Welcome to the 14th Annual International conference on Computational Science, to be held 10th12th June 2014 in Cairns, Australia. Cairns is on the doorstep of Australian jewels including the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest. For more information about Cairns and nearby attractions, see our location description. ICCS 2014 is organized by the University of Queensland, Universiteit v...

BACKGROUND Cultural competency and narrative medicine are perspectives that assist medical educators in teaching effective, empathetic communication and service delivery to a variety of patients. PURPOSE/METHODS In this article, we describe a unique educational activity at the crossroads of these perspectives in which pediatric residents participated in a monthly reading and discussion group ...

Nursing requires computer competencies. This study aimed at identifying those competencies required for the nursing profession in Taiwan. The Delphi technique was deployed in this study. In the Delphi questionnaires, computer competencies were sorted into seven domains: concepts of hardware, software, and networks; principles of computer applications; skills of computer usage; program design; l...

This paper presents the CommOn framework (Competency Management through Ontologies) which aims at developing operational Knowledge-Based Systems founded on ontologies and dedicated to the management of competencies. Based on two different models (implemented within specific tools developped with the Protégé-2000 framework), Common allows a Knowledge Engineering (i) to build competency reference...

The aim of this paper is to highlight the issue of managerial competencies and competency model in industrial enterprises. This paper builds upon the theory of knowledge processing and its role as a theoretical basis for knowledge development in the area of managerial competencies. Managerial competencies are becoming one of the key building blocks of success of the company to achieve both the ...

Delineating the requisite competencies of a 21st-century physician is the first step in the paradigm shift to competency-based medical education. Over the past two decades, more than 150 lists of competencies have emerged. In a synthesis of these lists, the Physician Competency Reference Set (PCRS) provided a unifying framework of competencies that define the general physician. The PCRS is not ...

Today, proficiency in collaborative problem solving and global competency is requisite for success in college and workplace. Collaborative problem solving and global competency are the two major areas that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nominated in 2015 and 2018 for major development in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), in addition to...