OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to explore the local learning processes and to improve in situ team training in the primary care emergency teams with a focus on interaction. DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS As participating observers, we investigated locally organised trainings of teams constituted ad hoc, involving nurses, paramedics and general practitioners, in rural Norway. Subsequentl...

Introduction: Computer vision syndrome is a complex of eye and vision problems related to near work experienced during computer use. A cross-sectional study was done to determine the prevalence of computer vision syndrome, knowledge and attitude on visual ergonomics among administrative staff in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Material and Methods: Apre-tested, self-administered questionnaire ...

Every year, billions of dollars are spent on development aid and training around the world. However, only 10% of this training results in the transfer of knowledge, skills, or behaviors learned in the training to the work place. Ideally, learning transfer produces effective and continued application by learners of the knowledge and skills they gained through their learning activities. Currently...

psychological distress' suggests that it is in such subgroups of the population that GPs can improve their performance. Work in our own practice also supports the feasibility of the Geriatric Depression Scale for use by practice nurses in screening assessment. However, the use of mental health-screening questionnaires in primary care remains uncommon.2 If there is pressing evidence of underperf...