OBJECTIVES This survey study sought to characterize the current training environment in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and vascular imaging and to quantify the magnitude of any gaps between current training practice and the recommendations of the Core Cardiovascular Training Symposium (COCATS-2) guidelines. BACKGROUND The COCATS-2 guidelines published in 2002 newly included specific ...

We would like to draw your readers’ attention to an innovation information and communications technology project from the Otago region of New Zealand. The School of Nursing and School of Midwifery at Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand saw potential to work with an existing local organisation (OtagoNet) that was using video conferencing for high school educational purposes within the rural ...

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In this paper, educational software for the reliability assessment of high/medium-voltage (HV/MV) substations and distribution feeders is presented. It is a useful tool for learning the utility of reliability indices of the HV/MV substations and their distribution feeders, and their influence on the electrical power system operation. By means of an interactive graphical interface, multiple conf...

To identify the prevalence of disability and characteristics, conditions and needs of those with disabilities in rural communities in the north of the West Bank, 10 147 families were screened in a cross-sectional survey. Prevalence was 1.7% (806 persons with disabilities). Physical (34.0%), mental (15.9%) and speech (11.4%) disabilities were the commonest. The major cause as perceived by the fa...

An important component of the safe operation of agricultural equipment is the ability to read and understand universal symbols. The Internet educational module is designed to help participants recognize these symbols. The impact of using it was evaluated using a field trial study. Assessment consisted of preand post-tests. Youth who had access to it averaged an improvement 29 points higher on t...

BACKGROUND Children ages 8-12 years, also called "Tweens," demonstrate a number of risk factors for motor vehicle injury, including lack of restraint use and front seating position, yet few interventions have targeted this group. We implemented a school-based educational intervention designed to increase awareness and encourage safer transportation of these children. MATERIALS A local school ...

Panel IV convened to address whether and how dental education curricula on behavior management needs to adapt to the changing needs and expectations of families and patients. There was a general consensus that behavior management should have a greater focus in dental education. Predoctoral and postdoctoral students may be expected to have different levels of exposure to behavior management conc...

High-value care is a strategic priority of major academic and medical organizations.1 One of the greatest challenges training programs face is fostering practice patterns in young physicians that avoid tests and treatments of dubious value. We now have high-quality curricula and elegant campaigns to help residents grapple with a previously neglectednotion: thatmuchofwhatwedo inmedicine iswastef...