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Israel Gelfand obituaryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Legendary mathematician whose work on integral geometry was vital to medical scannersIsrael Gelfand, who has died aged 96, was a major figure in mathematics for seven decades. His research ranged over most of pure maths, including algebra, analysis, and geometry. He also worked in mathematical biology, opening up the field of integral geometry, a topic that is fundamental to medical scanners. He was an incomparable teacher and made significant advances in every field that he touched.Gelfand was born to Jewish parents in the small town of Okny (now Krasni Okny) to the north of Odessa in southern Ukraine, which was then a pa...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 8, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Mathematics United States Biology Medical research Judaism Russia University of Oxford The Guardian Obituaries Science Source Type: news

Evidence-Based Practice Tutorial: An Interactive Case Scenario (Linda Suk-Ling Murphy MLIS)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The development of an innovative and interactive web-based storyboard tutorial that introduces learners to the basic concepts of evidence-based practice (EBP) [http://www.lib.uci.edu/how/tutorials/EvidenceBasedPractice/] was the result of a collaboration between the Libraries' Health Sciences Education Team, the Department of Education and Outreach, and UCI's Distance Learning Center. The goal is to make it available on the Internet for learners to review at their own convenience. The tutorial is structured around an illustrative pediatric case scenario on Otitis Media and utilizes graphics, self assessment and voice-over ...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - November 6, 2009 Category: Primary Care Source Type: organizations

Kaiser Permanente gives $5.2 million to endow Center for Health Equity at UCLAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The UCLA School of Public Health has received a $5.2 million gift from Kaiser Permanente to endow the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity. The center, formerly known as the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, is dedicated to improving the health of underserved populations through research, community collaboration and leadership development. "This generous funding from Kaiser Permanente will enable the center to expand its ability to bring critical resources and attention to communities with the greatest needs," said Linda Rosenstock, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the UCLA School o...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 29, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: organizations

Terrence Higgins Trust To Run New Manchester Based City & Guilds Course On HIVEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From January 27, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be running a new three month City & Guilds course in understanding HIV and AIDS. The distance learning based course is structured into three units with two face to face study days held in central Manchester and 20 hours of study time for each unit. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news

Terrence Higgins Trust to run new Manchester based City & Guilds course on HIVEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From January 27, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be running a new three month City & Guilds course in understanding HIV and AIDS. The distance learning based course is structured into three units with two face to face study days held in central Manchester and 20 hours of study time for each unit.The qualification is designed for people interested in HIV and AIDS or working in a role where knowledge of the issue would be beneficial to their work. It’s ideal for people who work in a variety of roles including nurses, GP reception staff, voluntary workers, probation officers, police offic...
Source: Terrence Higgins Trust - October 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations

Evaluation of concept maps developed by nursing students with software supportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aimed at evaluating the strategy of using conceptual maps created with the CmapTools® software in "Introduction to Anamnesis and Physical Exams in Nursing", a distance-learning course. Twenty individuals participated in this qualitative case study. Data was obtained by means of evaluating 11 conceptual maps created by the students in the course, submitting them to descriptive statistics; through student written evaluations of the activity; and the information obtained by the focus group technique, both submitted to thematic analysis. This study identified that the students demonstrated an approximation to the m...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - October 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: journals

New Online Distance Learning Database Focuses On International DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An online database of more than 140 distance learning courses was launched by Distance Learning for Development (DL4D), a project of the London International Development Centre (LIDC). The website www.dl4d.ac. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news

Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: California Confronts the Legal ImplicationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
California Department of Health Services and California Distance Learning Health Network collaborated with the California Conference of Local Health Officers to produce the Pandemic Influenza and Public Health Law: What Public Health Departments Need to Know satellite broadcast and tabletop exercise training. Local health officers, county counsels, school superintendents, hospital administrators, and senior decision makers in California planned for ways stakeholders would make legal use of public health law in case of pandemic emergency. The training provided an opportunity for decision makers to become familiar with statu...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Macario, E., Heyden, L., Nakahara, N., Macias-Reynolds, V. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Continuing Education Course to Attain Collaborative Comprehensive Medication Review Competencies.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Comprehensive medication review competencies were established by a 1(1/2)- year continuing education curriculum that combined different teaching methods and experiential learning. Peer support was greatly appreciated as a facilitator of learning by course participants. PMID: 19885077 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education)
Source: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education - October 1, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Leikola SN, Tuomainen L, Ovaskainen H, Peura S, Sevón-Vilkman N, Tanskanen P, Airaksinen MS Tags: Am J Pharm Educ Source Type: journals

[Changing neurosurgery teaching with information technologies.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A digital campus is a distance learning site that uses the potential of information and communication technologies to disseminate and improve educational services. This website, with open and free access, is built from free software with Web 2.0 technology. It is hosted at the University of Limoges. It functions as a digital library, containing scanned books, slide shows, more than 200 hours of recorded courses and round tables accessible by streaming video. The site is indexed according to the users' needs, by level of knowledge, specialty, keywords, and supplementary MeSH terms. The campus is organized as the College...
Source: Presse Medicale - September 16, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Moreau JJ, Caire F, Kalamarides M, Mireau E, Dauger F, Coignac MJ, Charlin B Tags: Presse Med Source Type: journals

Free Distance Learning Opportunity: Geeks Bearing Gifts in Three PartsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Pacific Northwest Regional Medical Library is now accepting registrants for the online version of “Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends.” We are offering this course free of charge to NN/LM Network members and public health educators in our communities. The course will be taught in three segments: Web 2.0 Basics, Social Networking, and Managing Information Overload. Register for one, two, or all three segments depending on your schedule and interests. Web 2.0 Basics – Blogs & Wikis Get a grip on what “Web 2.0” means and how it is changing the way we communicate. Then get some hands...
Source: Dragonfly - September 15, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Alison Aldrich Tags: Technology Training & Education Source Type: organizations

Varian Medical Systems And The Chinese Society Of Medical Physics Sponsor An Education Program In Medical Dosimetry For Chinese StudentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Chinese Society of Medical Physics (CSMP), with support from Varian Medical Systems, has launched a program to provide selected Chinese medical physics students with access to web-based medical dosimetry training offered by Stanford University. The two-year Stanford University Dosimetry Training Tool (DTT) is an online computer-aided distance learning program. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Students / Training Source Type: news

Association of classroom participation and examination performance in a first-year medical school courseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we tested the hypothesis that classroom attendance/participation may be positively correlated with performance on a written examination for first-year medical school instruction. The study subjects consisted of 115 first-year medical students. The introductory respiratory structure-function instruction was designed to include one noncompulsory pretest, four short postinstruction noncompulsory self-evaluation tests that were unannounced as to date and time, and one compulsory comprehensive examination. The relationship between attendance/participation, measured by the number of noncompulsory tests taken, and ...
Source: AJP: Advances in Physiology Education - September 9, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Millis, R. M., Dyson, S., Cannon, D. Tags: THE PHYSIOLOGY TEACHER Source Type: journals

International Association for the Study of Pain Developing Countries Project: Initiative for Improving Pain EducationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Educational support grants for up to US$10,000 are available to improve essential pain education for clinicians in developing countries. Application deadline is February 15, 2010. Purpose: The IASP Developing Countries Project addresses the need for improved education about pain and its treatment in developing countries by providing educational support grants. These grants are intended to improve the scope and availability of essential education for pain clinicians of all disciplines, taking into account specific local needs. For example, funds may be used to combine practical instruction with theory, to develop specific ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 1, 2009 Category: Research Authors: International Association for the Study of Pain Source Type: funding

