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Beauvais Honored By The Connecticut Nurses Association, Audrey M. Beauvais

Audrey M. Beauvais

No abstract provided.

Building And Sustaining Community Partnerships: A University/Health Network Collaboration, Margaret A. Hadinger Ms, Mary Ellen Miller Phd, Rn

Division of Education

No abstract provided.

Development And Implementation Of Victorian Prehospital Clinical Practice Guidelines: The Supraventricular Tachycardia Example., Gavin Smith, Jeff Kenneally

Australasian Journal of Paramedicine

Background

The Ambulance Victoria (AV) Clinical Practice Development Committee (CPDC) is tasked with periodic review of all of the AV Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG’s).This paper will highlight the framework underpinning CPG development in a Victorian prehospital emergency care system, using the major revision of CPG A0403 (supraventricular tachycardia) as an example of the process.

Evaluation of current practice

The CPDC applied the AV CPD process, based upon national and internationally accepted methods of guideline assessment and development. Literature review, analysis of current practice data and extensive expert consultation were also used to formulate the supraventricular tachycardia guideline examined ...

Lessons About Work Readiness From Final Year Paramedic Students In An Australian University, Kylie O'Brien, Amber Moore, Peter R. Hartley, David Dawson

Australasian Journal of Paramedicine

Background

Paramedic education is changing in Australia from a post-employment model in which in-house training is provided by state-based service providers to pre-employment Bachelor degree education in universities. Little is known about how well prepared final year paramedic students nearing the end of their university course perceive themselves to be to enter the workforce.

Objective: To investigate perceptions of preparedness for the workforce of final year paramedic students at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

Methods

A survey was conducted with final year paramedic students in their last semester at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. The survey focussed on eight dimensions relating to ...

Underrepresented Minorities In Medical School Admissions: Developing A Theoretical Model, Margaret A. Hadinger Ms

Division of Education

No abstract provided.

1,000 Miles Next Door: Lessons Learned And Next Steps, Margaret A. Hadinger Ms

Division of Education

No abstract provided.

Select Readiness: Results Of A Comprehensive Assessment Of The Clinical Learning Environment Of A Branch Medical Campus, Margaret A. Hadinger Ms, Hubert K. Huang Ms, Med, Erica T. Mahady Ma, Jody Millard Ma, Edward R. Norris Md, Fapa, Fapm, J Alan Otsuki Md, Mba

Division of Education

No abstract provided.

Empowering Rehabilitative Medicine Residents To Transform Healthcare With Quality Improvement And Patient Safety Curriculum, Ashlee Goldsmith Md

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Understanding Medical Students’ Beliefs On Abortion And Sexual Reproduction, Maria Jarkowiec, Seema Kakar, Julia B. Frank, Gisela Butera

Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

BACKGROUND: As a controversial topic in American society, abortion occupies a precarious place in medical school curricula. Although medical students believe abortion is a valid and acceptable topic, fewer than 20% of U.S. medical schools offer formal abortion education in either the pre-clinical or clinical years. Only 40% provide abortion lectures during clerkships. According to the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, student learning objectives, abortion education should be included at a minimum in the third year core clerkship. In the absence of published curricula, health professional schools must develop their own methods to teach the medical aspects ...

Faculty Development For The Use Of High-Fidelity Patient Simulation: A Systematic Review, Wendy M. Nehring, Teressa Wexler, Faye Hughes, Audry Greenwell

International Journal of Health Sciences Education

This is a systematic review of the research data between 1995 and June 2013 concerning faculty development in the use of high-fidelity patient simulation for health professionals and students with a search of the following databases: CINAHL, Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive, OVID Medline, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Scopus, and ProQuest Dissertation/Theses Database. The primary search terms were high-fidelity patient simulation and faculty development. Reference lists from relevant articles were also reviewed. Twenty-five studies were included for this review. The majority of the studies were surveys with a few quasi-experimental designs. The themes were similar to those found in the ...

Addressing The Health Of Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers In Rural East Tennessee Through Interprofessional Education, Experiential Learning, And A University/Community Partnership, Sharon Loury, Mchael Bradfield, Joseph Florence, Kenneth Silver, Karin Hoffman, Alexis Andino

International Journal of Health Sciences Education

The concept of interprofessional practice and education is not new but has recently gained attention as the result of a paradigm shift in the future of healthcare and how it is delivered and financed. Universities are now addressing ways to incorporate interprofessional education and learning experiences into the curriculum to ensure graduating healthcare professionals are competent to collaborate as a team and deliver quality effective healthcare.

A regional research university in East Tennessee with health programs across five Health Science colleges (Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health), Psychology, and Social Work has offered an interprofessional ...

