Sponsored Q&A: how can higher education better prepare students for a patient-centered NHS? Join our panel of experts on Friday 17 May 12-2pm BST The inquiry into the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of patients at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust earlier this year, has left an unsettling nervousness...
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For nursing professor Kerry Reid-Searl, simulation is as good as the real thing in teaching students and improving patient care "I suit up and walk into the conference, get up on stage and start playing with the microphone. People in the audience are thinking: 'Who is this and what are we going...
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Even though I have been working with Healthwise for over eight years, I am ashamed to say I didn't know much about how they actually went about creating their patient educational content until I visited them in Boise. We've been having a hard time promoting patient education in India , even though...
I just spent a week in Boise, learning how Healthwise creates health educational materials . If you haven’t heard of either Healthwise or Boise, this is quite understandable ! It’s a little known secret that Healthwise is the world leader in creating high quality health educational materials – content...
What do you know about Stage 2 Meaningful Use around Transitions of Care? From the ONC: Reflecting our continued commitment to expand the Stage 2 / 2014 Edition meaningful use education portfolio beyond webinars and speaking events, today ONC is launching a a brand new self-paced education module on...
Seven things to keep in mind before sending off your job application to an Asian university Do your research Collaborating with an overseas university first is a great way to get to know them if you are considering moving abroad. Paul Matsudaira started his career at Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
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Working in Hong Kong started out as an adventure but turned into a rewarding way of life says assistant professor Tom Vinaimont "I had no idea what HK was like before I came here," he says. "To me it started as one big adventure. I had lived in New York and I like big cites. My partner...
Is education a predictor of an individual's health quality and longevity? This infographic, part of the New Public Health National Prevention Strategy series from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, tells a visual story on the role of education in the health of American communities. According to...
One of the key roles of a doctor is to educate his patient. This is important , because it allows patients to understand exactly what their treatment options are; and why the doctor is recommending a particular course of action, so that they have realistic expectations of what is likely to happen. This...
Prince's Trust charity discovers nearly half of young people not in work, education or training feel depressed More than one in four young people in work admits to feeling down or depressed always or often, with this figure rising to nearly half among their unemployed peers, according to a youth...
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Did you know that the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has an " Open School " where you can take courses and receive a certificate of completion? In March, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) became the first medical school in the United States to require its students to earn the...