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Coaching for Clinician Educators

Branzetti, Jeremy. Love, Linda M.. Schulte, Elaine E. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Clinician educators (CEs) face manifold challenges, such as teaching under increasing clinical productivity pressures, satisfying evolving accreditation requirements, and combatting trainee and faculty burnout....
Source: allenpress.com

Rocking down to Electric Avenue? Good luck charging your car

European and U.S. cities planning to phase out combustion engines over the next 15 years first need to plug a charging gap for millions of residents who park their cars on the street.
Source: reuters.com

Clinically contextualised ECG interpretation: the impact of prior clinical exposure and case vignettes on ECG diagnostic

Does teaching ECGs with a clinical vignette improve training? Not greatly ... but having seen a condition previously (and presumably the ECG that went with it) is probably best. The researchers concluded that "ECG training should therefore not rely on experiential learning alone, but instead be supplemented...
Source: biomedcentral.com

5 ways the pandemic may transform medical education: Some innovations put in place for medical students during COVID-19

5 ways the pandemic may transform medical education: Some innovations put in place for medical students during COVID-19 may remain in place well after the pandemic’s end.
Source: ama-assn.org

Performance of China

Performance of China’s new medical licensing examination for rural general practice: To evaluate the performance of China’s new medical licensing examination (MLE) for rural general practice, which determines the number of qualified doctors who can provide primary care for China’s rural residents,...
Source: biomedcentral.com

'Tombstoning' a tradition, say Moray locals | Press and Journal: Residents in a Moray village have defended the daredevil

'Tombstoning' a tradition, say Moray locals | Press and Journal: Residents in a Moray village have defended the daredevil practice of "tombstoning" by saying it's a local tradition that dates back generations.
Source: pressandjournal.co.uk

COVID-19 infections and deaths among Connecticut nursing home residents

COVID-19 infections and deaths among Connecticut nursing home residents: facility correlates: Objective To determine the associations of nursing home registered nurse (RN) staffing, overall quality of care, and concentration of Medicaid or racial and ethnic minority residents with COVID-19 ... Yue...
Source: wiley.com

Pimp My Zimmer project 'reduces falls': Care home residents in Wales have been decorating their Zimmer frames to make them

Pimp My Zimmer project 'reduces falls': Care home residents in Wales have been decorating their Zimmer frames to make them more identifiable.
Source: bbc.co.uk

What do Japanese residents learn from treating dying patients? The implications for training in end-of-life care: How medical

What do Japanese residents learn from treating dying patients? The implications for training in end-of-life care: How medical residents’ experiences with care for dying patients affect their emotional well-being, their learning outcomes, and the formation of their professional identities is not fully...
Source: biomedcentral.com

The European Union’s new data privacy rules will make companies worldwide clean up their online security, or else: "Sweeping

The European Union’s new data privacy rules will make companies worldwide clean up their online security, or else: "Sweeping reforms are set to take charge of European consumers' online privacy and data concerns next spring, but the impact could be global — and a huge win for consumer privacy advocates....
Source: niemanlab.org

License agreement provides India with unlimited access to the Cochrane Library | University Business Magazine "The collaboration

License agreement provides India with unlimited access to the Cochrane Library | University Business Magazine "The collaboration between Wiley, Cochrane and the National Medical Library in India offers free access, through IP recognition, to the Cochrane Library across India. This opportunity has been...
Source: universitybusiness.com

DEcentralised Citizens Owned Data Ecosystem. EU funded project. "Citizens give up data in blockchain project to improve

DEcentralised Citizens Owned Data Ecosystem. EU funded project. "Citizens give up data in blockchain project to improve cities: The DECODE project will give residents of Barcelona and Amsterdam more control over how their personal data is harnessed by local government and businesses"
Source: newscientist.com

Brexit and Trump explained and how (liberal) globalists have probably got it wrong. "When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism:

Brexit and Trump explained and how (liberal) globalists have probably got it wrong. "When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism: And how moral psychology can help explain and reduce tensions between the two. ... ... globalists often support high levels of immigration and reductions in national sovereignty;...
Source: the-american-interest.com

Church of England to close Surrey care home owing to lack of staff: Decision will leave 30 residents, many with dementia,

Church of England to close Surrey care home owing to lack of staff: Decision will leave 30 residents, many with dementia, of Manormead care home near Hindhead needing somewhere else to live
Source: theguardian.com

More Evidence That Cranberry Products Don't Prevent Urinary Tract Infections: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair,

More Evidence That Cranberry Products Don't Prevent Urinary Tract Infections: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Cranberry capsules did not help prevent bacteriuria plus pyuria in a study of nursing home residents published in … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

Female doctors may be forced to quit over new contract, experts say: Two presidents of medical royal colleges say analysis

Female doctors may be forced to quit over new contract, experts say: Two presidents of medical royal colleges say analysis of contract shows PM’s promises to help women are false
Source: theguardian.com

A&E now 'overwhelmed' says royal college presidents and calls for more staff - Hospital Dr

A&E now 'overwhelmed' says royal college presidents and calls for more staff - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Government launches first 'TripAdvisor' style website for care homes: The system will allow residents and relatives to provide

Government launches first 'TripAdvisor' style website for care homes: The system will allow residents and relatives to provide reviews of care homes and to give them a star rating
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Trial by Firings: Lessons in Organizing at NewYork-Presbyterian: When NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University

Trial by Firings: Lessons in Organizing at NewYork-Presbyterian: When NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University announced plans to shutter their family medicine residency, students, residents and others quickly mobilized to save the program.
Source: aafp.org

When should pediatric residents consult supervisors on issues that come up after hours?: While resident physicians responsible

When should pediatric residents consult supervisors on issues that come up after hours?: While resident physicians responsible for the care of hospital patients are always able to call a supervising senior physician for advice on handling situations that may come up, which situations require immediate...
Source: eurekalert.org