Newsletter 01.11
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Advancing skills for professionals in the rural economy
In January 2005 the Government awarded Harper Adams University College funding to establish Aspire, a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), in recognition ...
Authors: Dr Abigail Hind;
A 'patient pathway' model for clinical learning in treatment centres
University Departments and NHS Trusts within the West Midlands, under the auspices of the Birmingham and Black Country Strategic Health Authority Centre for Innovation and ...
Authors: Dr Sharon Buckley; Mr David Morley; Dr Sharon Jones; Dr John Couperthwaite; Mr Hemant Ojha; Mr Peter Appleton; Mr Thierry Boucheny;
Miniproject update: A new class of doctors - The health science graduate entry into medicine
On induction day at medical school, the traditional image is of teenagers, away from home for the first time, nervously taking their first steps into ...
Authors: Dr Heather Crick; Dr Adrian Hastings; Dr David Heney;
Workshop report: The best of the web - finding and evaluating health and life science information on the internet
The one-day workshop, consisting of presentations and practical exercises, was attended by 25 academics and information professionals representing the health and life sciences. The main ...
Authors: Mr Robert Abbott; Ms Laurian Williamson;
Conference report: Innovations in disability education
This paper summarises the projects presented and key outcomes of a meeting on innovations in disability education, held the Royal College of Physicians, London, in ...
Authors: Prof. Paul Dieppe;
AUVEC: a new African veterinary schools network empowering animal health services with eLearning
The formation of the African Universities Veterinary eLearning Consortium AUVEC has initiated a major new venture aimed at capacity building for the African animal health ...
Authors: Prof. David Dewhurst; Dr Mark Eisler; Dr Sue Welburn;
Our course and winningthe THES/Academy eTutor award 2005
The Masters programme in International Primary Health Care at University College London is a fully online, part-time course for experienced professionals, working in primary health ...
Authors: Dr Petra Boynton; Dr Deborah Swinglehurst; Prof. Trisha Greenhalgh; Ms Jill Russell; Dr Geoff Wong;
EEBP: education for evidence-based practice
Articles about EBP appear across many journals (general medical, educational, and discipline specific) because the subject crosses boundaries. Several journals exist to provide evidence-based commentaries ...
Authors: Dr Kevork Hopayian;
Latest developments in the Academy supporting new academic staff (SNAS) project
Since the summer there have been a number of significant new developments in the SNAS project which will be of interest to those of you ...
Authors: Mr Nigel Purcell;
Why, who and what is a medical care practitioner?
The NHS was inspired and created in the 1940s, but needs have changed as have advances in healthcare technology and delivery, and patient expectations.The ...
Authors: Dr Olwyn M.R. Westwood; Prof. Frank C Hay;
Workshop report: Standard setting for undergraduate examinations a beginners' practical guide
This workshop was the third in a series designed by Kathy Boursicot and Trudie Roberts for the Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine ...
Authors: Dr Katharine Boursicot; Prof. Trudie Roberts;
Project focus: REHASH
St George's, University of London, has led a consortium of Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) partners in the Re-purposing Existing Health Assets ...
Authors: Mr Chara Balasubramaniam; Mr Terry Poulton; Mr Raja Habib; Ms Trupti Bakrania; Dr Arnold Somasunderam; Ms Maryam Vahdat ; Ms Sheetal Kavia;
A touchstone for online summative assessment
Many pressures are driving interest in new forms of assessment but often there is resistance to summative examinations being held online due to fears over ...
Authors: Dr Simon Wilkinson; Dr Reg Dennick ; Ms Heather Rai;
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