-oriented digital portfolio: Creating a web-based tool to support a nationwide program of practices evaluation in the blood transfusion area.

International Journal of Medical Informatics — Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: The object-oriented approach helped us to focus on the topic of interest, the assessment program, without being concerned by the whole environment. The assessment model we designed attempts to make a link with the business process performed in daily routine. This article explores the way business process modelling can contribute to the modelling of a professional practices assessment system. Apart from the modelling and technical aspects, this nationwide project contains major challenges: to enroll all physicians on an individualized basis and to create appropriate conditions for the extension of the evaluation program and device to other specialties. PMID: 17291828 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics)

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Distance Learning and Telemedicine in Rural Communities Funding

Midcontinental Region News — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:12:55 +0100

Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr announced that USDA is making available $62.9 million in distance learning and telemedicine loans, $75 million in loan and grant combinations, and $15 million in grants. Applications for the $15 million in distance learning and telemedicine grants must be received by June 11, 2007. Applications for the $15 million in distance learning and telemedicine grants must be received by June 11, 2007 and will compete nationally for funding. To learn more, view the PDF DLT Application Guidance and visit the Rural Development DLT website at http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)] scb (Source: Midcontinental Region News)

Forensic Psych MSc courses at University of Leicester UK

Psychology and Crime News — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:28:05 +0100

Now is the time of year when people are busy applying for courses and PhDs. The University of Leicester (UK) asked me if I would feature some of their courses on this site and I’m very happy to oblige - Leicester has a longstanding good reputation for forensic psychology and criminology. Here are the details, as emailed to me by the Psychology Department: MSc in Forensic Psychology - This one year campus based course satisfies Stage 1 of the BPS requirements for obtaining Chartered Forensic Psychologist status. One component of the course is an 8 week work placement in a forensic setting. Closing date for applications is 30th April for the October 2007 intake. MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology - This unique distance learning course allows students who are already working to achieve ...

Funding Opportunity: USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program

Network News — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:53:16 +0100

The USDA has announced the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program which is specifically designed to meet the educational and health care needs of rural America through the use of advanced telecommunications technologies. The focus is primarily on funding user equipment that operates via telecommunications to connect students and teachers or medical providers and [...] (Source: Network News)

USDA to fund tele-medicine in rural Tennessee

bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:46:29 +0100

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $128 million in proposed funding for tele-medicine and distance learning as part of its Rural Development programs. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines)

Undergraduate teaching of psychology: ideas and innovations

MEDEV Events — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100

Discussions Within On-line Psychology Courses · Assessing Higher Level-cognitive Skills with Multiple-choice Questions · Writing High-quality Multiple-choice Questions · Teaching to Reach-Meeting the Needs of Students Today · Horney Goes Hollywood : Using Films to Teach Personality Theory · The Hybrid Course: Comparison to Traditional and Distance Learning Courses · Mission Accomplished: Constructing Learning Online · Course management Systems, Past, Present, and Future · The Integration of Tangential Readings Into Psychology and Human Services Courses · Sitcoms: Trash or Treasure? Using Situation Comedies to Enhance Learning · Student Excuses and Motivation · The Role of Culture in Shaping Egyptian Students Reactions to a Clinical Psychology Course · Studying how Students Stud...

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International Emergency Medicine and the Role for Academic Emergency Medicine.

Accident and Emergency Nursing — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100

This report discusses some of the advantages and hurdles to such research efforts. Physicians have a responsibility to help one another succeed. It is the hope of the authors that many more emergency physicians will lend their skills to further global development of the specialty. PMID: 17384409 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)

Compass Knowledge Group Welcomes New Students, Including Miss World Contestant to University of Florida's Distance Learning Pharm.D. Program

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:40:02 +0100

Compass Knowledge Group proudly recognizes the newest members of the Gator Nation. Compass salutes the 110 incoming students in the University of Florida's (UF) Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy (WPPD) distance learning program who begin classes in the spring 2007 term. While this incoming class represents the best and the brightest in the field of pharmacy, one student also brings celebrity to the class. Tonoya Toyloy, Miss Jamaica 2004 and a Miss World contestant, begins study in the program this term. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/U3F1YS1UaGlyLUxvdmUtU3VtbS1NYWduLVplcm8= (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

Distance learning and perioperative nursing.

AORN Journal — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Gruendemann BJ PMID: 17352895 [PubMed - in process] (Source: AORN Journal)

Certificate in teaching statistics in higher education

MEDEV News — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Prepared by the statistics team of the UK Higher Education Academy (Academy), Mathematics, Statistics and OR Network, this six-section course on Teaching Statistics in HE is offered for distance learning study by university or HE staff teaching, or about to teach, statistics at university or HE level. It has been accredited as a Certificate qualification by the Royal Statistical Society. The course can be taken in various modes - as a one-year external distance-learning Certificate in Teaching Statistics in HE - as a single (possibly optional) unit in a university PgCert or Diploma in Learning and Teaching - as an ad hoc distance-learning programme with components of study chosen to suit individual needs; both for initial training and continuing professional development. Full docu...

Launch of a new distance learning MSc

Faculty of Medicine at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:05:03 +0100

Newcastle University has established new online, distance learning Masters Degrees in Oncology and Palliative Care. See Postgraduate news and views in The Independent Newspaper. (Source: Faculty of Medicine at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne)

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Editorial: Virtual Analytical Chemistry Laboratories?

