Development and validation of Simulation Scenario Quality Instrument (SSQI)
A validated scale for measuring quality of simulation scenarios in medical education. "Background Due to the unmet need for valid instruments that evaluate critical components of simulation scenarios, this research aimed to develop and validate an instrument that measures the quality of healthcare...
Source: biomedcentral.com
Clinically contextualised ECG interpretation: the impact of prior clinical exposure and case vignettes on ECG diagnostic
Does teaching ECGs with a clinical vignette improve training? Not greatly ... but having seen a condition previously (and presumably the ECG that went with it) is probably best. The researchers concluded that "ECG training should therefore not rely on experiential learning
alone, but instead be supplemented...
Source: biomedcentral.com
Founded Upon an Error
A recent post on Reddit asks, “Why was Bayes’ Theory not accepted/popular historically until the late 20th century?” Great question! As always, there are many answers to a questio…
Source: allendowney.com
This Robot Taught Itself to Walk in a SimulationâThen Went for a Stroll in Berkeley
Recently, in a Berkeley lab, a robot called Cassie taught itself to walk a little like a toddler mightâthrough trial and error.
Source: singularityhub.com
9 errors of judgement about the pandemic
America Is Trapped in a Pandemic Spiral: As the U.S. heads toward the winter, the country is going round in circles, making the same conceptual errors that have plagued it since spring.
Source: theatlantic.com
Better wisdom from crowds: MIT scholars produce new method of harvesting correct answers from groups. “A new technique
Better wisdom from crowds: MIT scholars produce new method of harvesting correct answers from groups. “A new technique [described in 2017] can better extract correct answers from large groups of people. For a given question, people are asked two things: What they think the right answer is, and what...
Source: mit.edu
How To Kill Ideas: We were asked last week by the Disruptive Innovators Network, 'How long should you spend on an idea?'
How To Kill Ideas: We were asked last week by the Disruptive Innovators Network, 'How long should you spend on an idea?' "In the early days of Bromford Lab we had a 12 WEEKS MAX rule. If we couldn’t get an idea up and running within that time – it should be killed. We soon realised the error of our...
Source: paulitaylor.com
Using a videogame to facilitate nursing and medical students' first visit to the operating theatre. A randomized controlled
Using a videogame to facilitate nursing and medical students' first visit to the operating theatre. A randomized controlled trial. - PubMed - NCBI
"A videogame was developed, combining pictures and short videos, by which students are interactively instructed on acting at the surgical block. Moreover,...
Source: nih.gov
Acid attacks have been happening in the UK for 200 years, so why are we only talking about them now?: Around eight years
Acid attacks have been happening in the UK for 200 years, so why are we only talking about them now?: Around eight years ago, when researching the screenplay for my short film “Shrouded”, I spoke to women who were victims of acid attacks, but had chosen to wear the Niqab to cover their scarred faces. The...
Source: independent.co.uk
Excellent tone in the opening paragraphs of Wing Commander Ed Nicol's editorial (RCP's Clinical Medicine July 2017). "we
Excellent tone in the opening paragraphs of Wing Commander Ed Nicol's editorial (RCP's Clinical Medicine July 2017). "we must continue to point out to ministers and those who control our purse strings, this [response to terror incidents] is how we aim to respond to all our patients"
Source: rcpjournal.org
Don't believe what people say about the angry, disaffected Muslim youth: Hundreds of “We love MCR” banners coursed
Don't believe what people say about the angry, disaffected Muslim youth: Hundreds of “We love MCR” banners coursed their way through central Manchester last week, along with signs proclaiming, “Love for all, hatred for none”. Young Muslim women and men proudly displayed them in an act of defiance...
Source: independent.co.uk
The Causes and Consequences of a Need for Self-Esteem: A Terror Management Theory Jeff Greenberg. Tom Pyszczynski. Sheldon
The Causes and Consequences of a Need for Self-Esteem: A Terror Management Theory Jeff Greenberg. Tom Pyszczynski. Sheldon Solomon.
Source: springer.com
Professor Nowotny's book (The Cunning of Uncertainty) celebrating the edge of what we know and the inevitable uncertainties
Professor Nowotny's book (The Cunning of Uncertainty) celebrating the edge of what we know and the inevitable uncertainties around us. Touches on current issues such as finance, climate change, and terrorism. Written by a former president of the European Research Council the book covers many aspects...
Source: wiley.com
Security Council ‘Unequivocally’ Condemns ISIL Terrorist Attacks, Unanimously Adopting Text that Determines Extremist
Security Council ‘Unequivocally’ Condemns ISIL Terrorist Attacks, Unanimously Adopting Text that Determines Extremist Group Poses ‘Unprecedented’ Threat | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Source: www.un.org
IIS 7.5 Detailed Error - 500.0 - Internal Server Error
IIS 7.5 Detailed Error - 500.0 - Internal Server Error
Source: rsc.org
8 Fatal Interaction Errors That Kill eLearning - PulseLearning: Want to know how the way you use eLearning interactivity
8 Fatal Interaction Errors That Kill eLearning - PulseLearning: Want to know how the way you use eLearning interactivity can leave your content for dead? Check 8 fatal Interaction Errors That Kill eLearning.
Source: pulselearning.com
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