MedWorm: e-learning

Service user involvement in pre‐registration mental health nurse education classroom settings: a review of the literature

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Accessible summary• Service user involvement is an important part of pre‐registration nursing programmes, as it can give students the opportunity to learn from users about their experiences of health and illness, but so far there have been limited studies in this area.• This literature review provides an opportunity to explore how service user involvement in classroom settings can impact on student learning, and describes methods of best practice.• Further research is needed to understand the influence of service user involvement on student nurses' clinical practice.AbstractService user involvement in pre‐registration nurse education is now a requirement, yet little is known about how students engage with users in the classroom, how such initiatives are being evaluated, how...

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Book Review: Evaluation in Distance Education and E-Learning: The Unfolding Model

American Journal of Evaluation — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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An Empirical Study on Outpatients' Health Education Needs and the Effectiveness of E-learning

Health Promotion Practice — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

This study sought to understand outpatients’ health education needs and explored the effectiveness of e-learning applications. A cross-section of 281 outpatients was surveyed over 2 months. First, the concept of health education and the application of e-learning technology were introduced. Second, outpatients were interviewed to learn about their perceptions, experiences, and health education needs (such as the perceptions of the importance of health education, the experience of received health education and, in their opinion, the best approach to health education). Finally, their willingness to use an e-learning technology and their satisfaction with it were investigated. It was found that gender, age, and level of education have a significant influence on patients’ health edu...

E-learning training package for tobacco cessation

NHS Networks — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

If you have any questions on the package please contact Rashesh Mehta (Commissioning manager for NHS Wakefield District) on rashesh.mehta@wdpct.nhs.uk or call 01924 315770. (Source: NHS Networks)

[In Context] ebrain brings the e-learning revolution to the neurosciences

Lancet Neurology — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:16:38 +0100

David Holmes reports on the launch of the world's largest and most comprehensive online training resource in the clinical neurosciences. (Source: Lancet Neurology)

Nurses follow NICE blood clot guidelines

NHS Networks — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

It is estimated that 25,000 people who are admitted to hospital die from preventable VTE every year, leading the Department of Health to make prevention a priority across the NHS for the forthcoming years.In order to improve adherence to the NICE VTE guideline, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) developed a free and interactive e-learning module, focusing on the practical aspects of blood clot prevention. More ….. (Source: NHS Networks)

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Do individual learning styles influence the choice to use a web-based ECG learning programme in a blended learning setting?

BMC Medical Education — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: Among medical students, neither learning styles according to ILS, nor a number of other characteristics seem to influence the choice to use a web-based ECG programme. This finding was consistent also when the usage of the different modules in the programme were considered. Thus, the findings suggest that web-based learning may attract a broad variety of medical students. (Source: BMC Medical Education)

Available Bandwidth Estimation in Network-Aware Applications for Wireless Campus e-Learning System

Journal of Nanomaterials — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:20:35 +0100

The constraint of a wireless network has motivated many researchers to develop network-aware applications that can dynamically adjust the users' demand based on network resources. For this to happen, applications need to have some mechanism that can estimate the network bandwidth by simply adjusting their behavior based on the collected network characteristics information. In the past, there have been several proposals that provide passive and active bandwidth estimation approaches for wired and wireless network. However, little effort has been spent to address the crucial issues of reliability and congestion control especially in a wireless network environment, which stay as a sticking point for the success of network-aware application. This paper focuses on providing accurate, low-in...

On-line integration of computer controlled diagnostic devices and medical information systems in undergraduate medical physics education for physicians.

Physica Medica — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Hanus J, Nosek T, Zahora J, Bezrouk A, Masin V Abstract We designed and evaluated an innovative computer-aided-learning environment based on the on-line integration of computer controlled medical diagnostic devices and a medical information system for use in the preclinical medical physics education of medical students. Our learning system simulates the actual clinical environment in a hospital or primary care unit. It uses a commercial medical information system for on-line storage and processing of clinical type data acquired during physics laboratory classes. Every student adopts two roles, the role of 'patient' and the role of 'physician'. As a 'physician' the student operates the medical devices to clinically assess 'patient' colleagues and records all results in an e...

Evaluation of Insight Training of Ambulance Drivers in Sweden Using DART, a New E-learning Tool. - Albertsson P, Sundstrom A.

SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:31:19 +0100

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate whether a new e-learning tool for insight training of ambulance drivers can have an effect on drivers' driving behaviors, perceived driving competence, competence to assess risks, self-reflection, and safety ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

Launch of the "making and using clinical healthcare recordings for learning and teaching guidelines"

MEDEV News — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:06:53 +0100

New guidance for using medical recordings in teaching New advice and guidance on making and using clinical healthcare recordings funded by the Strategic Content Alliance for learning and teaching launches today. Clinical images, videos and other recordings are vital to good teaching and learning within the health care professions. Increasingly these are originated outside the institution that wishes to use them. This raises a number of legal, ethical and other issues relating to their re-use. Debra Hiom, the project’s manager at the Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) at the University of Bristol, added: “Students and teachers increasingly use pre-existing patient images from the web without adequately considering copyright or how they have been consented. The...

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Surgent University : The Establishment and Evaluation of a National Online Clinical Teaching Repository for Surgical Trainees and Students.

Surgical Innovation — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions. A user-friendly interface allows for high levels of usage, whereas a "student-centered" structure ensures that the facts uploaded are beneficial and relevant to medical students' education. PMID: 22143752 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Surgical Innovation)

Coming soon: e-learning package for falls prevention

NHS Networks — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

The package is being developed as part of the FallSafe project, and with input from a wide range of professional, patient and NHS organisations and experts in the field of falls prevention, and is being produced by Epic, a company with extensive experience in providing engaging and effective e-learning for healthcare staff. The package will be free to staff and organisations providing NHS-funded care in England, and will be accessible via the National Learning Management System (NLMS) and also available for download from the NHS eLearning Repository, as a SCORM-compliant package for users of other learning management systems. The package will cover the key principles of understanding and acting on intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors in the hospital setting. It is intended to...

Evaluation of Insight Training of Ambulance Drivers in Sweden Using DART, a New E-learning Tool.

Traffic Injury Prevention — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: After insight training, the ambulance drivers in this study assessed themselves as safer drivers in several important areas, including speed adaptation, closing up, and overtaking. In future training of ambulance drivers there should be more focus on insight training instead of previous training focusing on maneuvering capabilities. PMID: 22133339 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)

Learning-performance distinction and memory processes for motor skills: A focused review and perspective.

Behavioural Brain Research — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Kantak SS, Winstein CJ Abstract Behavioral research in cognitive psychology provides evidence for an important distinction between immediate performance that accompanies practice and long-term performance that reflects the relative permanence in the capability for the practiced skill (i.e. learning). This learning-performance distinction is strikingly evident when challenging practice conditions may impair practice performance, but enhance long-term retention of motor skills. A review of motor learning studies with a specific focus on comparing differences in performance between that at the end of practice and at delayed retention suggests that the delayed retention or transfer performance is a better indicator of motor learning than the performance at (or end of) practice...

Use of web based systems to support postgraduate medical education

Postgraduate Medical Journal — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions Core components of the Foundation programme have been delivered successfully to thousands of trainees across Scotland using web based systems to deliver and support education and assessment. There is great potential for further exploration of this carefully managed, rich dataset at individual, regional, and national levels to inform the future of medical education. (Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal)

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McKenzie Management Launches New Viva Learning™ Website for Practice...

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:52:56 +0100

McKenzie Management has joined the Viva Learning™ Network through the launch of its new e-learning website, Practice Management Learning.(PRWeb November 17, 2011)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011vivalearning/11vivalearning/prweb8969404.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

Radiotherap-e. An e-learning programme in advanced radiotherapy techniques

Radiography — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Over the past decade, radiotherapy has seen unprecedented advances in technology and techniques, many of which incorporate new concepts and skills which may be unfamiliar to the current workforce. In 2007, the Department of Health National Radiotherapy Action Group (NRAG) and the NHS Cancer Reform Strategy laid out a vision for a world class radiotherapy service in the UK, with equitable access to advanced radiotherapy techniques across the nation by 2012 . A survey by the Radiotherapy Development Board in 2009 found however that progress with implementing advanced radiotherapy techniques in the UK, specifically intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), has been slower than expected . Lack of appropriately trained physicists (86%), oncologists (54%), dosimetrists (54%) and radiographers (20...

Technology: the new force in our education system?

MEDEV News — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:17:11 +0100

David Puttnam, Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, will consider the potential impact of a major, positive disruption to the way the world approaches learning and teaching at the JISC online e-learning conference on 22-25 November 2011. Lord Puttnam, who is a renowned speaker and chairman of FutureLab, following a highly acclaimed career in the film industry, will share with participants his view on how pedagogy is going digital, in what is likely to be a controversial and challenging keynote. Find out more in our special podcast about the conference, JISC on Air Lord Puttnam is joined at the sixth annual JISC e-learning online conference by other expert speakers including: Bill Rammell, deputy vice-chancellor at the Plymouth University Mike Sharples, professor of educational technology at...