Association of classroom participation and examination performance in a first-year medical school course.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we tested the hypothesis that classroom attendance/participation may be positively correlated with performance on a written examination for first-year medical school instruction. The study subjects consisted of 115 first-year medical students. The introductory respiratory structure-function instruction was designed to include one noncompulsory pretest, four short postinstruction noncompulsory self-evaluation tests that were unannounced as to date and time, and one compulsory comprehensive examination. The relationship between attendance/participation, measured by the number of noncompulsory tests taken, and ...
Source: Advances in Physiology Education - August 31, 2009 Category: Physiology Authors: Millis RM, Dyson S, Cannon D Tags: Adv Physiol Educ Source Type: journals

List of colleges with distance learning opportunities for nurses and allied health professionalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Read on for a list of colleges that offer online learning opportunities for healthcare travelers. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

Saint Louis University: Online learning programs for nursing degreesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Saint Louis University began offering distance-learning courses via the Internet in 1997. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

Distance Learning: A Strategy for Improving Incontinence Care in Nursing Homes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes a distance learning model designed to help nursing homes implement incontinence management best practices. A basic premise is that translating research into practice requires both a feasible intervention and a dissemination strategy responsive to the target audience's needs. DESIGN AND METHODS: Over 8 months, nurse supervisors from 14 nursing homes in nine states learned how to implement prompted voiding during monthly 60- to 90-min teleconferences. Supervisors completed field assignments that required them to implement prompted voiding. Descriptive evaluation data were collected using a resident dat...
Source: The Gerontologist - August 30, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rahman AN, Schnelle JF, Yamashita T, Patry G, Prasauskas R Tags: Gerontologist Source Type: journals

Distance Learning: Tips for Successful EducatorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nikki Dettmar is the Education and Assessment Coordinator. She earned a distance learning MSIS from the University of North Texas while living in Seattle and currently teaches via online distance education modalities. This is the third and final of a series of Technology Tuesday posts about the types of distance continuing education available, the technology involved, usage tips for both students and instructors, and the opportunities & challenges of distance learning. Winnipeg Maze of Lifelong Learning, photo by Stephen Downes In the first post of this series different types of distance learning formats were covere...
Source: Dragonfly - August 25, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nikki Dettmar Tags: Member Services Source Type: organizations

In Portland? Hone Your Health Info SkillsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you plan to be in or around Portland, Oregon on Thursday, September 10, please join us for training and discussion designed to sharpen your skill with health information. The Portland Area Library Association for Continuing Education (PALACE, formerly the PORTALS Continuing Education Committee) will sponsor two half-day workshops at Portland Community College, Cascade Campus. In the morning, Gail Kouame will present Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts? Examining Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The goal of this class is to increase understanding of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Students will learn the hi...
Source: Dragonfly - August 14, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Alison Aldrich Tags: Training & Education Source Type: organizations

Distance Learning: Tips For Successful Professional StudentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nikki Dettmar is the Acting Education and Assessment Coordinator. She earned a distance learning MSIS from the University of North Texas while living in Seattle and currently teaches via online distance education modalities. This is the second in a series of Technology Tuesday posts about the types of distance continuing education available, the technology involved, usage tips for both students and instructors, and the opportunities & challenges of distance learning. Winnipeg Maze of Lifelong Learning, photo by Stephen Downes As introduced in the first post of this series, available information about what a distance...
Source: Dragonfly - August 4, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nikki Dettmar Tags: Member Services Technology Training & Education Source Type: organizations

Process and Outcomes Evaluation of Retention Strategies Within a Nursing Workforce Diversity Project.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A commitment to enhancing the diversity of the nursing workforce is reflected in the recruitment and retention strategies designed by Stony Brook University with support of a grant received from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. Three specific student retention strategies are evaluated in terms of their influence on student inclusion and promotion of student success. A review of the cultural competence of teaching and learning strategies and the promotion of cultural self-awareness underpinned these strategies. A mentorship program designed to provide individual ...
Source: The Journal of Nursing Education - July 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Escallier LA, Fullerton JT Tags: J Nurs Educ Source Type: journals