Analytical Chemistry News and Features — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:00:00 +0100

The use of online or "distance" learning technology at the undergraduate level is an established phenomenon. Programs are offered by both "real" campuses and by others that more resemble electronic entities. In terms of numbers of students, the global activity is enormous. Educational principles for successful distance learning have become a subject of scholarly discourse. Although there are numerous uncertainties about the efficacy of higher learning online, on the whole its progress must be applauded. Access to online education--in our era of rising costs of physically attending a good college--is a tremendously important avenue for those with motivation (and little cash) to better themselves. (Source: Analytical Chemistry News and Features)

Editorial: Virtual Analytical Chemistry Laboratories?

Analytical Chemistry News and Features — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:00:00 +0100

Gambia: MRC Wants to Increase Africa's Science Capacity

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:34:01 +0100

Gambia: MRC Wants to Increase Africa's Science Capacity

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:52:01 +0100

The Medical Research Council-The Gambia on Wednesday 18th January 2007, held a graduation ceremony on diploma and certificate courses in Biomedical Sciences by distance learning with the University of West Minster in the United Kingdom. The ceremony was held for 33 graduands, 19 in the Diploma Course and 14 graduands in Certificate on biomedical sciences course. In her opening speech, Mrs. Christine Croombes, head of staff at the development and Training unit at MRC, said that MRC is determined to play its part in making and strengthening science capacity in Afirca and aims at increasing the number of skilled professional staff in the sphere of science. Mrs. Christine Croombes added that MRC has established a highly successful record of investing in the training of scientific researchers a...

Preparing Public Health Nurses for Pandemic Influenza Through Distance Learning

Public Health Nursing — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:01:06 +0100

Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 66-72, Jan 2007. (Source: Public Health Nursing)

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Current Approaches to Integrating Elements of Cultural Competence in Nursing Education

Journal of Transcultural Nursing — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100

Cultural competence in nursing education is receiving renewed emphasis. Curricular input to incorporate such knowledge, attitudes, and skills encompasses a wide variety of teaching and learning methods. Five are described here: specialty focus, required courses, models, immersion experiences, and distance learning or simulation. Despite progress in incorporating cultural content into nursing curricula, several issues characterize all levels of nursing programs, including lack of consensus on what should be taught, lack of standards, limited and inconsistent formal evaluation of effectiveness, a decline of curricular specialty courses on culture, a focus on the microlevel of the nurse-patient encounter, and the need for, support of, and preparation of faculty. (Source: Journal of Transcultu...

Evaluating distance learning in clinical laboratory science.

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: The researchers have shown that distance learning CLS graduates are as academically prepared as their on-campus counterparts. PMID: 17557709 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Clinical Laboratory Science : Journal of the American Society for Medical Technology)

Expense reduction through distance learning.

Academic Radiology — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:03:02 +0100

Authors: Dunnick NR PMID: 17178360 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Academic Radiology)

Learn at Your Desktop

The Cornflower — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:50:02 +0100

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) is offering free distance learning classes in 2007. Classes are led by an instructor and are asynchronous in delivery, allowing flexibility in adapting your schedule to training. Most are using open access software called Moodle as the platform. Moodle is a course management system similar to Blackboard [...] (Source: The Cornflower)

NN/LM & MLA Announce Availability of Distance Learning

Dragonfly — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:53:20 +0100

More opportunities to learn at your desktop! Try these FREE distance learning classes from NN/LM, available in 2007. Classes are led by an instructor and are asynchronous in delivery, allowing flexibility in adapting your schedule to training. Most are using open access software called Moodle as the platform. Moodle is [...] (Source: Dragonfly)

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Try these new FREE distance learning classes from NN/LM, available in 2007.

Midcontinental Region News — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:14:31 +0100

What? Your travel budget has been cut? Yet, you still need to expand your professional development? What are you going to do? Try these new FREE distance learning classes from NN/LM, available in 2007. Classes are led by an instructor and are asynchronous in delivery, allowing flexibility in adapting your schedule to training. Most are using open access software called Moodle as the platform. Moodle is a course management system similar to Blackboard or WebCT. To register for any of these classes, please contact the instructor via e-mail. Registration will be held on a first-come, first-served basis. Classes will each be offered a minimum of two times in 2007. Basics of Electronic Document Delivery Description: This course will help health sciences library staff make decisions regarding wh...

Effects of a distance learning program on physicians' opioid- and benzodiazepine-prescribing skills

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:00:00 +0100

Discussion: Facilitated by electronic mail and a medical expert, case discussion is an effective means of improving physician performance. Telephone consultation holds promise as a method for evaluating physicians' assessment and management skills. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)

Investigating the relationship between variations in students' perceptions of their academic environment and variations in study behaviour in distance education.

The British Journal of Educational Psychology — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: There exists a bi-directional causal relationship between variations in students' perceptions of their academic environment and variations in their study behaviour. PMID: 17094890 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The British Journal of Educational Psychology)

THES 2006 award winners announced

MEDEV News — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:52:03 +0100

The winners of the Times Higher awards 2006 are: * Higher Education Institution of the Year Nottingham University. Sponsor: Hobsons . * Young Academic Author of the Year: Dan Todman, Queen Mary University of London, The Great War: Myth and Memory. * Young Researcher of the Year: Danielle Turner, Dept. of Psychiatry, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University. Sponsor: Research Councils UK. * Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community: Steve Denton, Peter Rogers and David Ward - Leeds Metropolitan University partnership with Bradford City Football Club. * Widening Participation Initiative of the Year: Mark Baron, Penelope Griffin, John Clayton - The Certificate in Health Science, Nottingham and Lincoln Universities. * Best Student Experience: Loughborou...