background: training teachers through educational programs are necessary for fulfilling health science teaching competencies, short-term workshop has variously reported as an influential training program. purpose: the purpose was to determine the effects of educational workshops on teaching performance of medical teachers. methods: a 29-item questionnaire containing demographic information, and...

The XIVth IAGA Workshop on Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition, and Processing was the first of its kind to take place in China, the country regarded as the birthplace of geomagnetism. These workshops are scheduled to take place every 2 years, and as such, it is an important meeting for all magnetic observatories to attend. These workshops serve to provide the standard of obse...

This workshop focuses on evidence-based Cognitive-Behavioral treatments for trauma and anxiety, to train mental health professionals (psychology, psychiatry, social work, etc.) and trainees in working with PTSD and related anxiety disorders. Cognitive Behavioral approaches are widely seen as the most effective treatments for these diagnoses. Training will focus specifically on delivering exposu...

Aims of course/workshop This workshop aims to provide the principles of the ultrasound application in urogynecology in order to complete the clinical assessment and to improve diagnostic skills into routine urogynecological practice. The course is intended to give clinicians ideas about the standard requirements for basic 2D-3D pelvic floor ultrasound: after attending this workshop the particip...

BACKGROUND Cognitive behavioural (CB) approaches are effective in the management of non-specific low back pain (LBP). We developed the CB Back Skills Training programme (BeST) and previously provided evidence of clinical and cost effectiveness in a large pragmatic trial. However, practice change is challenged by a lack of treatment guidance and training for clinicians. We aimed to explore the f...

Boston University (BU) has a long history of a strong social mission and commitment to service. In August 2003, BU made an institutional commitment to work with the country of Lesotho to tackle the human capital implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Surrounded by South Africa, and with a population of two million, Lesotho, a stable democracy, suffers the world's third-highest adult HIV prevale...