Hospital-Based Nurses’ Perceptions of the Adoption of Web 2.0 Tools for Knowledge Sharing, Learning, Social Interaction and the Production of Collective Intelligence

Journal of Medical Internet Research — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The identified behavioral perceptions may further health policy makers’ understanding of nurses’ concerns regarding and barriers to the adoption of Web 2.0 tools and enable them to better plan the strategy of implementation of Web 2.0 tools for knowledge sharing, learning, social interaction, and the production of collective intelligence. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)

Improved junior paediatric prescribing skills after a short e-learning intervention: a randomised controlled trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions This short e-learning resource significantly improved the paediatric prescribing skills of junior doctors. Outcomes were maintained at 3 months, suggesting the utility of low cost, low fidelity, educationally sound e-learning interventions. However, the direct impact on patient outcomes following this intervention has yet to be determined. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood)

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NPC publishes resources to support "QIPP - Key therapeutic topics"

NeLM - News — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Source: NPC Area: News The NPC has produced thirteen sets of e-learning resources to support organisations and prescribers in making best use of the NPC's document: "QIPP - Key therapeutic topics - medicines management options for local consideration". Slide sets, notes and recorded commentaries are available for the following QIPP therapeutic topics: . Alendronate . Antibiotics - especially quinolones and cephalosporins . Low dose antipsychotics in people with dementia . Clopidogrel . Hypnotics . High dose inhaled corticosteroids in asthma . Long-acting and intermediate-acting insulin analogues . Hypoglycaemics . Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs . Orlistat . Proton pump inhibitors . Self m...

Certified Accessible Travel Advocate Program

Disabled World — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:35:34 +0100

Special Needs Group Launches SNG Certified Accessible Travel Advocate Program - Industry First eLearning Curriculum Enables Travel Professionals to Tap Into the Fastest-Growing Segment in Travel - the Accessible Travel Market. (Source: Disabled World)

Enhancement of Medication Administration Safety Through the Integration of E-learning into an Undergraduate Nursing Clinical Course

Clinical Simulation in Nursing — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Medication errors pose significant risks to patient safety. Potential sources for serious error include inadequate knowledge and skill related to pharmacology, pathophysiology, recommended administration processes, and dosage calculations. We have developed an interactive, web based learning module on medication administration. This e-learning approach allows students to work independently on developing required skills, provides immediate feedback, ensures skills are mastered progressively, offers greater realism for problem solving, and allows students to make mistakes and learn from them without harming patients. (Source: Clinical Simulation in Nursing)

Nursing Education Innovation: Using e-Learning Technology to Meet Learners' Needs.

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Authors: Wahl SE, Latayan MB Abstract Globalization, rapid advances in health care and research, and evidence-based practice challenge organizations to meet the continuing education needs of their professional staff while functioning within the confines of economic cutbacks. This column describes an innovative way technology was used to offer asynchronous learning to all members of one organization's nursing staff. PMID: 22044215 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing)

Henry Schein Selects Viva Learning™ for Online Wellness Program

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:50:14 +0100

Henry Schein has launched a new online training site, Henry Schein Total Health, utilizing the Viva Learning™ platform and Viva's fast-growing dental e-learning network.(PRWeb October 26, 2011)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011vivalearning/10vivalearning/prweb8906427.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

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How e-learning has helped define better induction for new doctors

HSJ — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Providing e-learning modules to streamline induction for doctors gives them the opportunity to train in areas that are more appropriate, and brings induction processes up to date. The benefits are being felt by both the doctors and patients, says Kamal Nathavitharana. (Source: HSJ)

E-Learning Programs May Do Little to Change Eating Habits

Health Behavior News Service — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:25:01 +0100

10/26/2011, Health Technology Assessment, With more people turning to the Internet and smart phones to help them with everything from exercising to quitting smoking, it appears applications, or "apps" as they are popularly known, intended to change eating habits may not make much of a difference, according to a new review. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)

Development and Impact Evaluation of an E-Learning Radiation Oncology Module

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The use of an interactive e-learning teaching module for radiation oncology is an effective method to improve the radiologic anatomy knowledge and treatment planning skills of radiation oncology residents. (Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics)

Kenya: E-Learning Project Shot in the Arm for the Health Sector

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:34:28 +0100

One of the key issues identified as ailing the health sector in the country is lack of medical personnel. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

The Effectiveness of Nurses' Ability to Interpret Basic Electrocardiogram Strips Accurately Using Different Learning Modalities.

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION:Organizations that use various instructional methods to educate nurses in EKG interpretation can use different teaching modalities without negatively affecting nurses' knowledge or confidence in this skill. PMID: 21985075 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing)

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Vaccine Update August/September 2011

NeLM - News — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Source: Department of Health (DH) Area: News The August/September 2011Vaccine Update contains the following information: . SPCs updated for Enzira® and CSL . Caution: Viroflu® vaccine and increased risk of fever in the under-fives . Use of seasonal flu vaccines in pregnancy . Five famous flu fictions and the facts . Seasonal influenza vaccination of those with egg allergy . Adolescent vaccinations : JCVI call for evidence deadline extended . Making deaf-blindness caused by rubella a thing of the past . New e-learning resources on immunisation . Seasonal flu leaflet . Vaccine supply: seasonal influenza vaccine (Source: NeLM - News)

Diabetes Prevention Education Program for Community Health Care Workers in Thailand

Journal of Community Health — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:47:48 +0100

Abstract To evaluate the effects of a 4-month training program on the knowledge of CHCWs. CHCWs from 69 communities in Chiang Mai province in Thailand were assigned to the intervention group (IG, n = 35) or control group (CG, n = 34). All CHCWs were assessed for knowledge at baseline and at 4-months. The intervention group received a training program of 16 sessions of 2.5 h each within a 4-month period. A mix of classroom and E-learning approaches was used. All CHCWs were assessed for knowledge at baseline, 4-month, and follow-up at 8-month. Assessment was based on a pretested examination addressing understanding of nutritional terms and recommendations, knowledge of food sources related to diabetes prevention and diet-disease associations. Overall,...

GPs risk placing veterans at a 'disadvantage'

Management in Practice — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0100

An e-learning tool has been launched in the hope it will lead to more GPs diagnosing mental health issues in veterans (Source: Management in Practice)

Online generic induction for doctors in training: an end to repetition?

British Journal of Hospital Medicine — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Online generic induction for doctors in training: an end to repetition? Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2011 Oct;72(10):586-9 Authors: Nathavitharana K Abstract Multi-professional collaboration across the West Midlands has developed an online generic induction package consisting of 18 statutory, mandatory and general modules. The material incorporates best practises in e-learning, including an assessment component. PMID: 22041730 [PubMed - in process] (Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine)

A new era for e-learning.

Nursing Standard — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Authors: Moore J PMID: 22165811 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Nursing Standard)

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Exploring the Effects of the Naturalistic Fallacy: Evidence That Genetic Explanations Increase the Acceptability of Killing and Male Promiscuity

Journal of Applied Social Psychology — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

The naturalistic fallacy is the erroneous belief that what is natural is morally acceptable. Two studies assessed whether people commit the naturalistic fallacy by testing whether genetic explanations for killing and male promiscuity, as compared to experiential explanations (i.e., learning/“nurture” explanations) increase acceptance of these behaviors. In Study 1, participants who read a genetic explanation for why people kill bugs viewed bug killing as more morally acceptable than participants who read an experiential explanation, although they did not reliably kill more bugs. In Study 2, men who read a genetic explanation for why men are more promiscuous than women reported decreased interest in long‐term romantic commitment compared with men who read experiential explanations and...

The ACCOMPLISH study. A cluster randomised trial on the cost-effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to improve hand hygiene compliance and reduce healthcare associated infections

BMC Public Health - Latest articles — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

This study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a multi-component implementation strategy aimed at the reduction of healthcare associated infections in Dutch hospital care, by promotion of hand hygiene.Methods/designThe ACCOMPLISH package will be evaluated in a two-arm cluster randomised trial in 16 hospitals in the Netherlands, in one intensive care unit and one surgical ward per hospital.Intervention: A multicomponent package, including e-learning, team training, introduction of electronic alcohol based hand rub dispensers and performance feedback.Variables: The primary outcome measure will be the observed hand hygiene compliance rate, measured at baseline and after 6, 12 and 18 months; as a secondary outcome measure the prevalence of healthcare associated infections will be measur...

Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: What do patients want to know?

Epilepsy and Behaviour — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Authors: Choi H, Pargeon K, Bausell R, Wong JB, Mendiratta A, Bakken S Abstract Patients with pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) contemplating brain surgery must make a complex treatment decision involving trade-offs. Patient decision aids, containing information on the risks and benefits of treatment interventions, increase patient knowledge and facilitate shared decision making between patients and physicians. We conducted five focus groups to describe the information patients need to make informed decisions about TLE surgery. Twenty patients who had undergone TLE surgery described the information used in their decision-making process, and evaluated the potential for a patient decision aid to assist other patients who are considering surgery. Thematic analysis reveale...

Informatics in Radiology: Evaluation of an e-Learning Platform for Teaching Medical Students Competency in Ordering Radiologic Examinations [Informatics]

Radiographics recent issues — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

A preliminary audit of orders for computed tomography was performed to evaluate the typical performance of interns ordering radiologic examinations. According to the audit, the interns showed only minimal improvement after 8 months of work experience. The online radiology ordering module (ROM) program included baseline assessment of student performance (part I), online learning with the ROM (part II), and follow-up assessment of performance with simulated ordering with the ROM (part III). A curriculum blueprint determined the content of the ROM program, with an emphasis on practical issues, including provision of logistic information, clinical details, and safety-related information. Appropriate standards were developed by a committee of experts, and detailed scoring systems were devised f...

