Short term effects of the REAL media e-learning media literacy substance prevention curriculum: an RCT of adolescents disseminated through a community organization - Greene K, Ray AE, Choi HJ, Glenn SD, Lyons RE, Hecht ML.
BACKGROUND: The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term effects of testing an e-learning program to reduce adolescent substance use and abuse. Early initiation of substance use is linked to a variety of negative outcomes, thus effective in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Scientific Panel Urges That Schools Reopen
Younger children in particular are ill-served by remote learning, according to a report issued by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Shutdowns (Institutional) E-Learning Education (K-12) Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns Rural Areas Children and Childhood Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Coronavirus Reopenings Computers and the Internet Race and Ethnici Source Type: news
Infection control e-learning course, SCIE
Infection prevention and control are essential to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). This video-based course for care providers in care homes and home care will teach you about the spread of infection and what you can do to protect both yourself and the people you care for. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Remote consultation and triaging, RCGP (updated 1st July 2020)
This new-look page on RCGP ' s COVID-19 Resource Hub provides advice on adapting to changing consultation formats, including best practice for online and telephone triage appointments. It includes: eLearning modules; podcasts and blogs; guidance documents and top tips; screencasts and videos. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Springer Healthcare Independent Medical Education (IME) launches new website
(Springer) Springer Healthcare IME has launched a new website to enable easier and more comprehensive access to its current and legacy educational programs. The new website features a full array of independent educational content including meetings and symposia, webinars and webcasts, eLearning solutions, case-based learning and digital reports. All content is created and curated by internal and external subject and education specialists, and is accessible for free to healthcare professionals worldwide. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
COVID-READY helps hotels during and after the pandemic
(Karlsruher Institut f ü r Technologie (KIT)) With hotels reopening after the corona lockdown, there is a lot to consider for them to protect their guests and employees as well as possible. Hotel Resilient, a spin-off from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, supports hotels around the world with its free " COVID-READY " offers. It includes hygiene and protection standards, self-audit software, an e-learning module and the possibility of certification. Hotel Resilient's COVID-READY program has recently been launched in cooperation with 75 hotels in Phuket/Thailand. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
What We ’re Learning About Online Learning
As virtual classrooms and online learning proliferate, researchers are working to quantify what works and what doesn ’t. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benedict Carey Tags: E-Learning Education (K-12) Computers and the Internet Teachers and School Employees Michigan Utah Borup, Jered your-feed-science your-feed-health Source Type: news
Ghana: Universities, Zoomlion Launch Nationwide Disinfection Exercise
[Ghanaian Times] The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu has announced plans by the university to invest in e-learning to be able to admit more free senior high school graduates. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 12, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Infection control e-learning course, SCIE
Infection prevention and control are essential to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). This video-based course for care providers in care homes and home care will teach you about the spread of infection and what you can do to protect both yourself and the people you care for. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How effective are language learning apps?
(Michigan State University) Researchers from Michigan State University recently conducted a study focusing on Babbel, a popular subscription-based language learning app and e-learning platform, to see if it really worked at teaching a new language. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Kenya: 'I Have Found a Unique Avenue in E-Learning During COVID Times'
[Nation] For two and a half months now, since schools closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 34-year-old Helen Nyokabi has been running a digital school. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 6, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Universities to Reopen June 1, Final Year Students to Be On Campus - Minister
[New Zimbabwe] All State universities have been given the green light by government to reopen on June 1, but only final year students will be on campus with the rest using e-learning platforms. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 23, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
CenterWatch Announces — The CRC Trainer: An Interactive Companion to...
Train to be an effective clinical trial coordinator with this interactive eLearning course.(PRWeb May 21, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/centerwatch_announces_the_crc_trainer_an_interactive_companion_to_the_crcs_guide_to_coordinating_clinical_research/prweb17141427.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 21, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Uganda: COVID-19 Shows Schools and Universities Have Been Left Behind
[Monitor] A visitor to Makerere University's website in the last couple of weeks will have seen a front and centre banner leading to an uncharacteristically well-done and colourful page with Covid-19 information and updates. In these days when all our schools and universities have been closed, one would expect to see a prominent link to e-learning resources for students. There's a link to what appears to be an e-learning portal at the bottom of the university's home page, but it is a dead-end link! The landing page (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 18, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
New learning package to support Allied Health Professionals helping to tackle COVID-19
Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be able to access e-learning covering how to support the delivery of care to COVID- 19 patients thanks to the Health Education England (HEE) led development of a new resource. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 10, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