The Effect Of Conceptual And Contextual Teaching Strategies For The Transfer Of Basic Science Knowledge In Medical Education, Kulamakan Mahan Kulasegaram Dr

Open Access Dissertations and Theses

Application of previously learned knowledge to new problems or contexts is a cognitive process known as transfer. Undergraduate medical education is optimized when learners are able to transfer basic science knowledge to clinical learning. A long history of transfer research suggests that spontaneous transfer of conceptual knowledge is not easy for learners, thus creating an educational challenge during undergraduate training. However, not all transfer tasks are equally difficult. When conceptual problems are presented in familiar contexts (e.g. similar surface details or semantic content in word problems), this near transfer is facilitated for learners. But when contextual familiarity does not ...

The Development Of The Ontario Decision Aid In Rectal Cancer For Stage Ii Or Iii Patients (Odarc), Debi Banerjee

Open Access Dissertations and Theses

Focus of Thesis This thesis focuses on the initial stages of developing the Ontario Decision Aid in Rectal Cancer for Stage II and III patients (ODARC). The ODARC is a DA meant to facilitate relevant information exchange among physicians and patients. Such a tool should enhance patient knowledge and accuracy of treatment expectations by effectively conveying to patients relevant information on treatment options and associated benefits and risks. The ODARC is designed for use during a physician-patient consultation. The ODARC prototype development was guided by a workbook on developing & evaluating patient DAs published by O’Connor & Jacobsen (for efficiency we ...

Cardiac And Respiratory Auscultation Skill Development: Exploration And Application Of Cognitive Load Theory In Health Professions Education, Ruth Chen

Open Access Dissertations and Theses

This thesis explores the Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) framework with health professions education research, and applies the principles of CLT to one specific area of health professions education: the acquisition of cardiac and respiratory auscultation and physical assessment skill in undergraduate nursing students. The first study evaluates context-based learning environments on the acquisition of auscultation skill and physical assessment performance. Results suggest that for novice level students, high-context-based learning environments may contribute to extraneous cognitive load and may not be beneficial for learning. The next cluster of studies evaluates auscultation test performance following manipulation of cognitive load variables. The interleaving ...

‘They Will Tell Me If There Is A Problem’: Limited Discussion Between Health Professionals, Older Adults And Their Caregivers On Falls Prevention During And After Hospitalization, Deng-Ching Angela Lee, Fiona Mcdermott, Tammy Hoffmann, Terry P. Haines

Health Sciences & Medicine papers

The objectives of this study were to describe the sources of falls prevention information provided to older adults during and after hospitalization, identify and explore reasons why discussion about falls prevention may not take place.

Six participant groups were interviewed using semi-structured interviews or focus groups: (i) older patients (n = 16); (ii) caregivers (n = 8); (iii) allied health and nursing professionals (n = 33); (iv) doctors from acute wards (n = 8); (v) doctors from subacute wards (n = 10) and (vi) general practitioners (n = 9). Participants were recruited from three Australian hospitals that provided acute and subacute in-patient services to the older ...

The Role Of Ambulatory Nursing Leadership In Mammogram Screening, Sarah D. Creswell Bs, Rn-Bc, Jennifer Schlegel Rn, Bsn

Division of Education

No abstract provided.

A Longitudinal Analysis Of Clinical Questions Asked At Professor Rounds, Nancy A. Bianchi

UVM Libraries Conference Day

This poster represents my ongoing study of clinical questions asked at a residents' educational conference and the resources used to answer them. Most of these queries can be answered using medical knowledge resources available through the library. After nine years of collecting data, these questions and their answering resources were longitudinally analyzed.

This poster incorporates updates to data presented at MLA '10. In addition, it was an accepted poster at the recent 2013 international federated conference, OneHEALTH: Information In An Interdependent World, the 2013 Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Medical Library Association (MLA '13), held in Boston, MA.

Access To Mobile Resources: How Does It Affect The Clerkship Experience?, Alice Stokes, Laura L. Haines, Jeanene Light, Fred C. Pond

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Objectives: To evaluate the perceived benefits of access to library-licensed mobile clinical decision support resources in clinical medical education.

Methods: A cohort of medical students was surveyed midway through the clerkship year. Dana Medical Library offered instruction on clinical mobile resources at the beginning of the year. Students were offered a subject guide and assistance with authentication. Assessment methods included web analytics measuring the utility of the subject guide and a survey. Survey questions gathered data on access to mobile devices, relevance of instruction, use of library-licensed mobile resources, and benefits and barriers to their use in the clinical setting ...

Health Research Associates: Dana Library Program Supporting The Information Needs Of Small Hospitals & Public Health Agencies In Vermont, Marianne Burke, Lesley Boucher

UVM Libraries Conference Day

We will describe the purpose, methods, members and service changes, income-expense status, trends, and the value of this program.

Jefferson And Japan: Working Together To Advance Best Practices In Healthcare Education And Research, Yumiko Radi

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.