Identifying the optimal time period for detection of atrial fibrillation after ischaemic stroke and TIA, an updated systematic
There is an almost 4-fold increase in nAF detection with continuous cardiac monitoring, compared to usual care. The results also demonstrate two statistically significant time periods in nAF detection; at 0-14 days and 6-12 months following monitoring commencement. These data support the utilisation...
Source: nih.gov
Beyond Omicron: what’s next for COVID’s viral evolution Callaway, Ewen. Nature 2021 600:7888.
The rapid spread of new variants offers clues to how SARS-CoV-2 is adapting and how the pandemic will play out over the next several months. The rapid spread of new variants offers clues to how SARS-CoV-2 is adapting and how the pandemic will play out over the next several months.
Source: nature.com
Teen builds solar-powered tuk-tuk from scraps
Piranawan, 15, from Sri Lanka spent eight months of his Covid lockdown making his eco-friendly vehicle.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Clubhouse And Education
"New App Has Exciting Potential For Today’s Educators | Emerging Education Technologies" I've used Clubhouse for a couple of months and it certainly provides the opportunity for communities to come together and invite expert speakers. It is refreshing in that it doesn't have screen time and you can...
Source: emergingedtech.com
First it was Agile software development, now Agile management is remaking the workplace | ZDNet
"The most effective managers have used the past 12 months to support new remote-working practices with Agile leadership styles. This is what two digital leaders have learnt from the experience - and here's how you can benefit."
Source: zdnet.com
Google Brings Back Human Moderators for YouTube Content
Google Brings Back Human Moderators for YouTube Content | Digital Trends: More human moderators are going back to work to oversee YouTube content, taking over from automated systems that admittedly took down some videos erroneously. "YouTube revealed in late August that in the three months prior, 11.4...
Source: digitaltrends.com
How novice and expert anaesthetists understand expertise in anaesthesia: a qualitative study: The development of expertise
How novice and expert anaesthetists understand expertise in anaesthesia: a qualitative study: The development of expertise in anaesthesia requires personal contact between a mentor and a learner. Because mentors often are experienced clinicians, they may find it difficult to understand the challenges...
Source: biomedcentral.com
A comparison between the effectiveness of a gamified approach with the conventional approach in point-of-care ultrasonographic
A comparison between the effectiveness of a gamified approach with the conventional approach in point-of-care ultrasonographic training: Although gamification increases user engagement, its effectiveness in point-of-care ultrasonographic training has yet to be fully established. This study was conducted...
Source: biomedcentral.com
Google Has Announced a Plan to Disrupt the College Degree: Google's new certificate program takes only six months to complete,
Google Has Announced a Plan to Disrupt the College Degree: Google's new certificate program takes only six months to complete, and will be a fraction of the cost of college.
Source: inc.com
Effectiveness and feasibility of a mindful leadership course for medical specialists: a pilot study: Medical specialists
Effectiveness and feasibility of a mindful leadership course for medical specialists: a pilot study: Medical specialists experience high levels of stress. This has an impact on their well-being, but also on quality of their leadership. In the current mixed method study, the feasibility and effectiveness...
Source: biomedcentral.com
German Digital Healthcare Act promotes digital health.
German Digital Healthcare Act - Frontiers Health: Bundestag adopts law on reimbursement for digital health application in Germany. "health apps, which can help patients to manage a diagnosed medical condition, can from January 2020 onwards be prescribed by their doctors. The costs are borne by the statutory...
Source: frontiers.health
Acute care toolkit 15: Managing acute medical problems in pregnancy: Pregnant women can present to any acute hospital service
Acute care toolkit 15: Managing acute medical problems in pregnancy: Pregnant women can present to any acute hospital service at any time during their pregnancy or the postpartum period, which is up to 12 months post-delivery.
Source: rcplondon.ac.uk
Change in clinical practice is slow even when it is obvious change should occur. Changing to a generic drug took 8 months
Change in clinical practice is slow even when it is obvious change should occur. Changing to a generic drug took 8 months and it was 18 months for adopting a guideline on UTI. "Substantial variation was observed in the speed with which individual NHS general practices responded to warranted changes...
Source: bmj.com
Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Acute Ischemic Stroke and High-Risk TIA | NEJM: Abstract Background Combination antiplatelet
Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Acute Ischemic Stroke and High-Risk TIA | NEJM: Abstract Background Combination antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin may reduce the rate of recurrent stroke during the first 3 months after a minor ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). A trial of combination...
Source: nejm.org
Why There Are No Bosses at Valve - that is what you need if you want to have a creative and agile business. Hire the right
Why There Are No Bosses at Valve - that is what you need if you want to have a creative and agile business. Hire the right people and give them 6 months to adjust. An article from 2012 on Valve Software—"the company behind the Half-Life, Counter-Strike, and Portal video game series—released its...
Source: bloomberg.com
YoDerm Provides Consultations and Prescriptions Within 24 Hours |: In many areas the wait time to see a dermatologist can
YoDerm Provides Consultations and Prescriptions Within 24 Hours |: In many areas the wait time to see a dermatologist can span weeks or even months, leaving those with acute or chronic skin conditions frustrated. YoDerm is
Source: medgadget.com
Government 'failed to clean up air': New figures show the UK government failed to reduce illegal levels of air pollution
Government 'failed to clean up air': New figures show the UK government failed to reduce illegal levels of air pollution in the 18 months after a court ordered it to clean up the air.
Source: bbc.co.uk
A single-centre hospital-wide handoff standardisation report: what is so special about that? "Using a relatively low-cost
A single-centre hospital-wide handoff standardisation report: what is so special about that? "Using a relatively low-cost approach, they managed to implement the system across 15 medical departments, as well as nursing, train nearly 6000 healthcare staff and collect observational data on process reliability...
Source: bmj.com
The Need to Test Strategies Based on Common Sense: “You have diabetes.” In most care settings, this statement still
The Need to Test Strategies Based on Common Sense: “You have diabetes.” In most care settings, this statement still triggers prescription of a glucometer and instruction on how to perform self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). Every 3 months thereafter, patients’ glucose logs are reviewed and...
Source: jamanetwork.com
Impact evaluation of different cash-based intervention modalities on child and maternal nutritional status in Sindh Province,
Impact evaluation of different cash-based intervention modalities on child and maternal nutritional status in Sindh Province, Pakistan, at 6 mo and at 1 y: A cluster randomised controlled trial: A cluster randomised trial reveals cash-based interventions reduce stunting in children from very poor families...
Source: plos.org
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