RUS: Announcement of Grant Application Deadlines and Funding Levels
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has announced its Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program and is now accepting applications for FY 2016. The grants are used to support telecommunication technologies that extend educational opportunities or healthcare services into rural areas. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - January 12, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
USDA increases rural telehealth funding
U.S. Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, announced the expansion of the USDA Rural Development's Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program with $23.4 million in additional funding for 75 new projects in 31 states.
Grants may be used to purchase telemedicine educational tools, equipment and services in rural areas, and are contingent upon each recipient meeting the grant agreement terms.
[See also: USDA grants to support telemedicine in rural areas]
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Source: Healthcare IT News - November 24, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jessica Davis Tags: Online Only Mobile Policy and Legislation Population Health Telehealth Workforce Source Type: news
Nurses could help cut smoking rates in China, according to UCLA-led study
China has a big smoking problem. Three-hundred-fifty million Chinese people smoke and 1 million deaths a year in China are attributed to smoking-related illnesses. By 2050, smoking deaths are expected to triple to 3 million a year.
Smoking is such an accepted part of the culture that even 23 percent of physicians smoke. However, the smoking rate among the largely female population of nurses is very low, mirroring the general female population. Could nurses be the solution to getting Chinese smokers to quit?
In a two-part study, published online in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, an international team of investigators led ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 9, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Small start, big finish: progressing your career with UNISON learning
When she was growing up in her native South Africa, Mel Heitkamp wanted to train as a nurse, but her diminutive stature ruled her out from progressing further at the time.
“I volunteered at the local hospital when I was in high school back in South Africa, but I was rejected from further training because they thought I was too small to physically turn a patient on my own,” she recalls.
Now, several jobs later, living in South Wales with four children, she is all set to enrol on a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) undergraduate degree course – in no small part thanks to the learning support she has had from UNISON.
“I feel l...
Source: UNISON Health care news - August 4, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: HarrisonDi Tags: Magazine members' learning Source Type: news
RUS: Announcement of Grant Application Deadlines
Rural Utilities Service, USDA announces the application availability for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program, to provide loans and grants designed to provide access to education, training and healthcare resources for people in rural America. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - May 22, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Announcing the NN/LM PNR 2015-2016 Award Recipients
In response to our December post announcing NN/LM PNR funding opportunities, the following 13 Network members submitted excellent applications for various awards. Here are brief summaries of their funded projects, to be carried out between May 1, 2015 and April 30, 2016 during the final year of the 2011-2016 NN/LM PNR program. Congratulations to all!
Technology Improvement Award
Project Title: Instructional Technology Upgrade
Project Lead: Basia Delawska-Elliott, Medical Library Specialist, Providence St.Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR
Summary: Providence Health & Services and Swedish Health libraries reorgani...
Source: Dragonfly - May 7, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Funding News From NN/LM PNR Source Type: news
Masters in Family Medicine in Laos: A Pilot Distance Learning Program (Laura Goldman MD)
Conclusions: This novel Family Medicine retraining program in Laos was effective in promoting individual skills improvement among participants, and colleagues working with participants were impressed with their performance, including the extension of lessons to other rural staff. Consensus suggested the program should be continued and expanded to additional sites in Laos. (Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded)
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - April 29, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
View on Migration: Online learning for Syrian refugees
Shift higher education for refugees from foreign scholarships to online distance learning, urges Emma Bonar (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHF and CDC Now Accepting Applications for the Third E-Learning Institute
Distance learning professionals from state, local, territorial and international health departments, as well as university and hospital learning professionals who are responsible for developing online training products, are invited to apply to participate in the E-Learning Institute, February - June 2015. Applications are due November 3, 2014. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - October 27, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PNR Staff News
Mahria Lebow has accepted a new appointment at the University of Washington as Data Repository Librarian. Effective October 1, she will oversee the design and development of the UW Data Repository. This is a new initiative at UW Libraries, propelled in part by the Obama Administration memorandum on public access to the results of federally funded research and data.
Since May 2012, Mahria has served the region as the PNR Regional Technology Coordinator. She has provided numerous webinars, presentations and workshops, and staffed many exhibits at health and technology conferences to promote emerging technologies and em...
Source: Dragonfly - October 1, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Catherine Burroughs Tags: News From NN/LM PNR Source Type: news
Move over for Bristol’s first MOOC
The University has launched a free, online open-access course in maths for engineers. Cracking Mechanics: Further Maths for Engineers is Bristol’s first MOOC, or massive online open course – a distance learning course with no limit on the number of participants. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - August 14, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements, Current students, Undergraduate; Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queen's School of Engineering Source Type: news
Guest post: Capturing Content for Distance Learning
This is a guest post written by Jon Anscher on behalf of the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association. The NWRPCA received a Technology Improvement Award from the NN/LM PNR to purchase equipment for capturing sessions at the organization’s two annual conferences.
Community Health Centers (CHCs) need a comprehensive learning environment with modularized learning components that are current, interactive, and engaging and our goal was to deliver a higher quality and broader access through online resources. In an age where technology is changing too fast for our infrastructure to keep up, it is essential that CHC wo...
Source: Dragonfly - June 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mahria Lebow Tags: Funding News From NN/LM PNR Technology Source Type: news
How do Gifted Children Present?
Discussion
One of the problems with understanding giftedness is the definition. The National Association of Gifted Children uses the following comprehensive definition:
Gifted individuals are those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude (defined as an exceptional ability to reason and learn) or competence (documented performance or achievement in top 10% or rarer) in one or more domains. Domains include any structured area of activity with its own symbol system (e.g., mathematics, music, language) and/or set of sensorimotor skills (e.g., painting, dance, sports).
The United States Federal government uses a narrow...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 24, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
