British troops could be sent to Ukraine as the country ramps up on-the-ground training efforts, UK defense minister says
Ukrainian soldiers take part in the "Rapid Trident-2017" international military exercises at the Yavoriv shooting range not far from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on September 15, 2017 YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP via Getty Images UK's Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps said he plans to send…#rapid #lviv #ukraine #telegraph #grantshapps #statefordefence #shapps #baesystems #britishnavy #blacksea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Google Lets Publishers Opt Out of AI Training Data
Publishers can now opt out of having their data used to train Google's AI models such as Bard. Top line Google's new tool, Google-Extended, allows websites to be indexed by its search engine through crawlers like Googlebot. It also offers publishers the option to opt out of their data being…#google #bard #googleextended (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Consumers are feeling a bit better
Some prices increased more slowly last month; consumer spending rose, driven by higher gas prices; the Biden administration unveils a new worker training program. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Top employer to turn vaccine clinic into training facility, improving 'incredibly important' hiring step
The region's top employer will turn a former Covid-19 vaccine clinic into a training facility. The project will continue improving the health system's onboarding process, something it called "incredibly important" — especially considering current workforce challenges in healthcare. Get the details. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zachary Jarrell Source Type: news
Meet The Three Mark Zuckerbergs, From ‘The Social Network’ To MMA
The third Mark Zuckerberg is ready for his closeup. In a new, exclusive Forbes cover story, the Facebook CEO and mega-billionaire opened up about his company’s latest $100 billion bets, global philanthropic efforts — and, of course, his mixed martial arts training regimen that has rival Elon Musk…#markzuckerberg #elonmusk #twitter #spotify #danielek #socialnetworkmark #kerrydolan #cambridgeanalytica #zuckerberg30 #facebookzuckerberg (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AMA Funds BP Training for Medical, PA, and Nursing Schools AMA Funds BP Training for Medical, PA, and Nursing Schools
Med students and other healthcare workers, including physician assistants and nurses, don ' t receive enough BP training. The AMA wants to change that to help reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines)
Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines - September 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Med Students News Source Type: news
Transfr, a VR platform for workforce training, raises $40M
Transfr, a startup creating VR tools for training and career development, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series C round led by ABS Capital with participation from JPMorgan Chase Impact Finance, Advisory, Lumos Capital Group, Akkadian Ventures, Spring Tide Capital, Firework…#transfr #abscapital #lumoscapitalgroup #akkadianventures #springtidecapital #fireworkventures #album #bharanirajakumar #spanish #vr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Waste not, want not: strategies to improve the supply of clinical staff to the NHS
Nuffield Trust -For every five nurse training places, only three full-time nurses join the NHS. The rate of dropouts in the staffing pipeline from student to early-career clinician is high, with significant numbers opting out before or soon after joining the NHS, contributing to an understaffed health service under ever-greater strain. This analysis sets out the scale of NHS attrition and puts forward a ten point plan to improve retention, including a policy proposal to gradually write off clinicians' student debt over ten years.ReportNuffield Trust - press release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - September 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news
Nigeria: Bridging the Healthcare Gap for Persons Living With Disabilities
[Nigeria Health Watch] Editor's note: Developing a disability-inclusive healthcare system in Nigeria is critical to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In this Thought Leadership piece, Sonia Biose and Sunday Oko discuss the barriers persons with disabilities face when accessing healthcare services and how training healthcare workers on inclusive communication can help bridge some of these gaps. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Rising attrition rate for NHS workers shown in study
Many doctors, nurses and other staff who enter professional training never join full-time workforce, Nuffield Trust finds (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - September 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New law allows doctors living in 'hostile' red states to get abortion training in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed another round of reproductive health bills into law on Wednesday, including legislation that allows doctors living under "hostile" laws in states where abortion is banned to receive training in California. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mackenzie Mays Source Type: news
Your Instagrams are training AI. There ’s little you can do about it
Skip to end of carousel . Read more. Geoff’s column hunts for how tech can make your life better — and advocates for you when tech lets you down. Got a question or topic to investigate? Geoffrey.Fowler@washpost.com Meta is not alone. Unless you turn it off, Google uses your Gmail to train an AI to…#google #helpmewrite #bing #meta #smartcompose #openai #bard #workspacelabsai #gmail #googledocs (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Two training posts deliver one full-time GP on average, report warns
Two training posts are needed on average to deliver a single fully-qualified, full-time equivalent (FTE) GP as doctors drop out of training, opt out of NHS careers or work less than full time, a report warns. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - September 27, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news
Gamification using technologies for occupational safety training in the civil construction sector - Guimar ães A, Cavalcanti M, Vasconcelos BM.
BACKGROUND: Although regulatory norms on work safety offer guidelines for organizing and preventing accidents, the construction site is an environment susceptible to deviations, sometimes due to the lack of effective training. To this end, technologies suc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Do Australian paramedics understand their professional and legal obligations regarding child abuse and neglect? - Sawyer S, Cahill A, Bartlett S, Smith K, Higgins D.
Child abuse and neglect (CAN) causes significant harm to Australian children, resulting in significant health and social impacts. Paramedics frequently encounter patients experiencing CAN, though they often report little education and training. Little is k... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