Empowering health personnel for decentralized health planning in India: The Public Health Resource NetworkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Public Health Resource Network is an innovative distance-learning course in training, motivating, empowering and building a network of health personnel from government and civil society groups. Its aim is to build human resource capacity for strengthening decentralized health planning, especially at the district level, to improve accountability of health systems, elicit community participation for health, ensure equitable and accessible health facilities and to bring about convergence in programmes and services.The question confronting health systems in India is how best to reform, revitalize and resource primary healt...
Source: Human Resources for Health - July 19, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Anuska KalitaSarover ZaidiVandana PrasadV.r. Raman Source Type: journals

Journal: Distance Education - call for papersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Distance Education is the leading scholarly journal in the fields of distance, open and flexible learning. The journal is published by the Taylor and Francis Group and carries research-based as well as theoretical/conceptual articles. 2010 Special Issue on Mobile Learning Over the past seven or eight years, considerable progress has been achieved in developing the unique practices and pedagogies of mobile learning. These are no longer rooted in specific mobile technologies or indeed even in mobile technologies in general but rather in learning and mobility more generally. In some cases they have been a continuation o...
Source: MEDEV News - July 13, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Terrence Higgins Trust to run new City & Guilds course on HIVEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has just been approved to offer a new City & Guilds course in understanding HIV and AIDS. The course was developed as a partnership between THT and City & Guilds and it is the first of its kind. Courses will be run at locations across the UK.The qualification is designed for people interested in HIV and AIDS or working in a role where knowledge of the issue would be beneficial to their work. It’s ideal for people who work in a variety of roles including nurses, GP reception staff, voluntary workers, probation officers, police officers, teachers, social...
Source: Terrence Higgins Trust - July 8, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations

Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practice: Can We Train Therapists from a Distance?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although knowledge about the efficacy of behavioral interventions for children with ASD is increasing, studies of effectiveness and transportability to community settings are needed. The current study conducted an effectiveness trial to compare distance learning vs. live instruction for training community-based therapists to implement the Early Start Denver Model. Findings revealed: (a) distance learning and live instruction were equally effective for teaching therapists to both implement the model and to train parents; (b) didactic workshops and team supervision were required to improve therapists' skill use; (c) sign...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - July 6, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Vismara LA, Young GS, Stahmer AC, Griffith EM, Rogers SJ Tags: J Autism Dev Disord Source Type: journals

Mercy College of Northwest Ohio: RN-BSN and BSN-Health Care Administration degreesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mercy College offers two distance-learning programs in nursing: an RN-BSN degree and a BSN-Health Care Administration degree. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

Distance Learning: Navigating The MazeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nikki Dettmar is the Acting Education and Assessment Coordinator. She earned a distance learning MSIS from the University of North Texas while living in Seattle and currently teaches via online distance education modalities. This is the first in a series of Technology Tuesday posts about the types of distance continuing education available, the technology involved, usage tips for both students and instructors, and the opportunities & challenges of distance learning. Winnipeg Maze of Lifelong Learning, photo by Stephen Downes Have you thought about distance learning but weren’t sure where to start, or taken an...
Source: Dragonfly - June 30, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nikki Dettmar Tags: Member Services Training & Education Source Type: organizations

Try Wimba for WebcastingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Faculty: Did you know that AISR supports webcasting for your courses? Many distance-learning students have been “joining” their on-campus classmates via webcasting. This allows them to sit at their PCs and both hear the faculty member and see the presentation being given to the class. They are also able to send their questions and comments back to their teacher using a chat window. For classes that require student presentations, remote participants can be enabled temporarily to speak to the whole class electronically. Wimba Live Classroom makes it all possible. Wimba is a synchronous distance learning tool ...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - June 22, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Koopman Tags: All News Teaching Faculty Source Type: organizations