Bristol ChemLabS and Learning Science partner with Cengage Learning

University of Bristol news — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:24:58 +0100

Bristol ChemLabS and Learning Science Ltd have formed a partnership with Cengage Learning to develop a new online version of the award-winning Chemistry LabSkills software which will bring the very latest e-learning innovations in practical science-based interactive learning and skills development to chemistry students all around the world. (Source: University of Bristol news)

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Development and evaluation of a multimedia e-learning resource for electrolyte and acid-base disorders

AJP: Advances in Physiology Education — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

This article reports on the development and evaluation of a Web-based application that provides instruction and hands-on practice in managing electrolyte and acid-base disorders. Our teaching approach, which focuses on concepts rather than details, encourages quantitative analysis and a logical problem-solving approach. Identifying any dangers to the patient is a vital first step. Concepts such as an "appropriate response" to a given perturbation and the need for electroneutrality in body fluids are used repeatedly. Our Electrolyte Workshop was developed using Flash and followed an iterative design process. Two case-based tutorials were built in this first phase, with one tutorial including an interactive treatment simulation. Users select from a menu of therapies and see the impact of the...

A web-based e-learning programme for training external post-mortem examination in curricular medical education

International Journal of Legal Medicine — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:09:56 +0100

Abstract In Germany, the external post-mortem examination is considered a medical duty and may be performed by any licensed physician. Concerning legal medicine as a curricular subject in teaching medical students, the external post-mortem examination is regarded a core area. At the University of Müenster, 15 virtual cases of death have been developed by using the web-based Inmedea Simulator. The programme allows performing all relevant steps in executing a complete external post-mortem examination. A particular importance was attached to the aspect of training users in approaching the subject in a systematic way to interpret significant forensic findings correctly and to comprehend their medico-legal implications. The programme was used for the first time in the academic...

RCNs online induction for HCAs shortlisted for award

Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:21:40 +0100

The RCNs First steps for health care assistants online learning resource as been shortlisted for a prestigious e-learning award. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)

The tension between dialogicality and interobjectivity in cooperative activities

Culture — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0100

The context of a vocational e-learning project is used to explore the relation between dialogicality, intersubjectivity, and interobjectivity. By means of narrative analysis, we show that human mediation is sometimes directed outwards (interobjectivity) and sometimes directed inwards (intersubjectivity). Some interactions are closer to the intersubjectivity polarity because participants focus on a shared understanding of the world, whereas others are oriented to the interobjectivity polarity because subjects direct their efforts to what is shared ‘‘out there in the world.’’ We claim that this positioning between the two polarities influences the type of interaction occurring between the subjects. Whenever subjects engage in dialogical interactions, where the other&r...

What e-learning is available to support medicines management?

NeLM - Medicines Q and A — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Source: Wessex Drug and Medicines Information Centre Area: Evidence > Medicines Q & A There are a range of NHS and other national initiatives concerned with medicines that create a potential need for training of clinical staff - be they pharmacy staff, nurses, doctors or others. In the index in this Medicines Q&A we have identified these topics, and where possible e-learning or similar products already available to train staff. The definition of e-learning varies according to source, but here we have taken it to mean simply an electronically delivered method of self-directed teaching. Materials were identified using a standard search pattern for the internet. (Source: NeLM - Medicines Q and A)

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Development and evaluation of a multimedia e-learning resource for electrolyte and acid-base disorders.

Advances in Physiology Education — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

F531 success and pertinence of a pilot pain management e-learning program for nursing staff

European Journal of Pain Supplements — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

(Source: European Journal of Pain Supplements)

Usefulness of a bidirectional e-learning material for explaining surgical anesthesia to cancer patients

Annals of Oncology — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: The e-learning system is an effective supplementary tool for preanesthetic interviews in cancer patients. (Source: Annals of Oncology)

Annual NLN Technology Conference Set for Nov. 4-6

NurseZone.com Nursing News — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:12:47 +0100

August 15, 2011 - In today's technology-rich environment, nurse educators need to be up-to-date on the latest innovations in simulation, e-learning, telehealth, and the integration of informatics into curricula. To promote faculty development in this arena, the National League for Nursing will sponsor its Sixth Annual Technology Conference this year on November 4-6 at Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, NC, and has issued a call for poster abstracts. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)

Embracing the Internet as a Means of Enhancing Medical Education in Nephrology

American Journal of Kidney Diseases — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0100

This review discusses how the internet currently is being used to provide medical education in the nephrology community and addresses some of the issues and dilemmas unique to using this media. It focuses on how blogs, wikis, podcasts/YouTube, social bookmarking/media, and mobile devices are used to deliver e-learning in nephrology. (Source: American Journal of Kidney Diseases)

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Hospital Educational Intervention Teaching Inpatient Diabetes...

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:42:28 +0100

Mount Sinai School Inpatient Diabetes Management Course, developed using the PRESENT e-Learning "Mentor Learning Management System" has achieved a level 5 education outcome.(PRWeb July 26, 2011)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011mountsinaischool/07presentelearning/prweb8661813.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

E-learning interventions is comparable to User's Manual in a randomized trial of training strategies for the AGREE II

Implementation Science — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100

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Alameda Services Unveils Electronic Health Record (EHR) eLearning Series to Meet Increasing Demand for Healthcare IT (HIT) Training

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:27:20 +0100

At a time when healthcare accountability is crucial for success, emerging technologies can dramatically improve the standard of patient care and enhance patient experience. The need for greater understanding is especially acute when it comes to the complexities of electronic health records (EHR). read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Google releases Flash to HTML5 conversion tool

MEDEV News — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:33:55 +0100

that can be applied to eLearning content Google Labs have released Swiffy which is an online browser based tool that converts Flash SWF files to HTML5 which can be deployed on a wide range of mobile devices. (Source: MEDEV News)

Informatics in Radiology: Envisioning the Future of E-Learning in Radiology: An Introduction to SCORM [Informatics]

Radiographics recent issues — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Computer-based learning, or "e-learning," plays an increasingly important role in healthcare education. Modular, standardized approaches to e-learning make learning content portable, reusable, and interoperable. The Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a standard for educational content that builds upon existing standards for e-learning. The "SCORM for Healthcare" model, which is designed to meet the particular needs of learning in health professions, is being developed to improve communication of educational needs, goals, and competencies among healthcare workers, educational providers, and certifying organizations. Radiologists can benefit from SCORM by becoming familiar with its features and the opportunities it affords to improve online learning. © RSNA, 2011 (Sourc...

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Effect of e-Learning and Repeated Performance Feedback on Spirometry Test Quality in Family Practice: A Cluster Trial.

Annals of Family Medicine — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Schermer TR, Akkermans RP, Crockett AJ, van Montfort M, Grootens-Stekelenburg J, Stout JW, Pieters W Spirometry has become an indispensable tool in primary care to exclude, diagnose, and monitor chronic respiratory conditions, but the quality of spirometry tests in family practices is a reason for concern. Aim of this study was to investigate whether a combination of e-learning and bimonthly performance feedback would improve spirometry test quality in family practices in the course of 1 year. PMID: 21747104 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of Family Medicine)

E-learning to Enhance the Acquisition of Consulting Skills

Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:12:10 +0100

Conclusion Participants found the e-learning package to be enjoyable and effective. E-learning should be further utilised in a blended learning environment to support face-to-face teaching in consulting skills. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)

eLearning in Health conference was a fantastic success - thanks everyone

MEDEV News — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:45:15 +0100

Thanks to everyone who participated so energetically at the eLearning in Health conference over 27-28 June in Birmingham, and thanks particularly to colleagues (particularly Stevie, Sabah, Kwansuree, Chakkapas and Margaret from Health Sciences and Practice and Victor, Suzanne, Gillian, James, Lindsay and Megan from MEDEV). The conference website with the programme and other information is available from here: http://www.health.heacademy.ac.uk/ea/elh Journalist website with tweetshttp://elearningreports.wordpress.com/Twitter taghttp://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23elhealth2011Videos and interviews from the conference will be available as soon as we've got those edited and signed off. Thanks to Andy our camera crew and Thanks again and we look forward to seeing you in 2013! (Source: MEDEV News)

QuadraMed, Elsevier partner on new ICD-10 tools

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:53:20 +0100

QuadraMed, which develops software for healthcare information management, and Elsevier, the publisher of scientific, technical and medical information, have announced an alliance that combines QuadraMed’s training tools with Elsevier’s educational courses to ease ICD-10 transition. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

E-nabled for E-Learning? The Moderating Role of Personality in Determining the Optimal Degree of Learner Control in an E-Learning Environment

Human Performance — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:17:08 +0100

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Mechanisms underlying comprehension of health information in adulthood: The roles of prior knowledge and working memory capacity

Journal of Health Psychology — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100

We examined how these factors impact learning about nutrition within a cross-sectional study of adults ages 18 to 81. Results showed that conceptual integration mediated the effects of knowledge and WMC on learning, confirming that attention to concepts while reading is important for learning about health. We also found that when knowledge was controlled, age declines in learning increased, suggesting that knowledge mitigates the effects of age on learning about nutrition. (Source: Journal of Health Psychology)

Evaluation of an online interactive Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (DNAT) versus online self-directed learning: A Randomised Controlled Trial

BMC Medical Education — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: Both groups experienced a similar and significant improvement in knowledge. The learning materials were acceptable and participants incorporated the acquired knowledge into practice.Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN67215088 (Source: BMC Medical Education)

Auditory discrimination as a condition for E-learning based Speech Therapy: A proposal for an auditory discrimination test (ADT) for adult dysarthric speakers.

