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The Case Of Brian - A Reality Check On The Safe Use Of Medicines In Rural Australia, Janie Smith
The Case Of Brian - A Reality Check On The Safe Use Of Medicines In Rural Australia, Janie Smith
Janie Smith
We often read or hear about the many wonderful developments in home medication reviews, ways of communicating with consumers and our quality improvement systems. But what does this mean at the coal-face for those older Australians living in rural and remote communities? Are these initiatives having an impact? Do people know about them and are they sustainable? The words sustainable and rural are often used together, not because rural is sustainable, but often because it is not. The Oxford Dictionary tells us that ‘sustainability’ means maintaining at length without interruption, weakening, losing power or quality; or to bear up from, …
How To Professionalise Your Practice As A Health Professions Educator, Michelle Mclean
How To Professionalise Your Practice As A Health Professions Educator, Michelle Mclean
Michelle McLean
No abstract provided.
Citizens For An Unknown Future: Developing Generic Skills And Capabilities In The Gulf Context, Michelle Mclean
Citizens For An Unknown Future: Developing Generic Skills And Capabilities In The Gulf Context, Michelle Mclean
Michelle McLean
Over the past 20 years or so, there has been a growing demand for Higher Education to more closely meet economic needs and employer requirements. HE in the UK and Australia, for example, has responded by identifying generic skills (UK) or generic graduate attributes (Australia) that are considered to improve students’ learning, develop their employability skills and prepare them for life-long learning. The Bologna agreement has also identified skills that graduates will require as future European Union citizens. These skills have also been called ‘key’, ‘core’ or ‘transferable’ skills and are “the skills, knowledge and abilities of university graduates, beyond …
Scholarship, Publication And Career Advancement In The Health Professions Education, Michelle Mclean
Scholarship, Publication And Career Advancement In The Health Professions Education, Michelle Mclean
Michelle McLean
No abstract provided.
Prevalence Of Scabies And Head Lice Among Children In A Welfare Home In Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, Jamaiah Ibrahim
Prevalence Of Scabies And Head Lice Among Children In A Welfare Home In Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, Jamaiah Ibrahim
Jamaiah Ibrahim
This is a survey of 120 children for scabies and head lice infestations in a welfare home in Pulau Pinang. Children from this welfare home (Rumah Kanak-Kanak Taman Bakti, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang) were randomly selected. Majority of them were Malays (72.5%) and the rest were Indians. The infestation rates were highest in the 10-12 years age group with 46% and 70% for scabies and head lice respectively. Head lice was more commonly seen in girls (65%) than boys (29%). Scabies was more commonly seen in boys (50%) than girls (16%). Overall prevalence rate for scabies was 31% and for …