ED-MEDIA 2009 - World conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia & telecommunicationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
COLOR POSTER--ED-MEDIA 2009 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print; 200kb) http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/ed09poster.pdf CONTENTS & LINKS 1. Call for Papers and Submission & Presenter Guidelines, Deadline Dec. 19th: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/submitguide.htm http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/PresenterLounge 2. Major Topics: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/topics.htm 3. Presentation Categories: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm 4. Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/corporate.h...
Source: MEDEV Events - June 9, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

IADIS international conference e-Learning 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
* Keynote Speakers (confirmed): Professor Hermann Maurer, Graz University of Technology, Austria Jay Cross, Internet Time Group, Berkeley, California, USA * Invited speaker (confirmed): Catherine McLoughlin, Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australia * Conference background and goals The IADIS e-Learning 2009 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within e-Learning. This conference covers both technical as well as the non-technical aspects of e-Learning. The conference accepts submissions in the following seven main areas: Organisational Strategy and Management Issues; Technological Issues; e-Le...
Source: MEDEV Events - June 8, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

Distance Education: Call for papers - 2010 special issue on mobile learningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Distance Education is the leading scholarly journal in the fields of distance, open and flexible learning. The journal is published by the Taylor and Francis Group and carries research-based as well as theoretical/conceptual articles. 2010 Special Issue on Mobile Learning Over the past seven or eight years, considerable progress has been achieved in developing the unique practices and pedagogies of mobile learning. These are no longer rooted in specific mobile technologies or indeed even in mobile technologies in general but rather in learning and mobility more generally. In some cases they have been a continuation or rea...
Source: MEDEV News - June 5, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

New Distance Learning Opportunity: Podcasting for AdvocacyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Maryanne Blake and Alison Aldrich are teaming up to offer a new distance learning opportunity for network members. Podcasting for Advocacy is a hands-on class is designed to provide a fun yet informative introduction to podcasting. Hear all about it! Powered by Podbean.com Please RSVP for this class so we can send you information about how to access the webcasts. Then mark the following dates on your calendars: Thursday, June 18, 1pm Pacific Time: We will discuss how libraries, community-based organizations, hospitals, journal publishers, and other groups are using podcasts. You will learn how to find and recommend podca...
Source: Dragonfly - June 1, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Alison Aldrich Tags: Technology Training & Education Source Type: organizations

AMDA Offers New Palliative Care Course OnlineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In response to the increasing need for broader access to quality education programs in long-term care, AMDA is pleased to expand its online education. AMDA recognizes the need to diversify methods of delivering quality education and the value of providing distance-learning opportunities through enduring materials for self-study. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - May 31, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: News From the Association Source Type: news

Training tomorrow's anatomists today: A partnership approachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Anatomy is recognized to play a central role in the education and training of clinicians, healthcare professionals, and scientists. However, in recent years, the perceived decline in popularity of anatomy has led to a deficiency in the numbers of new anatomy educators. The tide is now turning with anatomy once again taking its rightful place in a wide of variety of disciplines, and therefore it is imperative that a new generation of anatomists is in place to meet this need. In response, the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland has made the training of the next set of anatomists, one of its strategic priorities, ...
Source: Anatomical Sciences Education - May 18, 2009 Category: Anatomy Authors: John P. Fraher, Darrell J.R. Evans Source Type: journals

JEFFLINE Maintenance Scheduled for Saturday, May 16thEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Selected JEFFLINE resources will be down on Saturday, May 16, 2009. Scopus will be down from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during vendor maintenance. Resource that require authentication will be down from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m while Jeff-IT moves servers: Off-campus log in to password-protected JEFFLINE resources (journals, databases, Clinical Image Database, etc.) Distance Learning courses Institutional Review Boards (IRB) Training for Human Subjects in Research Philadelphia Historical Digital Image Library If you need to obtain e-books or online journal content, Library staff will be available starting at 11 a....
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - May 14, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Koopman Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: organizations

