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ABSTRACT: Electronic and postal reminders for improving immunisation coverage in children

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, suboptimal immunisation coverage causes the deaths of more than one million children under five from vaccine-preventable diseases every year. Reasons for suboptimal coverage are multifactorial, and a combination of interventions is needed to improve compliance with immunisation schedules. One intervention relies on reminders, where the health system prompts caregivers

Posted on 19 Oct 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Patient Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Reviews of theoretical frameworks: Challenges and judging the quality of theory application

BACKGROUND: Rigorous reviews of available information, from a range of resources, are required to support medical and health educators in their decision making. AIM: The aim of this article is to highlight the importance of a review of theoretical frameworks specifically as a supplement to reviews that focus on a synthesis of the

Posted on 19 Oct 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Critical Appraisal of Emergency Medicine Education Research: The Best Publications of 2014

OBJECTIVES: The objective was to critically appraise and highlight rigorous education research study articles published in 2014 whose outcomes advance the science of emergency medicine (EM) education. METHODS: A search of the English language literature in 2014 querying Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), PsychINFO, PubMed, and Scopus identified 243 EM-related articles using either

Posted on 19 Oct 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Interprofessional Podiatric Surgical Simulation A Pilot Study.

BACKGROUND: Interprofessional collaboration is key to quality outcomes in the health-care systems of today. Simulation is a common tool in podiatric medical education, and interprofessional education has become more common in podiatric medicine programs. Interprofessional simulation is the blending of these educational strategies. METHODS: A quantitative design was used to determine the impact

Posted on 28 Aug 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Emotional Intelligence and Simulation

Emotional intelligence (EI) is an established concept in the business literature with evidence that it is an important factor in determining career achievement. There is increasing interest in the role that EI has in medical training, but it is still a nascent field. This article reviews the EI literature most

Posted on 25 Aug 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: The importance of medical education in the changing field of pain medicine

Suffering chronic pain is a global epidemic that requires a closer look on how we are educating trainees to become more effective in pain management. The vast majority of medical professionals will encounter treatment of pain throughout their career. Our current system for educating these medical professionals is flawed in

Posted on 25 Aug 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Committing to patient-centered medical education.

BACKGROUND: Regular encounters of patients and medical students in a managed and structured consultation format, to focus on partnership in health care and chronic illness management, can address the student learning and professional development requirements facing contemporary medical education. CONTEXT: To engage and maintain such a strategy demands commitment and a belief in

Posted on 25 Aug 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Fostering and assessing professionalism and communication skills in neurosurgical education

NTRODUCTION: Incorporation of the 6 ACGME core competencies into surgical training has proven a considerable challenge particularly for the two primarily behavioral competencies, professionalism and interpersonal and communication skills. We report on experience with two specific interventions to foster the teaching and continuous evaluation of these competencies for neurosurgery residents. MATERIAL AND

Posted on 25 Aug 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Impact of performance improvement continuing medical education on cardiometabolic risk factor control: the COSEHC initiative

INTRODUCTION: The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC) implemented a study to assess benefits of a performance improvement continuing medical education (PI CME) activity focused on cardiometabolic risk factor management in primary care patients. METHODS: Using the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) model as the foundation, this PI CME activity aimed at improving practice gaps by

Posted on 25 Aug 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Learning theory and its application to the use of social media in medical education

BACKGROUND: There is rapidly increasing pressure to employ social media in medical education, but a review of the literature demonstrates that its value and role are uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To determine if medical educators have a conceptual framework that informs their use of social media and whether this framework can be mapped to learning

Posted on 25 Aug 2015
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

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ABSTRACT: Electronic and postal reminders for improving immunisation coverage in children

ABSTRACT: Reviews of theoretical frameworks: Challenges and judging the quality of theory application

ABSTRACT: Critical Appraisal of Emergency Medicine Education Research: The Best Publications of 2014

ABSTRACT: Interprofessional Podiatric Surgical Simulation A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Emotional Intelligence and Simulation

ABSTRACT: The importance of medical education in the changing field of pain medicine

ABSTRACT: Committing to patient-centered medical education.

ABSTRACT: Fostering and assessing professionalism and communication skills in neurosurgical education

ABSTRACT: Impact of performance improvement continuing medical education on cardiometabolic risk factor control: the COSEHC initiative

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