Journal of Communication Disorders — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: The results of the healthy control group show that the majority of the ADT items meet our criterion for sensitivity to diminished auditory discrimination. The poorer performance of dysarthric patients across all subtests supports the sensitivity of the ADT. However, further research involving larger and more homogeneous groups of neurological patients is required. Learning outcomes: Readers will be encouraged to (1) identify potential factors that may hinder web based speech training and (2) estimate the value of assessing auditory discrimination skills as a vital condition for (web based) speech training in dysarthric patients. PMID: 21719027 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Communication Disorders)

EDUCATION: Breezing Along with the RML -Wed. June 15, 2011 10:00 Mountain Time, 11:00 Central Time

Midcontinental Region News — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:41:34 +0100

Two topics: 1) What we learned from the Medical Library Association annual conference – RML staff and YOU! What did you learn, want to share? 2) On April 29, 2011 the University of Utah was awarded the contract to become the NN/LM National Library of Medicine , National Training Center. Join us as Sharon Dennis, formerly Technology Coordinator for the MCR, now Assistant Director for the NTC, presents. She will discuss plans for in-person classes, distance education, and e-learning objects related to NLM products. She will also ask participants for feedback and suggestions as we plan the next five years. URL: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr/ Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone, Login: as a guest with your first and last name. Instructions to conn...

e-Learning market to reach $7.1B by 2015, with 'breathtaking' healthcare growth

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:17:44 +0100

A new report from Ambient Insight shows that the U.S. corporate market for self-paced e-learning products and services reached $6.8 billion in 2010, and projects that revenues will reach $7.1 billion by 2015. The report, The US Corporate Market for Self-paced eLearning Products and Services: 2010-2015 Forecast, analyzes expenditures by four company sizes: small, medium, large, and enterprise. The report also provides forecasts for 10 vertical industries and a revenue breakout of 10 content areas by subject matter. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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A Feasibility Study for the Provision of Electronic Healthcare Tools and Services in Areas of Greece, Cyprus and Italy

BioMedical Engineering OnLine — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The results proved the functionality and utilization of the platform in various rural places in Greece, Cyprus and Italy. However, further actions are needed to enable the local healthcare systems and the different population groups to be familiarized with, and use in their everyday lives, mature technological solutions for the provision of healthcare services. (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)

E-learning program for medical students in dermatology

Clinics — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:23:16 +0100

INTRODUCTION: Dermatological disorders are common in medical practice. In medical school, however, the time devoted to teaching dermatology is usually very limited. Therefore, online educational systems have increasingly been used in medical education settings to enhance exposure to dermatology. OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to develop a e-learning program for medical students in dermatology and evaluate the impact of this program on learning. METHODS: This prospective study included second year medical students at the University of Technology and Science, Salvador, Brazil. All students attended discussion seminars and practical activities, and half of the students had adjunct online seminars (blended learning). Tests were given to all students before and after the courses, and...

Evidence for a virtual human analog of a rodent relational memory task: A study of aging and fMRI in young adults

Hippocampus — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100

AbstractA radial maze concurrent spatial discrimination learning paradigm consisting of two stages was previously designed to assess the flexibility property of relational memory in mice, as a model of human declarative memory. Aged mice and young adult mice with damage to the hippocampus, learned accurately Stage 1 of the task which required them to learn a constant reward location in a specific set of arms (i.e., learning phase). In contrast, they were impaired relative to healthy young adult mice in a second stage when faced with rearrangements of the same arms (i.e., flexibility probes). This mnemonic inflexibility in Stage 2 is thought to derive from insufficient relational processing by the hippocampus during initial learning (Stage 1) which favors stimulus‐response learning, a for...

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CPPE E-learning programme on emergency contraception

NeLM - News — Wed, 25 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Source: PSNC (Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee) Area: News The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has launched a new e-learning programme on emergency contraception (EC), covering the background to the service and the consultation process. It also includes reference to the new guidance on missed pills for women taking combined oral contraceptive pills, which was issued by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FFPRHS) on 12th May 2011. This programme will replace the EC open learning programme. (Source: NeLM - News)

RCOG Release: Electronic Fetal Monitoring Project Launched To Improve Birth Outcomes And Reduce Medical Litigation, UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Improving birth outcomes and reducing medical litigation costs are the aims behind the new Electronic Fetal Monitoring (eFM) project, launched today by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and e-Learning for Healthcare. Approximately 300,000 pregnant women undergo electronic intrapartum fetal monitoring (cardiotocography, CTG) in the UK annually. It is used to monitor the fetal heartbeat and uterine contractions. Medical litigation costs in this area are on the increase... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

eLearning/OER events open for booking

MEDEV News — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:16:23 +0100

eLearning in health: collaboration, sharing and sustainability in the current environment, a 2 day conference, 27-28 June 2011, at Aston Conference Centre Birminham. Co-hosted with the Subject Centre for Health Sciences and Practice. Share and share alike, part 2 The second OER ACTOR workshop. A one day event at the University of Bristol, 23 June 2011. Open educational resources - using and creating sharable teaching materials in health care - findings of the PORSCHE OER project A one day event at Maple House, Birmingham, 29 June 2011. (Source: MEDEV News)

eHIV-STI update

Sexually Transmitted Infections — Tue, 17 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100

eHIV–STI, developed by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) in conjunction with the Royal Colleges of Physicians (RCP) and e-Learning for Healthcare was officially launched in May 2010. It aims to deliver an entire knowledge base of genitourinary medicine specialist registrar curriculum in an e-learning format and is free to all NHS clinical staff. There are now 76 sessions live and another 45 are in active development. While early sessions covered more introductory material to enable its use for sexually transmitted infection foundation courses, recent additions have covered much more specialist areas covering all areas of the genitourinary medicine curriculum including public health and relevant gynaecology. The materials are written by subject matter specialis...

Re-education of young driving offenders: Effects on recorded offences and self-reported collisions - af Wåhlberg AE.

SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:54:32 +0100

New ways of educating offending drivers are being introduced, notably e-learning. This type of education has rarely been tested for its safety effects before. An e-learning course for offending young drivers was therefore evaluated as to its effects upon o... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

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[Implementation of the eLearning project NESTOR : A network for students in traumatology and orthopedics.]

Der Chirurg — Wed, 11 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: Using complex eLearning tools, such as the NESTOR project represents a contemporary teaching approach in the teaching of traumatology and orthopedics and should be offered in a blended learning context as they are well accepted by students. PMID: 21559928 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Der Chirurg)

3D Interactions between Virtual Worlds and Real Life in an E-Learning Community

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:01:23 +0100

Virtual worlds became an appealing and fascinating component of today's internet. In particular, the number of educational providers that see a potential for E-Learning in such new platforms increases. Unfortunately, most of the environments and processes implemented up to now do not exceed a virtual modelling of real-world scenarios. In particular, this paper shows that Second Life can be more than just another learning platform. A flexible and bidirectional link between the reality and the virtual world enables synchronous and seamless interaction between users and devices across both worlds. The primary advantages of this interconnection are a spatial extension of face-to-face and online learning scenarios and a closer relationship between virtual learners and the real world. (Sourc...

Affordable iCitizen Nursing Skills Netbook Offers State-Of-The-Art e-learning Tools

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:00:00 +0100

Elsevier, Redfox Technologies and Microsoft have announced the launch of the iCitizen Nursing Skills Netbook, an integrated and affordable e-learning netbook for nurses and nursing students in The Philippines. As part of this landmark partnership, the Redfox Netbook is being powered by the revolutionary Windows 7 operating system and enhanced with the Microsoft Office 2010 productivity suite... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

eLearning module on intellectual property rights

MEDEV News — Fri, 06 May 2011 07:39:08 +0100

A new elearning module from the JISC-led Strategic Content Alliance is to help update people dealing with intellectual property rights in universities, colleges, museums, libraries and other public bodies.The module will help them understand the implications and roles of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and licensing – all crucial to their institution’s role as a provider, aggregator and/or publisher of digital content. After completing the module, they will be better able to create, exploit and manage digital content with confidence, and most importantly, using a risk managed approach.To help make these complex areas more understandable, the module is divided into six learning objects with a range of supporting case studies, video and animation:1. Introduction to IPR and lic...