Building capacity without disrupting health services: public health education for Africa through distance learningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The human resources crisis in Africa is especially acute in the public health field. Through distance education, the School of Public Health of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, has provided access to master's level public health education for health professionals from more than 20 African countries while they remain in post. Since 2000, interest has increased overwhelmingly to a point where four times more applications are received than can be accommodated. This home-grown programme remains sensitive to the needs of the target learners while engaging them in high-quality learning applied in their own work ...
Source: Human Resources for Health - April 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Lucy Alexander, Ehi Uche Igumbor and David Sanders Source Type: journals

Teaching evidence-based nursing practice in geriatric care settings: the geriatric nursing innovations through education institute.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Evidence-based practice holds tremendous potential to optimize care outcomes for older adults, yet many nurses are ill prepared to identify, interpret, and apply the best evidence to their practice. The Geriatric Nursing Innovations through Education (GNIE) Institute is a 39-contact-hour, hybrid distance learning continuing education model designed to strengthen RNs'clinical knowledge, leadership skills, and capacity for implementing evidence-based geriatric care. The GNIE Institute combines reflective, learner-centered instructional approaches with a practicum during which evidence-based guidelines are implemented.The...
Source: Journal of Gerontological Nursing - March 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: McConnell ES, Lekan D, Bunn M, Egerton E, Corazzini KN, Hendrix CD, Bailey DE Tags: J Gerontol Nurs Source Type: journals

Learning from the service userEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Drawing on interviews recently undertaken with service users, carers, and academics, Jill will explore changing discourses on service users and carers as mental health educators, and what participants highlight as key advantages for educators and students. She will consider some of the successful outputs involving service users in Open University teaching material on mental health as well as some of the challenges that remain for any equal partnership. Jill will be joined by Dr Jan Wallcraft, freelance mental health consultant and researcher and Dr Jonathan Leach, Chair of The Open University course 'Diverse Perspectives o...
Source: MEDEV Events - March 18, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

Health communication course now available by online learningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Coventry University's new MA in Health Communication Design is now available for part-time study via distance learning. The course is designed to support professionals who are seeking to augment their knowledge and skills in this important field: students can choose to do the full MA or an intermediate award of a Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate, or they can select one individual module and study a specific aspect of health communication. Developed by the University's new Health Design and Technology Institute in conjunction with Coventry School of Art and Design, the MA Health Communication Design has a ...
Source: MEDEV News - March 15, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

E-Learning in surgical education and trainingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article attempts to explain the key concepts behind e-learning, as well as its benefits and risks. E-learning has become a fixed feature within Higher and Professional Education and has been prioritized by Universities around the world, as well as all six Surgical Royal Colleges. Trainees have grown up with virtual learning environments and expect similar provision for their postgraduate studies, but have a greater need for basic science learning. Dispersal of trainees across duty rotas and geographically makes e-learning more attractive, but preserving peer and trainer communication is as important as content. Recent...
Source: ANZ Journal of Surgery - March 13, 2009 Category: Surgery Authors: Mike Larvin Tags: SURGICAL EDUCATION Source Type: journals

CSEDU 2009 - International conference on computer supported educationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is an invitation to submit a paper to the International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2009 - http://www.csedu.org), >which has currently an open call for papers. CSEDU will be held in Lisboa (Portugal) next year, on March 23-26, 2009. The deadline for paper submission is next November 18. The International Conference on Computer Supported Education, which is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Education Society Portuguese Chapter, the IEEE Portugal, the Workflow Management Coallition (WfMC) and the Interdisciplinary Institute for Collaboration and Research on Enterprise Systems and Technology (I...
Source: MEDEV Events - March 12, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

Histology aging workforce and what to do about itEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: There are 28,400 histotechs now working in human surgical and forensic pathology, half of whom will reach retirement age within the next 4 years, and to compensate for those retiring and to increase their number to the 31,200 needed in 2015, a 3-pronged solution is required. Firstly, each individual medical laboratory has to implement a uniform salary scale for all its members with equivalent professional level that will probably delay the retirement plans of some histotechs and will allow the flow of personnel between its different areas. Secondly, a new certification of “qualification in histology” should b...
Source: Annals of Diagnostic Pathology - March 9, 2009 Category: Pathology Authors: René J. Buesa Tags: Technical Note Source Type: journals

