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Simulation based education and expansive learning in health professional education: A discussion: The aim of this paper

Simulation based education and expansive learning in health professional education: A discussion: The aim of this paper is to discuss the application of Simulation Based Education (SBE) in nursing and wider health professional education. Simulated Learning (SL) is discussed in relation to its history,...
Source: journals.sfu.ca

The state of medical education and practice in the UK. GMC's SoMEP 2017 report raises four concerns. The supply of new

The state of medical education and practice in the UK. GMC's SoMEP 2017 report raises four concerns. The supply of new doctors into the UK medical workforce has not kept pace with changes in demand Our dependence on non-UK qualified doctors has increased in some specialties The UK is at risk of becoming...
Source: gmc-uk.org

Collaborative Care Linked to Better Outcomes in Substance Use Disorders: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild,

Collaborative Care Linked to Better Outcomes in Substance Use Disorders: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Patients with alcohol or opioid use disorder treated with a collaborative care model in primary care are twice as likely to receive evidence-based...
Source: jwatch.org

Head of stroke programme condemns HSE inertia "Widespread inertia in the health service is leaving Ireland unprepared

Head of stroke programme condemns HSE inertia "Widespread inertia in the health service is leaving Ireland unprepared to cope with a huge increase in the number of stroke patients over the next decade, the outgoing head of the national stroke programme has warned. ...
Source: irishtimes.com

Baby boomers' drink and drug misuse needs urgent action, warn experts: By 2020, the number of over-50s receiving treatment

Baby boomers' drink and drug misuse needs urgent action, warn experts: By 2020, the number of over-50s receiving treatment for substance misuse problems is expected to double in Europe and treble in the US, say researchers
Source: theguardian.com

Japanese fungus spreading in UK hospitals - BBC News: More than 200 patients have been infected, but none has died, Public

Japanese fungus spreading in UK hospitals - BBC News: More than 200 patients have been infected, but none has died, Public Health England confirms. "The first UK case emerged in 2013. Since then, infection rates have been going up - although it remains rare. Candida auris is proving hard to stop because...
Source: bbc.co.uk

Advice to "Complete the Course" of Most Antibiotics Seen as Unfounded: By Joe Elia Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD The

Advice to "Complete the Course" of Most Antibiotics Seen as Unfounded: By Joe Elia Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD The "deeply embedded" view that failing to complete a course of antibiotics will lead to drug resistance has no evidentiary basis, according to an analysis in The BMJ . … NEJM Journal...
Source: jwatch.org

AI Can Help Patients Recover Ability to Stand and Walk: Neural nets and robotic harnesses can aid patients after spinal

AI Can Help Patients Recover Ability to Stand and Walk: Neural nets and robotic harnesses can aid patients after spinal cord injury, stroke. "After the volunteers walked roughly 20 meters using the neurorobotic platform to familiarize themselves with the apparatus, three patients with spinal cord...
Source: ieee.org

Phrase of the day: Quantum Cryptography. IEEE says Quantum Cryptography System Breaks Daylight Distance Record: New 53-kilometer

Phrase of the day: Quantum Cryptography. IEEE says Quantum Cryptography System Breaks Daylight Distance Record: New 53-kilometer record for quantum cryptography through the air could enable a 24/7 space-based quantum Internet.
Source: ieee.org

Soft Robotic Exosuit Can Help Stroke Patients: Improvements seen within minutes of powering up the device. "Walsh and his

Soft Robotic Exosuit Can Help Stroke Patients: Improvements seen within minutes of powering up the device. "Walsh and his colleagues sought to develop a flexible lightweight wearable robot to support a weakened leg's residual ability to move. “By providing a small amount of assistance, our soft exosuit...
Source: ieee.org

Donald Clark Plan B: Tutorbots are here - 7 ways they could change the learning landscape "[tutorbots] at last is

Donald Clark Plan B: Tutorbots are here - 7 ways they could change the learning landscape "[tutorbots] at last is a form of technology that teachers can appreciate, as it truly tries to improve on what they already do. It takes good teaching as its standard and tries to eliminate and streamline...
Source: blogspot.co.uk

Mobile-assisted Language Learning Using WeChat Instant Messaging: China has a long-standing problem in second-language education,

Mobile-assisted Language Learning Using WeChat Instant Messaging: China has a long-standing problem in second-language education, that is, the lack of communicative learning opportunities. This study attempts to solve the problem by introducing mobile-assisted language learning with WeChat instant messaging....
Source: online-journals.org

WHO: 12 Bacteria Families Urgently Require New Antibiotics: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The

WHO: 12 Bacteria Families Urgently Require New Antibiotics: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The World Health Organization has listed 12 families of bacteria that "pose the greatest threat to human health" because of resistance to … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

High performance communication by people with paralysis using an intracortical brain-computer interface: People with various

High performance communication by people with paralysis using an intracortical brain-computer interface: People with various forms paralysis not only have difficulties getting around, but also are less able to use many communication technologies including computers. In particular, strokes, neurological...
Source: elifesciences.org

How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs: Curfews, sports, and understanding kids’ brain chemistry have all helped dramatically

How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs: Curfews, sports, and understanding kids’ brain chemistry have all helped dramatically curb substance abuse in the country.
Source: theatlantic.com

Sore throats to be tested by pharmacists instead of GPs under NHS move: Sufferers will go for on-the-spot tests under initiative

Sore throats to be tested by pharmacists instead of GPs under NHS move: Sufferers will go for on-the-spot tests under initiative designed to relieve pressure on GPs and tackle antibiotic resistance
Source: theguardian.com

Good read. Animal Liberation by Peter Singer. A powerful book on animal rights written 40 years ago (updated 20 years ago

Good read. Animal Liberation by Peter Singer. A powerful book on animal rights written 40 years ago (updated 20 years ago and re-issued recently with an introduction by Yuval Hariri) and having stood the test of time and debate. It is called 'the bible' of the animal rights movement and rightly so ......
Source: amazon.co.uk

Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017. In

Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017. In this burgeoning on-demand economy, market entrants have developed solutions that address activities previously perceived as dull or demanding. For instance, Wype brings car-washing...
Source: accenture.com

In this book Tony Atkinson - Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science - asks the question,

In this book Tony Atkinson - Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science - asks the question, "If we wish to reduce the extent of inequality, how can this be done?" His answer includes looking at history for evidence of what has worked in the past and what could be...
Source: harvard.edu

Is this a circle? Your answer could reveal your political stance: A simple test has been devised that could determine your

Is this a circle? Your answer could reveal your political stance: A simple test has been devised that could determine your political outlook, according to a study. Researchers say those who see the shape above as a circle are more likely to have liberal political views.
Source: independent.co.uk