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Continuing professional development: progress beyond continuing medical education: Continuing medical education (CME) is

Continuing professional development: progress beyond continuing medical education: Continuing medical education (CME) is rapidly evolving into competency-based continuing professional development (CPD) and this is driving change in self-directed CPD programs undertaken by individual practitioners as...
Source: amegroups.com

Community detection, link prediction, and layer interdependence in multilayer networks. "Complex systems are often characterized

Community detection, link prediction, and layer interdependence in multilayer networks. "Complex systems are often characterized by distinct types of interactions between the same entities. These can be described as a multilayer network where each layer represents one type of interaction. These layers...
Source: aps.org

In FutureLearn's MOOCs, Conversation Powers Learning at Massive Scale: Personalized learning has to get social. Students

In FutureLearn's MOOCs, Conversation Powers Learning at Massive Scale: Personalized learning has to get social. Students learn better through conversation. Nice overview of FutureLearn's approach to MOOCs by Professor Mike Sharples highlighting the potential of personalization of learning through conversation....
Source: ieee.org

The LMS Market is Quickly Losing Ground: Technological advancements have created a unique set of expectations for modern

The LMS Market is Quickly Losing Ground: Technological advancements have created a unique set of expectations for modern workers. And now, learning management systems, the undisputed Goliath of the corporate learning world, are having their lunch eaten by David.
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Brain Computation Is Organized via Power-of-Two-Based Permutation Logic: There is considerable scientific interest in understanding

Brain Computation Is Organized via Power-of-Two-Based Permutation Logic: There is considerable scientific interest in understanding how cell assemblies - the long-presumed computational motif - are organized so that the brain can generate cognitive behavior. The Theory of Connectivity proposes that...
Source: frontiersin.org

E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017.

blog post image 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

When anyone tries to predict what the financial markets will do just remind them that complex adaptive systems are tricky.

When anyone tries to predict what the financial markets will do just remind them that complex adaptive systems are tricky. "It is clear that the financial system exhibits all of the classic characteristics of a [Complex Adaptive System], with the consequence that analysis of the likely reaction of...
Source: ssrn.com

X2 Head Impact Management System Helps Spot Concussions |: X2 Biosystems, a company with offices in Redwood City, CA and

X2 Head Impact Management System Helps Spot Concussions |: X2 Biosystems, a company with offices in Redwood City, CA and Seattle, WA, is releasing its X2 Head Impact Management System for detection and evaluation of events suspected of causing concussion.
Source: medgadget.com

Editorial: Contemporary Faces of Diabetes Care for Youth and Young Adults in the 21st Century: Evolution in the Roles of

Editorial: Contemporary Faces of Diabetes Care for Youth and Young Adults in the 21st Century: Evolution in the Roles of Patients and Families, Healthcare Providers and Systems, Behavioral Health, and the Online Community Current diabetes reviews.
Source: nih.gov

Beyond investing: Making global health a reality for all | PLOS Biologue: A grand convergence in global health will require

Beyond investing: Making global health a reality for all | PLOS Biologue: A grand convergence in global health will require strategic investments in R&D and an aggressive scale-up of health-care delivery systems to ensure health tools reach those who need them most.
Source: plos.org

The UK has 'one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world': The UK has one of the worst healthcare systems

The UK has 'one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world': The UK has one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world according to a damning new report which said the nation has an “outstandingly poor” record of preventing ill health.
Source: independent.co.uk

GNU Health 3.0 released. "GNU Health is a Free/Libre project for health practitioners, health institutions and governments.

GNU Health 3.0 released. "GNU Health is a Free/Libre project for health practitioners, health institutions and governments. Its modular design allows to be deployed in many different scenarios: from small private offices, to large, national public health systems. It covers the functionality of Electronic...
Source: gnu.org

Leading Theory of Solar System's Formation Just Disproven - Slashdot

Leading Theory of Solar System's Formation Just Disproven - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi,

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH The minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS, including e-cigarettes) should be 21, according to new...
Source: jwatch.org

The Simplest Definition of SCORM You'll Ever Read: SCORM compliance assures companies that content creation tools and learning

The Simplest Definition of SCORM You'll Ever Read: SCORM compliance assures companies that content creation tools and learning management systems (LMS) work together to create an optimal instructional experience.
Source: schoolkeep.com

Applying Quality Improvement into Systems-based Learning to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Primary Care Kathleen Moreo. Tamar

Applying Quality Improvement into Systems-based Learning to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Primary Care Kathleen Moreo. Tamar Sapir. Laurence Greene. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
Source: bmj.com

Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society's Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: This

Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society's Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: This Executive Summary to the Endocrine Society's second Scientific Statement on environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) provides a synthesis of the key points of the complete...
Source: endocrine.org