Obama taps Sebelius for HHS secretary in push for healthcare ITEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
President Barack Obama announced Monday he has tapped Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius for Department of Health and Human Services secretary and Nancy Ann DeParle as Director of the White House Office for Health Reform. If Sebelius is confirmed by the Senate, she would help interpret and implement healthcare IT provisions in the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. She would also face the daunting task of managing a huge influx of healthcare IT funding provided in the law, along with pressing healthcare reform plans underway by the White House and on Capitol Hill. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Agency for Healthcare Research Barack Obama broadband Broadband technology Department of Health and Human Services distance learning Industry News Information Administration information technology Kansas Kathleen Sebelius Source Type: news

The Use of a Simulated Nursing Practice Lab in a Distance Practical Nursing ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The project proved to be an effective strategy for teaching nursing in a distance learning program. (Source: Clinical Simulation in Nursing)
Source: Clinical Simulation in Nursing - March 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Barbara Morrison, Michael Scarcello, Lynne Thibeault, Debra Walker Tags: Featured Articles Source Type: journals

Distance learning works when gas and airfares skyrocket.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19374185 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer)
Source: MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer - March 1, 2009 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Keller D Tags: MLO Med Lab Obs Source Type: journals

The impact of training in transfusion medicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Creating an effective learning and training environment is a real challenge for most developing countries. Transfusion medicine is a branch of medicine which has a great link with almost all medical and surgical specialties. Blood transfusion safety plays an important and significant role in the patient's management. Proper qualified training personnel are the key of delivering safe blood components and the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in blood transfusion services. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - February 13, 2009 Category: Hematology Authors: G. A. Damanhouri Tags: XIXth Regional Congress of the ISBT, Eastern Mediterranean & amp; Europe Source Type: journals

Enhancing RN-to-BSN students' information literacy skills through the use of instructional technology.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article discusses the collaborative process between faculty and a library instruction coordinator and strategies used to create literacy learning activities focused on the development of basic database search skills for a Computers in Nursing course. The activities and an online tutorial were included in a library database module incorporated into WebCT. In addition, synchronous classroom meeting software was used by the librarian to reach students in the distance learning environment. Recommendations for module modifications and faculty, librarian, and student evaluations are offered. PMID: 19260403 [PubMed - in ...
Source: The Journal of Nursing Education - February 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Schutt MA, Hightower B Tags: J Nurs Educ Source Type: journals

Curriculum strategies to improve baccalaureate nursing information technology outcomes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Improving information technology (IT) outcomes is a top nursing education priority. Improving care access, quality, and cost effectiveness, IT skills are vital for professional development and advancement. Nursing programs have embraced distance learning and added informatics content, courses, and specific technologies; however, undergraduates' and educators' skills are still considered inadequate. Meanwhile, the Nursing Informatics specialty has moved beyond IT competency articulation and measurement. It is promoting information literacy to support evidence-based practice and the cultivation of clinical wisdom. The Te...
Source: The Journal of Nursing Education - February 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Fetter MS Tags: J Nurs Educ Source Type: journals

‘Water management for nature conservation: conflicts and synergies’Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
David Gowing is Professor of Botany at the Open University and Director of the Floodplain Meadows Partnership. He studied Botany at Cambridge and started his research career as a plant physiologist in Lancaster, investigating how plants consume water and respond to deficits. He became interested in how species compete for resources and moved to Cranfield University to work with a team of hydrologists and soil physicists to understand how soil water controls vegetation. He has become involved in the emerging discipline of Ecohydrology and has applied ecological principles to the management of water in soils for nature cons...
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - January 21, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: events