ENACCT Free Cancer Clinical Trial E-Learning Courses- "Open to Options"

DF/HCC: Latest News — Thu, 05 May 2011 20:01:00 +0100

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ENACCT Free Cancer Clinical Trial E-Learning Courses- "Your Role in Cancer Clinical Trials"

DF/HCC: Latest News — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:54:00 +0100

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Elsevier, Redfox Technologies and Microsoft launch innovative e-learning nursing solution

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:00:00 +0100

(Elsevier) Elsevier, Redfox Technologies and Microsoft today announced the launch of the iCitizen Nursing Skills Netbook, an integrated and affordable e-learning netbook for nurses and nursing students in The Philippines. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

Voluntary exercise induces adult hippocampal neurogenesis and BDNF expression in a rodent model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

European Journal of Neuroscience — Mon, 02 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100

We examined the impact of voluntary physical exercise on adult hippocampal neurogenesis in a rat model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Intragastric intubation was used to deliver ethanol to rats in a highly controlled fashion through all three trimester equivalents (i.e. throughout gestation and during the first 10 days of postnatal life). Ethanol‐exposed animals and their pair‐fed and ad libitum controls were left undisturbed until they reached a young adult stage at which point they had free access to a running wheel for 12 days. Prenatal and early postnatal ethanol exposure altered cell proliferation in young adult female rats and increased early neuronal maturation without affecting cell survival in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus. Voluntary wheel running ...

Exploring Nursing E-Learning Systems Success Based on Information System Success Model.

Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN — Sun, 01 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100

This study provides useful insights for evaluating nursing e-learning system qualities as well as an understanding of nurses' intentions and satisfaction related to performance benefits. PMID: 21543971 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN)

Standardization of computer-assisted semen analysis using an e-learning application

Theriogenology — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100

In conclusion, e-learning presents an effective, efficient, and accepted tool for improvement of the precision of CASA measurements. This study provides a model for the standardization of other laboratory procedures using e-learning. (Source: Theriogenology)

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Symposium Abstracts

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:19:02 +0100

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine 49 (s1): S16-S154 SYM 1 Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases SYM 2 Diagnostic Challenges in Liver Disease YR 1 Clinical Chemistry 2010 and Beyond: Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Decade SYM 3 Tumor Markers in Cancer IFCC 1 IFCC EMD/CPD Joint Symposium: ELearning and Distance Education in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine SYM 4 Kidney Diseasy – Acute and Chronic DGKL 1 Role of Non-Medical Scientists in the Medical Laboratory (DGKL) WS 1 Reporting HBA1C for Monitoring and Diagnosis: The Devils's in the Detail SYM 5 From Bench to Bedside in Autoimmunity SYM 6 Diabetes WS 2 Emerging Infections at AFCB Countries EFCC 1 How to Assess the Clinical Effectiveness of Laboratory DGKL 2 Laboratory Medicine – Quo vadis...

ACLS Blended Learning Solution To Provide Advanced Cardiac Life Support Education Through Convenient, Integrated Solution

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Mosby's eLearning, a pioneer in providing eLearning solutions to more than 1,300 healthcare organizations, and the American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI) have introduced the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Blended Learning Solution, a training certification solution aimed at effectively educating healthcare professionals about adult advanced cardiac life support... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Mosby's eLearning and the ASHI introduce ACLS Blended Learning Solution

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0100

(Elsevier) Mosby's eLearning, a pioneer in providing eLearning solutions to more than 1,300 healthcare organizations, and the American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI) today introduced the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Blended Learning Solution, a training certification solution aimed at effectively educating health care professionals about adult advanced cardiac life support. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

Can dialectical behavior therapy be learned in highly structured learning environments? Results from a randomized controlled dissemination trial.

Behavior Therapy — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:16:13 +0100

This study evaluated the efficacy of methods of training community mental health providers (N=132) in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) distress tolerance skills, including (a) Linehan's (1993a) Skills Training Manual for Borderline Personality Disorder (Manual), (b) a multimedia e-Learning course covering the same content (e-DBT), and (c) a placebo control e-Learning course (e-Control). Participants were randomized to a condition, and the training took place in a highly structured and controlled learning environment. Assessments were completed at baseline, post-training, and 2, 7, 11, and 15 weeks following training. The results indicate that one or both of the active DBT conditions outperformed the control condition on all outcomes except motivation to learn and use the treatment. Whil...

E-learning in radiology: Italian multicentre experience

La Radiologia Medica — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:11:32 +0100

Conclusions Based on our experience, whereas e-learning in radiology has become established and compulsory, there is the need for legislation that on the one hand protects online teaching activity and on the other allows study and continuing medical education (CME) credits to be recognised. Content Type Journal ArticlePages 1-11DOI 10.1007/s11547-011-0679-4Authors A. Carriero, Istituto di Radiologia, Università degli Studi A. Avogadro, Novara, ItalyB. Beomonte Zobel, Università degli Studi di Roma Campus Biomedico, Roma, ItalyL. Bonomo, Università degli Studi di Roma Cattolica, Roma, ItalyG. Meloni, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, ItalyA. Cotroneo, Università degli Studi di Chieti, Chieti, ItalyM. Cova, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste, I...

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Cardiac e-Learning: Development of a Web-Based Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Educational System

Telemedicine and e-Health — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:41:34 +0100

Telemedicine and e-Health Apr 2011, Vol. 17, No. 3: 196-200. (Source: Telemedicine and e-Health)

Obesity and exercise: How 390-pound Charles Cicciarella began to walk the walk

L.A. Times - Health — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:40:48 +0100

Charles Cicciarella weighed 390 pounds when the death of a beloved aunt woke him up. Now he walks, swims and lift weights, and he's written a book on his success.Charles Cicciarella, a 36-year-old e-learning specialist from Toronto, had been fat for as long as he could remember. He was a target of bullies during his school years and then ballooned in his early 20s when he began a lucrative career that enabled an immobile lifestyle. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)

The effect of an interactive e-drug calculations package on nursing students’ drug calculation ability and self-efficacy

International Journal of Medical Informatics — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Highlights: ► Nursing students struggle with performing drug calculations. ► Interactive e-drug calculations package developed based on Cognitive Load Theory. ► E-drug calculations package can be used by learners with different levels of expertise. ► E-package is more effective than handout in improving drug calculation ability and self-efficacy. ► Participants were more satisfied using e-package than using handout.Abstract: Objective: Nurses need to be competent and confident in performing drug calculations to ensure patient safety. The purpose of this study is to compare an interactive e-drug calculations package, developed using Cognitive Load Theory as its theoretical framework, with traditional handout learning support on nursing students’ drug calculation ability, self-ef...

Prescription Medicines Code Of Practice Authority Launching e-Learning Module For Health Professionals, UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:00:00 +0100

The pharmaceutical industry effectively self regulates and operates to the highest ethical standards as laid out in The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry's Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry (the Code). This week is Code Awareness Week. The Code was recently updated and will become fully operational from 1 May. Key changes to note are: 1. Promotional aids eg mugs, diaries, stationery and the like are no longer acceptable... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Impact of eLearning course on nurses' professional competence in seclusion and restraint practices: a randomized controlled study (ISRCTN32869544)

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Accessible summary• Education on the care of aggressive and disturbed patients is fragmentary. eLearning could ensure the quality of such education, but data on its impact on professional competence of the staff are insufficient.• The aim of this study was to explore the impact of ePsychNurse.Net, an eLearning course, on psychiatric nurses' professional competence in seclusion and restraint and on their job satisfaction and general self‐efficacy.• The study showed that the ePsychNurse.Net, an affordable and easy‐to‐access learning instrument may, with certain reservations, be recommended for the continuing vocational education of nursing staff in psychiatric institutions. ePsychNurse.Net is worth further development with more flexible time schedules and individualization ...

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Nursing Times collaborates with NICE on e-learning

HSJ — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:39:00 +0100

HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has collaborated with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to launch a free online learning unit on managing diabetic foot problems. (Source: HSJ)

How e-learning helps empower clinicians to drive down infections

HSJ — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:56:46 +0100

With managers facing up to the challenges posed by reform, alongside the “do more, better, for less” mantra of the quality, innovation, productivity and prevention agenda, the NHS is eager to find ways to further focus clinicians on the need to drive through improvements in patient care and outcomes. (Source: HSJ)

Development and Pilot Testing of a Self-management Internet-based Program for Older Adults with Overactive Bladder

Urology — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: Participants using the OAB-SMIP improved their knowledge, symptoms, self-efficacy in performing pelvic muscle exercises and overall management of OAB, as well as health-related quality-of-life scores. (Source: Urology)

JISC11 video highlights available on-demand

MEDEV News — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:54:28 +0100

The livestreamed highlights from JISC’s annual conference JISC11, including behind the scenes footage, is now available to watch on-demand thanks to our webcasting partner Sonic Foundry JISC11 saw over 600 people attend in Liverpool and an additional 270 join us online to make 2011 our most successful conference to date. JISC11 trended on Twitter at one point being one of the most popular hashtags on the internet. Robert Haymon-Collins JISC director of communications and marketing said: “As the physical conference was taking place the online programme live-streamed to participants unable to attend in person, we essentially ran two conferences; one online and one physical.” Search tweets and blog posts using tag jisc11 JISC11 goody bag One of th...

Evaluation of E-learning program versus traditional lecture instruction for undergraduate nursing students in a faculty of nursing

Teaching and Learning in Nursing — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:24:59 +0100

This article presents the results of a study to evaluate the effect of using electronic learning versus lecture of nursing students at a large state faculty where experience with and access to computer facilities are limited. The study was conducted on a group of (N = 276) second-year nursing students from both gender at the Faculty of Nursing of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. A control group using traditional lectures included 186 students, and a study group of 90 students used e-learning. Data were collected through a student's knowledge assessment sheet, observation checklists, a 7-point semantic differential scale, and an opinionnaire sheet. This article reports the analysis and statistical results of the study with respect to knowledge gained, practice, attitudes, and opinions ...

