Online continuous medical education: Diagnosing fungal infections from a distance

Diagnosing fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts.

Introduction Systemic fungal infections are increasing in incidence and importance, particularly in patients with haematological malignancies' and in association with bone marrow and organ transplantation; 18-50% ofpatients develop an invasive fungal infection after bone marrow transplantation.2" Immunosuppressive treatment is also being used in an increasing number of conditions, such as colit...

Continuous medical education in ultrasonography.

Transformations in Higher Education: Online Distance Learning

Higher education is undergoing radical shifts that are part of the larger wave of changes taking place in our society. The transformation affects all sectors of higher education, especially distance learning and how it relates to the University’s regular offerings. I begin with clarifying the terms commonly associated with distance learning and elaborate on two main instructional models of onli...

Knowledge Management in Online Distance Education

Most organisations realise that “knowledge” is a strategic resource that gives them sustainable competitive advantage and helps them achieve long-term organisational goals. With the realization that knowledge is a core resource, organisations are now attempting to manage knowledge in a more systematic and more effective way. However, managing knowledge is not always an easy task. In particular ...

Credibility Evaluation of Online Distance Education Websites

Web credibility is becoming a significant factor in increasing user satisfaction, trust, and loyalty. Web credibility is particularly important for people who cannot visit an institution for one reason or other and mostly depend on the website, such as online distance education students. Accordingly, universities and educational websites need to determine the types of credibility problems they ...