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In Progress Report 2013: Health care renewal in Canada, the Health Council reports on the progress made by jurisdictions in five priority areas of the health accords: access and wait times;primary health care reform and electronic health records;pharmaceuticals management;disease prevention, health promotion and public health; andAboriginal health
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Telerehabilitation (telerehab) is the method of using new technologies to provide rehabilitation services at a distance. Through the appropriate application of technology, it is now possible to provide access to rehab services for clients who would otherwise be unable to receive them for reasons such as distance from a healthcare facility, lack of trained clinicians in a geographic area, or mobility impairments.
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These are my top tips try to address different aspects of effective explanations – the what and the how of explanations – the content and the delivery. What is reassuring is that really effective explanations can be deconstructed and be based upon evidence of how memory works, rather than being simply attributed to the power of personality. Great explanations, like all aspects of great teaching, can be repeatedly honed and improved."
BoringEM Tiny Tips outlines the IS IT MEAT mnemonic for altered mental status. It's a great approach to a presentation with a broad differential.
Editor’s note: Steve Wishman is a presentation designer at Prezi. Known for creating rich cinematic presentations for TED presenters and Silicon Valley leaders, engineers, startups, and more, Steve comes to Prezi with a lofty but simple goal: to create breathtaking visual stories that help change the world.
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The Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership, in conjunction with the Saskatoon Health Region, showed three short films, each portraying a different perspective on poverty in Saskatoon.
Follow these 10 rules to create professional presentations that will make a significant difference in traction and results. The Must Read ultimate guide to creating better engaging Presentations.
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We believe that graphic stories have an important role in patient care, medical education, and the social critique of the medical profession. What follows is an introduction to graphic stories, with some examples of what they are, how and why they work, and how they can enhance teaching and patient care.
CULTURALCOMPETENCY IN END OFLIFE CARE IN THE ICU:WHAT STUDENTSLEARNED IN A PILOTCURRICULUMAmy Chi, MDElisabeth E. Bennett, PhDRebecca D. Blanchard, PhD
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A mobile App desinged to improve the quality of life for those living with brain injuries. Qcard is the ultimate life managment app!
Expectations are high for mHealth from patients, providers and payers Significant differences in adoption among emerging /developed nations Consumers are ready to adopt mobile health faster than the health industry is ready to adapt Solutions, not technology, are the key to succes
Cascade is a game set in a brain under the siege of Alzheimer’s disease. The brain cells are involved in a microscopic war of epic proportions and you have the power to stabilize them. In the game, you explore interconnected worlds in an infinite universe. A malevolent force that surrounds you is closing in, extinguishing everything in a Cascade of annihilation. You are the last frontier against this Devastation, save as many worlds as you can before there is nothing left to save and all is lost to memory.
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Multiple resources including team teaching in small groups from Dr. Steve Davis, Uof Ohio Med School
Albert Einstein College of Medicine values the critical role which residents, graduate students, fellows, nurses, midwives, community members and other allied health professionals play in the education of our medical students. This portal provides important resources to develop and enhance their teaching and assessment skills when working with medical students and other learners in a variety of settings.
As a closet doodler most of my life I was enthralled to learn that note taking through drawing is not only a practice but an evidence-based accepted practice filled with amazing people working in t...
We're going to change all that! We're making oPortfolio - the open portfolio that medics want. It'll be free for the NHS to use, open-source, fast, modern, feature-rich, portable and interoperable between deaneries.
he Expert Skills Program (ESP) at Texas Tech was implemented in March, 2012, as a free access professional skill development opportunity for all interested students regardless of their institution. The ESP is named to reflect the broad goal of acquiring expert skills in areas ranging from clinical reasoning, patient examination, and communication to the fine motor skills employed in clinical procedures. We have been able to initiate skill development prior to formal clinical training by matching the steps used in clinical skills to the steps involved in higher order thinking skills.
According to a 2011 report by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, of the 74% of American adults using the Internet, 34% have read someone else's commentary or experience about health or medical issues on an online news group, website or blog. Meanwhile, about 13% of patients blog about their diagnosis or experience.
Editor’s note: A recent post on The Doctor’s Tablet concerning the communication gulf between patient and doctor about sexual activity generated a lot of interest. Why is it so difficult for doctors and patients to discuss the topic openly?
Music matters in the OR. Its a way to get your mind and body ready to do some act that you have to do at a very high and intense level. Research supports tha...
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