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American Pharmacists Association And LearnSomething Announce Partnership For Risk Evaluation And Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Education

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0100

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and LearnSomething announced a new partnership to develop educational tools and resources for drugs that require Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) programs. The partnership will provide general REMS education as well as information on drug specific REMS. In addition, the APhA and LearnSomething program will provide an easy to access eLearning platform that can be integrated into learning management systems and compliance tracking tools... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

e-Learning for Oncology

Clinical Oncology — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:27:09 +0100

Medical education is facing unprecedented challenges today. The task of providing clinical training of a consistently high standard for trainees is becoming increasingly difficult with shorter working hours, increasing sub-specialisation and new ways of working, including skills mix. This is particularly true of the craft specialties where there is increasing concern that trainees are no longer able to obtain the clinical experience necessary to be competent in practical skills. (Source: Clinical Oncology)

Quality Interactions 2011 Quarter 1 Newsletter

DF/HCC: Latest News — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:32:00 +0100

Welcome to the 30th issue of the Quality Interactions e-newsletter. This is a quarterly supplement to the Quality Interactions e-learning program that aims to provide updates on the field of cultural competence. Each issue includes a feature article, a policy update, and literature update on topics related to cultural competence and health disparities, including practical tips, case vignettes, and new research findings. The newsletter is attached below. (Source: DF/HCC: Latest News)

Successful e-learning programme on the detection of child abuse in Emergency Departments: a randomised controlled trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusion E-learning improved the performance in case simulations and the self-efficacy of the nurses in the ED in the detection of child abuse. Wider implementation of the e-learning programme to improve the first step in the detection of child abuse is recommended. Trial registration Protocol registration system of clinicaltrials.gov: NCT00844571 (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood)

The User-Generated Web-Based Dermoscopy Image Archive of the International Dermoscopy Society: A Contribution to E-Learning and Exchange of Knowledge

Karger Publishers — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:46:50 +0100

Dermatology (DOI:10.1159/000324504) (Source: Karger Publishers)

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Blogs read by 20% of UK medical students, but only 8% write their own

Clinical Cases and Images — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:27:00 +0100

A wide range of social media tools has become readily available in recent years, to the extent that the use of Facebook in particular is perceived as "second nature" by many students. There is increasing interest in the possibilities of using this social media services for medical education - blogs, wikis, Twitter and Facebook.This UK study included a self-administered questionnaire survey of 212 first year medical students.Over 90% used instant messaging. Social networking sites were also highly used - by 70%. There was no significant difference between males and females. Blogs were read by 20% of students and a small number (8%) wrote their own blogs. 20% of males were users of media sharing and contributed to wikis. Social bookmarking was rarely used by either gender. Medical educators ...

Uncovering Relationships between Task Understanding and Monitoring Proficiencies in Postsecondary Learners: Comparing Work Task and Learner as Statistical Units of Analyses

Advances in Urology — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:25:51 +0100

Educational psychologists have researched the generality and specificity of metacognitive monitoring in the context of college-level multiple-choice tests, but fairly little is known as to how learners monitor their performance on more complex academic tasks. Even lesser is known about how monitoring proficiencies such as discrimination and bias might be related to key self-regulatory processes associated with task understanding. This quantitative study explores the relationship between monitoring proficiencies and task understanding in 39 adult learners tackling ill-structured writing tasks for a graduate “theories of e-learning” course. Using learner as unit of analysis, the generality of monitoring is confirmed through intra-measure correlation analyses while facets of i...

Principles Of Evidence Based Practice

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0100

NICE Guidance: Evidence into Practice is an e-learning programme that offers practical advice about using evidence based medicine in daily practice. The content has been developed by NICE in conjunction with Leeds and St George's Medical Schools. The modules reflect the principles used in the formulation of NICE guidance and illustrate implementation with practical examples... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Specialty induction for junior doctors in genitourinary/HIV medicine using an e-learning tool

Sexually Transmitted Infections — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100

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Call for submissions - eLearning in Health Conference: collaboration, sharing and sustainability in the current environment

MEDEV News — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:23:10 +0100

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Developing clinical scenarios from a European perspective: Successes and challenges

Nurse Education Today — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Summary: This paper presents developmental work involving students from the University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland (n=9), University of Surrey, England (n=8) and University of Ljubljana and University of Maribor, Slovenia (n=5) participating in the Erasmus Intensive Programme. The Erasmus programme offers a two week ‘Summer School’ in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Slovenia. Using a participatory approach, facilitators from both the UCD and Surrey engaged with students from all of the universities to develop scenarios for simulated learning experiences, in the care of older people, for utilisation on an e learning facility and within the simulated clinical learning environment. Students developed key transferable skills in learning, such as information literac...

Conceptions of learning in brazilian university students

Psicologia USP — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:41:27 +0100

This article reports partial results of a study that sought to characterize the conceptions of learning of Brazilian university students, in the framework of the phenomenographic perspective. Among other dimensions, a group of students was interviewed about the meaning, the process and the context of learning. The responses were subjected to a content analysis. This analysis has demonstrated a replication of most conceptions of learning described by phenomenographic research (i.e. the distinction between learning as memorizing and as understanding) as well as the emergence of apparently new conceptions (i.e. learning as development of notions about the topics while learning by Heart and applying acquired knowledge; learning through the mistakes; without exerting any effort or intention; in...

Booking now open - eLearning in Health Conference: collaboration, sharing and sustainability in the current environment

MEDEV News — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:23:10 +0100

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Teaching patient care to students: A blended learning approach in radiography education

Radiography — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

In conclusion, research leading to the production of simulations of real-life patient–practitioner interactions delivered using blended learning is a useful pedagogical tool in the education of radiography students. (Source: Radiography)

Chronic Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: An e-Learning Program to Develop Shared Decision-making and Communication Skills

Current Pain and Headache Reports — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:02:54 +0100

Content Type Journal ArticlePages 1-3DOI 10.1007/s11916-011-0175-5Authors Michael R. Clark, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-5371, USA Journal Current Pain and Headache ReportsOnline ISSN 1534-3081Print ISSN 1531-3433 (Source: Current Pain and Headache Reports)

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A graphical simulation software for instruction in cardiovascular mechanics physiology

BioMedical Engineering OnLine — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: CLabUZH is a user-friendly interactive computer programme that has proved to be useful in teaching the basic physiological principles of heart mechanics. (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)

Scholarships Allow More Nurses to Engage in e-Learning

The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing - News — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

1/25/2011 - Funding from the Hartford Foundation has allowed the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing to offer scholarships for nurses to complete the online Guided Care Nursing Course. (Source: The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing - News)

Successful e-learning programme on the detection of child abuse in Emergency Departments: a randomised controlled trial. - Smeekens AE, Henten DM, Sittig JS, Russel IM, Ten Cate OT, Turner NM, van de Putte EM.

SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:08:25 +0100

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of an electronic learning (e-learning) programme on the performance of nurses in the recognition of child abuse in a simulated case in the Emergency Department (ED). Design Blinded, randomised controlled trial using ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

E-nabled for E-Learning? The Moderating Role of Personality in Determining the Optimal Degree of Learner Control in an E-Learning Environment

Human Performance — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:56:02 +0100

(Source: Human Performance)

Learning To Make Better Decisions In Life With The Aid Of Computer Games

Health News from Medical News Today — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:00:00 +0100

A prototype computer game has been developed to help improve decision making skills in all aspects of our lives. Supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), a team at Queen's University Belfast has developed a prototype that could be built on by commercial games manufacturers and turned into an e-learning or training tool for professionals in all walks of life - and for the general public too. Alternatively, some of its features could be incorporated into existing computer games that have a strategy element... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Effects of competitive computer-assisted learning versus conventional teaching methods on the acquisition and retention of knowledge in medical surgical nursing students

Nurse Education Today — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: Significant benefits were found following our approach. The work of the students could be evaluated along the course, the workload of instructors was reduced and students received immediate feedback by the on-line judge, which promoted both independent learning and reflective thinking. The approach is applicable to any other nursing educational institution. (Source: Nurse Education Today)

Colo. RHIO, REC tap BridgeFront for e-learning

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:04:20 +0100

Colorado's Regional Health Information Organization and Regional Extension Center have selected BridgeFront's learning management system to assist members in meeting meaningful use criteria via e-learning. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Development of sports and exercise medicine in Ireland and future challenges

British Journal of Sports Medicine — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Lecture 25 The Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine was set up in September 2001 and is a joint Faculty of the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The Medical Council gave the Speciality, Specialist recognition in May 2004 and to date there are 25 doctors on the Register of Medical Specialists in the Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine. The Faculty has developed a curriculum for Higher Specialist Training; this is a 4-year training programme which includes a number of core specialities that trainees must complete (ie, A&E, Cardiology/Resp Medicine, etc). All trainees will have completed a BST programme and should have completed some Postgraduate course such as an MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM). Our curriculum is very similar to FSEM ...

[Education of medical students in urology in Germany : Present status.]

