Proposed academy of medicine

The New York Academy of Medicine.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine | ICDMPPO

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder with significant prevalence in the Medicare community. OSA is linked to several co-morbidities, including myocardial infarction, stroke, hypertension and type-2 diabetes, which add significant burden to the health care system. The diagnostic algorithm and treatment model for OSA is fragmented and flawed in its present state. Currently, physicians untr...

Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland

On 26 October 1900, the Club is reported to have held its 100th meeting, which was followed by a dinner in what was then called the New Library of the Royal College of Physicians. Thirty-three members were present, and Sir John Batty Tuke presided. The 500th meeting was celebrated on 8 December 1954 by a dinner in the Royal College of Surgeons, with an attendance of 92, although it was a very s...

Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland

A Proposed e-Learning Policy Field for the Academy

In this article, Lewin’s (1951) social field theory is used as a framework for analyzing the potential for implementing scalable and sustainable e-learning initiatives in the academy. Powerful external economic and social forces coming to bear on academic leadership decisions are considered. The impacts of the emergence of the global learning society, knowledge economy, and information technolo...