Inspired by @oldaily's #el30 Elearning 3.0 series I have just added a
#meded project to the distributed web. It now has a permanent place on
the web without even requiring a server. #eldercareApp
https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/Qme7F72usRCWJtRzRXBaUeKmeQW2xCChdCHaVXQdTJP2c3/ So what does that all...
Source: ipfs.io
Unnecessarily difficult: Physical activity resources for adults are loaded with jargon: Web page articles and other written materials designed to encourage physical activity are often too difficult to be easily read and understood by most US adults, limiting their effectiveness.
Source: eurekalert.org
AGS/BGS Clinical Practice Guideline: Prevention of Falls in Older Persons - British Geriatrics Society
Source: bgs.org.uk
Using social media to support small group learning: Medical curricula are increasingly using small group learning and less didactic lecture-based teaching. This creates new challenges and opportunities in how students are best supported with information technology. We explored how university-supported...
Source: biomedcentral.com
Eldercare - an open source project for clinical measurement scales and summaries / links to guidelines in geriatric medicine. I have been working on this with colleagues at Royal Cornwall Hospital as an educational tool that can run on any mobile device and (when it is wrapped into an Android or iOS...
Source: github.com
Adult learning theories: Implications for learning and teaching in medical education: AMEE Guide No. 83: There are many theories that explain how adults learn and each has its own merits. This Guide explains and explores the more commonly used ones and how they can be used to enhance student and faculty...
Source: tandfonline.com
Jeremy Hunt can attack me all he wants – but he is wrong to say the NHS is working | Stephen Hawking "Hunt doesn't deny that he dismissed research contradicting his claim of excess deaths due to poorer hospital care and staffing at the weekend. He admits he relied on one paper by Professor Nick Freemantle...
Source: theguardian.com
The burden of triumph: meeting health and social care needs. Andrew Dilnot, Lancet 15 August 2017. "Life is getting longer. Death is not defeated, but it takes longer to win than it used to. The increases seen for most people in life expectancy are surely a matter for great rejoicing. References to...
Source: thelancet.com
GPs in England 'unconfident' discussing physical activity with patients – report: Less than two-thirds of doctors feel confident discussing activity levels and almost a third have never heard of national guidelines. "The majority of doctors in England are unfamiliar with recommended
levels of physical...
Source: theguardian.com
London has implemented an interesting idea to curb speeding: magic. The British capital has painted optical illusions on its streets as part of a pilot program to get drivers to slow down, according to podcast 99% Invisible. The idea is both simple and clever: Paint the streets to look like they have...
Source: fastcompany.com
Reducing Excessive Use of Antipsychotic Agents in Nursing Homes: This Viewpoint describes the structure and outcomes of a national initiative of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reduce the use of antipsychotics in nursing homes. Jerry H. Gurwitz. Alice Bonner. Donald M. Berwick. JAMA....
Source: jamanetwork.com
Patterns of change and continuity in ochre use during the late Middle Stone Age of the Horn of Africa: The Porc-Epic Cave record: Ochre is found at numerous Middle Stone Age (MSA) sites and plays a key role in early modern human archaeology. Here we analyse the largest known East African MSA ochre assemblage,...
Source: plos.org
The Big Shift in Platform Business Models: Everywhere you look today, platform businesses are in the news. Most of the stories focus on what platforms do. Some highlight the value they provide in terms of ease and convenience in connecting with needed resources. Others focus on the...
Source: typepad.com
E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017. I'm looking forward to engaging with as many of them as I can. Conversational technology. Why not have immediate access and personal learning support on platforms through messaging...
Source: agnate.co.uk
Good read. The most good you can do by Peter Singer. This is about effective altruism. If you are going to give away your money how can ensure you give it to the most effective resources? More than that if you've decided to give away money what is the best job that you can do? There are some extreme...
Source: amazon.co.uk
Rethinking Authentication, Revamping the Business: IP authentication is the most important mechanism for authorizing access to licensed e-resources resources. Substantial business and policy issues for libraries and publishers alike connect up to I…
Source: sspnet.org
A Possible Game-Changer for Open Educational Resources?: Amazon is reportedly poised to get into the open educational resources game. This could be huge, and not just for the most obvious reasons.
Source: sspnet.org
"to truly improve health equity, we need to swim even further upstream and engage in advocacy for an entire population. The WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health was explicit that to achieve health equity, we need to tackle the inequitable distribution of power, money and resources". Swimming...
Source: bmj.com
Guidance for BMJ patient reviewers | The BMJ
Source: bmj.com
A Minimum Viable Product is an Object for Learning: The best way to think of a Minimum Viable Product is as an object for learning. Here’s an example of a great one, along with resources to help you build your own.
Source: timkastelle.org