Der Urologe. Ausg. A — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Urology departments at German University Hospitals spend much time on medical education. Nearly all physicians are involved in medical education, whether they are experienced or not and in many cases teaching is carried out in parallel to patient care. In more than half of the cases modern education tools were employed which implies a good standard of quality but there are no data on outcome. PMID: 21246345 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Der Urologe. Ausg. A)

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Issues with e-learning in nursing and health education in the UK: are new technologies being embraced in the teaching and learning environments?

Journal of Research in Nursing — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

In this paper we present aspects of a study that scoped e-learning implementation in nursing and health science disciplines throughout the UK and explored the factors affecting use. Data related to the use of technologies are presented here. While there are many drivers for the use of e-learning, the current scope of engagement in nursing and health science disciplines is unknown and variations in adoption have not been explored. A postal questionnaire sent to a purposive sample of 93 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) obtained data from 25 universities (response rate of 28%) related to their uptake and development of e-learning. Questionnaire data was analysed using descriptive statistics. From this, nine HEIs were identified, reflecting a range of levels of engagement in e-learning. Da...

Review: Issues with e-learning in nursing and health education in the UK: are new technologies being embraced in the teaching and learning environments?

Journal of Research in Nursing — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

(Source: Journal of Research in Nursing)

[Simulation in surgery. Where are we now and where to from here?]

Cirugia y Cirujanos — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Jakimowicz JJ, Jakimowicz CM With the introduction of new techniques and technologies, operative skills became a crucial part of surgical competence, deserving more attention. Implementation of validated simulation modalities into the training curriculum is emphasized. It became obvious that operative skills should be brought to an adequate level of proficiency using different available approaches. At the dawn of the 21st century it became apparent that the use of simulation to train and to assess technical surgical skills provided a good solution to offset the curtailed apprenticeship system. The current state and future perspectives of simulation in surgical training are discussed. Development and use of multimodality simulation supported by e-learning, video-learning in web...

Developing Q-methodology to explore staff views toward the use of technology in nurse education.

Nurse Researcher — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 04:50:04 +0100

This article describes a pilot study using Q-methodology to explore the limitations of commonly used research methods in identifying how these hard and soft issues are prioritised by individuals, through the voices of nurse educators. PMID: 21138086 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Nurse Researcher)

The Otorhinolaryngologist e-Learning on-line assessments approved by ENT UK for CPD

NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest News — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:25:48 +0100

22/12/10 This peer reviewed Journal's online CPD Assessments are now live, and accredited by ENT-UK for the purposes of providing ENT specialists with online e-Learning Continuing Professional development. (Source: NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest News)

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Stress prevention in adolescence: evaluation of a multimodal training approach

Journal of Public Health — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:16:45 +0100

Abstract Subject and aims This paper reports on the development and evaluation of a stress prevention program for adolescents of grades 8 and 9. The program is based on the problem-solving approach and was developed on the basis of several evaluation studies. It consists of eight weekly training sessions with durations of 90 min each and is accompanied by an e-learning platform. Evaluation studies The first section of the paper reports on a preceding demand analysis and the initial development and evaluation of the stress prevention program. The second section summarizes the results of providing an additional e-learning platform. Eight online-lessons were designed in correspondence to the training sessions of the face-to-face intervention. The last ...

Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers' Online Education Course Honored With Chief Learning Officer Gold Award

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers (PRI), the second largest medical malpractice insurer in New York state, announced that its physician communication course "Tuning In: Communication Skills for Partnering with Patients" has been honored as the winner of the 2010 Chief Learning Officer Gold Award in the "Excellence in E-Learning" category. The awards, presented by Chief Learning Officer Magazine, honor excellence in the design and delivery of educational programs... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

ImplementHIT offers online EHR instruction for Tucson Orthopaedic Institute

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:53:20 +0100

The consulting firm ImplementHIT, which helps hospitals and physician practices drive adoption of electronic health records, has launched a customized online learning solution for Allscripts Enterprise EHR for the 140 physicians and clinical staff users at Tucson Orthopaedic Institute (TOI), one of the Southwest’s largest orthopaedic medical practices. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

BJSM e-learning

British Journal of Sports Medicine — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

(Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine)

Dyslexia: Advances in clinical and imaging studies

Brain and Development — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Abstract: The aim of this report is to describe the characteristics of Japanese dyslexia, and to demonstrate several of our studies about the extraction of these characteristic and their neurophysiological and neuroimaging abnormalities, as well as advanced studies of phonological awareness and the underlying neural substrate. Based on these results, we have proposed a 2-step approach for remedial education (e-learning web site: http://www.dyslexia-koeda.jp/). The first step is decoding, which decreases reading errors, and the second is vocabulary learning, which improves reading fluency. This 2-step approach is designed to serve first grade children. In addition, we propose the RTI (response to intervention) model as a desirable system for remedial education. (Source: Brain and Developmen...

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The Lindsay Leg Club Foundation:update.

British Journal of Community Nursing — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Kirby P Leg Club Learning Zone An exciting educational pack has been developed using work from the All Wales team and Industry Partners to produce an e-learning facility to support Leg Clubs around the world. Education underpins the ethos of good health-care delivery, and Leg Clubs have worked hard to standardize the care delivered around the country by systems, guidelines and documentation used by each Leg Club Team. Following an initial training package each club is supported with any additional training necessary, and by monitoring and feeding back audit details supplied by individual Leg Clubs. Owing to the current economic and political climate, staff turnover, large caseloads and decreasing numbers of professionals generally, there has been a dilution of skills and educa...

New study urges colleges to develop e-learning strategies for higher education

MEDEV News — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:46:36 +0100

The use of mobile technologies and a more innovative use of existing institutional systems such as virtual learning environments will be increasingly important to colleges that provide higher education according to a new JISC funded study. “All institutions surveyed recognise the strategic imperative of developing an increased capability in information learning technology in support of emerging markets in the higher education sector.” Phase one of “Creating a Virtual Faculty” looked at 34 members of the Mixed Economy Group of colleges (MEG) to investigate how targeted investment in information learning technology could benefit emerging markets in the higher education sector. The role of colleges of further education in providing higher education is recognised as inc...

BJSM e-learning.

British Journal of Sports Medicine — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: PMID: 21156767 [PubMed - in process] (Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine)

Do trainees want e-learning in plastic surgery?

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

There are many challenges to the delivery of education and training in plastic surgery. The reduced time and opportunities available for surgical training through the introduction of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD), the constraint policies imposed by local service commissioners and the shortening of hospital speciality training have reduced exposure to valuable educational and training opportunities in plastic surgery. One solution might be to use electronic, or e-learning, which is use of the electronic technology for instruction, to support the plastic surgery curriculum. Before developing e-learning, trainees’ preferences should be considered. (Source: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery)

Learning experiences and assessment in the first 2 years of the medical course at King's College London School of Medicine.

The Keio Journal of Medicine — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Papachristodoulou D The medical curriculum at King's College London School of Medicine is a 5 year course; an extended program (6 years) and a graduate entry program (4 years) are also available. The first 2 years of the curriculum comprise phases 1 and 2. The curriculum consists of core material that is common to all students and student-selected components (students undertake three such components in the first 2 years). Phase 1 lasts 12 weeks and students learn the principles of tissue and organ structure and function. They are also introduced to the practice of medicine (concepts of health, communication, ethics, inter-professional education and medicine in the community). Phase 2 consists of 36 weekly clinical scenarios that place basic medical science in a clinical contex...

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Do consultants want e-learning in plastic surgery for continuing professional development and revalidation?

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

According to the General Medical Council (GMC), revalidation is “the process by which doctors will demonstrate to the GMC that they remain up to date and fit to practise.” It has three aims: to ensure that doctors practice according to the standards of the GMC, to ensure that doctors meet the standards appropriate for their specialty and to identify, investigate and remediate poor practice in doctors. The process, commencing in 2011, will occur every five years and will be mandatory for all doctors. It will be overseen in the UK and Ireland by the UK Revalidation Programme Board. Continuing professional development (CPD) is one component of revalidation and ensures that doctors maintain current knowledge and skills and it requires doctors to maintain and improve standards across all ar...

DoceboLMS 4.0.2 open source E-Learning platform unveiled

GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:27:40 +0100

DoceboLMS 4.0.2, open source e-learning platform written in PHP and MYSQL, is online, scope of this release is to integrate new web training scenario like social training and third party applications interfacement. Platform is used on major hospitals and pharma companies. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News)

Engagement in E-Learning Opportunities: An Empirical Study on Patient Education using Expectation Confirmation Theory

Journal of Medical Systems — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:45:26 +0100

This study was conducted with the aim to better understand the factors leading to patients’ continued usage of e-learning technologies. The theoretical foundation was based on the expectation-confirmation theory (ECT). The questionnaire survey was conducted during a two-month period and covered a total sample of 281 outpatients in a regional-teaching hospital. We found that the intention to continue e-learning usage was significantly related to patients’ education level, expectation, perceived performance, confirmation and satisfaction. The use of this ECT model may provide administrators in the healthcare industry insights into the implementation of e-learning technologies. This research also opens up a new direction and enhances the completeness of related researches in the fie...

The field epidemiology manual (FEM) wiki: a collaborative eLearning online portal to be launched at ESCAIDE.

