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Computer Society's Technical Conunittee on Computer Elements held its annual workshop last June in Vail, Colorado. Below, Matt Slana of Bell Labs summarizes the highlights. As is traditional practice with most Computer Society workshops, a candid exchange of points of view was encouraged by guaranteeing anonymity for all speakers ... which explains why no speakers are identified or quoted in th...

background & aim: modifications in learning systems based on the concepts of self-efficacy and self-esteem are among the suggested strategies to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of two interactive educational workshops with or without standardized patients (sps) on midwifery students' self-efficacy in providing sexual health cou...

BACKGROUND Priority setting in every health system is complex and difficult. In less wealthy countries the dominant approach to priority setting has been Burden of Disease (BOD) and cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), which is helpful, but insufficient because it focuses on a narrow range of values - need and efficiency - and not the full range of relevant values, including legitimacy and fairne...

OBJECTIVE To assess the improvement of knowledge and skills of trauma management among participant of Primary Trauma Care (PTC) workshop. METHODS A two days Primary Trauma Care (PTC) provider workshop was organized at Dow International Medical College, Karachi - Pakistan on March 5(th) and 6th 2011. Participant's knowledge was assessed by 30 Best Choice Questions (BCQs) and their trauma manag...