Euro Surveill — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:30:04 +0100

Authors: Prikazský V PMID: 21087584 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Euro Surveill)

Effectiveness of the computer enhanced visual learning method in teaching the society for fetal urology hydronephrosis grading system for urology trainees

Journal of Pediatric Urology — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Abstract: Objective: A novel educational tool, Computer Enhanced Visual Learning (CEVL), has been used to improve resident performance of routine orchiopexy. Our objective was to assess the effect of a CEVL teaching module on the diagnostic accuracy of medical trainees in grading neonatal hydronephrosis on ultrasound using the Society for Fetal Urology (SFU) grading system.Methods: The authors designed an online-based computerized tutorial to teach the grading of hydronephrosis using multimedia, practice cases and a grading checklist. In a crossover design trial, 29 residents and medical students were asked to grade 16 standard neonatal renal ultrasounds using the SFU grading system before and after viewing the web-based e-learning module. Primary outcome was percent improvement in grading...

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HCCS Announces Low-Cost Learning Management System SimPL - The Simple Platform For Learning

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0100

Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS), the leading provider of online healthcare compliance and competency training, announced today the release of SimPL The Simple Platform for Learning. SimPL is a low-cost hosted Learning Management System for delivering internally developed and vendor provided online training, distance learning and eLearning content. Healthcare administrators and educators spend a great deal of time and effort educating and training staff... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Mental health first aid training by e-learning: a randomized controlled trial.

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:16:27 +0100

Conclusions: Mental Health First Aid information received by either e-learning or printed manual had positive effects, but e-learning was better at reducing stigma. PMID: 21070103 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)

Using M-Learning on Nursing Courses to Improve Learning.

Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Ortega LD, Plata RB, Jiménez Rodríguez ML, Hilera González JR, Martínez Herráiz JJ, Gutiérrez DE Mesa JA, Gutiérrez Martínez JM, Otón Tortosa S Modern handheld devices and wireless communications foster new kinds of communication and interaction that can define new approaches to teaching and learning. Mobile learning (m-learning) seeks to use them extensively, exactly in the same way in which e-learning uses personal computers and wired communication technologies. In this new mobile environment, new applications and educational models need to be created and tested to confirm (or reject) their validity and usefulness. In this article, we present a mobile tool aimed at self-assessment, which allows students to test their knowledge at any place and at any time. The degre...

Preceptor/mentor education: A world of possibilities through e-learning technology

Nurse Education Today — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Summary: Preceptorship/mentorship is designed to socialize students into the nursing profession, promote their confidence/competence and foster their critical thinking ability. In today's global context, opportunities exist for local, rural, national and international student placements which provide exciting and mutually rewarding preceptorship experiences. Despite the recognized value of those involved in preceptorship/mentorship, however, little progress has been made regarding the development of an infrastructure that effectively supports their ongoing education. This project, piloted from October 2008 to February 2009, leveraged our established research and teaching experience in preceptorship with technologies that allowed us to create an accessible and engaging e-learning space desi...

MedWorm: e-learning

Service user involvement in pre‐registration mental health nurse education classroom settings: a review of the literature

Book Review: Evaluation in Distance Education and E-Learning: The Unfolding Model

An Empirical Study on Outpatients' Health Education Needs and the Effectiveness of E-learning

E-learning training package for tobacco cessation

[In Context] ebrain brings the e-learning revolution to the neurosciences

Nurses follow NICE blood clot guidelines

Do individual learning styles influence the choice to use a web-based ECG learning programme in a blended learning setting?

Available Bandwidth Estimation in Network-Aware Applications for Wireless Campus e-Learning System

On-line integration of computer controlled diagnostic devices and medical information systems in undergraduate medical physics education for physicians.

Evaluation of Insight Training of Ambulance Drivers in Sweden Using DART, a New E-learning Tool. - Albertsson P, Sundstrom A.

Launch of the "making and using clinical healthcare recordings for learning and teaching guidelines"

Surgent University : The Establishment and Evaluation of a National Online Clinical Teaching Repository for Surgical Trainees and Students.

Coming soon: e-learning package for falls prevention

Evaluation of Insight Training of Ambulance Drivers in Sweden Using DART, a New E-learning Tool.

Learning-performance distinction and memory processes for motor skills: A focused review and perspective.

Use of web based systems to support postgraduate medical education

McKenzie Management Launches New Viva Learning™ Website for Practice...

Radiotherap-e. An e-learning programme in advanced radiotherapy techniques

Technology: the new force in our education system?

Hospital-Based Nurses’ Perceptions of the Adoption of Web 2.0 Tools for Knowledge Sharing, Learning, Social Interaction and the Production of Collective Intelligence

Improved junior paediatric prescribing skills after a short e-learning intervention: a randomised controlled trial

NPC publishes resources to support "QIPP - Key therapeutic topics"

Certified Accessible Travel Advocate Program

Enhancement of Medication Administration Safety Through the Integration of E-learning into an Undergraduate Nursing Clinical Course

Nursing Education Innovation: Using e-Learning Technology to Meet Learners' Needs.

Henry Schein Selects Viva Learning™ for Online Wellness Program

How e-learning has helped define better induction for new doctors

E-Learning Programs May Do Little to Change Eating Habits

Development and Impact Evaluation of an E-Learning Radiation Oncology Module

Kenya: E-Learning Project Shot in the Arm for the Health Sector

The Effectiveness of Nurses' Ability to Interpret Basic Electrocardiogram Strips Accurately Using Different Learning Modalities.

Vaccine Update August/September 2011

Diabetes Prevention Education Program for Community Health Care Workers in Thailand

GPs risk placing veterans at a 'disadvantage'

Online generic induction for doctors in training: an end to repetition?

A new era for e-learning.

Exploring the Effects of the Naturalistic Fallacy: Evidence That Genetic Explanations Increase the Acceptability of Killing and Male Promiscuity

The ACCOMPLISH study. A cluster randomised trial on the cost-effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to improve hand hygiene compliance and reduce healthcare associated infections

Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: What do patients want to know?

Informatics in Radiology: Evaluation of an e-Learning Platform for Teaching Medical Students Competency in Ordering Radiologic Examinations [Informatics]

Bristol ChemLabS and Learning Science partner with Cengage Learning

Development and evaluation of a multimedia e-learning resource for electrolyte and acid-base disorders

A web-based e-learning programme for training external post-mortem examination in curricular medical education

RCNs online induction for HCAs shortlisted for award

The tension between dialogicality and interobjectivity in cooperative activities

What e-learning is available to support medicines management?

Development and evaluation of a multimedia e-learning resource for electrolyte and acid-base disorders.

F531 success and pertinence of a pilot pain management e-learning program for nursing staff

Usefulness of a bidirectional e-learning material for explaining surgical anesthesia to cancer patients

Annual NLN Technology Conference Set for Nov. 4-6

Embracing the Internet as a Means of Enhancing Medical Education in Nephrology

Hospital Educational Intervention Teaching Inpatient Diabetes...

E-learning interventions is comparable to User's Manual in a randomized trial of training strategies for the AGREE II

Alameda Services Unveils Electronic Health Record (EHR) eLearning Series to Meet Increasing Demand for Healthcare IT (HIT) Training

Google releases Flash to HTML5 conversion tool

Informatics in Radiology: Envisioning the Future of E-Learning in Radiology: An Introduction to SCORM [Informatics]

Effect of e-Learning and Repeated Performance Feedback on Spirometry Test Quality in Family Practice: A Cluster Trial.

E-learning to Enhance the Acquisition of Consulting Skills

eLearning in Health conference was a fantastic success - thanks everyone

QuadraMed, Elsevier partner on new ICD-10 tools

E-nabled for E-Learning? The Moderating Role of Personality in Determining the Optimal Degree of Learner Control in an E-Learning Environment

Mechanisms underlying comprehension of health information in adulthood: The roles of prior knowledge and working memory capacity

Evaluation of an online interactive Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (DNAT) versus online self-directed learning: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Auditory discrimination as a condition for E-learning based Speech Therapy: A proposal for an auditory discrimination test (ADT) for adult dysarthric speakers.

EDUCATION: Breezing Along with the RML -Wed. June 15, 2011 10:00 Mountain Time, 11:00 Central Time

e-Learning market to reach $7.1B by 2015, with 'breathtaking' healthcare growth

A Feasibility Study for the Provision of Electronic Healthcare Tools and Services in Areas of Greece, Cyprus and Italy

E-learning program for medical students in dermatology

Evidence for a virtual human analog of a rodent relational memory task: A study of aging and fMRI in young adults

EDUCATION: Breezing Along with the RML -Wed. June 15, 2011 10:00 Mountain Time, 11:00 Central Time

CPPE E-learning programme on emergency contraception

RCOG Release: Electronic Fetal Monitoring Project Launched To Improve Birth Outcomes And Reduce Medical Litigation, UK

eLearning/OER events open for booking

eHIV-STI update

Re-education of young driving offenders: Effects on recorded offences and self-reported collisions - af Wåhlberg AE.

[Implementation of the eLearning project NESTOR : A network for students in traumatology and orthopedics.]

3D Interactions between Virtual Worlds and Real Life in an E-Learning Community

Affordable iCitizen Nursing Skills Netbook Offers State-Of-The-Art e-learning Tools

eLearning module on intellectual property rights

RCNs online induction for HCAs shortlisted for award